In a closely fought encounter, Cologne emerged victorious over Wolfsburg with a scoreline of 1-0 at the Rhein Energie Stadion. The only goal of the match came in the 26th minute when Linton Maina struck from midfield, finding the back of the net with a powerful shot.
Maina’s performance earned him the title of the standout player, having successfully converted the decisive goal for his team. Meanwhile, Cologne’s defense, led by Rav van den Berg, was solid throughout the match, ensuring that Wolfsburg struggled to create clear-cut opportunities.
Cologne’s head coach, Lukas Kwasniok, opted for a 4-4-2 formation, featuring Marvin Schwäbe in goal; Alessio Castro Montes, Sebastian Sebulonsen, Cenk Ozkacar, and Kris Lund in defense; a midfield quartet of Jakub Kaminski, Eric Martel, Tom Krauss, and Linton Maina; and a forward partnership of Ragnar Ache and Marius Bülter.
On the other hand, Wolfsburg under Daniel Bauer lined up in a 4-5-1 setup with Kamil Grabara as their goalkeeper; Kilian Fischer, Denis Vavro, Moritz Jenz, and Yannick Gerhardt in the backline; Vinicius Souza, Maximilian Arnold, Christian Eriksen, Lovro Majer, and Patrick Wimmer in midfield; and Dzenan Pejcinovic leading the attack.
The match was officiated by Martin Petersen. Looking ahead, Cologne will host RB Leipzig in their next match, while Wolfsburg is set to face Borussia Dortmund at home.
With this result, Cologne finds itself in 10th position in the league standings with 23 points, while Wolfsburg remains in 12th with 19 points.
Substitutions for Cologne
66’ 2T – Marius Bülter was replaced by Ísak Jóhannesson
74’ 2T – Jakub Kaminski off for Said El Mala; Linton Maina off for Jan Thielmann
85’ 2T – Kris Lund off for Rav van den Berg; Ragnar Ache off for Youssoupha Niang
Yellow Card for Cologne:
13’ 2T – Ragnar Ache
Substitutions for Wolfsburg
45’ 2T – Vinicius Souza came off for Adam Daghim; Lovro Majer off for Kento Shiogai
73’ 2T – Kilian Fischer substituted by Sael Kumbedi; Patrick Wimmer off for Jesper Lindström
90’ 2T – Yannick Gerhardt off for Aaron Zehnter
Yellow Cards for Wolfsburg:
20’ 2T – Christian Eriksen; 25’ 2T – Kento Shiogai (unsporting behavior); 35’ 2T – Moritz Jenz (unsporting behavior); 44’ 2T – Yannick Gerhardt