March 18, one of the matches of the 25th round of the German Championship was held. Borussia D (Dortmund) and Cologne (Germany) met.
German Championship, 25th round
Borussia D (Dortmund) - Cologne (Germany) - 6:1 (4:1)
Goals: Guerreiro (15), S. Haller (17), M. Reus (32), Malen (36), S. Haller (69), M. Reus (70) - Davy Selke (42)
Warnings: M. Dahoud (66)
Borussia Dortmund dominated the Bundesliga match against FC Koln at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, winning comfortably 6-1. The home team took control of the game from the start when Rafael Guerreiro scored in the 15th minute. Just two minutes later, Sebastian Haller added a second goal for Borussia Dortmund. Marco Reus and Doniel Malen added goals in the 32nd and 36th minutes, respectively. At halftime, the score was 4-1 in favor of Borussia Dortmund, with Dominik Zielke scoring a consolation goal for FC Koln in the 42nd minute. Borussia Dortmund continued to dominate in the second half.
Haller scored his second goal of the game in the 69th minute, and Reus scored another goal a minute later. FC Koln made several substitutions, but they were unable to have a real impact on the game. Borussia Dortmund also made a few changes, replacing Alexandre Modeste, Gio Reina and Mats Hummels. As a result, Borussia Dortmund won with a resounding 6-1 victory. Despite FC Koln showing signs of life by scoring against Zelke, they were unable to outscore the home team. With this win, Borussia Dortmund consolidated their position in the Bundesliga table and showed their fans that they have what it takes to compete at the highest level.
In the next round, the following matches await the opponents: Bayern vs Borussia D, Cologne vs Borussia M.
| Borussia D. | Cologne | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Goals on goal | 5 |
| 12 | Strokes | 11 |
| 0 | Blocked punches | 3 |
| 11 | Kicks from the penalty area | 8 |
| 1 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 3 |
| 7 | Violations | 10 |
| 1 | Corner | 6 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 64% | Ball possession | 36% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4 | Saves by goalkeeper | 2 |
| 720 | Total assists | 399 |
| 650 | Accurate passes | 339 |
| 90% | Accuracy of transmissions | 85% |