FC Cologne vs Hertha Berlin, 2024-25 German 2. Bundesliga

· German 2. Bundesliga

FC Cologne

FT
0 - 1

Hertha Berlin

46': Fabian Reese

About

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

Match Commentary

19': Jonjoe Kenny (Hertha Berlin) Yellow Card at 19'
20': Tim Lemperle (FC Cologne) Yellow Card at 20'
35': Michaël Cuisance (Hertha Berlin) Yellow Card at 35'
41': Linus Gechter (Hertha Berlin) Yellow Card at 41'
46': Fabian Reese (Hertha Berlin) Goal at 46'
65': Dejan Ljubicic (FC Cologne) Substitution at 65'
65': Max Finkgrafe (FC Cologne) Substitution at 65'
72': Julian Pauli (FC Cologne) Substitution at 72'
73': Kevin Sessa (Hertha Berlin) Substitution at 73'
73': Jan-Luca Schuler (Hertha Berlin) Substitution at 73'
77': Florian Kainz (FC Cologne) Substitution at 77'
77': Damion Downs (FC Cologne) Substitution at 77'
82': Marten Winkler (Hertha Berlin) Yellow Card at 82'
84': Michal Karbownik (Hertha Berlin) Substitution at 84'
89': Andreas Bouchalakis (Hertha Berlin) Substitution at 89'

Statistics

BSC		KOE
8	Fouls	11
4	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	5
39.7	Possession	60.3
18	SHOTS	15
6	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.3
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
5	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 (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Marvin Schwäbe (GK)
3	Dominique Heintz
2	Joel Schmied
17	Leart Paqarada
29	Jan Thielmann
6	Eric Martel
8	Denis Huseinbasic
47	Mathias Olesen
27	Imad Rondic
19	Tim Lemperle
9	Luca Waldschmidt

FC Cologne Substitutes:

Marvin Obuz, Max Finkgrafe, Steffen Tigges, Damion Downs, Mark Uth, Julian Pauli, Anthony Racioppi, Dejan Ljubicic, Florian Kainz.

Hertha Berlin (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Tjark Ernst (GK)
37	Toni Leistner
42	Deyovaiso Zeefuik
44	Linus Gechter
10	Ibrahim Maza
27	Michaël Cuisance
6	Diego Demme
22	Marten Winkler
16	Jonjoe Kenny
39	Derry Scherhant
11	Fabian Reese

Hertha Berlin Substitutes:

Andreas Bouchalakis, Jan-Luca Schuler, Marius Gersbeck, Pal Dardai, Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson, Florian Niederlechner, Michal Karbownik, Kevin Sessa, Smail Prevljak.

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