Match Report


FC Bayern MunichFC Bayern Munich     FC KölnFC Köln
David ConnorDavid Connor Dave Cee Dave Cee
Julian LaCroneJ. LaCrone75
G
1captain
G
78Cliff CalesC. Cales
Albrecht NetzerA. Netzer62
D
2
D
71Kevin KrügerK. Krüger
Youssef El-KhalejY. El-Khalej70
D
3
D
58Linus NeudeckerL. Neudecker
René ZauggR. Zaugg71
D
4
D
74Nico MeidtN. Meidt
Pieter Van HintumP. Van Hintum74
M
5
D
74Yurtcan IzzetY. Izzet
Thomas JaschkeT. Jaschke81
M
6
M
72Oliver HelmerO. Helmer
Branko DammanB. Damman83
M
captain7
M
78Hannes GeisH. Geis
Sergio BentoS. Bento76
M
8
M
73Steffen KohlerS. Kohler
Vitor AlvesV. Alves78
A
9
A
75Esteban CarrascoE. Carrasco
Vincenzo LinkeV. Linke65
A
10
A
71Julian WesselmannJ. Wesselmann
Luis AlmeidaL. Almeida77
A
11
A
65Gerhard RahnG. Rahn
 
Paul HulmeP. Hulme41
D
12
D
55Nicolas ArendtN. Arendt
Nico HöferN. Höfer65
M
13
M
69Nikolas RaffN. Raff
Jan JentschJ. Jentsch53
A
14
A
71Philipp ArndtP. Arndt

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Match Report
The weather is mixed here at Allianz Arena where FC Bayern Munich play host to FC Köln. A crowd of 17,182 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Bayern Munich are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Köln appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Simon Wallner.


0.00
FC Köln start the match!
2.22
Steffen Kohler flicks a high ball forward to Oliver Helmer who takes it down. Oliver Helmer lofts in a cross ball towards Esteban Carrasco. Esteban Carrasco outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Julian LaCrone punches it away to safety.
4.11
With imagination, Hannes Geis plays the ball forward to Esteban Carrasco. Esteban Carrasco makes a simple pass, allowing Gerhard Rahn to run into the box. Gerhard Rahn takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
16.23
Kevin Krüger flicks a high ball forward to Oliver Helmer who takes it down. Oliver Helmer passes the ball forward to Gerhard Rahn. Gerhard Rahn lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Wesselmann. Julian Wesselmann is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Julian LaCrone gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
20.52
Youssef El-Khalej threads a neat ball through to Thomas Jaschke. Thomas Jaschke hits a low pass to Vitor Alves. Vitor Alves knocks in a cross ball towards Luis Almeida. Luis Almeida makes a deft header. Magnificent save by Cliff Cales!
27.47
Julian Wesselmann knocks the ball to his team mate, Steffen Kohler. Steffen Kohler knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Albrecht Netzer.
28.04
Oliver Helmer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Esteban Carrasco. Esteban Carrasco knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Wesselmann. Julian Wesselmann rises majestically and gets a header on goal but is denied by Julian LaCrone. Excellent save.
32.32
Youssef El-Khalej flicks a high pass forward. Sergio Bento collects the pass. Sergio Bento flicks a high pass forward to Vincenzo Linke who brings the ball under control. Vincenzo Linke knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kevin Krüger.
34.05
Oliver Helmer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Esteban Carrasco. Esteban Carrasco shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
36.38
Youssef El-Khalej makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pieter Van Hintum. Pieter Van Hintum makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luis Almeida. Luis Almeida lofts in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Linke. Vincenzo Linke connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but is denied by Yurtcan Izzet. Excellent block.
38.13
Oliver Helmer flicks a high ball forward to Steffen Kohler who takes it down. Steffen Kohler whips in a cross ball towards Gerhard Rahn. Gerhard Rahn outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
39.30
Steffen Kohler clumsily knocks into Albrecht Netzer. The referee calls over Steffen Kohler and shows him a yellow card! Albrecht Netzer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.09
Nico Meidt darts forward. Nico Meidt whips in a cross ball towards Julian Wesselmann. Julian Wesselmann flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
FC Bayern Munich kick off the second half!
49.30
Kevin Krüger clumsily knocks into Luis Almeida. Kevin Krüger is shown the yellow card! Luis Almeida carries on, but is struggling a bit.
51.05
Hannes Geis makes a simple pass to Esteban Carrasco. Esteban Carrasco lofts in a cross ball towards Gerhard Rahn. Gerhard Rahn connects with a diving header but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
55.08
Oliver Helmer sees space and advances. Oliver Helmer knocks in a cross ball towards Esteban Carrasco. With a superhuman jump, Esteban Carrasco connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Solid save from Julian LaCrone.
57.05
Hannes Geis hits a low pass to Oliver Helmer. Oliver Helmer whips in a cross ball towards Julian Wesselmann. Julian Wesselmann whips the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Julian LaCrone manages to keep it out.
60.38
FC Köln have made a substitution with Philipp Arndt replacing Gerhard Rahn .
61.45
Hannes Geis knocks the ball forward to Julian Wesselmann. Julian Wesselmann lofts in a cross ball towards Steffen Kohler. Steffen Kohler connects with a diving header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
63.22
René Zaugg comes in with a late challenge on Julian Wesselmann. The referee brings René Zaugg to one side and gives him a warning! Julian Wesselmann hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.28
Youssef El-Khalej pushes mid-way up the pitch. Youssef El-Khalej flicks a high pass forward. Sergio Bento collects the pass. Sergio Bento whips in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Linke. Vincenzo Linke is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Superb reactions from Cliff Cales. What a save!
66.50
Oliver Helmer hacks Sergio Bento from behind! Oliver Helmer is shown the yellow card! Sergio Bento gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
69.55
Youssef El-Khalej knocks the ball to his team mate, Pieter Van Hintum. Pieter Van Hintum picks a pass forward to Vincenzo Linke. Vincenzo Linke tries a spectacular long range effort. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
72.28
Linus Neudecker comes in with a late challenge on Vitor Alves. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Vitor Alves runs off the knock.
73.34
Julian Wesselmann comes in with a late challenge on Pieter Van Hintum. Julian Wesselmann is shown the yellow card! Pieter Van Hintum carries on, but is struggling a bit.
79.11
Pieter Van Hintum catches Steffen Kohler on the ankles. The referee calls over Pieter Van Hintum and warns him to calm down! Steffen Kohler carries on, but is struggling a bit.
81.15
Nico Meidt flicks a high ball forward to Hannes Geis who gracefully takes it down. Hannes Geis sees Oliver Helmer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Oliver Helmer whips in a cross ball towards Julian Wesselmann. Julian Wesselmann knocks the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
83.06
Albrecht Netzer comes in with a late challenge on Julian Wesselmann. The referee brings Albrecht Netzer to one side and gives him a warning! Julian Wesselmann stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.06
Kevin Krüger boots it upfield. Steffen Kohler knocks in a cross ball towards Philipp Arndt. Philipp Arndt flicks the ball with his head but it's well over the bar!
90.00
Linus Neudecker passes the ball forward to Hannes Geis. Hannes Geis flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Helmer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Oliver Helmer runs straight at the defence! Oliver Helmer tries a spectacular strike but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Bayern Munich

FC Köln
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
9
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
5
Yellow Cards
0
5
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39.5%
60.5%
Play Area
38.2%
43.4%
18.4%

Scorers
Gerhard Rahn 4
Julian Wesselmann 40

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Julian LaCrone of FC Bayern Munich

Match Ratings
1.Julian LaCrone (GK)
8
2.Albrecht Netzer (DEF)
5
3.Youssef El-Khalej (DEF)
7
4.René Zaugg (DEF)
6
5.Pieter Van Hintum (MID)
6
6.Thomas Jaschke (MID)
6
7.Branko Damman (MID)
6
8.Sergio Bento (MID)
6
9.Vitor Alves (ATT)
6
10.Vincenzo Linke (ATT)
6
11.Luis Almeida (ATT)
6
 
12.Paul Hulme (DEF)
0
13.Nico Höfer (MID)
0
14.Jan Jentsch (ATT)
0

1.Cliff Cales (GK)
6
2.Kevin Krüger (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Linus Neudecker (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Nico Meidt (DEF)
7
5.Yurtcan Izzet (DEF)
6
6.Oliver Helmer (MID)yellow card
8
7.Hannes Geis (MID)
7
8.Steffen Kohler (MID)yellow card
6
9.Esteban Carrasco (ATT)
8
10.Julian Wesselmann (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
11.Gerhard Rahn (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Nicolas Arendt (DEF)
0
13.Nikolas Raff (MID)
0
14.Philipp Arndt (ATT)
6