#AET: FC Cologne 2-1 Hertha Berlin

Venue: RheinEnergieSTADION

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FC Cologne

Marvin Schwäbe, Timo Hübers, Dominique Heintz (Damion Downs), Julian Pauli (Mathias Olesen), Denis Huseinbasic (Luca Waldschmidt), Eric Martel, Dejan Ljubicic, Max Finkgrafe (Leart Paqarada), Jan Thielmann (Florian Kainz), Linton Maina, Tim Lemperle.

Subs: Elias-Geoffrey Bakatukanda, Marvin Obuz, Mark Uth, Jonas Urbig.

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Hertha Berlin

Tjark Ernst, Márton Dárdai (Andreas Bouchalakis), Toni Leistner, Deyovaiso Zeefuik, Jonjoe Kenny, Ibrahim Maza (Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson), Kevin Sessa (Diego Demme), Pascal Klemens, Florian Niederlechner (Fabian Reese), Derry Scherhant, Michaël Cuisance (Gustav Christensen).

Subs: Smail Prevljak, Jan-Luca Schuler, Tim Goller, Boris Lum.

MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

12' Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, Hertha Berlin 1. Ibrahim Maza (Hertha Berlin) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

17' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Mathias Olesen replaces Julian Pauli because of an injury.

25' Deyovaisio Zeefuik (Hertha Berlin) is shown the red card for violent conduct.

25' Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card.

28' Dominique Heintz (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card.

29' Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Diego Demme replaces Kevin Sessa because of an injury.

30' Own Goal by Florian Niederlechner, Hertha Berlin. 1. FC Köln 1, Hertha Berlin 1.

59' Tim Lemperle (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card.

64' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Luca Waldschmidt replaces Denis Huseinbasic.

64' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Leart Paqarada replaces Max Finkgräfe.

69' Diego Demme (Hertha Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

72' Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Fabian Reese replaces Florian Niederlechner.

80' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Florian Kainz replaces Jan Thielmann.

86' Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Jón Thorsteinsson replaces Ibrahim Maza.

90' Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Andreas Bouchalakis replaces Márton Dárdai because of an injury.

90' Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Gustav Christensen replaces Michaël Cuisance.

95' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Damion Downs replaces Dominique Heintz.

120' Andreas Bouchalakis (Hertha Berlin) is shown the yellow card.

120'+1' Goal! 1. FC Köln 2, Hertha Berlin 1. Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

120'+2' Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

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Hi,

I have just booked a trip to Cologne with my younger brother, we were looking to come to the Köln Vs Schalke game.

What would be the best possible way of getting 2 tickets for this game??

Thanks so much

EDITED - not asking for payment (really trying to follow the rules here)

Okay… I did a dumb thing, before reading the warnings about StubHub and 3^(rd) party resellers I bought a ticket in section S3 via StubHub.  I’m pretty sure it’s legit, but I can’t be 100%.

I was able to get another ticket via the club directly, so now I have this standing room ticket I’m not going to use.

The face value is 16.50 euro, I paid around 80 euro for it after fees.  Lesson learned (already said I did a dumb thing)! 

If anyone is interested DM me.

My only request is;

1. You don't try to resell
2. If the ticket works and you're happy... consider throwing some Kölsch funds my way (reach out to me after the game)

What a dramatic draw. After a hard-to-watch 1st half FC came back great and then did not manage to get the 3 points in the craziest way. Kainz is always such an unlucky guy. It reminded me of his penalty where he slipped and touched it with both feet...

It feels like a loss and this can't be great for the morale. Makes me worry a bit about the cup game. I don't even rate Hertha but with Reese back and a win in their pocket the momentum surely is on their side.

Btw. I’ve been having this discussion with a couple of friends: Hannover’s first goal was not impossible to save. Or was it? What do you think?

Hello everybody, I apologise if these questions are asked too many times. I am a Köln fan not from Germany and I am visiting your lovely city for the first time while the Pokal match takes place. I know Köln is a huge club and tickets are hard to get, is it even harder for cup matches? I would really love to go to my first Köln match but I am finding it very hard. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Danke schön!

Guten Morgen, ich bin morgen nach langen Jahren wieder einmal mit dem PKW beim FC. Gibt es den damals immer von mir frequentierten Parkplatz am RWE, südlich des Stadions, noch?

Hello, my university has a cooperation with 1. FC Köln and we‘re supposed to update the stadium tour. Do you guys have any suggestions/best practice examples?

I’m doing a piece on young defensive midfielders and was wondering what the Köln fanbase thinks of Martel? He is great statistically and appears to have excellent physical traits, but not sure if I’ve seen enough to judge. Is a club like Man United a viable option for his career as of now? Or is he not at PL/European level yet?

https://www.fussballtransfers.com/a1947918391562632112-hoffenheim-schnappt-sich-koeln-talent-weitere-abgaenge-drohen

Heute morgen wurde zwar gesagt, dass es noch nicht fest steht. Aber das hört sich schon sehr konkret an.

In dem Bericht wird auch von Urbig und Finkgräfe als weitere Abgänge berichtet.

Another week another win. Sadly, not the convincing win we were hoping for but still a very deserved one imho. I want to give a shoutout to Heintz in his role as a dirtbag. I've been wishing for more asshole type of players in our squad for a long time now and it's pretty surprising to me, that we had one all along and he does it very well. The Hannover match will again be big not only because they're perceived as one of the better teams but because the point spread on the table is still super close.

A bit more of a meta thing but I want to share the surefire way to create Match Threads with the MatchThreadder bot after I myself have failed so often by not finding the correct spelling to trigger it with the old method: Five minutes before kickoff you have to direct message the bot with the subject line "Match Thread" the 6-digit ESPN code and "to /r/effzeh". You can find the code in the ESPN URL of the match. So for example, next match vs. Hannover looks like this.

https://global.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/711924/hannover-96-fc-cologne

The DM would be: 711924 to /r/effzeh

#FT: Preußen Münster 0-1 FC Cologne

Venue: Preußenstadion

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Preußen Münster

Johannes Schenk, Lukas Frenkert, Niko Koulis, Mikkel Kirkeskov, Jano Horst, Joshua Mees, Rico Preibinger (Jakob Korte), Jorrit Hendrix, András Németh, Charalampos Makridis (Etienne Amenyido), Yassine Bouchama (Marc Lorenz).

Subs: Luca Bazzoli, Torge Paetow, Dominik Schad, Thorben Deters, Simon Scherder, Morten Behrens.

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FC Cologne

Marvin Schwäbe, Timo Hübers (Mathias Olesen), Dominique Heintz, Julian Pauli, Denis Huseinbasic, Eric Martel, Leart Paqarada, Dejan Ljubicic, Tim Lemperle (Damion Downs), Linton Maina, Luca Waldschmidt (Florian Kainz).

Subs: Elias-Geoffrey Bakatukanda, Marvin Obuz, Max Finkgrafe, Jan Thielmann, Mark Uth, Jonas Urbig.

MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

24' Mathias Olesen (FC Cologne) Substitution at 24'

28' Rico Preibinger (Preußen Münster) Yellow Card at 28'

51' Tim Lemperle (FC Cologne) Goal at 51'

55' Leart Paqarada (FC Cologne) Yellow Card at 55'

68' Florian Kainz (FC Cologne) Substitution at 68'

70' Marc Lorenz (Preußen Münster) Substitution at 70'

71' Jakob Korte (Preußen Münster) Substitution at 71'

78' Etienne Amenyido (Preußen Münster) Substitution at 78'

79' Jakob Korte (Preußen Münster) Yellow Card at 79'

87' Damion Downs (FC Cologne) Substitution at 87'

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Hi,

I was over for Scotland v Switzerland in the summer, loved the city, club, and stadium so much that I became a member when I got home. I've been watching the games ever since. I managed to get tickets for Köln v Darmstadt on 15 March for a friend and I. I was wondering if anybody had advice on a couple of things:

1. Best pubs to go to pre- and post-match for atmosphere and a pint.

2. Any teams in the local area in the lower divisions that would be worth a trip to watch? We wouldn't even mind watching some amateur football.

Cheers.

Hello everyone,

I am new to cologne and and wanted to watch FC Köln play at RheinEnergieSTADION, if anyone has a spare ticket would love to watch it live. Also, if anyone who is a regular is willing I would to watch the game with a local and experience it the best possible way. Looking forward to it!

Thanks and cheers! 🍻!

An annoying as ever international break is slowly coming to an end and Friday 18:30 vs. Preußen Münster is approaching. Three wins in a row without conceding are looking good on paper but there was some luck involved. Let's hope for a convincing win. Side note: Bad timing for Finkgräfe with Pacarada injured he could've used the time but he was called up for U20 Germany.

I am visiting Köln with 5 friends and was hoping to see the Köln vs Hanover game, I was just posting to check if anyone happens to have 6 tickets they don't need or won't be using