FC Cologne vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2023-24 German Bundesliga
· German Bundesliga
FT
0 - 2
0 - 2
Leverkusen beat Cologne to open up 10-point gap to Bayern
Bayer Leverkusen went 10 points clear of second-placed Bayern Munich with a 2-0 Bundesliga win over struggling neighbours Cologne, who were reduced to 10-men in the first half of a hotly-contested Rhein derby on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 2': Sargis Adamyan (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Attempt missed. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
- 7': Foul by Sargis Adamyan (1. FC Köln).
- 7': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln).
- 8': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt missed. Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Linton Maina with a cross.
- 12': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Eric Martel is caught offside.
- 12': Foul by Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln).
- 12': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln).
- 14': Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) is shown the red card.
- 16': Foul by Max Finkgrafe (1. FC Köln).
- 16': Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card.
- 17': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 17': Sargis Adamyan (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 19': Sargis Adamyan (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Eric Martel (1. FC Köln).
- 22': Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 23': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 23': Jeff Chabot (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
- 25': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Eric Martel.
- 29': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Eric Martel (1. FC Köln).
- 30': Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 33': Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Josip Stanisic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 35': Attempt blocked. Sargis Adamyan (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Faride Alidou.
- 37': Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
- 37': Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 41': Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
- 41': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Marvin Schwäbe.
- 43': Foul by Max Finkgrafe (1. FC Köln).
- 43': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Timo Hübers.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Sargis Adamyan (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Faride Alidou with a cross.
- 45': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Sargis Adamyan is caught offside.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Faride Alidou (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rasmus Carstensen with a cross.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, 1. FC Köln 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
- 45': Second Half begins 1. FC Köln 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
- 45': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
- 47': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Max Finkgrafe.
- 48': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 48': Sargis Adamyan (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Attempt missed. Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Max Finkgrafe with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 51': Sargis Adamyan (1. FC Köln) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Rasmus Carstensen with a cross.
- 52': Foul by Max Finkgrafe (1. FC Köln).
- 52': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann following a set piece situation.
- 54': Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josip Stanisic with a cross.
- 54': Foul by Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln).
- 54': Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
- 56': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Marvin Schwäbe.
- 57': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Hand ball by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 59': Josip Stanisic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
- 60': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Timo Hübers.
- 61': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Rasmus Carstensen.
- 62': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Nathan Tella.
- 65': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Justin Diehl replaces Sargis Adamyan.
- 65': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Jonas Hofmann.
- 65': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Borja Iglesias replaces Patrik Schick.
- 67': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Jeff Chabot.
- 67': Foul by Borja Iglesias (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 67': Marvin Schwäbe (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Justin Diehl (1. FC Köln).
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Leart Paqarada replaces Justin Diehl because of an injury.
- 72': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Faride Alidou.
- 73': Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amine Adli.
- 74': Foul by Linton Maina (1. FC Köln).
- 74': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Adli.
- 77': Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robert Andrich.
- 78': Foul by Borja Iglesias (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 78': Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Edmond Tapsoba replaces Piero Hincapié.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
- 82': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios replaces Granit Xhaka.
- 82': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Steffen Tigges replaces Faride Alidou.
- 82': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Benno Schmitz replaces Eric Martel.
- 82': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Denis Huseinbasic replaces Linton Maina.
- 84': Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, 1. FC Köln 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
- 0': Match ends, 1. FC Köln 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
Statistics
 B04 |
KOE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 77.7 | Possession | 22.3 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 763 | Accurate Passes | 172 |
| 834 | Passes | 238 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 20 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.6 |
| 28 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 12 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 4 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 4 | Clearances | 27 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: RheinEnergieSTADION
Location: Köln, Germany
Attendance: 50,000
Venue: RheinEnergieSTADION
Location: Köln, Germany
Attendance: 50,000
Bundesliga Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 10 | +26 | 26 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 10 | +10 | 21 |
| 3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 10 | +10 | 20 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 10 | +5 | 17 |
Line-Ups
FC Cologne (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marvin Schwäbe (GK) |
| 24 | Julian Chabot |
| 4 | Timo Hübers |
| 35 | Max Finkgrafe |
| 18 | Rasmus Carstensen |
| 7 | Dejan Ljubicic  |
| 6 | Eric Martel |
| 37 | Linton Maina |
| 40 | Faride Alidou |
| 29 | Jan Thielmann  |
| 23 | Sargis Adamyan |
Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 4 | Jonathan Tah |
| 3 | Piero Hincapié |
| 2 | Josip Stanisic |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 8 | Robert Andrich |
| 20 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 30 | Jeremie Frimpong |
| 14 | Patrik Schick |
| 10 | Florian Wirtz |
| 7 | Jonas Hofmann |
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