German Bundesliga

FT Saturday, August 19, 2023
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Match Report

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Dortmund's Malen scores last-gasp winner over Cologne in season opener

Donyell Malen drilled in an 88th minute winner to hand Borussia Dortmund, last season's runner-up, a nervous 1-0 victory over visiting Cologne in their Bundesliga opener on Saturday.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
13
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
6
1
Saves
4
33.4
Possession
66.6
11
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
263
Accurate Passes
618
339
Passes
702
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
6
20
Crosses
18
0.2
Cross %
0.3
34
Long Balls
52
15
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
5
14
Effective Tackles
8
20
Tackles
11
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
12
Interceptions
10
22
Effective Clearances
14
22
Clearances
14

Head to Head

DOR leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

DOR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Gregor KobelG
  2. 15Mats HummelsCD-L
  3. 25Niklas SüleCD-R
  4. 5Ramy BensebainiLB
  5. 26Julian RyersonRB
  6. 11Marco ReusAM
  7. 23Emre CanLM
  8. 20Marcel SabitzerRM
  9. 9Sébastien HallerF
  10. 19Julian BrandtAM-L
  11. 21Donyell MalenAM-R

KOE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Marvin SchwäbeG
  2. 24Jeff ChabotCD-L
  3. 4Timo HübersCD-R
  4. 17Leart PaqaradaLB
  5. 2Benno SchmitzRB
  6. 11Florian KainzAM
  7. 6Eric MartelLM
  8. 7Dejan LjubicicRM
  9. 27Davie SelkeF
  10. 9Luca WaldschmidtAM-L
  11. 18Rasmus CarstensenAM-R

Timeline

  1. 52' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Sargis Adamyan replaces Davie Selke because of an injury.
  2. 59' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Felix Nmecha replaces Emre Can.
  3. 59' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Youssoufa Moukoko replaces Sébastien Haller.
  4. 66' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Mathias Olesen replaces Florian Kainz.
  5. 66' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Max Finkgrafe replaces Luca Waldschmidt.
  6. 69' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Karim Adeyemi replaces Marco Reus.
  7. 83' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marius Wolf replaces Ramy Bensebaïni.
  8. 84' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Thorgan Hazard replaces Julian Ryerson.
  9. 88' Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, 1. FC Köln 0. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Felix Nmecha following a corner.
  10. 90'+1' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Luca Kilian replaces Rasmus Carstensen.
  11. 90'+1' Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Bundesliga News

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