Leverkusen vs Cologne 2022-23 German Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen

28': Amine Adli

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FC Cologne

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	31	81	0
+51	Bayern Munich	31	69	6
+32	VfB Stuttgart	31	64	7
+38	RB Leipzig	31	62	7

Full Table

Statistics

KOE		B04
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

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

Substitutes:

Adam Hlozek, Patrick Pentz, Daley Sinkgraven, Sardar Azmoun, Karim Bellarabi, Kerem Demirbay, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Odilon Kossounou, Exequiel Palacios.

FC Cologne (4-2-3-1)

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