Dortmund 4-0 Cologne (Jan 20, 2024) Commentary

Borussia Dortmund

9-6-3, 33 PTS

Donyell Malen - 12', 61'
Niclas Füllkrug - 58' Pen
Youssoufa Moukoko - 90'+2'

1
Schwäbe
35
Finkgrafe
24
Chabot
4
Hübers
18
Carstensen
37
Maina
8
Huseinbasic
6
Martel
7
Ljubicic
29
Thielmann
11
Kainz

No.Name
1Marvin Schwäbe
24Julian Chabot
4Timo Hübers
35Max Finkgrafe
18Rasmus Carstensen 2Benno Schmitz
8Denis Huseinbasic
6Eric Martel
37Linton Maina 45Justin Diehl
7Dejan Ljubicic 40Faride Alidou
29Jan Thielmann 23Sargis Adamyan
11Florian Kainz 22Jacob Christensen

Substitutes
15Luca Kilian
20Philipp Pentke
21Steffen Tigges
3Dominique Heintz

Cologne Stadium

9:30 AM, January 20, 2024Coverage: ESPN+

Köln, Germany

Over/Under: 3.5

Attendance: 50,000

Referees:
Daniel Schlager

FC Cologne

Borussia Dortmund

KO
12
27
HT
45
58
61
62
66
74
74
76
82
85
87
90+2
FT

- Match ends, 1. FC Köln 0, Borussia Dortmund 4.
90'+4' Second Half ends, 1. FC Köln 0, Borussia Dortmund 4.
90'+2' Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, Borussia Dortmund 4. Youssoufa Moukoko (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Jamie Bynoe-Gittens.
89' Attempt blocked. Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Donyell Malen.
89' Attempt missed. Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Justin Diehl with a cross following a corner.
88' Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Ian Maatsen.
88' Ian Maatsen (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88' Foul by Faride Alidou (1. FC Köln).
87' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Sargis Adamyan replaces Jan Thielmann.
87' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Benno Schmitz replaces Rasmus Carstensen.
85' Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84' Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84' Foul by Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln).
84' Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Jamie Bynoe-Gittens.
84' Attempt blocked. Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
83' Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Marco Reus.
83' Attempt blocked. Denis Huseinbasic (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Justin Diehl.
83' Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Nico Schlotterbeck.
82' Ian Maatsen (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82' Foul by Ian Maatsen (Borussia Dortmund).
82' Faride Alidou (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80' Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Hendry Blank.
79' Attempt saved. Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
79' Attempt blocked. Jeff Chabot (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
78' Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Ian Maatsen.
77' Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Timo Hübers.
76' Jeff Chabot (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76' Foul by Jeff Chabot (1. FC Köln).
76' Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75' Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75' Foul by Denis Huseinbasic (1. FC Köln).
74' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Giovanni Reyna replaces Salih Özcan.
74' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Youssoufa Moukoko replaces Niclas Füllkrug.
74' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Jacob Christensen replaces Florian Kainz.
69' Attempt saved. Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eric Martel.
68' Attempt missed. Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Salih Özcan.
67' Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67' Foul by Faride Alidou (1. FC Köln).
66' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Jamie Bynoe-Gittens replaces Jadon Sancho.
66' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marco Reus replaces Julian Brandt.
66' Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Julian Brandt is caught offside.
63' Attempt saved. Justin Diehl (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Faride Alidou.
62' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Justin Diehl replaces Linton Maina.
62' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Faride Alidou replaces Dejan Ljubicic.
61' Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, Borussia Dortmund 3. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ian Maatsen with a through ball following a fast break.
60' Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60' Foul by Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln).
58' Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, Borussia Dortmund 2. Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
56' Penalty conceded by Rasmus Carstensen (1. FC Köln) after a foul in the penalty area.
56' Penalty Borussia Dortmund. Jadon Sancho draws a foul in the penalty area.
53' Attempt blocked. Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
52' Attempt saved. Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
51' Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51' Foul by Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln).
51' Attempt missed. Rasmus Carstensen (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left.
51' Linton Maina (1. FC Köln) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Florian Kainz.
49' Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49' Foul by Linton Maina (1. FC Köln).
48' Attempt missed. Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Florian Kainz.
47' Ian Maatsen (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47' Foul by Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln).
46' Attempt missed. Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
46' Attempt saved. Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dejan Ljubicic.
45' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Hendry Blank replaces Niklas Süle.
45' Second Half begins 1. FC Köln 0, Borussia Dortmund 1.
45'+9' First Half ends, 1. FC Köln 0, Borussia Dortmund 1.
45'+8' Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Timo Hübers.
45'+8' Attempt blocked. Denis Huseinbasic (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+7' Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Marcel Sabitzer.
45'+7' Attempt blocked. Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Kainz with a cross.
45'+7' Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Salih Özcan.
45'+7' Attempt blocked. Linton Maina (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Huseinbasic.
45'+6' Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Gregor Kobel.
45'+6' Attempt saved. Jeff Chabot (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Kainz with a cross.
45'+6' Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Thomas Meunier.
45'+5' Foul by Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund).
45'+5' Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+4' Ian Maatsen (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4' Foul by Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln).
45'+2' Attempt blocked. Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Kainz with a cross.
45'+2' Linton Maina (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+2' Foul by Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund).
45' Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Niclas Füllkrug.
44' Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Thomas Meunier.
42' Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42' Foul by Eric Martel (1. FC Köln).
37' Attempt missed. Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
36' Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Timo Hübers.
35' Foul by Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund).
35' Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34' Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34' Foul by Jeff Chabot (1. FC Köln).
33' Attempt saved. Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.
29' Hand ball by Denis Huseinbasic (1. FC Köln).
27' Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card.
27' Linton Maina (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27' Foul by Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund).
27' Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Donyell Malen is caught offside.
24' Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund).
24' Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
23' Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23' Foul by Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln).
22' Offside, 1. FC Köln. Jan Thielmann is caught offside.
22' Attempt blocked. Rasmus Carstensen (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
21' Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Salih Özcan.
19' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
13' Delay in match (Borussia Dortmund).
12' Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, Borussia Dortmund 1. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a cross following a corner.
11' Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Jeff Chabot.
11' Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11' Foul by Eric Martel (1. FC Köln).
10' Attempt missed. Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jan Thielmann with a headed pass.
4' Attempt saved. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
1' Jeff Chabot (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1' Foul by Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund).
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Bayer Leverkusen	34	28	6	0	+65	90
VfB Stuttgart	34	23	4	7	+39	73
Bayern Munich	34	23	3	8	+49	72
RB Leipzig	34	19	8	7	+38	65
Borussia Dortmund	34	18	9	7	+25	63
Eintracht Frankfurt	34	11	14	9	+1	47
TSG Hoffenheim	34	13	7	14	0	46
1. FC Heidenheim 1846	34	10	12	12	-5	42
Werder Bremen	34	11	9	14	-6	42
SC Freiburg	34	11	9	14	-13	42
FC Augsburg	34	10	9	15	-10	39
VfL Wolfsburg	34	10	7	17	-15	37
Mainz	34	7	14	13	-12	35
Borussia Monchengladbach	34	7	13	14	-11	34
1. FC Union Berlin	34	9	6	19	-25	33
VfL Bochum	34	7	12	15	-32	33
FC Cologne	34	5	12	17	-32	27
SV Darmstadt 98	34	3	8	23	-56	17

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