FC Wurzburger Kickers 1:2 FC Koln: Match Result

Match report

Würzburger Kickers and Köln met at the Flieralarm Arena in the Round of 64 of the German Cup on Sunday, with the visitors taking a 2:1 victory. The result sends Köln through to the next stage, while Würzburg's cup campaign ends after five matches in the past month that had shown promise. The hosts took an early lead through David Abrangao, but Köln's striker Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson turned the tie around after the break.

Abrangao broke the deadlock in the eighteenth minute, finishing a chance that caught the away defence flat-footed. Köln did not panic, though, and equalised in the sixty-second when Jóhannesson found space to slot home. The Icelandic striker then completed his brace in the seventy-seventh, converting a second opportunity after Würzburg had tightened things up. By then the visitors were playing with more control, and the hosts were chasing the game.

Köln dominated possession at 65 per cent and registered 115 attacks compared with 75 for the hosts. Their expected goals figure of 1.86 told the story of a team that created more clear-cut chances, while Würzburg's 0.96 xG reflected fewer opportunities. The visitors registered six shots on target against two for the hosts, and their shots accuracy of 43 per cent meant they converted more of what they sent toward goal.

Both sides made several substitutions in the second half. Würzburg brought on Tim Kraus, Phillipp Ochs and Jan Uwe Thielmann in the seventy-first and seventy-fifth minutes, while Köln responded with changes of their own, including Luka Lochoshvili and Namrud Embaye. Ragnar Ache received a yellow card in the fifty-eighth minute, and Abrangao was cautioned shortly after the eighty-ninth minute for a late challenge.

The result extends Köln's unbeaten run and keeps their cup ambitions alive. Würzburg had won four of their last five matches before this defeat, including a 4:0 victory over Wehen, but they could not hold on against the better side. The goal difference of one does not tell the full story — Köln controlled more of the game and were more clinical when it mattered.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 35 – 65

Shots on target 2 – 6

Shots off target 8 – 5

Expected goals 0.96 – 1.86

⚽ 18' David Abrangao — Goal 🟨 58' Ragnar Ache — Yellow card ⚽ 62' Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson — Goal ⇄ 71' Tim Kraus — Substitution ⇄ 71' Phillipp Ochs — Substitution ⇄ 75' Ragnar Ache — Substitution ⇄ 75' Jan Uwe Thielmann — Substitution ⇄ 75' Gideon Mensah — Substitution ⚽ 77' Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson — Goal ⇄ 82' Luka Lochoshvili — Substitution ⇄ 84' Namrud Embaye — Substitution ⇄ 84' David Kinsombi — Substitution ⇄ 86' Ebrahim Farahnah — Substitution ⇄ 89' Said El Mala — Substitution 🟨 89' David Abrangao — Yellow card

Match events

18' 1:0 FC Wurzburger Kickers Goal David Abrangao
58' 1:0 FC Koln Yellow card Ragnar Ache
62' 1:1 FC Koln Goal Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson assist: Ragnar Ache
71' 1:1 FC Wurzburger Kickers Substitution Tim Kraus off: Jermain Nischalke
71' 1:1 FC Wurzburger Kickers Substitution Phillipp Ochs off: Ivan Franjić
75' 1:1 FC Koln Substitution Ragnar Ache off: Linton Maina
75' 1:1 FC Koln Substitution Jan Uwe Thielmann off: Thijs Dallinga
75' 1:1 FC Koln Substitution Gideon Mensah off: Ellyes Skhiri
77' 1:2 FC Koln Goal Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson assist: Linton Maina
82' 1:2 FC Koln Substitution Luka Lochoshvili off: Joel Schmied
84' 1:2 FC Wurzburger Kickers Substitution Namrud Embaye off: Xaver Kiefersauer
84' 1:2 FC Wurzburger Kickers Substitution David Kinsombi off: Eliot Muteba
86' 1:2 FC Wurzburger Kickers Substitution Ebrahim Farahnah off: Franck Evina
89' 1:2 FC Koln Substitution Said El Mala off: Paul Okon-Engstler
89' 1:2 FC Wurzburger Kickers Yellow card David Abrangao

Statistics

35 Possession, % 65

2 Shots on target 6

8 Shots off target 5

0.96 Expected goals 1.86

2 Big chances 3

75 Attacks 115

5 Corners 5

11 Fouls 8

8 Free kicks 11

1 Offsides 4

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

8 Goal kicks 3

25 Throw-ins 24

All statistics

21 Aerial duels 21

39 Backward passes 82

0 Blocked shots 3

22 Clearances 21

20 Crosses 19

10 Dribbles 12

0.28 Expected assists 1.07

70 Failed passes 70

4 Goalkeeper saves 1

9 Interceptions 6

4 Key passes 12

57 Long passes 56

50 Passes into the final third 90

162 Passes in the opposition half 279

158 Passes in own half 311

0.20 Shot accuracy 0.43

6 Shots from outside the box 5

4 Shots inside the box 9

12 Aerial duels won 9

5 Successful crosses 8

2 Successful dribbles 2

26 Successful long passes 31

10 Successful tackles 9

230 Successful passes 501

15 Tackles 15

300 Total passes 571

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