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A lot of midfield, a lot of duel, little class
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Eintracht Frankfurt has been waiting for their first Bundesliga win since March.
Eintracht also only managed a 1-1 draw against 1. FC Köln.
Daichi Kamada's lead wasn't enough, Jan Thielmann equalized with a long-range shot.
It was tough, especially in the first half.
Both teams tried to create a goal threat, but were largely unsuccessful.
The game was mostly played in midfield, Eintracht, who started for the first time with Italian defender Luca Pellegrini, had more of the game.
Nevertheless, FC goalkeeper Martin Schwäbe had little to do, the offensive potential of Eintracht with Mario Götze or Randal Kolo Muani was idle.
The only goal approach worth mentioning came from the guest, but Adamyan's shot was deflected by goalkeeper Kevin Trapp for a corner kick.
The 0-0 at break was only logical.
Shortly after the change of sides, Cologne coach Steffen Baumgart reacted with a triple change, but after that there was no more momentum in the game.
However, in this phase, Cologne seemed much more secure with the ball, and the bad passes increased in Frankfurt.
The inclusion of Ansgar Knauff by coach Oliver Glasner fizzled out.
And then a substitution provided a decisive impetus.
Daichi Kamada, just brought on by Glasner, took a free kick so sharply in the middle in the 71st minute that everyone missed and the ball hit the far corner.
Jonas Hector deflected the ball slightly.
After that, Frankfurt played more freely, but Cologne scored the goal.
Jan Thielmann made it 1-1 with a shot from 20 meters (82nd minute) after a disorder in the Frankfurt defense.
Due to an alleged offside position earlier, it took a good five minutes for the goal to be checked and then finally recognized.
Aha
