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

· German Bundesliga

FC Cologne

39': Adil Chihi
75': Miso Brecko

FT
1 - 2

1. FC Nürnberg

31': Timmy Simons (P)
35': Timmy Simons (P)
42': Tomás Pekhart

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FC Cologne are hosting 1. FC Nürnberg at RheinEnergieSTADION, Köln, 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': Alexander Esswein (FC Nurnberg) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Tomas Pekhart with a headed pass.
5': Foul by Lukas Podolski (1. FC Köln).
5': Philipp Wollscheid (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Slawomir Peszko (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
5': Foul by Markus Feulner (FC Nurnberg).
6': Foul by Adil Chihi (1. FC Köln).
6': Timm Klose (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Martin Lanig (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Dangerous play by Markus Feulner (FC Nurnberg).
7': Lukas Podolski (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Foul by Markus Feulner (FC Nurnberg).
8': Foul by Javier Pinola (FC Nurnberg).
8': Adil Chihi (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Philipp Wollscheid (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Milivoje Novakovic (1. FC Köln).
11': Foul by Timothy Chandler (FC Nurnberg).
11': Slawomir Peszko (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
12': Markus Mendler (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Martin Lanig (1. FC Köln).
12': Offside, FC Nurnberg. Markus Mendler tries a through ball, but Alexander Esswein is caught offside.
13': Offside, FC Nurnberg. Javier Pinola tries a through ball, but Markus Mendler is caught offside.
16': Tomas Pekhart (FC Nurnberg) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Markus Mendler with a through ball.
17': Offside, FC Nurnberg. Javier Pinola tries a through ball, but Tomas Pekhart is caught offside.
18': Corner, FC Nurnberg. Conceded by Henrique Sereno.
19': Dangerous play by Tomas Pekhart (FC Nurnberg).
19': Martin Lanig (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Tomas Pekhart (FC Nurnberg) is shown the yellow card for dangerous play.
20': Markus Feulner (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Milivoje Novakovic (1. FC Köln).
21': Attempt blocked. Markus Mendler (FC Nurnberg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Markus Feulner.
22': Offside, FC Nurnberg. Markus Mendler tries a through ball, but Tomas Pekhart is caught offside.
24': Attempt saved. Timothy Chandler (FC Nurnberg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
24': Foul by Milivoje Novakovic (1. FC Köln).
24': Timmy Simons (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Corner, FC Nurnberg. Conceded by Pedro Geromel.
26': Adil Chihi (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Foul by Philipp Wollscheid (FC Nurnberg).
26': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Lukas Podolski tries a through ball, but Slawomir Peszko is caught offside.
28': Lukas Podolski (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
28': Foul by Jens Hegeler (FC Nurnberg).
29': Attempt missed. Martin Lanig (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lukas Podolski with a cross following a set piece situation.
29': Attempt missed. Henrique Sereno (1. FC Köln) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Lanig following a set piece situation.
30': Penalty conceded by Pedro Geromel (1. FC Köln) after a foul in the penalty area.
30': Penalty FC Nurnberg. Markus Feulner draws a foul in the penalty area.
31': Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, FC Nurnberg 1. Timmy Simons (FC Nurnberg) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
32': Javier Pinola (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Martin Lanig (1. FC Köln).
33': Offside, FC Nurnberg. Alexander Stephan tries a through ball, but Alexander Esswein is caught offside.
34': Henrique Sereno (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Alexander Esswein (FC Nurnberg).
35': Penalty conceded by Pedro Geromel (1. FC Köln) after a foul in the penalty area.
35': Penalty FC Nurnberg. Tomas Pekhart draws a foul in the penalty area.
35': Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, FC Nurnberg 2. Timmy Simons (FC Nurnberg) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
36': Pedro Geromel (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Tomas Pekhart (FC Nurnberg).
37': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Slawomir Peszko tries a through ball, but Milivoje Novakovic is caught offside.
39': Attempt saved. Lukas Podolski (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Slawomir Peszko.
39': Goal! 1. FC Köln 1, FC Nurnberg 2. Adil Chihi (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
41': Attempt blocked. Milivoje Novakovic (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miso Brecko with a cross.
42': Dangerous play by Tomas Pekhart (FC Nurnberg).
42': Pedro Geromel (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Second yellow card to Tomas Pekhart (FC Nurnberg) for dangerous play.
45': Attempt missed. Jens Hegeler (FC Nurnberg) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Javier Pinola.
45': Timm Klose (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Slawomir Peszko (1. FC Köln).
45': Foul by Timmy Simons (FC Nurnberg).
45': Adil Chihi (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': First Half ends, 1. FC Köln 1, FC Nurnberg 2.
45': Substitution, FC Nurnberg. Christian Eigler replaces Markus Mendler.
45': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Mato Jajalo replaces Christian Eichner.
0': Second Half begins 1. FC Köln 1, FC Nurnberg 2.
46': Christian Eigler (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Sascha Riether (1. FC Köln).
47': Foul by Timm Klose (FC Nurnberg).
47': Milivoje Novakovic (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Alexander Esswein (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': Foul by Henrique Sereno (1. FC Köln).
51': Corner, FC Nurnberg. Conceded by Michael Rensing.
51': Attempt saved. Christian Eigler (FC Nurnberg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
51': Offside, FC Nurnberg. Javier Pinola tries a through ball, but Alexander Esswein is caught offside.
52': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Timothy Chandler.
52': Alexander Stephan (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Adil Chihi (1. FC Köln).
54': Attempt saved. Alexander Esswein (FC Nurnberg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Christian Eigler.
54': Attempt blocked. Javier Pinola (FC Nurnberg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
54': Corner, FC Nurnberg. Conceded by Henrique Sereno.
56': Sascha Riether (1. FC Köln) has gone down, but that's a dive.
56': Sascha Riether (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card.
57': Foul by Markus Feulner (FC Nurnberg).
57': Martin Lanig (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Markus Feulner (FC Nurnberg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Attempt missed. Christian Eigler (FC Nurnberg) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Timothy Chandler with a cross following a fast break.
60': Foul by Philipp Wollscheid (FC Nurnberg).
60': Lukas Podolski (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Martin Lanig tries a through ball, but Slawomir Peszko is caught offside.
61': Javier Pinola (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Adil Chihi (1. FC Köln).
62': Markus Feulner (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Foul by Martin Lanig (1. FC Köln).
64': Jens Hegeler (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
64': Foul by Slawomir Peszko (1. FC Köln).
66': Philipp Wollscheid (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Lukas Podolski (1. FC Köln).
67': Christian Eigler (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
67': Foul by Adil Chihi (1. FC Köln).
67': Adil Chihi (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Foul by Jens Hegeler (FC Nurnberg).
68': Pedro Geromel (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Attempt missed. Slawomir Peszko (1. FC Köln) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Adil Chihi with a cross.
69': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Christian Clemens replaces Adil Chihi.
70': Christian Eigler (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Foul by Martin Lanig (1. FC Köln).
71': Hand ball by Christian Clemens (1. FC Köln).
72': Substitution, FC Nurnberg. Marvin Plattenhardt replaces Jens Hegeler.
73': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Slawomir Peszko tries a through ball, but Christian Clemens is caught offside.
75': Markus Feulner (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
75': Foul by Miso Brecko (1. FC Köln).
75': Miso Brecko (1. FC Köln) is shown the red card for a bad foul.
76': Offside, FC Nurnberg. Alexander Stephan tries a through ball, but Christian Eigler is caught offside.
77': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Slawomir Peszko tries a through ball, but Lukas Podolski is caught offside.
78': Attempt missed. Christian Clemens (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lukas Podolski.
79': Offside, FC Nurnberg. Javier Pinola tries a through ball, but Alexander Esswein is caught offside.
79': Corner, FC Nurnberg. Conceded by Slawomir Peszko.
80': Attempt blocked. Markus Feulner (FC Nurnberg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Esswein with a headed pass.
81': Attempt missed. Henrique Sereno (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pedro Geromel.
82': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Kevin McKenna replaces Henrique Sereno.
86': Offside, FC Nurnberg. Javier Pinola tries a through ball, but Marvin Plattenhardt is caught offside.
87': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Lukas Podolski tries a through ball, but Slawomir Peszko is caught offside.
88': Foul by Timothy Chandler (FC Nurnberg).
88': Slawomir Peszko (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Foul by Philipp Wollscheid (FC Nurnberg).
88': Martin Lanig (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Attempt blocked. Lukas Podolski (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
89': Markus Feulner (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Foul by Kevin McKenna (1. FC Köln).
90': Kevin McKenna (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card.
90': Substitution, FC Nurnberg. Almog Cohen replaces Alexander Esswein.
90': Attempt missed. Marvin Plattenhardt (FC Nurnberg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Almog Cohen following a fast break.
90': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Javier Pinola.
90': Attempt blocked. Milivoje Novakovic (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin McKenna.
90': Philipp Wollscheid (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Lukas Podolski (1. FC Köln).
90': Second Half ends, 1. FC Köln 1, FC Nurnberg 2.
0': Match ends, 1. FC Köln 1, FC Nurnberg 2.

Statistics

FCN		KOE
18	Fouls	24
1	Yellow Cards	3
1	Red Cards	1
9	Offsides	6
5	Corner Kicks	2
1	Saves	3
42.6	Possession	57.4
13	SHOTS	10
5	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.2
2	Penalty Goals	0
2	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
252	Accurate Passes	344
327	Passes	441
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	4
13	Crosses	14
0.2	Cross %	0.3
77	Long Balls	49
52	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.7	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	3
23	Effective Tackles	22
24	Tackles	27
1.0	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
7	Effective Clearances	15
15	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: RheinEnergieSTADION
Location: Köln, Germany
Attendance: 43,200

Line-Ups

FC Cologne (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Michael Rensing (GK)
21	Pedro Geromel
17	Henrique Sereno
4	Christian Eichner
2	Miso Brecko
5	Sascha Riether
13	Martin Lanig
15	Slawomir Peszko
20	Adil Chihi
11	Milivoje Novakovic
10	Lukas Podolski

FC Cologne Substitutes:

Mato Jajalo, Adam Matuszczyk, Christian Clemens, Kevin McKenna, Miro Varvodic, Odise Roshi, Andrézinho.

1. FC Nürnberg (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
30	Alexander Stephan (GK)
15	Timm Klose
38	Philipp Wollscheid
25	Javier Pinola
26	Timothy Chandler
27	Markus Mendler
7	Markus Feulner
2	Timmy Simons
33	Alexander Esswein
13	Jens Hegeler
9	Tomás Pekhart

1. FC Nürnberg Substitutes:

Christian Eigler, Dominic Maroh, Marvin Plattenhardt, Benjamin Uphoff, Almog Cohen, Róbert Mak, Juri Judt.

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