RB Leipzig vs Frankfurt 2022-23 German DFB Pokal, Final

RB Leipzig
  • 71': Christopher Nkunku
  • 85': Dominik Szoboszlai
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2 - 0
Eintracht Frankfurt

    Nkunku stars as RB Leipzig beat Eintracht Frankfurt to retain DFB Pokal

    RB Leipzig retained the German Cup with a 1-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the final thanks to a deflected goal and an assist from Christopher Nkunku on Saturday.

    Match Commentary

    • 45'+1': First Half ends, RB Leipzig 0, Eintracht Frankfurt 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins RB Leipzig 0, Eintracht Frankfurt 0.
    • 61': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Timo Werner.
    • 70': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Jesper Lindstrøm replaces Sebastian Rode.
    • 71': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, Eintracht Frankfurt 0. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
    • 77': Mario Götze (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Xaver Schlager replaces Amadou Haidara.
    • 78': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Rafael Borré replaces Makoto Hasebe.
    • 78': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Christopher Lenz replaces Philipp Max.
    • 81': Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
    • 85': Goal! RB Leipzig 2, Eintracht Frankfurt 0. Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
    • 87': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Éric Ebimbe replaces Aurélio Buta.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Kevin Kampl replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
    • 90'+1': Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 90'+2': Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Game Information

    Competition: German Cup

    Venue: Olympiastadion Berlin
    Location: Berlin, Germany
    Attendance: 74,322

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 13
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 6
    1 Saves 2
    42.4 Possession 57.6
    6 SHOTS 13
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    297 Accurate Passes 455
    406 Passes 557
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 3
    12 Crosses 14
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    46 Long Balls 54
    9 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.2 Long Balls % 0.3
    1 Blocked Shots 8
    8 Effective Tackles 12
    15 Tackles 18
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    11 Interceptions 8
    23 Effective Clearances 21
    23 Clearances 21

    Line-Ups

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

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

    SGE Eintracht Frankfurt (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Kevin Trapp (GK)
    20 Makoto Hasebe
    2 Evan Ndicka
    35 Tuta
    8 Djibril Sow
    17 Sebastian Rode
    32 Philipp Max
    24 Buta
    9 Randal Kolo Muani Yellow Card
    27 Mario Götze Yellow Card
    15 Daichi Kamada
    Substitutes:
    Junior Dina Ebimbe, Almamy Touré, Timothy Chandler, Paxten Aaronson, Diant Ramaj, Kristijan Jakic, Rafael Borré, Jesper Lindstrom, Christopher Lenz.

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