MÖNCHENGLADBACH, Germany — Borussia Mönchengladbach celebrated an impressive 2-0 victory over St. Pauli in the Bundesliga on Sunday, thanks to Tim Kleindienst, who contributed significantly to the team’s success once again.

The match kicked off with Alassane Plea giving the home side a strong advantage in the 13th minute. He capitalized on a header from Marvin Friedrich off a corner, sending the ball past St. Pauli’s goalkeeper, Nikola Vasilj.

Kleindienst further solidified the lead just before halftime with a delicate chip over Vasilj, although his joyful reaction was initially dampened by a linesman’s offside flag. Fortunately for the player, a review by VAR determined that Kleindienst was indeed onside, marking his seventh goal of the season.

St. Pauli only managed to create scoring opportunities late in the match, while Mönchengladbach successfully maintained their advantage for a fourth consecutive home win. Under manager Gerardo Seoane, the team is now positioned sixth in the league, trailing 12 points behind Bayern Munich, the current frontrunners after 11 matches.

Kleindienst, who joined the squad from Heidenheim in the summer, has proven to be a vital player for Gladbach this season, drawing attention from Germany’s national team coach Julian Nagelsmann. Last month, he made his debut for Germany in a 2-1 victory against Bosnia-Herzegovina and has since played in three additional matches, even netting two goals in a rematch against the same team last week.

In other matches, Mainz triumphed with a 3-0 win against promoted side Holstein Kiel. The outcome leaves Kiel struggling in second to last place in the standings, while St. Pauli sits in third from the bottom, just three points ahead of Kiel.