1. FC Köln celebrated a resounding victory in the friendly against Siegburger SV during the international break. In the absence of Anthony Modeste, Damion Downs scored a hat-trick.
Test victory in Siegburg! FC didn’t show any weakness at all in the friendly kick against the Mittelrheinliga club, shot down Wolfgang Overath’s home club (78) 8-1.
The FC record player and ex-president followed the game on Wednesday evening (March 23, 2022) on site in the Walter Mundorf Stadium, standing in the stands with the current club leader Werner Wolf (65).
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FC legend Wolfgang Overath with President Werner Wolf during the friendly in Siegburg on March 23, 2022
Also only spectators: striker Anthony Modeste (33), who pinches the bar. Did the Frenchman see one of his successors? Up-and-coming young striker Damion Downs (17) shot himself into focus on his debut for the pros!
1. FC Köln celebrates victory in the test kick at Siegburger SV
The youngster usually plays for Stefan Ruthenbeck’s (49) A-Juniors in the U19 Bundesliga, where he has a decent quota with five goals in ten games. In Siegburg, the 1.92 meter Schlaks was allowed to play in the first half and promptly scored three times (12th/24th/42nd).
FC coach Steffen Baumgart (50) tested a number of young talents and later praised: “I haven’t seen anyone who played badly. If the boys draw attention to themselves in terms of performance in a game like this and don’t fall behind, then they do well.”
There was goal doping for Mark Uth (30), who was recently unlucky in the league. The ex-Schalke scored twice (10th/44th). Luca Kilian (22) had a lot of fun, scored his first goal for FC (18th) and then started a long run of celebrations.
Jonas Hector scores for 1. FC Köln as a striker
While the around 4000 spectators only saw Modeste, Sebastian Andersson (30) and number one Marvin Schwäbe (26) on the Cologne bench, captain Jonas Hector (31) celebrated his comeback after corona quarantine in the final phase.
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Only spectators at the friendly on March 23, 2022 in Siegburg: FC pros Sebastian Andersson, Anthony Modeste and Marvin Schwäbe (from left)
And in an unusual position: Baumgart brought Hector as a striker. Can the Saarlander too! After Ouadi Barini’s consolation goal to make it 1:6 (65th), Hector increased it to 7:1 (70th). The final score was marked by talent Winzent Suchanek (18) – a befitting 8:1 (82nd).
Baumgart’s conclusion: “The boys played well. We were aggressive, won a lot of balls and had many chances. It is normal that not everything goes in.”
Now the FC pros can look forward to a mini vacation, Baumgart is giving his team Thursday to Sunday off. Preparations for the away game at Union Berlin (Friday, April 1, 8:30 p.m.) begin at Geißbockheim on Monday afternoon.
Then again with Modeste and Andersson! Baumgart’s all-clear: “We looked at Tony’s problems – all good. It wasn’t about risk today, it just wasn’t necessary. Same with Seb. You will be there as usual on Monday.”
1. FC Cologne: T. Horn (46th Köbbing) – Henning (46th Strauch), Kilian (46th Hübers), Chabot – Ehizibue, Özcan (46th Schwirten), Hauptmann, J. Horn (46th Suchanek) – Uth (46th Petermann ) – Downs (46th Mittelstadt), Schmitt (61st Hector)
Gates: 0:1 Uth (10th), 0:2 Downs (12th), 0:3 Kilian (18th), 0:4 Downs (24th), 0:5 Downs (42nd), 0:6 Uth ( 44′), 1-6 Barini (65′), 1-7 Hector (70′), 1-8 Suchanek (82′)
Read the live ticker for the test match Siegburger SV against 1. FC Köln here.
final whistle
87th: Hector sends Petermann into the penalty area, but he can’t get past the Siegburg goalkeeper.
82nd: Not any longer longer. Strauch puts it back on Suchanek in the sixteen, who pushes to the 1:8 a.
80th: While the hosts are diligently changing again, we are approaching the final whistle. Noteworthy: If you only take the second half, it is 1:1.
70th: Hector restores the old distance, 1:7. The captain can also play strikers…
65th: Now the hosts are cheering! Barini with 1:6.
61st: It gets loud in the stadium as Siegburg fights his way into the FC penalty area. However, it is not enough for the consolation goal. Baumgart then changes, brings Hector for Schmitt. And the captain goes into the storm! Hector even hits directly, but is offside.
50th: Mittelstädt is free, but fails because of the keeper. Shortly thereafter, Petermann hits the crossbar.
46th: The second round is in progress. Köbbes stands for Timo Horn in goal, Hübers is there for Kilian, Strauch for Henning, Suchanek for Jannes Horn, Schwirten for Özcan, Mittelstädt for Downs and Petermann for Uth.
halftime
44th: The half dozen is full. Horn crosses again, this time Uth hits the ball 6-0.
42nd: Then it makes downs again! Goal number three for the U19 talent, 5-0 for FC. The preparatory work came from Jannes Horn.
39th: Kilian enjoyed scoring goals and almost added the number five header.
34th: Ehizibue needs treatment, the FC defender got the ball in his face and looks slightly counted. But he keeps going.
32nd: The Siegburger change, Akiba comes for Akwapay.
27th: Schmitt tries it with a side puller, over it.
24th: The FC does not hesitate here and puts it 4-0 after. Downs solos the double pack. Not bad for his pro debut!
18th: But that 3-0 not long in coming. Uth crosses to Kilian, who slams the thing under the bar and celebrates his first FC goal with a cheering run, even if it was only in a friendly. Kilian was still in the opponent’s penalty area after a corner kick.
17th: Schmitt fails at the Siegburg keeper Vogel.
12th: The double whammy. Schmitt serves U19 striker Downs again, this time he hits the ball and scores 2-0.
10th: The Bundesliga team leads! Schmitt puts it back on downs, who rolls over the ball, but serves Uth, who from a short distance to 1:0 scores for the FC.
8th.: Timo Horn is allowed to parry and grabs a deflected shot from Stephan. On the other side, Uth misses the goal from 14 meters.
5th: The first FC chance! After Schmitt’s cross from the right, young striker Downs slams the ball onto the crossbar.
3rd: Baumgart is apparently testing a three-man chain today, U21 man Henning defends at the back with Kilian and Chabot.
1.: The game is on, Siegburg toasts.
kick-off
6:04 p.m.: Before kick-off there is a minute’s silence for the victims of the Ukraine war.
6 p.m.: The teams are still waiting. Incidentally, today’s FC captain is Timo Horn. Coach Baumgart sometimes gets applause from the ranks, which are filled with around 4000 fans.
5:55 p.m.: It’s about to start in the Walter Mundorf Stadium. The hosts are currently in seventh place in the Mittelrheinliga with 34 points. Last Sunday there was a 1-0 home defeat against FC Hürth. A result that Siegburger would probably kiss after today’s 90 minutes…
5.45 p.m.: Steffen Baumgart’s line-up is there, and of course some guys from the second row are allowed to present themselves. This is how FC starts in Siegburg: T. Horn – Henning, Kilian, Chabot – Ehizibue, Özcan, Hauptmann, J. Horn – Uth – Downs, Schmitt
5:44 p.m.: Welcome to the live ticker! 1. FC Köln are testing at the Mittelrheinliga side Siegburger SV during the international break. We keep you up to date in the live ticker.