Wehen Wiesbaden vs RB Leipzig 2023-24 German DFB Pokal, First Round

Sep 27, 2023, 6:45 PM
SV Wehen Wiesbaden
  • 41': Ivan Prtajin
  • 73': Ivan Prtajin
FT
2 - 3
RB Leipzig
  • 7': Emil Forsberg
  • 18': Benjamin Sesko
  • 70': Benjamin Sesko

Sesko double helps holders Leipzig beat second-tier Wiesbaden

Holders RB Leipzig were made to work hard and needed two goals from striker Benjamin Sesko to secure a 3-2 win over second division club Wehen Wiesbaden on Wednesday and a spot in the German Cup second round.

Match Commentary

  • 7': Goal! SV Wehen Wiesbaden 0, RB Leipzig 1. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  • 18': Goal! SV Wehen Wiesbaden 0, RB Leipzig 2. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 41': Goal! SV Wehen Wiesbaden 1, RB Leipzig 2. Ivan Prtajin (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Angha.
  • 45'+1': Thijmen Goppel (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, SV Wehen Wiesbaden 1, RB Leipzig 2.
  • 45': Substitution, SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Nick Bätzner replaces Kianz Froese.
  • 65': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Xaver Schlager replaces Nicolas Seiwald.
  • 66': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Xavi Simons replaces Fábio Carvalho.
  • 66': Substitution, SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Robin Heußer replaces Gino Fechner.
  • 66': Substitution, SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Lasse Günther replaces Thijmen Goppel.
  • 66': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Loïs Openda replaces Yussuf Poulsen.
  • 70': Goal! SV Wehen Wiesbaden 1, RB Leipzig 3. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  • 73': Goal! SV Wehen Wiesbaden 2, RB Leipzig 3. Ivan Prtajin (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner following a corner.
  • 74': Substitution, SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Julius Kade replaces Bjarke Jacobsen.
  • 74': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christoph Baumgartner replaces Emil Forsberg.
  • 79': Aleksandar Vukotic (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Mohamed Simakan replaces Benjamin Sesko.
  • 84': Robin Heußer (SV Wehen Wiesbaden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Substitution, SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Franko Kovacevic replaces Sascha Mockenhaupt.

Game Information

Competition: German Cup
6:45 PM, Wed, Sep 27, 2023
Venue: BRITA-Arena
Location: Wiesbaden, Germany
Attendance: 12,000

Statistics

RBL WEH
10 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 4
5 Saves 5
68.3 Possession 31.7
14 SHOTS 16
8 ON GOAL 7
0.6 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
671 Accurate Passes 253
742 Passes 335
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 5
13 Crosses 17
0.2 Cross % 0.3
48 Long Balls 48
25 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
4 Blocked Shots 2
9 Effective Tackles 18
15 Tackles 22
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
13 Interceptions 12
14 Effective Clearances 17
14 Clearances 17

Line-Ups

SV Wehen Wiesbaden (3-4-3)

No. Name
16 Florian Stritzel (GK)
24 Marcus Mathiesen
26 Aleksandar Vukotic Yellow Card
2 Martin Angha
6 Gino Fechner
19 Bjarke Jacobsen
9 Thijmen Goppel Yellow Card
4 Sascha Mockenhaupt
18 Ivan Prtajin
20 Lee Hyun-Ju
30 Kianz Froese
Substitutes:
Nick Batzner, Franko Kovacevic, Lasse Günther, Arthur Lyska, Robin Heusser, Florian Carstens, Julius Kade, Amar Catic, Nico Rieble.

RB Leipzig (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Péter Gulácsi (GK)
23 Castello Lukeba
16 Lukas Klostermann
3 Christopher Lenz
39 Benjamin Henrichs
44 Kevin Kampl
13 Nicolas Seiwald
18 Fábio Carvalho
10 Emil Forsberg
9 Yussuf Poulsen
30 Benjamin Sesko
Substitutes:
David Raum, Tim Köhler, Loïs Openda, Janis Blaswich, Xavi Simons, Ilaix Moriba, Mohamed Simakan, Christoph Baumgartner, Xaver Schlager.

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