German Bundesliga

Leverkusen vs Cologne 2022-23 German Bundesliga

  • 28': Amine Adli
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  • 14': Davie Selke
  • 36': Davie Selke

Selke double helps Cologne end Leverkusen's 14-game unbeaten run

Bayer Leverkusen lost 2-1 to Cologne on Friday to end their 14-game unbeaten run across all competitions and put their European spot in danger.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 14': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, 1. FC Köln 1. Davie Selke (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Kainz with a cross.
  • 28': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, 1. FC Köln 1. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby following a fast break.
  • 36': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, 1. FC Köln 2. Davie Selke (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jan Thielmann with a cross.
  • 45': Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, 1. FC Köln 2.
  • 57': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios replaces Mitchel Bakker.
  • 57': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Nadiem Amiri.
  • 65': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Kingsley Schindler replaces Florian Kainz.
  • 65': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Mathias Olesen replaces Jan Thielmann.
  • 69': Mathias Olesen (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Davie Selke (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card.
  • 71': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Steffen Tigges replaces Davie Selke.
  • 80': Julian Chabot (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card.
  • 80': Linton Maina (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card.
  • 80': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 81': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Sardar Azmoun replaces Jonathan Tah.
  • 83': Benno Schmitz (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Denis Huseinbasic replaces Dejan Ljubicic.
  • 86': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Sargis Adamyan replaces Linton Maina.
  • 89': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Karim Bellarabi replaces Amine Adli.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 30,210

German Bundesliga Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+55 Bayer Leverkusen 29 79 0
+46 Bayern Munich 29 63 6
+33 VfB Stuttgart 29 63 6
+34 RB Leipzig 29 56 7
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Statistics

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13 Fouls 8
6 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 9
2 Saves 3
35.7 Possession 64.3
7 SHOTS 13
5 ON GOAL 3
0.7 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
270 Accurate Passes 554
375 Passes 672
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 4
12 Crosses 28
0.4 Cross % 0.1
61 Long Balls 53
19 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 7
13 Effective Tackles 8
20 Tackles 20
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
14 Interceptions 10
28 Effective Clearances 3
28 Clearances 3

Line-Ups

B04 Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
4 Jonathan Tah
3 Piero Hincapié
12 Edmond Tapsoba
11 Nadiem Amiri
8 Robert Andrich
5 Mitchel Bakker
30 Jeremie Frimpong
21 Amine Adli
27 Florian Wirtz
19 Moussa Diaby

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

No. Name
20 Marvin Schwäbe (GK)
24 Julian Chabot Yellow Card
4 Timo Hübers
14 Jonas Hector
2 Benno Schmitz Yellow Card
11 Florian Kainz
28 Ellyes Skhiri
7 Dejan Ljubicic
27 Davie Selke
37 Linton Maina Yellow Card
29 Jan Thielmann

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