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RB Leipzig
Spectators: 8515 (Terracing: 6387, Seating: 1958, VIP seats: 170) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joerg-Uwe Thau started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, BAYER's Karl Martin Spranger got a free kick in the 2nd minute. After 3 played minutes, RB Leipzig's Godo Schirp shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Patrick Granitza came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in RB Leipzig reached it. In the 6th minute Joerg-Uwe Thau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patrick Granitza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Adem Akova had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 11 minutes, Şimşek Kako made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. BAYER's Patrick Granitza tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to RB Leipzig getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Godo Schirp hit a great ball. Cecil Balla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Markus Deckers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 20 minutes into the match, Jürgen Andersen notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of RB Leipzig's Cecil Balla. Cecil Balla was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Patrick Granitza came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by RB Leipzig's Joerg-Uwe Thau. But to his dismay, Joerg-Uwe Thau quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. After a rather tough play, RB Leipzig's Godo Schirp got a free kick in the 28th minute. 29 minutes into the game, Andrea Pirlo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. RB Leipzig's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BAYER the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in RB Leipzig fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 29th minute. Penalty! BAYER's Patrick Granitza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save BAYER from getting a goal against them. Patrick Granitza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joerg-Uwe Thau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Şimşek Kako got free with Patrick Granitza in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Patrick Granitza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Şimşek Kako, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 38th minute, Joerg-Uwe Thau reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Patrick Granitza. The goal made the score 3-1. 42 minutes into the match, BAYER's goalkeeper Patrick Granitza had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Şimşek Kako. 43 minutes into the match, Godo Schirp dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Patrick Granitza, 4-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joerg-Uwe Thau in the 46th minute of play forced BAYER's goalkeeper Patrick Granitza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Yavuz Mohs to strike the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the BAYER defense, Joerg-Uwe Thau kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Patrick Granitza. The BAYER fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Patrick Granitza should have stopped the shot. 60 minutes into the match, BAYER's goal looked a bit too open when Joerg-Uwe Thau came free, but Patrick Granitza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 64 minutes BAYER's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Godo Schirp who took care of the corner kick. Tobias Gabe tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Patrick Granitza. An unnecessary self made goal, 7-1 in the 65th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Godo Schirp managed to get in a good position for a shot. RB Leipzig's supporters rose to their feet, but Godo Schirp was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Patrick Granitza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 71 minutes into the game, Godo Schirp cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-1. Patrick Granitza was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When RB Leipzig's Joerg-Uwe Thau in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye BAYER's goalie prevented a goal. After some careless play in the BAYER defense, Joerg-Uwe Thau kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Patrick Granitza. The BAYER fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Patrick Granitza should have stopped the shot. In the 84th match minute, BAYER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Markus Deckers to maneuver through the defense. Patrick Granitza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joerg-Uwe Thau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Markus Deckers kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind BAYER's goalkeeper Patrick Granitza, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Şimşek Kako in the 94th minute of play forced BAYER's goalkeeper Patrick Granitza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. RB Leipzig had played much better football throughout.