Use at home debut still open

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Careful all-clear at FC duo: Use at home debut still open

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The 1. FC Köln and Ragnar Ache can breathe a sigh of relief. As the club announced on Monday, the striker apparently was not serious in the away game at the 1st FSV Mainz 05. In addition to a meat wound, there is currently no further injury. Therefore, you will see “from day to day” how the player is doing, the FC said.

Ache was hit on the right knee with an open sole on Sunday and then led from the square. In addition to the striker, Linton Maina had already failed with knee problems. A structural injury was also excluded in the second offensive player, it said.

This will make Ache and Maina available to FC again promptly. It is still open whether it will be enough for the duo for the home debut after the Bundesliga promotion. On Sunday, the billy goats will meet SC Freiburg in the RheinEnergieStadion. Both players still threaten to fall out due to their injuries.

The 1. FC Köln worries about Ragnar Ache. In the 1-0 away win against 1st FSV Mainz 05, the center forward injured his right knee in added time. Phillipp Mwene had caught the 27-year-old on the sideline with an open sole above the kneecap.

Referee Tobias Stieler hadn’t seen the foul. FC coach Lukas Kwasniok called for the red card for the Mainz after the end of the game. “He, although unintentionally, comes away,” said Kwasniok. “For me, the fact that the Var has not intervened is incomprehensible to me.” Ache suffered an open wound. Further investigations should show whether the knee was affected.

The 1. FC Köln has to do without Linton Maina against the 1st FSV Mainz 05. The offensive player twisted his knee in training. For this, Denis Huseinbasic is moving up, which coach Lukas Kwasniok had not nominated for the DFB Cup in Regensburg.

That remained the only change in the Cologne contingent. In addition, Kwasniok again waived Dominique Heintz and Julian Pauli, while Learst Pacarada, Imad Rondic and Jacob Christensen were already sorted out during the week. Luca Kilian still has training deficit and muscular problems and will not be available for a long time.

The 1. FC Köln has released Florian Dietz. This was confirmed by the billy goats on Friday. The center forward, who had recently been transferred to the U21, is currently talking about a transfer with another club. The 27-year-old is said to have recently stood on the note with several third division teams.