Cologne vs Nice 2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League, Group Stage
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2 - 2
2 - 2
Introduction
FC Cologne are hosting Nice
at RheinEnergieStadion, Köln, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa Conference League.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 40': Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, Nice 1. Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 43': Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, Nice 2. Billal Brahimi (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youcef Atal with a through ball.
- 48': Goal! 1. FC Köln 1, Nice 2. Denis Huseinbasic (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kristian Pedersen following a corner.
- 55': Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Linton Maina replaces Florian Kainz.
- 59': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Benno Schmitz replaces Kingsley Schindler.
- 60': Goal! 1. FC Köln 2, Nice 2. Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Denis Huseinbasic.
- 68': Substitution, Nice. Aaron Ramsey replaces Khéphren Thuram.
- 69': Linton Maina (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Eric Martel replaces Denis Huseinbasic.
- 75': Substitution, Nice. Sofiane Diop replaces Billal Brahimi.
- 75': Substitution, Nice. Jordan Lotomba replaces Youcef Atal.
- 85': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Jan Thielmann replaces Ondrej Duda.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa Conference League
Venue: RheinEnergieStadion
Location: Köln, Germany
Attendance: 47,000
Venue: RheinEnergieStadion
Location: Köln, Germany
Attendance: 47,000
UEFA Europa Conference League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +12 | Club Brugge | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| +3 | Bodo/Glimt | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| -7 | Besiktas | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| -8 | FC Lugano | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Statistics
 NICE |
KOE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 44.2 | Possession | 55.8 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 292 | Accurate Passes | 390 |
| 406 | Passes | 492 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 7 | Crosses | 32 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 73 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 39 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 17 | Tackles | 32 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 21 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 23 | Clearances | 10 |
FC Cologne (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Marvin Schwäbe (GK) |
| 4 | Timo Hübers  |
| 5 | Nikola Soldo |
| 3 | Kristian Pedersen |
| 17 | Kingsley Schindler |
| 28 | Ellyes Skhiri |
| 18 | Ondrej Duda |
| 11 | Florian Kainz |
| 8 | Denis Huseinbasic |
| 23 | Sargis Adamyan |
| 21 | Steffen Tigges |
Nice (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 4 | Dante |
| 25 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 26 | Melvin Bard |
| 20 | Youcef Atal |
| 19 | Khephren Thuram |
| 99 | Mario Lemina |
| 14 | Brahimi Bilal |
| 28 | Hicham Boudaoui |
| 24 | Gaëtan Laborde |
| 29 | Nicolas Pépé |
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