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.