Cologne triumph in Hungary and remain on the European stage
You can read the minutes of the game here:
90 + 5: The game is over. 1. FC Köln moves into the group stage of the Conference League.
90.+4: 3:0 for 1. FC Cologne. Thielmann enters the penalty area from the left and sees Schindler at the penalty spot. The 29-year-old professional is served perfectly and marks the end.
90th: There are four minutes of stoppage time.
90th: Baumgart has to go to the stands. The FC coach sees the red card after getting too upset about a wrong decision.
86th: The “Effzeh” puts pressure on again shortly before the end. Thielmann does a monster sprint and is alone in front of the Fehervar gate. But the angle was too sharp in the end and Bumba clears just before the line.
75th: Cologne still have a quarter of an hour to play to secure their place in the group stage of the Conference League. Hector, who has meanwhile been substituted, tries again and again with crosses down the left flank, but finds no Cologne takers.
70th: The party has calmed down a bit now. Cologne continues to push forward, but remains too safe in front of goal. On the other hand, the Hungarians manage to work their way to the Cologne penalty area and get shots. Schwäbe strengthens his team with good saves.
61st: There has been little going on in front of Schwäbe and the Kölner Tor. But again it was Dardai who approached from the left side and pulled inwards. After a pass, the ball landed in front of Zivzivadze’s feet, but Schwäbe underlined his class from close range and parried the ball with his left foot.
60th: Heister wins a free kick after a charge down the left wing after Maina made a hard challenge. However, the standard chance cannot be used.
54th: Excitement in the Cologne penalty area: Dardai enters the box from the left, but is stopped prematurely by Hübers with a lot of physical effort. Fehervar wants a penalty, referee Palabiyik decides against it.
46 .: The 2-0 for Cologne. Lightning start after the break. Cologne runs again and takes out a corner kick. Pedersen heads in and finds Skhiri, who smashes the ball with his right foot from the center of the box and into the top left corner.
46th: It continues with the 2nd half.
45.+2: Referee Ali Palabiyik ends the first half. The Cologne team have put in a concentrated performance so far and have made up for their loss from the first leg. Fehervar is almost entirely in his own half. If they want to counter, the people of Cologne know how to stop it.