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Dortmund vs Cologne 2022-23 German Bundesliga
Dazzling Dortmund crush Cologne to confirm Bundesliga title ambitions
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Borussia Dortmund climbed to the top of the Bundesliga standings after demolishing visitors Cologne 6-1 on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 15': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, 1. FC Köln 0. Raphaël Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Donyell Malen.
- 17': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, 1. FC Köln 0. Sébastien Haller (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Raphaël Guerreiro.
- 32': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 3, 1. FC Köln 0. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Raphaël Guerreiro.
- 36': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 4, 1. FC Köln 0. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Niklas Süle.
- 42': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 4, 1. FC Köln 1. Davie Selke (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal.
- 45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 4, 1. FC Köln 1.
- 58': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Linton Maina replaces Sargis Adamyan.
- 58': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Denis Huseinbasic replaces Florian Kainz.
- 58': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Eric Martel replaces Julian Chabot.
- 66': Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card.
- 69': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 5, 1. FC Köln 1. Sébastien Haller (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
- 69': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Steffen Tigges replaces Davie Selke.
- 70': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 6, 1. FC Köln 1. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 72': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Anthony Modeste replaces Sébastien Haller.
- 72': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Thomas Meunier replaces Donyell Malen.
- 72': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Giovanni Reyna replaces Marco Reus.
- 79': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Mats Hummels replaces Mahmoud Dahoud.
- 79': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Tom Rothe replaces Julian Ryerson.
- 83': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Kingsley Schindler replaces Dejan Ljubicic.
Game Information
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Dortmund, Germany
Attendance: 81,365
German Bundesliga Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+6 | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
+3 | Bayern Munich | 2 | 6 | 0 |
+2 | RB Leipzig | 2 | 6 | 0 |
+2 | Borussia Dortmund | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Statistics
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DOR![]() |
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10 | Fouls | 7 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 0 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
2 | Saves | 4 |
36.4 | Possession | 63.6 |
11 | SHOTS | 12 |
5 | ON GOAL | 8 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.7 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
339 | Accurate Passes | 648 |
398 | Passes | 718 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
6 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
21 | Crosses | 12 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
31 | Long Balls | 60 |
16 | Accurate Long Balls | 45 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
21 | Tackles | 16 |
0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
10 | Interceptions | 8 |
18 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
18 | Clearances | 11 |
Borussia Dortmund (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
33 | Alexander Meyer (GK) |
4 | Nico Schlotterbeck |
25 | Niklas Süle |
26 | Julian Ryerson |
17 | Marius Wolf |
8 | Mahmoud Dahoud ![]() |
13 | Raphaël Guerreiro |
22 | Jude Bellingham |
9 | Sébastien Haller |
11 | Marco Reus |
21 | Donyell Malen |
FC Cologne (4-2-2-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
20 | Marvin Schwäbe (GK) |
24 | Julian Chabot |
4 | Timo Hübers |
14 | Jonas Hector |
2 | Benno Schmitz |
47 | Mathias Olesen |
28 | Ellyes Skhiri |
27 | Davie Selke |
23 | Sargis Adamyan |
11 | Florian Kainz |
7 | Dejan Ljubicic |
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