HOFFENHEIM, Germany (AP) — A super solo goal from Saïd El Mala gave Cologne a 1-0 win at Hoffenheim and lifted it into fourth place in the Bundesliga on Friday.
Lukas Kwasniok's side started the season with two wins but hadn’t won in three until El Mala up front and Marvin Schwäbe in goal helped it to all three points at PreZero Arena.
With 16 minutes gone, El Mala picked up the ball just inside the Hoffenheim half and drove forward, beating three defenders before firing home a brilliant solo effort.
Kwasniok recalled the 19-year-old winger after he missed last week’s defeat at home to Stuttgart.
Schwäbe was in fine form at the other end as Cologne moved on to 10 points from six games.
For Hoffenheim, it was a fifth league defeat in a row at home. It has seven points from six games.
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