Borussia Dortmund vs FC Cologne, 2021-22 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund

40': Thorgan Hazard
63': Steffen Tigges

FT
2 - 0

FC Cologne

Borussia Dortmund ease past Cologne at home to stay second

Thorgan Hazard of Borussia Dortmund celebrates scoring his sides first goal with Jude Bellingham [1296x729]

Borussia Dortmund secured a 2-0 victory against Cologne on Saturday with an efficient display that kept them a point behind leaders Bayern Munich.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund).
1': Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Attempt saved. Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard.
5': Attempt blocked. Mark Uth (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jan Thielmann with a cross.
6': Foul by Marin Pongracic (Borussia Dortmund).
6': Mark Uth (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Attempt saved. Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
10': Foul by Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund).
10': Mark Uth (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Benno Schmitz (1. FC Köln).
11': Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Benno Schmitz (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
13': Attempt blocked. Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonas Hector.
16': Hand ball by Mark Uth (1. FC Köln).
17': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund).
17': Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Attempt missed. Luca Kilian (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mark Uth following a set piece situation.
19': Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
19': Foul by Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln).
20': Attempt saved. Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top left corner.
23': Foul by Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund).
23': Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Attempt missed. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marius Wolf.
28': Attempt blocked. Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ondrej Duda.
30': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Jude Bellingham.
33': Foul by Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund).
33': Salih Özcan (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Thomas Meunier tries a through ball, but Thorgan Hazard is caught offside.
36': Attempt blocked. Mark Uth (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ondrej Duda.
38': Foul by Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln).
38': Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Timo Hübers.
40': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, 1. FC Köln 0. Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
45': Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': Foul by Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln).
45'+2': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, 1. FC Köln 0.
45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 1, 1. FC Köln 0.
47': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Thomas Meunier tries a through ball, but Thorgan Hazard is caught offside.
49': Attempt saved. Anthony Modeste (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mark Uth.
51': Attempt saved. Anthony Modeste (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jan Thielmann with a cross.
51': Hand ball by Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund).
51': Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
52': Attempt missed. Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
55': Attempt missed. Mark Uth (1. FC Köln) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner.
56': Foul by Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln).
56': Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Attempt missed. Mark Uth (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jonas Hector.
58': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Donyell Malen replaces Thorgan Hazard.
58': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Steffen Tigges replaces Marin Pongracic.
58': Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
58': Foul by Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund).
59': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Florian Kainz replaces Ondrej Duda.
60': Foul by Mark Uth (1. FC Köln).
60': Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Jonas Hector.
62': Attempt saved. Anthony Modeste (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Salih Özcan.
62': Attempt missed. Anthony Modeste (1. FC Köln) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
63': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Benno Schmitz.
63': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, 1. FC Köln 0. Steffen Tigges (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a cross following a corner.
64': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Rafael Czichos replaces Timo Hübers.
64': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Sebastian Andersson replaces Jan Thielmann.
65': Attempt blocked. Anthony Modeste (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
65': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Steffen Tigges.
66': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Andersson (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonas Hector.
66': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
67': Attempt missed. Anthony Modeste (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Benno Schmitz.
69': Attempt missed. Sebastian Andersson (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonas Hector with a cross.
70': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Felix Passlack replaces Marius Wolf.
70': Foul by Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund).
70': Salih Özcan (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Attempt saved. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
72': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Rafael Czichos.
72': Attempt missed. Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a cross following a corner.
73': Attempt missed. Mark Uth (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benno Schmitz.
81': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Louis Schaub replaces Dejan Ljubicic.
81': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Kingsley Ehizibue replaces Benno Schmitz.
81': Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Foul by Kingsley Ehizibue (1. FC Köln).
82': Felix Passlack (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': Foul by Salih Özcan (1. FC Köln).
82': Salih Özcan (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Attempt saved. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
84': Attempt missed. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Steffen Tigges with a cross.
86': Attempt missed. Anthony Modeste (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
87': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Ansgar Knauff replaces Julian Brandt.
87': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund).
87': Sebastian Andersson (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1': Felix Passlack (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': Foul by Louis Schaub (1. FC Köln).
90'+2': Attempt missed. Louis Schaub (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mark Uth.
90'+3': Foul by Anthony Modeste (1. FC Köln).
90'+3': Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 2, 1. FC Köln 0.
0': Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 2, 1. FC Köln 0.
0': Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 2, 1. FC Köln 0.

Statistics

KOE		DOR
11	Fouls	10
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	5
57.6	Possession	42.4
21	SHOTS	8
5	ON GOAL	5
0.2	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
446	Accurate Passes	302
537	Passes	402
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	3
22	Crosses	8
0.2	Cross %	0.4
63	Long Balls	63
34	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
6	Blocked Shots	0
13	Effective Tackles	12
19	Tackles	18
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
14	Interceptions	8
8	Effective Clearances	24
8	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Dortmund, Germany
Attendance: 66,709

Bundesliga Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bayern Munich	34	+67	82
2	Bayer Leverkusen	34	+29	69
3	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	+22	60
4	Borussia Dortmund	34	+20	57

Full Table

Line-Ups

Borussia Dortmund (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Gregor Kobel (GK)
15	Mats Hummels
34	Marin Pongracic
16	Manuel Akanji
28	Axel Witsel
22	Jude Bellingham
39	Marius Wolf
24	Thomas Meunier
10	Thorgan Hazard
11	Marco Reus
19	Julian Brandt

Borussia Dortmund Substitutes:

Reiner, Donyell Malen, Steffen Tigges, Antonios Papadopoulos, Lennard Maloney, Youssoufa Moukoko, Marwin Hitz, Ansgar Knauff, Felix Passlack.

FC Cologne (4-1-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Timo Horn (GK)
4	Timo Hübers
15	Luca Kilian
7	Dejan Ljubicic
14	Jonas Hector
2	Benno Schmitz
18	Ondrej Duda
6	Salih Özcan
29	Jan Thielmann
27	Anthony Modeste
13	Mark Uth

FC Cologne Substitutes:

Marvin Schwäbe, Florian Kainz, Rafael Czichos, Tomas Ostrak, Kingsley Schindler, Jorge Meré, Sebastian Andersson, Kingsley Ehizibue, Louis Schaub.

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