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Step closer to safety
The point is not only something to be proud of, it also pushes them four points adrift of Fortuna Dusseldorf in 16th.
A second half collapse
Their unbeaten home run against Mainz continues but really they will have wanted all three points here.
FULL TIME! 2-2!
Cologne will be disappointed with that but Mainz have definitely earned that one.
YELLOW CARD
Another yellow is handed out for Aarón Martín.
ADDED TIME!
YELLOW CARD
He may have caught him with an elbow.
YELLOW CARD
CHANCE!
Fortunately for the visitors it remains level.
SUBSTITUTIONS
Leandro Barreiro Martins replaces Jean-Paul Boëtius and Jonathan Burkardt replaces Karim Onisiwo.
CHANCE!
Cordoba was unable to convert a minute or two ago, surely it is only a matter of time before the prolific forward puts one of them away.
SUBSTITUTION
GOAL! 2-2!
You may not see a better solo goal all weekend.
Pierre Kunde darted through the heart of the Cologne defence and slotted the ball past Horn's near post.
SUBSTITUTION
SUBSTITUTION
Potentially that Mainz' goal against the run of play has upset the order of the game here.
GOAL! 2-1!
That was until Quaison found Baku making a run towards the byline. A smart pull back reached Awoniyi for his first ever Bundesliga goal.
SUBSTITUTION
GOAL! 2-0!
The free kick made it's way out wide to Drexler and he whipped the ball to far post, allowing Kainz to rocket a header into the back of the net.
Somehow referee, Guido Winkmann did not see it as a bookable offence.
CHANCE!
You can feel another goal coming in this game.
The Mainz keeper charged all the way to the halfway line in order to win a loose ball. Fortunately he did manage to win it - it was a long sprint back though...
Uth was the one to win it but his wasted ball into the middle gave Mainz the chance to counter.
SECOND HALF
Cologne have made one change in the break, youngster Thielmann makes way for the more experienced Drexler.
HALF TIME! 1-0!
Uth's early penalty is all that separates the two sides.
CHANCE!
Considering it dropped very close to the net, Müller looked very confident it was going wide.
ADDED TIME
CHANCE!
The Austrian midfielder unwound the strike from beyond the edge of the box. Muller in the goal will have been glad to hear the whistle of the ball continue past his post.
Ridle Baku did extremely well to get above his man and only concede a corner.
That could have easily been 2-0.
He maybe tried too much however and promptly lost possession.
YELLOW CARD!
Cologne had plenty of willing runners but it was Kainz who drew the foul from the former Sunderland man.
With their physicality you wouldn't be surprised if they formed something dangerous from one of them.
CHANCE!
CHANCE!
CHANCE!
A cut back from the right didn't quite end up at its target and it left the Tunisian international no choice but to try his luck from outside the area.
Each attack seems to sizzle out before it has really begun.
YELLOW CARD
Kainz also appears to have been booked.
CHANCE!
Mainz are winning plenty of free kicks in the middle of the park.
CHANCE!
Arriving was Boëtius but he narrowly missed the top left corner with his effort.
GOAL! 1-0!
Uth converts the penalty with ease and he sends his side a goal to the good.
PENALTY GIVEN!
PENALTY APPEAL!
Both sides are going to have to harness some intensity from somewhere else now there is a lack of atmosphere.
KICK OFF
Mainz' Line Up
Subs: 6 D Latza, 8 L Öztunali, 13 J Bruma, 18 D Brosinski, 22 T Awoniyi, 28 A Szalai, 29 J Burkardt, 35 L Barreiro Martins, 37 F Dahmen
Cologne's Line Up
Subs: 6 M Höger, 9 S Terodde, 11 K Schindler, 18 T Kessler, 19 K Ehizibue, 20 E Rexhbecaj, 24 D Drexler, 27 A Modeste, 40 R Voloder
Mainz' one to watch
Robin Quaison has 12 for the season and has scored an incredible four in his previous three away trips.
He's certainly going to aim to hit the ground running on the road again tomorrow.
Cologne's one to watch
The Colombian forward had scored three in three before the break - all in the first half. The trio of goals contributed to an already healthy goal tally that now totals ten.
I wouldn't bet against him adding more to his record tomorrow afternoon.
Mainz to avoid the drop?
Immediately before the suspension of the season, Mainz had only lost one from their last five.
However, things don't look so positive when you take a look at their record on the road. To make it worse, Mainz have failed to score in six of their last nine visits to Cologne.
Return from the unwanted break
The Billy Goats had won four from their previous six, helping their push towards a Europa League finish.
If they can pick up from where they left off, Mainz' defence will have to be switched on to limit a talented forward line.
Head to Head
It was a closely fought game and it could have potentially gone the opposite way.
When Cologne hosted this fixture last season, it was a routine 1-1 draw - making it difficult to predict how tomorrow's game is going to turn out.
No Hennes!
For the first time since 2008, Hennes will have to miss out due to new hygiene restrictions.
The legendary goat has been part of the club's match day routine since the 1950s and he will definitely be missed tomorrow.
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