Live News Line-ups Stats. Xavi - "I know his quality, he knows mine". Full-time: RB Leipzig St. Pauli Leipzig were excellent in the first half, creating chances and dominating possession. But Leipzig were just too savvy at the back. A deserved victory. Huge Openda miss! Leipzig win the ball on the edge of their own box and Xavi sends a long ball over the Pauli defence to a rampant Openda, who has only the 'keeper to beat.
He races into the box and pokes towards goal. Vasilj blocks, then Smith blocks and then Vasilj adds a second save as he claws away another effort. Four minutes added The referee's assistant indicates another seconds of time. Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes.
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The home side, down to 10 men, seem content with digging their heels in here. A Pauli goal would make things very tense. Irvine hits the target Smith floats in a free kick from a central-right area and Irvine meets it in the air, unchalleneged, near the penalty spot. Bad luck? The xGoals value of a club is calculated from the sum of all goal probabilities goals and shots on goal of that team. Openda misfires Pauli clear their lines and it reaches Seiwald on the edge of the box.
He dinks it over the defence to Openda, who is alone in the box, onside, with only the 'keeper to beat. But Openda makes a complete hash of it, scuffing an aimless pass back into the area where it is collected by a grateful Vasilj. Orban gets his marching orders The skipper is off, having denied a goal-scoring opportunity. Smith fires over Smith takes the resulting free kick, which couldn't be better placed.
