FC had started without Anthony Modeste, who was available again after a corona infection, but initially only sat on the bench. The goalscorer only came on for his substitute Sebastian Andersson in the 61st minute – and he decided it with his goal in the 84th minute. “This season is going really well for me. But I have to thank the team and the coach.”said Modeste on “Sky”.
Both teams missed chances before the break
Frankfurt had the first big chance: Rafael Borré came from the left into the Cologne penalty area and put it down for Rode, but Cologne’s Luca Kilian blocked the shot in front of the line (9th minute). Then the Cologne team initially had the upper hand, but Dejan Ljubicic (16′), Sebastian Andersson (25′) and especially Salih Özcan, who was free-standing with a header (26′), missed their chances for FC.
Frankfurt became more dangerous before the break: Jesper Lindström only had to pass the completely free Djibril Sow on the right, but Cologne’s Kilian just prevented the cross pass (38th).