Season opener
Struber’s Cologne start with defeat against HSV
Gerhard Struber's debut as the new coach of German second-division soccer club 1. FC Köln was a failure. The "Billy Goats" lost their season opener against Hamburger SV 2:1 in front of their home crowd.
The relegated Bundesliga side, with Dejan Ljubicic playing through while Florian Kainz was missing through injury, fell 2-0 behind before the break thanks to a brace from Ransford Königsdörffer. Linton Maina only managed to equalize after Ljubicic's assist.
Struber took over as Cologne coach in the summer after the traditional club had previously been relegated to the second tier. The first setback followed in front of 50,000 fans, while it was a successful return to his former job (until the end of 2023) for HSV coach Steffen Baumgart.
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