FC Cologne vs 1. FC Union Berlin, 2026-27 German Cup, Second Round

· German Cup

32': Said El Mala
51': Linton Maina
60': Said El Mala
78': Ísak Jóhannesson
88': Sebastian Sebulonsen

FT
5 - 0

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FC Cologne are hosting 1. FC Union Berlin at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Cup.

Match Commentary

32': Said El Mala (FC Cologne) Goal at 32'
45': Derrick Köhn (1. FC Union Berlin) Substitution at 45'
48': Leopold Querfeld (1. FC Union Berlin) Yellow Card at 48'
51': Linton Maina (FC Cologne) Goal at 51'
57': Livan Burcu (1. FC Union Berlin) Substitution at 57'
58': Emmanuel Latte Lath (1. FC Union Berlin) Substitution at 58'
60': Said El Mala (FC Cologne) Goal at 60'
63': Sebastian Sebulonsen (FC Cologne) Substitution at 63'
68': Aljoscha Kemlein (1. FC Union Berlin) Substitution at 68'
71': Jan Thielmann (FC Cologne) Substitution at 71'
72': Ísak Jóhannesson (FC Cologne) Substitution at 72'
75': Marin Ljubicic (1. FC Union Berlin) Substitution at 75'
77': Marin Ljubicic (1. FC Union Berlin) Yellow Card at 77'
78': Ísak Jóhannesson (FC Cologne) Goal at 78'
81': Gideon Mensah (FC Cologne) Substitution at 81'
81': Reigan Heskey (FC Cologne) Substitution at 81'
84': Sebastian Sebulonsen (FC Cologne) Yellow Card at 84'
88': Sebastian Sebulonsen (FC Cologne) Goal at 88'
90': Livan Burcu (1. FC Union Berlin) Yellow Card at 90'

Statistics

FCU		KOE
16	Fouls	8
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	4
45.3	Possession	54.7
17	SHOTS	14
4	ON GOAL	8
0.2	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
321	Accurate Passes	417
394	Passes	487
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
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
7	Blocked Shots	1
9	Effective Tackles	6
15	Tackles	8
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
28	Clearances	30

Game Information

Competition: German Cup

Venue: RheinEnergieStadion
Location: Cologne, Germany
Attendance: 49,000

Line-Ups

FC Cologne (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Marvin Schwäbe (GK)
22	Jahmai Simpson-Pusey
5	Tom Krauss
2	Joel Schmied
23	Paul Okon-Engstler
47	Mikey Moore
37	Linton Maina
3	Borna Sosa
17	Alessio Castro-Montes
10	Said El Mala
30	Marius Bulter

FC Cologne Substitutes:

Reigan Heskey, Sebastian Sebulonsen, Jan Thielmann, Gideon Mensah, Luka Lochoshvili, Malek El Mala, Ísak Jóhannesson, Ron-Robert Zieler, Luca Waldschmidt.

1. FC Union Berlin (4-2-2-2)

No.	Name
31	Matheo Raab (GK)
14	Leopold Querfeld
4	Zeno Van Den Bosch
15	Tom Rothe
19	Janik Haberer
8	Rani Khedira
13	András Schäfer
21	Tim Skarke
32	Mekhi Anthony Gray
20	Michel Aebischer
11	Jeong Woo-Yeong

1. FC Union Berlin Substitutes:

Kastriot Imeri, Emmanuel Latte Lath, Christopher Trimmel, Marin Ljubicic, Marvin Friedrich, Frederik Ronnow, Livan Burcu, Derrick Köhn, Aljoscha Kemlein.

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