German Bundesliga

FC Cologne vs VfL Wolfsburg, 2020-21 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
FC Cologne
  • 18': Jan Thielmann
  • 43': Ondrej Duda
FT
2 - 2
VfL Wolfsburg
  • 29': Maximilian Arnold
  • 47': Wout Weghorst

Wolfsburg and Cologne share spoils in entertaining 2-2 draw

VfL Wolfsburg twice fought back from a goal down to earn a 2-2 draw against FC Cologne at the Rhein Energie stadium on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Foul by Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 4': Salih Özcan (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Josip Brekalo (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Renato Steffen.
  • 6': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Ismail Jakobs.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wout Weghorst with a headed pass.
  • 8': Foul by Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 8': Salih Özcan (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Elvis Rexhbecaj (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jan Thielmann.
  • 9': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Elvis Rexhbecaj tries a through ball, but Ondrej Duda is caught offside.
  • 10': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Jannes Horn.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 12': Foul by Jérôme Roussillon (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 12': Salih Özcan (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln).
  • 13': Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 14': Sava-Arangel Cestic (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Ismail Jakobs (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sava-Arangel Cestic.
  • 18': Goal! 1. FC Köln 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Salih Özcan.
  • 21': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Sebastiaan Bornauw.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Maximilian Philipp (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wout Weghorst with a headed pass.
  • 22': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Timo Horn.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Salih Özcan (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marius Wolf.
  • 28': Foul by Sebastiaan Bornauw (1. FC Köln).
  • 28': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Goal! 1. FC Köln 1, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 34': Foul by Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 34': Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln).
  • 35': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josip Brekalo.
  • 39': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Dominick Drexler replaces Salih Özcan because of an injury.
  • 42': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by John Brooks.
  • 43': Goal! 1. FC Köln 2, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Elvis Rexhbecaj.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Maximilian Philipp (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 45'+1': Sebastiaan Bornauw (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Elvis Rexhbecaj (1. FC Köln).
  • 45'+2': Josip Brekalo (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, 1. FC Köln 2, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins 1. FC Köln 2, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
  • 47': Goal! 1. FC Köln 2, VfL Wolfsburg 2. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Renato Steffen with a cross.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Josip Brekalo.
  • 55': Foul by Jannes Horn (1. FC Köln).
  • 55': Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Ismail Jakobs.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wout Weghorst with a headed pass.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Jérôme Roussillon (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 59': Foul by Jannes Horn (1. FC Köln).
  • 59': Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Elvis Rexhbecaj (1. FC Köln).
  • 60': Josip Brekalo (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Sava-Arangel Cestic.
  • 62': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Ellyes Skhiri.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 64': Foul by Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln).
  • 64': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Renato Steffen tries a through ball, but Maximilian Philipp is caught offside.
  • 67': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Ismail Jakobs tries a through ball, but Dominick Drexler is caught offside.
  • 68': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Daniel Ginczek replaces Maximilian Philipp.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Wout Weghorst.
  • 71': Foul by Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln).
  • 71': Josip Brekalo (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Dominick Drexler (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Foul by John Brooks (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 74': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Sebastiaan Bornauw (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ondrej Duda with a cross following a corner.
  • 75': Foul by Ismail Jakobs (1. FC Köln).
  • 75': Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Daniel Ginczek (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérôme Roussillon with a cross.
  • 75': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Sebastiaan Bornauw.
  • 76': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Paulo Otávio replaces Jérôme Roussillon.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 77': Dominick Drexler (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 79': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Paulo Otávio.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Wout Weghorst.
  • 84': Foul by Dominick Drexler (1. FC Köln).
  • 84': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Sebastian Andersson replaces Elvis Rexhbecaj.
  • 88': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Benno Schmitz replaces Marius Wolf because of an injury.
  • 88': Foul by Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 88': Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Benno Schmitz (1. FC Köln).
  • 89': Paulo Otávio (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Omar Marmoush replaces Renato Steffen.
  • 90': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 90': Sava-Arangel Cestic (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Benno Schmitz (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Paulo Otávio (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 90'+1': Paulo Otávio (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, 1. FC Köln 2, VfL Wolfsburg 2.
  • 0': Match ends, 1. FC Köln 2, VfL Wolfsburg 2.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
8 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 4
60.8 Possession 39.2
16 SHOTS 6
6 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
462 Accurate Passes 261
565 Passes 369
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
8 Accurate Crosses 1
24 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.1
56 Long Balls 79
31 Accurate Long Balls 41
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 1
8 Effective Tackles 4
10 Tackles 13
0.8 Tackle % 0.3
8 Interceptions 8
19 Effective Clearances 17
19 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: RheinEnergieStadion
Location: Cologne, Germany

Bundesliga Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bayern Munich 28 +73 73
2 Borussia Dortmund 28 +32 64
3 RB Leipzig 28 +19 53
4 VfB Stuttgart 28 +18 53
Full Table

Line-Ups

KOE FC Cologne (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
1 Timo Horn (GK)
33 Sebastiaan Bornauw
23 Jannes Horn
26 Sava-Arangel Cestic
28 Ellyes Skhiri
20 Elvis Rexhbecaj
21 Salih Özcan
8 Ismail Jakobs
31 Marius Wolf
18 Ondrej Duda
29 Jan Thielmann
FC Cologne Substitutes:
Sebastian Andersson, Dominick Drexler, Ron-Robert Zieler, Anthony Modeste, Dimitrios Limnios, Benno Schmitz, Frederik Sörensen, Noah Katterbach, Kingsley Ehizibue.

WOB VfL Wolfsburg (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Koen Casteels (GK)
25 John Brooks
4 Maxence Lacroix
15 Jérôme Roussillon
20 Ridle Baku
17 Maximilian Philipp
27 Maximilian Arnold
24 Xaver Schlager
9 Wout Weghorst
8 Renato Steffen
7 Josip Brekalo
VfL Wolfsburg Substitutes:
Omar Marmoush, Daniel Ginczek, Bartosz Bialek, Yannick Gerhardt, Kevin Mbabu, Pavao Pervan, Marin Pongracic, Paulo Otávio, Felix Klaus.

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