
Borussia Dortmund vs FC Cologne, 2022-23 German Bundesliga
· German BundesligaDazzling Dortmund crush Cologne to confirm Bundesliga title ambitions
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Borussia Dortmund climbed to the top of the Bundesliga standings after demolishing visitors Cologne 6-1 on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 2': Foul by Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln).
- 9': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Nico Schlotterbeck.
- 14': Attempt missed. Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 15': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, 1. FC Köln 0. Raphaël Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Donyell Malen.
- 17': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, 1. FC Köln 0. Sébastien Haller (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Raphaël Guerreiro.
- 20': Foul by Davie Selke (1. FC Köln).
- 20': Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt saved. Sargis Adamyan (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dejan Ljubicic.
- 22': Attempt missed. Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Davie Selke.
- 23': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Nico Schlotterbeck.
- 25': Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Foul by Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund).
- 26': Attempt blocked. Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Kainz with a cross.
- 26': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Mahmoud Dahoud.
- 28': Foul by Julian Chabot (1. FC Köln).
- 28': Sébastien Haller (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt saved. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jude Bellingham with a through ball.
- 32': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 3, 1. FC Köln 0. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Raphaël Guerreiro.
- 34': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Marius Wolf.
- 36': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 4, 1. FC Köln 0. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Niklas Süle.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Davie Selke (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benno Schmitz with a cross.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Davie Selke.
- 39': Delay in match because of an injury Niklas Süle (Borussia Dortmund).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Attempt saved. Davie Selke (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Benno Schmitz.
- 42': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 4, 1. FC Köln 1. Davie Selke (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal.
- 43': Foul by Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln).
- 43': Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': Foul by Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln).
- 45'+2': Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 4, 1. FC Köln 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 4, 1. FC Köln 1.
- 47': Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Foul by Julian Chabot (1. FC Köln).
- 48': Foul by Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund).
- 48': Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund).
- 53': Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Attempt missed. Davie Selke (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonas Hector with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 58': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Linton Maina replaces Sargis Adamyan.
- 58': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Denis Huseinbasic replaces Florian Kainz.
- 58': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Eric Martel replaces Julian Chabot.
- 62': Attempt missed. Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Raphaël Guerreiro.
- 66': Foul by Eric Martel (1. FC Köln).
- 66': Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card.
- 67': Foul by Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln).
- 67': Sébastien Haller (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Attempt saved. Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 69': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 5, 1. FC Köln 1. Sébastien Haller (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
- 69': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Steffen Tigges replaces Davie Selke.
- 70': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 6, 1. FC Köln 1. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 72': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Anthony Modeste replaces Sébastien Haller.
- 72': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Thomas Meunier replaces Donyell Malen.
- 72': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Giovanni Reyna replaces Marco Reus.
- 76': Foul by Anthony Modeste (Borussia Dortmund).
- 76': Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Denis Huseinbasic (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund).
- 79': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Mats Hummels replaces Mahmoud Dahoud.
- 79': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Tom Rothe replaces Julian Ryerson.
- 79': Attempt saved. Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 79': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Alexander Meyer.
- 80': Foul by Denis Huseinbasic (1. FC Köln).
- 80': Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Foul by Tom Rothe (Borussia Dortmund).
- 83': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Kingsley Schindler replaces Dejan Ljubicic.
- 84': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Tom Rothe.
- 85': Foul by Tom Rothe (Borussia Dortmund).
- 85': Kingsley Schindler (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Eric Martel (1. FC Köln).
- 87': Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Ellyes Skhiri.
- 88': Niklas Süle (Borussia Dortmund) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jude Bellingham with a cross following a corner.
- 89': Attempt missed. Tom Rothe (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mats Hummels with a cross following a corner.
- 89': Attempt saved. Linton Maina (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kingsley Schindler.
- 89': Kingsley Schindler (1. FC Köln) hits the right post with a right footed shot from very close range following a fast break.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 6, 1. FC Köln 1.
- 0': Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 6, 1. FC Köln 1.
Statistics
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DOR![]() |
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10 | Fouls | 7 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 0 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
2 | Saves | 4 |
36.4 | Possession | 63.6 |
11 | SHOTS | 12 |
5 | ON GOAL | 8 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.7 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
339 | Accurate Passes | 648 |
398 | Passes | 718 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
6 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
21 | Crosses | 12 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
31 | Long Balls | 60 |
16 | Accurate Long Balls | 45 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
21 | Tackles | 16 |
0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
10 | Interceptions | 8 |
18 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
18 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Aue, Germany
Attendance: 81,365
Bundesliga Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bayern Munich | 2 | +7 | 6 |
2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2 | +5 | 6 |
3 | FC Cologne | 2 | +4 | 6 |
4 | Borussia Dortmund | 2 | +3 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Borussia Dortmund (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
33 | Alexander Meyer (GK) |
4 | Nico Schlotterbeck |
25 | Niklas Süle |
26 | Julian Ryerson |
17 | Marius Wolf |
8 | Mahmoud Dahoud ![]() |
13 | Raphaël Guerreiro |
22 | Jude Bellingham |
9 | Sébastien Haller |
11 | Marco Reus |
21 | Donyell Malen |
FC Cologne (4-2-2-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
20 | Marvin Schwäbe (GK) |
24 | Jeff Chabot |
4 | Timo Hübers |
14 | Jonas Hector |
2 | Benno Schmitz |
47 | Mathias Olesen |
28 | Ellyes Skhiri |
27 | Davie Selke |
23 | Sargis Adamyan |
11 | Florian Kainz |
7 | Dejan Ljubicic |
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