Hannover 96 vs FC Cologne, 2015-16 German Bundesliga, 2015/2016 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga

Hannover 96

FT
0 - 2

FC Cologne

43': Leonardo Bittencourt
61': Leonardo Bittencourt

Leonardo Bittencourt bags brace as Cologne see off sorry Hannover

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Corner, Hannover 96. Conceded by Jonas Hector.
3': Foul by Salif Sané (Hannover 96).
3': Kevin Vogt (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Manuel Schmiedebach (Hannover 96).
4': Kevin Vogt (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Attempt missed. Salif Sané (Hannover 96) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Kenan Karaman.
8': Foul by Alexander Milosevic (Hannover 96).
8': Kevin Vogt (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Attempt blocked. Matthias Lehmann (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
9': Attempt saved. Marcel Risse (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
11': Attempt blocked. Salif Sané (Hannover 96) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Iver Fossum.
11': Corner, Hannover 96. Conceded by Mergim Mavraj.
12': Attempt missed. Iver Fossum (Hannover 96) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ádám Szalai following a corner.
13': Attempt saved. Kenan Karaman (Hannover 96) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Manuel Schmiedebach.
13': Corner, Hannover 96. Conceded by Timo Horn.
14': Attempt missed. Manuel Schmiedebach (Hannover 96) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
14': Foul by Leonardo Bittencourt (1. FC Köln).
14': Oliver Sorg (Hannover 96) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Anthony Modeste (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
17': Foul by Christian Schulz (Hannover 96).
19': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Bittencourt (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Modeste.
21': Attempt missed. Ádám Szalai (Hannover 96) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Iver Fossum.
24': Foul by Frederik Sörensen (1. FC Köln).
24': Iver Fossum (Hannover 96) wins a free kick on the left wing.
26': Attempt missed. Ádám Szalai (Hannover 96) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hiroshi Kiyotake following a fast break.
30': Attempt missed. Ádám Szalai (Hannover 96) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Iver Fossum.
32': Foul by Manuel Schmiedebach (Hannover 96).
32': Matthias Lehmann (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33': Foul by Oliver Sorg (Hannover 96).
33': Marcel Risse (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34': Attempt missed. Frederik Sörensen (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonas Hector with a cross following a set piece situation.
34': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Kenan Karaman.
35': Attempt saved. Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leonardo Bittencourt.
36': Anthony Modeste (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Manuel Schmiedebach (Hannover 96).
37': Attempt blocked. Marcel Risse (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
39': Foul by Matthias Lehmann (1. FC Köln).
39': Hiroshi Kiyotake (Hannover 96) wins a free kick on the left wing.
40': Foul by Alexander Milosevic (Hannover 96).
40': Yannick Gerhardt (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42': Offside, Hannover 96. Manuel Schmiedebach tries a through ball, but Hiroshi Kiyotake is caught offside.
43': Goal! Hannover 96 0, 1. FC Köln 1. Leonardo Bittencourt (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcel Risse.
45': First Half ends, Hannover 96 0, 1. FC Köln 1.
0': Match ends, Hannover 96 0, 1. FC Köln 2.
45': Second Half begins Hannover 96 0, 1. FC Köln 1.
46': Corner, Hannover 96. Conceded by Frederik Sörensen.
49': Foul by Frederik Sörensen (1. FC Köln).
49': Manuel Schmiedebach (Hannover 96) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Frederik Sörensen (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50': Attempt missed. Oliver Sorg (Hannover 96) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
50': Attempt blocked. Alexander Milosevic (Hannover 96) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
52': Attempt blocked. Anthony Modeste (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
56': Substitution, Hannover 96. Hugo Almeida replaces Alexander Milosevic because of an injury.
58': Attempt missed. Kevin Vogt (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Matthias Lehmann.
58': Attempt blocked. Ádám Szalai (Hannover 96) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
59': Foul by Leonardo Bittencourt (1. FC Köln).
59': Salif Sané (Hannover 96) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Goal! Hannover 96 0, 1. FC Köln 2. Leonardo Bittencourt (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yannick Gerhardt.
62': Substitution, Hannover 96. Felix Klaus replaces Iver Fossum.
62': Felix Klaus (Hannover 96) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Foul by Mergim Mavraj (1. FC Köln).
66': Foul by Oliver Sorg (Hannover 96).
66': Marcel Risse (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67': Foul by Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln).
67': Hiroki Sakai (Hannover 96) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Hannover 96).
67': Leonardo Bittencourt (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Attempt saved. Leonardo Bittencourt (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Modeste.
69': Foul by Manuel Schmiedebach (Hannover 96).
69': Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
69': Manuel Schmiedebach (Hannover 96) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Foul by Salif Sané (Hannover 96).
72': Leonardo Bittencourt (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74': Foul by Anthony Modeste (1. FC Köln).
74': Salif Sané (Hannover 96) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Ádám Szalai (Hannover 96).
74': Matthias Lehmann (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Corner, Hannover 96. Conceded by Dominique Heintz.
77': Foul by Leonardo Bittencourt (1. FC Köln).
77': Salif Sané (Hannover 96) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Kenan Karaman (Hannover 96).
77': Matthias Lehmann (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Hand ball by Felix Klaus (Hannover 96).
80': Foul by Kevin Vogt (1. FC Köln).
80': Kenan Karaman (Hannover 96) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Attempt missed. Ádám Szalai (Hannover 96) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Hugo Almeida with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
82': Attempt blocked. Hiroshi Kiyotake (Hannover 96) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ádám Szalai.
82': Attempt blocked. Ádám Szalai (Hannover 96) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Sorg.
82': Foul by Hiroshi Kiyotake (Hannover 96).
82': Kevin Vogt (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Anthony Modeste (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Foul by Christian Schulz (Hannover 96).
84': Attempt blocked. Salif Sané (Hannover 96) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hiroshi Kiyotake.
85': Corner, Hannover 96. Conceded by Frederik Sörensen.
87': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Marcel Hartel replaces Leonardo Bittencourt.
88': Attempt missed. Hiroshi Kiyotake (Hannover 96) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hugo Almeida with a headed pass.
89': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Yuya Osako replaces Anthony Modeste.
89': Foul by Yuya Osako (1. FC Köln).
89': Salif Sané (Hannover 96) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Corner, Hannover 96. Conceded by Frederik Sörensen.
90': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Pawel Olkowski replaces Kevin Vogt.
90'+1': Corner, Hannover 96. Conceded by Jonas Hector.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Salif Sané (Hannover 96) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
90'+1': Corner, Hannover 96. Conceded by Timo Horn.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Yuya Osako (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Timo Horn.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Hannover 96 0, 1. FC Köln 2.

Statistics

KOE		H96
11	Fouls	17
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
1	Corner Kicks	9
2	Saves	3
39.9	Possession	60.1
12	SHOTS	17
5	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
320	Accurate Passes	514
425	Passes	618
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	1
6	Crosses	24
0.5	Cross %	0.0
92	Long Balls	48
42	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	6
18	Effective Tackles	18
21	Tackles	21
0.9	Tackle %	0.9
0	Interceptions	0
29	Effective Clearances	13
35	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: Heinz von Heiden-Arena
Location: Hannover, Germany
Attendance: 40,600

Line-Ups

Hannover 96 (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Ron-Robert Zieler (GK)
19	Christian Schulz
24	Alexander Milosevic
29	Oliver Sorg
4	Hiroki Sakai
10	Hiroshi Kiyotake
5	Salif Sané
8	Manuel Schmiedebach
28	Ádám Szalai
18	Iver Fossum
26	Kenan Karaman

Hannover 96 Substitutes:

Hugo Almeida, Hotaru Yamaguchi, Edgar Prib, Andre Hoffmann, Ceyhun Gülselam, Philipp Tschauner, Felix Klaus.

FC Cologne (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Timo Horn (GK)
3	Dominique Heintz
19	Mërgim Mavraj
14	Jonas Hector
4	Frederik Sörensen
6	Kevin Vogt
33	Matthias Lehmann
31	Yannick Gerhardt
7	Marcel Risse
27	Anthony Modeste
21	Leonardo Bittencourt

FC Cologne Substitutes:

Philipp Hosiner, Daniel Mesenhöler, Marcel Hartel, Yuya Osako, Pawel Olkowski, Milos Jojic, Filip Mladenovic.

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