Bayern Munich vs FC Cologne, 2021-22 German Bundesliga
· German Bundesliga
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3 - 2
3 - 2
Gnabry double helps Bayern to beat Cologne for first win of season
Defending champions Bayern Munich secured their first win of the Bundesliga campaign with a 3-2 victory over battling Cologne on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München).
- 3': Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Dayot Upamecano.
- 6': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (1. FC Köln).
- 6': Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alphonso Davies with a cross.
- 8': Attempt missed. Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski following a fast break.
- 10': Foul by Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln).
- 10': Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Kingsley Ehizibue.
- 15': Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Tanguy Nianzou (FC Bayern München).
- 17': Foul by Mark Uth (1. FC Köln).
- 17': Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
- 20': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (1. FC Köln).
- 20': Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card.
- 21': Foul by Alphonso Davies (FC Bayern München).
- 21': Kingsley Ehizibue (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Goretzka.
- 24': Attempt saved. Niklas Süle (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Alphonso Davies.
- 24': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Timo Horn.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leroy Sané with a cross.
- 25': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Leon Goretzka.
- 26': Alphonso Davies (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Kingsley Ehizibue (1. FC Köln).
- 28': Foul by Niklas Süle (FC Bayern München).
- 28': Mark Uth (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Mark Uth (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 29': Attempt missed. Mark Uth (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 29': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (1. FC Köln).
- 29': Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 32': Foul by Mark Uth (1. FC Köln).
- 32': Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Tanguy Nianzou (FC Bayern München).
- 34': Mark Uth (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Attempt missed. Anthony Modeste (1. FC Köln) header from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Florian Kainz with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 38': Attempt missed. Mark Uth (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dejan Ljubicic.
- 38': Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München).
- 40': Foul by Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln).
- 40': Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+1': Anthony Modeste (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by Alphonso Davies (FC Bayern München).
- 45'+2': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Florian Kainz tries a through ball, but Mark Uth is caught offside.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, FC Bayern München 0, 1. FC Köln 0.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Bayern München 0, 1. FC Köln 0.
- 45': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Jamal Musiala replaces Leroy Sané.
- 45': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Josip Stanisic replaces Tanguy Nianzou.
- 48': Attempt missed. Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
- 49': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Jonas Hector.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 50': Goal! FC Bayern München 1, 1. FC Köln 0. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamal Musiala.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Mark Uth (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jan Thielmann.
- 52': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Dayot Upamecano.
- 52': Attempt missed. Anthony Modeste (1. FC Köln) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mark Uth with a cross following a corner.
- 53': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Alphonso Davies.
- 53': Foul by Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln).
- 53': Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München).
- 54': Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt missed. Anthony Modeste (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dejan Ljubicic.
- 59': Goal! FC Bayern München 2, 1. FC Köln 0. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 60': Goal! FC Bayern München 2, 1. FC Köln 1. Anthony Modeste (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonas Hector with a cross.
- 62': Goal! FC Bayern München 2, 1. FC Köln 2. Mark Uth (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kingsley Ehizibue with a cross.
- 64': Attempt saved. Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mark Uth.
- 65': Foul by Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München).
- 65': Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Ondrej Duda replaces Mark Uth.
- 66': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Corentin Tolisso replaces Leon Goretzka.
- 69': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Sebastian Andersson replaces Florian Kainz.
- 71': Goal! FC Bayern München 3, 1. FC Köln 2. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a headed pass.
- 74': Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
- 75': Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Foul by Niklas Süle (FC Bayern München).
- 75': Niklas Süle (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting replaces Serge Gnabry.
- 76': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Louis Schaub replaces Dejan Ljubicic.
- 76': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Tim Lemperle replaces Anthony Modeste.
- 76': Hand ball by Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München).
- 80': Hand ball by Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln).
- 83': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high.
- 86': Attempt saved. Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamal Musiala.
- 86': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 88': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Chris Richards replaces Alphonso Davies.
- 89': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (FC Bayern München).
- 89': Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Dayot Upamecano (FC Bayern München).
- 89': Louis Schaub (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Ellyes Skhiri (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (FC Bayern München).
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, FC Bayern München 3, 1. FC Köln 2.
- 0': Match ends, FC Bayern München 3, 1. FC Köln 2.
Statistics
 KOE |
MUN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 42.6 | Possession | 57.4 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 304 | Accurate Passes | 445 |
| 396 | Passes | 545 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 22 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 25 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 19 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: Allianz Arena
Location: München, Germany
Attendance: 20,000
Venue: Allianz Arena
Location: München, Germany
Attendance: 20,000
Bundesliga Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 26 | +68 | 67 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 26 | +29 | 58 |
| 3 | TSG Hoffenheim | 26 | +20 | 50 |
| 4 | VfB Stuttgart | 26 | +17 | 50 |
Line-Ups
Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Neuer (GK) |
| 4 | Niklas Süle  |
| 2 | Dayot Upamecano |
| 19 | Alphonso Davies |
| 23 | Tanguy Nianzou |
| 25 | Thomas Müller |
| 8 | Leon Goretzka |
| 6 | Joshua Kimmich |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 7 | Serge Gnabry |
| 10 | Leroy Sané |
FC Cologne (4-1-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Timo Horn (GK) |
| 5 | Rafael Czichos |
| 22 | Jorge Meré |
| 28 | Ellyes Skhiri |
| 14 | Jonas Hector |
| 19 | Kingsley Ehizibue |
| 7 | Dejan Ljubicic |
| 11 | Florian Kainz |
| 29 | Jan Thielmann |
| 27 | Anthony Modeste |
| 13 | Mark Uth |
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