To-zero series
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For the fourth time, the Luxemburger Tiago Pereira Cardoso, who turned 19 on Monday, was in the Bundesliga goal for Borussia Mönchengladbach last weekend. And for the first time, the youngster, who has already been the fourth foal goalkeeper in the current season, collected a goal. Only three goalkeepers in the history of the upper house held the zero longer after their debut, but nobody was as young as the four -time international.
It took 282 minutes for Pereira Cardoso, actually captain of the Mönchengladbacher U19. The right -hand shot of St. Paulis Oladapo Afolayan am Millerntor soiled the so far white vest of the promising talent – although this statistics were a maximum of a marginal note after the final whistle. After another sovereign game, the focus was on praise for the young goalkeeper. “Tiago just has to lift out. He picked every high ball, he was very confident about the calm from behind. He was absolutely challenged in a game in which we were under constant pressure. It is not easy for a goalkeeper if he has no” stations – the goal defense was excellent, “said Gladbach sports director Roland Virkus.
Coach Gerardo Seoane agreed in the appreciative words for the youngster and described it as a “Lichtblick” in the Gladbach team: “The most important thing for him is actually his ABI exams. But he offered a very good performance. He made good decisions in the many flanks. It was the most complete performance of his previous games. Compliment for this ripening performance.” Pereira CardosoS also paid respect to the transfer market users and chose him for the second time in a row to the Bundesliga team of the game day.
TM-user “Sirolli” confirmed in the Mönchengladbach-Forum that he “would no longer have any concerns about having him in the box until the end of the season.” The user “Torpogo” wrote: “It is becoming increasingly difficult for me to look forward to Jonas Omlin’s return. Of course, I wish him the best health, but now we have been able to find out that we have enough good keepers in the squad.” And user “Gladbachesch” let you know: “For me, Tiago should stay in goal. He has had very good performances so far. I see no reason to make a change of goalkeeper again in this phase.”
Pereira Cardoso: Only three keeper after Bundesliga debut without conceding a goal
The 1.90 meter tall goalkeeper with Luxembourg and Portuguese roots also contributed to the Bundesliga history books: only three keepers remained longer without a goal after their debut in the upper house. Heribert Macherey conceded his first goal in the fourth Bundesliga game after 294 minutes in the 1991/92 season. At this point, however, the zebra legend was already 36 years old. The then 20-year-old Dirk Krüssenberg also remained three games without a goal in the service of Fortuna Düsseldorf in 1966/67 before ranging in his box for the first time after 309 minutes.
The Timo Horn, which is active at VfL Bochum today, leads the ranking according to the TM database. He held the white vest for 364 minutes at the beginning of his Bundesliga career. In the 2014/15 season, Horn only caught the first goal for the 1st FC Köln on matchday fifth against Hannover 96, Joselu overcame the then 21-year-old early in the initial phase.
