FC Cologne vs Hertha Berlin, 2024-25 German Cup, Round of 16

· German Cup

FC Cologne

30': Florian Niederlechner (OG)
120'+1': Dejan Ljubicic (P)

FT - ET
2 - 1

Hertha Berlin

12': Ibrahim Maza (P)
25': Deyovaiso Zeefuik

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FC Cologne are hosting Hertha Berlin at RheinEnergieSTADION, Köln, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Cup.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt missed. Tim Lemperle (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left.
2': Attempt missed. Denis Huseinbasic (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Linton Maina.
4': Attempt saved. Ibrahim Maza (Hertha Berlin) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin Sessa.
5': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Toni Leistner.
5': Attempt missed. Julian Pauli (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Linton Maina with a cross following a corner.
6': Delay in match because of an injury Márton Dárdai (Hertha Berlin).
6': Delay in match because of an injury Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln).
9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
10': Penalty Hertha Berlin. Derry Scherhant draws a foul in the penalty area.
10': Penalty conceded by Julian Pauli (1. FC Köln) after a foul in the penalty area.
12': Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, Hertha Berlin 1. Ibrahim Maza (Hertha Berlin) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
14': Attempt blocked. Max Finkgräfe (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Linton Maina.
14': Foul by Jonjoe Kenny (Hertha Berlin).
14': Max Finkgräfe (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
15': Attempt missed. Dominique Heintz (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Max Finkgräfe with a cross following a set piece situation.
15': Attempt missed. Tim Lemperle (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
16': Delay in match because of an injury Julian Pauli (1. FC Köln).
17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
17': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Mathias Olesen replaces Julian Pauli because of an injury.
19': Corner, Hertha Berlin. Conceded by Jan Thielmann.
20': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Deyovaisio Zeefuik.
23': Attempt missed. Pascal Klemens (Hertha Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
23': Attempt blocked. Florian Niederlechner (Hertha Berlin) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Márton Dárdai.
24': Derry Scherhant (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
24': Foul by Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln).
25': Deyovaisio Zeefuik (Hertha Berlin) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
25': Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card.
28': Dominique Heintz (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card.
28': Delay in match because of an injury Kevin Sessa (Hertha Berlin).
29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Diego Demme replaces Kevin Sessa because of an injury.
30': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Pascal Klemens.
30': Attempt blocked. Tim Lemperle (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Finkgräfe with a cross.
30': Own Goal by Florian Niederlechner, Hertha Berlin. 1. FC Köln 1, Hertha Berlin 1.
34': Max Finkgräfe (1. FC Köln) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Linton Maina.
35': Attempt blocked. Linton Maina (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
36': Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Florian Niederlechner (Hertha Berlin).
38': Foul by Derry Scherhant (Hertha Berlin).
38': Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Attempt missed. Linton Maina (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Denis Huseinbasic.
40': Foul by Jonjoe Kenny (Hertha Berlin).
40': Max Finkgräfe (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Corner, Hertha Berlin. Conceded by Timo Hübers.
44': Hand ball by Dominique Heintz (1. FC Köln).
45': Attempt missed. Denis Huseinbasic (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dominique Heintz.
45': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Foul by Max Finkgräfe (1. FC Köln).
45'+1': Jonjoe Kenny (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Derry Scherhant (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln).
45'+3': Foul by Derry Scherhant (Hertha Berlin).
45'+3': Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5': Hand ball by Ibrahim Maza (Hertha Berlin).
45'+6': Attempt blocked. Tim Lemperle (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+9': First Half ends, 1. FC Köln 1, Hertha Berlin 1.
45': Second Half begins 1. FC Köln 1, Hertha Berlin 1.
48': Derry Scherhant (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln).
48': Foul by Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln).
48': Ibrahim Maza (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Hand ball by Florian Niederlechner (Hertha Berlin).
50': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Jonjoe Kenny.
50': Attempt blocked. Mathias Olesen (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Linton Maina with a cross.
50': Attempt blocked. Linton Maina (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Finkgräfe with a headed pass.
53': Attempt saved. Michaël Cuisance (Hertha Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonjoe Kenny.
53': Corner, Hertha Berlin. Conceded by Marvin Schwäbe.
59': Foul by Denis Huseinbasic (1. FC Köln).
59': Michaël Cuisance (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Tim Lemperle (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card.
60': Foul by Michaël Cuisance (Hertha Berlin).
60': Linton Maina (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
64': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Luca Waldschmidt replaces Denis Huseinbasic.
64': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Leart Paqarada replaces Max Finkgräfe.
66': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Jonjoe Kenny.
67': Florian Niederlechner (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Dominique Heintz (1. FC Köln).
69': Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Foul by Diego Demme (Hertha Berlin).
69': Diego Demme (Hertha Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Márton Dárdai.
71': Attempt missed. Tim Lemperle (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dejan Ljubicic.
72': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Fabian Reese replaces Florian Niederlechner.
73': Attempt blocked. Tim Lemperle (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Waldschmidt with a through ball.
73': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Toni Leistner.
73': Attempt missed. Mathias Olesen (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Linton Maina with a cross following a corner.
74': Foul by Mathias Olesen (1. FC Köln).
74': Ibrahim Maza (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Attempt blocked. Dominique Heintz (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dejan Ljubicic.
77': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Tjark Ernst.
79': Attempt blocked. Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leart Paqarada.
80': Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Fabian Reese (Hertha Berlin).
80': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Florian Kainz replaces Jan Thielmann.
81': Delay in match because of an injury Márton Dárdai (Hertha Berlin).
82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
84': Attempt missed. Luca Waldschmidt (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
86': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Jón Thorsteinsson replaces Ibrahim Maza.
86': Attempt blocked. Fabian Reese (Hertha Berlin) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michaël Cuisance.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Luca Waldschmidt (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Michaël Cuisance (Hertha Berlin).
90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+6': Second Half ends, 1. FC Köln 1, Hertha Berlin 1.
90': First Half Extra Time begins 1. FC Köln 1, Hertha Berlin 1.
90': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Andreas Bouchalakis replaces Márton Dárdai because of an injury.
90': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Gustav Christensen replaces Michaël Cuisance.
93': Fabian Reese (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
93': Foul by Eric Martel (1. FC Köln).
95': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Damion Downs replaces Dominique Heintz.
96': Offside, Hertha Berlin. Derry Scherhant is caught offside.
97': Fabian Reese (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
97': Foul by Linton Maina (1. FC Köln).
98': Attempt blocked. Gustav Christensen (Hertha Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
99': Corner, Hertha Berlin. Conceded by Eric Martel.
99': Attempt missed. Jonjoe Kenny (Hertha Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
101': Attempt missed. Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Linton Maina.
104': Attempt missed. Luca Waldschmidt (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mathias Olesen.
105': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
105'+2': First Half Extra Time ends, 1. FC Köln 1, Hertha Berlin 1.
105': Second Half Extra Time begins 1. FC Köln 1, Hertha Berlin 1.
106': Foul by Gustav Christensen (Hertha Berlin).
106': Linton Maina (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
108': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Dejan Ljubicic is caught offside.
109': Corner, Hertha Berlin. Conceded by Eric Martel.
112': Attempt saved. Damion Downs (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Tim Lemperle.
112': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Tjark Ernst.
112': Attempt missed. Tim Lemperle (1. FC Köln) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Leart Paqarada with a cross following a corner.
116': Corner, Hertha Berlin. Conceded by Timo Hübers.
117': Attempt saved. Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Kainz.
117': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Tjark Ernst.
118': Attempt saved. Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Leart Paqarada with a cross.
118': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Tjark Ernst.
118': Penalty 1. FC Köln. Florian Kainz draws a foul in the penalty area.
118': Penalty conceded by Gustav Christensen (Hertha Berlin) after a foul in the penalty area.
120': Andreas Bouchalakis (Hertha Berlin) is shown the yellow card.
120': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
120'+1': Goal! 1. FC Köln 2, Hertha Berlin 1. Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
120'+2': Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
120'+3': Foul by Toni Leistner (Hertha Berlin).
120'+3': Tim Lemperle (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
120'+4': Foul by Tim Lemperle (1. FC Köln).
120'+4': Pascal Klemens (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
120'+4': Foul by Toni Leistner (Hertha Berlin).
120'+4': Luca Waldschmidt (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
120'+5': Second Half Extra Time ends, 1. FC Köln 2, Hertha Berlin 1.
0': Match ends, 1. FC Köln 2, Hertha Berlin 1.

Statistics

BSC		KOE
14	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	4
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
6	Corner Kicks	11
4	Saves	2
39.2	Possession	60.8
8	SHOTS	28
3	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.1
1	Penalty Goals	1
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
354	Accurate Passes	604
459	Passes	701
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	13
18	Crosses	47
0.0	Cross %	0.3
64	Long Balls	71
27	Accurate Long Balls	40
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	10
11	Effective Tackles	15
21	Tackles	16
0.5	Tackle %	0.9
8	Interceptions	14
47	Effective Clearances	21
47	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: German Cup

Venue: RheinEnergieSTADION
Location: Köln, Germany
Attendance: 50,000

Line-Ups

FC Cologne (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Marvin Schwäbe (GK)
4	Timo Hübers
3	Dominique Heintz
24	Julian Pauli
8	Denis Huseinbasic
6	Eric Martel
7	Dejan Ljubicic
35	Max Finkgrafe
29	Jan Thielmann
37	Linton Maina
19	Tim Lemperle

FC Cologne Substitutes:

Elias-Geoffrey Bakatukanda, Marvin Obuz, Mark Uth, Leart Paqarada, Damion Downs, Mathias Olesen, Luca Waldschmidt, Florian Kainz, Jonas Urbig.

Hertha Berlin (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Tjark Ernst (GK)
31	Márton Dárdai
37	Toni Leistner
42	Deyovaiso Zeefuik
16	Jonjoe Kenny
10	Ibrahim Maza
8	Kevin Sessa
41	Pascal Klemens
7	Florian Niederlechner
39	Derry Scherhant
27	Michaël Cuisance

Hertha Berlin Substitutes:

Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson, Andreas Bouchalakis, Smail Prevljak, Jan-Luca Schuler, Gustav Christensen, Fabian Reese, Tim Goller, Diego Demme, Boris Lum.

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