| 61' | At AWD-Arena, Sereno has been yellow-carded for the away team. | |
| 90' | Wolfgang Stark blows to end the match. The final score is 4 - 1. | |
| 88' | Kevin McKenna's header is off-target for 1 FC Cologne. | |
| 86' | Wolfgang Stark has awarded 1 FC Cologne a corner. Christian Clemens takes the kick from the right . | |
| 85' | 1 FC Cologne's Mikael Ishak is on target but unsuccessful. | |
| 83' | Great play from Lars Stindl to set up the goal. | |
| 83' | Goal! Mame Biram Diouf extends Hannover 96 lead to 4 - 1 with a header. | |
| 82' | In Hannover Lars Stindl for Hannover 96 takes a corner from the left-hand flag. | |
| 81' | Didier Ya Konan gets his shot on target but fails to score for Hannover 96. | |
| 81' | Hannover 96 have been awarded a corner by Wolfgang Stark. Lars Stindl steps up to take it. | |
| 81' | In Hannover Hannover 96 drive forward through Mame Biram Diouf. His shot is on target but it's saved. | |
| 77' | Moritz Stoppelkamp is replacing Jan Schlaudraff for Hannover 96 at AWD-Arena. | |
| 77' | Staale Solbakken (1 FC Cologne) is making a third substitution, with Kevin McKenna replacing Kevin Pezzoni. | |
| 77' | There are 45000 people in the crowd for today's match. | |
| 75' | Hannover 96's Didier Ya Konan breaks free at AWD-Arena. But the strike goes wide of the post. | |
| 73' | The away team replace Sereno with Ammar Jemal. | |
| 72' | Staale Solbakken is making the team's first substitution at AWD-Arena with Odise Roshi replacing Slawomir Peszko. | |
| 71' | Lars Stindl for Hannover 96 drives towards goal at AWD-Arena. But the finish is unsuccessful. | |
| 69' | Corner awarded to 1 FC Cologne. | |
| 67' | That's a fine assist from Didier Ya Konan. | |
| 67' | Goal! Hannover 96 extend their lead to 3 - 1 through Mame Biram Diouf. | |
| 66' | Didier Ya Konan (Hannover 96) goes for goal but the shot is blocked by an alert defence. | |
| 66' | Konstantin Rausch in Hannover 96 smashes in a shot on target. The keeper saves, though. | |
| 62' | The home team have replaced Manuel Schmiedebach with Didier Ya Konan. This is the second substitution made today by Mirko Slomka. | |
| 62' | Goal! Jan Schlaudraff gives Hannover 96 a 2 - 1 lead from the penalty spot. | |
| 60' | Hannover 96 have been given a penalty... | |
| 59' | 1 FC Cologne's Milivoje Novakovic gets his shot away but it misses the target. | |
| 59' | Mikael Ishak hits the post! Very nearly a goal there for 1 FC Cologne! | |
| 58' | 1 FC Cologne push forward through Milivoje Novakovic, whose finish on goal is saved. | |
| 58' | At AWD-Arena Christian Clemens (1 FC Cologne) takes a corner from the left. | |
| 57' | 1 FC Cologne drive forward and Kevin Pezzoni gets in a shot. Without netting, however. | |
| 54' | Jan Schlaudraff gets his shot on target but fails to score for Hannover 96. | |
| 50' | 1 FC Cologne are coming forward and Mikael Ishak gets in a strike, it misses the target, however. | |
| 47' | Wolfgang Stark has awarded 1 FC Cologne a corner. Christian Clemens takes the kick from the right . | |
| 46' | The second-half is underway at AWD-Arena. | |
| 46' | Mame Biram Diouf is on as sub for Mohammed Abdellaoue for Hannover 96. | |
| 45' | The first-half has come to a close in Hannover. | |
| 44' | Corner awarded to Hannover 96. | |
| 43' | Goal! Kevin Pezzoni (1 FC Cologne) levels the score at 1 - 1 with a header in Hannover. | |
| 42' | 1 FC Cologne drive forward and Christian Clemens gets in a shot. Without netting, however. | |
| 41' | In Hannover, Christian Schulz (Hannover 96) misses the target with a header. | |
| 40' | Hannover 96 have been awarded a corner by Wolfgang Stark. Lars Stindl steps up to take it. | |
| 40' | Hannover 96's Lars Stindl gets in a shot but it is blocked by a 1 FC Cologne defender. | |
| 39' | Christian Clemens of 1 FC Cologne gets in a strike, but is off target. | |
| 36' | 1 FC Cologne surge into the attack at AWD-Arena but Milivoje Novakovic’s header is off-target. | |
| 35' | In Hannover Hannover 96 attack through Lars Stindl. The finish is off target, however. | |
| 34' | At AWD-Arena Christian Clemens (1 FC Cologne) takes a corner from the right. | |
| 33' | Hannover 96 push forward through Konstantin Rausch, whose finish on goal is saved. | |
| 25' | Hannover 96 drive forward but Christian Schulz is judged offside. | |
| 22' | Corner awarded to 1 FC Cologne. | |
| 19' | Lars Stindl puts the ball in the net and the home team now lead 1 - 0. | |
| 16' | Wolfgang Stark has awarded Hannover 96 a corner. Lars Stindl takes the kick from the left . | |
| 14' | Hannover 96's Mohammed Abdellaoue has run offside. | |
| 14' | Manuel Schmiedebach (Hannover 96) is given an opening but the shot is blocked by a defender. | |
| 14' | In Hannover Lars Stindl for Hannover 96 takes a corner from the left-hand flag. | |
| 13' | Mohammed Abdellaoue in Hannover 96 smashes in a shot on target. The keeper saves, though. | |
| 11' | Mikael Ishak for 1 FC Cologne gets in a strike but fails to hit the target. | |
| 10' | 1 FC Cologne's Milivoje Novakovic is on target but unsuccessful. | |
| 5' | Important block from the 1 FC Cologne defence as Jan Schlaudraff fires in a strike for Hannover 96. | |
| 5' | Hannover 96 are pushing forward but Konstantin Rausch's finish is wide of the goal. | |
| 4' | At AWD-Arena Lars Stindl (Hannover 96) takes a corner from the left. | |
| 4' | Hannover 96 drive upfield and Mario Eggimann gets in a shot. The strike is blocked by a 1 FC Cologne defender. | |
| 4' | Hannover 96 have been awarded a corner by Wolfgang Stark. Lars Stindl steps up to take it. | |
| 1' | The whistle has gone to start the match. | |
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