Cologne 0-4 Borussia Dortmund: Bundesliga match disrupted as fans throw chocolate coins
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Players from both clubs helped stewards clear the chocolate coins from the pitch before play resumed
Borussia Dortmund comfortably beat Cologne after a stoppage in their Bundesliga match when fans threw chocolate coins on to the pitch in protest against an investment proposal by the German Football Association.
Supporters from both clubs threw the gold coins during the 12th minute to symbolise their role as the ’12th man’.
It led to an eight-minute break in play while players from both teams helped stewards remove the confectionary.
Dortmund went on to win 4-0 in Cologne.
In December, a majority vote by German clubs approved a proposal to sell some Bundesliga TV rights in exchange for investment capital.
Supporters threw tennis balls on to the pitch during Bochum’s 3-0 win over Union Berlin last month and there was a 12-minute stoppage during Heidenheim’s 1-1 draw with Wolfsburg on Saturday as part of league-wide protests.
Bochum’s 1-0 home win against VfB Stuttgart was also delayed by 40 minutes after fans of the visiting side unfurled flags which blocked fire exits.
Donyell Malen gave Dortmund the lead in the 12th minute on Saturday before the protests began and hostile chants about the German FA followed throughout the match.
Malen doubled his tally in the second half, adding to Niclas Fullkrug’s penalty and a stoppage-time goal from Youssoufa Moukoko.
Line-upsKöln
Formation 4-4-2
1Schwäbe
18Carstensen4Hübers24Chabot35Finkgrafe
7Ljubicic6Martel8Huseinbasic37Maina
11Kainz29Thielmann
Substitutes
B Dortmund
Formation 4-3-3
1Kobel
24Meunier25Süle4Schlotterbeck22Maatsen
19Brandt6Özcan20Sabitzer
21Malen14Füllkrug10Sancho
Substitutes
Referee:Daniel Schlager
Attendance:50,000
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Match ends, 1. FC Köln 0, Borussia Dortmund 4.
Second Half ends, 1. FC Köln 0, Borussia Dortmund 4.
Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, Borussia Dortmund 4. Youssoufa Moukoko (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Jamie Bynoe-Gittens.
Attempt blocked. Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Donyell Malen.
Attempt missed. Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Justin Diehl with a cross following a corner.
Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Ian Maatsen.
Ian Maatsen (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Faride Alidou (1. FC Köln).
Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Sargis Adamyan replaces Jan Thielmann.
Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Benno Schmitz replaces Rasmus Carstensen.
Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln).
Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Jamie Bynoe-Gittens.
Attempt blocked. Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Marco Reus.
Attempt blocked. Denis Huseinbasic (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Justin Diehl.
Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Nico Schlotterbeck.
Ian Maatsen (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Ian Maatsen (Borussia Dortmund).