
Dortmund vs Cologne 2023-24 German Bundesliga
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
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Aue, Germany
Attendance: 81,365
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 |
Statistics
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DOR![]() |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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