German Cup

FT Wednesday, April 20, 2022
1. FC Union Berlin DLWWW 1
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RB Leipzig WDWWW 2
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Match Report

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Late Forsberg goal sends Leipzig into German Cup final

RB Leipzig will play Freiburg in the German Cup final after a last-gasp goal by substitute Emil Forsberg gave them 2-1 home win over Union Berlin.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
9
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
1
31.9
Possession
68.1
11
SHOTS
10
2
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
199
Accurate Passes
579
298
Passes
666
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
4
19
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.3
68
Long Balls
54
25
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
0
11
Effective Tackles
4
21
Tackles
9
0.5
Tackle %
0.4
7
Interceptions
7
12
Effective Clearances
17
12
Clearances
17

Head to Head

RBL leads series 3-2

Lineups

RBL · 3-1-4-2

  1. 1Péter GulácsiG
  2. 4Willi OrbánCD
  3. 32Josko GvardiolCD-L
  4. 2Mohamed SimakanCD-R
  5. 27Konrad LaimerSW
  6. 17Dominik SzoboszlaiCM-L
  7. 25Dani OlmoCM-R
  8. 3AngeliñoLM
  9. 39Benjamin HenrichsRM
  10. 33André SilvaCF-L
  11. 18Christopher NkunkuCF-R

FCU · 3-5-2

  1. 19Frederik RonnowG
  2. 31Robin KnocheCD
  3. 25Timo BaumgartlCD-L
  4. 3Paul JaeckelCD-R
  5. 21Grischa PrömelCM-L
  6. 24Genki HaraguchiCM-R
  7. 8Rani KhediraAM
  8. 20Bastian OczipkaLM
  9. 28Christopher TrimmelRM
  10. 14Taiwo AwoniyiCF-L
  11. 27Sheraldo BeckerCF-R

Timeline

  1. 25' Goal! RB Leipzig 0, 1. FC Union Berlin 1. Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christopher Trimmel with a cross.
  2. 35' Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 43' Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 61' Goal! RB Leipzig 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 1. André Silva (RB Leipzig) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  5. 62' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
  6. 64' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. András Schäfer replaces Genki Haraguchi.
  7. 77' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Andreas Voglsammer replaces Sheraldo Becker.
  8. 77' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Sven Michel replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
  9. 80' Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 90' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Marcel Halstenberg replaces Josko Gvardiol.
  11. 90' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces André Silva.
  12. 90'+2' Goal! RB Leipzig 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 1. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs with a cross.
  13. 90'+3' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Kevin Behrens replaces Paul Jaeckel.
  14. 90'+3' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Kevin Möhwald replaces Grischa Prömel.
  15. 90'+4' Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 90'+4' Sven Michel (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card.

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