Thanks to a late goal by Luca Waldschmidt, the 1. FC Köln has scored three points at SSV Ulm. After three games without a win in a row, redemption – also for the striker himself.
Luca Waldschmidt tried and tried it in Ulm on Saturday afternoon (March 8, 2025), but the ball just didn’t want to go over the line. After the first round, the offensive player already had more degrees on his account (six) than the entire Ulm team (four). But either the 28-year-old missed the gate free-standing, only hit the outside network with the left or failed on the Ulm goalkeeper.
The former international didn’t want to give up. And so it was a redemption for all Cologne team when Waldschmidt finally ensured the lead and the victory of 1. FC Köln with the relegation candidate in the 86th minute. “The gate is extremely good for me, I would lie if it weren’t that,” said the scorer, who was able to end the Cologne winless series of three games.
In view of the numerous offensive failures (Maina, Downs, Lemperle), Waldschmidt in the Danube Stadium was again in the starting eleven of the FC in mid-January in mid-January. Then he stayed on the bench twice for 90 minutes, three times he was used as a joker.
“It was definitely difficult weeks, I can’t talk that away,” Waldschmidt admitted. “I am too ambitious and know what I can do.” The attacker had no doubt that he would still achieve his fourth goals on Saturday after numerous misconceptions on Saturday: “It is never a question for me to let me down. I knew it would work today.” In the end, Waldschmidt should be right – and at least temporarily transport the FC to the top of the table instead of the crisis.
Luca Waldschmidt: “It was the big motto that stood above the game today: to have an extreme cohesion, to be one for the other and to combat all resistors. There is a relief for everyone today. We know that pressure is coming, so we are very willing to bring it back on the square. We do not let it go over it, but work on it.”
Marvin Schwäbe: “I would not say that we lost control in the second round. It did not look so much, but we have remained trouble. We played out more chances in the first round, but showed that we absolutely wanted it. It was clear that it was not easy. We have caught the failures very well today. In the second league there are few teams with which you can play football. We have proven that every victory has been found in the self -confidence. “
Timo Hübers: “It was a tough piece of work. You can argue about the way, it was not the most beautiful game. In the end it was not undeserved that the pendulum was turned out on our side. We wanted to check the game in the second half in the opposing half, we didn’t do it that way. Tomorrow it doesn’t matter how we scored the points. Supported during the week and spoken openly and honestly.