Augsburg 1-4 Cologne
Goals: 0-1 Thielmann 12' (assist: Schmitz), 0-2 Uth 15' (assist: Thielmann), 0-3 Modeste (pen. 62'), 1-3 Niederlechner 73', 1-4 Modeste 77' (assist: Uth)

Augsburg started brightly with Ruben Vargas slaloming his way past the Cologne defence before a shot which came to nothing. He later provided a fine cross for Michael Gregoritsch who headed into the hands of a grateful Marvin Schwäbe. It was against the run of play, then, when the Billy Goats took the lead, with Benno Schmitz crossing low into Jan Thielmann, who drilled his shot beyond Rafal Gikiewicz. Three minutes later the visitors doubled their advantage. This time Thielmann nodded down a Schmitz throw-in and Mark Uth volleyed home their second. Augsburg should have pulled one back when Andre Hahn crossed to Iago at the back post, but the Brazilian could only find the outside side-netting. Reece Oxford then got a foot on a Daniel Caligiuri free-kick into the Cologne box, but he couldn't turn it towards goal and it was 2-0 at the break.

Iago had been an injury doubt for this game, and he was stretchered off the field five minutes after the restart to be replaced by Felix Uduokhai. Augsburg kept their shape, but there was nothing they could do about Modeste just past the hour when the big Frenchman forced a penalty which he then converted for his 18th goal of the season. Modeste might have made it 19 soon after when he looked to have breached Augsburg's backline, but Jeffrey Gouweleeuw got a foot in in the nick of time. Augsburg then pulled one back when Florian Niederlechner capped off a fine attacking move, but Cologne and Modeste had the final say. The veteran fired into the top corner after being teed up by Uth.

Highlights

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Modeste powers Cologne past Augsburg and into the European places

In conversation with Lukas Podolski