On 23 September, one of the matches of the 5th round of the German football championship took place. Werder (Bremen) and Cologne (Germany) met.
German Championship, 5th round
Werder (Bremen) - Cologne (Germany) - 2:1 (1:1)
Goals: Borre (38), J. Njinmah (67) - Davy Selke (31)
Warnings: F. Alidou (73), Weiser (79), Veljkovic (88)
In an exciting Bundesliga match at the Wohninvest WESERSTADION stadium, Werder Bremen met FC Koln. In the match, both teams showed their attacking power, providing the fans with an exciting spectacle. A 1-1 scoreline at half-time signalled a tight contest, but in the end Werder Bremen won 2-1. The match kicked off in the 31st minute when Koln scored a goal. D. Zielke was responsible for his team taking the lead, scoring the winner. However, seven minutes later, Bremen Werder responded with a goal by R. Borre, who made the score 1-1. The second half continued to be exciting, with both teams aiming for the decisive goal. In the 65th minute FC Koln made their first substitution, replacing L. Waldschmidt with F. Alida. Werder Bremen quickly followed suit, replacing R. Borre with J. Njinmah in the 66th minute. This substitution proved to be fateful for Werder Bremen, as just a minute later Njinmah scored, giving his team a decisive lead. In the 73rd minute, Koln player F. Alidu was shown a yellow card for a flagrant offence.
Both teams made further changes in an attempt to change the course of the match. In the 75th minute Koln introduced D. Huseynbasic instead of S. Tigges, while Werder Bremen replaced M. Weiser with O. Deman in the 80th minute. The hosts didn't stop there and made three more substitutions simultaneously in the 80th minute, replacing M. Daksha, S. Linen and K. Gross with N. Voltemade, A. Jung and O. Deman respectively. FC Koln also made changes to the squad: L. Maina replaced D. Downs in the 83rd minute, and D. Ljubicic replaced S. Adamian in the same minute. In the 88th minute, Bremen's M. Veljkovic received a yellow card. At the end of the match Bremen made the last substitution in the 90th minute, replacing R. Schmid with N. Keita. This substitution signalled the end of a thrilling encounter in which Werder Bremen won 2-1. The match demonstrated the competitiveness of the Bundesliga and showed the exciting nature of football. A win for Werder Bremen will certainly boost their confidence as they look to move up the standings, while Koln will be disappointed to come away empty-handed but can take positives from their performance.
The following matches await the rivals in the next round: Darmstadt - Werder, Cologne - Stuttgart.
| Werder | Cologne | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Kicks to the goal | 5 |
| 17 | Kicks | 14 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 12 | Penalty kicks | 10 |
| 5 | Kicks from outside the penalty box | 4 |
| 18 | Offences | 15 |
| 9 | Corner | 8 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 48% | Ball possession | 52% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3 | Keeper saves | 4 |
| 435 | Total assists | 462 |
| 316 | Accurate assists | 351 |
| 73% | Accuracy of passes | 76% |