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1.FC Köln defeated FC Schalke 04 by a score of 1-0 in a thrilling 2. Bundesliga match played at the RheinEnergieSTADION in Cologne on February 9th, 2025. Despite having less possession (37%), the home team proved more clinical in attack. The winning goal came in the 43rd minute thanks to Dejan Downs, who capitalized on an assist from Linton Maina. The match was characterized by Schalke 04’s discipline, as they received no yellow cards, while Köln saw three yellow cards issued to their players Schmied, Olesen and an unlisted player. Despite their possession advantage (63%) and more shots (9 to 11), Schalke 04 couldn’t overcome Köln’s strong defense.
Substitutions 1.fc köln: at minute 47 N. Telle came in and E. Martel went out., at minute 57 M. Finkgrafe came in and M. Olesen went out., at minute 57 F. Kainz came in and D. Ljubicic went out., at minute 73 J. Thielmann came in and D. Huseinbasic went out., at minute 81 I. Rondic came in and D. Downs went out.
Substitutions fc schalke 04: at minute 62 A. Gantenbein came in and M. Aydin went out., at minute 62 I. Hamache came in and P. M. Ba went out., at minute 62 A. Barkok came in and J. Bachmann went out., at minute 81 C. Antwi-Adjei came in and T. Mohr went out., at minute 81 A. Younes came in and M. Gruger went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
1.FC Köln
FC Schalke 04
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