German Cup

FT Wednesday, September 27, 2023
RB Leipzig WWWWW 3
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SV Wehen Wiesbaden WLDLL 2
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RBL213
WEH112
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Match Report

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.

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Team Stats

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

Lineups

WEH · 3-4-3

  1. 16Florian StritzelG
  2. 24Marcus MathiesenCD
  3. 26Aleksandar VukoticCD-L
  4. 2Martin AnghaCD-R
  5. 6Gino FechnerCM-L
  6. 19Bjarke JacobsenCM-R
  7. 9Thijmen GoppelLM
  8. 4Sascha MockenhauptRM
  9. 18Ivan PrtajinF
  10. 20Lee Hyun-JuCF-L
  11. 30Kianz FroeseCF-R

RBL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Péter GulácsiG
  2. 23Castello LukebaCD-L
  3. 16Lukas KlostermannCD-R
  4. 3Christopher LenzLB
  5. 39Benjamin HenrichsRB
  6. 44Kevin KamplCM-L
  7. 13Nicolas SeiwaldCM-R
  8. 18Fábio CarvalhoLM
  9. 10Emil ForsbergRM
  10. 9Yussuf PoulsenCF-L
  11. 30Benjamin SeskoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 45'+1' Thijmen Goppel (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Nick Bätzner replaces Kianz Froese.
  6. 65' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Xaver Schlager replaces Nicolas Seiwald.
  7. 66' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Xavi Simons replaces Fábio Carvalho.
  8. 66' Substitution, SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Robin Heußer replaces Gino Fechner.
  9. 66' Substitution, SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Lasse Günther replaces Thijmen Goppel.
  10. 66' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Loïs Openda replaces Yussuf Poulsen.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 74' Substitution, SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Julius Kade replaces Bjarke Jacobsen.
  14. 74' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christoph Baumgartner replaces Emil Forsberg.
  15. 79' Aleksandar Vukotic (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 83' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Mohamed Simakan replaces Benjamin Sesko.
  17. 84' Robin Heußer (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 85' Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  19. 87' Substitution, SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Franko Kovacevic replaces Sascha Mockenhaupt.

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