Leipzig, current champion of the German Cupwill be able to continue the defense of the first major title in its history, since Wednesday they qualified for the quarterfinals after eliminating Hoffenheim 3-1 in the round of 16 at the Red Bull Arena.
Emil Forsberg went forward in Leipzig and he did it soon, in the 8th minute, with a goal from outside the area, taking advantage of a ball from his teammate Konrad Laimer. The first step towards the quarterfinals was made by the team led by Marco Rose.
Laimer himself made it 2-0 on the scoreboard, on his left foot, on the turn, in a great movement. It’s 41 minutes and the tie is good for Leipzig, with André Breitenreiter’s Hoffenheim forced to come back to reach the quarterfinals.
As Leipzig struggled to increase their advantage, Hoffenfeim managed to close the gap in the 77′, when the former Sevilla player Kasper Dolberg scored with a header, assisted by Angeliño, definitely a former Leipzig player. Dolberg’s first goal against Hoffenheim and where he added emotion to the tie.
Timo Werner came close to scoring a third, after going past Oliver Baumann, Hoffenheim’s goalkeeper, but Stanley Nsoki blocked the goal. Nsoki was sent off after 86′. Werner finally scored his goal after receiving a good pass from Yussuf Poulsen (who came on in the 80′ for André Silva) in the 84′.
Source: La Verdad
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