Red Bull Leizpig has turned the Red Bull Arena into a fortress. He thought Freiburg would have the honor of being his first executioner after scoring the first home goal, but they were outclassed by a team led by a determined Loïs Openda (1-3).
Still without Xavi Simons, Marco Rose’s team struggled in the first minutes of the match. Freiburg had more prominence, as they were able to take advantage of a low-tension defense to take the lead. Grifo put in a good ball that Doan finished at the far post (15′). Leipzig’s system was very tight, and they slowly eased into the game despite a Cesko who still didn’t measure up and wasted chances to catch up.
After that occasion, the Bundesliga leader finally took control and suffocated Freiburg, who lived the whole time defending and bailing out water, as Leipzig had a chance to score but found themselves in a cat Atobolu who stopped everything.
Speaking of goalkeepers, Gulacsi did not play in the second half, being substituted at half time. From the bench he saw how Orban immediately tied the score with a ‘killer’ shot (47′) that set his team free. And Leizpig put it directly thanks to Openda. The Belgian created the game and helped Geertruida take advantage (57′) and in the final phase he decided the game by receiving space, holding on to his pair and finishing at the near post (79′).
match lineup
1
3
39
8
4
23
7
44
11
30
14
1
17
30
27
37
3
42
6
20
18
32
Red Bull Arena
45′
Noah Atubulu1
57′
79′
Lukas Kübler17
67′
Christian Günter30
86′
64′
Nicolas Hoefler27
46′
Max Rosenfelder37
36′
79′
Philip Lienhart3
45′
Ritsu Doan42
14′
Patrick Osterhage6
77′
78′
Junior Adamu20
37′
67′
64′
Eren Dinkçi18
86′
Vincenzo Grifo32
67′
Replacements
Florian Müller21
45′
Kiliann Sildillia25
67′
79′
Matthias Ginter28
86′
79′
Bruno Ogbus43
Maximilian Eggestein8
64′
87′
Florent Muslija23
67′
Lucas Holler9
86′
Maximilian Philipp26
64′
Michael Gregoritsch38
67′
coach
Marco Rose
Julian Schuster
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
