“Emotional Farewell: Timo Horn and Jonas Hector honored by 1. FC Köln fans in last derby game”

The fans of 1. FC Köln gave Timo Horn and Jonas Hector goosebumps before and after the game on Friday evening in Leverkusen. The supporters loudly celebrated the outgoing FC stars.

For Timo Horn and Jonas Hector, the duel at Bayer 04 Leverkusen was the last derby as a 1. FC Köln player. While the FC captain was on the pitch for 90 minutes, the goalkeeper followed the game from the bench. Still, both got their special Derby moments, even before the game.

The goalkeepers had just rushed onto the field to warm up when the fans in the away corner chanted loud “Timo Horn”. The goalkeeper, who was playing with Uwe Gospodarek at this point, interrupted the passing exercise, turned to the supporters and thanked the fans with applause.

After the win there was no stopping anyone

Just a brief moment and yet it was a tribute to his 21 years at FC, which will now end in three games. And it wasn’t the last few moments that caused goosebumps: After the derby win, Hector and Horn celebrated exuberantly in front of the curve, and even after the 2-1, the fans cheered their stars with Hector and Horn chanting.

Nobody stopped in front of the guest block – whether players, supervisors or coaches, everyone danced, laughed, celebrated: the derby victory, the practically perfect relegation and that Horn and Hector were able to celebrate another win against an archrival. And it went without saying after the emotional 2-1 draw in the BayArena that there were no fans left in the stands.

Remaining goals of the season

So there are still three games left: twice at home against Hertha and Bayern, plus the away game in Bremen. The billy goats can also annoy the second archrival and overtake Borussia Mönchengladbach. Only the one-digit place in the table should be too far away with five points.