Leipzig won the DFB-Pokal against Freiburg in a final that had everything. The Fribourgers went ahead in the first half, but Nkunku leveled the match in the second. Halstenberg left those of Tedesco with ten in the 57th minute, but the Leipsians forced extra time and penalties. Thirteen years after its foundation, RB Leizpig won its first national title.
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Freiburg
Flecken; Gulde (Schlotterbeck, 106′), Lienhart, Schlotterbeck; Kubler (Haberer, 86′), Eggestein (Schmid, 86′), Hofler (Demirovic, 79′), Gunter; Sallai (Petersen, 79′), Griffin, Holer.
RB Leipzig
Gulacsi; Simakan (Gvardiol, 113′), Orban, Halstenberg; Klostermann, Laimer (Adams, 99′), Kampl (D. Olmo, 69′), Henrichs, Forsberg (Mukiele, 61′); Nkunku, A. Silva (Szoboszlai, 61′).
goals
1-0 M.19 Eggenstein. 1-1 M.76 Nkunku
Referee
Sasha Stegemann. TA: Kubler (81′), Lienhart (90′), Demirovic (112′) / Simakan (58′), Kampl (60′, 118′), Forsberg (83′). TR: Halstenberg (57′).
Incidents
Match corresponding to the final of the DFB-Pokal, played at the Olympiastadion (Berlin).
The tension of the final was palpable from the initial whistle and both teams entered with everything. The first warning was from Leipzig, with a dangerous center of Lukas Klosterman who managed to clear the Fribourg defense. those of Christian Streich They responded with a shipment to the area that activated the defense of Leizpig. Freiburg improved as the minutes went by and their defensive approach prevented the Leipsian attackers from being interned. The first goal of the game was for the Black Forest. Maximilian Eggenstein came from the second line to the front to place the ball in the right corner of the goal of Gulacsi. The VAR reviewed the play for a Freiburg hand before the goal, but the referee considered that the hand was not voluntary and the goal went up to the light.
Leipzig reacted with a shot from nkunku which was about to mean the tie. The Fribourg defense cleared the ball practically on the goal line. The set of Tedesco He looked for the tie without success. Freiburg sought to increase their lead on the counterattack taking advantage of the rise in visiting lines, but the first half came to an end with the score at 1-0.
After the first ten minutes of the restart, the referee showed the direct red card to Marcel Halstenberg for a dangerous tackle. With a goal and man advantage, the final was put more in the face of Freiburg. those of Streich they were able to score their second goal on one occasion Roland Sallaibut Gulacsi was attentive. Tedesco gave entrance to Szoboszlai, Mukiele Y Daniel Olmo to revolutionize the encounter. The changes did not take long to give him results and nkunku tied the game after an assist from Orbán. The French striker, awarded as the best player in the Bundesliga, scored his 35th goal of the season.
In the last minutes of the game, Daniel Olmo He had a very clear chance to put Leipzig ahead, but his shot skimmed the woodwork. Neither team managed to unbalance the match and the final went into extra time.
In the last bars of the first part of extra time, Gulacsi He sent the ball to the post after a great save and the rebound reached the feet of Demirović, who sent the ball into the clouds to an empty goal. Already in the second half of extra time, Leipzig claimed a penalty on Hofler on Daniel Olmo. The referee did not consider a foul at first and, after seeing it repeated in the VAR, certified his initial decision. The score did not change in extra time and the title was decided on penalties.
Leipzig scored all four of its shots and Freiburg missed two. those of Tedesco champions were proclaimed with a final that they had against the ropes for many minutes.