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RB Leipzig Triumphs Over FC St. Pauli in Thrilling Bundesliga Match
Leipzig, Germany – RB Leipzig defeated FC St. Pauli 2-0 in a thrilling Bundesliga match at the Red Bull Arena on Saturday, February 9th. The game, part of the 21st round of the 2024 season, was marked by intensity and cards, with a Leipzig player receiving a red card in the second half.
Leipzig’s goals came early. Benjamin Sesko opened the scoring in the 16th minute, assisted by Xavi Simons, who himself scored the second goal in the 35th minute, assisted by Sesko. Despite Leipzig’s territorial dominance, holding 56% possession, St. Pauli created chances, registering 7 shots on goal.
Discipline played a crucial role. RB Leipzig accumulated two yellow cards and one red card (to Willi Orban in the 69th minute), while FC St. Pauli received two yellow cards. Despite their numerical advantage in the closing stages, St. Pauli couldn’t reduce the deficit, and Leipzig secured a crucial victory. The referee was Florian Badstubner from Germany.
Substitutions rb leipzig: at minute 46 N. Seiwald came in and L. Geertruida went out., at minute 73 C. Baumgartner came in and A. Nusa went out., at minute 73 L. Openda came in and B. Sesko went out., at minute 73 E. Bitshiabu came in and K. Kampl went out., at minute 83 L. Klostermann came in and C. Lukeba went out.
Substitutions fc st. pauli: at minute 57 A. Dzwigala came in and S. Van Der Heyden went out., at minute 57 E. Saad came in and C. Boukhalfa went out., at minute 80 S. Banks came in and N. Weisshaupt went out., at minute 80 A. Ceesay came in and D. Nemeth went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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