German Bundesliga

Dortmund vs Cologne 2021-22 German Bundesliga

  • 40': Thorgan Hazard
  • 63': Steffen Tigges
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2 - 0

Borussia Dortmund ease past Cologne at home to stay second

Borussia Dortmund secured a 2-0 victory against Cologne on Saturday with an efficient display that kept them a point behind leaders Bayern Munich.

Match Commentary

  • 11': Benno Schmitz (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, 1. FC Köln 0. Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, 1. FC Köln 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 1, 1. FC Köln 0.
  • 51': Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 56': Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Donyell Malen replaces Thorgan Hazard.
  • 58': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Steffen Tigges replaces Marin Pongracic.
  • 59': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Florian Kainz replaces Ondrej Duda.
  • 63': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, 1. FC Köln 0. Steffen Tigges (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a cross following a corner.
  • 64': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Rafael Czichos replaces Timo Hübers.
  • 64': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Sebastian Andersson replaces Jan Thielmann.
  • 70': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Felix Passlack replaces Marius Wolf.
  • 81': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Louis Schaub replaces Dejan Ljubicic.
  • 81': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Kingsley Ehizibue replaces Benno Schmitz.
  • 82': Salih Özcan (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Ansgar Knauff replaces Julian Brandt.
  • 88': Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Aue, Germany
Attendance: 66,709

German Bundesliga Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
0 VfL Wolfsburg 0 0 0
0 RB Leipzig 0 0 0
0 TSG Hoffenheim 0 0 0
0 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0 0 0
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Statistics

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11 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 5
57.6 Possession 42.4
21 SHOTS 8
5 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
446 Accurate Passes 302
537 Passes 402
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 3
22 Crosses 8
0.2 Cross % 0.4
63 Long Balls 63
34 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
6 Blocked Shots 0
13 Effective Tackles 12
19 Tackles 18
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
14 Interceptions 8
8 Effective Clearances 24
8 Clearances 24

Line-Ups

DOR Borussia Dortmund (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Gregor Kobel (GK)
15 Mats Hummels
34 Marin Pongracic
16 Manuel Akanji
28 Axel Witsel
22 Jude Bellingham
39 Marius Wolf
24 Thomas Meunier Yellow Card
10 Thorgan Hazard
11 Marco Reus
19 Julian Brandt

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

No. Name
1 Timo Horn (GK)
4 Timo Hübers Yellow Card
15 Luca Kilian
7 Dejan Ljubicic
14 Jonas Hector
2 Benno Schmitz Yellow Card
18 Ondrej Duda
6 Salih Özcan Yellow Card
29 Jan Thielmann
27 Anthony Modeste
13 Mark Uth

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