1. FC Köln secured a vital 3-1 win over SV Werder Bremen at the RheinEnergieStadion, leapfrogging their opponents in the Bundesliga table. Sebastian Andersson's second-half double proved decisive, supplemented by Florian Kainz's early opener. The three points lifted Köln to 10th place, as Werder Bremen slipped to 14th, further narrowing the gap between the two sides in the battle for European qualification.