Match Report


RB LeipzigRB Leipzig     SV Werder BremenSV Werder Bremen
Progress OkpomikaProgress Okpomika Richard Evans Richard Evans
Richard SullivanR. Sullivan63
G
1
G
77Evangelos TaoulasE. Taoulas
Jan HelmerJ. Helmer70
D
2
D
71Stephen FergusonS. Ferguson
Omer PattersonO. Patterson76
D
3
D
73Samuel MbomaS. Mboma
Malte FrommM. Fromm72
D
4
D
66Linus KaiserL. Kaiser
Sebastian LangeS. Lange74
M
5
M
77Danny SchwarzerD. Schwarzer
Uwe SchröderU. Schröder66
M
6
M
75Dumitru BelodediciD. Belodedici
Magnus NordahlM. Nordahl72
M
7
M
82Lars WendelL. Wendel
Brahim KherbacheB. Kherbache72
M
8
M
74Jorge CamposJ. Campos
Gert Van DesselG. Van Dessel75
A
9
A
71Mile KewellM. Kewell
Fritz MarchandF. Marchand75
A
10
A
82Moritz WitteM. Witte
Demetrius BradjaD. Bradja74
A
11
A
71Marcel PalumboM. Palumbo

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Red Bull Arena where RB Leipzig play host to SV Werder Bremen. A crowd of 20,120 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both RB Leipzig and SV Werder Bremen are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
RB Leipzig start the match!
6.29
Linus Kaiser knocks the ball forward to Dumitru Belodedici. Dumitru Belodedici chips the ball to his team mate, Moritz Witte. Moritz Witte shoots from distance but it flies wide!
8.43
Malte Fromm deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Uwe Schröder. Uwe Schröder knocks the ball forward to Demetrius Bradja. Demetrius Bradja knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Linus Kaiser.
12.04
Fritz Marchand clumsily knocks into Stephen Ferguson. Fritz Marchand is warned by the referee! Stephen Ferguson stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.41
Dumitru Belodedici controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mile Kewell. Mile Kewell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
18.43
Omer Patterson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Uwe Schröder. Uwe Schröder flicks the ball to his team mate, Gert Van Dessel. Gert Van Dessel shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
20.58
Jan Helmer decides to run forward with the ball. Jan Helmer threads the ball through to Gert Van Dessel. Gert Van Dessel whips in a cross ball towards Fritz Marchand. Fritz Marchand powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
22.59
Linus Kaiser passes the ball forward to Dumitru Belodedici. Dumitru Belodedici makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Moritz Witte. Moritz Witte knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard Sullivan who gathers it comfortably.
24.45
Dumitru Belodedici makes a simple pass to Marcel Palumbo. Marcel Palumbo knocks the ball to his team mate, Mile Kewell. Mile Kewell makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
30.53
Dumitru Belodedici catches Uwe Schröder on the ankles. Dumitru Belodedici is given a warning by the referee! Uwe Schröder runs off the knock.
30.53
SV Werder Bremen are easily keeping RB Leipzig at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
32.20
Brahim Kherbache makes a beautiful solo run. Brahim Kherbache knocks in a cross ball towards Gert Van Dessel. Gert Van Dessel directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Evangelos Taoulas.
33.46
Dumitru Belodedici barges into Uwe Schröder. Dumitru Belodedici is warned by the referee again! Uwe Schröder runs off the knock.
34.35
Linus Kaiser deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jorge Campos. Jorge Campos makes a simple pass to Moritz Witte. Moritz Witte whips in a cross ball towards Mile Kewell. Mile Kewell is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Richard Sullivan is on top of it.
40.17
Uwe Schröder flicks the ball to his team mate, Fritz Marchand. Fritz Marchand whips in a cross ball towards Gert Van Dessel. Gert Van Dessel heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Evangelos Taoulas!
44.51
Magnus Nordahl brings the ball forward. Magnus Nordahl knocks in a cross ball towards Gert Van Dessel. Gert Van Dessel heads the ball goalwards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
The second half starts with SV Werder Bremen kicking off!
49.15
Malte Fromm knocks the ball forward to Sebastian Lange. Sebastian Lange deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gert Van Dessel. Gert Van Dessel knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Samuel Mboma.
51.10
Uwe Schröder makes a beautiful solo run. Uwe Schröder knocks in a cross ball towards Gert Van Dessel. Gert Van Dessel is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
54.48
Stephen Ferguson threads the ball through to Dumitru Belodedici. Dumitru Belodedici flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcel Palumbo. Marcel Palumbo knocks in a cross ball towards Moritz Witte. Moritz Witte is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
57.12
Brahim Kherbache knocks the ball forward to Gert Van Dessel. Gert Van Dessel whips in a cross ball towards Demetrius Bradja. Demetrius Bradja connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Evangelos Taoulas easily smothers it.
60.27
Linus Kaiser passes the ball forward to Danny Schwarzer. Danny Schwarzer makes a simple pass to Marcel Palumbo. Marcel Palumbo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
65.03
Jorge Campos barges into Uwe Schröder. The referee calls over Jorge Campos and warns him to calm down! Uwe Schröder hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.02
Uwe Schröder makes a probing pass to Demetrius Bradja. Demetrius Bradja controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
69.20
Stephen Ferguson clumsily knocks into Gert Van Dessel. The referee calls over Stephen Ferguson and warns him to calm down! Gert Van Dessel gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
71.33
Linus Kaiser kicks a strong pass forward to Jorge Campos. Jorge Campos sees a break and surges forward. Jorge Campos chips the ball to his team mate, Moritz Witte. Moritz Witte makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Richard Sullivan manages to gather it comfortably.
75.46
Danny Schwarzer hacks Brahim Kherbache from behind! Danny Schwarzer is shown the yellow card! Brahim Kherbache runs off the knock.
78.25
Lars Wendel flicks the ball to his team mate, Moritz Witte. Moritz Witte shoots from distance. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
81.39
Uwe Schröder chips the ball to his team mate, Fritz Marchand. Fritz Marchand knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stephen Ferguson.
83.53
Dumitru Belodedici passes the ball forward to Moritz Witte. Moritz Witte knocks the ball forward to Mile Kewell. Mile Kewell makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Richard Sullivan is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
87.39
Magnus Nordahl passes the ball forward to Gert Van Dessel. Gert Van Dessel shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
89.58
Samuel Mboma makes a simple pass to Lars Wendel. Lars Wendel kicks a strong pass forward to Mile Kewell. Mile Kewell whips in a cross ball towards Moritz Witte. Moritz Witte is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Moritz Witte of SV Werder Bremen
Match Statistics
 

RB Leipzig

SV Werder Bremen
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
5
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.9%
48.1%
Play Area
26.6%
43%
30.4%

Scorers
Mile Kewell 15, 84
Moritz Witte 54, 78