Match highlights
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TSG Hoffenheim vs RB Leipzig highlights
How the goals came
17' Christopher Nkunku opens the scoring for RB Leipzig → 50' Georginio Rutter equalises for TSG Hoffenheim → 57' Christopher Nkunku puts RB Leipzig ahead (the winner) → 69' Dani Olmo extends RB Leipzig's lead. Full time: 1-3, RB Leipzig win.
The match, goal by goal
3 of the 4 goals came after half-time.
17' Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) 0-1
TSG Hoffenheim hosted RB Leipzig at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena on matchday 13 of the Bundesliga. Christopher Nkunku opened the scoring in the 17th minute, putting the visitors 0-1 ahead. It was the first of two goals Nkunku would score on the day, and Leipzig took that slender lead into half-time.
50' Georginio Rutter (TSG Hoffenheim) 1-1
Trailing 0-1 at the break, TSG Hoffenheim needed only five minutes of the second half to draw level. Georginio Rutter struck in the 50th minute to make it 1-1 and give the home side a fresh start. The equalizer stood for just seven minutes, however, and it would be Hoffenheim's only goal of the match.
57' Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) 1-2
Only seven minutes after the equalizer, Christopher Nkunku scored his second of the match in the 57th minute to restore RB Leipzig's lead at 1-2. Having opened the scoring in the first half, Nkunku answered Hoffenheim's response almost immediately. Leipzig never surrendered the advantage again, making this the winning goal.
69' Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) 1-3
In the 69th minute, Dani Olmo added a third for RB Leipzig to make it 1-3. Coming 12 minutes after Nkunku's go-ahead goal, it stretched the visitors' lead to two. The score held until the end, and Leipzig left the Rhein-Neckar-Arena with a 1-3 away win.
