KSC pushes for draw

Confident from their victory last week over Hamburg, Karlsruher SC arrived in Köln focused on defeating die Geißböcke. However after ninety hard fought minutes the match ended without a score.

Köln started the match as the aggressor with Milivoje Novakovič heading Nemanja Vučićević's cross wide seven minutes in but quickly KSC gained its footing and asserted itself. By the twentieth minute, Köln was on their heels and trying to hold back the determined visitors. Both Sergiu Radu and Milivoje Novakovič had opportunities to break the deadlock before the break but each effort was off target.

Then minutes after the break Fabrice Ehret's cross found Milivoje Novakovič but his header flew over the bar. On the hour, Köln was lucky when KSC's Christian Timm close range went off the post. The hosts almost snatched a winner in the 75th minute but Karlsruhe goalkeeper, Markus Miller did well to catch Miso Brecko's 14-yard effort. Die Geißböcke had a number of opportunities through the eightieth minute including Miso Brecko's chance from in from box but again they drifted wide. KSC pressured late but Faryd Mondragón came up big and saved the draw.