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Gladbach Still Smarting

DW staff / AFP (jam)November 19, 2006

Jupp Heynckes' second spell in charge of fallen German giants Borussia Mönchengladbach continues to be far from smooth with his side falling to a 1-0 defeat to Hanover 96 on Sunday.

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Gladbach's Thomas Helveg, left, challenges Hanover's Szablocs HusztiImage: AP

Heynckes is a hero having won the title four times with Gladbach in the 1970s - the club's golden era - but the fans are growing restless after a poor start to the campaign.

Hanno Balitsch scored in the 50th minute to condemn Gladbach to a painful home defeat and the club languish fifth from bottom.

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Bielefeld's Rüdiger Kauf, right, struggles for the ball with Wolfburg's Jacek KrzynowekImage: AP

Hanover surge out of the bottom three with the victory and are level on points with Gladbach.

In Sunday's other game Arminia Bielefeld and VfL Wolfsburg shared the spoils in a 0-0 draw. Unfashionable Bielefeld stay sixth just three points behind reigning champions Bayern Munich.