Eintracht Frankfurt beat 1. FC Köln 1-0 in the Bundesliga on Friday, recording their second win of the season and their first clean sheet. Younes Ebnoutalib scored the winner in the 77th minute after an assist from Noel Aseko.
Result and runs
Eintracht Frankfurt ended a run of six home Bundesliga games without a win. FC Köln's winless run on the road extended to 16 games, with 6 draws and 10 defeats.
Team selection
Can Uzun started on the bench and did not come on. Flashscore named Robin Koch as its Man of the Match.
Hütter's message
After the heavy defeat in Leipzig, Adi Hütter had demanded that his team "simply show on Friday that we will fight and work hard until the end". He also said, "Bite, scratch and pinch from the first minute."
Comments on his decision
As he explained his decision on Sky, Hütter said his players had to set the stadium alight, "not just because the players with the names are there". He added, "It is always about the performances we ultimately produce on the pitch, too." Köln's Rene Wagner had said his team could and must draw "a lot of courage and a great deal of confidence" from the previous week's success.