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Viktoria Köln won: Viktoria Köln 1-0 Rot-Weiss Essen in the 3. Liga (Round 28) on Wed, 12 Mar 2025 at Sportpark Höhenberg, Köln. Viktoria Köln goals: Malek El Mala 83'. Sent off: Tobias Kraulich (85'). Possession: 59-41. Player of the match: Enrique Lofolomo (8.3).
Viktoria Köln squeezed past Rot-Weiss Essen 1-0 at Sportpark Höhenberg on Wednesday 12 March in the 3. Liga.
Malek El Mala put Viktoria Köln ahead on 83' (1-0).
Tobias Kraulich (Rot-Weiss Essen) was sent off on 85'.
Viktoria Köln had 59% of the ball, shots were 10-11 (4-1 on target).
Enrique Lofolomo (Viktoria Köln 1904) was player of the match with an 8.3 rating.
Attendance: 4,938. Referee: Marc-Philipp Eckermann.
| Viktoria Köln | Rot-Weiss Essen | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 59 | 41 |
| Total shots | 10 | 11 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 1 |
| Touches in opposition box | 13 | 23 |
| Big chances | 0 | 0 |
| Big chances missed | 0 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 435 (88%) | 267 (79%) |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 0 |
| Corners | 6 | 7 |
| Total shots | 10 | 11 |
| Shots off target | 4 | 4 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 1 |
| Blocked shots | 2 | 6 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 1 |
| Shots inside box | 5 | 6 |
| Shots outside box | 5 | 5 |
Viktoria Köln (4-4-2): Dudu, Sidny Lopes Cabral, Zoumana Keita, Lars Dietz, Jonah Sticker, Robin Velasco, Enrique Lofolomo, Florian Engelhardt, Niklas May, Serhat-Semih Güler, Lex-Tyger Lobinger
Rot-Weiss Essen (3-4-2-1): Jakob Golz, Jose-Enrique Rios Alonso, Michael Schultz, Tobias Kraulich, Julian Eitschberger, Klaus Gjasula, Jimmy Kaparos, Matti Wagner, Kaito Mizuta, Ahmet Metin Arslan, Dominik Martinovic
4 league meetings since 2004: Viktoria Köln 1, draws 2, Rot-Weiss Essen 1.
Viktoria Köln won, 1-0 (3. Liga) on Wed, 12 Mar 2025.
Wed, 12 Mar 2025, 18:00 UTC at Sportpark Höhenberg, Köln, 3. Liga.
In 4 league meetings since 2004: Viktoria Köln 1 wins, 2 draws, Rot-Weiss Essen 1 wins (goals 3-7).