German Bundesliga

FC Cologne vs 1. FC Union Berlin, 2025-26 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
FC Cologne
  • Red Card 82': Rav van den Berg
FT
0 - 1
1. FC Union Berlin
  • 90'+1': András Schäfer

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FC Cologne are hosting 1. FC Union Berlin at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, 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.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jakub Kaminski.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Frederik Rønnow (1. FC Union Berlin). Assisted by Jan Thielmann.
  • 7': Delay in match because of an injury Derrick Köhn (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 9': Foul by Oliver Burke (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 9': Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Ilyas Ansah (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 11': Foul by Sebastian Sebulonsen (1. FC Köln).
  • 11': Ilyas Ansah (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Woo-yeong Jeong (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 13': Foul by Sebastian Sebulonsen (1. FC Köln).
  • 13': Ilyas Ansah (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Sebastian Sebulonsen (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Trimmel with a cross.
  • 14': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Ragnar Ache.
  • 18': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Ilyas Ansah is caught offside.
  • 21': Danilho Doekhi (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln).
  • 22': Foul by Danilho Doekhi (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 22': Kristoffer Lund (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Frederik Rønnow (1. FC Union Berlin). Assisted by Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson with a through ball.
  • 28': Handball by Aljoscha Kemlein (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Ilyas Ansah (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Derrick Köhn.
  • 30': Foul by Tom Krauß (1. FC Köln).
  • 30': Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Leopold Querfeld (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 33': Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Danilho Doekhi.
  • 37': Foul by Woo-yeong Jeong (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 37': Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Sebulonsen.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Sebastian Sebulonsen (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jan Thielmann with a cross.
  • 39': Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 40': Foul by Christopher Trimmel (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 40': Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Christopher Trimmel (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Sebulonsen (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 42': Foul by Derrick Köhn (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 42': Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Diogo Leite.
  • 45': Aljoscha Kemlein (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (1. FC Köln).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Woo-yeong Jeong is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, 1. FC Köln 0, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins 1. FC Köln 0, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
  • 46': Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Woo-yeong Jeong (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 48': Foul by Ilyas Ansah (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 48': Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Tom Krauß (1. FC Köln).
  • 49': Ilyas Ansah (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Tom Krauß (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Foul by Kristoffer Lund (1. FC Köln).
  • 54': Woo-yeong Jeong (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Kristoffer Lund.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Oliver Burke (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Danilho Doekhi following a corner.
  • 58': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Marius Bülter replaces Ragnar Ache.
  • 59': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Christopher Trimmel.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Tom Krauß (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 61': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Sebastian Sebulonsen is caught offside.
  • 62': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Jan Thielmann.
  • 63': Foul by Leopold Querfeld (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 63': Kristoffer Lund (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Livan Burcu replaces Woo-yeong Jeong.
  • 65': Foul by Derrick Köhn (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 65': Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Sebulonsen (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 67': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Kristoffer Lund.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Leopold Querfeld (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Marvin Schwäbe (1. FC Köln). Assisted by Christopher Trimmel with a cross.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Aljoscha Kemlein (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
  • 68': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Saïd El Mala replaces Jan Thielmann.
  • 68': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Denis Huseinbasic replaces Tom Krauß.
  • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Andrej Ilic replaces Oliver Burke.
  • 72': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Tim Skarke replaces Ilyas Ansah.
  • 73': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Josip Juranovic replaces Christopher Trimmel.
  • 76': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Kristoffer Lund.
  • 80': Foul by Aljoscha Kemlein (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 80': Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Aljoscha Kemlein (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Handball by Rav van den Berg (1. FC Köln).
  • 82': Rav van den Berg (1. FC Köln) is shown the red card.
  • 84': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. András Schäfer replaces Aljoscha Kemlein.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Leopold Querfeld with a headed pass.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Livan Burcu (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 86': Delay in match (1. FC Köln). VAR checking.
  • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 86': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Linton Maina replaces Jakub Kaminski.
  • 86': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Cenk Özkacar replaces Dominique Heintz.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. András Schäfer (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tim Skarke.
  • 88': (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': András Schäfer (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 88': András Schäfer (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Derrick Köhn with a cross.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Sebastian Sebulonsen.
  • 90'+1': Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, 1. FC Union Berlin 1. András Schäfer (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 90'+2': Handball by Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Sebulonsen (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cenk Özkacar.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Kristoffer Lund (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Sebulonsen.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Tim Skarke (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 90'+3': Linton Maina (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Josip Juranovic (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 90'+5': Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Cenk Özkacar (1. FC Köln).
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Saïd El Mala (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
  • 90'+8': Frederik Rønnow (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, 1. FC Köln 0, 1. FC Union Berlin 1.
  • 0': Match ends, 1. FC Köln 0, 1. FC Union Berlin 1.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 9
5 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 1
37.7 Possession 62.3
11 SHOTS 13
3 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
238 Accurate Passes 452
306 Passes 524
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
9 Accurate Crosses 8
22 Crosses 24
0.4 Cross % 0.3
54 Long Balls 45
22 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
4 Blocked Shots 6
3 Effective Tackles 5
7 Tackles 9
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
3 Interceptions 2
36 Effective Clearances 41
36 Clearances 41

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: RheinEnergieStadion
Location: Cologne, Germany
Attendance: 50,000

Bundesliga Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bayern Munich 15 +44 41
2 Borussia Dortmund 15 +14 32
3 Bayer Leverkusen 15 +13 29
4 RB Leipzig 15 +11 29
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Marvin Schwäbe (GK)
3 Dominique Heintz
33 Rav van den Berg Red Card
32 Kristoffer Lund
28 Sebastian Sebulonsen Yellow Card
18 Ísak Jóhannesson
6 Eric Martel
5 Tom Krauss Yellow Card
9 Ragnar Ache
16 Jakub Kaminski
29 Jan Thielmann
FC Cologne Substitutes:
Said El Mala, Denis Huseinbasic, Marius Bulter, Fynn Schenten, Linton Maina, Ron-Robert Zieler, Alessio Castro-Montes, Florian Kainz, Cenk Özkacar.

FCU 1. FC Union Berlin (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Frederik Ronnow (GK) Yellow Card
14 Leopold Querfeld
4 Diogo Leite
5 Danilho Doekhi
6 Aljoscha Kemlein Yellow Card
8 Rani Khedira
39 Derrick Köhn
28 Christopher Trimmel Yellow Card
7 Oliver Burke
10 Ilyas Ansah
11 Jeong Woo-Yeong
1. FC Union Berlin Substitutes:
Livan Burcu, Andrej Ilic, Josip Juranovic, Oluwaseun Ogbemudia, Tim Skarke, Matheo Raab, Stanley N'Soki, András Schäfer, David Preu.

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