FC had started without Anthony Modeste, who was available again after a corona infection, but initially only sat on the bench. The goalscorer only came on for his substitute Sebastian Andersson in the 61st minute – and he decided it with his goal in the 84th minute. “Simply enjoy”said Modeste on ARD radio. “This season I think people have fun watching us.” Could the goal of the season soon be more than staying in the class? most modest: “Five more points and then we have 40. And then we’ll see what happens. We know where we’re coming from.”
Both teams missed chances before the break
Frankfurt had the first big chance: Rafael Borré came from the left into the Cologne penalty area and put it down for Rode, but Cologne’s Luca Kilian blocked the shot in front of the line (9th minute). Then the Cologne team initially had the upper hand, but Dejan Ljubicic (16′), Sebastian Andersson (25′) and especially Salih Özcan, who was free-standing with a header (26′), missed their chances for FC.