BVB U23 win goal fest at 1. FC Köln, Filippo Mane bags a brace | OneFootball

Two weeks after their 4-1 victory in the small derby against FC Schalke 04 II, Borussia Dortmund’s U23 team has won their next duel against another reserve side. At 1. FC Köln, BVB emerged victorious after an entertaining 90 minutes with a 5-3 win, moving up—at least temporarily—to fifth place in the Regionalliga West.

In front of 550 spectators at the Franz-Kremer-Stadion at Geißbockheim, a lively match developed right from the start, with five goals scored in the first 45 minutes alone. BVB got off to a fantastic start and took a 2-0 lead thanks to quick goals from Bennedikt Wüstenhagen (13’) and Filippo Mane (15’). Köln, however, struck back almost immediately through Cenny Neumann (17’) and managed to equalize at 2-2 after 31 minutes with a goal from veteran Sargis Adamyan, who had been dropped from the first team. But Borussia still went into halftime with the lead, as Babis Drakas put the visitors ahead 3-2 in the 43rd minute.

Decision Only in the 89th Minute

When Arne Wessels made it 4-2 in the 58th minute, it seemed like the match was all but decided. Köln, however, pulled one back through Bernie Lennemann in the 71st minute to make it 3-4. It was only with Mane’s second goal in the 89th minute, sealing the 5-3 final score for Borussia, that the match was truly settled.

After the match, coach Daniel Rios made no secret of the fact that he was not entirely satisfied with his team’s performance, but overall he was pleased: “At halftime, we addressed the feeling that after going up 2-0, we were afraid of losing something. That was totally unnecessary. We reminded the boys that we only had something to gain—even after the 3-2. They implemented that well.”

BVB U23 will continue next Sunday with a home game against SC Wiedenbrück. Jordi Paulina and Mussa Kaba, who missed the match in Cologne due to international duty, will also be back in the squad.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.