1. FC Köln loses the first leg of the Bundesliga relegation.
Jonas Hector is pissed off after the game.
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1. FC Cologne - Holstein Kiel 0: 1 (0: 0)
1. FC Cologne: |
Horn - Schmitz, Bornauw, Czichos, Katterbach (46th Drexler) - Shkiri, Hector, Özcan - Wolf, Jakobs - Duda |
Holstein Kiel: |
Gelios - Neumann, Wahl, Komenda, van den Bergh - Porath, Hauptmann, Ignjovski - Bartels, Serra, Lee (57th Lorenz) |
Gates: |
0: 1 Lorenz (58th) |
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Jonas Hector had to go to the interview shortly after the final whistle - and let off steam.
“Always these shitty questions.
It's your job to ask stupid questions, ”he snapped at the reporter.
As a result, he refused to answer.
"I really don't know what to say now".
In the second leg, 1. FC Köln must now run against the residue.
Final whistle! Holstein Kiel wins the first game in the relegation 1-0!
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- It'll be over soon!
1. FC Köln will probably lose this game.
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- Affected faces on the Cologne bank.
Friedhelm Funkel's team does not manage to create clear scoring chances and Kiel repeatedly takes the pressure off.
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- Attack after attack is now rolling towards the Kiel defense.
Do they bring the result over time?
83
- Chaos after the free kick!
Andersson is waiting for the rebound and gets it seven meters from the gate.
But Neumann throws himself in regardless of losses and saves the lead for Kiel.
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- Ten minutes left on the clock.
Good free-kick position for Hector.
Does he make of it?
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- Hector tries a flick, but the bullet misses a good distance.
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- And now almost 2-0!
Serra heads the bar and hurts herself.
Not much was missing - Cologne was lucky.
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- Horst Heldt on the sidelines doesn't even want to look anymore.
Effzeh is running out of time - it's only the first leg, but with a defeat it will be difficult away from home.
Kiel is currently defending well.
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- Some people from Kiel are already playing a bit on time.
Slowly but surely the final phase is beginning, can the Cologne team achieve something again?
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- The ball is in the Kiel goal, but Zwayer whistles offside - correct.
The cathedral townspeople throw everything in now.
68
- This is now a difficult task for the Effzeh!
The Funkel-Elf knows that they actually still have to score a goal here at home.
Kiel is of course very satisfied with the result and is sealing the rooms.
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- Shkiri!
Very strong action of the Cologne six.
First he wins the ball, then he finishes in an excellent position - but he shoots right at Gelios.
Funkel now brings striker Andersson for Özcan and Thielmann for Wolf.
On the other side, Reese comes in for Porath.
58 - TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR for Holstein Kiel! Ex-lion Simon Lorenz shocks the Effzeh! Kiel coach Ole Werner shows a golden hand - Lorenz was only on the field for barely a minute! After a corner, the defender jumps the highest and scores the important away goal for Kiel. How does the Bundesliga team react?
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- Chance for Cologne!
Shkiri tries from the second row, two Cologne rushing past the far post.
First opportunity in the second half.
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- After the break, it is a rather mixed up affair again.
Cologne is having a hard time, Kiel is waiting.
Third yellow card for the Effzeh: Zwayer also warned Wolf for a nasty kick.
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- Shkiri received a yellow card for dangerous play.
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- Dominik Drexler has been in the game for Noah Katterbach since halftime.
Funkel wants more offensive and brings an offensive player for his left-back.
For the defense, this means: a chain of three.
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- The people of Cologne complain to referee Zwayer again and again.
They see themselves at a disadvantage from the impartial.
Marius Wolf sees yellow for his foul.
The second half kicked off! The relegation first leg continues. Are the gates falling now?
Half-time
- 1. FC Köln shows a decent performance in the first half and is the better team - but so far there is still zero on both sides.
Jonas Hector is by far the most conspicuous player, the captain surprisingly often finds himself in the center of the storm, where Effzeh usually lacks a real striker.
A decision by referee Felix Zwayer, who whistled Hector back after a courageous effort against Kiel goalkeeper Gelios, caused discussions.
It remains exciting!
Halftime! Zwayer asks the players into the locker room.
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- Now it's getting dangerous again!
Duda doesn't hesitate on the edge of the box and just pulls off - just over.
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- Ignjovski brutally clears Duda.
He can be very satisfied with the yellow card, you can definitely give red for such actions - the man from Kiel got on the Slovak's ankle.
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- Kiel can break free again a little before the break.
It looks like the break will go goalless.
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- Timo Horn can intervene from time to time.
He has a harmless header from Serra for sure.
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- Marius Wolf cannot get Kiel under control.
Again and again it breaks through on the left side and creates danger.
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- In the meantime, Kiel can be pushed deeper and deeper into the back.
The Effzeh is the superior team with more speed.
Is the first hit coming here soon?
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- Is this 1. FC Hector?
The number 14 is currently involved in every action.
Again he goes to Gelios, but not against the rules - Zwayer still whistles again.
Controversial decision that is hotly debated on the pitch.
The ball would have been in.
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- Again, Hector takes center stage!
With great effort, he grabs the ball from Komenda and then tries it himself from a tight angle. The Kiel central defender can, however, iron out his loss of the ball with a tackle.
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- Hector practically plays a striker and fills the gap from Sebastian Andersson, who is just sitting on the bench.
The ex-international and captain sets a good example and is always the first to go into the opposing defense.
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- Jonas Hector jumps higher than Kiel goalkeeper Gelios can grab, but referee Zwayer sees a Cologne foul.
Shortly afterwards there is another corner for Cologne, the pressure from the Bundesliga team is growing.
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- Kiel plays bravely and accepts the duels.
But even with the storks there is still a lack of offensive play.
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- Cologne is now somewhat in command, without emitting much danger.
The further it goes towards the goal, the more hectic Friedhelm Funkel's team becomes.
Now Hauptmann comes to the conclusion for Kiel, but the Cologne defense can clear.
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- Kiel with the first chance!
Bartels escapes Katterbach on the right and brings the ball to Porath, whose shot rushes just past the goal.
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- Great start, both teams want to bridge the midfield quickly - this creates a somewhat chaotic game.
In the duels, however, it is already evident that both Kiel and Cologne absolutely want victory.
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- Handball Katterbach, free kick for Holstein Kiel.
But Porath's cross does not find a buyer.
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- Marius Wolf has a nosebleed.
The game is briefly interrupted.
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- Cologne starts bravely!
Wolf serves Hector in the back room, whose shot is blocked.
That was a very good position.
Kick-off! The relegation between the first and second division begins. Felix Zwayer will direct the game.
Update, 6:20 p.m .:
"After the disappointment of the last day of the game, we released the players again.
Now we have another chance.
Everyone has to help and mobilize the last bit of strength, ”says Stork coach Ole Werner before the game.
The kick-off is about to start, the tension rises.
Update from May 26th, 6:06 pm:
Horst Heldt, head of sports at 1. FC Köln before the game: “The team did a
brilliant job
against Schalke.
We played cool and decisive, we have to continue that today. ”Effzeh secured the chance to stay in the league at the last minute, but does he use it?
Just under half an hour until kick-off.
Relegation games often lack a lot in terms of quality, but the “all-or-nothing” character is always a highlight.
Update from May 26, 5.41 p.m.:
The lineups are there!
As expected many changes at Kiel, it is basically a new team.
Friedhelm Funkel surprises with a team without a real striker.
Update from May 26th, 5:04 pm:
The lineups for the relegation
summit
are slowly expected.
1. FC Köln are favorites, but both games have to be played first.
Certainly they will gather fans somewhere in town, as they did on the last matchday against Schalke 04. The police made a clear announcement to the supporters.
"Anyone who abuses the tangible relegation tomorrow to burn down dangerous pyrotechnics or attack emergency services will be taken out of circulation by us," announced operations manager Sven Rothe.
The current bottle ban near the stadium should also be more strictly controlled.
Update from May 26, 4:31 p.m.:
In two hours, everything will be going on for 1. FC Köln and Holstein Kiel - the first leg of the relegation is coming up!
Can the Kiel team get up again after the playful direct ascent and deliver a real fight?
We are in the live ticker.
Bundesliga relegation: 1. FC Cologne against Holstein Kiel in the live ticker
First report from May 25th:
Cologne - upside-down emotional world before the relegation: Most of the time, the Bundesliga team goes into the playoffs with shaky knees and due fear of relegation, the second division lurks euphorically for their chance of promotion. At 1. FC Köln * and Holstein Kiel, the emotional situation is different before the first duel on Wednesday (6.30 p.m. / DAZN): The Bundesliga club from Cologne sees the relegation after the final spurt from the direct relegation ranks as a gift. After the playful direct ascent and an ultra-tough program last month, the Kielers run mentally and physically on the rim.
Cologne coach Friedhelm Funkel is living out pure self-confidence after the saving 1-0 win against Schalke.
He was "convinced that we can do it".
In the two-game extension of his long career, the 67-year-old can finally become Cologne's savior if he keeps the billy goats in the Bundesliga *.
1. FC Köln against Holstein Kiel in the Bundesliga relegation in the live ticker: "Extremely bitter"
Funkel's colleague Ole Werner (33), who was not even half his age, looked so worn down after the final 3-2 defeat against Darmstadt, as if it was all over.
“That is extremely bitter.
A lot has happened in the mind.
Now it's about regenerating physically and mentally, ”said the coach, whose team had to play eight competitive games in 29 days after double quarantine.
The advancement project * in Kiel is made more difficult by the personal situation.
While at the Störchen with Alexander Mühling and Jonas Meffert two top performers in the central midfield are suspended for the first leg in Cologne, at FC with Ellyes Skhiri and Ismail Jakobs two important players return after suspension.
Cologne receives Kiel for the Bundesliga relegation: Arrogance against the now-all-in-all mood?
Only arrogance remains with the favorites as Cologne danger and Kiel chance: “We can't expect them to be down.
We are preparing for a now-even more mood at Kiel, "said Funkel.
The veteran also does not want to rely on the statistics, according to which the first division team has prevailed seven times in the past eight years.
The storks, who want to become Schleswig-Holstein's first Bundesliga team *, are meanwhile nestling in the role of blatant outsiders.
"We were always strongest when no one put a damn on us," said Werner.
As clearly as now, this was the case at most in the cup games against Bayern and Dortmund this season.
But the Kielers even won one of them.
(dpa)
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