RB Leipzig vs 1. FC Union Berlin, 2023-24 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga

RB Leipzig

11': Loïs Openda
48': Benjamin Sesko

FT
2 - 0

1. FC Union Berlin

73': Christopher Trimmel

RB Leipzig ease to 2-0 win over struggling Union Berlin

RB Leipzig beat Union Berlin 2-0 thanks to goals from Lois Openda and Benjamin Sesko in a match where the visitors finished with 10 men.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt saved. Robin Gosens (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yorbe Vertessen.
4': Foul by Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig).
4': Lucas Tousart (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Foul by András Schäfer (1. FC Union Berlin).
7': Attempt blocked. David Raum (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
10': Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
10': Foul by Danilho Doekhi (1. FC Union Berlin).
11': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
11': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
13': Foul by Danilho Doekhi (1. FC Union Berlin).
13': Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Christopher Trimmel (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig).
16': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Loïs Openda.
17': Foul by Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin).
17': Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Offside, RB Leipzig. Loïs Openda is caught offside.
20': Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
21': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Péter Gulácsi.
22': Attempt blocked. Benedict Hollerbach (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
22': Foul by Benedict Hollerbach (1. FC Union Berlin).
22': Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Benedict Hollerbach (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
23': Foul by Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig).
23': Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig).
25': Yorbe Vertessen (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Delay in match (RB Leipzig).
28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
31': Attempt saved. Yorbe Vertessen (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robin Gosens with a cross.
33': András Schäfer (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by David Raum (RB Leipzig).
34': Attempt blocked. Benedict Hollerbach (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yorbe Vertessen.
34': Attempt missed. Yorbe Vertessen (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by András Schäfer.
36': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Robin Gosens.
37': Attempt blocked. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
38': Foul by Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin).
38': Willi Orbán (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Lucas Tousart (1. FC Union Berlin).
40': Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Attempt blocked. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Klostermann.
43': Attempt saved. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Xaver Schlager.
43': Foul by Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin).
43': Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': Foul by Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig).
45': Yorbe Vertessen (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Kevin Vogt.
45'+2': Attempt saved. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Raum with a cross.
45'+2': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Alexander Schwolow.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
45'+4': Attempt missed. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by David Raum.
45'+5': First Half ends, RB Leipzig 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
45': Second Half begins RB Leipzig 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
47': Foul by Lucas Tousart (1. FC Union Berlin).
47': Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
47': Lucas Tousart (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
48': Goal! RB Leipzig 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Raum with a cross following a set piece situation.
50': Attempt blocked. Christopher Trimmel (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benedict Hollerbach with a cross.
51': Foul by Willi Orbán (RB Leipzig).
51': Yorbe Vertessen (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Attempt saved. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Sesko.
53': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Alexander Schwolow.
54': Attempt missed. Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Xavi Simons with a cross following a corner.
54': Attempt missed. Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Loïs Openda following a corner.
55': Attempt blocked. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Xaver Schlager.
56': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Robin Knoche.
57': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
57': Offside, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Sesko is caught offside.
58': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Kevin Volland replaces Janik Haberer.
58': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Aïssa Laïdouni replaces András Schäfer.
58': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Rani Khedira replaces Lucas Tousart.
59': VAR Decision: No Goal RB Leipzig 2-0 1. FC Union Berlin.
59': Attempt missed. Yorbe Vertessen (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Danilho Doekhi.
61': Foul by Willi Orbán (RB Leipzig).
61': Kevin Volland (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Lukas Klostermann.
62': Attempt missed. Benedict Hollerbach (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
63': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Lukas Klostermann.
63': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Dani Olmo.
65': Attempt blocked. Aïssa Laïdouni (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Volland.
70': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Castello Lukeba replaces Willi Orbán.
71': Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Foul by Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin).
73': Attempt blocked. Benedict Hollerbach (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robin Gosens.
73': David Raum (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Christopher Trimmel (1. FC Union Berlin).
73': Christopher Trimmel (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the red card.
73': Delay in match because of an injury David Raum (RB Leipzig).
75': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Brenden Aaronson replaces Benedict Hollerbach.
75': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Chris Bedia replaces Yorbe Vertessen.
75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
77': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Loïs Openda.
77': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Eljif Elmas replaces Dani Olmo.
78': Hand ball by Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig).
79': Aïssa Laïdouni (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig).
81': Aïssa Laïdouni (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig).
81': Foul by David Raum (RB Leipzig).
81': Kevin Volland (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83': Danilho Doekhi (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig).
85': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Nicolas Seiwald replaces Kevin Kampl.
85': Substitution, RB Leipzig. El Chadaille Bitshiabu replaces David Raum.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Xaver Schlager.
90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin).
90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+5': Second Half ends, RB Leipzig 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
0': Match ends, RB Leipzig 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
0': Match ends, RB Leipzig 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.

Statistics

FCU		RBL
11	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	5
4	Saves	2
34	Possession	66
10	SHOTS	16
2	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
269	Accurate Passes	606
348	Passes	687
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	4
12	Crosses	18
0.3	Cross %	0.2
45	Long Balls	46
24	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
5	Blocked Shots	6
4	Effective Tackles	7
10	Tackles	12
0.4	Tackle %	0.6
6	Interceptions	10
22	Effective Clearances	19
22	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 44,032

Bundesliga Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bayer Leverkusen	31	+55	81
2	Bayern Munich	31	+51	69
3	VfB Stuttgart	31	+32	64
4	RB Leipzig	31	+38	62

Full Table

Line-Ups

RB Leipzig (4-2-2-2)

No.	Name
1	Péter Gulácsi (GK)
4	Willi Orbán
16	Lukas Klostermann
22	David Raum
39	Benjamin Henrichs
24	Xaver Schlager
44	Kevin Kampl
30	Benjamin Sesko
17	Loïs Openda
20	Xavi Simons
7	Dani Olmo

RB Leipzig Substitutes:

Castello Lukeba, Nuha Jatta, Christopher Lenz, Janis Blaswich, El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Christoph Baumgartner, Eljif Elmas, Yussuf Poulsen, Nicolas Seiwald.

1. FC Union Berlin (3-5-2)

No.	Name
37	Alexander Schwolow (GK)
2	Kevin Vogt
5	Danilho Doekhi
31	Robin Knoche
13	András Schäfer
19	Janik Haberer
29	Lucas Tousart
6	Robin Gosens
28	Christopher Trimmel
16	Benedict Hollerbach
14	Yorbe Vertessen

1. FC Union Berlin Substitutes:

Jakob Busk, Brenden Aaronson, Aïssa Laïdouni, Kevin Volland, Mikkel Kaufmann, Rani Khedira, Oluwaseun Ogbemudia, Paul Jaeckel, Christian Bile Bédia.

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