Match Report


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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at RheinEnergieStadion where FC Köln play host to FC Energie Cottbus. A crowd of 8,937 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both FC Köln and FC Energie Cottbus are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
The first half starts with FC Energie Cottbus kicking off!
2.43
Gary Gemmill makes a simple pass to Lars Gerlach. Lars Gerlach surges forward with the ball. Lars Gerlach finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
6.37
Hauke Röhner passes the ball forward to Lars Gerlach. Lars Gerlach surges forward with the ball. Lars Gerlach knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.02
Malte Wesselmann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daan Melchiot. Daan Melchiot knocks in a cross ball towards Nikolas Szepan. Nikolas Szepan powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
12.01
Hauke Röhner makes a probing pass to Lars Gerlach. Lars Gerlach passes the ball forward to Daan Melchiot. Daan Melchiot knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.36
Malte Wesselmann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nikolas Szepan. Nikolas Szepan goes all the way! Nikolas Szepan shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
24.24
Chris Coppinger hacks Gary Gemmill from behind! Chris Coppinger is warned by the referee! Gary Gemmill runs off the knock.
26.03
Lars Gerlach knocks the ball forward to Daan Melchiot. Daan Melchiot knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stefan Backes who gathers it comfortably.
27.18
Bakary Beck passes the ball forward to Chris Coppinger. Chris Coppinger whips in a cross ball towards Arno Haller. Arno Haller is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
34.59
FC Köln are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
38.29
Christian Lorenz hacks Lars Gerlach from behind! Christian Lorenz is warned by the referee! Lars Gerlach stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.15
Sebastian Jaschke knocks the ball to his team mate, Arno Haller. Arno Haller knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.16
Uwe Reimers makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Lozano. Daniel Lozano makes a simple pass to Daan Melchiot. Daan Melchiot knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Gary Gemmill deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Saez. Alejandro Saez knocks the ball forward to Daan Melchiot. Daan Melchiot knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
The second half starts with FC Köln kicking off!
48.33
Christian Lorenz takes it forward alone. Christian Lorenz lofts in a cross ball towards Arno Haller. Arno Haller is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
51.15
Sebastian Jaschke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Chris Coppinger. Chris Coppinger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.17
Bakary Beck deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arno Haller. Arno Haller shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
60.27
Uwe Reimers knocks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Saez. Alejandro Saez makes a simple pass to Daan Melchiot. Daan Melchiot knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jakob Dehm.
66.56
Lars Gerlach makes a beautiful solo run. Lars Gerlach shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
69.57
Alejandro Saez surges forward with the ball. Alejandro Saez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
72.34
Lars Gerlach makes a probing pass to Daan Melchiot. Daan Melchiot knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stefan Backes who gathers it comfortably.
73.00
Hauke Röhner knocks the ball forward to Alejandro Saez. Alejandro Saez passes the ball forward to Nikolas Szepan. Nikolas Szepan knocks in a cross ball towards Daan Melchiot. Daan Melchiot directs the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
75.16
Vincenzo Cziommer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fabrizio Mazzocchi. Fabrizio Mazzocchi passes the ball forward to Chris Coppinger. Chris Coppinger knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Uwe Reimers.
79.56
Arno Haller catches Uwe Reimers on the ankles. Arno Haller is given a warning by the referee! Uwe Reimers stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.19
Bakary Beck makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arno Haller. Arno Haller knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gary Gemmill.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Lars Gerlach of FC Köln
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
0
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.3%
43.7%
Play Area
27.6%
43.7%
28.7%