Freiburg vs RB Leipzig 2022-23 German DFB Pokal, Semifinals

SC Freiburg
  • 75': Michael Gregoritsch
FT
1 - 5
RB Leipzig
  • 13': Dani Olmo
  • 14': Benjamin Henrichs
  • 37': Dominik Szoboszlai
  • 45'+1': Christopher Nkunku
  • Red Card 58': Josko Gvardiol
  • 90'+7': Dominik Szoboszlai (P)

Holders RB Leipzig thrash Freiburg to reach German Cup final

Holders RB Leipzig crushed Freiburg 5-1 courtesy of a goal and three assists from Spaniard Dani Olmo on Tuesday to reach the German Cup final.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 13': Goal! SC Freiburg 0, RB Leipzig 1. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcel Halstenberg with a cross.
  • 14': Goal! SC Freiburg 0, RB Leipzig 2. Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
  • 20': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Vincenzo Grifo replaces Kiliann Sildillia.
  • 37': Goal! SC Freiburg 0, RB Leipzig 3. Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a through ball.
  • 45'+1': Goal! SC Freiburg 0, RB Leipzig 4. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a through ball.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, SC Freiburg 0, RB Leipzig 4.
  • 45': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Yannik Keitel replaces Maximilian Eggestein.
  • 45': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Roland Sallai replaces Ritsu Doan.
  • 58': Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig) is shown the red card.
  • 60': Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  • 61': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Mohamed Simakan replaces Christopher Nkunku.
  • 61': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Lukas Klostermann replaces Dani Olmo.
  • 61': Substitution, RB Leipzig. David Raum replaces Marcel Halstenberg.
  • 68': Lukas Kübler (SC Freiburg) is shown the yellow card.
  • 69': Janis Blaswich (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  • 75': Goal! SC Freiburg 1, RB Leipzig 4. Michael Gregoritsch (SC Freiburg) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roland Sallai with a cross.
  • 76': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Nils Petersen replaces Lucas Höler.
  • 79': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Timo Werner.
  • 79': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Noah Weißhaupt replaces Christian Günter.
  • 85': Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Abdou Diallo replaces Konrad Laimer.
  • 90'+4': Roland Sallai (SC Freiburg) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Goal! SC Freiburg 1, RB Leipzig 5. Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, SC Freiburg 1, RB Leipzig 5.

Game Information

Competition: German Cup

Venue: Europa-Park Stadion
Location: Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Attendance: 34,700

Statistics

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16 Fouls 16
3 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 1
47 Possession 53
12 SHOTS 10
6 ON GOAL 2
0.5 On Target % 0.2
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
317 Accurate Passes 356
410 Passes 448
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 4
11 Crosses 26
0.4 Cross % 0.2
49 Long Balls 42
15 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 2
9 Effective Tackles 10
14 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 15
30 Effective Clearances 11
30 Clearances 11

Line-Ups

SCF SC Freiburg (5-3-2)

No. Name
26 Mark Flekken (GK)
28 Matthias Ginter
3 Philipp Lienhart
17 Lukas Kübler Yellow Card
30 Christian Günter
25 Kiliann Sildillia
8 Maximilian Eggestein
27 Nicolas Höfler
42 Ritsu Doan
9 Lucas Höler
38 Michael Gregoritsch
Substitutes:
Noah Weißhaupt, Jeong Woo-Yeong, Vincenzo Grifo, Noah Atubolu, Nils Petersen, Merlin Rohl, Roland Sallai, Manuel Gulde, Yannik Keitel.

RBL RB Leipzig (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
21 Janis Blaswich (GK) Yellow Card
32 Josko Gvardiol Red Card
4 Willi Orbán
23 Marcel Halstenberg
39 Benjamin Henrichs
11 Timo Werner
8 Amadou Haidara
27 Konrad Laimer Yellow Card
18 Christopher Nkunku
7 Dani Olmo
17 Dominik Szoboszlai
Substitutes:
Mohamed Simakan, Abdou Diallo, Yussuf Poulsen, Ørjan Nyland, Emil Forsberg, André Silva, David Raum, Lukas Klostermann.

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