Match Report


FC KölnFC Köln     Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Torsten KlimekT. Klimek72
G
1
G
65Johann BagayokoJ. Bagayoko
Nicolas DiakiteN. Diakite63
D
2
D
69Eduardo RomeroE. Romero
Bakary WidmannB. Widmann60
D
3
D
67Geoffroy MercierG. Mercier
Martin SmitheM. Smithe56
D
4
D
63Paul FrieserP. Frieser
Sebastian OverathS. Overath56
D
5
M
76Nils WielandN. Wieland
Anselmo SarliA. Sarli64
M
6captain
M
62Jan NetzerJ. Netzer
Stefan PolheimS. Polheim62
M
captain7
M
62Colin HigginbothamC. Higginbotham
Julian BrücknerJ. Brückner62
M
8
M
52Torsten JahnT. Jahn
Jan VöllerJ. Völler61
A
9
A
68Martin BierhoffM. Bierhoff
Bakary PolheimB. Polheim60
A
10
A
61Tomas FernandesT. Fernandes
Regillio BrunswijkR. Brunswijk59
A
11
A
58Martin GarciaM. Garcia
 
Paul RizaP. Riza59
M
12
A
57Jonas BreitnerJ. Breitner
Jaime AndradeJ. Andrade57
G
13
D
52Nico NordwaldN. Nordwald
Nicolas SchulzeN. Schulze55
M
14
A
50Ricardo AlonsoR. Alonso

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at RheinEnergieStadion where FC Köln play host to Borussia Mönchengladbach in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Köln are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Borussia Mönchengladbach appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Burley.


0.00
The first half starts with FC Köln kicking off!
3.20
Jan Netzer kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Bierhoff. Martin Bierhoff knocks in a cross ball towards Tomas Fernandes. Tomas Fernandes is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Solid save from Torsten Klimek. What a great pair of hands!
8.36
Martin Smithe hits a low pass to Stefan Polheim. Stefan Polheim chips the ball to his team mate, Jan Völler. Jan Völler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Johann Bagayoko who gathers it comfortably.
9.38
With some swift thinking, Colin Higginbotham plays the ball forward to Jan Netzer. Jan Netzer shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Torsten Klimek easily smothers it!
10.56
Tomas Fernandes flicks a high pass forward. Martin Bierhoff controls it well on his chest. Martin Bierhoff knocks in a cross ball towards Martin Garcia. Martin Garcia jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
18.03
Eduardo Romero flicks a high ball forward to Tomas Fernandes who takes it down. Tomas Fernandes threads the ball through to Nils Wieland. Nils Wieland plays a one-two with Tomas Fernandes and advances towards the goal... Martin Smithe clumsily knocks into Nils Wieland. Nils Wieland appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
20.29
Julian Brückner flicks a high pass forward to Regillio Brunswijk who brings the ball under control. Regillio Brunswijk controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
21.43
Stefan Polheim sees Jan Völler in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jan Völler shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Johann Bagayoko manages to gather it comfortably.
22.25
Stefan Polheim controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Regillio Brunswijk. Regillio Brunswijk shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Johann Bagayoko manages to gather it.
32.15
Paul Frieser kicks a strong pass forward to Geoffroy Mercier. Geoffroy Mercier flicks a high ball forward to Martin Bierhoff who takes it down. Martin Bierhoff finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
36.44
Stefan Polheim chips the ball to his team mate, Regillio Brunswijk. Regillio Brunswijk lofts in a cross ball towards Bakary Polheim. Bakary Polheim finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Johann Bagayoko. Excellent save.
38.49
Bakary Widmann makes a simple pass to Julian Brückner. Julian Brückner plays the ball forward to Bakary Polheim. Bakary Polheim knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Johann Bagayoko who gathers it comfortably.
39.17
Sebastian Overath flicks a high ball forward to Julian Brückner who takes it down. Julian Brückner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anselmo Sarli. Anselmo Sarli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.39
Anselmo Sarli chips the ball to his team mate, Bakary Polheim. Bakary Polheim sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
42.54
Bakary Polheim chips the ball to his team mate, Regillio Brunswijk. Regillio Brunswijk shoots from 20 yards but slams it into the crowd!
44.37
Torsten Jahn runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Torsten Jahn makes a probing pass to Jan Netzer but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Köln appear unchanged since the first half. Borussia Mönchengladbach also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Borussia Mönchengladbach kick off!
53.52
Bakary Widmann threads a neat ball through to Stefan Polheim. Stefan Polheim kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Brückner. Julian Brückner shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
59.55
Julian Brückner receives the ball from a throw-in from Sebastian Overath. Julian Brückner sees Jan Völler in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jan Völler tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
61.16
Nils Wieland kicks a strong pass forward to Tomas Fernandes. Tomas Fernandes shoots from 25 yards but Torsten Klimek is on top of his game. Quality keeping!
63.37
Julian Brückner passes the ball forward to Bakary Polheim. Bakary Polheim knocks in a cross ball towards Jan Völler. Jan Völler jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but slams it into the crowd!
73.25
Tomas Fernandes advances with the ball. Tomas Fernandes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
77.42
Borussia Mönchengladbach have made a substitution with Jonas Breitner replacing Paul Frieser .
81.37
Bakary Polheim catches Geoffroy Mercier on the ankles. Bakary Polheim is shown the yellow card! Geoffroy Mercier stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

FC Köln

Borussia Mönchengladbach
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.8%
47.2%
Play Area
25%
44.4%
30.6%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Torsten Klimek of FC Köln

Match Ratings
1.Torsten Klimek (GK)
9
2.Nicolas Diakite (DEF)
6
3.Bakary Widmann (DEF)
7
4.Martin Smithe (DEF)
7
5.Sebastian Overath (DEF)
7
6.Anselmo Sarli (MID)
6
7.Stefan Polheim (MID)
8
8.Julian Brückner (MID)
8
9.Jan Völler (ATT)
6
10.Bakary Polheim (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Regillio Brunswijk (ATT)
7
 
12.Paul Riza (MID)
0
13.Jaime Andrade (GK)
0
14.Nicolas Schulze (MID)
0

1.Johann Bagayoko (GK)
9
2.Eduardo Romero (DEF)
8
3.Geoffroy Mercier (DEF)
7
4.Paul Frieser (DEF)
8
5.Nils Wieland (MID)
7
6.Jan Netzer (MID)
7
7.Colin Higginbotham (MID)
6
8.Torsten Jahn (MID)
7
9.Martin Bierhoff (ATT)
7
10.Tomas Fernandes (ATT)
9
11.Martin Garcia (ATT)
6
 
12.Jonas Breitner (ATT)
6
13.Nico Nordwald (DEF)
0
14.Ricardo Alonso (ATT)
0