24
20:24
Schlotterbeck has to clarify in front of the line! A first bad pass from Höfler gives Nkunku a lot of freedom. He drives the ball in front of the penalty area, but then plays to the opponent himself. Leipzig stays tuned until Silva plays in the middle in a high arc. Höfler wants to play the ball blindly to Flekken, but this brings Nkunku into play again, who shows the ball to the goalkeeper, but his attempt is stopped by Schlotterbeck at the last moment!
21
20:22
Freiburg immediately follows, but fails from the second row with an unplaced low shot at the Leipzig goalkeeper.
21
20:21
Of course, the hit is still being discussed and the VAR turns on. However, since the ball comes from your own body and is clearly played accidentally, it counts 1:0!
19
20:19
Tooor for SC Freiburg, 1-0 through Maximilian Eggestein
We have a hit! Grifo sends Günther down the line on the left, who hits the ball straight into the center. Sallai stumbles the ball and then accidentally hits it backwards with his hand. So he lays it down perfectly for Eggestein, who puts the ball directly into the left corner with his left hand! Gulácsi has no chance!
16
20:16
The SCF fans light a few Bengalos and are asked by the stadium announcer for a more dignified setting for the cup final.
14
20:14
Leipzig has the first big chance! Rather by accident, Forsberg prevails on the left in the penalty area and takes a shot from an acute angle. Flekken blocks the shot forward, but follows up too late against André Silva. The ball bounces back from the Portuguese to Nkunku, but he’s blocked at the last moment!
13
20:12
During the last few minutes, Freiburg develops slight field advantages. Domenico Tedesco’s team now wants to compensate for this with possession of the ball.
10
20:11
Now Sallai and Höler emerge freely behind the RB defense, but the flag goes up on the side. In addition, the two attackers play it poorly, so that Stegemann ultimately just lets it run on.
10
20:10
Grifo circles the ball to the near post with his right, but the Saxons close it down.
9
20:09
Good action from Sallai, who briefly puts the ball past Klostermann and then is put in by the defender. So he gets a free kick out near the left corner flag.
8th
20:08
Before Günther hits the ball in the middle, Stegemann blows his whistle because Schlotterbeck and Henrichs get together. When the cross flies in front of the goal, Orban clears with his head.
7
20:07
In attack, the ball suddenly bounces in front of Sallai, who has a clear path for a moment before Simakan energetically intervenes and clears for the first corner of the game.
6
20:06
There’s the signal to the referee: Nkunku comes back onto the field with a slight headache.
5
20:05
Shortly thereafter, Höfler is challenged in a duel with Nkunku. The two collide and Nkunku stays on the ground because his head hits the opponent’s shoulder. After a short break, the French should continue.
4
20:04
Höfler plays a cross from half field into the Saxon penalty area, which Henrichs clears with a long leg.
3
20:03
For a good minute, Leipzig gets stuck in front, but two crosses are cleared by the Freiburg back line. Shortly thereafter, the flag of the line assistant goes up and the sports club is allowed to set up for the first time.
2
20:02
RB first gets a bit of security and lets the ball run behind. When Forsberg is sent steeply for the first time, Schlotterbeck effortlessly tackles him.
1
20:00
Who will win the DFB Cup for the first time? SC Freiburg or RB Leipzig? The Saxons toast. Let the wild ride begin!
19:54
The teams enter the field of the Olympic Stadium and the atmosphere is excellent. While the Freiburg fans were asked to wear red clothes, the Leipzig fans are wearing all white. It will not be long.
19:51
The experienced Sascha Stegemann is allowed to lead the cup final. The 37-year-old business administration graduate will be supported by linesmen Mike Pickel and Frederick Assmuth. Sören Storks and his colleague Christian Gittelmann serve as VARs.
19:45
The two league games between SCF and RB each ended 1-1. In the first leg, Leipzig led through Emil Forsberg before Woo-yeong Jeong equalized. Ermedin Demirović gave Freiburg the lead in the second leg in Saxony, but Angeliño equalized in the 90th minute. In a way, it was the goal of the season so far, because if Leipzig had lost that game, Freiburg would now be fourth. The exciting fight for the Champions League is of course an important side note for this final: RB stayed ahead in league operations.
19:39
At Leipzig, only Amadou Haïdara was questionable. However, the 24-year-old Malian reported fit for a mission in time for the grand final and is on the bench today. However, the focus should be on star striker Kevin Nkunku, who is once again the team’s best scorer in the cup with three goals and three assists.
19:33
Fortunately, there are hardly any failures on either side. Youngsters Yannik Keitel and Kevin Schade are missing at Freiburg, although only the latter had a real impact on the Bundesliga team. The stars of the team, such as Kevin Schlotterbeck, top scorer Vincenzo Grifo and top scorer Lucas Höler are on board.
19:27
It is the third final for RB Leipzig, although the team has only been playing in the first division for six years. A curious fact underlines the special role of RB: Christian Streich is playing his 396th competitive game as a coach for SC Freiburg today, while Leipzig is playing the 396th competitive game in its entire history. In addition, RB coach Domenico Tedesco reached this final after only five months as head coach of the Bulls. Jesse Marsch was still on the sidelines against Sandhausen and Babelsberg.
19:23
Former Freiburg striker Karim Guédé heats up the SCF fans and plays the Badnerlied on a saxophone. It’s a very unusual atmosphere in Berlin.
19:18
Leipzig’s route to the final was also confident: The Red Bulls didn’t concede a single goal in the first four rounds, although there was a bit of luck in the draw with SV Sandhausen, SV Babelsberg, Hansa Rostock and Hannover 96, as well as Freiburg. It was only in the semi-finals that Losfee brought a first division team to Leipzig with Union Berlin, which promptly took the lead. However, André Silva equalized before Emil Forsberg got the acclaimed place in the final in added time.
19:09
In the long history of the sports club from Freiburg, the people of Breisgau are in the DFB Cup final for the first time and are therefore very close to their first major title! On the way to the final, SCF defeated Würzburger Kickers, VfL Osnabrück, 1899 Hoffenheim, VfL Bochum and Hamburger SV. Ironically, it was the third division team from Osnabrück that got the tightest when they reached the round of 16 on penalties. On the other hand, Baden won the semifinals very easily with 1:3 at HSV.
19:00
Welcome to the final of the DFB Pokal! SC Freiburg meets RB Leipzig in the Berlin Olympic Stadium. It starts at 8:00 p.m.!