German Cup

FT Wednesday, February 26, 2025
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RB Leipzig LDWDD 1
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Match Report

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Sesko penalty gives Leipzig win over Wolfsburg and spot in German Cup last four

RB Leipzig needed a well-taken second-half penalty from forward Benjamin Sesko to edge VfL Wolfsburg 1-0 on Wednesday and reach the German Cup last four.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
8
3
Saves
5
49
Possession
51
11
SHOTS
16
5
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
339
Accurate Passes
355
432
Passes
437
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
5
9
Crosses
21
0.3
Cross %
0.2
48
Long Balls
38
14
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
4
6
Effective Tackles
11
12
Tackles
21
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
11
Interceptions
12
36
Effective Clearances
30
36
Clearances
30

Head to Head

WOB leads series 3-2

Lineups

RBL · 3-4-1-2

  1. 26Maarten VandevoordtG
  2. 4Willi OrbánCD
  3. 5El Chadaille BitshiabuCD-L
  4. 3Lutsharel GeertruidaCD-R
  5. 18Arthur VermeerenCM-L
  6. 44Kevin KamplCM-R
  7. 10Xavi SimonsAM
  8. 22David RaumLM
  9. 17Ridle BakuRM
  10. 30Benjamin SeskoCF-L
  11. 11Loïs OpendaCF-R

WOB · 4-4-2

  1. 29Marius MüllerG
  2. 4Konstantinos KoulierakisCD-L
  3. 18Denis VavroCD-R
  4. 21Joakim MaehleLB
  5. 2Kilian FischerRB
  6. 32Mattias SvanbergCM-L
  7. 24Bence DárdaiCM-R
  8. 39Patrick WimmerLM
  9. 7Andreas Skov OlsenRM
  10. 11Tiago TomásCF-L
  11. 9Mohamed AmouraCF-R

Timeline

  1. 67' Joakim Mæhle (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 69' Goal! RB Leipzig 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  3. 71' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jonas Wind replaces Andreas Skov Olsen.
  4. 74' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Castello Lukeba replaces El Chadaille Bitshiabu.
  5. 74' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Amadou Haidara replaces Kevin Kampl.
  6. 81' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Aster Vranckx replaces Bence Dárdai.
  7. 81' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Yannick Gerhardt replaces Patrick Wimmer.
  8. 82' Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 86' Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 86' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jakub Kaminski replaces Kilian Fischer.
  11. 86' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Kevin Behrens replaces Tiago Tomás.
  12. 90' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Lukas Klostermann replaces Lutsharel Geertruida.
  13. 90'+1' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Nicolas Seiwald replaces Arthur Vermeeren.
  14. 90'+3' Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 90'+3' Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 90'+3' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christoph Baumgartner replaces Xavi Simons.

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