Match Report


RB LeipzigRB Leipzig     FC KaiserslauternFC Kaiserslautern
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Johann TourenneJ. Tourenne60
G
1
G
52Juan MolownyJ. Molowny
Hannes JahnH. Jahn62
D
2
D
61Eric EmmerlichE. Emmerlich
Alexander ArnoldA. Arnold58
D
3
D
59Alex HopkinA. Hopkin
Florian SchachtF. Schacht56
D
4
D
57Samuel CostaS. Costa
Marcel SchumacherM. Schumacher55
D
5captain
D
51Alexander DittmannA. Dittmann
Julian HanssenJ. Hanssen58
M
6
M
64Jonas BusseJ. Busse
Theo NelisseT. Nelisse54
M
7
M
61Jakob BirkwaldJ. Birkwald
Marc StiepermannM. Stiepermann54
M
8
M
58Thomas JanesT. Janes
Thomas BorchardT. Borchard52
M
9
M
52Armin WelterA. Welter
Edgar NevesE. Neves54
A
captain10
A
57Bakary MöllerB. Möller
Samuel VieiraS. Vieira54
A
11
A
52Markus JungM. Jung
 
Hauke KrügerH. Krüger53
A
12
D
51Torsten FrommT. Fromm
David HutchisonD. Hutchison52
M
13
A
50Marcel SchnellingerM. Schnellinger
Diogo NascimentoD. Nascimento51
M
14
A
49Eric FrieserE. Frieser

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Red Bull Arena where RB Leipzig play host to FC Kaiserslautern. A crowd of 11,261 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both RB Leipzig and FC Kaiserslautern are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Nikolas Arnold.


0.00
The whistle blows and FC Kaiserslautern kick off!
3.12
Theo Nelisse flicks a high ball forward to Thomas Borchard who takes it down. Thomas Borchard whips in a cross ball towards Edgar Neves. Edgar Neves makes a deft header. Juan Molowny manages to gather it.
6.42
Thomas Janes kicks a strong pass forward to Jakob Birkwald. Jakob Birkwald shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
8.41
Alex Hopkin flicks the ball to his team mate, Jakob Birkwald. Jakob Birkwald threads the ball through to Jonas Busse. Jonas Busse knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Florian Schacht.
12.44
Theo Nelisse plays the ball forward to Samuel Vieira. Samuel Vieira tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
18.08
Marc Stiepermann threads a neat ball through to Edgar Neves. Edgar Neves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.15
Armin Welter flicks the ball to his team mate, Jakob Birkwald. Jakob Birkwald rushes past Thomas Borchard! Jakob Birkwald looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
27.34
Thomas Janes catches Theo Nelisse on the ankles. Thomas Janes is shown the yellow card! Theo Nelisse runs off the knock.
32.17
Marc Stiepermann passes the ball forward to Samuel Vieira. Samuel Vieira lofts in a cross ball towards Marc Stiepermann. Marc Stiepermann whips the ball goalwards with his head. Juan Molowny is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
40.18
Thomas Janes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bakary Möller. Bakary Möller controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
44.00
RB Leipzig are in full control of this game.
45.00
Jonas Busse changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Jonas Busse knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Johann Tourenne who gathers it comfortably.
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.

45.00
RB Leipzig start the second half!
54.48
Theo Nelisse flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Vieira collects the pass. Samuel Vieira shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
57.42
Marcel Schumacher receives the ball from a throw-in from Thomas Borchard. Marcel Schumacher kicks a strong pass forward to Marc Stiepermann. Marc Stiepermann plays a quick one-two with Edgar Neves and rushes in on goal... Marc Stiepermann cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
59.28
Marc Stiepermann makes a simple pass to Samuel Vieira. Samuel Vieira knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eric Emmerlich.
65.49
Eric Emmerlich knocks the ball to his team mate, Jonas Busse. Jonas Busse threads the ball through to Markus Jung. Markus Jung shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
67.48
Alexander Arnold plays the ball forward to Theo Nelisse. Theo Nelisse flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Vieira holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Samuel Vieira knocks in a cross ball towards Marc Stiepermann. Marc Stiepermann finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
85.37
Markus Jung sees Bakary Möller in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bakary Möller knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alexander Arnold.
90.00
Jakob Birkwald catches Marc Stiepermann on the ankles. The referee warns Jakob Birkwald to calm down! Marc Stiepermann stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

RB Leipzig

FC Kaiserslautern
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.2%
40.8%
Play Area
26.8%
52.1%
21.1%

Scorers
Marc Stiepermann 32

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Marc Stiepermann of RB Leipzig

Match Ratings
1.Johann Tourenne (GK)
6
2.Hannes Jahn (DEF)
6
3.Alexander Arnold (DEF)
7
4.Florian Schacht (DEF)
6
5.Marcel Schumacher (DEF)
7
6.Julian Hanssen (MID)
6
7.Theo Nelisse (MID)
8
8.Marc Stiepermann (MID)goal scored
10
9.Thomas Borchard (MID)
6
10.Edgar Neves (ATT)
7
11.Samuel Vieira (ATT)
8
 
12.Hauke Krüger (ATT)
0
13.David Hutchison (MID)
0
14.Diogo Nascimento (MID)
0

1.Juan Molowny (GK)
7
2.Eric Emmerlich (DEF)
6
3.Alex Hopkin (DEF)
6
4.Samuel Costa (DEF)
6
5.Alexander Dittmann (DEF)
6
6.Jonas Busse (MID)
6
7.Jakob Birkwald (MID)
6
8.Thomas Janes (MID)yellow card
5
9.Armin Welter (MID)
6
10.Bakary Möller (ATT)
6
11.Markus Jung (ATT)
6
 
12.Torsten Fromm (DEF)
0
13.Marcel Schnellinger (ATT)
0
14.Eric Frieser (ATT)
0