Bundesliga: RB Leipzig holds strong FC in chess

RB Leipzig pushed itself to the second place in the Bundesliga in a high -class game against the third place in the third place in the table. The Saxons won 3: 1 (3: 1) on Saturday evening.

Assan Ouedraogo took the lead for Leipzig (13th) from a short distance, Cologne answered very quickly by Jan Thielmann to compensate (23rd). Romulo managed the lead shortly before the break (45th), and even increased in front of a free kick from a free kick from 19 meters of half -right position (45.+4).

Long injured OUEDRAOGO: “Not a simple past”

“I didn’t have an easy past, especially last year”said the long injured Ouedraogo at the Sportschau microphone, “There is a good atmosphere in the team, everyone runs for everyone. That’s why it’s just cool to stand on the pitch again.” His coach Ole Warner said about him: “Assan is one of the many talented players we have, and he had a very, very striking training week. We rewarded that. We want to have more goal risk and ball security with him. He gave us that.”

“Seen over 90 minutes, we have already made a deserved one”said a fair Cologne coach Lukas Kwasniok to the ARD, “But we were primarily a challenge for the Leipziger in the first half.” And he added: “The two late goals in the first half killed us.”

Leipzig does it with a lot of will

RB Leipzig used his first real chance of scoring ice cold. After a corner from David Raum from the left side, Romulo headed the ball towards the five -meter space. At first Ouedraogo missed the ball, but Cologne did not get him out of the danger zone. The OUEDRAOGO trained at Schalke 04 remained present in the scene and poked the ball under the crossbar to lead.

However, the guests from the Rhineland did not set up a millisecond. After relocating to the right, the ball came back to the headquarters on Eric Martel, Thielmann saw. The plug -in pass in the 16 came well -dose at the right time, Thielmann carried out very consistently.

Two goals in six minutes – bitter for FC

The second RB goal was wonderfully played out – and fell to the “psychologically” right moment shortly before the break: With a fine individual campaign, Johan Bakayoko prevailed and matched the penalty point. There, Christoph Baumgartner cleverly forwarded with the hedge. Marvin Schwäbe reacted strongly, but the ball fell in front of the feet of Romulo, who used thought quickly.

But that’s not all: shortly, after the national player in a half-right position about 18 meters in front of the goal, the ball had put on the ball in a free kick, the Leipzig supporter cheered for the third time that evening. Because room’s shot fit exactly between the swogs flying up and the right posts.

Second half: Kwasniok rolls around

Shortly after the change of sides, it would have hit a hair again in the Cologne housing. But Willi Orban came in a Swabian defense – room had a free kick from the right half field in front of the goal – that Orban came half a step too late to dust off.

After almost an hour, Cologne-Coach Kwasniok converted his team four times, and with Ragnar Ache, new power immediately came into the team. And the joker almost stabbed immediately. Because after a cross from the right side, the striker appeared in front of Peter Gulasci, but did not put the ball in the goal. The famous one would have the connection goal “Gamechanger“But he was not.

FC continued to try it. The recovered right -back Sebastian Sebulonsen pulled off from a right position, but his shot was blocked as well as a attempt by Said El Mala, who came to a break immediately after the break, who came to an end after a first defused Cologne corner of Volley. Leipzig threw himself in everything that was given to his goal.

Leipzig’s defensive series stable

Although Ole Werner’s leading team focused on his defense and did it very disciplined, but RB did not remain passive offensive. Ezechiel Banzuzi, who came into the team for the striking Quedraogo after an hour, missed the Cologne goal several times, and Ridle Baku did not hit the goal with a long -range shot.

Cologne slowly went out of time – and while Ole Werner still avoided bringing the namesake slipped into the squad Timo Werner to the game, the indestructible Kevin Kampl was able to collect a few minutes and cheer on the field after the four -minute injury time.

Leipzig in Wolfsburg, Cologne against Stuttgart

Leipzig is a guest at VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday afternoon (3:30 p.m.). Cologne welcomes VfB Stuttgart on Sunday evening (5.30 p.m.).