In the 31st round of the German top-flight soccer league, Mainz and Köln played a fierce duel at 23:30 GMT on April 28th.
The match started off quickly with Mainz getting into the swing of things and their offense was very threatening. In the 29th minute, Mainz's Barreiro managed to score a goal to give his team the lead. After that, Team Köln strengthened their defense and tried to find opportunities through counterattacks.
In the 48th minute of the match, Köln had a penalty kick opportunity, but Walderschmidt was unable to capitalize on it and conceded the penalty. This gave the Mainz team more confidence as they continued to keep the pressure on the Köln team.
Entering the second half, the Köln team made personnel changes in an attempt to change the situation on the field. In the 62nd minute, Köln made three substitutions, including replacing Walderschmidt with Utter. These changes gradually changed the situation on the field, and Köln began to show more offensive ability.
In the second half of extra time, the Köln team's efforts were finally rewarded. In the 95th minute (5th minute of extra time), Kainz scored a penalty kick to help Köln equalize the score. This goal demoralized the Köln players and they started to look for chances more aggressively.
However, neither side was able to rewrite the scoreline again in the final stages of the match. In the end, this intense duel ended with a score of 1-1, with both sides shaking hands.
