On March 3, one of the matches of the 23rd round of the German Championship was held. They met Borussia D (Dortmund) and RB Leipzig (Germany).
German Championship, Week 23
Borussia D (Dortmund) - RB Leipzig (Germany) - 2:1 (2:0)
Goals: М. Reus (21), E. Kahn (39) - Forsberg (74)
Warnings: Nkunku (15), Haidara (17), Ozjan (29), Halstenberg (38), Andre Silva (45+3), Henriks (52), J. Brandt (55)
Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig met in a thrilling Bundesliga match at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK. Borussia Dortmund dominated the first half of the game, holding off Leipzig with their solid defense and quick counterattacks. The first goal of the match, however, was controversially cancelled out in the 13th minute when Borussia Dortmund player J. Brandt was penalized for playing with his hand. Two minutes later, RB Leipzig player K. Nkunku received a yellow card, and A. Haidara of the same team followed suit in the 17th minute. In the 21st minute, Borussia Dortmund was awarded a penalty and M. Reus got to the shooting position. Although the Leipzig goalkeeper got his hand on the ball, he failed to keep it in the net. That moment paved the way for Borussia Dortmund's first goal of the match. The rest of the first half saw a flurry of yellow cards. Borussia Dortmund's S. Ozkan was yellow-carded in the 29th minute, while RB Leipzig's M. Halstenberg and M. Halstenberg were red carded in the 38th and 45th minutes, respectively.
The first half ended with the score 2-0 in favor of Borussia Dortmund, E. Kahn scored his second goal of the match in the 39th minute. The second half began with more yellow cards: B. Henrichs (RB Leipzig) and J. Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) were sent off in the 52nd and 55th minutes respectively. RB Leipzig made their first substitution in the 61st minute, with M. Halstenberg replacing D. Raum. However, they made two more substitutions only in the 72nd minute when Andre Silva and W. Orban were replaced by J. Poulsen and M. Simakan. Borussia Dortmund also made two substitutions in the 72nd minute: S. Haller and M. Reus gave way to A. Modeste and J. Bainoe-Gittens. RB Leipzig's persistence paid off in the 74th minute when they scored their first goal of the match off the leg of E. Forsberg. Borussia Dortmund made their final substitutions in the 83rd minute: S. Özkan and J. Brandt replaced M. Dahoud and M. Hummels. RB Leipzig also made one last substitution: K. Nkunku was replaced by T. Werner. The match ended 2-1 in favor of Borussia Dortmund, which held its advantage in the face of a late Leipzig onslaught. It was an energetic match that left the fans in suspense until the final whistle.
In the next round, the following matches await the opponents: Schalke-Borussia D and RB Leipzig-Borussia M.
| Borussia D. | RB Leipzig | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Goals on goal | 4 |
| 8 | Strokes | 15 |
| 4 | Blocked kicks | 3 |
| 5 | Kicks from the penalty box | 12 |
| 3 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 3 |
| 8 | Violations | 20 |
| 4 | Corner | 4 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 38% | Ball possession | 62% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3 | Saves by goalkeeper | 1 |
| 386 | Total assists | 624 |
| 305 | Accurate passes | 545 |
| 79% | Accuracy of transmissions | 87% |