Perfect football weather, high quality on the pitch – on Thursday evening (September 5, 2024) a charity tournament took place at the Sportpark Nord. The Middle Rhine Football Association brought together the top regional clubs: 1. FC Köln (2nd division), Alemannia Aachen, Viktoria Köln (both 3rd division), Fortuna Köln, 1. FC Düren (both Regionalliga West) and the hosts Bonner SC (Middle Rhine League).
The tournament proceeds will be donated to the youth work of amateur clubs on the Middle Rhine. The format: The game lasts 45 minutes each, after two quarter-finals 1. FC Köln steps in. In the semi-finals, Fortuna Köln was defeated 2-0. The final follows immediately after that from 8 p.m. The FC will face Viktoria Köln.Follow the final of 1. FC Köln here in the live ticker:
Final in Bonn: 1. FC Köln against Viktoria Köln 1:0
8.35 p.m.: Viktoria has not yet found a way to penetrate Cologne’s penalty area. But the FC also has hardly any offensive chances left.
20:33: Akmestanli’s ball to Tigges is too inaccurate.
20:32: Trinkpause.
8.30 p.m.: Almost 2-0 – Viktoria keeper shoots at Tigges as he tries to clear the ball, but it lands far wide of the goal.
20:28: 22 minutes are up. Cologne is standing compact and pressing early, Viktoria is trying long balls. But so far they are not getting through.
20:26: And again the atmosphere here under the floodlights. The fans of 1. FC Köln are making themselves known.
20:24: Luca Waldschmidt stepped up to take the penalty. He coolly slotted home after 16 minutes of play – and boosted his confidence with his second goal of the tournament.
20:23: Goal for FC! 1:0!
20:22: Steffen Tigges is brought down directly in the penalty area – penalty!
8.21pm: Tigges comes on for Adamyan
8.17pm: After ten minutes of play, Waldschmidt tries a through ball to Adamyan, but it is too steep…
8.14pm: Neo Telle is doing well at the back for FC, the youngster has been allowed to train with Struber for a few days now because Timo Hübers was sick.
20:12: Florian Dietz is now allowed to play in the FC attack. The Cologne team is pressing early.
20:11: Viktoria has the first chance in the final. Schwäbe parries a shot from 14 meters by Güler.
20:07: The match for third place is cancelled – Fortuna will no longer compete.
20:04: The Cologne players on the pitch: Schwäbe, Carstensen, Bakatukanda, Telle, Akmestanli – Strauch, Wäschenbach – Borie, Waldschmidt – Dietz, Adamyan
20:02: Against Viktoria, the FC starts with Schwäbe in goal. There is applause.
20:01: The FC victory is also good for the organization team, because if they had lost, the Struber team would have had to go to the adjacent pitch to play the match for third place. The numerous fans in the stands would not have liked that at all. It was agreed that the match for third place would then take place in the stadium and the final on the adjacent pitch. Fortunately, that did not happen.
8pm: FC Vice President Carsten Wettich is also on site.
19:58: Cologne will now face Viktoria Cologne in the final, who won 2-0 against Alemannia Aachen in the semi-final.
Semi-final 1. FC Köln beats Fortuna Köln 2-0
19:53: Final whistle! FC wins 2-0 after goals from Adamyan and Waldschmidt.
19:52: The final phase is underway. FC fans sing: “Without Cologne, nothing happens here!”
19:50: Yes, it even gets funny in the wider area: some fans respond to the FC calls: “Come on, FC” – “Bonner SC” is what they say in turn.
19:49: Now the mood is slowly building! After 41 minutes of play, the first FC battle cries: “Come on, FC!”
19:47: That was more than worth seeing: Potocnik beats a Fortuna player on the outside, passes deep to Waldschmidt, who serves Adamyan with his heel. His shot goes just wide.
19:46: Adamyan is just offside on a long ball.
19:43: Almost 3-0! Waldschmidt marches through courageously and shoots from a good 16 meters. His ball hits the post
19:42: 34 minutes are over. The FC counterattack is extremely poor: Wäschenbach’s pass goes behind Waldschmidt, whose cross then lands in no man’s land.
19.40: Fortuna now has a little more possession.
19:37: Things continue and Pentke has to make a last-ditch rescue and he scolds the people in front of him.
19:36: Short interruption: a Fortune has to be treated in the center circle.
19:34: 26 minutes of play are over, Wäschenbach prevents a Fortuna counterattack.
19:32: The FC had to re-park cars in front of the stadium, as they were obviously not parked correctly. On the pitch, Potocnik served a free kick centrally towards the goal.
19:31: Adamyan sends Waldschmidt a steep pass, but he can no longer reach the ball.
7.30 p.m.: Penkte is able to safely secure a Fortuna cross and immediately starts the counterattack. That’s what Struber wants to see: always play forward quickly.
19:29: Waldschmidt tries it down the left side, but his cross lands with the opponent.
19:27: 19 minutes have passed and it is still 28 degrees.
19.25: At dusk the floodlights come on here in the Sportpark Nord.
19:23: Now a Fortuna attack: Matter comes to the finish, but Penkte clears for a corner.
19:22: The FC has the upper hand and is now pinning Fortuna in their own penalty area.
19:19: In the 11th minute, it is Luca Waldschmidt who, after preparatory work by Wäschenbach and Adamyan, curls the ball into the far corner.
19:18: 2:0 for the FC!
19:16: The equalizer almost came in return. Pentke is far too far in front of the goal and Wäschenbach plays an unfortunate back pass to the keeper. Fortuna’s Mika rushes past but can only shoot the ball into the side netting from a tight angle.
19:16: Rasmus Carstensen shoots from distance after a corner – just over.
19.15: Potocnik’s shot misses the right side of the goal.
19.12: Adamyan takes advantage of a weakness in Fortuna’s defense and scores.
19.11: In the 3rd minute, Cologne scores 1-0. Goal scorer: Sargis Adamyan.
19:09: Wow, Elias Bakatukanda sees yellow in the first minute after a hard tackle on the wing. The youngster celebrated his professional debut at Schalke.
19:09: The ball is rolling!
19:06: The stadium announcer at the FC game will be Michel Trippel (70), who is also active at the home games in the Rhein-Energie-Stadion.
19:04: The kick-off is a little late. The teams are still lining up on the pitch for photos.
18:59: FC coach Struber said before the tournament: “I can get to know some young players and see them on the pitch. And also see some who have had less playing time with us recently. I’m looking forward to the tournament to test some players.”
18:58: Struber starts with the following eleven players: Pentke – Carstensen, Bakatukanda, Telle, Akmestanli – Süne, Wäschenbach, Waldschmidt, Obuz – Adamyan, Potocnik
18:55: FC professional Linton Maina has to fight his way through a crowd of ball boys as he walks onto the field. They all want to high-five him.
18:52: Viktoria wins 2-0 and is in the final at 8 p.m.
18:51: There are three minutes of injury time between Viktoria and Aachen.
18:47: The second semi-final is about to begin. 1. FC Cologne will face Fortuna Cologne. FC coach Gerhard Struber (47) has previously announced that he wants to field some young players and professionals who have not had much playing time so far. The Cologne team is already entering the stadium.
18:46: Viktoria Köln leads against Aachen 2-0.
6 p.m., first semi-final: Viktoria Cologne against Alemannia Aachen
5 p.m., second quarter-final: Bonner SC (Middle Rhine League) against Fortuna Köln (Regionalliga West): 1:2
4 p.m., first quarter-final: Third division team Viktoria Köln won 4:3 on penalties against 1. FC Düren (Regionalliga West). After the regular playing time of 45 minutes, the score was 1:1.
