"That's a real blow": Cologne rue Bayern's offside goal for the equaliser | OneFootball

FC Bayern Munich won 4-1 against 1. FC Köln on Wednesday evening and ultimately cleared the hurdle in the DFB-Pokal with confidence. However, the match was not as clear-cut as the result suggests. Bayern especially had major problems in the first 30 minutes.

And the equalizer for the record champions came under circumstances that were, of course, anything but ideal for Effzeh. Because: When Josip Stanisic took his shot, Luis Diaz, who ultimately pushed the ball over the goal line, was in an offside position.

The problem for 1. FC Köln in this case was that there is no VAR in the 2nd round of the DFB-Pokal. This means that the goal ultimately stood, even though the offside position was clearly visible in the TV footage.

Köln laments Bayern’s equalizer

After the match, this was naturally a topic of discussion as well, when Ragnar Ache, who scored the 1-0 goal, was interviewed by ARD. “We sacrificed everything. We gave it our all. But in the end, it just wasn’t enough. It was an awesome feeling, especially after the 1-0, we felt like we could achieve a lot here with our fans,” said the striker from the cathedral city.

Then the discussion turned to the equalizer from an offside position. “I didn’t even notice the offside goal. At the end of the day, the goal counts, but of course that’s tough to take. But they are also very good footballers, and later on we just couldn’t get a grip on them anymore. In the end, they simply have too much individual quality,” Ache continued.

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Köln keeper Ron-Robert Zieler also saw good hosts, especially in the opening phase. “You could definitely feel that you have a chance in every game. We knew that a lot had to come together for us to get through to the next round here. We caused Bayern problems and created chaos. The 1-1 was a bit annoying. Our first half was really decent, but it was tough to go into the break trailing. Bayern then became more and more dominant, but in the end it just wasn’t enough. But we tried everything,” said the 1. FC Köln goalkeeper.

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