Cologne –
Will 1. FC Köln succeed in their first Bundesliga victory in front of empty ranks?
After the 1-2 at Borussia Mönchengladbach and the 2-2 against FSV Mainz 05, the team of Markus Gisdol (50) now receives Fortuna Düsseldorf. With a success in the Rhenish duel, the lead on the relegation place seven game days before the end of the season would be 13 points.
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1. FC Cologne: Horn – Ehizibue, Leistner, Bornauw, Katterbach – Skhiri, Hector – Kainz, Uth, Jakobs – Cordoba
Fortuna Dusseldorf: Kastenmeier – Jörgensen, Hoffmann, Gießelmann – Zimmermann, Bodzek, Morales, Thommy – Skrzybski, Stöger – Karaman
Gates: –
34 .: Cordoba wants to bring the ball flat from the right into the box, but the Fortuna defensive blocks – corner kick. Skhiri heads this over the gate.
33 .: FC have 60 percent possession, but don’t make much of it.
28 .: Referee Cortus warns Bornauw after hard entry against Thommy, but leaves the card still in place.
24 .: Thommy goes down after a running duel with Katterbach in the FC penalty area – but that’s not enough for a penalty kick.
21 .: A bad passport by Leistner in front of his own penalty area gives Düsseldorf the first big chance. Horn parries against Karaman, who comes to a conclusion from twelve meters.
19 .: Cordoba crosses from the right into the box – but far too far for Jakobs. Cologne is still lacking in accuracy.
16 .: The FC strives for more game control. So far, the game has been completely balanced.
15 .: Cordoba lifts the ball into the box, but Uth is a step too late.
10 .: Cordoba appears alone in front of Kastenmeier after a long ball from Bornauw, but only hits the outside network. Referee Cortus whistles offside anyway.
6 .: While the game is waiting for its first chance, a jersey choreo can be seen on the east stand as against Mainz. The lettering “FC” was again formed from white home shirts. Around 1500 jerseys, scarves and other fan paraphernalia from season ticket holders are distributed around it. They can lend their lucky charms to FC until the end of the season.
4 .: Cologne comes from the left, but Katterbach loses the ball in the penalty area.
1.: A quiet start in the Rhein Energie Stadium.
Whistle
17:59: Before it starts, there’s a minute’s silence for the late FC legend Gerd Strack. Anyway, this weekend in the Bundesliga stadiums paused for the victims of the corona pandemic.
17:58: The teams are ready. With a Cologne victory, not only would relegation be virtually certain, but also sixth place only three points away.
5.50 p.m .: Cologne’s sports director Horst Heldt says of the derby: “The rivalry begins with Kölsch and Alt, and ends with Carnival.” Gisdol assures: “I don’t even know what is old …”
5.44 p.m .: FC trainer Markus Gisdol explains his changes to the starting eleven: “Ismail Jakobs is set with us, he is incredibly dynamic. Kingsley Ehizibue is similarly fast, I would also like to have his game on the pitch today. ”Gisdol continued:“ I feel great anticipation among my team. But I expect tactical discipline. “
5:37 p.m .: Dusseldorf won the first leg 2-0. At that time Friedhelm Funkel was still sitting on the coaching bench. His successor Uwe Rösler said before kick-off: “We have to be able to keep up in the duels. Cologne is physically very strong. “
5.30 p.m .: The last first division duel between Cologne and Düsseldorf in Müngersdorf was more than 23 years ago: On February 14, 1997, FC won 2-0 against Fortuna.
5.20 p.m .: Gisdol had already announced that Jakobs would return to the squad after his corona quarantine. The FC coach explained in advance: “He came back in astonishingly good condition.” Kingsley Schindler, on the other hand, is not in the 20s line-up of the Cologne team. In addition, Jorge Meré is fit again and replaces Robert Voloder in the squad.
5.15 p.m .: Gisdol has therefore made two changes in its starting line-up: Ismail Jakobs replaces Jan Thielmann and Kingsley Ehizibue joins the team for Benno Schmitz.
5:06 pm: Fortuna Düsseldorf’s coach Uwe Rösler relies on this team: Kastenmeier – Jörgensen, Hoffmann, Gießelmann – Zimmermann, Bodzek, Morales, Thommy – Skrzybski, Stöger – Karaman
5:01 p.m .: This starting elf trusts FC coach Markus Gisdol: Horn – Ehizibue, Leistner, Bornauw, Katterbach – Skhiri, Hector – Kainz, Uth, Jakobs – Cordoba
5 p.m .: Welcome to the live ticker for the game 1. FC Köln against Fortuna Düsseldorf.
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