Bundesliga match winner Alidou
Cologne’s great liberation against nine Frankfurters
Status: 03.02.2024 | Reading time: 2 minutes
1. FC Köln was unable to win six games in a row. Now this series is over. The Rhinelanders celebrate an extremely important success against Frankfurt. The Hessians have two players thrown off the pitch – the highlights here in the video.
1. FC Köln celebrated an important victory in the fight against relegation in the Bundesliga. New coach Timo Schultz’s team beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 (0-0) in their own stadium on Saturday.
Faride Alidou was the undisputed match winner. Of all people, the professional on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt scored Cologne’s lead from close range in the 67th minute, after Frankfurt’s Niels Nkounkou (66th) had to leave the field with a yellow-red card. Alidou was also involved here, he was the victim of the foul that led to the sending off.
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Jan Thielmann (80th) then increased the hosts’ advantage to 2-0 with a powerful shot. This was preceded by a major playback error by the guests. To make Frankfurt’s misfortune that evening perfect, Tuta (83′) also saw yellow-red, so Eintracht ended the game with nine players. But since Cologne didn’t want to risk anything and didn’t push for the third goal, the score remained 2-0.
First win for the new Cologne coach
While the Frankfurt team missed out on a temporary jump to fifth place due to the defeat, Cologne is in 16th place in the table. initially four points ahead of a direct relegation zone. For the Rhinelanders it was the first win after six games without a win in a row.
The decision: Jan Thielmann celebrates his 2-0
Quelle: Getty Images/Leon Kuegeler
“This should give us a boost for the next few weeks,” said goalscorer Jan Thielmann on Sky after only their third win of the season. “We have difficult games over Carnival, so we can use the day today, be happy and then prepare. In the end, I think it was deserved.”
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Timo Schultz’s FC professionals were given Sunday off. For the coach, who arrived in the winter, it was the first victory ever with his new club.
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