Football: Itakura scores for Gladbach in costly loss to Dortmund

Japan football international Ko Itakura opened the scoring Sunday for Borussia Monchengladbach, but the visitors could not secure the points in a 3-2 loss to Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund with big implications for both teams as they bid for European qualification.Following back-to-back losses, Gladbach have dropped to ninth, three places below a European berth, while Dortmund have climbed to seventh with the latest result.Itakura broke the deadlock with a well-taken strike against the run of play in the 24th minute, momentarily silencing the home crowd at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund…READ FULL ARTICLE