German Bundesliga

Dortmund vs Cologne 2023-24 German Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund
  • 88': Donyell Malen
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1 - 0
FC Cologne

    Dortmund's Malen scores last-gasp winner over Cologne in season opener

    Donyell Malen drilled in an 88th minute winner to hand Borussia Dortmund, last season's runner-up, a nervous 1-0 victory over visiting Cologne in their Bundesliga opener on Saturday.

    Match Commentary

    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 0, 1. FC Köln 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 0, 1. FC Köln 0.
    • 52': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Sargis Adamyan replaces Davie Selke because of an injury.
    • 59': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Felix Nmecha replaces Emre Can.
    • 59': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Youssoufa Moukoko replaces Sébastien Haller.
    • 66': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Mathias Olesen replaces Florian Kainz.
    • 66': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Max Finkgrafe replaces Luca Waldschmidt.
    • 69': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Karim Adeyemi replaces Marco Reus.
    • 83': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marius Wolf replaces Ramy Bensebaïni.
    • 84': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Thorgan Hazard replaces Julian Ryerson.
    • 88': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, 1. FC Köln 0. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Felix Nmecha following a corner.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Luca Kilian replaces Rasmus Carstensen.
    • 90'+1': Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Game Information

    Competition: German Bundesliga

    Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
    Location: Aue, Germany
    Attendance: 81,365

    German Bundesliga Standings

    POS TEAM GP GD PTS
    +29 Bayern Munich 9 27 0
    +9 RB Leipzig 9 22 1
    +9 Borussia Dortmund 9 20 1
    +4 VfB Stuttgart 9 18 3
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    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 13
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 6
    1 Saves 4
    33.4 Possession 66.6
    11 SHOTS 13
    4 ON GOAL 2
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    263 Accurate Passes 618
    339 Passes 702
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 6
    20 Crosses 18
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    34 Long Balls 52
    15 Accurate Long Balls 37
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
    2 Blocked Shots 5
    14 Effective Tackles 8
    20 Tackles 11
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    12 Interceptions 10
    22 Effective Clearances 14
    22 Clearances 14

    Line-Ups

    DOR Borussia Dortmund (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Gregor Kobel (GK)
    15 Mats Hummels
    25 Niklas Süle
    5 Ramy Bensebaini
    26 Julian Ryerson
    11 Marco Reus
    23 Emre Can
    20 Marcel Sabitzer
    9 Sébastien Haller
    19 Julian Brandt
    21 Donyell Malen
    Substitutes:
    Thorgan Hazard, Felix Nmecha, Alexander Meyer, Jamie Gittens, Youssoufa Moukoko, Nico Schlotterbeck, Karim Adeyemi, Salih Özcan, Marius Wolf.

    KOE FC Cologne (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Marvin Schwäbe (GK)
    24 Jeff Chabot
    4 Timo Hübers
    17 Leart Paqarada
    2 Benno Schmitz
    11 Florian Kainz
    6 Eric Martel
    7 Dejan Ljubicic
    27 Davie Selke
    9 Luca Waldschmidt
    18 Rasmus Carstensen
    Substitutes:
    Max Finkgrafe, Luca Kilian, Kristian Pedersen, Sargis Adamyan, Denis Huseinbasic, Mathias Olesen, Jacob Christensen, Philipp Pentke, Dimitrios Limnios.

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