Wolfsburg vs RB Leipzig 2023-24 German DFB Pokal, Second Round
56': Yussuf PoulsenWolfsburg knock holders RB Leipzig out of DFB Pokal
VfL Wolfsburg beat RB Leipzig 1-0 courtesy of Vaclav Cerny's first-half goal to eliminate the holders in the German Cup second round and put an end to their two year-reign in the competition.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 14': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, RB Leipzig 0. Václav Cerny (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tiago Tomás with a through ball.
- 42': Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 1, RB Leipzig 0.
- 52': Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 56': Second yellow card to Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) for a bad foul.
- 64': Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Kevin Paredes replaces Václav Cerny.
- 70': Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Kevin Kampl replaces Xaver Schlager.
- 73': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Mohamed Simakan replaces Castello Lukeba.
- 73': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Sesko replaces Timo Werner.
- 74': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jonas Wind replaces Tiago Tomás.
- 74': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Joakim Mæhle replaces Ridle Baku.
- 80': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christoph Baumgartner replaces Amadou Haidara.
- 81': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Lovro Majer replaces Jakub Kaminski.
- 81': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Maximilian Arnold replaces Aster Vranckx.
- 82': Pavao Pervan (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Kevin Paredes (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Fábio Carvalho replaces Loïs Openda.
- 90'+7': Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 1, RB Leipzig 0.
Game Information
Competition: German Cup
Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 16,031
Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 16,031
Statistics
 RBL |
WOB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 17 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 66 | Possession | 34 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 484 | Accurate Passes | 204 |
| 590 | Passes | 303 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 24 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 17 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 33 |
| 18 | Clearances | 33 |
VfL Wolfsburg (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Pavao Pervan (GK)  |
| 3 | Sebastiaan Bornauw |
| 5 | Cédric Zesiger |
| 4 | Maxence Lacroix |
| 6 | Aster Vranckx |
| 32 | Mattias Svanberg |
| 31 | Yannick Gerhardt |
| 20 | Ridle Baku |
| 11 | Tiago Tomas |
| 16 | Jakub Kaminski |
| 7 | Václav Cerný |
RB Leipzig (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Péter Gulácsi (GK) |
| 23 | Castello Lukeba |
| 16 | Lukas Klostermann |
| 22 | David Raum |
| 39 | Benjamin Henrichs |
| 24 | Xaver Schlager |
| 8 | Amadou Haidara |
| 11 | Timo Werner |
| 20 | Xavi Simons |
| 9 | Yussuf Poulsen |
| 17 | Loïs Openda |
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