On 14 May, one of the matches of the 32nd round of the German football championship took place. RB Leipzig (Germany) and Werder (Bremen) met.
РБ Лейпциг - Вердер - 2:1. Чемпионат Германии, 32-й тур. Обзор матча, статистикаGerman Championship, round 32
RB Le ipzig (Germany ) v Werder (Bremen) - 2:1 (0:0)
Goals: Orban (87), Soboslai (90 +6) - L. Bittencourt (70).
Warnings: Niklas Stark (22), Henriks (36), A. Jung (57), Marko Friedl (58), Soboslay (73), Ilya Gruev (73), L. Bittencourt (74)
Overview of the match RB Leipzig v Werder:
RB Leipzig picked up another important win in the Bundesliga, hosting Werder Bremen at the Red Bull Arena. The score was 0-0 at half-time, with both teams failing to hit the goal line for the first 45 minutes. The game was rather tight as four yellow cards were issued in the second half. Niklas Stark of Werder Bremen received the first yellow card of the game in the 22nd minute. Benjamin Henrichs of RB Leipzig was also sent off in the 36th minute. RB Leipzig thought they had opened the scoring in the 68th minute but Christopher Nkunku's goal was cancelled out. The first goal of the game came in the 70th minute when L. Bittenkort scored for Werder Bremen. RB Leipzig responded with three substitutions in the 71st minute. G. Guardiola, K. Kampl and M. Halstenberg came on in place of L. Klostermann, A. Heidara and B. Henrichs. The substitutions seemed to have worked to RB Leipzig's advantage as they managed to level the score after just 17 minutes after the first goal. After that, the game became quite tense as players from both teams were sent off the pitch.
Elijah Gruev and Leonardo Bittencourt of Werder Bremen received yellow cards in the 73rd minute, while RB Leipzig's Dominik Soboszlaj was suspended in the same minute. RB Leipzig made another substitution in the 76th minute as J. Poulsen replaced E. Forsberg. Werder Bremen also made three substitutions in the same minute. N. Schmidt, M. Philipp and E. Dinci came on instead of I. Gruev, M. Datsch and L. Bittenkurt. RB Leipzig made one last substitution in the 82nd minute: X. Schlager came on instead of K. Laimer. Werder Bremen also made one last substitution in the 86th minute when J. Mbom came on in place of R. Schmid. RB Leipzig managed to secure victory by scoring two late goals in the final minutes of the game. The first one was scored in the 87th minute by W. Orban. The second goal was scored in the compensatory time when D. Soboszlaj found the end of the match. In general, it was a tense game between the two teams. RB Leipzig will be pleased with the win and hope to continue their good form in the Bundesliga. Werder Bremen, on the other hand, will be disappointed with the defeat, but will be looking to bounce back in the next game.
In the next round, the opponents will be Bayern vs RB Leipzig and Werder vs Cologne.
РБ Лейпциг - Вердер - 2:1. Чемпионат Германии, 32-й тур. Обзор матча, статистикаRB Leipzig v Werder match statistics:
| RB Leipzig | Werder | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Shots on goal | 2 |
| 20 | Shots | 6 |
| 3 | Blocked kicks | 2 |
| 12 | Kicks from the penalty area | 4 |
| 8 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 2 |
| 12 | Offences | 20 |
| 3 | Corner | 2 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 62% | Possession of the ball | 38% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 5 |
| 571 | Total assists | 346 |
| 486 | Accurate passes | 248 |
| 85% | Accuracy of transmissions | 72% |
