On 12 May, one of the matches of the 32nd round of the German football championship took place. Cologne (Germany) and Hertha (Berlin) met.
German Championship, round 32
Cologne (Germany ) v Hertha (Berlin) - 5-2 (3-2)
Goals: Davy Selke (8), Timo Hubers (39), Ellis Schiri (43), Timo Hubers (69), Denis Husseinbasic (81) - Tusar (18), Jovetic (33)
Warnings: Eric Martel (24), Lucebakio (37), Marton Dardai (45+5), Timo Hubers (72), Mittelstadt (73), Agustin Rogel (78), Serdar (90+1), J. Ngancam (90+2), Richter (90+2)
Koln FC defeated Hertha Berlin in a Bundesliga match at the Rhein EnergieStadion Koln FC defeated Hertha Berlin 5-2 in a Bundesliga match at the Rhein EnergieStadion. At half-time, the score was 3-2 in favour of Koln FC. The first goal of the match was scored by D. Zielke of Koln FC in the 8th minute of the game. However, four minutes later, at the 12th minute, Hertha Berlin player F. Uremovic was substituted instead of A. Rogel. On 18 minutes Hertha Berlin took the lead, scoring a goal by L. Tusart. In the 24th minute of the game Koln player E. Martel was given a yellow card. However, S. Tigges was replaced by D. Zelke, who scored the opening goal. In the 33rd minute, Hertha Berlin scored another goal with a strike from S. Jovetic. Unfortunately, just four minutes later, in the 37th minute, Hertha player D. Lucebacchio received a yellow card. Koln FC's T. Hubers scored the decisive goal in the 39th minute, followed by E. Schiri in the 43rd minute.
In the 45th minute, Hertha Berlin player M. Dardai was given a yellow card. E. Martel of FC Koln was replaced by J. Tilmann in the 46th minute of the game. In the 61st minute Hertha Berlin made three substitutions. M. Plattenhardt was replaced by M. Mittelstadt, M. Dardai was replaced by S. Serdar, and F. Niederlechner was replaced by J. Ngancama. In the 69th minute, Koln FC player T. Hubers scored another goal for the team but was yellow-carded just three minutes later. Hertha Berlin's M. Mittelstadt and A. Rogel were awarded yellow cards in the 73rd and 78th minutes respectively. In the 80th minute, D. Lucebacchio was replaced by K. Ezhuke. D. Huseinbasic of FC Koln scored the last goal of the game in the 81st minute. The last substitution of the game was made in the 84th minute, L. Main was replaced by T. Lemperle. In the 90th minute, Hertha Berlin player M. Richter was given a yellow card, as well as teammates S. Serdar and J. Ngancam. Overall, Koln FC dominated the game against Hertha Berlin at the RheinEnergy Stadium with a final score of 5-2.
In the next round, the following matches await the opponents: Werder - Cologne and Hertha - Bochum.
| Cologne | Hertha | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Goals on goal | 3 |
| 31 | Shots | 9 |
| 4 | Blocked kicks | 4 |
| 26 | Kicks from the penalty area | 8 |
| 5 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 1 |
| 11 | Offences | 12 |
| 12 | Corner | 3 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 63% | Possession of the ball | 37% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 6 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 11 |
| 495 | Total assists | 295 |
| 417 | Accurate passes | 213 |
| 84% | Accuracy of transmissions | 72% |