Cologne captain Ozat collapses during game

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Cologne overcame the shock of seeing captain Umit Ozat collapse during the game to earn its first win of the Bundesliga season when it beat Karlsruhe 2-0 on Friday.

The Turkish defender collapsed in the 27th minute and was taken to a Karlsruhe hospital for checks.

Ozat lost consciousness and medics treated him for several minutes on the field before taking him out on a stretcher.

Coach Christoph Daum and goalkeeper Faryd Mondragon were crying while the captain was being treated.

Cologne general manager Michael Meier said during halftime that Ozat was able to communicate shortly after the incident and that he was being examined at a local hospital.

"I hope that the situation is not so serious as it may have looked," Meier said.

The game was interrupted for about five minutes. Referee Florian Meyer consulted Cologne players before resuming the game and when the stadium speaker announced that Ozat had regained consciousness, the crowd applauded.

Details of his condition were not immediately available.

Coming back after the break, Milivoje Novakovic scored his third goal of the season in the 72nd and Sergiu Radu sealed Cologne's victory in the 84th.