German Cup

FT Friday, April 30, 2021
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Match Report

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Late Forsberg winner sends RB Leipzig into German Cup final

RB Leipzig reached the German Cup final as substitute Emil Forsberg netted a last-gasp goal to give them a 2-1 win at Werder Bremen in extra time.

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Team Stats

21
Fouls
23
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
7
Offsides
2
9
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
5
65.9
Possession
34.1
28
SHOTS
12
7
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
568
Accurate Passes
207
693
Passes
362
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.6
17
Accurate Crosses
2
39
Crosses
15
0.4
Cross %
0.1
86
Long Balls
86
52
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
10
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
7
11
Tackles
17
0.8
Tackle %
0.4
7
Interceptions
10
15
Effective Clearances
34
15
Clearances
34

Head to Head

RBL leads series 4-1

Lineups

SVW · 4-3-3

  1. 1Jirí PavlenkaG
  2. 18Niklas MoisanderCD-L
  3. 13Milos VeljkovicCD-R
  4. 5Ludwig AugustinssonLB
  5. 23Theodor Gebre SelassieRB
  6. 36Christian GroßCM
  7. 35Maximilian EggesteinLM
  8. 34Jean-Manuel MbomRM
  9. 9Davie SelkeF
  10. 11Niclas FüllkrugLF
  11. 19Josh SargentRF

RBL · 3-1-4-2

  1. 1Péter GulácsiG
  2. 6Ibrahima KonatéCD
  3. 4Willi OrbánCD-L
  4. 5Dayot UpamecanoCD-R
  5. 44Kevin KamplSW
  6. 7Marcel SabitzerCM-L
  7. 8Amadou HaidaraCM-R
  8. 3AngeliñoLM
  9. 22Nordi MukieleRM
  10. 25Dani OlmoCF-L
  11. 19Alexander SørlothCF-R

Timeline

  1. 35' Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christopher Nkunku replaces Amadou Haidara.
  3. 66' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Yuya Osako replaces Niclas Füllkrug.
  4. 73' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Leonardo Bittencourt replaces Jean-Manuel Mbom.
  5. 74' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Marcel Sabitzer.
  6. 90' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Alexander Sørloth.
  7. 90'
  8. 93' Goal! SV Werder Bremen 0, RB Leipzig 1. Hwang Hee-Chan (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  9. 96' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Kevin Möhwald replaces Davie Selke because of an injury.
  10. 99' Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 101' Péter Gulácsi (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 101' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Henrichs replaces Angeliño.
  13. 105'+1' Goal! SV Werder Bremen 1, RB Leipzig 1. Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner.
  14. 105'+4'
  15. 105' Second Half Extra Time begins SV Werder Bremen 1, RB Leipzig 1.
  16. 114' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg replaces Christopher Nkunku.
  17. 119' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Philipp Bargfrede replaces Christian Groß.
  18. 120'+1' Goal! SV Werder Bremen 1, RB Leipzig 2. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Hwang Hee-Chan with a headed pass.
  19. 120'+4' Second Half Extra Time ends, SV Werder Bremen 1, RB Leipzig 2.

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