FC Koln battle from two goals down to claim vital point against Eintracht Frankfurt

[p]In danger of slipping into the bottom three for the first time this season, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/1-fc-koln/WG9pOTse/"]Koln[/a] started quickly, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zetterer-michael/ATsadFmo/"]Michael Zetterer[/a] having to deal with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kaminski-jakub/hbhnybaa/"]Jakub Kamiński[/a]’s initial shot and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ache-ragnar/lnwXQmIl/"]Ragnar Ache[/a]’s prod on the rebound.[/p][p]But the hosts had been imperious in Albert Riera’s first three home games in charge, and they soon started to dominate.[/p][p]Their first clear chance came when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/larsson-hugo/K89S36S5/"]Hugo Larsson[/a] played in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/knauff-ansgar/2ebHJb1N/"]Ansgar Knauff[/a] over the top, but his poke towards the far post was turned wide brilliantly by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/schwabe-marvin/CALFTMyI/"]Marvin Schwabe[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/el-mala-said/KzrmNypJ/"]Said El Mala[/a] then showed what he was capable of by finding space to curl just wide at the other end, while Schwäbe was again in fantastic form to deny [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kalimuendo-arnaud/xC9K9Yug/"]Arnaud Kalimuendo[/a] one-on-one.[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="0fa5e6ee-8b30-44c8-990c-d86f743dad82" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="6d6ffca9-36ec-4abe-a020-f320e81b0f58" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]Most of the traffic remained in Koln's half from there, but arguably the best chance of the opening 45 minutes came on the break for the visitors.[/p][p]El Mala raced through in a two-on-one situation, choosing to square it to Kamiński, whose first touch was too heavy to evade the onrushing Zetterer.[/p][p]Both sides seemed desperate for the opener in a chaotic start to the second half, and the floodgates finally opened on 66 minutes.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fares-chaibi/IusyCIkS/"]Fares Chaibi[/a] broke through on the right for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/eintracht-frankfurt/8vndvXTk/"]Frankfurt[/a] and pulled it back across for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/burkardt-jonathan/MicyKu3h/"]Jonathan Burkardt[/a] to pass into the open net, giving his side the confidence to push for a second. [/b][/p][p][b]They only had to wait a few minutes for Kalimuendo to pounce on the rebound of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/amaimouni-echghouyab-ayoube/8S0XsmOl/"]Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab[/a]’s initial shot to fire into the top corner.[/b][/p][image alt="Kalimuendo celebrates his goal" id="e990c5e3-65ee-4232-be25-32ad894e3349" credit-line="ČTK / imago sportfotodienst / Jan Huebner" guid="7e30b478-b91c-471c-a917-415ba566a33a" original-width="1400" original-height="901" /][p][b]But Koln replied almost immediately when Kamiński powered through the heart of the Frankfurt defence and placed his finish past Zetterer.[/b][/p][p]The visitors continued to push for an equaliser, and René Wagner’s substitutes combined for it with just over five minutes left.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/waldschmidt-gian-luca/UJH9L4T5/"]Luca Waldschmidt[/a]’s header on allowed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bulter-marius/QHFJHvmo/"]Marius Bulter[/a] to play it across goal, where [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/castro-montes-alessio/OrpajTeI/"]Alessio Castro-Montes[/a] arrived to tap in just seconds after coming on. [/b][/p][p]Neither side was able to find a late winner, meaning Frankfurt now have a 10-point gap to make up to the top six, while Koln teeter just two points from the relegation play-off spot after winning just two of their last 19 Bundesliga matches.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kaminski-jakub/hbhnybaa/"]Jakub Kamiński[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/1-fc-koln/WG9pOTse/"]Koln[/a])[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/eintracht-frankfurt-8vndvXTk/fc-koln-WG9pOTse/summary/stats/?mid=z70A19V9"]Check out all the match stats with Flashscore[/a][/b][/p]