FC Cologne vs Borussia Mönchengladbach
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Final score
FC Cologne and Borussia Mönchengladbach drew 3-3 on Saturday, March 21, 2026 at RheinEnergieStadion. Goals for Cologne: Said El Mala (4'), Ragnar Ache (7') and Eric Martel (84'). Goals for Gladbach: Jens Castrop (1', 60') and Philipp Sander (20').
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Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0Team stats
Player of the game
Jens Castrop
BMG · 2 G
Deserved to win
Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way
Play by play
- Match ends, 1. FC Köln 3, Borussia Mönchengladbach 3.
- Second Half ends, 1. FC Köln 3, Borussia Mönchengladbach 3.
- 90'+4'

Offside
Offside, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Haris Tabakovic is caught offside.
- 90'+3'

Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Hugo Bolin (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
H. Bolin
- 90'+2'

Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Felipe Chávez.
- 90'+2'

Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Rocco Reitz (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hugo Bolin.
R. Reitz
- 90'+1'

Yellow card
Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
F. Kainz
- 90'+1'

Free kick won
Shuto Machino (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1'

Foul
Foul by Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln).
- 90'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'

Yellow card
Rocco Reitz (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
R. Reitz
- 89'

Foul
Foul by Rocco Reitz (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 89'

Free kick won
Felipe Chávez (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88'
SubSubbed on for F. Honorat
Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Shuto Machino replaces Franck Honorat.
S. Machino
- 88'
SubSubbed on for J. Scally
Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Marvin Friedrich replaces Joe Scally.
M. Friedrich
- 86'

Red card
Second yellow card to Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) for a bad foul.
E. Martel
- 85'


Offside
Offside, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Joe Scally is caught offside.
- 85'
SubSubbed on for K. Stöger
Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Hugo Bolin replaces Kevin Stöger.
H. Bolin
- 85'
SubSubbed on for J. Castrop
Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Lukas Ullrich replaces Jens Castrop because of an injury.
L. Ullrich
- GOAL84'

Goal! Header
E. Martel · ast F. Kainz
Goal! 1. FC Köln 3, Borussia Mönchengladbach 3. Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Kainz with a cross following a corner.
KOE 3 - 3 BMG - 84'

Corner awarded
Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Rocco Reitz.
- 82'KOE

Corner awarded
Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Joe Scally.
- 81'KOE

Corner awarded
Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Nico Elvedi.
- 79'

Free kick won
Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79'

Foul
Foul by Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach).

