On Friday, the first round of matches of the second round of the German "Bundesliga" championship took place.
"Koln" faced off against "Hamburger" at home. The hosts continue to be without a taste of victory - they lost to the visitors from Hamburg.
In the 28th minute, Andre Hahn put the "Hamburger" team ahead, and a precise strike from Bobby Wood secured the lead after six minutes.
In the second half, the visitors had to play most of the game with ten men, as defender Mergim Mavraj received his second yellow card, causing problems towards the end of the match.
Extra time was added, a total of 13 minutes - this happened because the match was temporarily stopped in the 59th minute. In the 97th minute, Frederik Sorensen reduced the deficit, but soon after Lewis Holtby restored the two-goal lead and helped his team secure a 3-1 victory.
"Hamburger" now have two wins out of two.
Result:
"Koln" 1 - 3 "Hamburger"
28' [0 - 1] A. Hahn
34' [0 - 2] B. Wood
90+7' [1 - 2] D. Sorensen
90+11' [1 - 3] L. Holtby
59' M. Mavraj ("Hamburger") sent off
League table:
