RB Salzburg vs Wolfsburg 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
3 - 1
Salzburg beats Wolfsburg to extend group lead in CL
— Salzburg's young squad took a big step closer to reaching the Champions League knockout stage with a 3-1 win over Wolfsburg on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 3': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Karim Adeyemi (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Seiwald following a fast break.
- 15': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross following a corner.
- 19': Mohamed Camara (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
- 47': Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 2, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Noah Okafor (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 66': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Nicolás Capaldo replaces Mohamed Camara.
- 70': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Paulo Otávio replaces Jérôme Roussillon.
- 70': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Felix Nmecha replaces Ridle Baku.
- 72': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Bernardo replaces Maximilian Wöber.
- 77': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 3, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Noah Okafor (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo following a corner.
- 84': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Daouda Guindo replaces Andreas Ulmer.
- 87': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Junior Chukwubuike Adamu replaces Karim Adeyemi.
- 87': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Roko Simic replaces Noah Okafor.
- 87': Nicolás Capaldo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 3, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
Game Information
Venue: Red Bull Arena Salzburg
Location: Salzburg, Austria
Attendance: 29,520
Statistics
WOB |
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|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 45.7 | Possession | 54.3 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 275 | Accurate Passes | 327 |
| 344 | Passes | 407 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 16 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 17 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 15 | Clearances | 7 |
RB Salzburg (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Philipp Köhn (GK) |
| 39 | Maximilian Wöber |
| 6 | Jerome Onguene |
| 19 | Mohamed Camara |
| 17 | Andreas Ulmer |
| 43 | Rasmus Kristensen |
| 11 | Brenden Aaronson |
| 13 | Nicolas Seiwald |
| 21 | Luka Sucic |
| 27 | Karim Adeyemi |
| 77 | Noah Okafor |
VfL Wolfsburg (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Koen Casteels (GK) |
| 25 | John Brooks |
| 4 | Maxence Lacroix |
| 15 | Jérôme Roussillon |
| 19 | Kevin Mbabu |
| 28 | Dodi Lukebakio |
| 27 | Maximilian Arnold |
| 8 | Aster Vranckx |
| 10 | Lukas Nmecha |
| 11 | Renato Steffen |
| 20 | Ridle Baku |
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