Mathias Olesen teammate is beaten up after party

Everything could have been so beautiful for 1. FC Köln. Friedhelm Funkel had rested and confidence to the Geißbockheim, on Sunday 50,000 people will come to the sunny Müngersdorf, the return to the Bundesliga is very close. If you open the Cologne newspapers in the days before the promotion final against 1. FC Kaiserslautern, you will quickly be back in the almost proverbial Cologne chaos.

A « alcohol weekend » is described in detail, a « spanking attack » on the « party ship »-and in the middle of the right Tim Lemperle. The German U21 international and the best striker of the team will probably fail for the most important game in the recent club history on Sunday (3:30 p.m.): The 23-year-old team-mate of the Luxembourg national player Mathias Olesen was assaulted, suffered a broken nose and further injuries on the face. « The likelihood that he plays is low, » said coach Funkel.

So Lemperle is the victim of a brutal assault, a criminal offense, the police investigated against unknown. However, the previous course of the weekend was also public, and it makes Lemperles re -deployed for FC.

On the free Sunday, the striker had visited the « Day Drinking » event on the Rhine Roxy ship on the free Sunday. There he is said to have been provoked by other guests, the subject of entertainment: alcohol consumption before an important game. No greater conflict developed on the ship, but Lemperle and his companions left the location in the evening, he is said to have joined the same men, then attacked.

High alcohol level

Lemperle spent the night of Monday in the hospital, in addition to the injuries there was also a – apparently remarkably high – alcohol level. Before the most important training week of the year, this should not be accepted with benevolence. The Cologne team need a draw against Kaiserslautern to create the climb on their own, but with a defeat, the relegation or even fall from the promotion zone also threatens.

Lemperle, with ten goals and six templates of the best scorer and also a difference in the past games, should no longer be a factor. In summer, he changes to TSG Hoffenheim anyway. In the shadow of the schat, the past weekend offered another process, which could still burden the atmosphere just healed around the club.

On Friday evening, FC had brought in a 2-1 at the 1st FC Nürnberg in the first game, it was a redemption after extremely tedious weeks under predecessor Gerhard Struber. On Saturday the team looked together and with a few Kölsch, whether the success was already enough to climb. « All players were there. Some brought their wives and children with them. It was really nice, » said Funkel.

Nothing excessive, but a few professionals are said to have celebrated in detail on the night of Sunday, according to the « Cologne Stadtanzeiger » and « Express » – although the rise was not yet achieved in view of the results of the competition. It was not the first time this season that evening excursions from Cologne players were an issue.

If it does not work on Sunday with the ascent, the handling of professional athletes with their free time should probably be an issue in Cologne. For Olesen, who was only on the bench in the last three games, the last match day probably has no direct influence on the sporting future. The expiring contract of the midfielder is not extended.