Werder Bremen vs RB Leipzig, 2020-21 German DFB Pokal, Semifinals

· German Cup

Werder Bremen

105'+1': Leonardo Bittencourt

FT - ET
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RB Leipzig

93': Hwang Hee-Chan
120'+1': Emil Forsberg

Late Forsberg winner sends RB Leipzig into German Cup final

Leipzig's Korean forward Hwang Hee-chan [1296x729]

RB Leipzig reached the German Cup final as substitute Emil Forsberg netted a last-gasp goal to give them a 2-1 win at Werder Bremen in extra time.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Milos Veljkovic (SV Werder Bremen).
1': Offside, RB Leipzig. Willi Orban tries a through ball, but Angeliño is caught offside.
4': Attempt saved. Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Angeliño with a cross.
4': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Niklas Moisander.
5': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a cross.
5': Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele following a corner.
5': Attempt saved. Joshua Sargent (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Niclas Füllkrug with a through ball.
8': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Ludwig Augustinsson.
10': Attempt blocked. Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
10': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Maximilian Eggestein.
11': Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Foul by Christian Groß (SV Werder Bremen).
11': Offside, RB Leipzig. Willi Orban tries a through ball, but Angeliño is caught offside.
13': Foul by Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig).
13': Niclas Füllkrug (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth.
17': Attempt missed. Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
18': Davie Selke (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (RB Leipzig).
19': Dayot Upamecano (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Davie Selke (SV Werder Bremen).
20': Foul by Davie Selke (SV Werder Bremen).
20': Ibrahima Konaté (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Jean-Manuel Mbom (SV Werder Bremen).
21': Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Angeliño (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Davie Selke (SV Werder Bremen).
23': Attempt blocked. Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
23': Offside, RB Leipzig. Kevin Kampl tries a through ball, but Alexander Sørloth is caught offside.
28': Attempt missed. Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
30': Attempt missed. Joshua Sargent (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Davie Selke with a headed pass.
33': Davie Selke (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Dayot Upamecano (RB Leipzig).
35': Foul by Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig).
35': Niclas Füllkrug (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
36': Attempt blocked. Niclas Füllkrug (SV Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
36': Attempt missed. Milos Veljkovic (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
37': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Ludwig Augustinsson.
39': Foul by Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig).
39': Maximilian Eggestein (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Theodor Gebre Selassie (SV Werder Bremen).
42': Christian Groß (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig).
45': VAR Decision: No Penalty SV Werder Bremen.
45'+4': Foul by Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig).
45'+4': Joshua Sargent (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+5': Attempt missed. Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Angeliño with a cross.
45'+6': First Half ends, SV Werder Bremen 0, RB Leipzig 0.
45': Second Half begins SV Werder Bremen 0, RB Leipzig 0.
45': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christopher Nkunku replaces Amadou Haidara.
46': Offside, RB Leipzig. Dani Olmo tries a through ball, but Alexander Sørloth is caught offside.
47': Davie Selke (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Willi Orban (RB Leipzig).
48': Foul by Niclas Füllkrug (SV Werder Bremen).
48': Willi Orban (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Attempt blocked. Angeliño (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
52': Offside, RB Leipzig. Kevin Kampl tries a through ball, but Nordi Mukiele is caught offside.
54': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Niklas Moisander.
56': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig).
56': Jirí Pavlenka (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Attempt saved. Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer with a cross.
58': Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Foul by Niklas Moisander (SV Werder Bremen).
59': Attempt missed. Angeliño (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
61': Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
61': Foul by Christian Groß (SV Werder Bremen).
61': Dayot Upamecano (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Niclas Füllkrug (SV Werder Bremen).
63': Foul by Angeliño (RB Leipzig).
63': Joshua Sargent (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Offside, SV Werder Bremen. Ludwig Augustinsson tries a through ball, but Niclas Füllkrug is caught offside.
64': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Jirí Pavlenka.
65': Attempt blocked. Willi Orban (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku with a cross.
66': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Yuya Osako replaces Niclas Füllkrug.
69': Davie Selke (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (RB Leipzig).
70': Attempt missed. Yuya Osako (SV Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ludwig Augustinsson with a cross following a set piece situation.
70': Attempt missed. Yuya Osako (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joshua Sargent with a headed pass.
71': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Willi Orban.
72': Foul by Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig).
72': Niklas Moisander (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Leonardo Bittencourt replaces Jean-Manuel Mbom.
73': Attempt missed. Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
74': Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Ludwig Augustinsson (SV Werder Bremen).
74': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Marcel Sabitzer.
75': Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
75': Foul by Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen).
76': Foul by Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen).
76': Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
77': Attempt blocked. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth.
78': Attempt saved. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Angeliño with a cross.
78': Attempt blocked. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Angeliño with a cross.
78': Attempt saved. Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
80': Attempt missed. Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
80': Foul by Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig).
80': Joshua Sargent (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': Hand ball by Davie Selke (SV Werder Bremen).
83': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Theodor Gebre Selassie.
84': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (RB Leipzig).
84': Yuya Osako (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Attempt saved. Niklas Moisander (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maximilian Eggestein.
87': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig).
87': Milos Veljkovic (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Yuya Osako (SV Werder Bremen).
88': Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Davie Selke (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88': Foul by Willi Orban (RB Leipzig).
89': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Yussuf Poulsen.
90': Attempt missed. Theodor Gebre Selassie (SV Werder Bremen) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
90': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Alexander Sørloth.
90': Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (RB Leipzig).
90': Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Nordi Mukiele.
90'+2': Dayot Upamecano (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+2': Foul by Niklas Moisander (SV Werder Bremen).
90'+3': Attempt missed. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Willi Orban with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
90'+4': Attempt saved. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Angeliño with a cross.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
90'+5': Second Half ends, SV Werder Bremen 0, RB Leipzig 0.
90': First Half Extra Time begins SV Werder Bremen 0, RB Leipzig 0.
91': Attempt blocked. Davie Selke (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Theodor Gebre Selassie with a cross.
91': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Nordi Mukiele.
92': Offside, SV Werder Bremen. Joshua Sargent tries a through ball, but Leonardo Bittencourt is caught offside.
93': Goal! SV Werder Bremen 0, RB Leipzig 1. Hwang Hee-Chan (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
96': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Kevin Möhwald replaces Davie Selke because of an injury.
97': Offside, RB Leipzig. Ibrahima Konaté tries a through ball, but Nordi Mukiele is caught offside.
99': Foul by Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig).
99': Maximilian Eggestein (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
99': Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
99': Dayot Upamecano (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
99': Foul by Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen).
101': Péter Gulácsi (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
101': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Henrichs replaces Angeliño.
102': Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
102': Foul by Christian Groß (SV Werder Bremen).
103': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (RB Leipzig).
103': Yuya Osako (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
105': Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
105': Foul by Kevin Möhwald (SV Werder Bremen).
105'+1': Goal! SV Werder Bremen 1, RB Leipzig 1. Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner.
105'+3': Hand ball by Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig).
105'+4': First Half Extra Time ends, SV Werder Bremen 1, RB Leipzig 1.
105': Second Half Extra Time begins SV Werder Bremen 1, RB Leipzig 1.
106': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
106': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Niklas Moisander.
107': Attempt missed. Willi Orban (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku with a cross following a corner.
108': Hand ball by Yuya Osako (SV Werder Bremen).
109': Attempt missed. Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs with a cross.
109': Attempt missed. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele.
110': Offside, RB Leipzig. Dani Olmo tries a through ball, but Nordi Mukiele is caught offside.
112': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Niklas Moisander.
112': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
112': Attempt blocked. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
113': Foul by Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig).
113': Joshua Sargent (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
114': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg replaces Christopher Nkunku.
115': Foul by Christian Groß (SV Werder Bremen).
115': Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
118': Foul by Yuya Osako (SV Werder Bremen).
118': Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
119': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Philipp Bargfrede replaces Christian Groß.
120'+1': Goal! SV Werder Bremen 1, RB Leipzig 2. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Hwang Hee-Chan with a headed pass.
120'+4': Second Half Extra Time ends, SV Werder Bremen 1, RB Leipzig 2.
0': Match ends, SV Werder Bremen 1, RB Leipzig 2.

Statistics

RBL		SVW
21	Fouls	23
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
7	Offsides	2
9	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	5
65.9	Possession	34.1
28	SHOTS	12
7	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
568	Accurate Passes	207
693	Passes	362
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.6
17	Accurate Crosses	2
39	Crosses	15
0.4	Cross %	0.1
86	Long Balls	86
52	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
10	Blocked Shots	2
9	Effective Tackles	7
11	Tackles	17
0.8	Tackle %	0.4
7	Interceptions	10
15	Effective Clearances	34
15	Clearances	34

Game Information

Competition: German Cup

Venue: Weserstadion
Location: Bremen, Germany

Line-Ups

Werder Bremen (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Jirí Pavlenka (GK)
18	Niklas Moisander
13	Milos Veljkovic
5	Ludwig Augustinsson
23	Theodor Gebre Selassie
36	Christian Groß
35	Maximilian Eggestein
34	Jean-Manuel Mbom
9	Davie Selke
11	Niclas Füllkrug
19	Josh Sargent

Werder Bremen Substitutes:

Kevin Möhwald, Yuya Osako, Leonardo Bittencourt, Philipp Bargfrede, Michael Zetterer, Eren Dinkci, Julian Rieckmann, Romano Schmid, Patrick Erras.

RB Leipzig (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Péter Gulácsi (GK)
6	Ibrahima Konaté
4	Willi Orbán
5	Dayot Upamecano
44	Kevin Kampl
7	Marcel Sabitzer
8	Amadou Haidara
3	Angeliño
22	Nordi Mukiele
25	Dani Olmo
19	Alexander Sørloth

RB Leipzig Substitutes:

Yussuf Poulsen, Lukas Klostermann, Konrad Laimer, Josep Martínez, Christopher Nkunku, Benjamin Henrichs, Emil Forsberg, Tyler Adams, Hwang Hee-Chan.

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