Cologne's drama in the DFB Cup: just past the semi-finals!

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Köln, Deutschland - In the exciting DFB Cup quarter-finals, the 1. FC Köln experienced a real thrill against Bayer Leverkusen. The Cologne team, who ran with Dejan Ljubicic, but without the injured Florian Kainz, only had to give up 2: 3 after extra time. In a dramatic encounter, FC Köln managed to equalize 2-2 in added time, but the hope for the progress was ultimately smashed by a goal by Victor Boniface in the 98th minute. This reports Oe24.at .

bad luck and coaching decisions

In a previously taken encounter between 1. FC Köln against Eintracht Braunschweig, there was also staff worries for coach Gerhard Struber. Florian Kainz was injured in the first half and had to leave the field, which led to a change with Denis Huseinbasic. However, this was only used briefly, since Struber sent him back to the bench at halftime. The coach of Cologne admitted his misjudgment and admitted that he should not have used Huseinbasic due to his limited level of training. Struber explained: "I shouldn't have done this change today," as reported.

The concerns about Kainz are present, however, because the player may be seriously injured. Cologne's head of license players, Thomas Kessler, expressed the hope that it was not a concussion. These injuries are piling up in the current season, which the Cologne defensive is strong, since other players such as Julian Pauli and captain Timo Hübers were already affected.

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