Frankfurt cannot be stopped: victory against Cologne

Frankfurt / Main (dpa) – Club world champion FC Bayern can come. Eintracht Frankfurt had barely extended its streak of success with a sovereign 2-0 (0-0) against 1. FC Köln on Sunday when the eyes were already on the cracker against Munich on Saturday.

«We have a week to prepare for the best team in the world. We are in a good mood, trying to challenge Bayern and win, “said successful coach Adi Hütter and veteran Makoto Hasebe added:” We can beat Bayern too. “

The confidence is justified, because the harmony has presented itself in outstanding form for weeks. For ten games and as the only Bundesliga team in 2021, the Frankfurters are still undefeated. Where’s this going to end? Perhaps for the first time in the European premier class? Hütter remains cautious in this regard. “It is easier to become champions with Bayern Munich than to reach the Champions League with Eintracht,” the Austrian said before the game.

The probability that both will occur is not that small. With 39 points, Eintracht has consolidated its Champions League place. Such a yield was last seen at this time in 1992/93. In that season, Hessen was the last time the first ten home games remained undefeated.

The winning streak was never in danger against the scare of favorites Cologne. André Silva (57th minute) and Evan N ‘Dicka (79th) ensured the victory. «We knew there were opportunities. We used that. We have developed well. We play very well. Our mentality has also developed very well, ”said Hasebe on TV channel Sky.

Cologne, who had previously scored seven points from the Champions League participants Dortmund, Leipzig and Mönchengladbach, went away empty-handed this time. With 21 points, the FC is still in the relegation battle. «It was a deserved defeat, but also unnecessary. We get two goals that could be avoided. Overall, we did not secure enough balls and took some relief. Frankfurt is a physically tough team. You have to be prepared, we weren’t, ”said FC manager Horst Heldt.

A good quarter of an hour passed without goal scenes until there was something worth seeing in the 90th Bundesliga duel between the two clubs. Only then did the hosts get in a playful mood and had numerous chances against the Cologne team, which did not come close to the performances of the last two winning games. At times there were almost every minute chances for the Frankfurt team to score, with Filip Kostic once again driving the game and Cologne goalkeeper Horn proved to be a great support.

The Domstadters were well served with the 0-0 break. The numerous injuries in the Cologne squad around captain Jonas Hector were noticeable and could not be compensated for by Marius Wolf’s willingness to play despite a ligament injury. «This attitude is something brilliant. Worthy of honor, it’s great, ”said FC coach Markus Gisdol.

After the restart, the one-sided game with the dominating Frankfurt continued, who finally scored the deserved goal in the 57th minute. After a long-range shot by Erik Durm, Kamada deflected the ball so that Silva easily scored his 18th goal of the season from a few meters. Cologne could only cause danger once, when Emmanuel Dennis (66th) shot the ball just past the right post from 18 meters. Frankfurt defender N ‘Dicka made it better with his goal to make it 2-0.

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