SC Freiburg vs RB Leipzig, 2022-23 German DFB Pokal, Semifinals

· German Cup

SC Freiburg

75': Michael Gregoritsch

FT
1 - 5

RB Leipzig

13': Dani Olmo
14': Benjamin Henrichs
37': Dominik Szoboszlai
45'+1': Christopher Nkunku
58': Josko Gvardiol
90'+7': Dominik Szoboszlai (P)

Holders RB Leipzig thrash Freiburg to reach German Cup final

Holders RB Leipzig crushed Freiburg 5-1 courtesy of a goal and three assists from Spaniard Dani Olmo on Tuesday to reach the German Cup final.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
5': Attempt missed. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a through ball.
9': Attempt missed. Ritsu Doan (SC Freiburg) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Höler.
11': Attempt blocked. Timo Werner (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs.
11': Foul by Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig).
11': Michael Gregoritsch (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Goal! SC Freiburg 0, RB Leipzig 1. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcel Halstenberg with a cross.
14': Goal! SC Freiburg 0, RB Leipzig 2. Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
16': Attempt blocked. Lucas Höler (SC Freiburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiliann Sildillia with a headed pass.
18': Delay in match because of an injury Ritsu Doan (SC Freiburg).
19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
20': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Vincenzo Grifo replaces Kiliann Sildillia.
22': Corner, SC Freiburg. Conceded by Dani Olmo.
22': Attempt missed. Matthias Ginter (SC Freiburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maximilian Eggestein with a cross.
23': Foul by Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig).
23': Lukas Kübler (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Foul by Michael Gregoritsch (SC Freiburg).
24': Willi Orbán (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig).
27': Lukas Kübler (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Lucas Höler (SC Freiburg).
29': Foul by Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig).
29': Nicolas Höfler (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Timo Werner (RB Leipzig).
30': Philipp Lienhart (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Lukas Kübler (SC Freiburg).
35': Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Lucas Höler (SC Freiburg).
37': Goal! SC Freiburg 0, RB Leipzig 3. Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a through ball.
39': Attempt missed. Michael Gregoritsch (SC Freiburg) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Vincenzo Grifo.
40': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
40': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Nicolas Höfler.
41': Attempt missed. Willi Orbán (RB Leipzig) with an attempt from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross following a corner.
42': Foul by Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig).
42': Nicolas Höfler (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Attempt missed. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Amadou Haidara.
44': Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': Foul by Lukas Kübler (SC Freiburg).
45'+1': Goal! SC Freiburg 0, RB Leipzig 4. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a through ball.
45'+2': Foul by Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig).
45'+2': Nicolas Höfler (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': First Half ends, SC Freiburg 0, RB Leipzig 4.
45': Second Half begins SC Freiburg 0, RB Leipzig 4.
45': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Roland Sallai replaces Ritsu Doan.
45': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Yannik Keitel replaces Maximilian Eggestein.
46': Foul by Nicolas Höfler (SC Freiburg).
46': Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Attempt saved. Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Marcel Halstenberg.
49': Foul by Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig).
49': Lucas Höler (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig).
51': Roland Sallai (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Offside, RB Leipzig. Konrad Laimer tries a through ball, but Dani Olmo is caught offside.
56': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig).
56': Roland Sallai (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig).
58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
58': Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig) is shown the red card.
60': Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
60': Attempt saved. Vincenzo Grifo (SC Freiburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
60': Attempt missed. Roland Sallai (SC Freiburg) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
61': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Mohamed Simakan replaces Christopher Nkunku.
61': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Lukas Klostermann replaces Dani Olmo.
61': Substitution, RB Leipzig. David Raum replaces Marcel Halstenberg.
63': Foul by Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig).
63': Vincenzo Grifo (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
63': Foul by Yannik Keitel (SC Freiburg).
63': Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Christian Günter (SC Freiburg).
65': Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Lukas Kübler (SC Freiburg).
68': Willi Orbán (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Lukas Kübler (SC Freiburg) is shown the yellow card.
69': Janis Blaswich (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
72': Attempt missed. Michael Gregoritsch (SC Freiburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Günter with a cross.
73': Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
73': Foul by Lucas Höler (SC Freiburg).
75': Goal! SC Freiburg 1, RB Leipzig 4. Michael Gregoritsch (SC Freiburg) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roland Sallai with a cross.
76': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Nils Petersen replaces Lucas Höler.
78': Attempt blocked. Christian Günter (SC Freiburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vincenzo Grifo.
79': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Timo Werner.
79': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Noah Weißhaupt replaces Christian Günter.
80': Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Foul by Yannik Keitel (SC Freiburg).
81': Attempt missed. Nils Petersen (SC Freiburg) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Noah Weißhaupt with a cross.
81': Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Noah Weißhaupt (SC Freiburg).
83': Foul by Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig).
83': Noah Weißhaupt (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Corner, SC Freiburg. Conceded by Amadou Haidara.
85': Foul by Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig).
85': Noah Weißhaupt (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85': Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Foul by Vincenzo Grifo (SC Freiburg).
86': Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Abdou Diallo replaces Konrad Laimer.
90': Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90': Foul by Yannik Keitel (SC Freiburg).
90'+1': Attempt missed. Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Abdou Diallo.
90'+1': Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Nicolas Höfler (SC Freiburg).
90'+1': Foul by Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig).
90'+1': Noah Weißhaupt (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig).
90'+3': Noah Weißhaupt (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by David Raum (RB Leipzig).
90'+3': Roland Sallai (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4': Roland Sallai (SC Freiburg) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Corner, SC Freiburg. Conceded by Abdou Diallo.
90'+6': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Philipp Lienhart.
90'+6': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Lukas Kübler.
90'+7': Penalty RB Leipzig. Mohamed Simakan draws a foul in the penalty area.
90'+7': Penalty conceded by Lukas Kübler (SC Freiburg) after a foul in the penalty area.
90'+7': Goal! SC Freiburg 1, RB Leipzig 5. Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
90'+8': Second Half ends, SC Freiburg 1, RB Leipzig 5.
0': Match ends, SC Freiburg 1, RB Leipzig 5.
0': Match ends, SC Freiburg 1, RB Leipzig 5.

Statistics

RBL		SCF
16	Fouls	16
3	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	3
1	Saves	1
47	Possession	53
12	SHOTS	10
6	ON GOAL	2
0.5	On Target %	0.2
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
317	Accurate Passes	356
410	Passes	448
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	4
11	Crosses	26
0.4	Cross %	0.2
49	Long Balls	42
15	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	2
9	Effective Tackles	10
14	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
7	Interceptions	15
30	Effective Clearances	11
30	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: German Cup

Venue: Europa-Park Stadion
Location: Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Attendance: 34,700

Line-Ups

SC Freiburg (5-3-2)

No.	Name
26	Mark Flekken (GK)
28	Matthias Ginter
3	Philipp Lienhart
17	Lukas Kübler
30	Christian Günter
25	Kiliann Sildillia
8	Maximilian Eggestein
27	Nicolas Höfler
42	Ritsu Doan
9	Lucas Höler
38	Michael Gregoritsch

SC Freiburg Substitutes:

Noah Weißhaupt, Jeong Woo-Yeong, Vincenzo Grifo, Noah Atubolu, Nils Petersen, Merlin Rohl, Roland Sallai, Manuel Gulde, Yannik Keitel.

RB Leipzig (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	Janis Blaswich (GK)
32	Josko Gvardiol
4	Willi Orbán
23	Marcel Halstenberg
39	Benjamin Henrichs
11	Timo Werner
8	Amadou Haidara
27	Konrad Laimer
18	Christopher Nkunku
7	Dani Olmo
17	Dominik Szoboszlai

RB Leipzig Substitutes:

Mohamed Simakan, Abdou Diallo, Yussuf Poulsen, Ørjan Nyland, Emil Forsberg, André Silva, David Raum, Lukas Klostermann.

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