Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Cologne, 2021-22 German Bundesliga
· German BundesligaLeverkusen suffer double blow with Cologne loss, Wirtz injury
Bayer Leverkusen slumped to a 1-0 loss to visitors Cologne in their Rhine derby on Sunday as Florian Wirtz suffered a knee injury.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln).
- 4': Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Benno Schmitz (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Paulinho (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 6': Foul by Paulinho (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 6': Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Foul by Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln).
- 8': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Paulinho (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Piero Hincapié.
- 11': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Benno Schmitz.
- 13': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Timothy Fosu-Mensah replaces Jeremie Frimpong because of an injury.
- 13': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 13': Sebastian Andersson (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Jonas Hector tries a through ball, but Florian Kainz is caught offside.
- 15': Attempt saved. Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri.
- 17': Attempt saved. Paulinho (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a through ball.
- 18': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Marvin Schwäbe.
- 20': Attempt saved. Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jonas Hector.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Salih Özcan (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ondrej Duda.
- 23': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Sebastian Andersson (1. FC Köln).
- 24': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 24': Luca Kilian (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Florian Wirtz because of an injury.
- 29': Hand ball by Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln).
- 33': Foul by Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln).
- 33': Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Attempt missed. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
- 35': Attempt missed. Sebastian Andersson (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Benno Schmitz.
- 36': Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Piero Hincapié with a cross.
- 37': Foul by Anthony Modeste (1. FC Köln).
- 37': Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 40': Hand ball by Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln).
- 41': Attempt missed. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 43': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Salih Özcan (1. FC Köln).
- 44': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Salih Özcan (1. FC Köln).
- 45': Hand ball by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 45'+1': Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 45'+1': Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln).
- 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Alario.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, 1. FC Köln 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, 1. FC Köln 0.
- 45': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Edmond Tapsoba replaces Odilon Kossounou.
- 49': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln).
- 50': Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Piero Hincapié.
- 52': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (1. FC Köln).
- 52': Ellyes Skhiri (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 54': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Anthony Modeste.
- 55': Attempt missed. Anthony Modeste (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Salih Özcan.
- 57': Foul by Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln).
- 57': Paulinho (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Ellyes Skhiri.
- 58': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Luca Kilian.
- 62': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Foul by Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln).
- 64': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Sardar Azmoun replaces Paulinho.
- 64': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Charles Aránguiz replaces Exequiel Palacios.
- 64': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Dejan Ljubicic replaces Ondrej Duda.
- 64': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Kingsley Schindler replaces Ellyes Skhiri.
- 65': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Foul by Benno Schmitz (1. FC Köln).
- 65': Benno Schmitz (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, 1. FC Köln 1. Kingsley Schindler (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dejan Ljubicic.
- 70': Attempt missed. Sardar Azmoun (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
- 74': Attempt missed. Sardar Azmoun (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Timothy Fosu-Mensah.
- 74': Attempt saved. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amine Adli.
- 74': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Marvin Schwäbe.
- 76': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Jan Thielmann replaces Sebastian Andersson.
- 77': Benno Schmitz (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 78': Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Foul by Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln).
- 79': Attempt saved. Sardar Azmoun (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Alario with a headed pass.
- 79': Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 80': Foul by Sardar Azmoun (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 80': Salih Özcan (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Salih Özcan (1. FC Köln).
- 82': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Salih Özcan.
- 82': Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 83': Foul by Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 83': Luca Kilian (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln).
- 85': Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Tim Lemperle replaces Florian Kainz.
- 90': Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Timothy Fosu-Mensah with a cross.
- 90': Anthony Modeste (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 90'+2': Foul by Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 90'+2': Tim Lemperle (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln).
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sardar Azmoun with a headed pass.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, 1. FC Köln 1.
- 0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, 1. FC Köln 1.
Statistics
 KOE |
B04 |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 45.6 | Possession | 54.4 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 277 | Accurate Passes | 340 |
| 376 | Passes | 440 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 9 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 76 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 41 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 18 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 20 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 26 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 22,658
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 22,658
Bundesliga Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 22 | +46 | 55 |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 22 | +22 | 47 |
| 3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 22 | +20 | 42 |
| 4 | SC Freiburg | 23 | -2 | 39 |
Line-Ups
Bayer Leverkusen (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 4 | Jonathan Tah |
| 6 | Odilon Kossounou |
| 33 | Piero Hincapié |
| 30 | Jeremie Frimpong |
| 27 | Florian Wirtz |
| 10 | Kerem Demirbay  |
| 25 | Exequiel Palacios |
| 13 | Lucas Alario |
| 7 | Paulinho |
| 19 | Moussa Diaby |
FC Cologne (4-1-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Marvin Schwäbe (GK) |
| 4 | Timo Hübers |
| 15 | Luca Kilian |
| 28 | Ellyes Skhiri |
| 14 | Jonas Hector |
| 2 | Benno Schmitz |
| 18 | Ondrej Duda |
| 11 | Florian Kainz |
| 6 | Salih Özcan |
| 27 | Anthony Modeste |
| 9 | Sebastian Andersson |
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