RB Leipzig vs VfL Wolfsburg, 2024-25 German Cup, Quarterfinals
· German CupSesko penalty gives Leipzig win over Wolfsburg and spot in German Cup last four
RB Leipzig needed a well-taken second-half penalty from forward Benjamin Sesko to edge VfL Wolfsburg 1-0 on Wednesday and reach the German Cup last four.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt missed. Denis Vavro (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right following a fast break.
- 4': Attempt missed. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Sesko.
- 5': Attempt missed. Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Patrick Wimmer.
- 8': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Andreas Skov Olsen is caught offside.
- 8': Foul by Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig).
- 8': Konstantinos Koulierakis (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Foul by Andreas Skov Olsen (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 8': Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by David Raum (RB Leipzig).
- 11': Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt missed. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Willi Orbán following a fast break.
- 12': Attempt missed. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin Kampl.
- 15': Foul by Arthur Vermeeren (RB Leipzig).
- 15': Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt missed. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ridle Baku with a cross.
- 17': Foul by David Raum (RB Leipzig).
- 17': Kilian Fischer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Delay in match because of an injury Kilian Fischer (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 20': Delay in match because of an injury Kilian Fischer (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25': Foul by Kilian Fischer (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 25': Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Offside, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Sesko is caught offside.
- 28': Foul by Lutsharel Geertruida (RB Leipzig).
- 28': Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Willi Orbán (RB Leipzig).
- 28': Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt saved. Mohammed Amoura (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tiago Tomás.
- 30': Foul by Ridle Baku (RB Leipzig).
- 30': Joakim Mæhle (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt saved. Andreas Skov Olsen (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bence Dárdai.
- 33': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Denis Vavro.
- 34': Attempt missed. Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Xavi Simons following a corner.
- 34': Foul by El Chadaille Bitshiabu (RB Leipzig).
- 34': Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Lutsharel Geertruida (RB Leipzig).
- 36': Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt missed. David Raum (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
- 43': Foul by Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig).
- 43': Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 44': Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt saved. Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bence Dárdai.
- 45': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Maarten Vandevoordt.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Denis Vavro.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, RB Leipzig 0, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
- 45': Second Half begins RB Leipzig 0, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
- 47': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Lutsharel Geertruida.
- 48': Mohammed Amoura (VfL Wolfsburg) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Andreas Skov Olsen with a cross following a corner.
- 49': Attempt saved. Andreas Skov Olsen (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mohammed Amoura.
- 49': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Maarten Vandevoordt.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Denis Vavro (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 51': Foul by Konstantinos Koulierakis (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 51': Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Attempt blocked. David Raum (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 55': Attempt missed. Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Patrick Wimmer.
- 57': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Bence Dárdai.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Sesko with a cross.
- 58': Attempt missed. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a fast break.
- 59': Foul by Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig).
- 59': Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Arthur Vermeeren (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 61': Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Foul by Konstantinos Koulierakis (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 63': Foul by Kilian Fischer (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 63': Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Attempt missed. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Raum with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 64': Foul by Lutsharel Geertruida (RB Leipzig).
- 64': Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Penalty conceded by Kilian Fischer (VfL Wolfsburg) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 67': Joakim Mæhle (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
- 69': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 70': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by David Raum.
- 71': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jonas Wind replaces Andreas Skov Olsen.
- 73': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Mohammed Amoura is caught offside.
- 74': Attempt missed. Bence Dárdai (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mohammed Amoura.
- 74': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Castello Lukeba replaces El Chadaille Bitshiabu.
- 74': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Amadou Haidara replaces Kevin Kampl.
- 76': Foul by David Raum (RB Leipzig).
- 76': Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Bence Dárdai (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 78': Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Konstantinos Koulierakis.
- 81': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Aster Vranckx replaces Bence Dárdai.
- 81': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Yannick Gerhardt replaces Patrick Wimmer.
- 82': Foul by Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig).
- 82': Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 83': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Denis Vavro.
- 83': Attempt saved. Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 84': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Denis Vavro.
- 85': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Mohammed Amoura is caught offside.
- 86': Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig).
- 86': Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jakub Kaminski replaces Kilian Fischer.
- 86': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Kevin Behrens replaces Tiago Tomás.
- 87': Attempt saved. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Loïs Openda.
- 87': Attempt saved. Kevin Behrens (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammed Amoura.
- 88': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Jakub Kaminski.
- 90': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Lukas Klostermann replaces Lutsharel Geertruida.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Nicolas Seiwald replaces Arthur Vermeeren.
- 90'+2': Hand ball by Denis Vavro (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 90'+3': Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christoph Baumgartner replaces Xavi Simons.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Christoph Baumgartner.
- 90'+6': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Marius Müller.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, RB Leipzig 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
- 0': Match ends, RB Leipzig 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
Statistics
 WOB |
RBL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 49 | Possession | 51 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 339 | Accurate Passes | 355 |
| 432 | Passes | 437 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 9 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 12 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 30 |
| 36 | Clearances | 30 |
Game Information
Competition: German Cup
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 40,478
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 40,478
Line-Ups
RB Leipzig (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Maarten Vandevoordt (GK) |
| 4 | Willi Orbán |
| 5 | El Chadaille Bitshiabu |
| 3 | Lutsharel Geertruida |
| 18 | Arthur Vermeeren |
| 44 | Kevin Kampl |
| 10 | Xavi Simons |
| 22 | David Raum |
| 17 | Ridle Baku |
| 30 | Benjamin Sesko |
| 11 | Loïs Openda  |
VfL Wolfsburg (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Marius Müller (GK) |
| 4 | Konstantinos Koulierakis |
| 18 | Denis Vavro |
| 21 | Joakim Maehle |
| 2 | Kilian Fischer |
| 32 | Mattias Svanberg |
| 24 | Bence Dárdai |
| 39 | Patrick Wimmer |
| 7 | Andreas Skov Olsen |
| 11 | Tiago Tomas |
| 9 | Mohamed Amoura |
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