Leverkusen remained the technically better team, but the effectiveness of the Werkself left a lot to be desired.
The substitutes get the goal of the day
That didn’t change in the second half either. Leverkusen didn’t find their rhythm, while Cologne were more stable in defence.
FC used the first good move in the second period to take the lead – Dejan Ljubicic and Kevin Schindler, who had just been substituted on, played a decisive role. Under pressure, the Austrian managed a class cross from the goal line, which Schindler used just as skillfully from the air with his foot.