The Cologne team tried everything against SC Freiburg, but they couldn’t score a goal. After the 0-0 draw in the home game, the traditional club has to hope for mistakes from the competition – otherwise relegation from the Bundesliga could already be certain on Sunday.
The clock on the large video boards showed the 34th minute in the game between 1. FC Köln and SC Freiburg, and the audience in the Müngersdorf stadium became excited in anticipation. A murmur built up in the arena: after a Freiburg advance was repelled, Faride Alidou marched in big steps down the right side, no opponent nearby. The attacker moved over to the middle, still largely undisturbed, took his measurements, shot – and the ball sailed so hopelessly past the target that it narrowly missed the sideline and the people in the stands fell silent, embarrassed.