Dortmund vs Cologne 2023-24 German Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund

88': Donyell Malen

FT
1 - 0

FC Cologne

Dortmund's Malen scores last-gasp winner over Cologne in season opener

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Donyell Malen drilled in an 88th minute winner to hand Borussia Dortmund, last season's runner-up, a nervous 1-0 victory over visiting Cologne in their Bundesliga opener on Saturday.

Match Commentary

45'+3': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 0, 1. FC Köln 0.
45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 0, 1. FC Köln 0.
52': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Sargis Adamyan replaces Davie Selke because of an injury.
59': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Felix Nmecha replaces Emre Can.
59': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Youssoufa Moukoko replaces Sébastien Haller.
66': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Mathias Olesen replaces Florian Kainz.
66': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Max Finkgrafe replaces Luca Waldschmidt.
69': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Karim Adeyemi replaces Marco Reus.
83': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marius Wolf replaces Ramy Bensebaïni.
84': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Thorgan Hazard replaces Julian Ryerson.
88': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, 1. FC Köln 0. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Felix Nmecha following a corner.
90'+1': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Luca Kilian replaces Rasmus Carstensen.
90'+1': Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Aue, Germany
Attendance: 81,365

German Bundesliga Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+44	Bayern Munich	15	41	0
+14	Borussia Dortmund	15	32	1
+13	Bayer Leverkusen	15	29	4
+11	RB Leipzig	15	29	4

Full Table

Statistics

KOE		DOR
11	Fouls	13
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	6
1	Saves	4
33.4	Possession	66.6
11	SHOTS	13
4	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
263	Accurate Passes	618
339	Passes	702
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	6
20	Crosses	18
0.2	Cross %	0.3
34	Long Balls	52
15	Accurate Long Balls	37
0.4	Long Balls %	0.7
2	Blocked Shots	5
14	Effective Tackles	8
20	Tackles	11
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
12	Interceptions	10
22	Effective Clearances	14
22	Clearances	14

Line-Ups

Borussia Dortmund (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Gregor Kobel (GK)
15	Mats Hummels
25	Niklas Süle
5	Ramy Bensebaini
26	Julian Ryerson
11	Marco Reus
23	Emre Can
20	Marcel Sabitzer
9	Sébastien Haller
19	Julian Brandt
21	Donyell Malen

Substitutes:

Thorgan Hazard, Felix Nmecha, Alexander Meyer, Jamie Gittens, Youssoufa Moukoko, Nico Schlotterbeck, Karim Adeyemi, Salih Özcan, Marius Wolf.

FC Cologne (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Marvin Schwäbe (GK)
24	Jeff Chabot
4	Timo Hübers
17	Leart Paqarada
2	Benno Schmitz
11	Florian Kainz
6	Eric Martel
7	Dejan Ljubicic
27	Davie Selke
9	Luca Waldschmidt
18	Rasmus Carstensen

Substitutes:

Max Finkgrafe, Luca Kilian, Kristian Pedersen, Sargis Adamyan, Denis Huseinbasic, Mathias Olesen, Jacob Christensen, Philipp Pentke, Dimitrios Limnios.