RB Leipzig vs Fortuna Düsseldorf, 2015/16 German Bundesliga 2, 2015/2016 German 2. Bundesliga

· German 2. Bundesliga

RB Leipzig

45'+1': Emil Forsberg
64': Marcel Sabitzer

FT
2 - 1

Fortuna Düsseldorf

75': Karim Haggui

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RB Leipzig are hosting Fortuna Düsseldorf at Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German 2. Bundesliga.

Match Timeline

45'+1': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, Fortuna Düsseldorf 0. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lukas Klostermann following a corner.
55': Adam Bodzek (Fortuna Düsseldorf) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Goal! RB Leipzig 2, Fortuna Düsseldorf 0. Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emil Forsberg following a fast break.
65': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Davie Selke.
66': Karim Haggui (Fortuna Düsseldorf) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Substitution, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Kevin Akpoguma replaces Sercan Sararer.
75': Goal! RB Leipzig 2, Fortuna Düsseldorf 1. Karim Haggui (Fortuna Düsseldorf) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay with a cross following a corner.
75': Mike van Duinen (Fortuna Düsseldorf) is shown the yellow card.
75': Stefan Ilsanker (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
79': Substitution, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Emmanuel Iyoha replaces Mike van Duinen.
82': Substitution, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Alexander Madlung replaces Marcel Sobottka.
85': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Anthony Jung replaces Emil Forsberg.
87': Julian Schauerte (Fortuna Düsseldorf) is shown the yellow card.
90': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Tim Sebastian replaces Dominik Kaiser.

Game Information

Competition: German 2. Bundesliga

Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 24,095

2. Bundesliga Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Hertha Berlin	6	+10	18
2	1. FC Nürnberg	6	+10	16
3	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	6	+2	13
4	VfL Wolfsburg	6	+7	11

Full Table

Line-Ups

RB Leipzig (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Fabio Coltorti (GK)
33	Marvin Compper
4	Willi Orbán
23	Marcel Halstenberg
16	Lukas Klostermann
7	Marcel Sabitzer
31	Diego Demme
13	Stefan Ilsanker
27	Davie Selke
10	Emil Forsberg
24	Dominik Kaiser

RB Leipzig Substitutes:

Nils Quaschner, Péter Gulácsi, Yussuf Poulsen, Massimo Bruno, Anthony Jung, Georg Teigl, Tim Sebastian.

Fortuna Düsseldorf (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Michael Rensing (GK)
13	Adam Bodzek
3	Karim Haggui
31	Marcel Sobottka
4	Julian Schauerte
2	Julian Koch
10	Kerem Demirbay
7	Oliver Fink
22	Sercan Sararer
9	Mike van Duinen
20	Joel Pohjanpalo

Fortuna Düsseldorf Substitutes:

Fabian Holthaus, Christian Strohdiek, Lars Unnerstall, Emmanuel Iyoha, Alexander Madlung, Kevin Akpoguma, Ihlas Bebou.

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