RB Leipzig 3-1 Hoffenheim (Dec 16, 2023) Commentary

TSG Hoffenheim

7-2-6, 23 PTS

Lukas Klostermann - 34'
Emil Forsberg - 70'
Mohamed Simakan - 74'

Ozan Kabak - 42'

21
Blaswich
22
Raum
2
Simakan
16
Klostermann
39
Henrichs
24
Schlager
8
Haidara
20
Simons
14
Baumgartner
9
Poulsen
17
Openda

No.Name
21Janis Blaswich
2Mohamed Simakan 23Castello Lukeba
16Lukas Klostermann
22David Raum
39Benjamin Henrichs
24Xaver Schlager
8Amadou Haidara 44Kevin Kampl
9Yussuf Poulsen
17Loïs Openda 30Benjamin Sesko
20Xavi Simons 18Fábio Carvalho
14Christoph Baumgartner 10Emil Forsberg

Substitutes
1Péter Gulácsi
11Timo Werner
13Nicolas Seiwald
3Christopher Lenz

Leipzig Stadium

12:30 PM, December 16, 2023Coverage: ESPN+

Leipzig, Germany

Over/Under: 3.5

Attendance: 42,946

Referees:
Robert Schröder

RB Leipzig

TSG Hoffenheim

KO
34
40
42
HT
45
58
62
62
66
69
70
74
75
81
83
90
90+5
FT

- Match ends, RB Leipzig 3, TSG Hoffenheim 1.
90'+7' Second Half ends, RB Leipzig 3, TSG Hoffenheim 1.
90'+6' Offside, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Sesko is caught offside.
90'+5' Florian Grillitsch (TSG Hoffenheim) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4' VAR Decision: No Red Card Florian Grillitsch (TSG Hoffenheim).
90'+4' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+3' Delay in match because of an injury Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig).
90'+3' Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3' Foul by Florian Grillitsch (TSG Hoffenheim).
90' Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Stanley Nsoki replaces Pavel Kaderábek.
88' Attempt saved. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Fábio Carvalho.
87' Fábio Carvalho (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87' Foul by Pavel Kaderábek (TSG Hoffenheim).
85' Attempt missed. Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Raum with a cross following a corner.
85' Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Kevin Vogt.
85' Attempt blocked. Fábio Carvalho (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yussuf Poulsen with a cross.
83' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Fábio Carvalho replaces Xavi Simons.
83' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Sesko replaces Loïs Openda.
83' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Castello Lukeba replaces Mohamed Simakan.
82' Attempt missed. Andrej Kramaric (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
81' Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80' Foul by Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig).
80' Andrej Kramaric (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78' Offside, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen is caught offside.
76' Foul by Marius Bülter (TSG Hoffenheim).
76' Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75' Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Kevin Akpoguma replaces Ozan Kabak.
75' Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Tom Bischof replaces Anton Stach.
74' Goal! RB Leipzig 3, TSG Hoffenheim 1. Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
74' Attempt saved. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by David Raum with a cross.
73' Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Oliver Baumann.
73' Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emil Forsberg.
72' Attempt blocked. Andrej Kramaric (TSG Hoffenheim) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Grischa Prömel with a headed pass.
70' Goal! RB Leipzig 2, TSG Hoffenheim 1. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Loïs Openda.
69' Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Maximilian Beier replaces Ihlas Bebou.
67' Attempt saved. Anton Stach (TSG Hoffenheim) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric with a cross.
67' Corner, TSG Hoffenheim. Conceded by Loïs Openda.
66' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg replaces Christoph Baumgartner.
65' Grischa Prömel (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick on the right wing.
65' Foul by Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig).
63' Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Marius Bülter.
62' Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
62' Ozan Kabak (TSG Hoffenheim) is shown the yellow card.
61' Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61' Foul by Ozan Kabak (TSG Hoffenheim).
61' Foul by Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig).
61' Florian Grillitsch (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60' Marius Bülter (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60' Foul by Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig).
59' Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Ozan Kabak.
58' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Kevin Kampl replaces Amadou Haidara.
58' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
58' Delay in match because of an injury Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig).
56' Attempt missed. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
56' Attempt blocked. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
54' Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54' Foul by Kevin Vogt (TSG Hoffenheim).
53' Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53' Foul by Florian Grillitsch (TSG Hoffenheim).
50' Foul by Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig).
50' Anton Stach (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50' Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
45' Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Florian Grillitsch replaces Robert Skov.
45' Second Half begins RB Leipzig 1, TSG Hoffenheim 1.
45'+4' First Half ends, RB Leipzig 1, TSG Hoffenheim 1.
45'+3' Kevin Vogt (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3' Foul by Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig).
44' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
43' Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig).
42' Goal! RB Leipzig 1, TSG Hoffenheim 1. Ozan Kabak (TSG Hoffenheim) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Skov with a cross following a set piece situation.
41' Robert Skov (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick on the left wing.
41' Foul by Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig).
41' Attempt missed. Ozan Kabak (TSG Hoffenheim) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Skov with a cross following a set piece situation.
40' Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40' Robert Skov (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick on the left wing.
40' Foul by Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig).
38' Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by John Anthony Brooks.
37' Attempt saved. Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Raum with a cross.
36' Attempt saved. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by David Raum.
34' Goal! RB Leipzig 1, TSG Hoffenheim 0. Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
34' Attempt blocked. Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Yussuf Poulsen with a headed pass.
34' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33' Delay in match because of an injury John Anthony Brooks (TSG Hoffenheim).
32' Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32' Foul by John Anthony Brooks (TSG Hoffenheim).
32' Foul by Kevin Vogt (TSG Hoffenheim).
32' Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31' Attempt saved. Andrej Kramaric (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Grischa Prömel.
31' Grischa Prömel (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick on the right wing.
31' Foul by David Raum (RB Leipzig).
30' Attempt saved. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christoph Baumgartner.
30' Ihlas Bebou (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30' Foul by David Raum (RB Leipzig).
29' Attempt missed. Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
28' Attempt blocked. Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christoph Baumgartner.
27' Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by John Anthony Brooks.
26' Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Ozan Kabak.
25' Attempt saved. Andrej Kramaric (TSG Hoffenheim) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marius Bülter with a headed pass.
24' Corner, TSG Hoffenheim. Conceded by Mohamed Simakan.
24' Attempt blocked. Ihlas Bebou (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric.
22' Attempt missed. Robert Skov (TSG Hoffenheim) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric with a cross.
19' Grischa Prömel (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19' Foul by Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig).
17' Attempt saved. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amadou Haidara.
13' Attempt missed. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by David Raum.
13' Attempt missed. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs.
8' Attempt blocked. Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs.
5' Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Ozan Kabak.
3' Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3' Foul by Ihlas Bebou (TSG Hoffenheim).
2' Attempt missed. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Xavi Simons with a cross following a corner.
2' Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by John Anthony Brooks.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
FC Augsburg	0	0	0	0	0	0
Borussia Monchengladbach	0	0	0	0	0	0
St. Pauli	0	0	0	0	0	0
1. FC Heidenheim 1846	0	0	0	0	0	0
1. FC Union Berlin	0	0	0	0	0	0
VfL Bochum	0	0	0	0	0	0
Borussia Dortmund	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eintracht Frankfurt	0	0	0	0	0	0
SC Freiburg	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bayer Leverkusen	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bayern Munich	0	0	0	0	0	0
VfB Stuttgart	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mainz	0	0	0	0	0	0
Werder Bremen	0	0	0	0	0	0
VfL Wolfsburg	0	0	0	0	0	0
RB Leipzig	0	0	0	0	0	0
Holstein Kiel	0	0	0	0	0	0
TSG Hoffenheim	0	0	0	0	0	0

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