Bundesliga: FC Köln demolishes FC Augsburg 3-2 with 2 goals from S. Tigges
COLOGNE. FC Köln defeated FC Augsburg 3-2 thanks to S. Tigges who scored in the 47th and 81st minute.
COLOGNE. FC Köln prevailed over FC Augsburg 3-2 thanks to S. Tigges who scored in the 47th and 81st minute. FC Köln was vastly superior ball possession (65%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the RheinEnergieStadion stadium in Cologne on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Gorniak with the help of Marco Achmüller and Thomas Gorniak. The 4th official was Sven Waschitzki. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 19.8 degrees Celsius or 67.57 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 61%.
Match Statistics
FC Köln was in firm control of the ball 65% while FC Augsburg was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
FC Köln was more aggressive with 83 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons FC Köln won the match.
FC Köln shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, FC Augsburg shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
FC Köln received 2 yellow cards (O. Duda and M. Uth). On the other side, FC Augsburg received 4 yellow cards (M. Berisha, R. Vargas, Iago and L. Petkov).
After playing this match, FC Köln will have 13 points like FC Augsburg to stay in the 11th place. On the opposite side, FC Augsburg will stay with 13 points like FC Köln to stay in the 12th place.
Match Events
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14'14'
F. Niederlechner
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18'18'
C. Gruezo (Goal Disallowed)
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23'23'
M. Berisha
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36'36'
R. Vargas
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46'46'
D. Caligiuri
R. Vargas
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47'47'
S. Tigges
L. Maina
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54'54'
Iago
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61'61'
D. Huseinbasic
S. Tigges
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63'63'
O. Duda
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69'69'
D. Caligiuri
F. Niederlechner
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72'72'
M. Uth
O. Duda
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74'74'
L. Petkov
F. Niederlechner
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78'78'
S. Adamyan
L. Maina
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78'78'
K. Schindler
D. Huseinbasic
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80'80'
L. Petkov
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81'81'
S. Tigges
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84'84'
M. Pedersen
R. Framberger
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84'84'
J. Baumgartlinger
C. Gruezo
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89'89'
F. Dietz
S. Tigges
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90'90'
M. Uth
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, FC Köln will play away against FSV Mainz 05 on the 21st of October with a 8-7 head to head in favor of FSV Mainz 05 (7 draws).
FC Augsburg will host RB Leipzig on the 22nd of October with a 7-1 head to head statistic in favor of RB Leipzig (4 draws).
FC Köln: Formation and Lineups
FC Köln started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
The manager Steffen Baumgart chose to play with the following team: Marvin Schwäbe , Benno Schmitz , Luca Kilian , Timo Hübers , Jonas Hector , Ellyes Skhiri , Denis Huseinbašić , Ondrej Duda , Eric Martel , Linton Maina and Steffen Tigges .
Substitutes
FC Köln made 4 changes: O. Duda for M. Uth (72′), L. Maina for S. Adamyan (78′), D. Huseinbasic for K. Schindler (78′) and S. Tigges for F. Dietz (89′).
Top player: Steffen Tigges
The player who no doubt impressed FC Köln the most was Steffen Tigges.
His rating is with 2 goals, 20 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 24. He performed 2 crosses.
FC Augsburg: Formation and Lineups
FC Augsburg started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Enrico Maaßen played with: Tomáš Koubek , Raphael Framberger , Robert Gumny , Frederik Franck Winther , Iago , Ruben Vargas , Carlos Gruezo , Elvis Rexhbeçaj , Ermedin Demirović , Florian Niederlechner and Mergim Berisha .
Substitutes
FC Augsburg made 4 changes: R. Vargas for D. Caligiuri (46′), F. Niederlechner for L. Petkov (74′), R. Framberger for M. Pedersen (84′) and C. Gruezo for J. Baumgartlinger (84′).
Top player: Florian Niederlechner
Probably the most impressive player in FC Augsburg was Florian Niederlechner.
His rating is with 1 goal, 12 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 6.
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