Match Report
| RB Leipzig | RB Leipzig |  |  | DSC Arminia Bielefeld | DSC Arminia Bielefeld | ||||||||||||||||
| Progress Okpomika | Progress Okpomika | Kieran Rufus | Kieran Rufus | ||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Sullivan | R. Sullivan |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 77 |  | Alain Lucca | A. Lucca | |||||||||
| Jan Helmer | J. Helmer |  | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 52 | | Noah Bierhoff | N. Bierhoff | |||||||||
| Omer Patterson | O. Patterson |  | 74 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 |  | Rui Sousa | R. Sousa | |||||||||
| Malte Fromm | M. Fromm | | 71 | D | | 4 | | D | 69 | | Bakary Kauder | B. Kauder | |||||||||
| Sebastian Lange | S. Lange | | 73 | M | | 5 | | M | 66 | | Anton Helmer | A. Helmer | |||||||||
| Uwe Schröder | U. Schröder | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 | | Philipp Köpke | P. Köpke | |||||||||
| Magnus Nordahl | M. Nordahl |  | 72 | M | | 7 | | M | 52 | | Arno Krüger | A. Krüger | |||||||||
| Alfredo Sanz | A. Sanz |  | 64 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 |  | Michele Cristiano | M. Cristiano | |||||||||
| Fritz Marchand | F. Marchand | | 73 | A | | 9 | | A | 55 | | Jonas Sachs | J. Sachs | |||||||||
| Gert Van Dessel | G. Van Dessel |  | 74 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 | | Jaime Moreira | J. Moreira | |||||||||
| Sergio Faria | S. Faria | | 69 | A | | 11 | | A | 69 | | Albrecht Lensing | A. Lensing | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Red Bull Arena where RB Leipzig play host to DSC Arminia Bielefeld. A crowd of 19,062 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both RB Leipzig and DSC Arminia Bielefeld are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both RB Leipzig and DSC Arminia Bielefeld are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with RB Leipzig kicking off!
4.30
0-0Arno Krüger knocks the ball to his team mate, Jaime Moreira. Jaime Moreira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Malte Fromm.
15.18
0-0Philipp Köpke passes the ball forward to Albrecht Lensing. Albrecht Lensing whips in a cross ball towards Jonas Sachs. Jonas Sachs connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
16.29
Bakary Kauder makes a beautiful solo run. Bakary Kauder makes a simple pass to Jonas Sachs. Jonas Sachs goes all the way! Jonas Sachs cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
18.40
0-0Sergio Faria catches Rui Sousa on the ankles. Sergio Faria is given a warning by the referee! Rui Sousa runs off the knock.
20.31
0-1Michele Cristiano brings the ball forward. Michele Cristiano lofts in a cross ball towards Jaime Moreira. Jaime Moreira is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
24.13
Arno Krüger makes a simple pass to Albrecht Lensing. Albrecht Lensing shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
26.35
Arno Krüger kicks a strong pass forward to Jonas Sachs. Jonas Sachs knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard Sullivan who gathers it comfortably.
27.42
Philipp Köpke threads the ball through to Jonas Sachs. Jonas Sachs knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Malte Fromm.
30.27
Jan Helmer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Uwe Schröder. Uwe Schröder chips the ball to his team mate, Gert Van Dessel. Gert Van Dessel goes all the way! Gert Van Dessel makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Alain Lucca is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
44.51
Anton Helmer makes a beautiful solo run. Anton Helmer lofts in a cross ball towards Albrecht Lensing. Albrecht Lensing is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
DSC Arminia Bielefeld kick off the second half!
47.21
Arno Krüger advances with the ball. Arno Krüger shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
51.50
Michele Cristiano chips the ball to his team mate, Jonas Sachs. Jonas Sachs goes all the way! Jonas Sachs takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
54.24
1-1Uwe Schröder clumsily knocks into Philipp Köpke. Uwe Schröder is shown the yellow card! Philipp Köpke runs off the knock.
55.02
1-1Magnus Nordahl knocks the ball to his team mate, Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria chips the ball to his team mate, Fritz Marchand. Fritz Marchand tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Alain Lucca.
57.47
Jan Helmer flicks the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Sanz. Alfredo Sanz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fritz Marchand. Fritz Marchand knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Bakary Kauder.
63.43
Uwe Schröder knocks the ball to his team mate, Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Bakary Kauder.
69.18
Malte Fromm makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Uwe Schröder. Uwe Schröder knocks the ball to his team mate, Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria plays a perfect one-two with Gert Van Dessel and rushes in on goal... Sergio Faria rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
72.45
Omer Patterson threads the ball through to Magnus Nordahl. Magnus Nordahl knocks the ball to his team mate, Fritz Marchand. Fritz Marchand whips in a cross ball towards Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Alain Lucca manages to keep it out.
73.42
Philipp Köpke passes the ball forward to Jaime Moreira. Jaime Moreira goes all the way! Jaime Moreira shoots from just inside the box. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
77.38
Arno Krüger knocks the ball forward to Albrecht Lensing. Albrecht Lensing knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.19
1-2DSC Arminia Bielefeld are easily keeping RB Leipzig at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
1
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
49.3%
50.7%
Play Area
30.4%
43.5%
26.1%
Scorers
| Gert Van Dessel 30 | Jaime Moreira 20, 73 |