On August 2, the new season of the 2. Bundesliga began. In the first round match, Cologne hosted Hamburg. The game ended with a 2-1 victory for Hamburg.
In the first half, Hamburg was leading 2-0 thanks to a brace by Ransford Königsdörffer. In the second half, Cologne looked much better than their opponent and created numerous scoring chances but managed to score only one goal. Linton Maina scored after a cross from Dejan Ljubičić.
Sargis Adamyan entered the field in the 57th minute, replacing Lukas Waldschmidt, and was very productive in attack, but his efforts did not lead to a goal.
Adamyan's match statistics:
- Minutes played: 33
- Shots: 1 (0 on target)
- Successful dribbles: 2 out of 3
- Accurate passes: 6 (67%)
- Key passes: 2
- Duels won: 3 out of 10
- Blocked shots: 1
- SofaScore rating: 7.0
