Cologne rescue late draw in thrilling match at St Pauli

TL;DR

Cologne secured a late 1-1 draw against St Pauli in a thrilling Bundesliga match. St Pauli took the lead in the 69th minute with a goal from Karol Mets after a corner.

Key points

Cologne drew 1-1 with St Pauli in the Bundesliga.
St Pauli scored first in the 69th minute.
Karol Mets scored the opening goal for St Pauli.

1. FC CologneFC St. Pauli

Cologne's Luca Waldschmidt (L) celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC St. Pauli and 1. FC Cologne at Millerntor Stadium. Christian Charisius/dpa

Cologne rescued a late 1-1 draw in a thrilling Bundesliga match at St Pauli on Friday evening.

It was a hard-fought and open game, and St Pauli had a ball cleared on the line before they finally broke the deadlock in the 69th minute.

Hauke Wahl collected the ball after a corner and played it to Karol Mets, who headed it into the net.

But the guests snatched a point as they were awarded a late penalty after Jakub Kaminski went to the ground in the area under a challenge from Mets.

The decision came after video review but that was no problem for Luca Waldschmidt, who scored the equalizer from the spot.

Cologne will be somewhat pleased with the result as they moved up to 12th in the standings and are now five points from St Pauli, who are the first team in the relegation zone.

Leaders Bayern Munich can clinch the league title this weekend if they beat VfB Stuttgart on Sunday and Borussia Dortmund drop points against the day before.

Q&A

What was the final score of the Cologne vs St Pauli match?

The final score was 1-1, with Cologne equalizing late in the game.

Who scored the goals in the Cologne vs St Pauli match?

Karol Mets scored for St Pauli, while Cologne equalized but the scorer is not mentioned.

When did the Cologne vs St Pauli match take place?

The match took place on Friday evening.