FC Koln with a narrow victory with a score of 1 - 0 final result at home, defeating Wolfsburg with the goal scorer being Linton Maina. This might be such a huge result for them no doubt, but let's be honest, Wolfsburg got completely disoriented after the first goal.
Games like this decide who survives and who doesn't. Also, Cologne marked their 1st clean sheet at home from 2 previous away clean sheets this Bundesliga season.
Although one goal in the first half wasn't enough, the second-half performance was poor. The pressure to score only arose from their lack of efficiency in the first half. Schwabe has been top notch all season and deserves a call up to the national team. But anyways, it is the crucial three points from this match that really matters. I think its time for them to recover well and then maybe snatch another point against Leipzig.
Amoura (their top scorer with seven goals) did not even make the squad. "Disciplinary reasons" which apparently means he found out he wasn't starting and just. Left training. In a relegation battle. Can you imagine? Your best attacker throws a tantrum and walks off. And you are supposed to go win a six pointer without him.
Then there's the defense. Vavro had had some dodgy moment at a charity match over Christmas (Wont get into it but it wasn't great). They're still playing him because literally everybody else is hurt. Koulierakis out. Seelt just got ruled out for all time to come. Their January signing Cleiton hasn't even played one minute yet due to his ankle. So Bauer's stuck with two center-backs that both want to leave the club anyway.
Those two saves on Shiogai in stoppage time was ridiculous by Schwabe though. He's first in Europe close-range saves this season. If he doesn't get a national team look sooner or later somebody is asleep at the wheel.
Köln have won what, twice in their last eleven before this Let's not get too far ahead. Survival first and then ambition afterwards.