Nils Petersen scored two penalties on his way to a hat-trick in Freiburg's remarkable turnaround against Cologne. - © © gettyimages / Dean Mouhtaropoulos
Nils Petersen scored two penalties on his way to a hat-trick in Freiburg's remarkable turnaround against Cologne. - © © gettyimages / Dean Mouhtaropoulos

Cologne vs. Freiburg: As it happened!

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Nils Petersen scored two late penalties as Freiburg hit back from three goals down to inflict a dramatic 4-3 defeat on winless Cologne.

Cologne 3-4 Freiburg

Goals: 1-0 Klünter (8'), 2-0 Guirassy (16'), 3-0 Stanko (og 29'), 3-1 Petersen (39'), 3-2 Haberer (65'), 3-3 Petersen (pen. 89'), 3-4 Petersen (pen. 90+4')

Cologne flew out of the traps in a game that kicked off 30 minutes late due to heavy snow. Milos Jojic collected Sehrou Guirassy's inventive flick and fed the run of Lukas Klünter, who burst clear of Freiburg's static back four to side-foot beyond Alexander Schwolow with the aid of an upright. Guirassy doubled Cologne's lead from the penalty spot after being brought down by Julian Schuster, and it got even better for the hosts when Freiburg substitute Caleb Stanko put a Konstantin Raush cross through his own net just shy of the half-hour mark.

Freiburg pulled one goal back late in an action-packed first half when Petersen volleyed in a Yoric Ravet free-kick, but the visitors had Schwolow to thank for keeping them in the contest with a fine reaction save from Guirassy shortly after the restart. Another Ravet set-piece proved Cologne's undoing in the 65th minute as Jannik Haberer powered in a header from an unmarked position to reduce the arrears further still. The comeback was complete when Petersen levelled from the spot, before completing his hat-trick from 12 yards with the last kick of the game.

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