Schalke 04 vs FC Cologne, 2024-25 German 2. Bundesliga

· German 2. Bundesliga

Schalke 04

66': Kenan Karaman (P)

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FC Cologne

25': Damion Downs
45'+1': Linton Maina
46': Tim Lemperle

About

Schalke 04 are hosting FC Cologne at VELTINS-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German 2. Bundesliga.

Match Timeline

25': Damion Downs (FC Cologne) Goal at 25'
45'+1': Linton Maina (FC Cologne) Goal at 46'
45': Christopher Antwi-Adjei (Schalke 04) Substitution at 45'
46': Tim Lemperle (FC Cologne) Goal at 46'
53': Julian Pauli (FC Cologne) Yellow Card at 53'
57': Eric Martel (FC Cologne) Yellow Card at 57'
58': Mehmet Can Aydin (Schalke 04) Substitution at 58'
58': Amin Younes (Schalke 04) Substitution at 58'
66': Kenan Karaman (Schalke 04) Penalty - Scored at 66'
67': Ibrahima Cissé (Schalke 04) Yellow Card at 67'
71': Elias-Geoffrey Bakatukanda (FC Cologne) Substitution at 71'
78': Elias-Geoffrey Bakatukanda (FC Cologne) Yellow Card at 78'
82': Steffen Tigges (FC Cologne) Substitution at 82'
84': Jan Thielmann (FC Cologne) Yellow Card at 84'
85': Anton Donkor (Schalke 04) Substitution at 85'
90': Luca Waldschmidt (FC Cologne) Substitution at 90'
90'+3': Mehmet Can Aydin (Schalke 04) Yellow Card at 93'

Statistics

KOE		S04
15	Fouls	6
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	2
41.3	Possession	58.7
11	SHOTS	14
5	ON GOAL	5
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	1
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: German 2. Bundesliga

Venue: VELTINS-Arena
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Attendance: 61,426

2. Bundesliga Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Hamburg SV	23	+22	42
2	FC Cologne	22	+8	40
3	Kaiserslautern	23	+5	39
4	1. FC Magdeburg	22	+14	38

Full Table

Line-Ups

Schalke 04 (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
28	Justin Heekeren (GK)
6	Ron Schallenberg
22	Ibrahima Cissé
5	Derry John Murkin
17	Adrian Gantenbein
19	Kenan Karaman
14	Janik Bachmann
7	Paul Seguin
9	Moussa Sylla
29	Tobias Mohr
24	Ilyes Hamache

Schalke 04 Substitutes:

Marcin Kaminski, Felipe Sanchez, Max Grüger, Martin Wasinski, Amin Younes, Mehmet Can Aydin, Christopher Antwi-Adjei, Anton Donkor, Ron-Thorben Hofmann.

FC Cologne (4-2-2-2)

No.	Name
40	Jonas Urbig (GK)
3	Dominique Heintz
24	Julian Pauli
17	Leart Paqarada
29	Jan Thielmann
8	Denis Huseinbasic
6	Eric Martel
19	Tim Lemperle
42	Damion Downs
37	Linton Maina
7	Dejan Ljubicic

FC Cologne Substitutes:

Jaka Cuber Potocnik, Luca Waldschmidt, Rasmus Carstensen, Sargis Adamyan, Steffen Tigges, Marvin Obuz, Marvin Schwäbe, Elias-Geoffrey Bakatukanda, Mathias Olesen.

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