Match Report


Hertha BSCHertha BSC     RB LeipzigRB Leipzig
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Marc BrücknerM. Brückner52
G
captain1
G
57Uwe WitteU. Witte
Moritz KrügerM. Krüger66
D
2
D
68Julian BusseJ. Busse
Marcel MaierM. Maier64
D
3
D
66Paul RitchieP. Ritchie
Rainer RitzingerR. Ritzinger58
D
4
D
59Albrecht NahrstedtA. Nahrstedt
Scott HansenS. Hansen71
M
5
D
55Mario NunesM. Nunes
Sven SammerS. Sammer66
M
6
M
67Kevin BeckK. Beck
Lennart SchefflerL. Scheffler62
M
7
M
54Matthias BirnbaumM. Birnbaum
Wilfred Van De LooiW. Van De Looi62
M
8
M
52Anton CziommerA. Cziommer
Alan GoldbergA. Goldberg67
A
9
M
48Oliver WidmannO. Widmann
Gerhard KöllerG. Köller62
A
10captain
M
46Ian GoodwinI. Goodwin
Hannes JahnH. Jahn54
A
11
A
60Simon BirkwaldS. Birkwald
 
Sebastian NeudeckerS. Neudecker55
M
12
A
55Thomas SchönenbornT. Schönenborn
Vasco OliveiraV. Oliveira51
G
13
G
54Markus ThielemannM. Thielemann
Moritz ZiegenhagenM. Ziegenhagen50
A
14
A
52Alexander GerlachA. Gerlach

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Olympiastadion where Hertha BSC play host to RB Leipzig. A crowd of 12,238 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hertha BSC are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while RB Leipzig appear to be shaped for 4-5-1.
Today's match is refereed by Nikolas Ahrens.


0.00
RB Leipzig kick off and get the match underway!
3.19
Lennart Scheffler flicks a high pass forward. Gerhard Köller collects the pass. Gerhard Köller shoots from long range. Uwe Witte effortlessly gets down and covers it.
9.31
Sven Sammer catches Oliver Widmann on the ankles. The referee calls over Sven Sammer and warns him to calm down! Oliver Widmann runs off the knock.
12.49
Rainer Ritzinger flicks a high ball forward to Lennart Scheffler who takes it down. Lennart Scheffler sees a break and surges forward. Lennart Scheffler shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
20.15
Marcel Maier drives a long ball upfield. Alan Goldberg flicks a high pass forward. Gerhard Köller controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Mario Nunes clumsily knocks into Gerhard Köller. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
24.52
Scott Hansen threads a neat ball through to Hannes Jahn. Hannes Jahn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
27.27
Rainer Ritzinger threads a neat ball through to Wilfred Van De Looi. Wilfred Van De Looi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Uwe Witte who gathers it comfortably.
30.18
Wilfred Van De Looi threads a neat ball through to Hannes Jahn. Hannes Jahn knocks in a cross ball towards Alan Goldberg. Alan Goldberg powers a header at goal but is denied by Uwe Witte. Excellent save.
32.46
Sven Sammer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alan Goldberg. Alan Goldberg makes a simple pass to Scott Hansen. Scott Hansen knocks in a cross ball towards Alan Goldberg. Alan Goldberg beats his man to it with a header but somehow Mario Nunes happens to be in the right place to block it.
45.00
Marcel Maier sees Hannes Jahn in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hannes Jahn flicks a high pass forward. Alan Goldberg holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alan Goldberg knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Uwe Witte who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hertha BSC appear unchanged since the first half. RB Leipzig also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Hertha BSC kick off the second half!
54.10
Albrecht Nahrstedt flicks a high ball forward to Anton Cziommer who takes it down. Anton Cziommer sees space and advances. Anton Cziommer passes the ball forward to Simon Birkwald. Simon Birkwald looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.15
Ian Goodwin catches Scott Hansen on the ankles. The referee calls over Ian Goodwin and shows him a yellow card! Scott Hansen carries on, but is struggling a bit.
63.42
Paul Ritchie chips the ball to his team mate, Simon Birkwald. Simon Birkwald controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Marc Brückner.
64.45
Corner kick to RB Leipzig. Julian Busse plays it out to the edge of the box. Scott Hansen reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
66.31
Albrecht Nahrstedt clumsily knocks into Lennart Scheffler. The referee calls over Albrecht Nahrstedt and shows him a yellow card! Lennart Scheffler carries on, but is struggling a bit.
67.10
Moritz Krüger brings the ball forward. Moritz Krüger flicks a high ball forward to Gerhard Köller who takes it down. Gerhard Köller knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.54
Moritz Krüger flicks the ball to his team mate, Gerhard Köller. Gerhard Köller threads a neat ball through to Alan Goldberg. Alan Goldberg knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Julian Busse.
71.02
Lennart Scheffler hits a low pass to Gerhard Köller. Gerhard Köller knocks in a cross ball towards Hannes Jahn. Hannes Jahn makes a convincing header but it flies just wide!
75.29
With a delightful solo run, Matthias Birnbaum stretches the opposition's defence. Matthias Birnbaum skips past Rainer Ritzinger! Matthias Birnbaum muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
77.29
Hertha BSC have made a substitution with Moritz Ziegenhagen replacing Alan Goldberg .
78.52
Albrecht Nahrstedt surges forward with the ball. Albrecht Nahrstedt knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Moritz Krüger.
79.46
Lennart Scheffler flicks a high pass forward. Sven Sammer collects the pass. Sven Sammer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.11
Lennart Scheffler sees Moritz Ziegenhagen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Moritz Ziegenhagen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Uwe Witte who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Hertha BSC

RB Leipzig
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
3
0
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
66.7%
33.3%
Play Area
25%
47.2%
27.8%

Scorers
Simon Birkwald 54
Matthias Birnbaum 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Matthias Birnbaum of RB Leipzig

Match Ratings