Game info:
Date & Time: 23.08.2024 19:30
Venue: Cologne
Competition: Regionalliga West
Matchday: 5
Match report: SC Fortuna Köln against Borussia Mönchengladbach U23 4:2 (2:2)
Cologne. The referee Dr. Florian Exner has his hands full. The referee hands out a whopping eight cards, including one expulsion, in this heated match.
Hendrik Mittelstädt scores the first goal and gives the home team the upper hand early on (22). The second goal is not long in coming: This time Arnold Budimbu puts the ball in the net. Noah Phil Pesch scores goal number three: Mönchengladbach again (33). The spectators experience an exciting back and forth. Charles Kwablan Herrmann (Mönchengladbach) scores in the 38th minute. Henri Carlo Matter scores for Cologne (58). It is 3:2 for SC Fortuna Cologne.
Both teams make further substitutions in the remaining playing time. Nik Jochen Orth comes on for Robin Afamefuna and Marvin Mika for Hendrik Mittelstädt. On the away side, Ryan Don Naderi leaves the field for Winsley Boteli Mokango.
The Cologne team had one last chance in stoppage time to score again and extend the lead. Stipe Batarilo-Cerdic scored effectively with a penalty in the first minute of stoppage time. SC Fortuna Cologne left the field as satisfied winners (91). First place belongs to them. Gladbach slipped to sixth place.
The lineups: SC Fortuna Köln – Borussia Mönchengladbach U23
SC Fortuna Köln: Arnold Budimbu (10), Adrian Stanilewicz (20), Robin Afamefuna (22), Stipe Batarilo-Cerdic (8), Hendrik Mittelstädt (9), Henri Carlo Matter (14), Dominik Ernst (2), Joshua Chima Eze (6), Maximilian Fischer (3), Felix Buer (1), Barne Pernot (4)
Borussia Mönchengladbach U23: Ryan Don Naderi (9), Charles Kwablan Herrmann (34), Noah Phil Pesch (19), Veit Stange (21), Shio Fukuda (13), Lukas Ullrich (15), Michel Lieder (23), Maximilian Brüll (1), Yassir Atty (17), Ingyom Jung (20), Lion Schweers (25)
Referee: Dr. Florian Exner
Assistant: Lars Bramkamp
Assistant: Niklas Simpson
The contents of this report were automatically compiled based on DFB data.