German Bundesliga

VfL Wolfsburg vs FC Cologne, 2022-23 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg
  • 2': Lukas Nmecha
  • 79': Lukas Nmecha
FT
2 - 4
FC Cologne
  • 22': Dejan Ljubicic
  • 31': Paulo Otávio (OG)
  • 45'+2': Florian Kainz (P)
  • 81': Sargis Adamyan

About

VfL Wolfsburg are hosting FC Cologne at Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln).
  • 1': Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FC Köln 0. Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bartol Franjic.
  • 4': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Luca Kilian.
  • 5': Foul by Luca Waldschmidt (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 5': Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln).
  • 6': Paulo Otávio (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Steffen Tigges with a headed pass.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonas Hector.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Max Kruse (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ridle Baku with a cross.
  • 13': Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Foul by Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 14': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Jan Thielmann tries a through ball, but Steffen Tigges is caught offside.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonas Hector.
  • 17': Foul by Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln).
  • 17': Max Kruse (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Bartol Franjic (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 18': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Sebastiaan Bornauw.
  • 20': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Timo Hübers tries a through ball, but Jan Thielmann is caught offside.
  • 22': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FC Köln 1. Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Kainz with a through ball.
  • 23': Foul by Paulo Otávio (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 23': Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln).
  • 23': Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (1. FC Köln).
  • 24': Max Kruse (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 26': Foul by Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln).
  • 26': Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Max Kruse (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold.
  • 27': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Jan Thielmann.
  • 29': Foul by Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln).
  • 29': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Own Goal by Paulo Otávio, VfL Wolfsburg. VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FC Köln 2.
  • 33': Foul by Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 33': Steffen Tigges (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Foul by Micky van de Ven (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 38': Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 38': Micky van de Ven (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Florian Kainz with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 39': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Maximilian Arnold tries a through ball, but Luca Waldschmidt is caught offside.
  • 43': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Josuha Guilavogui.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Luca Kilian (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dejan Ljubicic with a cross following a corner.
  • 45': Penalty 1. FC Köln. Jan Thielmann draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45': Penalty conceded by Luca Waldschmidt (VfL Wolfsburg) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45'+1': VAR Decision: Penalty 1. FC Köln.
  • 45'+2': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FC Köln 3. Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FC Köln 3.
  • 45': Second Half begins VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FC Köln 3.
  • 45': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Omar Marmoush replaces Sebastiaan Bornauw.
  • 47': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Jonas Hector.
  • 48': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Jan Thielmann.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Luca Waldschmidt (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross following a corner.
  • 49': Foul by Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln).
  • 49': Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Paulo Otávio (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold.
  • 49': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Ellyes Skhiri.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ridle Baku with a cross following a corner.
  • 50': Foul by Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln).
  • 50': Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Ellyes Skhiri (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Kainz with a cross.
  • 52': Foul by Paulo Otávio (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 52': Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dejan Ljubicic.
  • 58': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Florian Kainz tries a through ball, but Steffen Tigges is caught offside.
  • 59': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (1. FC Köln).
  • 59': Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 60': Hand ball by Omar Marmoush (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 61': Foul by Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 61': Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 61': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Kevin Paredes replaces Luca Waldschmidt.
  • 63': Foul by Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln).
  • 63': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Linton Maina replaces Ondrej Duda.
  • 65': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Sargis Adamyan replaces Jan Thielmann.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonas Hector.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Sargis Adamyan (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Linton Maina.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Steffen Tigges (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sargis Adamyan with a cross.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Sargis Adamyan (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Linton Maina.
  • 71': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Josuha Guilavogui.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Ellyes Skhiri (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 74': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Felix Nmecha replaces Bartol Franjic.
  • 75': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jakub Kaminski replaces Paulo Otávio.
  • 75': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Mattias Svanberg replaces Maximilian Arnold.
  • 76': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Kingsley Schindler tries a through ball, but Linton Maina is caught offside.
  • 77': Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 77': Foul by Jakub Kaminski (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 78': Attempt missed. Ellyes Skhiri (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Linton Maina.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Max Kruse (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 79': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 2, 1. FC Köln 3. Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mattias Svanberg.
  • 80': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Tim Lemperle replaces Steffen Tigges.
  • 80': Foul by Tim Lemperle (1. FC Köln).
  • 80': Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 2, 1. FC Köln 4. Sargis Adamyan (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Kainz with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 82': Foul by Omar Marmoush (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 82': Linton Maina (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Omar Marmoush (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Josuha Guilavogui tries a through ball, but Kevin Paredes is caught offside.
  • 87': Foul by Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln).
  • 87': Max Kruse (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Denis Huseinbasic replaces Florian Kainz.
  • 88': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Eric Martel replaces Dejan Ljubicic.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Denis Huseinbasic (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Linton Maina.
  • 89': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Ridle Baku.
  • 90': Foul by Linton Maina (1. FC Köln).
  • 90': Kevin Paredes (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Max Kruse (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 90': Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 2, 1. FC Köln 4.
  • 0': Match ends, VfL Wolfsburg 2, 1. FC Köln 4.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 2
49.4 Possession 50.6
18 SHOTS 9
5 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
307 Accurate Passes 299
384 Passes 387
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 8
15 Crosses 24
0.3 Cross % 0.3
63 Long Balls 85
25 Accurate Long Balls 49
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
6 Blocked Shots 2
13 Effective Tackles 11
19 Tackles 18
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 11
18 Effective Clearances 12
18 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 25,654

Bundesliga Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bayern Munich 1 +6 3
2 Eintracht Frankfurt 1 +3 3
3 FC Augsburg 1 +2 3
3 VfL Wolfsburg 1 +2 3
Full Standings

Line-Ups

WOB VfL Wolfsburg (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Koen Casteels (GK)
29 Josuha Guilavogui
5 Micky van de Ven Yellow Card
3 Sebastiaan Bornauw
27 Maximilian Arnold
38 Bartol Franjic
9 Max Kruse
6 Paulo Otávio
20 Ridle Baku
10 Lukas Nmecha
7 Luca Waldschmidt
VfL Wolfsburg Substitutes:
Maxence Lacroix, Pavao Pervan, Omar Marmoush, Mattias Svanberg, Jakub Kaminski, Kilian Fischer, Felix Nmecha, Josip Brekalo, Kevin Paredes.

KOE FC Cologne (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
20 Marvin Schwäbe (GK)
4 Timo Hübers
15 Luca Kilian
14 Jonas Hector
17 Kingsley Schindler
18 Ondrej Duda Yellow Card
28 Ellyes Skhiri
7 Dejan Ljubicic
21 Steffen Tigges
11 Florian Kainz
29 Jan Thielmann
FC Cologne Substitutes:
Eric Martel, Denis Huseinbasic, Linton Maina, Georg Strauch, Rijad Smajic, Tim Lemperle, Kristian Pedersen, Sargis Adamyan, Timo Horn.

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