Verl 1:2 Fortuna Köln: Match Result

Match report

**Verl fell to a 1:2 defeat against Fortuna Köln at Sportclub Arena on Saturday afternoon, the visitors capitalising on a second-half red card to claim all three points in the 3. Liga.** The match turned on L. Majetic's dismissal in the forty-third minute, a moment that shifted the balance of play entirely. Verl had been content to work the channels and control possession — seventy-four percent by the final whistle — but suddenly found themselves sat deep and soaked it up for the remainder of the game. **Fortuna Köln struck first through R. Aigbekaen in the sixty-second minute, a clinical finish that came shortly after the hosts had made their first change.** Verl responded with urgency, throwing bodies forward in search of an equaliser. T. Bornemann finally broke through in the eighty-ninth minute, but the goal arrived too late to save the situation. **A. Farouk wrapped up the victory on the stroke of full-time, sending Verl into their fourth consecutive defeat.** The hosts had created plenty — nine shots on target compared to three — but chances went begging when it mattered most. The result leaves Verl bottom of the table with zero points after three games. **Fortuna Köln moved up to eleventh place with four points from three matches, a result that extends their unbeaten run to two games.** The visitors worked effectively on the counter and kept their heads when pressed. They lost a man themselves but managed to close the game out despite the numerical disadvantage. **The statistics tell the story of a match played in two distinct halves.** Verl dominated possession and territory but failed to convert their superiority into goals. Fortuna Köln's efficiency — three shots on target yielding two goals — proved decisive. The table goes out of the window in these games, but form tends to reassert itself eventually.

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Video

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Key numbers

Possession, % 74 – 26

Shots on target 9 – 3

Shots off target 9 – 2

Attacks 124 – 73

🟨 27' N. Telle — Yellow card 🟥 43' L. Majetic — Red card ⇄ 59' N. Thier — Substitution ⚽ 62' R. Aigbekaen — Goal ⇄ 64' J. Berner — Substitution ⇄ 64' J. Eze — Substitution 🟨 71' Y. Otto — Yellow card ⇄ 74' M. Clausen — Substitution ⇄ 74' Y. Otto — Substitution ⇄ 79' N. Telle — Substitution ⇄ 79' R. Aigbekaen — Substitution ⇄ 86' D. Waidner — Substitution ⇄ 86' B. Broger — Substitution ⚽ 89' T. Bornemann — Goal ⚽ 90' A. Farouk — Goal 🟨 90+2' D. Al-Azzawe — Yellow card 🟨 90+2' T. Heike — Yellow card 🟨 90+5' N. Seidel — Yellow card

Match events

27' 0:0 Fortuna Köln Yellow card N. Telle
43' 0:0 Fortuna Köln Red card L. Majetic
59' 0:0 Fortuna Köln Substitution N. Thier off: F. Heister
62' 0:1 Fortuna Köln Goal R. Aigbekaen assist: B. Broger
64' 0:1 Verl Substitution J. Berner off: M. Kaube
64' 0:1 Verl Substitution J. Eze off: B. Yalcinkaya
71' 0:1 Verl Yellow card Y. Otto
74' 0:1 Verl Substitution M. Clausen off: A. Farouk
74' 0:1 Verl Substitution Y. Otto off: A. Mesanovic
79' 0:1 Fortuna Köln Substitution N. Telle off: S. Funger
79' 0:1 Fortuna Köln Substitution R. Aigbekaen off: T. Bornemann
86' 0:1 Verl Substitution D. Waidner off: T. Cosar
86' 0:1 Fortuna Köln Substitution B. Broger off: K. Krumme
89' 0:2 Fortuna Köln Goal T. Bornemann assist: K. Krumme
90' 1:2 Verl Goal A. Farouk assist: N. Seidel
90+2' 1:2 Fortuna Köln Yellow card D. Al-Azzawe
90+2' 1:2 Verl Yellow card T. Heike
90+5' 1:2 Verl Yellow card N. Seidel

Statistics

74 Possession, % 26

9 Shots on target 3

9 Shots off target 2

124 Attacks 73

6 Corners 1

13 Free kicks 15

1 Offsides 5

3 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 1

6 Goal kicks 19

22 Throw-ins 17

All statistics

0 Blocked shots 0

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