Dortmund vs Cologne 2021-22 German Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund

40': Thorgan Hazard
63': Steffen Tigges

FT
2 - 0

FC Cologne

Borussia Dortmund ease past Cologne at home to stay second

Thorgan Hazard of Borussia Dortmund celebrates scoring his sides first goal with Jude Bellingham [1296x729]

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
+65	Bayern Munich	24	63	1
+26	Borussia Dortmund	24	52	2
+18	TSG Hoffenheim	24	46	6
+16	VfB Stuttgart	24	46	6

Full Table

Statistics

KOE		DOR
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

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
10	Thorgan Hazard
11	Marco Reus
19	Julian Brandt

Substitutes:

Reiner, Donyell Malen, Steffen Tigges, Antonios Papadopoulos, Lennard Maloney, Youssoufa Moukoko, Marwin Hitz, Ansgar Knauff, Felix Passlack.

FC Cologne (4-1-3-2)

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