Match Report


RB LeipzigRB Leipzig     FC Ingolstadt 04FC Ingolstadt 04
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Uwe WitteU. Witte57
G
1
G
67Neil FergusonN. Ferguson
Julian BusseJ. Busse68
D
2
D
70Scott GallacherS. Gallacher
Paul RitchieP. Ritchie66
D
3
D
67Linus BuchwaldL. Buchwald
Albrecht NahrstedtA. Nahrstedt59
D
4captain
D
66Julian BrücknerJ. Brückner
Mario NunesM. Nunes55
D
5
D
60Christian EberleC. Eberle
Kevin BeckK. Beck67
M
6
M
74Alistair TolleyA. Tolley
Matthias BirnbaumM. Birnbaum54
M
7
M
67Albrecht MeidtA. Meidt
Anton CziommerA. Cziommer52
M
8
A
72Alexander GascoigneA. Gascoigne
Oliver WidmannO. Widmann48
M
9
A
70Sebastiao MoreiraS. Moreira
Ian GoodwinI. Goodwin46
M
captain10
A
61David ThieleD. Thiele
Nico NeuhausN. Neuhaus65
A
11
A
55Nikolas StiepermannN. Stiepermann
 
Simon BirkwaldS. Birkwald60
A
12
G
66Ronald KelbanR. Kelban
Thomas SchönenbornT. Schönenborn55
A
13
M
64Nils RahnN. Rahn
Markus ThielemannM. Thielemann54
G
14
D
57Vincenzo SchönenbornV. Schönenborn

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Red Bull Arena where RB Leipzig play host to FC Ingolstadt 04. A crowd of 13,714 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
RB Leipzig are playing in a 4-5-1 formation while FC Ingolstadt 04 appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Albrecht Müller.


0.00
FC Ingolstadt 04 kick off!
12.08
Albrecht Meidt flicks a high pass forward. Alistair Tolley holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alistair Tolley controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Nikolas Stiepermann through on goal. Some superb footwork from Nikolas Stiepermann provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
14.38
Albrecht Meidt threads a neat ball through to David Thiele. David Thiele makes a probing pass to Alexander Gascoigne but he's offside!
18.36
Albrecht Meidt chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Moreira. Sebastiao Moreira knocks in a cross ball towards David Thiele. David Thiele is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Uwe Witte easily picks it out of the air!
22.19
Ian Goodwin comes in with a late challenge on Alistair Tolley. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alistair Tolley runs off the knock.
24.34
Albrecht Meidt threads a neat ball through to Alistair Tolley. Alistair Tolley shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
32.03
Paul Ritchie passes the ball forward to Nico Neuhaus. Nico Neuhaus shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Neil Ferguson. Excellent save.
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 Ingolstadt 04 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 RB Leipzig kick off!
51.26
Julian Brückner makes a simple pass to Albrecht Meidt. Albrecht Meidt flicks a high pass forward. Nikolas Stiepermann collects the pass. Nikolas Stiepermann makes a great pass forward. Albrecht Meidt runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
59.55
Albrecht Meidt flicks a high ball forward to Alistair Tolley who takes it down. Alistair Tolley controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Uwe Witte reads it well. Great keeping!
60.27
FC Ingolstadt 04 have made a substitution with Vincenzo Schönenborn replacing Nikolas Stiepermann .
65.52
Albrecht Meidt flicks a high ball forward to David Thiele who takes it down. David Thiele whips in a cross ball towards Albrecht Meidt. Mario Nunes hacks Albrecht Meidt from behind! Albrecht Meidt appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
67.40
Paul Ritchie hits a low pass to Nico Neuhaus. With some swift thinking, Nico Neuhaus plays the ball forward to Kevin Beck. Kevin Beck tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
75.21
Linus Buchwald comes in with a late challenge on Nico Neuhaus. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nico Neuhaus runs off the knock.
83.38
Mario Nunes catches Sebastiao Moreira on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Sebastiao Moreira stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.38
Free kick to FC Ingolstadt 04 just outside the area...
84.26
Albrecht Meidt takes a short run up but the ball is driven straight into the wall.
85.45
Julian Busse flicks a high ball forward to Albrecht Nahrstedt who takes it down. Albrecht Nahrstedt chips the ball to his team mate, Matthias Birnbaum. Matthias Birnbaum knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Julian Brückner.
87.08
Oliver Widmann threads the ball through to Nico Neuhaus. Nico Neuhaus shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
90.00
Alexander Gascoigne threads the ball through to Sebastiao Moreira. Sebastiao Moreira knocks the ball forward, putting Vincenzo Schönenborn through on goal. Vincenzo Schönenborn shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but Uwe Witte manages to gather it.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

RB Leipzig

FC Ingolstadt 04
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
1
0
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.1%
43.9%
Play Area
22.7%
54.5%
22.7%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Uwe Witte of RB Leipzig

Match Ratings