SV Wehen Wiesbaden vs RB Leipzig, 2023-24 German DFB Pokal, First Round
· German Cup
FT
2 - 3
2 - 3
Sesko double helps holders Leipzig beat second-tier Wiesbaden
Holders RB Leipzig were made to work hard and needed two goals from striker Benjamin Sesko to secure a 3-2 win over second division club Wehen Wiesbaden on Wednesday and a spot in the German Cup second round.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Ivan Prtajin (SV Wehen Wiesbaden).
- 7': Attempt saved. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christopher Lenz with a cross.
- 7': Goal! SV Wehen Wiesbaden 0, RB Leipzig 1. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 12': Offside, RB Leipzig. Lukas Klostermann tries a through ball, but Benjamin Sesko is caught offside.
- 13': Attempt missed. Sascha Mockenhaupt (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 14': Attempt saved. Lee Hyun-Ju (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ivan Prtajin.
- 15': Attempt saved. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 16': Attempt saved. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Fábio Carvalho (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 16': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Sascha Mockenhaupt.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 17': Offside, RB Leipzig. Nicolas Seiwald tries a through ball, but Emil Forsberg is caught offside.
- 18': Goal! SV Wehen Wiesbaden 0, RB Leipzig 2. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 23': Foul by Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig).
- 23': Kianz Froese (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Offside, SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Marcus Mathisen tries a through ball, but Ivan Prtajin is caught offside.
- 26': Attempt missed. Fábio Carvalho (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 28': Aleksandar Vukotic (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Fábio Carvalho (RB Leipzig).
- 30': Corner, SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Conceded by Kevin Kampl.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Marcus Mathisen (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
- 31': Attempt missed. Ivan Prtajin (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kianz Froese with a cross following a corner.
- 31': Offside, SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Ivan Prtajin tries a through ball, but Gino Fechner is caught offside.
- 32': Offside, RB Leipzig. Lukas Klostermann tries a through ball, but Benjamin Sesko is caught offside.
- 37': Foul by Gino Fechner (SV Wehen Wiesbaden).
- 37': Fábio Carvalho (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Goal! SV Wehen Wiesbaden 1, RB Leipzig 2. Ivan Prtajin (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Angha.
- 43': Foul by Gino Fechner (SV Wehen Wiesbaden).
- 43': Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt saved. Fábio Carvalho (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Castello Lukeba with a through ball.
- 45': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Florian Stritzel.
- 45'+1': Foul by Thijmen Goppel (SV Wehen Wiesbaden).
- 45'+1': Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Thijmen Goppel (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Martin Angha.
- 45'+3': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Ivan Prtajin.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, SV Wehen Wiesbaden 1, RB Leipzig 2.
- 45': Second Half begins SV Wehen Wiesbaden 1, RB Leipzig 2.
- 45': Substitution, SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Nick Bätzner replaces Kianz Froese.
- 47': Christopher Lenz (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Sascha Mockenhaupt (SV Wehen Wiesbaden).
- 48': Christopher Lenz (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Foul by Sascha Mockenhaupt (SV Wehen Wiesbaden).
- 48': Bjarke Jacobsen (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig).
- 49': Attempt missed. Nick Bätzner (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 54': Aleksandar Vukotic (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig).
- 54': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Martin Angha.
- 60': Attempt saved. Fábio Carvalho (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs.
- 60': Foul by Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig).
- 60': Lee Hyun-Ju (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Attempt missed. Martin Angha (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 61': Attempt saved. Ivan Prtajin (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nick Bätzner.
- 61': Corner, SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Conceded by Péter Gulácsi.
- 62': Attempt missed. Nick Bätzner (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 65': Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Thijmen Goppel (SV Wehen Wiesbaden).
- 65': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Xaver Schlager replaces Nicolas Seiwald.
- 66': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Xavi Simons replaces Fábio Carvalho.
- 66': Substitution, SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Robin Heußer replaces Gino Fechner.
- 66': Substitution, SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Lasse Günther replaces Thijmen Goppel.
- 66': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Loïs Openda replaces Yussuf Poulsen.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Loïs Openda with a cross.
- 70': Goal! SV Wehen Wiesbaden 1, RB Leipzig 3. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 71': Bjarke Jacobsen (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Foul by Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig).
- 72': Attempt saved. Sascha Mockenhaupt (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robin Heußer with a through ball.
- 72': Corner, SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Conceded by Péter Gulácsi.
- 73': Attempt saved. Ivan Prtajin (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robin Heußer with a cross.
- 73': Goal! SV Wehen Wiesbaden 2, RB Leipzig 3. Ivan Prtajin (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner following a corner.
- 74': Substitution, SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Julius Kade replaces Bjarke Jacobsen.
- 74': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christoph Baumgartner replaces Emil Forsberg.
- 74': Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Lasse Günther (SV Wehen Wiesbaden).
- 75': Offside, RB Leipzig. Christopher Lenz tries a through ball, but Benjamin Sesko is caught offside.
- 76': Foul by Sascha Mockenhaupt (SV Wehen Wiesbaden).
- 76': Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
- 78': Foul by Aleksandar Vukotic (SV Wehen Wiesbaden).
- 78': Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Aleksandar Vukotic (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Florian Stritzel (SV Wehen Wiesbaden).
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Dangerous play by Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig).
- 81': Lee Hyun-Ju (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Marcus Mathisen (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robin Heußer.
- 83': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Mohamed Simakan replaces Benjamin Sesko.
- 84': Foul by Robin Heußer (SV Wehen Wiesbaden).
- 84': Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Robin Heußer (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Foul by Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig).
- 86': Lasse Günther (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Substitution, SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Franko Kovacevic replaces Sascha Mockenhaupt.
- 88': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig).
- 88': Martin Angha (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt saved. Julius Kade (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Franko Kovacevic.
- 88': Corner, SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Conceded by Péter Gulácsi.
- 89': Delay in match (RB Leipzig).
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Franko Kovacevic (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksandar Vukotic.
- 90'+3': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig).
- 90'+3': Robin Heußer (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Marcus Mathisen (SV Wehen Wiesbaden).
- 90'+4': Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Lee Hyun-Ju (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Angha with a cross.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, SV Wehen Wiesbaden 2, RB Leipzig 3.
- 0': Match ends, SV Wehen Wiesbaden 2, RB Leipzig 3.
Statistics
 RBL |
WEH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 5 |
| 68.3 | Possession | 31.7 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 671 | Accurate Passes | 253 |
| 742 | Passes | 335 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 13 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 18 |
| 15 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 14 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: German Cup
Venue: BRITA-Arena
Location: Wiesbaden, Germany
Attendance: 12,000
Venue: BRITA-Arena
Location: Wiesbaden, Germany
Attendance: 12,000
Line-Ups
SV Wehen Wiesbaden (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Florian Stritzel (GK) |
| 24 | Marcus Mathiesen |
| 26 | Aleksandar Vukotic  |
| 2 | Martin Angha |
| 6 | Gino Fechner |
| 19 | Bjarke Jacobsen |
| 9 | Thijmen Goppel |
| 4 | Sascha Mockenhaupt |
| 18 | Ivan Prtajin |
| 20 | Lee Hyun-Ju |
| 30 | Kianz Froese |
RB Leipzig (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Péter Gulácsi (GK) |
| 23 | Castello Lukeba |
| 16 | Lukas Klostermann |
| 3 | Christopher Lenz |
| 39 | Benjamin Henrichs |
| 44 | Kevin Kampl |
| 13 | Nicolas Seiwald |
| 18 | Fábio Carvalho |
| 10 | Emil Forsberg |
| 9 | Yussuf Poulsen |
| 30 | Benjamin Sesko |
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