On March 18, one of the matches of the 25th round of the German Championship was held. They met Bochum (Germany) and RB Leipzig (Germany).
German Championship, 25th round
Bochum (Germany) - RB Leipzig (Germany) - 1:0 (0:0)
Goals: Э. Masovic (48)
Warnings: Laimer (11), E. Masovic (14), Danilo Soares (44), D. Olmo (75), Kevin Kample (87)
Overview of the match Bochum - RB Leipzig:
Bochum faced RB Leipzig at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion Stadium in a highly anticipated Bundesliga VFL match. With both teams hungry for a win, the match promised to be exciting from the very first whistle. The first half was scoreless, but not without some exciting moments. K. Laimer of RB Leipzig received a yellow card in the 11th minute for a foul, while E. Masovic and D.T.
Suarez of VFL Bochum received yellow cards in the 14th and 44th minutes respectively. The situation changed in the second half when E. Masovic of VFL Bochum found the point in the match in the 48th minute, giving his team the lead. This goal proved to be decisive as it was the only goal of the match. In the second half, both teams made numerous substitutions, trying to turn the tide in their favor. For VVL Bochum, D.T. Suarez was replaced by D. Heinz in the 59th minute, K. Antwi-Adjei was replaced by G. Holtmann, T. Asano was replaced by P. Kunde in the 69th minute, and K. Stoger replaced P. Forster in the 69th minute. RB Leipzig made three substitutions in the second half: J. Poulsen replaced E. Forsberg in the 68th minute, T. Werner replaced D. Olmo in the 70th minute, and M. Simakan replaced B. Henrichs in the 71st minute. RB Leipzig made two final substitutions in the 82nd minute: M. Halstenberg replaced D. Raum and K. Laimer replaced A. Haidara. Despite numerous chances in the second half, RB Leipzig failed to score, and the match ended with a 1-0 win for VfL Bochum, much to the delight of their home fans. Thanks to this win, VfL Bochum climbed up the Bundesliga standings, while RB Leipzig will try to get back on track in their next match. Regardless of the result, both teams showed their talents and proved why they remain the main contenders to win the league.
In the next round the following matches are waiting for the opponents: Eintracht - Bochum, RB Leipzig - Mainz.
Bochum vs RB Leipzig:
Bochum | RB Leipzig | |
---|---|---|
2 | Goals on goal | 3 |
8 | Strokes | 15 |
3 | Blocked kicks | 6 |
5 | Kicks from the penalty area | 9 |
3 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 6 |
11 | Violations | 8 |
2 | Corner | 4 |
0 | Offsides | 0 |
35% | Ball possession | 65% |
2 | Yellow cards | 3 |
0 | Red cards | 0 |
5 | Saves by goalkeeper | 2 |
288 | Total assists | 521 |
191 | Accurate passes | 432 |
66% | Accuracy of transmissions | 83% |