1. FC Köln v Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-3: match report

Bundesliga · Sat 21 Mar 2026 · RheinEnergieSTADION

Köln

3–3 Full time

Borussia M'gladbach

Said El Mala 4'
Ragnar Ache 7'
Eric Martel 84'

Jens Castrop 1'
Philipp Sander 20'
Jens Castrop 60'

The story

Köln and Borussia M'gladbach drew 3-3 at RheinEnergieSTADION in the Bundesliga, matchday 27.

Köln's goals came from Said El Mala (4'), Ragnar Ache (7') and Eric Martel (84'); Jens Castrop (1', 60') and Philipp Sander (20') replied for Borussia M'gladbach.

It was 2-2 at half-time. Köln came back to earn a point.

Eric Martel of Köln was sent off (86', second booking).

Köln had 50% of the ball and 12 shots to Borussia M'gladbach's 9.

Written from the match data (Statorium).

Match stats

50%Possession50%

12Shots9

5On target3

5Corners3

8Fouls14

8Yellow cards2

1Red cards0

Statorium.

Key moments

1' Jens Castrop Goal · Borussia M'gladbach 0-1 Assist: Franck Honorat
4' Said El Mala Goal · Köln 1-1 Assist: Ísak Jóhannesson
7' Ragnar Ache Goal · Köln 2-1 Assist: Jakub Kaminski
20' Philipp Sander Goal · Borussia M'gladbach 2-2
60' Jens Castrop Goal · Borussia M'gladbach 2-3 Assist: Yannik Engelhardt
84' Eric Martel Goal · Köln 3-3 Assist: Florian Kainz
86' Eric Martel Sent off (second booking) · Köln

Line-ups

Köln

Marvin SchwäbeGoalkeeper
Cenk ÖzkacarDefender
Rav van den BergDefender
Kristoffer LundDefender
Tom KraußMidfielder
Ísak Jóhannessonoff 70'Midfielder
Said El Malaoff 77'Midfielder
Eric MartelMidfielder
Jakub KaminskiMidfielder
Ragnar Acheoff 77'Forward
Linton Mainaoff 77'Forward

Subs used: Jan Thielmann (70'), Felipe Chavez (70'), Marius Bülter (77'), Luca Waldschmidt (77'), Florian Kainz (77')

Borussia M'gladbach

Moritz NicolasGoalkeeper
Nico ElvediDefender
Kevin DiksDefender
Joe Scallyoff 88'Defender
Rocco ReitzMidfielder
Kevin Stögeroff 85'Midfielder
Philipp SanderMidfielder
Yannik EngelhardtMidfielder
Jens Castropoff 85'Midfielder
Franck Honoratoff 88'Forward
Haris TabakovicForward

Subs used: Hugo Bolin (85'), Lukas Ullrich (85'), Shuto Machino (88'), Marvin Friedrich (88')

Full timeline

Every goal and card (16)

1' ⚽ Jens Castropassist Franck Honorat
4' ⚽ Said El Malaassist Ísak Jóhannesson
7' ⚽ Ragnar Acheassist Jakub Kaminski
20' ⚽ Philipp Sander
38' 🟨 Ísak Jóhannesson
52' 🟨 Marvin Schwäbe
60' ⚽ Jens Castropassist Yannik Engelhardt
61' 🟨 Jakub Kaminski
71' 🟨 Cenk Özkacar
71' 🟨 Haris Tabakovic
73' 🟨 Eric Martel
76' 🟨 Jan Thielmann
84' ⚽ Eric Martelassist Florian Kainz
86' 🟨🟥 Eric Martel
90' 🟨 Rocco Reitz
90+1' 🟨 Florian Kainz

Head to head

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Line-ups

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