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19:51
Due to injury, Steffen Baumgart has to replace potential match winner Schmitz, who scored his first Bundesliga goal today. He replaces him with Schindler, the only goalscorer in the last duel in mid-March.
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19:50
Substitution at 1. FC Cologne: Kingsley Schindler
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19:49
Substitution at 1. FC Köln: Benno Schmitz
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19:49
With Kossounou, Amiri and Adli, Xabi Alonso sends three fresh players into the race at once. Tah, Palacios and Hložek say goodbye to the end of the day.
59
19:48
Substitution at Bayer Leverkusen: Amine Adli
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19:48
Substitution at Bayer Leverkusen: Adam Hložek
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19:48
Substitution at Bayer Leverkusen: Nadiem Amiri
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19:48
Substitution at Bayer Leverkusen: Exequiel Palacios
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19:48
Substitution at Bayer Leverkusen: Odilon Kossounou
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19:48
Substitution at Bayer Leverkusen: Jonathan Tah
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19:45
After promising first moments again, Bayer is now running behind again almost continuously. From the viewpoint of the Farbenstadt-based team, the only positive aspect of the game so far is that a draw is only a goal away.
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19:43
Maina at full speed! The ex-Hanoverian drives the ball a good 30 meters deep into the opposing half, pulls in from the left half and shoots from a good 23 meters with the right instep. Hrádecký saves the ball in the half-left corner in the follow-up.
51.
19:40
Hrádecký keeps the guest in the game! The Finnish goalkeeper deflects Adamyan’s left-footed shot from a central 14 yards out in the flat left corner with his right hand around the post.
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19:38
Hector fails at Hrádecký and the bar! The former national player unpacks a powerful shot with the left instep from 19 meters inside the left, which is destined for the upper right corner. Hrádecký takes off in time and directs the ball to the crossbar with the fingertips of his left hand.
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19:37
Steffen Baumgart and Xabi Alonso decided not to make any changes during the break.
46
19:34
Welcome back to the second round in the RheinEnergieStadion! The neighborhood duel is intense, but in terms of play it is on the lower Bundesliga level. Above all, the Alonso selection does not even begin to bring their offensive potential to the lawn, while the FC succeed in some powerful advances.
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19:34
Kick-off 2nd half
45
19:19
Mid-term conclusion:
1. FC Köln leads 1-0 at the break in the Rhenish duel against Bayer Leverkusen. In a fairly balanced early phase, the home side had their first good chance through Adamyan (9′). At a rather low pace of play, they then took control of the action, but recorded the vast majority of contacts in midfield and initially missed out on further clear shots. That changed after half an hour when they took the lead with a remarkable side kick from Schmitz (30′). The Werkself didn’t react: They couldn’t shake their lack of ideas going forward and played a very passive role for the most part. See you soon!
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19:17
Official injury time (minutes): 2
Round one in Müngersdorf should be extended by 120 seconds.
45
19:17
Tapsoba with his head! After Hudon-Odoi’s free-kick cross from right midfield, the moved-up defender jumped higher than guard Soldo at the penalty spot. He nods quite far to the right of the target.
42
19:14
Andrich applies for a first yellow card by clearing Kainz with an open sole not far from the halfway line. Referee Tobias Stieler didn’t even recognize the foul.
40
19:11
Kainz against Hrádecký! The Austrian stands on the left side of the penalty area at the end of a fast counter-attack by billy goats. He fires the ball onto the short corner with his left instep. There Hrádecký grabs it safely.
39
19:09
Diaby, who was sent to the right side of the box by Hudson-Odoi, gets stuck with a left-footed shot by Kilian. Because of an offside position, a successful finish by the Frenchman would not have counted anyway.
36
19:07
Kainz needs treatment after colliding with Andrich on the pitch. The Austrian seems to be able to continue his working day.
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19:04
In the live table, the billy goats overtake their other local rivals Borussia Mönchengladbach and are now in ninth place. The international places are currently two points away.
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19:01
Tooor for 1. FC Köln, 1:0 by Benno Schmitz
With a real dream goal, FC takes the lead! Adamyan’s cross from the left baseline lands at Schmitz on the half-right edge of the box. He takes the ball with his chest and then sinks it with a side pull into the upper left corner.
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19:00
Huseinbašić finds Skhiri! The ex-Offenbacher scratches the ball from the left baseline back to the middle edge of the sixteen. Skhiri takes it off with his right foot, but Tapsoba in front of him blocks. The following corner does not bring FC anything.
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18:57
Palacios withdraws! As a result of a half-high cross from Bakker from the left wing, the FC defense missed the clearing ball in two attempts. Palacios shoots from the inside 14 meters with his right instep. The ball rushes in the middle just over the home goal.
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18:56
It’s still leisurely in Müngersdorf. In either direction, the defenses have no trouble slowing down opposing attacks early on and forcing back passes into midfield.
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18:53
The Baumgart team intersperses a long ball possession phase, which is almost ended by an inaccurate pass from goalkeeper Schwäbe. Kilian can reach the ball at the center edge of the sixteen at the last moment in front of Diaby, who would otherwise have had a clear path towards the home goal.
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18:50
The billy goats work very effectively against the ball with relatively simple means. They find a very decent start to the evening, even if there is still a lot of room for improvement in the last third of the field.
15
18:46
Hložek gets through a short cross pass Hudson-Odois in the center in front of the last opposing line. He tries his hand at a long-range shot with the second contact via left instep. He doesn’t catch the ball properly and puts it wide to the left.
12.
18:44
In the combination game of the Farbenstadt team, there is still a lack of the necessary speed to seriously get the FC defense moving and thereby open up gaps.
9.
18:38
The first chance belongs to FC! Kainz’s flat return from the left baseline puts Huseinbašić in the center of the box for Adamyan, who shoots from eight yards under pressure. Hrádecký prevents the impact in the half-left corner with his right hand.
7.
18:38
Frimpong moves into the sixteen from the deep right flank. He claims the ball and aims for the long corner from a good 14 meters. He doesn’t hit him properly, so the shot clearly misses the Cologne box.
4.
18:35
In the first few moments, the guests have ball possession advantages. However, they are still looking in vain for a way into the home sixteen.
1.
18:32
Cologne vs. Leverkusen – the Rhenish duel is on!
18:29
The teams have just entered the field. Meanwhile, a number of Bengali celebrations are being flared up in the home curve.
18:07
At the Werkself, who finished 16 of the last 17 Bundesliga seasons together over FC and who have scored four points away from home so far, coach Xabi Alonso also made three changes after the 5-0 home triumph over 1. FC Union Berlin. Instead of Kossounou, Demirbay and Amiri (all on the bench), Tah, Palacios and Hudson-Odoi start.
17:58
On the side of the Billy Goats, who won the last comparison with Bayer away in mid-March thanks to a goal by Schindler (67th) 1-0 and whose defensive department is the third worst in the Bundesliga with 25 goals conceded, coach Steffen Baumgart has compared to the 0 2-away defeat at SC Freiburg made three personnel changes. Hector, Huseinbašić and Adamyan edge Pedersen, Duda and Tigges onto the bench.
17:48
Bayer Leverkusen landed after three winless league games in a row with a 5-0 home triumph against leaders 1. FC Union Berlin and left the relegation place with their third win of the season. With a perfect English week, the people of Farbenstadt still want to go into the club football-free time with a reasonably forgiving feeling and expand the gap to the relegation zone.
17:41
1. FC Köln longs for the World Cup break, after all it is in the last of nine English weeks since mid-August. In the Bundesliga, the wear and tear was reflected in the most recent results, as only one point jumped out of the last three matches. As a result of the remarkable 1-1 home draw against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, the billy goats also sold themselves dearly at SC Freiburg, but were beaten 0-2.
17:33
Hello and welcome to the Bundesliga on Wednesday evening! In the early game there is a Rhenish duel between 1. FC Köln and Bayer Leverkusen. The billy goats and the Werkself will face each other on the pitch of the RheinEnergieStadion from 6:30 p.m.