Köln oust Osnabrück in extra-time to reach Pokal round two
FC Köln travelled to VFL Osnabrück this evening as both sides commenced what one would hope to be the start of a lengthy DfB Pokal run. Setting up in a 4-1-3-2 system, Steffen Baumgart handed competitive debuts to new signings Paqarada and Waldschmidt. Meanwhile, Olesen deputised for Dejan Ljubicic who missed out through an ankle injury.
| Sargis Adamyan. | Photo: 1. FC Köln |
Osnabrück tore into the second half in a courageous manner. Roared on by their home support, they sent about actively creating chances. Köln made a double change not long after the hour mark – a double Danish substitution at that, as Carstensen and Christensen came in. However, it would be Osnabrück who snatched a lifeline minutes later. Waldschmidt the guilty party who coughed up the penalty. Marvin Schwäbe saved the initial spot kick, but Makridis made amends with the rebound. VfL restoring parity at 1-1 and so it remained until full-time.
Six minutes of extra-time action was all it took for Köln to establish a 3-1 advantage. The first of which, Paqarada set up for Adamyan at the back post. Jeff Chabot’s effort would go one better – the centre-half gathered Olesen’s pass and blasted home from range as if he were an attacking midfielder. Steffen Baumgart and Effzeh had their passage to Pokal round two secured.
