Because of the catch-up game on Friday
After the conference league game at 1. FC Slovacko was postponed to this Friday (1 p.m.) due to fog, 1. FC Köln are trying to move the Bundesliga game against TSG Hoffenheim. According to their own statement on Friday, the Rhinelanders are therefore “in exchange” with the DFL. As the Cologne team also announced, managing director Christian Keller will comment on this after the game on Friday. The game against Hoffenheim has so far been scheduled for Sunday (7.30 p.m.).
According to the rules of the DFL rules of the game, a short-term postponement of the Bundesliga game is basically possible: Paragraph 2 states under game schedules about changes in time and location: “The DFL eV can make a short-term change in the date for overriding or compelling organizational and/or safety reasons.”
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Already on Thursday evening after the game was abandoned, FC coach Steffen Baumgart had campaigned for his team to have a longer regeneration period before the next task in the Bundesliga. “I think it would be good if the game against Hoffenheim was rescheduled. If there is a possibility, we would like to do it. We’ll see what’s up. We should tackle that,” said Baumgart.
The game between Cologne and Slovacko was stopped in the seventh minute on Thursday due to dense fog and will continue on Friday with the score at 0-0. Florian Kainz expressed understanding for this decision: “It definitely made sense that this game was not played.” The midfielder is confident that the team will master the unusual test of patience: “Now we have to see that we can start again tomorrow there are. In a 1:00 p.m. game, everything will be different from the schedule. I am sure that we will still manage well.”
The starting position for the Bundesliga tenth is tricky. After beating Partizan Belgrade (8 points) 2-1 on Thursday, Nice (8 points) took the lead. Cologne and the Czechs are three points behind. FC will meet Nice at home for the group showdown on November 3rd. The group winners qualify directly for the round of 16. The eight second move into an upstream knockout round against the eight Europa League relegated.
Of the #effzeh is in exchange with the DFL with regard to a possible relocation of the Bundesliga home game against TSG Hoffenheim. Managing Director Christian Keller will speak after the game at 1. FC Slovacko in the mixed zone. #SLOKOE pic.twitter.com/QbkxXR1uQD
— 1. FC Cologne (@fckoeln) October 28, 2022
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