2009/2010 Bundesliga Match Day 18: 1. FC Köln v Borussia Dortmund [R]

1. FC KÖLN - BORUSSIA DORTMUND
Sunday, 17 January 2010, 5:30 PM CET (RheinEnergieStadion)








1. FC Köln (Cologne) Projected Starting Lineup: Mondragon - Brecko, Geromel, Mohamad, Wome - Pezzoni - Petit, Maniche - Chihi, Novakovic, Podolski


1. FC Köln Projected Substitutes: Kessler - Matip, Freis, Ishiaku, Brosinski, Schorch, Yalcin, Ehret, McKenna, Zielinsky

Questionable For 1. FC Köln: Podolski (Back Problems), Pezzoni (Flu)

Out For 1. FC Köln: Sanou (African Cup of Nations), Matuschyk (International Duty)



Borussia Dortmund Projected Starting Lineup: Weidenfeller - Owomoyela, Subotic, Hummels, Schmelzer - Bender, Sahin - Kuba, Valdez, Großkreutz - Barrios


Borussia Dortmund Projected Substitutes: Ziegler - Koch, Dede, Santana, Hornschuh, Götze, Ginczek, Stiepermann


Questionable For Borussia Dortmund: Barrios (Thigh Muscle Hardening), Bender (Knee Problems), Hummels (Groin Problems)


Out For Borussia Dortmund: Kehl (Fitness Training in USA), Zidan (Africa Cup of Nationas), Hajnal (Recovering From Ankle Surgery), Feulner (Knee), Rangelov (Broken Foot), Le Tallec, Tinga (At BVB II Training Camp), Öztekin (Hairline Fracture Of Shin)



Referee: Florian Meyer (Burgdorf): BVB's all-time Bundesliga record under Meyer is slightly positive with seven victories, eight draws and six defeats.









Since the projections above, one of Köln's important players, central defender Pedro Geromel, will miss the match with bronchitis. Former captain and Canadian international Kevin McKenna will probably take his place.

Lukas Podolski had some back problems, but last word was he will play.

As shown above, for BVB, Mats Hummels, Sven Bender and Lucas Barrios have all be listed as questionable, but are expected to play.

BVB's all-time Bundesliga record in Köln is negative with eight victories, nine draws and nineteen defeats.

However, six of those eight victories have come within the last twelve matches in Köln.

Exactly half of BVB's eight all-time victories in Köln have come within the last nine matches there.

In those twelve matches, BVB has six victories, three draws and three defeats.

BVB won last season's matchup in Köln 1-0 on a 65th minute Florian Kringe goal.

My brain says that this is going to be a draw, but i will listen to my heart which says tt we will win 1-0!

I have a feeling we will be looking at a 1-1.

Hummels...0-1 in the 28th minute.

Happy New Year. Well, my livestream has broken up after 40 mins, but has been a good 'blood and thunder' 1st half so far, fantastic commitment from BVB mixed with some decent play on a poor looking pitch.

1st goal, good header from Hummels due to poor defending and goalkeeping from a set piece, unfortunately haven't seen the 2nd goal. Here's to another solid 45 minutes from the boys.

Good match so far. Dortmund is showing some nice football. We could have easily has another ...but Koeln could have as well.

0-2 at the half, both goals by Hummels.

You guys already know it is 2-0 for us.


I think for most of the first half, Köln made the game, but of course, we, rather, HUMMELS, have made the goals.


You can tell we have more "quality" in our team, but Köln is out-working our guys so far.

Weidenfeller had to leave the match in the 21st minute thanks to what appeared to be a laceration on the same knee he suffered the same type of injury on last season.

However, Ziegler has come up BIG at least twice in Weidenfeller's absence.


As usual, I'm F#CKING PISSED OFF with USELESS f#cking Nelson Valdez!

I thought this guy was trying to break Florian Kringe's record for most lost balls and giveaways by a BVB player in one half of football!

WHY IN THE F#CK DOES THIS HORRIBLE VALDEZ F#CKFACE STILL PLAY FOR US??


I would either put Mario Götze in or put Dede in for Valdez, putting Dede at Sahin's position and playing Sahin behind the strikers.

This match is far from over and if anyone kills it for us, it will be this useless mother f#cker Valdez!


I also think the referee needs to keep a closer eye on Lukas Podolski. The Sky cameras caught him spitting at Kuba in the first half and he got booked for grabbing and pulling Owo around when he didn't need to. If Podolski keeps that shit up, he needs to be sent off.


Second half about to begin. Back to my sofa.

Really? Where?

Because I have yet to f#cking see it.

We're up 2-0 because Köln is simply not good enough to take advantage of our mistakes.

I am so dissapointed in Podolski...he is becomeing a class act bitch!

And yeah, creit to Ziegler...he came on and did his job, so far. Hope he keeps it up at the 2nd. I have faith in him as a keeper.hhE has always been pretty good for us.

We've had some nice build ups. I am enjoying the game. I don't think Koeln has been all that dominating at all to be fair.

EDIT: My two options for feeds just took a dump so, that'll be all she wrote for me. Will be following the rest of the match from a live ticker.

The "Prince" is subbed off at the 60th minute for Freis.

Cris, where the hell did I say Köln was "dominating"?

Where?

I said for most of the first half, they made the game, but we made the goals.

That means they were trying to push forward more and they were. Not that they were "dominating".

I even said:

"You can tell we have more "quality" in our team, but Köln is out-working our guys so far.


We look better in the second half so far. Despite being up 2-0, Klopp probably read them the f#cking riot act at halftime because he knew we were lucky to be ahead.

I am not looking forward to having to watch matches that way.......

ZIEGLER - SUPER SAVE!!!! Wow...I was able to find a nother feed from our BvB Yahoo list!

Ok. My bad, then....

We have 10 shots to their 3...just in the 2nd half. Yes, we are looking morivated. Just wish some of these would go in or it is nothing but usleless stats after 90 minutes.

It sucks...

1-2 header by McKenna. in the 80th. Can we hold on to our lead for the next 10 minutes? Will we find a way to score a 3rd? Will this be 2 points dropped at a 2-2?

Now Koeln have really stepped it up.

82nd Minute in Koln:

McKenna pulls one back for the FC.

It was coming. We wasted too many chances and Ziegler saved our asses too many times.

Koln should actually be winning this match.

Mario Götze on for "Useless"....5 minutes to go.



UUUUUGH. My feed just died!!!!


Fuck it 2-2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I knew it...I fuckin' knew it!!!!!!!!!!

2-2

You want to keep f#cking defending them Cris??

You want to keep acting like I don't know what the f#ck I'm talking about??

GROSSKREUTZ!! Lucky, but I'LL TAKE IT!!

I am not defending them. At the time I posted that I actually believed that...and that is WHY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL....we are winning!!!!!!

Holy mother of GOD!!!!!!!!!!! Großkreutz Großkreutz Großkreutz Großkreutz Großkreutz Großkreutz Großkreutz Großkreutz Großkreutz !!!


2-3!!!!!!!!!!!!

And Ziegler had to make another big save to keep it that way!

It's over. We won it, although we were LUCKY to.

If we play better teams like that, we're going to get our asses kicked.

My feeds kept cutting in and out toward the end but nevertheless...my heart is beating so freaking fast. i need some alcohol. A beer, a glass of scotch, a shot of patron???? I don't know.

I missed Großkreutz' goal because I was answering your post, since the feed was so poor and I heard it...hole crap!! Wow.

Exactly. I don't care what the "stats" say, we were LUCKY today.

I came here to see how nuts this thread would be going after that last min victory and it looks like you guys are the only two BvB fans on this forum.