1. FC Nürnberg vs FC Cologne, 2011-12 German Bundesliga, 2011/2012 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga

1. FC Nürnberg

28': Alexander Esswein
85': Tomás Pekhart

FT
2 - 1

FC Cologne

66': Milivoje Novakovic

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1. FC Nürnberg are hosting FC Cologne at Max-Morlock-Stadion, Nürnberg, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Markus Feulner (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Milivoje Novakovic (1. FC Köln).
3': Martin Lanig (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Foul by Hanno Balitsch (FC Nurnberg).
3': Attempt saved. Mato Jajalo (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
4': Foul by Martin Lanig (1. FC Köln).
4': Tomas Pekhart (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
7': Corner, FC Nurnberg. Conceded by Christian Clemens.
8': Attempt missed. Alexander Esswein (FC Nurnberg) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
9': Foul by Slawomir Peszko (1. FC Köln).
9': Philipp Wollscheid (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Offside, FC Nurnberg. Alexander Esswein tries a through ball, but Markus Feulner is caught offside.
13': Attempt saved. Milivoje Novakovic (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Lanig with a cross.
13': Attempt missed. Hanno Balitsch (FC Nurnberg) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Timmy Simons.
14': Christian Clemens (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Markus Feulner (FC Nurnberg).
15': Foul by Milivoje Novakovic (1. FC Köln).
15': Dominic Maroh (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Henrique Sereno (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Foul by Timothy Chandler (FC Nurnberg).
16': Delay in match Henrique Sereno (1. FC Köln) because of an injury.
16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
18': Attempt blocked. Markus Feulner (FC Nurnberg) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomas Pekhart with a cross.
19': Milivoje Novakovic (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
19': Foul by Timmy Simons (FC Nurnberg).
23': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Adam Hlousek.
24': Foul by Slawomir Peszko (1. FC Köln).
24': Timothy Chandler (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Slawomir Peszko (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27': Corner, FC Nurnberg. Conceded by Martin Lanig.
28': Attempt blocked. Timothy Chandler (FC Nurnberg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jens Hegeler.
28': Goal! FC Nurnberg 1, 1. FC Köln 0. Alexander Esswein (FC Nurnberg) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner following a corner.
32': Foul by Kevin McKenna (1. FC Köln).
32': Tomas Pekhart (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33': Mato Jajalo (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Markus Feulner (FC Nurnberg).
34': Foul by Mato Jajalo (1. FC Köln).
34': Hanno Balitsch (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Christian Clemens (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Foul by Markus Feulner (FC Nurnberg).
35': Corner, FC Nurnberg. Conceded by Mato Jajalo.
36': Attempt blocked. Timmy Simons (FC Nurnberg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Philipp Wollscheid.
36': Attempt blocked. Hanno Balitsch (FC Nurnberg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
37': Delay in match Martin Lanig (1. FC Köln) because of an injury.
37': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Christian Eichner replaces Henrique Sereno.
39': Mato Jajalo (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Foul by Tomas Pekhart (FC Nurnberg).
40': Foul by Pedro Geromel (1. FC Köln).
40': Tomas Pekhart (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Attempt missed. Tomas Pekhart (FC Nurnberg) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Hlousek with a cross.
45': First Half ends, FC Nurnberg 1, 1. FC Köln 0.
0': Second Half begins FC Nurnberg 1, 1. FC Köln 0.
46': Offside, FC Nurnberg. Jens Hegeler tries a through ball, but Timothy Chandler is caught offside.
47': Foul by Slawomir Peszko (1. FC Köln).
47': Markus Feulner (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Philipp Wollscheid.
48': Foul by Kevin McKenna (1. FC Köln).
48': Raphael Schäfer (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Christian Clemens (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
50': Foul by Hanno Balitsch (FC Nurnberg).
51': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Alexander Esswein.
51': Attempt missed. Mato Jajalo (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christian Clemens with a cross following a corner.
52': Hand ball by Adam Hlousek (FC Nurnberg).
53': Foul by Milivoje Novakovic (1. FC Köln).
53': Philipp Wollscheid (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Offside, FC Nurnberg. Markus Feulner tries a through ball, but Jens Hegeler is caught offside.
55': Foul by Miso Brecko (1. FC Köln).
55': Hanno Balitsch (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
55': Miso Brecko (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Offside, FC Nurnberg. Raphael Schäfer tries a through ball, but Jens Hegeler is caught offside.
56': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Martin Lanig tries a through ball, but Milivoje Novakovic is caught offside.
57': Adam Hlousek (FC Nurnberg) is shown the yellow card.
57': Attempt missed. Alexander Esswein (FC Nurnberg) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dominic Maroh following a set piece situation.
59': Foul by Christian Clemens (1. FC Köln).
59': Adam Hlousek (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Corner, FC Nurnberg. Conceded by Martin Lanig.
60': Attempt missed. Tomas Pekhart (FC Nurnberg) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Hlousek with a cross following a corner.
61': Attempt saved. Markus Feulner (FC Nurnberg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jens Hegeler with a cross.
62': Attempt saved. Milivoje Novakovic (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Clemens.
63': Attempt blocked. Christian Clemens (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mato Jajalo.
64': Miso Brecko (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
64': Foul by Alexander Esswein (FC Nurnberg).
64': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Odise Roshi replaces Slawomir Peszko.
66': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Martin Lanig tries a through ball, but Milivoje Novakovic is caught offside.
66': Goal! FC Nurnberg 1, 1. FC Köln 1. Milivoje Novakovic (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Odise Roshi.
67': Raphael Schäfer (FC Nurnberg) is shown the yellow card.
68': Substitution, FC Nurnberg. Daniel Didavi replaces Jens Hegeler.
69': Sascha Riether (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Markus Feulner (FC Nurnberg).
70': Daniel Didavi (FC Nurnberg) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Alexander Esswein.
71': Attempt missed. Tomas Pekhart (FC Nurnberg) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Adam Hlousek with a cross.
73': Odise Roshi (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
73': Foul by Adam Hlousek (FC Nurnberg).
76': Corner, FC Nurnberg. Conceded by Kevin McKenna.
76': Milivoje Novakovic (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Philipp Wollscheid (FC Nurnberg).
76': Substitution, FC Nurnberg. Mike Frantz replaces Hanno Balitsch.
77': Foul by Odise Roshi (1. FC Köln).
77': Timmy Simons (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Odise Roshi (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Foul by Milivoje Novakovic (1. FC Köln).
77': Philipp Wollscheid (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Odise Roshi (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
78': Foul by Timmy Simons (FC Nurnberg).
78': Timmy Simons (FC Nurnberg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79': Attempt saved. Mato Jajalo (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Milivoje Novakovic.
80': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Martin Lanig tries a through ball, but Milivoje Novakovic is caught offside.
80': Attempt missed. Markus Feulner (FC Nurnberg) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Timmy Simons.
82': Substitution, FC Nurnberg. Christian Eigler replaces Timothy Chandler.
82': Attempt blocked. Timmy Simons (FC Nurnberg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mike Frantz.
83': Corner, FC Nurnberg. Conceded by Sascha Riether.
83': Sascha Riether (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Dominic Maroh (FC Nurnberg).
84': Foul by Martin Lanig (1. FC Köln).
84': Daniel Didavi (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Goal! FC Nurnberg 2, 1. FC Köln 1. Tomas Pekhart (FC Nurnberg) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexander Esswein with a cross.
86': Mato Jajalo (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86': Foul by Daniel Didavi (FC Nurnberg).
87': Offside, FC Nurnberg. Christian Eigler tries a through ball, but Daniel Didavi is caught offside.
87': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Mikael Ishak replaces Martin Lanig.
89': Attempt missed. Alexander Esswein (FC Nurnberg) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Didavi.
89': Foul by Miso Brecko (1. FC Köln).
89': Alexander Esswein (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Attempt blocked. Daniel Didavi (FC Nurnberg) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Hlousek.
90': Tomas Pekhart (FC Nurnberg) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Christian Eigler with a headed pass.
90': Offside, FC Nurnberg. Tomas Pekhart tries a through ball, but Mike Frantz is caught offside.
90': Miso Brecko (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Daniel Didavi (FC Nurnberg).
90': Foul by Kevin McKenna (1. FC Köln).
90': Philipp Wollscheid (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Second Half ends, FC Nurnberg 2, 1. FC Köln 1.
0': Match ends, FC Nurnberg 2, 1. FC Köln 1.

Statistics

KOE		FCN
18	Fouls	17
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	6
3	Corner Kicks	6
1	Saves	4
48.5	Possession	51.5
7	SHOTS	19
5	ON GOAL	3
0.7	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
266	Accurate Passes	279
377	Passes	396
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
2	Accurate Crosses	11
16	Crosses	31
0.1	Cross %	0.4
62	Long Balls	58
30	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	6
17	Effective Tackles	14
20	Tackles	20
0.9	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
17	Effective Clearances	12
25	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Location: Nürnberg, Germany
Attendance: 38,101

Line-Ups

1. FC Nürnberg (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Raphael Schäfer (GK)
38	Philipp Wollscheid
6	Dominic Maroh
23	Adam Hlousek
7	Markus Feulner
2	Timmy Simons
5	Hanno Balitsch
9	Tomás Pekhart
13	Jens Hegeler
33	Alexander Esswein
26	Timothy Chandler

1. FC Nürnberg Substitutes:

Julian Wießmeier, Mike Frantz, Albert Bunjaku, Timm Klose, Christian Eigler, Daniel Didavi, Alexander Stephan.

FC Cologne (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Michael Rensing (GK)
21	Pedro Geromel
23	Kevin McKenna
17	Henrique Sereno
2	Miso Brecko
19	Mato Jajalo
13	Martin Lanig
27	Christian Clemens
5	Sascha Riether
11	Milivoje Novakovic
15	Slawomir Peszko

FC Cologne Substitutes:

Andrézinho, Fabian Schnellhardt, Christian Eichner, Mikael Ishak, Timo Horn, Jong Tae-Se, Odise Roshi.

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