FC Viktoria Köln has made a connection to the promotion ranks in the 3rd league with a home win against Alemannia Aachen.
In the 3: 1 (1: 1) home success of the cathedral cities, alongside Lex-Tyger Lobinger (59th) with Said (45.+3) and Malek El Mala (83rd) two brothers. Kevin Goden (40th) had given Aachen in the lead. The Viktoria temporarily climbed fourth, two points behind the relegation place. Aachen remains in the table with 30 points from 24 games.
El Mala replies to Gods Leadership
The approximately 8,000 spectators, about half of whom came from Aachen, was a balanced game. Viktoria had the first opportunity with a counterattack: Salomon Nkoa was on the ball in front of El Mala at a long ball at the last moment, the stormed goalkeeper Jan Olschowsky would have been beaten (4th). A few minutes later, El Mala had the ball after an Olschowsky parade with a margin in the Aachen goal, but was previously offside, which is why the goal did not count (9th). The guests had a good free kick in the 16th minute, but the attempt by Lukas Scepanik was not a problem for Dudu.
Alemannia became more dangerous in the 24th minute, when scepanik chased a volley shot from twelve meters just over the crossbar. A bad bad pass from Anas Bakhat led to a big chance when El Mala ran towards the Aachen goal alone, but failed in the one-on-one on the strong Olschowsky (27th). On the other hand, the Alemannia struck ice cold five minutes before the break. After a strong Pass from Bakhat, God was free and scored 1-0 for the guests (40th).
The Viktoria tried a quick answer. At first El Mala only hit the outside network (45th) with a header, then Lobinger failed to Olschowsky (45.+2). Almost with the break whistle, El Mala reappeared in front of the Aachen Tor after strong preparatory work by Florian Engelhardt and this time scored 1-1 (45.+3).
Lobinger and the second El Mala shoot Cologne to victory
The late Cologne goal scorer could no longer appear for the second half and was replaced by Niklas May. The second round started less rapidly than the first and the chances were long in coming. It took up to the 59th minute, but then the ball hit in the Aachen goal. Lobinger scored from a pointed angle to the Cologne leadership (59th).
The Alemannia tried to equalize the equalizer, switched several times, but rarely appeared in front of the Cologne gate. Substitute Gianluca Gaudino put a free kick in the wall (75th). Instead, the Viktoria struck ice cold again and decided the game. Substitute Malek El Mala nodded a cross from Sidny Lopes Cabral to 3: 1 (84th). Since this goal at the latest, the unconditional will of the Aacheners had broken to score in this game. Instead, Viktoria easily brought home victory over time.
BVB and Verl the next opponents
Also on the coming matchday, both clubs have NRW duels in front of their chest. On Saturday (22.02.2025/2pm) Borussia Dortmund II is a guest at Aachener Tivoli and the Viktoria competes at the SC Verl at the same time.
