The game was balanced for a long time, but then one of the guests’ players made a serious mistake. It’s not the only one on the Frankfurt side.
Eintracht Frankfurt threatens to lose touch with the top group of the Bundesliga: The Hessians lost 0-2 (0-0) at 1. FC Cologne in the Saturday evening game of matchday 20 and remain in 6th place with 31 points for the time being. With a win on Sunday Against Union Berlin, fourth-placed RB Leipzig (currently 33) could move ahead by five points. It was the SGE’s first defeat in four games. The “Effzeh”, on the other hand, celebrated their first success since December 1st and remains in relegation place 16. However, the lead over pursuers Mainz 05 has now increased, at least temporarily, to four points.
Faride Alidou (67th) and Jan Thielmann (80th) scored for the hosts, the Frankfurt team had to have ten men from the 66th minute (yellow-red for Niels Nkounkou), and from the 83rd minute only nine men (yellow). -Red for Tuta).