🚨 What a match! Goal fest in the U19 championship final

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·18 mai 2025

🚨 What a match! Goal fest in the U19 championship final

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After a thrilling finale in the U19 Bundesliga between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and 1. FC Köln, the Billy Goats ultimately emerge victorious with a 5:4 win! And this in a match progression that no one could have foreseen.

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In the game held in Leverkusen, the home team initially took a double lead with goals from Jeremiah Mensah (8th) and Artem Stepanov (28th). However, the Cologne team was not at all fazed and made an incredible comeback. In just four minutes, they completely turned the game around.

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In the 35th and 36th minutes, Youssoupha Niang scored twice, before Justin von der Hitz even took the lead in the 39th minute. And that wasn't all, as before the break, Von der Hitz, who was also involved in the first two Cologne goals, extended the lead to 4:2. An incredible performance by the young talent, who will be moving to the first team of 1. FC Nürnberg in the summer.

Game decided, right? Think again! In the second half, it was Leverkusen who struck back and equalized through Francis Onyeka (66th) and Kerim Alajbegovic (73rd). But Cologne managed to keep their composure and took the lead again in the 84th minute through Luis Stapelmann after a corner, and then held onto it until the end.