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Köln Stages Comeback Victory Over Paderborn in Thrilling Match
1.FC Köln secured a dramatic comeback win against SC Paderborn 07 at the Home Deluxe Arena in Paderborn, triumphing 2-3 in a matchday 27 clash of the 2. Bundesliga. The game, played on March 29th, 2025, was a captivating affair full of intensity and excitement until the final whistle.
Paderborn started strongly, taking the lead through Mehlem’s goal in the 34th minute, assisted by Bilbija, after Obermair missed a penalty in the 25th minute. Rondic pulled one back for Köln in the 42nd minute. The second half proved even more thrilling. Huseinbasic put Köln ahead in the 61st minute, completing the comeback. The match finished 2-3 in a game where both teams had clear goal-scoring opportunities, with a combined total of 39 shots. Köln held a slight edge in possession (52% to 48%), although both teams had similar numbers of shots on target (7 each). Paderborn received four yellow cards, while Köln received only one. Despite the defeat, Paderborn showed great fighting spirit and pushed Köln to the limit.
Substitutions sc paderborn 07: at minute 62 M. Hansen came in and F. Bilbija went out., at minute 62 A. Grimaldi came in and C. Terho went out., at minute 71 S. Klaas came in and M. Mehlem went out., at minute 78 I. Ansah came in and F. Gotze went out.
Substitutions 1.fc köln: at minute 74 F. Kainz came in and D. Huseinbasic went out., at minute 80 S. Tigges came in and T. Lemperle went out., at minute 81 N. Telle came in and J. Thielmann went out., at minute 90 M. Ozkan came in and M. Finkgrafe went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
SC Paderborn 07
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