Cologne missed ascent: dramatic 2: 2 against Hannover 96!

In the exciting duel between 1. FC Köln and Hannover 96, the game ended 2-2 on Sunday, although the Cologne team played almost a half overnight. The first goal for Hanover: Jessic Ngankam scored 1-0 in the 25th minute with a header after a free kick. That was the first goal for FC Köln after 384 minutes, as reported to the Aachener Zeitung . Cologne's Tim Lemperle made the equalization in the 49th minute just a few minutes after the restart

Cologne opportunities not used

In this extremely gripping encounter, Hannover scored the fortunes of Cologne with the red card for Max Christiansen in the 55th minute. Despite the majority, however, the Cologne team did not really come into play, which led to a further break -in of their performance. Damion Downs finally shot in the 81st minute to the surprising 2-1 lead. But happiness lasted briefly: Florian Kainz unhappily achieved an own goal in the 86th minute, which the game equalized to 2-2, like laola1.at FC Köln slid back to sixth place with 22 points, while Hanover is now third with 23 points.

In front of 50,000 spectators in the RheinEnergieStadion, the frustration on the side of the Cologne was great because they missed the jump to a promotion zone. The draw also meant that Hanover has been waiting for a win for three games. The Cologne team clearly had higher demands, but in the end they had to be satisfied with a point and the opportunity to stand further in the table.