German Cup

FT Tuesday, May 2, 2023
RB Leipzig WWWLW 5
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SC Freiburg WLWWW 1
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RBL415
SCF011
Europa-Park Stadion · 34,700 att. · ESPNU

Match Report

Holders RB Leipzig thrash Freiburg to reach German Cup final

Holders RB Leipzig crushed Freiburg 5-1 courtesy of a goal and three assists from Spaniard Dani Olmo on Tuesday to reach the German Cup final.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
16
3
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
1
47
Possession
53
12
SHOTS
10
6
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.2
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
317
Accurate Passes
356
410
Passes
448
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
4
11
Crosses
26
0.4
Cross %
0.2
49
Long Balls
42
15
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
10
14
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
15
30
Effective Clearances
11
30
Clearances
11

Head to Head

RBL leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

SCF · 5-3-2

  1. 26Mark FlekkenG
  2. 28Matthias GinterCD
  3. 3Philipp LienhartCD-L
  4. 17Lukas KüblerCD-R
  5. 30Christian GünterLB
  6. 25Kiliann SildilliaRB
  7. 8Maximilian EggesteinCM
  8. 27Nicolas HöflerCM-L
  9. 42Ritsu DoanCM-R
  10. 9Lucas HölerCF-L
  11. 38Michael GregoritschCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 33Noah WeißhauptSUB
  2. 29Jeong Woo-YeongSUB
  3. 32Vincenzo GrifoSUB
  4. 21Noah AtuboluSUB
  5. 18Nils PetersenSUB
  6. 34Merlin RöhlSUB
  7. 22Roland SallaiSUB
  8. 5Manuel GuldeSUB
  9. 14Yannik KeitelSUB

RBL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 21Janis BlaswichG
  2. 32Josko GvardiolCD-L
  3. 4Willi OrbánCD-R
  4. 23Marcel HalstenbergLB
  5. 39Benjamin HenrichsRB
  6. 11Timo WernerAM
  7. 8Amadou HaidaraLM
  8. 27Konrad LaimerRM
  9. 18Christopher NkunkuF
  10. 7Dani OlmoAM-L
  11. 17Dominik SzoboszlaiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Mohamed SimakanSUB
  2. 37Abdou DialloSUB
  3. 9Yussuf PoulsenSUB
  4. 13Ørjan NylandSUB
  5. 10Emil ForsbergSUB
  6. 19André SilvaSUB
  7. 22David RaumSUB
  8. 16Lukas KlostermannSUB

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal! SC Freiburg 0, RB Leipzig 1. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcel Halstenberg with a cross.
  2. 14' Goal! SC Freiburg 0, RB Leipzig 2. Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
  3. 20' Substitution, SC Freiburg. Vincenzo Grifo replaces Kiliann Sildillia.
  4. 37' Goal! SC Freiburg 0, RB Leipzig 3. Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a through ball.
  5. 45'+1' Goal! SC Freiburg 0, RB Leipzig 4. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a through ball.
  6. 45' Substitution, SC Freiburg. Yannik Keitel replaces Maximilian Eggestein.
  7. 45' Substitution, SC Freiburg. Roland Sallai replaces Ritsu Doan.
  8. 58' Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig) is shown the red card.
  9. 60' Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 61' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Mohamed Simakan replaces Christopher Nkunku.
  11. 61' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Lukas Klostermann replaces Dani Olmo.
  12. 61' Substitution, RB Leipzig. David Raum replaces Marcel Halstenberg.
  13. 68' Lukas Kübler (SC Freiburg) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 69' Janis Blaswich (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 75' Goal! SC Freiburg 1, RB Leipzig 4. Michael Gregoritsch (SC Freiburg) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roland Sallai with a cross.
  16. 76' Substitution, SC Freiburg. Nils Petersen replaces Lucas Höler.
  17. 79' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Timo Werner.
  18. 79' Substitution, SC Freiburg. Noah Weißhaupt replaces Christian Günter.
  19. 85' Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 87' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Abdou Diallo replaces Konrad Laimer.
  21. 90'+4' Roland Sallai (SC Freiburg) is shown the yellow card.
  22. 90'+7' Goal! SC Freiburg 1, RB Leipzig 5. Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

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