This Friday Bochum didn’t just stop at the bottom of the Bundesliga by defeating Cologne 0-2, but instead He also escaped the relegation places. It was a match in which Thomas Letsch’s men missed the first favorable penalty they were awarded this season to go ahead after nine minutes of play on the scoreboard.
An advantage that Bochum not only knew how to hold onto, but also extended with fourteen minutes remaining with a goal (0-2) from Erhan Masovic, allowing his team to move from last position to 14th.
A qualifying jump that few could have imagined, not only because of the lowest position in which Bochum arrived at the event, but also for the four consecutive defeats suffered by Letsch’s men in the final four rounds of the championship.
A negative streak that began to end after nine minutes when the referee, after verifying on pictures that the action had taken place inside the area, a foul by central defender Timo Hubers on Ghanaian striker Christopher Antwi-Adjei.
Top penalty in charge of Austrian replacement Kevin Stoger, ending a 375-minute ‘drought’ for Bochum, who have not seen a goal since February 4 when they beat Hoffenheim 5-2.
Colonia, despite dominating possession of the ball, hardly created clear scoring chances and when they did, as with a shot at eighteen minutes from Julian Chaborhe met visiting goalkeeper Manuel Riemann.
Bochum missed a blow to decisively judge the victory with the goal of Erhan Masovic, who established a 0-2 score in the 76th minute, leaving the visitors three points clear of the relegation places.
Source: La Verdad
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