Match Report


RB LeipzigRB Leipzig     Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Kevin FranckeK. Francke64
G
1
G
63Jose E. FilippiJ. Filippi
Pierre-Emmanuel DeroffP. Deroff66
D
2
D
70Scott HendersonS. Henderson
Bakary DiakiteB. Diakite57
D
3captain
D
64Alexandre MoreiraA. Moreira
Mario NunesM. Nunes52
D
4
D
54Arco PolakA. Polak
Hauke ZickH. Zick50
D
5
D
52Malte TurekM. Turek
Gerhard KistnerG. Kistner58
M
6
M
65Gerhard WieczorekG. Wieczorek
Noah ArnoldN. Arnold58
M
7
M
63Sergio CarvalhoS. Carvalho
Julian BierhoffJ. Bierhoff55
M
8
M
62Linus BeckmannL. Beckmann
Marcel LindnerM. Lindner52
M
captain9
A
64Jan HelmerJ. Helmer
Matthias BirnbaumM. Birnbaum51
M
10
A
62Alberto GentoA. Gento
David CampbellD. Campbell70
A
11
A
62Christina FacciuttoC. Facciutto
 
Nico NeuhausN. Neuhaus63
A
12
M
59Jakob KuzorraJ. Kuzorra
Pascal SchefflerP. Scheffler59
G
13
A
56Angelo KerhuielA. Kerhuiel
Jan SchefflerJ. Scheffler53
A
14
A
55Paul MasurP. Masur

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Red Bull Arena where RB Leipzig play host to Bayer Leverkusen. A crowd of 12,633 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
RB Leipzig are playing in a 4-5-1 formation while Bayer Leverkusen appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nico Fromm.


0.00
RB Leipzig start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.28
David Campbell flicks a high pass forward. Noah Arnold holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Noah Arnold controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
4.39
Matthias Birnbaum knocks the ball forward to David Campbell. David Campbell skips past Alexandre Moreira! David Campbell muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
14.46
Gerhard Wieczorek passes the ball forward to Jan Helmer. Jan Helmer finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
18.34
Gerhard Wieczorek clumsily knocks into David Campbell. The referee warns Gerhard Wieczorek to calm down! David Campbell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.13
Arco Polak deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gerhard Wieczorek. With vision, Gerhard Wieczorek plays the ball forward to Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento plays a quick one-two with Jan Helmer and rushes in on goal... Alberto Gento tries a spectacular strike. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
26.15
Marcel Lindner knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Bierhoff. Julian Bierhoff shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
27.37
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
33.18
Marcel Lindner threads a neat ball through to David Campbell. David Campbell shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Jose E. Filippi smothers it!
36.16
Arco Polak flicks a high pass forward. Gerhard Wieczorek collects the pass. Gerhard Wieczorek sees Jan Helmer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jan Helmer shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
39.50
Gerhard Kistner flicks a high pass forward. David Campbell controls it well on his chest. David Campbell knocks in a cross ball towards Noah Arnold. Noah Arnold beats his man to it with a header. Jose E. Filippi didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
42.10
Alexandre Moreira threads a neat ball through to Gerhard Wieczorek. Gerhard Wieczorek threads a neat ball through to Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Sergio Carvalho laces a weighted ball forward to Jan Helmer. Jan Helmer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. RB Leipzig appear unchanged since the first half. Bayer Leverkusen also appear unchanged since the first half. The RB Leipzig players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Bayer Leverkusen kick off!
49.33
Marcel Lindner chips the ball to his team mate, David Campbell. David Campbell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.11
Malte Turek sees Gerhard Wieczorek in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gerhard Wieczorek threads the ball through to Christina Facciutto. Christina Facciutto sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Kevin Francke!
57.58
Mario Nunes flicks a high pass forward to Noah Arnold who brings the ball under control. Noah Arnold flicks a high pass forward. David Campbell controls it well on his chest. David Campbell finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
60.27
Hauke Zick receives the ball from a throw-in from Marcel Lindner. Hauke Zick knocks the ball forward to Marcel Lindner. Marcel Lindner knocks the ball forward to David Campbell. David Campbell edges inside the box! David Campbell tries a spectacular strike but is denied by Jose E. Filippi. Excellent save.
67.41
Gerhard Wieczorek chips the ball to his team mate, Sergio Carvalho. Sergio Carvalho advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Sergio Carvalho provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
72.35
Pierre-Emmanuel Deroff flicks a high ball forward to Marcel Lindner who takes it down. With some swift thinking, Marcel Lindner plays the ball forward to Gerhard Kistner. Gerhard Kistner hits a low pass to David Campbell. Malte Turek catches David Campbell on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
72.35
The referee points to the spot..
73.51
David Campbell slowly runs up. The ball slams so fast into the bottom left corner that the keeper is left standing helpless. Goal!
75.54
Arco Polak flicks a high pass forward. Linus Beckmann holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Linus Beckmann kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento rushes past Pierre-Emmanuel Deroff! Pierre-Emmanuel Deroff catches Alberto Gento on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
77.20
Bayer Leverkusen have made a substitution with Angelo Kerhuiel replacing Jan Helmer and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 5-3-2 formation.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

RB Leipzig

Bayer Leverkusen
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.1%
36.9%
Play Area
28.6%
47.6%
23.8%

Scorers
David Campbell 74 (p)
Alberto Gento 20
Sergio Carvalho 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alberto Gento of Bayer Leverkusen

Match Ratings
1.Kevin Francke (GK)
6
2.Pierre-Emmanuel Deroff (DEF)
6
3.Bakary Diakite (DEF)
7
4.Mario Nunes (DEF)
7
5.Hauke Zick (DEF)
6
6.Gerhard Kistner (MID)
6
7.Noah Arnold (MID)
6
8.Julian Bierhoff (MID)
6
9.Marcel Lindner (MID)
7
10.Matthias Birnbaum (MID)
6
11.David Campbell (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Nico Neuhaus (ATT)
0
13.Pascal Scheffler (GK)
0
14.Jan Scheffler (ATT)
0

1.Jose E. Filippi (GK)
8
2.Scott Henderson (DEF)
6
3.Alexandre Moreira (DEF)
6
4.Arco Polak (DEF)
6
5.Malte Turek (DEF)
7
6.Gerhard Wieczorek (MID)
8
7.Sergio Carvalho (MID)goal scored
9
8.Linus Beckmann (MID)
6
9.Jan Helmer (ATT)
7
10.Alberto Gento (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Christina Facciutto (ATT)
6
 
12.Jakob Kuzorra (MID)
0
13.Angelo Kerhuiel (ATT)
6
14.Paul Masur (ATT)
0