Borussia Mönchengladbach’s 17-year-old striker Wael Mohya apologized to VfB Stuttgart supporters during Thursday’s dramatic 3-2 Bundesliga win. talking to BILD after the match, the teenager admitted that he deliberately celebrated in front of the Stuttgart supporters and later regretted his action.
Mohya played a crucial role in ending Gladbach’s six-match losing streak. With his side trailing early on, the youngster helped spark a comeback before making a superb individual run to set up Shuto Machino’s 51st-minute goal.
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as Get German Football News According to MHPArena, Mohya then bowed in front of the Stuttgart supporters section. The gesture sparked an angry reaction from the home fans, who booed the teenager who continued to influence the ball.
Mohya now admitted that the celebration was both deliberate and inappropriate, although the young woman had clearly taken it in the heat of the moment.
“I wanted to apologize to the Stuttgart fans,” Mohya said BILD. “Of course I knew exactly what I was doing. It was a stupid mistake. But I think everyone makes mistakes sometimes and my emotions were running high at that moment.”
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The incident comes less than two weeks after another controversial goal celebration involving Borussia Mönchengladbach. Joe Scully scored the equalizer in front of the home fans in Gladbach’s 2-1 Rhine derby loss to 1. FC Köln on 11 October. Cologne match-winner Said El Mala later explained that his provocative celebration was an act of revenge.
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El Mala assessed his gesture as a response to the inappropriate behavior of Gladbach players, stressing that celebrating in front of rival supporters is unacceptable. Friday’s incident in Stuttgart therefore represented another occasion where the Gladbach player’s celebrations became a talking point, although Mohya was quick to admit his mistake.
Scully, who scored himself and assisted Mohya’s goal in the victory of “Stuttgart”, was not at the center of the controversy this time.
The teenager’s apology comes after an outstanding Gladbach performance
The controversy should not overshadow the importance of Mohian’s speech. The 17-year-old tormented Stuttgart’s defenders all evening, eventually finishing with a goal and an assist as Gladbach recorded their first points of the Bundesliga season.
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Mohya, who set up Machino’s goal with exceptional dribbling, added Gladbach’s third goal in the 66th minute. Joe Scally recovered the loose ball after a scramble in the Stuttgart box and headed it home for the youngster to head home.
Mohyan’s display won him over GGFN Bundesliga Man of the Match awardwith the teenager receiving a rating of eight from him. Scully also took eight points after scoring the equalizer and contributing to Gladbach’s third goal.
The attacking midfielder was replaced in the 71st minute with a thigh injury. Speaking later, Mohya said that the problem was minor and the supporters were not worried about his fitness.
For Gladbach, Friday’s win was an important breakthrough after six consecutive defeats. For Mohya, it provided yet another demonstration of his prodigious potential, albeit with a momentary burst of youthful excitement that the teenager was later willing to admit and apologize for.
GGFN | Peter Weiss