Cologne's football hero: dramatic 2-1 victory against Darmstadt in floodlights!

In the heartbeat game of the 2nd German Bundesliga, the 1st FC Köln secured an important 2-1 home win against SV Darmstadt on March 16, 2025, which will keep the Cologne-based course. The game in the Rhein-Energie Stadium started with a bang: after less than a minute, a catastrophic back pass from Lopez initiated an early goal for Cologne when Thielmann immediately promoted the ball into the net. The shock was large for Darmstadt, but the Var stopped with a controversial decision against Cologne Heintz: a handball led to compensation by Hornby by penalty.

The first half ended with a 1-1 draw, but Darmstadt weakened significantly in the second half. Hornby received the yellow-red card after a male foul and left his team out of the number, which Cologne gave an overweight. Thanks to another penalty decision, caused by a foul on Hübners, Waldschmidt secured safely in the 80th minute and brought the effze again. Cologne pressed the third goal, but left some top -class opportunities unused. The final whistle announced a deserved victory for the Cologne.

promotion battle is intensified

With this victory, 1st FC Köln remains in second place in the table and close behind the league league issue Hamburger SV, which is only one point ahead. As laola1.at must continue to work on its form, to secure the promotion to the Bundesliga. The pressure for both Cologne and Darmstadt is growing, especially since both teams have had to deal with mixed results in the past few weeks. Especially for Darmstadt, which were difficult to pull up after the winter break, this loss could have an impact on the rest of the season.