The 1. FC Köln has climbed in first place with a 3-1 win against Prussia Münster. FC does not want to know anything about a preliminary decision in the promotion race.
The Easter weekend could hardly have been better for the 1st FC Köln. Since the competition failed again that the Hamburger SV did not get beyond a 2-2 on Schalke despite the majority, the “billy goats” were able to take the top of the table of the 2nd Bundesliga back on Sunday with their 3-1 win against Prussia in Münster and also enlarged their lead to five points.
In the case of only twelve counters to be awarded, the rise of the Cologne team is getting closer. You don’t want to know anything about a preliminary decision at FC. “Certainly not,” said sports director Christian Keller after the home win against Münster and instead warned: “We have five points ahead of third place, with the worse goal difference. That means: We stay loyal to our attitude, the next game is the most important thing.” A preliminary decision had only been made “if we have so many points that the others can no longer catch up with us,” said Keller and pointed out: “We are far from that.”
Captain Timo Hübers saw it very similarly: “We learned this season that you are always well advised to look at yourself and get into the points. Then you will probably be rewarded.” Just like Keller, Hüber also knows that the Cologne season is accompanied by fluctuations despite the place. “If we had played every game really convincingly, we might have already risen now. That was not the case, it stays great and can look different with the next matchday.” The FC is reluctant for the time being and would like to have services speak. We collected the other voices for the game.
Trainer Gerhard Struber: “Especially in the first phase of the game we had a lot of control, dominated the game, pressed the opponent into his half. We had a good access to the game in both directions. We had had to keep anything higher than this unfortunate moment came with the goal. In my view, we did not let the game clear about it. The boys showed the right face over the entire season.
Sports director Christian Keller: “Of course, that was a very important victory and, in my view, a totally deserved victory that could have failed a little higher. But I don’t want to motivate at Easter, we are satisfied. We had planned to be convinced of what we can – in all actions. That was the team too. Every player wanted the ball, we had the gaps well and dared to play the rooms. Was certainly a progress.
Goalkeeper Marvin Schwäbe: “It was exactly what we had taken up from the front. We started up, had a good chance. We had a good chance. We did nothing. We knew nothing. We knew what Münster gave us, and used it mercilessly. The match plan was absolutely good today. That such a deflected shitty gate comes around, it was annoying. Wanted and hoped that the ball is still going out.
Captain Timo Hübers: “It was not a game on the knife, as we have experienced it this season. Today we spared our nerves a bit. We even had chances for a fourth or fifth goal. At 1-1, Münster broke our last line once, we were not well positioned beforehand. I actually flies my opponent, but then the ball flies in like in time. Shot.
3: 1 goal scorer Damion Downs: “Today I had a few problems with the simpler goals, it was easier at the heavier goal. It was a high ball from Luca Waldschmidt, which I accepted with the breast. The ball was a bit too far ahead, so I tried to put it in my direction again, then had a pretty free shot and luckily I had to take one or two more things, but that’s how it is in football. It is not easier for us to do – it will always work.