Markt Uth (3rd), Anthony Modeste (43rd) and Jan Thielmann (86th) sealed the 15th Bielefeld defeat of the season, which could have been worse given the balance of power. However, Cologne was not consistent enough in many moments, such as when the Bielefeld goal came about: FC central defender Timo Hübers (33rd) stumbled the ball into his own goal to make it 1-1. Nevertheless, with 49 points, Cologne is clearly on course for Europe.
Baumgart: “You can’t make these mistakes in the long run”
Accordingly, FC coach Steffen Baumgart said he was relieved about the outcome of the game on the sports show microphone: “It was hard work. We’re no better than the teams that are coming our way. We had very good moves going forward.” However, he complained: “But we also had a lot of little things that didn’t work out. Football doesn’t work like that in the long run. You can’t make these mistakes in the long run.” Cologne must “clearer” will be in the game and still have “a long way” ahead.
His counterpart Kostmann saw one “clearly improved performance” his DSC. He analyzed: “As bitter as it is: We had the opportunity to make it 2-2. Then it would have been fair with what we invested.”
Hüber’s own goal brings Arminia back into play
Bielefeld fired the hapless Frank Kramer on Wednesday and made the previous goalkeeping coach Kostmann the boss. Those responsible for sporting director Samir Arabi hoped that this step would give them an impetus in the fight to stay up in the league.
But Kostmann had just taken his place in the coaching zone on Saturday when he saw Bielefeld’s first goal. Uth was allowed to accept the ball in the penalty area and complete it from the turn – goalkeeper Stefan Ortega could only look after the ball.