The 1: 1 in the duel between the carnival clubs at FSV Mainz 05 and 1. FC Köln did not satisfy anyone. The hosts missed the possible jump to a European Cup place, the billy goats remained without a win for the fifth time in a row.
After the duel between the carnival clubs, no one at FSV Mainz 05 and 1. FC Köln felt like laughing. Rather, dissatisfaction after the 1: 1 (1: 0) shaped the mood in both camps. Despite their fifth game without defeat, the hosts struggled with a weak performance in the unsuccessful attempt at a place in the European Cup ranks, and the billy goats are waiting for the end of their negative streak of five games near the injury of their goal scorer Anthony Modeste before the break without victory.
FSV coach Bo Svensson took his team seriously in his obviously great disappointment. “I don’t know my team like that, I haven’t recognized them. You can have bad days, but I thought it was because of the attitude and attitude. Presenting yourself in front of your own fans like that is not good. I don’t have the attitude.” I have hardly seen a player in my team who showed normal form, “complained the Dane in the DAZN interview.
His colleague from Cologne, Steffen Baumgart, had less to complain about the performance of his team than the efficiency: “If you can last ten minutes, I’m satisfied, if you see the full 90 minutes, it’s not me, “said the Cologne coach:” It’s annoying because the boys actually did well. We can’t do it at the moment, like that Games for us to cross the finish line too. “
Modeste probably not injured more seriously: “He has to go through there”
In front of 25,500 fans, the expected intense game developed without a break. Both teams attacked, searched for the way forward at lightning speed and came back to dangerous situations from the start. The longer the first round lasted, the stronger the FC became: Ondrej Duda (20th), FSV loaner Luca Kilian (30th) and the inconspicuous Modeste (35th) failed.
Baumgart, this time with a sleeveless vest over his polo shirt at single-digit temperatures, could be satisfied, but the Cologne team left too much – and was punished for this by Burkardt, who had been strong for weeks. To make matters worse, Modeste limped into the dressing room injured after a duel with Stefan Bell. Baumgart and Co. initially demanded a red card for the foul on the French because of an emergency brake, but after the game the FC coach withdrew his criticism of referee Deniz Aytekin: “You can’t blame him.”
According to Baumgart, Modeste probably didn’t suffer a worse injury either: “I think it’s a serious bruise. It hurts for a few days, but he has to go through it.”
Baumgart apparently found the right words for his team at halftime. Cologne picked up where they left off after falling behind – with success. Özcan leveled after a Mark Uth free-kick with a header. The goal gave the people of Cologne further momentum. Mainz, on the other hand, hardly found the way to the gate.
Mainz 05 – 1. FC Cologne: The voices
Bo Svensson (Trainer FSV Mainz 05): “The first half was clearly better for Cologne. The second half was maybe a tad better. It was 75 minutes in which we missed a lot of what we normally do.”
Steffen Baumgart (coach 1. FC Cologne): “We played a very, very good first half with lots of good Torchahcen. Until then you have to lead, we didn’t manage that. The equalization was more than deserved. Except for the last quarter of an hour, I didn’t see much what the guys did didn’t do well. We started swimming a bit. “
Mainz 05 – 1. FC Cologne: the lineups
Mainz: Zentner – Bell, Alexander Hack, Niakhate – Widmer, Kohr (34th Barreiro), Martin – Lee (60th Stach), Boetius (60th Stöger) – Onisiwo (77th Szalai), Burkardt
