In a closely contested Bundesliga match, 1. FC Köln edged out 1. FSV Mainz 05 2-1. Köln's star striker, Anthony Modeste, opened the scoring with a clinical finish in the 25th minute, only for Alexander Hack to equalise for Mainz just before halftime. However, Köln secured all three points with a late winner from Dejan Ljubicic in the 88th minute, leaving Mainz frustrated and Köln boosted in the Bundesliga table.