And another Bundesliga club was hit in the DFB Cup: 1. FC Köln lost 3:4 on penalties to second division club Jahn Regensburg on Saturday (07/30/22).
After half an hour of play, it was 2-0 for Regensburg. Andreas Albers (18th) and Prince Owusu (27th) put the Upper Palatinate in the lead. But immediately after the kick-off after the second goal, Mark Uth shortened for the Rhinelanders (28th). Dejan Ljubicic’s goal brought Cologne into overtime.
Penalty shootout decision
After extra time with significantly more chances for the now superior Cologne, the decision was made by the ten alternating shots from the penalty spot. Dejanovic parried Kingsley Ehizibue’s decisive last penalty.
Mees with the first big chance
In the 15th minute, Regensburg came dangerously in front of Timo Horn’s goal for the first time. After a cross pass from Owusu, Mees pushed the ball past the empty goal to the astonishment of the fans. However, Jahn didn’t let that stop him. Just a few minutes later, Albers headed into the goal completely unprotected.
Cologne was visibly unsettled after the goal, Regensburg knew how to use this. After Skhiri lost the ball, Owusu completed the resulting counterattack from the inside right position to make it 2-0.
FC stronger as the game progresses
This time, however, the Cologne team had a quick answer ready: Uth got the ball 20 meters from the goal, didn’t hesitate and shot the ball into the corner for Jahn goalkeeper Stojanovic. At the beginning of the second half, as at the end of the first half, Cologne tried to equalize.
FC repeatedly managed to set needles, but the Baumgart team were (initially) denied a goal. In the middle of the second half, Ljubicic then rewarded Cologne’s efforts and pushed in to equalize. Cologne’s Anthony Modeste (90 + 2) hit the crossbar of the Jahn goal