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There is a slight drizzle in the air here at RheinEnergieStadion where FC Köln play host to FC Bayern Munich. A crowd of 18,153 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both FC Köln and FC Bayern Munich are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Matthäus.


0.00
FC Köln kick off!
3.58
Gennaro Lorenzi flicks a high pass forward. Julian Scholz collects the pass. Julian Scholz whips in a cross ball towards Harry Winterburn. Harry Winterburn finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
6.52
Craig Cleland knocks the ball to his team mate, Tiago Nascimento. Tiago Nascimento makes a simple pass to Hauke Schäfer. Hauke Schäfer edges inside the box! Hauke Schäfer shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
15.56
Jamie Froggatt flicks a high ball forward to Umberto Capecchi who takes it down. Umberto Capecchi flicks a high pass forward. Alfredo Diez collects the pass. Alfredo Diez lofts in a cross ball towards Harry Winterburn. Harry Winterburn outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Harry Winterburn!
20.34
Kees De Romijn makes a probing pass to Nico Koschmieder. Nico Koschmieder flicks a high pass forward. Arno Neudecker controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Arno Neudecker rockets a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Zerbini Evangelisti.
21.18
Corner kick to FC Köln. Kees De Romijn chips it to the near post. Lars Kurth reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
26.11
Paul McStay hits a low pass to Bakary Möller. Bakary Möller surges forward with the ball. Bakary Möller passes the ball forward but Alfredo Diez is offside!
33.15
Bakary Möller flicks a high pass forward to Julian Scholz who brings the ball under control. Julian Scholz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Harry Winterburn but the linesman indicates offside!
36.36
Gennaro Lorenzi runs straight at the opposition's defence. Gennaro Lorenzi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kieron Edghill.
44.31
Khaliloul Doukantie knocks the ball to his team mate, Bakary Möller. Bakary Möller controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Harry Winterburn. Harry Winterburn knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Scholz. Julian Scholz flicks the ball with his head but it's well over the bar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Köln appear unchanged since the first half. FC Bayern Munich also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Bayern Munich kick off the second half!
48.07
Tiago Nascimento sees Hauke Schäfer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hauke Schäfer plays a quick one-two with Nico Koschmieder and rushes in on goal... Hauke Schäfer shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
51.03
Gennaro Lorenzi threads a neat ball through to Julian Scholz. Julian Scholz plays a scrappy one-two with Harry Winterburn and stumbles forward towards the goal... Julian Scholz muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
54.08
Bakary Möller knocks the ball to his team mate, Harry Winterburn. Harry Winterburn makes a simple pass, allowing Julian Scholz to run into the box. Julian Scholz side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Nikolas Roth!
59.48
Gennaro Lorenzi kicks a strong pass forward to Harry Winterburn. Harry Winterburn controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
60.14
FC Köln have made a substitution with Nico Engels replacing Hauke Schäfer .
67.06
Umberto Capecchi hacks Simon Welke from behind! The referee calls over Umberto Capecchi and warns him to calm down! Simon Welke runs off the knock.
78.42
Khaliloul Doukantie knocks the ball to his team mate, Umberto Capecchi. Umberto Capecchi takes it forward alone. Umberto Capecchi finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Nikolas Roth. Excellent save.
83.30
Kees De Romijn knocks the ball to his team mate, Arno Neudecker. Arno Neudecker knocks in a cross ball towards Nico Engels. Nico Engels beats his man to it with a header. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
87.59
Kieron Edghill catches Harry Winterburn on the ankles. Kieron Edghill is given a warning by the referee! Harry Winterburn stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.17
Yves Catherine threads the ball through to Kees De Romijn. Kees De Romijn flicks a high ball forward to Nico Koschmieder who gracefully takes it down. Nico Koschmieder knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Khaliloul Doukantie.
90.00
Tiago Nascimento knocks the ball to his team mate, Nico Engels. Nico Engels knocks in a cross ball towards Arno Neudecker. Arno Neudecker heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Zerbini Evangelisti.
90.00
It's a corner kick which Simon Welke takes quickly, playing the ball short to Tiago Nascimento. Tiago Nascimento chests the ball down and with a fluid motion, flicks the ball across into the box. Nico Engels cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40%
60%
Play Area
29.3%
45.3%
25.3%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Harry Winterburn of FC Bayern Munich

Match Ratings