Eintracht Frankfurt Keep Clean Sheet Against Köln

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Eintracht Frankfurt hosted 1. FC Köln at Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt am Main on 16 October 2026 for a Bundesliga Round 6 fixture, played under partly cloudy skies at 13 degrees Celsius with referee Benjamin Brand officiating. Adolf Hütter's side lined up in a 4-4-2 against Rene Wagner's 3-4-2-1, and it was the home team who edged a cagey contest courtesy of a 77th-minute goal from substitute Younes Ebnoutalib. Goalkeeper Noah Atubolu produced a commanding display to keep a clean sheet, earning Player of the Match honours with a rating of 8.4, while the visitors were left to rue a lack of cutting edge in the final third.

Key Events

24' - Mario Götze received a yellow card for Frankfurt.

39' - Lilian Brassier was booked for Frankfurt.

45' - Ísak Jóhannesson was shown a yellow card for Köln.

45' - Added time was signalled at the end of the first half, followed by the half-time whistle with the score goalless.

68' - Köln made a triple substitution: Paul Okon-Engstler replaced Ísak Jóhannesson, Mikey Moore replaced Linton Maina, and Alessio Castro-Montes replaced Joël Schmied.

71' - Frankfurt responded with a double change: Noël Aséko came on for Mario Götze, and Ansgar Knauff replaced Nnamdi Collins.

77' - Noël Aséko assisted Younes Ebnoutalib to score, making it 1-0 to Frankfurt.

82' - Elias Baum replaced Jonathan Burkardt for Frankfurt.

84' - Köln made two further changes: Reigan Heskey replaced Saïd El Mala, and Gian-Luca Waldschmidt replaced Sebastian Sebulonsen.

90+4' - Borna Sosa received a yellow card for Köln.

90' - The final whistle confirmed a 1-0 victory for Eintracht Frankfurt.