“We had to take Jan off the pitch due to an injury. His ankle is thick,” said coach Lukas Kwasniok afterwards. “There are a few injuries, four or five places, that are bloody. Some people have had fun with him. Not maliciously, but it always affected Jan. In the end he couldn’t take it anymore.” Investigations in Cologne will determine whether Thielmann will initially be unavailable.
Spectacular derby in the Regionalliga West between Fortuna Düsseldorf and 1. FC Köln: FC equalized 3-3 in stoppage time after the Billy Goats had already trailed their Rhenish rivals 3-0 at halftime – and they were outnumbered.
FC keeper Mikolaj Marutzki had already seen a red card in the 8th minute when he caused a penalty. Deniz Bindemann (9th, 30th) and Mechak Quiala Tito (45th) actually made things clear for Düsseldorf. But after the break, Sargis Adamyan turned up the heat in the FC jersey.
The former Bundesliga striker set up Safyan Toure to make it 1-3 in the 61st minute and headed in the 75th minute after a cross from the right to make it 2-3. And when FC got a free kick in the third minute of stoppage time, the veteran took responsibility: Adamyan pulled the ball sharply in front of the Düsseldorf goal, and the ball actually ended up in the net with a deflection to make it 3-3.
Thursday, October 2, 2025
The professionals from 1. FC Köln made their way to Sinsheim on Thursday. Coach Lukas Kwasniok made no changes to the squad for the away game at TSG Hoffenheim. This means that FC will be playing with the same squad as last Sunday against VfB Stuttgart. Accordingly, Jusuf Gazibegovic is not in the Billy Goats squad for the fourth time in a row. Marius Bülter (Achilles tendon), Youssoupha Niang, Rav van den Berg (both shoulder injuries) and Luca Kilian (torn cruciate ligament) are also missing.