German Bundesliga Promotion/Relegation Playoff

FT Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Holstein Kiel WWWLL 1
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FC Cologne WWLDW 0
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Match Report

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Second-tier Kiel stun Bundesliga's Cologne 1-0 in playoff first leg

Second division club Holstein Kiel stunned top flight hosts Cologne 1-0 in their Bundeliga promotion/relegation playoff first leg match.

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Team Stats

20
Fouls
21
3
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
9
3
Saves
2
42.5
Possession
57.5
8
SHOTS
16
3
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
265
Accurate Passes
373
344
Passes
460
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
8
14
Crosses
26
0.3
Cross %
0.3
65
Long Balls
51
28
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
5
10
Effective Tackles
7
19
Tackles
13
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
5
Interceptions
4
38
Effective Clearances
10
38
Clearances
10

Head to Head

KOE leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

KOE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Timo HornG
  2. 5Rafael CzichosCD-L
  3. 33Sebastiaan BornauwCD-R
  4. 3Noah KatterbachLB
  5. 2Benno SchmitzRB
  6. 18Ondrej DudaAM
  7. 28Ellyes SkhiriLM
  8. 21Salih ÖzcanRM
  9. 14Jonas HectorF
  10. 8Ismail JakobsAM-L
  11. 31Marius WolfAM-R

KSV · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Joannis GeliosG
  2. 3Marco KomendaCD-L
  3. 24Hauke WahlCD-R
  4. 22Aleksandar IgnjovskiDM
  5. 15Johannes van den BerghLB
  6. 25Phil NeumannRB
  7. 36Niklas HauptmannCM-L
  8. 7Lee Jae-SungCM-R
  9. 27Finn PorathLM
  10. 31Fin BartelsRM
  11. 23Janni SerraF

Timeline

  1. 14' Noah Katterbach (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 41' Fin Bartels (Holstein Kiel) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Aleksandar Ignjovski (Holstein Kiel) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Dominick Drexler replaces Noah Katterbach.
  5. 46' Johannes van den Bergh (Holstein Kiel) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  6. 51' Ellyes Skhiri (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 53' Marius Wolf (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 59' Substitution, Holstein Kiel. Simon Lorenz replaces Aleksandar Ignjovski.
  9. 59' Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, Holstein Kiel 1. Simon Lorenz (Holstein Kiel) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jae-Sung Lee following a corner.
  10. 66' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Jan Thielmann replaces Marius Wolf.
  11. 66' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Sebastian Andersson replaces Salih Özcan.
  12. 67' Substitution, Holstein Kiel. Fabian Reese replaces Finn Porath.
  13. 78' Substitution, Holstein Kiel. Benjamin Girth replaces Janni Serra.
  14. 78' Substitution, Holstein Kiel. Joshua Mees replaces Fin Bartels.
  15. 90' Rafael Czichos (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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