Cologne –
The hard defeat against Bayern Munich is now history, now 1. FC Köln want to look forward again. A home win against Bremen is almost a must today in order to keep air in the relegation battle. Can FC pull its head out of the loop and improve its own home balance?
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1. FC Cologne – Werder Bremen
1. FC Cologne: T. Horn – Meré, J. Horn, Katterbach – Shkiri, M. Wolf – M. Meyer, Rexhbecaj, Jakobs – Duda – Tielmann.
Werder Bremen: Pavlenka – Vejlkovic, Toprak, Augustinsson – Gebre Selassie, Friedl – Möhwald (Bittencourt, 57th) – M. Eggestein – Argent, Füllkrug (Schmid, 57th), Rashica.
Tore:
Cards: Jacob
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck (Freiburg)
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62. Min .: Timo Horn has to run out to intercept a dangerous ball in front of Rashica.
57. Min .: First changes at Bremen, Schmid and Bittencourt come for Füllkrug and Möhwald.
53. Min .: Füllkrug now has a chance to score after a free kick, but the header goes over the Cologne goal.
51. Min.: Meyer’s long free kick finds Meré last, but he can’t control the ball. Kick off Bremen.
47. Min .: Bremen starts with a big chance: Rashica serves Augustinsson in the penalty area, who fails on Horn.
The second half kicked off
Half time in Cologne. The FC has so far more from the game, but could only be dangerous via standards (Thielmann, Shkiri). Bremen pulls back a long way and waits for a counterattack.
The final whistle in the first half
45. Min.: There is one minute of stoppage time.
41. Min .: Rexhbecaj’s free kick on the right flies just over Pavlenka’s box.
35. Min .: Veljkovic remains on the ground after a duel with Jannes Horn and needs treatment. The defender has to go out briefly.
30. Min.: Thielmann finds another tee shot by Timo Horn, who comes to an end in the Bremen penalty area. But it is deflected to the corner.
21. Min .: Jakobs sees yellow for a debatable foul on Rashica.
21. Min .: Rexhecaj’s corner finds Shkiri this time. Pavlenka needs a strong save to fend off his header.
14. Min .: Wolf crosses well into the penalty area, but Jakob’s header goes far over the goal.
12. Min .: Füllkrug can control a sharp flank from Sargent in the opponent’s sixteen and shake off Meré. However, his left-footed shot is not a threat to Timo Horn.
7. Min .: Sargent comes in the Cologne penalty area to the header, but does not get enough pressure behind the ball.
3. Min .: The first chance in Cologne! Rexhbecaj’s corner cross reaches Thielmann at the second post, but his shot is blocked in front of the goal.
The first half kicked off
3.15 p.m .: On the Bremen side, trainer Florian Kohfeldt is preparing for a difficult game: “Cologne has stabilized very much defensively in the last few weeks. It will be a big task to play through. I am counting on a compact opponent with great playing strength in the center and Forward speed “.
3.10 p.m .: Markus Gisdol said during the week: “Bremen have changed their game this season. They attack more defensively and work a lot with long balls. This is how they got their points, for example against Frankfurt most recently”.
3:05 p.m .: While FC is dangerous after set pieces, Bremen’s defense is particularly strong: Only six goals were conceded after the balls were inactive. Only Leverkusen and Leipzig are better.
3pm: Incidentally, two ex-Cologne players play on the Bremen side: Yuya Osako and Leonardo Bittencourt together played 196 competitive games for the billy goats.
2:55 p.m .: The balance between the two teams is more than even, with 35 wins each (96 games). However, Bremen has not won in Cologne since 2005. Can the FC keep the series?
2:50 p.m .: Bremen has been in a good mood in the last few weeks, with the North Germans taking 15 points from the last ten games. This puts you in twelfth place and some distance away from the relegation places.
2.45 p.m .: For three weeks now, the Cologne team has not scored a point. Against Stuttgart, Frankfurt and Munich you got nothing every time – that has to change. Only three points separate the FC from the relegation places.
2.40 p.m .: At FC Czichos (yellow card suspension) as well as Bornauw and the long-term injured Andersson are missing. Bremen, on the other hand, can count on Toprak and Augustinsson again.
2.33 p.m .: And that is the list of the guests from Bremen: Pavlenka – Vejlkovic, Toprak, Augustinsson – Gebre Selassie, Friedl – Möhwald – M. Eggestein – Argent, Füllkrug, Rashica.
2.33 p.m .: The lineup is here! This is today’s starting XI of 1. FC Köln: T. Horn – Meré, J. Horn, Katterbach – Shkiri, M. Wolf – M. Meyer, Rexhbecaj, Jakobs – Duda – Tielmann.
2.30 p.m .: Welcome to the match between 1. FC Köln and Werder Bremen!
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