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21:55
The Red Bulls are trying to get out of the dressing room with a lot of force, but the Irons are still extremely compact and secure defensively. The capitals are also increasing the pressing and attacking Leipzig early on.
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21:51
The first chance of the second half belongs to the Saxons. Henrichs has space on the right wing and crosses into the center of Orban, who steals away behind Jaeckel. However, he heads the ball past the Berlin box to the right. Union push-off.
46
21:49
Both teams return to the pitch unchanged. Let’s continue with round two.
46
21:48
Kick-off 2nd half
45
21:33
Mid-term conclusion:
Union Berlin leads 1-0 at break at RB Leipzig. The game started with a very long sampling phase, in which both teams initially played forward with the handbrake on. But then the guests became increasingly active and came forward more and more often, especially on the right wing. From here it was an absolute dream pass from Trimmel, which resulted in Becker’s opening goal. It took the Red Bulls quite a while to recover from this shock and they found it extremely difficult to get dangerously in front of the visitors’ goal. Only after a Henrichs pass did Silva miss the only significant chance. So far, the Berliners have done an excellent job of not letting RBL get into the switching game and are well deserved to lead.
45
21:30
Official stoppage time (minutes): 1
43
21:28
Yellow card for Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin)
Becker loses the ball after going down the right. Szoboszlai starts through the center to counterattack, which Knoche stops with a tactical foul. Clear yellow card.
40
21:25
Angeliño hits a left-field free-kick off goal and onto the far post, but Rønnow, alert, comes out and fisted the ball firmly out of harm’s way.
37
21:23
Big chance Leipzig! André Silva and Dani Olmo combine to advance, but initially do not come to an end. When the ball is played from behind again, Henrichs has an eye for the free Silva, who has a completely clear shot from ten meters. However, he misses the post by a hair’s breadth to the right of the direct acceptance with the right.
35
21:20
Yellow card for Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig)
Laimer now sees the first yellow card of the game for a juicy foul on Oczipka.
34
21:19
The capitals have everything under control, are defending the lead very confidently at the moment and are waiting for counterattacks. RB Leipzig has no answers at the moment.
31
21:16
Angeliño throws a throw-in to Dani Olmo, who again finds himself confronted with a tight center. Since he has no passing station, he pulls inwards and then closes with the right from 20 meters. No problem for Rønnow, who safely catches the central shot.
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21:13
The Red Bulls are clearly struggling with the deficit. In general, it’s not yet the game of the Saxons, who simply can’t get behind the chain against compact Köpenicker.
25
21:09
Tooor for 1. FC Union Berlin, 0:1 by Sheraldo Becker
The guests reward themselves for more and more activity in the game and take a 1-0 lead. Christopher Trimmel has a lot of space on the right wing and then hits an absolute sugar cross on the second post. The flat ball comes right into the path of Sheraldo Becker, who stays cool from five meters and sinks the ball safely into the Saxon box. Nothing to do for Péter Gulácsi.
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21:09
Paul Jaeckel sends Taiwo Awoniyi up the right wing but Joško Gvardiol is close and nips the thrust in the bud with a perfectly timed tackle from behind.
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21:07
Taiwo Awoniyi has a lot of space on the right wing, but then hastily plays a completely unsuccessful through ball. The ball intended for Sheraldo Becker lands directly at Péter Gulácsi, who picks it up safely.
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21:05
Henrichs starts in the interface and is put in the sixteen after a strong pass from Oczipka. Actually a crystal clear penalty, but the linesman indicates an offside position, which is confirmed by the VAR. Consequently, the Berliners are awarded a free kick. Lucky for the Iron Ones!
18
21:03
The Köpenickers are defensively extremely compact. Leipzig has to stop a promising attack that takes place around the entire penalty area.
15
21:00
After a corner from the right, Union comes to an end. In the five-meter space Prömel can complete with the right. Gulácsi is on the spot, but unnecessarily lets the ball dribble to the side, where Prömel gets a follow-up shot. From an acute angle, he slams the margin but only to the side netting.
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20:58
Not too much is going on in this second semi-final. Both teams let flash through moments of switching after winning the ball, but don’t risk too much yet. The encounter is still in the sampling phase.
11
20:57
The first conclusion of the game belongs to the red bulls. André Silva has a lot of space on the right and then crosses sharply to the second post, where Dominik Szoboszlai gets to the ball with a lot of speed. His left-footed shot in the direction of the far corner goes well past the right from an acute angle.
8th
20:53
Khedira cannot get past Orban on the right, who can clear the ball into the side. With the subsequent throw-in, Trimmel then crosses directly into the hands of Gulácsi.
5
20:50
With a wide throw in, Nkunku starts over the left and then crosses flat into the backcourt. However, the pass lacks precision. The defense of the Iron is wide awake and clarifies.
3
20:48
Szoboszlai gets through on the right and crosses sharply into the sixteen. But Knoche resolutely chases the deflected ball wide.
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20:45
Kick-off in the sold-out Red Bull Arena. The people of Leipzig play in their usual red and white jerseys over red shorts. The guests from the capital appear all in black. Here we go.
20:24
There have only been nine competitive games between the two teams so far and RB Leipzig leads the direct comparison with five wins (one draw, three defeats). The last two meetings in a row went to 1. FC Union Berlin, who won 2-1 in league operations on December 3, 2021. By the way, both teams will soon see each other again. In three days, the second leg in the Bundesliga will also take place in the Red Bull Arena.
20:13
On Sunday, the Irons managed a 2-0 home win over Barcelona conquerors Eintracht Frankfurt. Accordingly, coach Urs Fischer sees little reason for too many changes and leaves it at two tactical changes: Christopher Trimmel and Bastian Oczipka start today for Niko Gießelmann and Julian Ryerson (both bench).
20:06
1. FC Union Berlin fought their way into the semifinals against Türkgücü Munich, Waldhof Mannheim, Hertha BSC and St. Pauli. After the most recent 2-1 home win over the Kiezkicker in the quarter-finals, however, the worm was in the league for a short time. In three consecutive league games, the Irons scored just one goal and picked up just one out of nine possible points. But then the knot burst during the international break. The Köpenickers have won their last three league games in a row with a total of 7-1 goals.
20:00
At the weekend, RBL climbed to third place in the table with a 1-0 away win at Bayer Leverkusen. Compared to this game, Domenico Tedesco rotates and makes six adjustments to his starting formation: Angeliño, Simakan, Nkunku, Laimer, Henrichs and Dani Olmo take over for Poulsen, Forsberg, Adams, Halstenberg, Mukiele (all five benches) and Klostermann (quarantine) .
19:54
RB Leipzig is incredibly strong in this semi-final. The Red Bulls have not lost any of their last 14 competitive games (ten wins, four draws), are the team with the most points in the Bundesliga in calendar year 2022 and, in addition to the semi-finals of the DFB Cup, also reached the top four teams in the UEFA Europa League . The Saxons go into today’s home game with a correspondingly broad chest.
19:48
The final opponents are SC Freiburg, who clearly beat second division Hamburger SV 3-1 last night. For RB Leipzig it would be the third final after 2019 and 2021. However, the Saxons lost the previous two finals by a clear three-goal difference. For Union Berlin, it would mean the second final after 2001. The Köpenickers were also unable to win the title in that final. By the way, it is already clear with the end of HSV that this year a new club name will be engraved as the first overall winner of the cup.
19:45
Good evening and welcome from the Red Bull Arena. This is where RB Leipzig will host 1. FC Union Berlin in the semifinals of the 2021/22 DFB Cup tonight at 8:45 p.m.