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Shooting star of the U19 is allowed at Struber
Updated on March 18, 2025 – 5:52 p.m.Reading time: 37 min.
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In the absence of his international and the injured actors such as Linton Maina and Jusuf Gazibegovic, Gerhard Struber promoted some young players to the professional training of 1st FC Köln. Mikail Özkan, Emin Kujovic, Oliver Schmitt and Justin von der Hitz are currently filling up the squad.
Özkan, Kujovic and Schmitt, all at home in the U21, had always been there in the past few weeks. But for Von der Hitz, who is presenting himself in top shape at the Cologne U19 this season, it is the first time that he can show himself under coach Struber with the professionals.
The fears have been confirmed: 1. FC Köln has to do without Jusuf Gazibegovic for weeks. The Bosnian suffered an ankle injury against SV Darmstadt 98 on Saturday evening and fails “longer time” according to FC announcement.
The Bosnian also misses the internationals of his national team. In contrast, travel with Mathias Olesen (Luxembourg), Eric Martel and Jan Thielmann (German U21) and Learst Pacarada (Kosovo) four FC professionals to their national teams and are not available in training this week.
The 1. FC Köln must initially do without Jusuf Gazibegovic. The right-back was replaced in the 2-1 win against SV Darmstadt 98 with an ankle injury. Fraser Hornby slipped into the second division game on Saturday evening with an open sole in Gazibegovic and saw yellow-red.
FC coach Gerhard Struber sounds little optimistic before the MRI examination on Monday: “He is not doing well. The ankle blooms again here-after a very unclean attack.” The “billy goats” had recently had to cope with Linton Maina’s failure due to an ankle injury.
The Bundesliga women of 1st FC Köln had to accept the highest defeat under their new trainer Britta Carlson at TSG Hoffenheim. On Saturday afternoon, the Cologne women lost 1: 5 at the Dietmar Hopp Stadium. Former FC striker Selina Cerci could not be stopped for her ex-players, hit twice.
In addition, Cerci took out a penalty and a red card against Anna Gerhardt, so that the “billy goats” had to play outnumbered from the 32nd minute. Trainer Carlson was able to look forward to the first goal since she took office. It had taken a total of 374 minutes until Dora Zeller in Hoffenheim scored for the meantime 1-1.
U21 national coach Antonio di Salvo has nominated the FC professionals Eric Martel and Jan Thielmann for the upcoming caps in Slovakia (March 21) and against Spain (March 25). The EM year begins with the two test areas for the oldest youth team of the DFB.
For Martel and Thielmann, the trip to the national team means a reunion with a former teammate: Jonas Urbig, switched from Cologne to FC Bayern Munich in winter, is also nominated. With Bright Arrey-MBI (SC Braga) and Jens Castrop (1. FC Nürnberg), two other ex-FC players are part of the squad.
Thursday, March 13, 2025