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21:02
Tooor for Fehérvár FC, 1-1 by Budu Zivzivadze
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21:01
the thickness 1:1 chance! Bamgboye is sent into the box with a chip behind the Cologne back four and emerges alone in front of Schwäbe. From eleven meters he puts the ball just under a meter to the left of the goal.
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20:59
After a corner from the right, Larsen, who has moved up, heads a good bit over it.
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20:57
As a result of the dismissal, Hector has moved to the left side of defence, Pedersen now plays central defender alongside Hübers.
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20:54
Kasper Larsen (Fehérvár FC) is shown a yellow card.
It’s getting hotter on the field. Larsen comes too late against Thielmann and sees yellow.
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20:53
Pal Dárdai put the subsequent free kick from 23 meters on the left into the wall.
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20:50
Red card for Julian Chabot (1. FC Cologne)
Shortly after the hit, the Domstädter are outnumbered! Dárdai runs towards the last chain of the Cologne team and pokes the ball past Chabot, who is the last man to bring down the midfielder. Referee Martins pulls out red immediately. A reasonable decision.
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20:48
The goal will of course do Cologne well. The guests will now have to relax their basic defensive stance a bit over time.
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20:44
Tooor for 1. FC Köln, 1:0 by Florian Dietz
The early lead for the Effzeh! Ljubicic switched quickly at the center line and played the ball with a touch down Dietz’s path, who held his own in the running duel and ran towards Kovács alone. Alone in front of the keeper, Cologne’s attacker stays cool and hits the right corner to make it 1-0!
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20:41
Cologne has the first good chance! Thielmann crosses from the right to the near post where Ljubicic runs in, but doesn’t fully catch the ball. The ball goes wide.
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20:40
Pedersen turns on the left side and crosses inwards from the half field. At the end of the game, the referee whistles a foul against Dietz.
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20:37
As expected, Fehérvár put the focus on the defensive and formed a back five.
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20:34
Cologne put pressure on from the start and pushed the guests into their own half.
1.
20:31
The ball rolls! Fehérvár kicked off in blue and red jerseys, Cologne are in the new European Cup jerseys with red and white stripes.
20:20
The game will be officiated by Portuguese referee Tiago Lopes Martins. He will be assisted by Luis Campos and Hugo Pires Ribeiro. There is no VAR in the Conference League until the semi-finals.
20:10
Coach Boris initially uses a defensive 5-4-1 system for the guests. With Pal Dárdai (Hertha BSC), a former Bundesliga player is also in the starting XI.
20:01
There are three changes in Cologne’s starting XI compared to the game against Leipzig. Chabot, Schmitz and Pedersen will start instead of Kilian, Ehizibue and Martel.
19:51
Fehérvár FC is number two in Hungary behind record champions Ferencvaros, against whom they recently lost 4-0. The start of the season was a bit bumpy overall. After three games you only have three points in your account. The Hungarians will also be the underdog in the playoffs against 1. FC Köln. Above all, the big crowd in Müngersdorf could impress the players, as the German coach Michael Boris admits: “It’s going to be hot, loud and difficult. But my players should also enjoy this atmosphere.”
19:39
After about five years, 1. FC Köln is celebrating its comeback in international business today! More than 40,000 fans are expected tonight to support the team as they battle for a place in the group stage. The anticipation of the performances on the international stage is huge in the area. The successful start to the season in the Bundesliga with four points from two games does the rest. “We want to get into the group stage because I think we can. I think we’re the favorites and we should accept this role and show it on the pitch,” said FC coach Steffen Baumgart in advance.
19:23
Welcome to the playoffs of the Europa Conference League! At 8:30 p.m., 1. FC Köln host Hungarian club Fehérvár FC for the first leg at the Rhein-Energie-Stadion.