Football: Machino nets 3rd goal of season in heavy loss for Gladbach

Japan forward Shuto Machino scored his third goal of the German Bundesliga season to provide a rare bright spot for Borussia Monchengladbach in a 5-1 loss away to Hoffenheim on Wednesday.The 26-year-old came on in the 56th minute and 13 minutes later cut the deficit to 4-1 at PreZero Arena when he ran behind the opposing backline and steered the ball into the bottom corner off Rocco Reitz's pass.A hat-trick from Andrej Kramaric helped the home team to a 4-0 halftime lead before Gladbach introduced Japan defender Kota Takai at the start of the second half for his second outing for the club.T…READ FULL ARTICLE