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title: "Said El Mala scores twice in 1. FC Köln's thrashing of Union Berlin in the DFB-Pokal"
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description: "Said El Mala scored twice as 1. FC Köln beat Union Berlin 5-0 in the round of 32 of the DFB-Pokal, leading his side into the next round."
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# Said El Mala scores twice in 1. FC Köln's thrashing of Union Berlin in the DFB-Pokal

Said El Mala scored twice as 1. FC Köln beat Union Berlin 5-0 in the round of 32 of the DFB-Pokal, leading his side into the next round.

[Kareem Al-Saleh](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/kareem-al-saleh-2) Editor Published 28 October 2026، 04:01 Saudi time

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Said El Mala scores twice in 1. FC Köln's thrashing of Union Berlin in the DFB-Pokal

[1. FC Köln](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/1-fc-k%C3%B6ln-254) secured a big 5-0 win over visitors [Union Berlin](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/union-berlin-262), in a match played on 27 October 2026 in the round of 32 of the [DFB-Pokal](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/dfb-pokal-61), at 22:45 Saudi (Damascus) time.

[Said El Mala](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/said-el-mala-7487) was the star of the match after scoring two goals for 1. FC Köln, the first in the 32nd minute and the second in the 60th minute.

The match also saw additional goals for 1. FC Köln, as Linton Maina added a goal in the 51st minute, followed by a goal from Isak Bergmann Johannesson in the 78th minute, then a fifth goal from Sebastian Soraas Sebulonsen in the 88th minute.

Union Berlin were unable to score throughout both halves of the match, in a game dominated by 1. FC Köln from start to finish.

With this big win, 1. FC Köln secured their place in the next round of the DFB-Pokal.

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