On February 12, one of the matches of the 20th round of the German Football Championship took place. Met "Cologne" (Germany) and "Eintracht" (Germany).
German Championship, round 20
"Cologne" (Germany) — "Eintracht" (Germany) — 3:0 (0:0)
Goals: Timo Huebers (49), Ellis Schiri (71), Ellis Schiri (86)
Warnings: Eric Martel (28), Buta (45+2), Gotze (61), Timo Hübers (70), Chabot (79)
FC Cologne scored a thrilling victory over Eintracht Frankfurt at the RheinEnergyStadion in a Bundesliga match. The match went goalless in the first half, despite both sides challenging each other early on. However, a flurry of warnings in the second half changed the game as T. Hubers of Köln earned a yellow card in the 28th minute. Buta from Eintracht Frankfurt came off the bench and received a yellow card in the 45th minute. The stalemate was broken in the 49th minute when Hubers broke through and scored from the box to give Cologne the lead. An additional yellow made by M. Götze of Eintracht Frankfurt two minutes later allowed Cologne to take full control of the situation.
FC Cologne manager Peter Steger decided to make substitutions in the 66th and 67th minutes, replacing S. Tigges and D. Husseinbasic respectively. Eintracht Frankfurt manager Adi Hütter also made two substitutions at the same time. FC Köln continued to gain momentum when E. Schiri won the brace by a few minutes, taking advantage of the mounting pressure on Eintracht Frankfurt. Cologne managed to finish the game holding the lead despite warnings to their players. J. Chabot was first in the 79th minute, while Hubers earned a second yellow card in the 68th minute. L. Alario from Eintracht Frankfurt came off the bench, replacing M. Hasebe in the 80th minute, when F. Kainz and J. Tillmann from Cologne were also substituted. FC Köln pulled off an impressive three-clearance victory over Eintracht Frankfurt in a Bundesliga game at the RheinEnergieStadion. E. Martel, who came on as a substitute in the 88th minute, became the 19th player to play in the game.
In the next round, the opponents are waiting for such matches: Stuttgart - Cologne, Eintracht - Werder Bremen.