Köln take a point against arch rivals Borussia Mönchengladbach

Match Overview

In the 7th minute, Köln's Faride Alidou opened the scoring with a near post effort that Moritz Nicolas failed to save.

Just three minutes later, Gladbach's Florian Neuhaus was denied by Marvin Schwäbe as the Köln keeper edged the ball onto the post with a save.

During the 32nd minute, Franck Honorat levelled the score for Borussia Mönchengladbach to put the hosts level at the half.

Just a minute after Borussia Mönchengladbach's first substitute, Faride Alidou bagged another goal for the Billy Goats to put them 2-1 up.

Despite this, the home side was able to equalize once again through Robin Hack in the 71st minute.

Less than two minutes later, Robin Hack rifled in a goal to put the hosts 3-2 up and give them a lead in this tie for the first time.

In spite of this, the lead was short-lived as substitute Damion Downs scored an equalizer with his second touch of the game.

During the dying embers, Robin Hack narrowly put a curled effort over the bar and this meant that the score ended level.

Man of the match

1. FC Köln - Faride Alidou

With two goals against Köln's arch rivals, Faride Alidou has certainly earnt his spot as the man of the match in this tie. His two goals put Timo Schultz's side in front on two seperate occasions and gave the side from Müngersdorf that clinical edge they have needed this entire season.