Match highlights
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SV Darmstadt 98 vs RB Leipzig highlights
How the goals came
1' Loïs Openda opens the scoring for RB Leipzig → 24' Emil Forsberg extends RB Leipzig's lead (the winner) → 32' Tobias Kempe pulls one back for SV Darmstadt 98 → 72' Loïs Openda extends RB Leipzig's lead. Full time: 1-3, RB Leipzig win.
The match, goal by goal
1 of the 4 goals came after half-time.
1' Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) 0-1
Matchday 8 of the Bundesliga at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor came to life in the very first minute. Loïs Openda put visitors RB Leipzig ahead 0-1. It was a lead Leipzig would never surrender on their way to a 1-3 win over SV Darmstadt 98.
24' Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) 0-2
In the 24th minute, Emil Forsberg doubled RB Leipzig's advantage to 0-2. Playing away from home, the visitors now held a two-goal cushion inside the first half. As it turned out, the margin Leipzig needed for their eventual 1-3 victory was established with this goal.
32' Tobias Kempe (SV Darmstadt 98) 1-2
Two goals down at home, SV Darmstadt 98 struck back in the 32nd minute. Tobias Kempe's goal cut the deficit to 1-2. That one-goal gap held until the 72nd minute, keeping Darmstadt within reach of an equalizer well into the second half.
72' Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) 1-3
With the game still at 1-2 in the 72nd minute, Loïs Openda scored his second of the afternoon to make it 1-3. Having opened the scoring in the first minute, Openda restored Leipzig's two-goal cushion and ended SV Darmstadt 98's hopes of a comeback. It proved to be the final goal of the match, sealing an away win for RB Leipzig.
