Match Report
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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Red Bull Arena where RB Leipzig play host to FC Kaiserslautern. A crowd of 11,544 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
RB Leipzig are playing in a 4-5-1 formation while FC Kaiserslautern appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Matthias Wendel.
The pitch is in poor condition.
RB Leipzig are playing in a 4-5-1 formation while FC Kaiserslautern appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Matthias Wendel.
0.00
0-0FC Kaiserslautern kick off and get the first half underway!
3.06
0-0Gary Hall makes a simple pass to Peter Griffin. Peter Griffin flicks a high pass forward. Marc Kohler controls it well on his chest. Marc Kohler lofts in a cross ball towards Pascal Will. Bakary Diakite hacks Pascal Will from behind! Penalty not given!!
14.57
0-0Roel Chivu makes a simple pass to Pascal Will. Pascal Will sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Kevin Francke reads it well. Fabulous stop!
16.30
0-0Roel Chivu makes a probing pass to Torsten Koschmieder. Torsten Koschmieder flicks a high pass forward to Moritz Hollmer who brings the ball neatly under control. Moritz Hollmer knocks in a cross ball towards Pascal Will. Pascal Will makes a deft header but it flies wide!
20.14
0-0Hauke Zick flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcel Lindner. Marcel Lindner flicks a high pass forward. David Campbell controls it well on his chest. David Campbell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Carlos José Mari.
22.27
0-0David Campbell barges into Gary Hall. The referee calls over David Campbell and shows him a yellow card! Gary Hall runs off the knock.
26.04
Seeing a gap ahead, Pierre-Emmanuel Deroff plays the ball forward to Noah Arnold. Noah Arnold flicks a high pass forward to David Campbell who brings the ball under control. David Campbell tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
32.36
Matthias Birnbaum threads a neat ball through to David Campbell. David Campbell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.46
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
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. FC Kaiserslautern also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.
45.00
RB Leipzig kick off and get the second half underway!
47.40
Torsten Koschmieder takes it forward alone. Torsten Koschmieder lofts in a cross ball towards Pascal Will. Pascal Will makes a deft header but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
48.38
Bakary Diakite flicks a high ball forward to David Engels who takes it down. David Engels threads a neat ball through to David Campbell. David Campbell edges inside the box! David Campbell looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
55.08
Torsten Koschmieder flicks a high pass forward. Dietmar Brückner collects the pass. Dietmar Brückner hits a low pass to Martin Masur. Martin Masur knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Pierre-Emmanuel Deroff.
59.34
Noah Arnold flicks a high pass forward. Marcel Lindner comfortably collects the pass. Marcel Lindner knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Roel Chivu.
61.26
Gary Hall clumsily knocks into David Campbell. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! David Campbell stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.46
0-1Marc Kohler flicks a high ball forward to Moritz Hollmer who takes it down. Moritz Hollmer knocks in a cross ball towards Dietmar Brückner. Dietmar Brückner powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
66.19
Matthias Birnbaum knocks the ball forward to David Campbell. David Campbell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it rises well off target!
71.26
Marcel Lindner kicks a strong pass forward to David Campbell. David Campbell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jonas Pfeiffer who gathers it comfortably.
75.54
0-1With imagination, Bakary Diakite picks a pass forward to David Campbell. David Campbell plays a one-two with Marcel Lindner and rushes in on goal... Gary Hall barges into David Campbell. Penalty not given!!
79.40
Noah Arnold passes the ball forward to Julian Bierhoff. Julian Bierhoff shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
62.5%
37.5%
Play Area
25%
48.4%
26.6%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Dietmar Brückner of FC Kaiserslautern |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Kevin Francke (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Pierre-Emmanuel Deroff (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Bakary Diakite (DEF) | 8 | |
| 4. | Hauke Zick (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | David Engels (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Gerhard Kistner (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Noah Arnold (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Julian Bierhoff (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Marcel Lindner (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Matthias Birnbaum (MID) | 6 | |
| 11. | David Campbell (ATT) |  | 6 |
| 12. | Nico Neuhaus (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Pascal Scheffler (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Jan Scheffler (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Jonas Pfeiffer (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Carlos José Mari (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Gary Hall (DEF) | | 5 |
| 4. | Roel Chivu (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Marc Kohler (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Dietmar Brückner (MID) |  | 9 |
| 7. | Peter Griffin (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Torsten Koschmieder (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Moritz Hollmer (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Pascal Will (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Martin Masur (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Cliff Monteiro (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Kevin Palumbo (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Samir Lange (GK) | 0 | |