RB Leipzig Thrashed Rot-weiss Essen in the First Round of the German Cup
Essen, Germany – RB Leipzig dominated Rot-weiss Essen in the first round of the German Cup, winning 5-1 in a game where the visiting team controlled the ball and scored goals at crucial moments.
The match began with an early goal from Rot-weiss Essen, scored by R. Safi in the 2nd minute, but Leipzig quickly recovered and equalized in the 12th minute with a goal from B. Sesko.
The Leipzig team continued to pressure, and before halftime, L. Openda scored the second goal for the visitors. In the second half, Leipzig were superior and scored three more goals: B. Sesko scored the third in the 84th minute, while A. Nusa and X. Simons scored in the 87th and 89th minutes, respectively.
Rot-weiss Essen, for their part, were overwhelmed by Leipzig’s game and could not find a way to score, despite looking for a way to close the gap in the second half.
Statistics:
* Possession: Rot-weiss Essen 41%, RB Leipzig 59%
* Shots: Rot-weiss Essen 12 (3 on target, 5 off target), RB Leipzig 16 (10 on target, 6 off target)
* Corners: Rot-weiss Essen 3, RB Leipzig 5
* Fouls: Rot-weiss Essen 10, RB Leipzig 8
* Yellow cards: Rot-weiss Essen 2, RB Leipzig 1
Events:
* 2′: Rot-weiss Essen – R. Safi goal (Normal Goal), assisted by T. Musel
* 12′: RB Leipzig – B. Sesko goal (Normal Goal), assisted by A. Haidara
* 40′: RB Leipzig – L. Openda goal (Normal Goal), assisted by B. Sesko
* 47′: Rot-weiss Essen – Yellow card for J. Rios Alonso
* 63′: Rot-weiss Essen – Yellow card for A. Arslan
* 84′: RB Leipzig – A. Nusa goal (Normal Goal), assisted by X. Simons
* 87′: RB Leipzig – X. Simons goal (Normal Goal), assisted by Andre Silva
* 89′: RB Leipzig – Andre Silva goal (Normal Goal), assisted by X. Simons
With this victory, RB Leipzig advances to the next round of the German Cup and consolidates itself as one of the favorites to win the tournament.
Substitutions rb leipzig: at minute 66 C. Lukeba came in and D. Raum went out., at minute 66 B. Henrichs came in and L. Klostermann went out., at minute 83 A. Nusa came in and A. Haidara went out., at minute 83 Andre Silva came in and B. Sesko went out., at minute 89 V. Gebel came in and X. Simons went out.
Substitutions rot-weiss essen: at minute 67 M. Wintzheimer came in and R. Safi went out., at minute 67 T. Eisfeld came in and J. Kaparos went out., at minute 77 E. Celebi came in and J. Rios Alonso went out., at minute 89 M. Kourouma came in and E. Voufack went out., at minute 89 G. Swajkowski came in and T. Eisfeld went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Rot-weiss Essen
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