FFO EFL2, RB Leipzig vs. Wolfsburg (Mon Jan 06) RB Leipzig | Wolfsburg 4-3-1-2 P | 4-1-2-3 P - | Jason Hopton | M_Sarkic GK | GK Kepa Caio_Henrique DF | DF N_Nkounkou E_Laird DF | DF M_Tonetto H_Westermann DF | DF W_Bouma A_Traore DF | DF H_Smolcic W_Odobert MF | DM M_Wieffer L_Cana MF | MF D_Ozoh A_Farnerud MF | MF S_Eguren J_Wilshere AM | FW A_Knauff L_Jovic FW | FW Vinicius_Jr J_Alvarez FW | FW Beto | J_Louchet SUB | SUB J_Ledesma L_Buchanan SUB | SUB R_Koch R_Leonard SUB | SUB A_Buta F_Onyeka SUB | SUB B_Henrichs D_Sikan SUB | SUB J_Njinmah Min. 1 :(rbl) J_Alvarez threads the through ball to L_Jovic ... L_Jovic curls it towards the top corner! ... But Kepa reaches the ball. Good save Min. 1 :(wlb) Beto knocks it past Caio_Henrique and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... Excellent sliding challenge from E_Laird Min. 3 :(rbl) H_Westermann with a long pass to L_Jovic ... L_Jovic bears down on goal! ... Kepa catches the ball Min. 4 :(wlb) N_Nkounkou knocks the ball on and sprints past H_Westermann ... A delightful ball in to Vinicius_Jr ... Vinicius_Jr with the cheeky shot! ... The shot slips through M_Sarkic's hands ... But M_Sarkic recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 6 :(rbl) J_Alvarez makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... But Beto reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 7 :(rbl) A_Farnerud with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... M_Wieffer reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 10 :(wlb) M_Tonetto off the woodwork! ... Vinicius_Jr picks up the deflection ... Vinicius_Jr keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... M_Sarkic parries it Min. 11 :(wlb) H_Smolcic sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... A_Knauff runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... A_Knauff belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... M_Sarkic makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 12 :(rbl) L_Jovic beats M_Tonetto ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... L_Jovic looks to see where Kepa is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 13 :(rbl) Caio_Henrique drives it forward to J_Wilshere ... J_Wilshere aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... Kepa with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 14 :(rbl) A_Farnerud eases past S_Eguren ... A_Farnerud with the goal bound shot! ... Kepa makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 14 :(wlb) A_Knauff takes advantage of a mistake by H_Westermann ... It's a lucky break ... A_Knauff attempts a low drive! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The RB Leipzig fans taunt him about that effort Min. 15 :(rbl) J_Wilshere pushes it past the defender ... J_Wilshere attempts a lob! ... GOAL!! ... It defies description! ... How about 'sensational'? ... How about 'superb'? ... That's put RB Leipzig into the lead! ... RB Leipzig 1-0 Wolfsburg ... Min. 16 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... RB Leipzig have changed their playing style to C Min. 16 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... L_Cana will now play as a DF Min. 16 :(rbl) J_Alvarez gains possession ... What a shot from J_Alvarez! ... It could go anywhere ... Kepa with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 21 :(wlb) N_Nkounkou feeds the ball to Vinicius_Jr ... A cheeky lob from Vinicius_Jr! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 22 :(rbl) A_Traore leaves his marker standing ... But he loses control of it ... H_Smolcic belts it clear Min. 26 :(rbl) J_Alvarez sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to A_Traore ... A_Traore fires the shot in! ... Kepa with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 27 :(rbl) A_Farnerud with a 40-yard pass to J_Alvarez ... Excellent sliding challenge from Beto ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 27 :(wlb) M_Wieffer has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past E_Laird ... He puts in A_Knauff! ... L_Cana hits it out for a corner ... The pressure is mounting! ... CORNER! ... W_Bouma curls it into the box! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 30 :(rbl) H_Westermann moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to L_Jovic ... A great volley from L_Jovic! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 31 :(rbl) L_Jovic with a real burst of pace ... He leaves Vinicius_Jr behind ... L_Jovic with the attempt at goal! ... The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! ... Kepa moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... GOAL!! ... RB Leipzig 2-0 Wolfsburg ... Min. 32 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... RB Leipzig have changed their playing style to P Min. 32 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg ... Wolfsburg have changed their playing style to N Min. 32 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg ... D_Ozoh will now play as a DM Min. 32 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg ... A_Knauff will now play as a AM Min. 32 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg ... Vinicius_Jr will now play as a AM Min. 32 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg ... M_Wieffer will now play as a DF Min. 32 :(rbl) L_Jovic sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... But M_Tonetto slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 32 :(wlb) A_Knauff finds Beto with a ball over the defence ... Beto carves a shot towards goal! ... M_Sarkic with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 36 :(rbl) A_Traore sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... L_Jovic gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A_Knauff is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... Kepa misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Farnerud floats the ball in! ... It goes straight into the arms of Kepa Min. 39 :(rbl) A_Farnerud sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to L_Jovic ... L_Jovic with a terrific drive! ... GOAL!! ... His players jump on top of him ... RB Leipzig 3-0 Wolfsburg ... Min. 40 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... RB Leipzig have changed their playing style to D Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 47 :(wlb) D_Ozoh runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... L_Cana wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking Min. 47 :(rbl) A_Traore looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to L_Cana ... D_Ozoh with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: RB Leipzig 3-0 Wolfsburg Min. 50 :(rbl) J_Alvarez moves inside ... But W_Bouma reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 55 :(wlb) N_Nkounkou reads the run of Vinicius_Jr ... Vinicius_Jr plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 57 :(rbl) L_Jovic picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... But W_Bouma sweeps up the threat Min. 57 :(wlb) W_Bouma flicks the ball through ... A_Knauff runs onto it! ... A_Knauff with the cheeky shot! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 61 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg ... Wolfsburg have changed their playing style to A Min. 65 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg ... COMING ON: R_Koch ... COMING OFF: H_Smolcic Min. 65 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg ... COMING ON: A_Buta ... COMING OFF: S_Eguren Min. 65 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg ... Vinicius_Jr will now play as a FW Min. 70 :(rbl) H_Westermann finds J_Alvarez on the edge of the box ... N_Nkounkou rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 71 :(rbl) The defender slips and falls over! ... A_Traore is through! ... D_Ozoh with an over the top challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee tells him that he has been warned enough ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 72 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr with a perfectly timed run ... Vinicius_Jr keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 73 :(wlb) Beto hoofs it upfield to find Vinicius_Jr ... Vinicius_Jr hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... M_Sarkic gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 73 :(rbl) J_Wilshere jinks through the defence ... Beto bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 77 :(wlb) A_Buta works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Vinicius_Jr ... Vinicius_Jr tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 78 :(wlb) A_Knauff with an amazing show of skill to get past A_Traore ... He crosses to Beto ... Beto shoots towards goal! ... But M_Sarkic punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 85 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg ... COMING ON: B_Henrichs ... COMING OFF: M_Tonetto Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(wlb) A_Knauff knocks it past L_Cana and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... A_Knauff rifles it to the far post! ... But M_Sarkic makes a superb stop down low Min. 91 :(wlb) A_Knauff finds Beto on the edge of the box ... Beto blasts it at the goal! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And M_Sarkic reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... N_Nkounkou plays it towards the near post! ... Great catch from M_Sarkic! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Red Bull Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RB Leipzig Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Jovic (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Wilshere (15), L_Jovic (31,39) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wolfsburg Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Knauff Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Ozoh (71) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RB Leipzig | Wolfsburg Attempts on Goal : 11 | 14 Off target : 2 | 6 On target : 9 | 8 Possession : 36 | 64 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 11 | 12 Key Tackles : 2 | 9 Key Passes : 10 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : RB Leipzig 3 - 0 Wolfsburg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - RB Leipzig Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Sarkic GK 24 1 1 1 27 | 97 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 Caio_Henrique DF 1 20 15 3 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 E_Laird DF 1 20 17 10 23 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 H_Westermann DF 1 18 14 8 28 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 A_Traore DF 1 17 15 6 25 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 21 W_Odobert MF 1 8 18 15 29 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Cana DF 1 14 17 5 23 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 A_Farnerud MF 1 3 17 14 29 | 97 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 13 J_Wilshere AM 1 3 16 17 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 L_Jovic FW 1 6 18 22 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 50 J_Alvarez FW 1 3 18 22 28 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 5 J_Louchet GK 17 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Buchanan DF 1 18 13 5 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Leonard MF 1 14 18 8 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Onyeka MF 1 12 15 7 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Sikan FW 1 6 13 15 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Wolfsburg Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kepa GK 24 1 1 1 20 | 97 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 N_Nkounkou DF 1 20 14 13 29 | 97 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 45 0 M_Tonetto DF 1 18 15 3 24 | 87 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 14 0 W_Bouma DF 1 18 12 8 26 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 17 0 H_Smolcic DF 1 19 14 8 21 | 67 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 15 0 M_Wieffer DF 1 18 20 5 27 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 9 0 D_Ozoh DM 1 12 19 13 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 S_Eguren MF 1 11 18 13 25 | 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Knauff AM 1 9 19 16 26 | 97 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 27 30 42 Vinicius_Jr FW 1 2 18 24 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Beto FW 1 7 14 20 30 | 97 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 58 15 21 J_Ledesma GK 19 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Koch DF 1 17 11 3 24 | 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Buta MF 1 6 18 12 29 | 30 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 B_Henrichs DF 1 15 10 6 22 | 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Njinmah FW 1 2 10 15 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1736186921 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40