German Bundesliga

FC Cologne vs VfL Wolfsburg, 2022-23 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
FC Cologne
    FT
    0 - 2
    VfL Wolfsburg
    • 4': Yannick Gerhardt
    • 68': Maximilian Arnold (P)

    About

    FC Cologne are hosting VfL Wolfsburg at RheinEnergieSTADION, Köln, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Julian Chabot (1. FC Köln).
    • 1': Omar Marmoush (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
    • 4': Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Omar Marmoush.
    • 7': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Kingsley Schindler tries a through ball, but Davie Selke is caught offside.
    • 10': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
    • 11': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Linton Maina tries a through ball, but Julian Chabot is caught offside.
    • 12': Foul by Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 12': Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 13': Foul by Paulo Otávio (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 13': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Maximilian Arnold.
    • 13': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Maximilian Arnold.
    • 15': Foul by Kilian Fischer (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 15': Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 21': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Patrick Wimmer tries a through ball, but Omar Marmoush is caught offside.
    • 21': Foul by Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln).
    • 21': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Kilian Fischer (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 23': Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Omar Marmoush (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 24': Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Mathias Olesen.
    • 27': Davie Selke (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 30': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
    • 31': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Jonas Hector tries a through ball, but Linton Maina is caught offside.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ridle Baku.
    • 36': Davie Selke (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 37': Attempt saved. Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Davie Selke.
    • 39': Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 40': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Paulo Otávio.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Davie Selke (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Linton Maina with a cross.
    • 40': Foul by Omar Marmoush (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 40': Kingsley Schindler (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 43': Foul by Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln).
    • 43': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, 1. FC Köln 0, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins 1. FC Köln 0, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
    • 47': Delay in match because of an injury Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Davie Selke (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dejan Ljubicic.
    • 49': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Paulo Otávio tries a through ball, but Patrick Wimmer is caught offside.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Steffen Tigges (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonas Hector with a cross.
    • 53': Foul by Steffen Tigges (1. FC Köln).
    • 53': Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Delay in match because of an injury Micky van de Ven (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 57': Linton Maina (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Kilian Fischer (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 58': Attempt saved. Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonas Hector.
    • 58': Foul by Julian Chabot (1. FC Köln).
    • 58': Omar Marmoush (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 60': Kingsley Schindler (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 61': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Julian Chabot tries a through ball, but Linton Maina is caught offside.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Steffen Tigges (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
    • 63': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jakub Kaminski replaces Ridle Baku.
    • 64': Foul by Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln).
    • 64': Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 66': Penalty VfL Wolfsburg. Kilian Fischer draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 66': Penalty conceded by Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 66': Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, VfL Wolfsburg 2. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 73': Foul by Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 73': Linton Maina (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Sargis Adamyan replaces Mathias Olesen.
    • 76': Foul by Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 76': Kingsley Schindler (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 76': Foul by Steffen Tigges (1. FC Köln).
    • 76': Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Jakub Kaminski (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 77': Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Tim Lemperle replaces Steffen Tigges.
    • 80': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Felix Nmecha replaces Mattias Svanberg.
    • 80': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) header from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Linton Maina with a cross following a corner.
    • 81': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Felix Nmecha.
    • 82': Foul by Kingsley Schindler (1. FC Köln).
    • 82': Paulo Otávio (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 83': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Sargis Adamyan.
    • 84': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Justin Diehl replaces Linton Maina.
    • 86': Foul by Omar Marmoush (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 86': Justin Diehl (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Kevin Paredes replaces Patrick Wimmer.
    • 88': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jonas Wind replaces Omar Marmoush.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Davie Selke (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tim Lemperle.
    • 89': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Koen Casteels.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dejan Ljubicic with a cross following a corner.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Davie Selke (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri with a cross.
    • 90': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Julian Chabot (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonas Hector with a cross.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Sargis Adamyan (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 90'+2': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Tim Lemperle tries a through ball, but Justin Diehl is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Felix Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 90'+4': Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Felix Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Jonas Hector tries a through ball, but Timo Hübers is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 90'+6': VAR Decision: No Goal 1. FC Köln 0-2 VfL Wolfsburg.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, 1. FC Köln 0, VfL Wolfsburg 2.
    • 0': Match ends, 1. FC Köln 0, VfL Wolfsburg 2.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, 1. FC Köln 0, VfL Wolfsburg 2.
    • 0': Match ends, 1. FC Köln 0, VfL Wolfsburg 2.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 9
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 6
    2 Corner Kicks 10
    5 Saves 2
    42.7 Possession 57.3
    6 SHOTS 13
    4 ON GOAL 5
    0.7 On Target % 0.4
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    252 Accurate Passes 362
    342 Passes 446
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 7
    12 Crosses 32
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    60 Long Balls 44
    28 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    8 Effective Tackles 16
    16 Tackles 20
    0.5 Tackle % 0.8
    16 Interceptions 7
    32 Effective Clearances 12
    32 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: German Bundesliga

    Venue: RheinEnergieSTADION
    Location: Köln, Germany
    Attendance: 49,300

    Bundesliga Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 VfL Wolfsburg 0 0 0
    1 RB Leipzig 0 0 0
    1 TSG Hoffenheim 0 0 0
    1 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    KOE FC Cologne (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    20 Marvin Schwäbe (GK)
    24 Jeff Chabot
    4 Timo Hübers
    14 Jonas Hector Yellow Card
    17 Kingsley Schindler
    28 Ellyes Skhiri
    47 Mathias Olesen
    37 Linton Maina
    7 Dejan Ljubicic
    21 Steffen Tigges
    27 Davie Selke
    FC Cologne Substitutes:
    Sargis Adamyan, Tim Lemperle, Timo Horn, Damion Downs, Eric Martel, Justin Diehl, Matthias Köbbing, Nikola Soldo.

    WOB VfL Wolfsburg (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Koen Casteels (GK)
    5 Micky van de Ven
    4 Maxence Lacroix
    6 Paulo Otávio
    2 Kilian Fischer
    27 Maximilian Arnold
    31 Yannick Gerhardt
    32 Mattias Svanberg Yellow Card
    33 Omar Marmoush
    39 Patrick Wimmer
    20 Ridle Baku
    VfL Wolfsburg Substitutes:
    Felix Nmecha, Jonas Wind, Pavao Pervan, Kevin Paredes, Luca Waldschmidt, Nicolas Cozza, Bartol Franjic, Josuha Guilavogui, Jakub Kaminski.

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