RAfter the worst first half under coach Jesse Marsch, B Leipzig turned the Bundesliga game against SpVgg Greuther Fürth and achieved a safe win with 4: 1 (0: 1). Branimir Hrgota deservedly brought the guests into the lead with a controversial penalty after 45 minutes. Yussuf Poulsen, who had just been substituted, equalized in the 46th minute.
Emil Forsberg, who celebrated his 30th birthday on Saturday, converted a penalty that Poulsen had lost after 53 minutes. Finally, Dominik Szoboszlai (65th) and Hugo Nova (88th), who had also just been on the field, met in front of 24,758 spectators in the Red Bull Arena, which was sold out. Fürth is still waiting for the first win of the season.
“We have to be positive at the moment, even if the first half was so bad. It’s not that easy for us at the moment. We always have to fight in the game, “said Marsch on ZDF and stated:” The pressure makes the boys a little insecure. “
The Leipzig coach had recently sent Benjamin Henrichs, who had recently attracted public criticism because of his few playing times, onto the lawn from the start. Compared to the 2: 3 in the Champions League in Paris, Josko Gvardiol, Forsberg and André Silva were also new to the starting line-up.
RB with a weak first half
But the hosts had very quickly strayed from the right path, which Marsch had recognized in Paris. Nothing came together in the first half. Fürth’s coach Stefan Leitl had adjusted his team very well. With a pressing already in the opposing half, the guests impressed RB, who could hardly record a goal approach. In the Leipzig game there was a lack of movement, the passing game was imprecise, and there was almost no regular build-up of the game.
Fürth, on the other hand, acted like a home team. The Spielvereinigung made a lot out of the mistakes made by the Saxons and created a few opportunities. Jeremy Dudziak (6th) with a great header chance, Jamie Leweling (13th) with a long-range shot, Hrgota with a long leg (16th) and Cedric Itten (42nd) alone in front of Peter Gulacsi had the best shot opportunities. Even if the origin of the penalty was questionable – Nordi Mukiele fell from the air after a header defense on Leweling standing below him – the half-time lead of the Franks was well deserved.
Marsch reacted to the break, brought in Mohamed Simakan and Yussuf Poulsen for Henrichs and Kevin Kampl two new forces and wanted to stimulate the offensive game. And had success with the measure. Poulsen converted a pass from Silva in the back of the Fürth defense at the penalty spot. And Poulsen continued to apply pressure. Marco Meyerhöfer could only pull the Dane to the ground after 51 minutes, Forsberg converted the penalty into his 51st RB goal. The Swede also scored his first goal in Leipzig in August 2015 against Fürth.
In the same breath as RB turned on, Fürth lost its strength and ideas. Although the climber struggled to move forward, the precision fell by the wayside. Also because Marsch continued to be successful with his changes. Szoboszlai, who came on for Forsberg just a few seconds earlier, finally brought RB onto the winning road after a dream combination and prepared the final score with a fine pass to Novoa.
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