Cologne drama: only a draw in the Rhine derby! What for FC now?

Cologne drama: only a draw in the Rhine derby! What for FC now?

In the exciting Rhine derby of the 2nd Bundesliga, the 1. FC Köln missed a valuable victory and had to be satisfied with a 1-1 draw against Fortuna Düsseldorf. The Cologne team, under the direction of coach Gerhard Struber, sent numerous talented players to the square, including the ÖFB legionnaires Florian Kainz and Dejan Ljubicic as well as the former Sturm Graz professional Jusuf Gazibegovic. Kainz put the 1st FC Köln in the lead in the 67th minute, but Joel Schmied screwed the game for his team when he stopped a flank from Düsseldorf by hand in the 90th minute and caused a penalty. Isak Johanneson converted the penalty and thus secured the point win, such as OE24 .

The Cologne native slipped through this draw to second place in the table with 41 points, which is a point behind Hamburger SV. Fortuna Düsseldorf, on the other hand, remains fifth with 38 points. The current situation raises questions: What do the traditional clubs have to do to turn back and to recapture their place in the Bundesliga? Experts point out that Cologne's financial survival may depend on a quick rise, while Düsseldorf could see a return to the glorious Bundesliga as a big surprise. The atmosphere in the stadium and the constellation of the teams illustrate the urgency and the fighting spirit that prevails in this league, because clubs with great sporting history such as 1. FC Köln and Fortuna Düsseldorf are urgently desirable in the upper house of German football, as well as WZ reported .