RB Leipzig vs VfL Wolfsburg, 2018-19 German DFB Pokal, Round of 16

· German Cup

RB Leipzig

9': Matheus Cunha

FT
1 - 0

VfL Wolfsburg

About

RB Leipzig are hosting VfL Wolfsburg at Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Cup.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Foul by Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg).
3': Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig).
3': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Attempt missed. Yunus Malli (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yannick Gerhardt.
7': Attempt saved. Matheus Cunha (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Konrad Laimer.
9': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Matheus Cunha (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lukas Klostermann following a fast break.
12': Foul by Matheus Cunha (RB Leipzig).
12': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Attempt missed. Yunus Malli (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wout Weghorst.
15': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Koen Casteels tries a through ball, but Renato Steffen is caught offside.
15': Attempt saved. Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
15': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Péter Gulácsi.
17': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by John Brooks.
20': Attempt missed. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer with a cross.
22': Foul by Paul Verhaegh (VfL Wolfsburg).
22': Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
22': Attempt missed. Willi Orban (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcel Halstenberg with a cross following a set piece situation.
24': Foul by Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig).
24': Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Offside, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen tries a through ball, but Konrad Laimer is caught offside.
25': Attempt blocked. Matheus Cunha (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yussuf Poulsen.
26': Foul by Diego Demme (RB Leipzig).
26': Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Robin Knoche.
28': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Konaté (RB Leipzig) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcel Halstenberg with a cross following a corner.
29': Foul by John Brooks (VfL Wolfsburg).
29': Matheus Cunha (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
29': John Brooks (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Foul by Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig).
31': Robin Knoche (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig).
33': Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Attempt missed. Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Diego Demme.
37': Foul by Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg).
37': Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (RB Leipzig).
37': Yunus Malli (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Attempt blocked. Matheus Cunha (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yussuf Poulsen.
41': Foul by Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig).
41': Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Attempt missed. Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yussuf Poulsen.
44': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Konaté (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
45': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Konrad Laimer.
45': Attempt saved. Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
45'+1': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Lukas Klostermann.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross following a corner.
45'+2': First Half ends, RB Leipzig 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
45': Second Half begins RB Leipzig 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
47': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
47': Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': Foul by Elvis Rexhbecaj (VfL Wolfsburg).
49': Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
49': Attempt missed. Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Marcel Halstenberg with a cross following a set piece situation.
50': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Konrad Laimer.
54': Attempt missed. Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Matheus Cunha.
56': Attempt blocked. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
57': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Robin Knoche.
57': Attempt saved. Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Marcel Halstenberg with a cross.
57': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Koen Casteels.
58': Foul by Diego Demme (RB Leipzig).
58': Yunus Malli (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Josip Brekalo replaces Yunus Malli.
59': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. John Yeboah replaces Elvis Rexhbecaj.
60': Attempt missed. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Wout Weghorst with a through ball.
62': Foul by Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig).
62': Paul Verhaegh (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Koen Casteels tries a through ball, but John Yeboah is caught offside.
63': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (RB Leipzig).
63': Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Foul by John Yeboah (VfL Wolfsburg).
64': Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
65': Attempt missed. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lukas Klostermann with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
66': Foul by John Yeboah (VfL Wolfsburg).
66': Willi Orban (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig).
67': Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Foul by Diego Demme (RB Leipzig).
68': Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg).
73': Ibrahima Konaté (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Offside, RB Leipzig. Diego Demme tries a through ball, but Yussuf Poulsen is caught offside.
75': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig).
75': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Marcel Halstenberg.
79': Foul by Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg).
79': Matheus Cunha (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80': Foul by Diego Demme (RB Leipzig).
80': John Yeboah (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Diego Demme (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
81': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. John Yeboah tries a through ball, but Jérôme Roussillon is caught offside.
83': Attempt missed. Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Diego Demme.
84': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Felix Klaus replaces Renato Steffen.
84': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg replaces Matheus Cunha.
87': Attempt saved. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcel Halstenberg.
87': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Koen Casteels.
89': Attempt missed. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Konrad Laimer.
90'+1': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Stefan Ilsanker replaces Diego Demme.
90'+1': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Willi Orban.
90'+3': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig).
90'+3': Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. John Yeboah (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+5': Second Half ends, RB Leipzig 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
90'+5': Match ends, RB Leipzig 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0.

Statistics

WOB		RBL
10	Fouls	16
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	5
5	Saves	1
56.4	Possession	43.6
6	SHOTS	21
1	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
365	Accurate Passes	269
530	Passes	402
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
1	Accurate Crosses	7
12	Crosses	20
0.1	Cross %	0.4
113	Long Balls	61
50	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
1	Blocked Shots	3
6	Effective Tackles	14
9	Tackles	20
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
12	Interceptions	14
20	Effective Clearances	15
20	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: German Cup

Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 21,135

Line-Ups

RB Leipzig (4-2-2-2)

No.	Name
1	Péter Gulácsi (GK)
4	Willi Orbán
6	Ibrahima Konaté
23	Marcel Halstenberg
16	Lukas Klostermann
14	Tyler Adams
31	Diego Demme
9	Yussuf Poulsen
20	Matheus Cunha
27	Konrad Laimer
7	Marcel Sabitzer

RB Leipzig Substitutes:

Stefan Ilsanker, Bruma, Niclas Stierlin, Nordi Mukiele, Yvon Mvogo, Jean-Kévin Augustin, Emil Forsberg.

VfL Wolfsburg (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Koen Casteels (GK)
25	John Brooks
31	Robin Knoche
15	Jérôme Roussillon
3	Paul Verhaegh
8	Renato Steffen
27	Maximilian Arnold
10	Yunus Malli
37	Elvis Rexhbecaj
13	Yannick Gerhardt
9	Wout Weghorst

VfL Wolfsburg Substitutes:

Felix Klaus, Pavao Pervan, Josip Brekalo, Felix Uduokhai, William, John Yeboah, Marcel Tisserand.

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