Match highlights
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Hertha BSC vs RB Leipzig highlights
How the goals came
20' Benjamin Henrichs opens the scoring for RB Leipzig → 48' Stevan Jovetić equalises for Hertha BSC → 64' Christopher Nkunku puts RB Leipzig ahead (the winner) → 67' Christopher Nkunku extends RB Leipzig's lead → 75' Dani Olmo extends RB Leipzig's lead → 82' Amadou Haidara extends RB Leipzig's lead → 89' Yussuf Poulsen extends RB Leipzig's lead. Full time: 1-6, RB Leipzig win.
The match, goal by goal
6 of the 7 goals came after half-time.
20' Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) 0-1
RB Leipzig, the visitors at the Olympiastadion, opened the scoring in the 20th minute through Benjamin Henrichs. His goal made it 0-1. The score stayed that way until half-time.
48' Stevan Jovetić (Hertha BSC) 1-1
Early in the second half, Hertha BSC drew level. Stevan Jovetić scored in the 48th minute to make it 1-1 and cancel out Leipzig's first-half opener. It proved to be the home side's only goal of the match.
64' Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) 1-2
With the score at 1-1, Christopher Nkunku put RB Leipzig back in front in the 64th minute, making it 1-2. The visitors never gave up the lead after that, so this was the winning goal. It was also the first of five Leipzig goals in a row.
67' Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) 1-3
Only three minutes after putting Leipzig ahead, Nkunku scored again. His second goal of the match, in the 67th minute, made it 1-3 and gave RB Leipzig a two-goal lead. In a short spell, the visitors had turned a level game into a two-goal advantage.
75' Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) 1-4
Dani Olmo added a fourth for RB Leipzig in the 75th minute, making it 1-4. It was the visitors' third goal of the second half and stretched their lead to three.
82' Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) 1-5
Amadou Haidara made it 1-5 in the 82nd minute. After Henrichs, Nkunku and Olmo, he became the fourth different RB Leipzig player to score in the match.
89' Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) 1-6
In the 89th minute, Yussuf Poulsen scored RB Leipzig's sixth goal, setting the final score at 1-6. Hertha BSC had drawn level early in the second half but conceded five times after that. Leipzig left the Olympiastadion with a five-goal win on Matchday 23.
