German Bundesliga

1. FC Union Berlin vs FC Cologne, 2025-26 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
1. FC Union Berlin
  • 73': Tom Rothe
  • 89': Livan Burcu
FT
2 - 2
FC Cologne
  • 33': Marius Bulter
  • 61': Said El Mala

About

1. FC Union Berlin are hosting FC Cologne at Stadion An der Alten Försterei, Berlin, 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': Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Ilyas Ansah (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 2': Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Ilyas Ansah (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 3': Delay in match because of an injury Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (1. FC Köln).
  • 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Aljoscha Kemlein (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ilyas Ansah.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. András Schäfer (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 14': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Diogo Leite.
  • 17': Sebastian Sebulonsen (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 17': Foul by Aljoscha Kemlein (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 17': Foul by Luca Waldschmidt (1. FC Köln).
  • 17': András Schäfer (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Ilyas Ansah (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 18': Kristoffer Lund (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Tom Rothe.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Saïd El Mala (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Krauß following a corner.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Tom Rothe (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Burke.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Aljoscha Kemlein (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 24': Delay in match (1. FC Köln).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 25': Delay in match (1. FC Köln).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Tom Rothe (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by András Schäfer with a cross.
  • 27': Foul by Luca Waldschmidt (1. FC Köln).
  • 27': Aljoscha Kemlein (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 31': Delay in match because of an injury András Schäfer (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 31': Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 0, 1. FC Köln 1. Marius Bülter (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Luca Waldschmidt following a fast break.
  • 34': Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card.
  • 36': Saïd El Mala (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 37': Attempt missed. Cenk Özkacar (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luca Waldschmidt with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Carl Klaus (1. FC Union Berlin). Assisted by Saïd El Mala.
  • 41': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Diogo Leite.
  • 42': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by András Schäfer.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Saïd El Mala is caught offside.
  • 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Oliver Burke (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanley Nsoki.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 0, 1. FC Köln 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins 1. FC Union Berlin 0, 1. FC Köln 1.
  • 48': Tom Rothe (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Foul by Marius Bülter (1. FC Köln).
  • 50': Attempt missed. Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Saïd El Mala with a cross following a fast break.
  • 53': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Jakub Kaminski is caught offside.
  • 55': Ilyas Ansah (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Foul by Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (1. FC Köln).
  • 55': Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Danilho Doekhi (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Luca Waldschmidt (1. FC Köln).
  • 58': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Livan Burcu replaces András Schäfer.
  • 58': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Christopher Trimmel replaces Josip Juranovic.
  • 58': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Andrej Ilic replaces Ilyas Ansah.
  • 59': Foul by Luca Waldschmidt (1. FC Köln).
  • 59': Christopher Trimmel (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 0, 1. FC Köln 2. Saïd El Mala (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kristoffer Lund.
  • 62': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Felipe Chávez replaces Luca Waldschmidt.
  • 66': Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Foul by Saïd El Mala (1. FC Köln).
  • 67': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Tim Skarke replaces Stanley Nsoki.
  • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Saïd El Mala (1. FC Köln).
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Linton Maina replaces Jakub Kaminski.
  • 71': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Youssoupha Niang replaces Saïd El Mala because of an injury.
  • 71': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Jan Thielmann replaces Marius Bülter.
  • 73': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Youssoupha Niang.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Andrej Ilic (1. FC Union Berlin) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by Marvin Schwäbe (1. FC Köln). Assisted by Christopher Trimmel with a cross.
  • 73': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Marvin Schwäbe.
  • 73': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 1, 1. FC Köln 2. Tom Rothe (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Christopher Trimmel with a cross following a corner.
  • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Kristoffer Lund (1. FC Köln).
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Andrej Ilic (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christopher Trimmel.
  • 80': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Joël Schmied replaces Kristoffer Lund because of an injury.
  • 81': Delay in match because of an injury Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Tom Krauß (1. FC Köln).
  • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Linton Maina (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Carl Klaus (1. FC Union Berlin). Assisted by Youssoupha Niang.
  • 84': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Carl Klaus.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Oliver Burke (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rani Khedira.
  • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Eric Martel (1. FC Köln).
  • 88': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Alex Král replaces Rani Khedira.
  • 88': Marvin Schwäbe (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 89': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 2, 1. FC Köln 2. Livan Burcu (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Aljoscha Kemlein (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 90'+1': Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Sebastian Sebulonsen (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Aljoscha Kemlein (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 90'+3': Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Alex Král (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Joël Schmied (1. FC Köln).
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Oliver Burke (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 90'+5': Livan Burcu (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Youssoupha Niang (1. FC Köln).
  • 90'+6': Tom Rothe (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+9': Danilho Doekhi (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+9': Foul by Youssoupha Niang (1. FC Köln).
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 2, 1. FC Köln 2.
  • 0': Match ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 2, 1. FC Köln 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 7
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 2
41.4 Possession 58.6
8 SHOTS 13
4 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
247 Accurate Passes 352
335 Passes 464
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 8
12 Crosses 28
0.3 Cross % 0.3
72 Long Balls 66
20 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
0 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 7
13 Tackles 14
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 1
50 Effective Clearances 30
50 Clearances 30

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Location: Berlin, Germany
Attendance: 22,012

Bundesliga Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 FC Augsburg 0 0 0
2 Bayer Leverkusen 0 0 0
3 Bayern Munich 0 0 0
4 Borussia Dortmund 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

FCU 1. FC Union Berlin (3-5-2)

No. Name
25 Carl Klaus (GK)
4 Diogo Leite Yellow Card
34 Stanley N'Soki
5 Danilho Doekhi
6 Aljoscha Kemlein
13 András Schäfer
8 Rani Khedira
15 Tom Rothe
18 Josip Juranovic
10 Ilyas Ansah
7 Oliver Burke
1. FC Union Berlin Substitutes:
Christopher Trimmel, Janik Haberer, Livan Burcu, Tom Wisbereit, Alex Král, Derrick Köhn, Andrej Ilic, Tim Skarke, Leopold Querfeld.

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

No. Name
1 Marvin Schwäbe (GK) Yellow Card
39 Cenk Özkacar
22 Jahmai Simpson-Pusey Yellow Card
32 Kristoffer Lund
28 Sebastian Sebulonsen
16 Jakub Kaminski
6 Eric Martel Yellow Card
5 Tom Krauss
13 Said El Mala
30 Marius Bulter
7 Luca Waldschmidt
FC Cologne Substitutes:
Youssoupha Niang, Linton Maina, Jan Thielmann, Alessio Castro-Montes, Ron-Robert Zieler, Joel Schmied, Felipe Chávez, Denis Huseinbasic, Dominique Heintz.

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