FC Cologne vs Hannover 96, 2024-25 German 2. Bundesliga

· German 2. Bundesliga

FC Cologne

48': Tim Lemperle
81': Damion Downs

FT
2 - 2

Hannover 96

25': Jessic Ngankam
54': Max Christiansen
86': Florian Kainz (OG)

About

FC Cologne are hosting Hannover 96 at RheinEnergieSTADION, Köln, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German 2. Bundesliga.

Match Commentary

25': Jessic Ngankam (Hannover 96) Goal at 25'
43': Havard Nielsen (Hannover 96) Yellow Card at 43'
48': Tim Lemperle (FC Cologne) Goal at 48'
54': Max Christiansen (Hannover 96) Red Card at 54'
61': Fabian Kunze (Hannover 96) Substitution at 61'
71': Florian Kainz (FC Cologne) Substitution at 71'
71': Damion Downs (FC Cologne) Substitution at 71'
77': Florian Kainz (FC Cologne) Yellow Card at 77'
81': Damion Downs (FC Cologne) Goal at 81'
82': Monju Momuluh (Hannover 96) Substitution at 82'
85': Andreas Voglsammer (Hannover 96) Substitution at 85'
86': Florian Kainz (FC Cologne) Own Goal at 86'
90': Mark Uth (FC Cologne) Substitution at 90'
90': Jan Thielmann (FC Cologne) Substitution at 90'

Statistics

H96		KOE
10	Fouls	15
1	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	10
1	Saves	1
30.5	Possession	69.5
7	SHOTS	15
2	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
4	Blocked Shots	6
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: German 2. Bundesliga

Venue: RheinEnergieSTADION
Location: Köln, Germany
Attendance: 50,000

2. Bundesliga Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	FC Cologne	34	+15	61
2	Hamburg SV	34	+34	59
3	SV 07 Elversberg	34	+27	58
4	SC Paderborn 07	34	+10	55

Full Standings

Line-Ups

FC Cologne (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Marvin Schwäbe (GK)
4	Timo Hübers
3	Dominique Heintz
24	Julian Pauli
8	Denis Huseinbasic
6	Eric Martel
17	Leart Paqarada
7	Dejan Ljubicic
19	Tim Lemperle
37	Linton Maina
9	Luca Waldschmidt

FC Cologne Substitutes:

Mark Uth, Marvin Obuz, Rasmus Carstensen, Florian Kainz, Max Finkgrafe, Damion Downs, Jan Thielmann, Jonas Urbig, Mathias Olesen.

Hannover 96 (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Ron-Robert Zieler (GK)
23	Marcel Halstenberg
5	Phil Neumann
2	Josh Knight
13	Max Christiansen
8	Enzo Leopold
20	Jannick Dehm
21	Sei Muroya
7	Jessic Ngankam
9	Nicolo Tresoldi
16	Havard Nielsen

Hannover 96 Substitutes:

Fabian Kunze, Lars Gindorf, Monju Momuluh, Lukas Wallner, Bartlomiej Wdowik, Leo Weinkauf, Lee Hyun-Ju, Jannik Rochelt, Andreas Voglsammer.

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