Rostock celebrates: First away win thanks to a fantastic double!

Rostock celebrates: First away win thanks to a fantastic double!

FC Hansa Rostock celebrated an impressive away win against Viktoria Köln on October 26, 2025, securing their first away win of the season. With a final score of 4-2, Rostock put in a strong performance and left Cologne little room to maneuver as they catapulted themselves to 12th place in the table, level on points with Cologne, who remain in 11th place after this game.

The Rostock team took command in the first few minutes. Naderi, who particularly stood out that day, scored the first goal for his team in the 20th minute. Less than five minutes later he scored again and gave Rostock a 2-0 lead. After Cologne was able to reduce the score to 1:2 thanks to a penalty from Lobinger in the 36th minute, the first half was characterized by a clear demonstration of power by the guests. The half-time score was 2-1 for Rostock, although Cologne had brief moments of hope and could have equalized. However, this remained a pipe dream.

Rostock's dominance

The second half started optimally for Rostock, as Fatkic converted another penalty in the 50th minute to make it 3-1. After a serious mistake in the Cologne defense center, Fatkic increased the score to 4-1 in the 55th minute. Despite further efforts from Cologne, Rostock remained dominant from then on and cleverly exploited the hosts' mistakes. Cologne attempts, such as a header chance from Kozuki, were repeatedly defused by Rostock goalkeeper Uphoff.

In the final minutes, Cologne once again rebelled against the impending defeat. Lobinger converted another penalty in stoppage time and made the final score 2:4. The defensive problems that plagued Cologne both in this game and throughout the season became clear again. Loud Kicker This performance will have difficulties for the next games, especially since they face FC Ingolstadt in the home game next week.

A look at the table

Both Rostock and Cologne are currently tied for 12th place in the third division table. But while Rostock now feels like they are on the rise, the question remains as to how Cologne can learn from this setback and improve their form. The analysis of the games so far shows that both teams are still in midfield, which keeps the race to stay in the league exciting. The table reveals major bottlenecks and close gaps, so every point can make a difference. Viktoria Köln now have to work on their consistency in order to finally get out of the danger zone, while Rostock should try to carry this momentum into the next game.

The next challenges are already waiting, and both Rostock and Cologne have to mobilize all their strengths to achieve their goals for the season. So football remains exciting and full of surprises.