Cologne –
Of course, the third division soccer club FC Viktoria Köln was not yet a game of fate; In view of the extremely turbulent situation in the table, it was also clear before the home game against SC Freiburg II: Viktoria was almost doomed to win after three defeats in a row and a puny point from five encounters. Since April and for eleven games across all seasons, the Höhenbergers have been waiting for their first success, for a long time. At the end of the afternoon, Viktoria was able to cheer for the first time this season, thanks to a 3: 1 (1: 1), those on the right bank of the Rhine were able to free themselves from the biggest mess for the time being.
The hosts started strongly against well-traveled guests from Breisgau and also took the lead early: Simon Handle used a wonderful pass from Marcel Risse to make it 1-0 into the far corner (8th), it was already the winger’s third goal of the season. The joy on Cologne’s side only lasted for a short time: after a foul by Aaron Berzel on Freiburg’s Risch, referee Riem Hussein (Bad Harzburg) whistled a penalty, Emilio Kehrer converted to a quick equalizer (17th).
Risse converts hand penalty
The newcomer found the game better, but Viktoria captain Marcel Risse almost managed to take the lead again before the break, but his free kick was parried by SC goalkeeper Atubolu (29th). “We had a good start, then we lost the thread a bit and now have to stick with it,” said Cologne’s yellow-red-blocked defense chief Maximilian Rossmann at halftime. At the beginning of the second half, Höhenberg’s trainer Olaf Janßen made three changes, FC Viktoria made it 2-1 (53rd) with a hand penalty that was transformed by Risse.
Niklas May finally made the decision with a goal from the edge of the penalty area, but benefited from a serious mistake by the visiting goalkeeper (82nd).
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