Match highlights
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1. FC Köln vs RB Leipzig highlights
How the goals came
15' Xavi Simons opens the scoring for RB Leipzig → 18' Sargis Adamyan equalises for 1. FC Köln → 63' Loïs Openda puts RB Leipzig ahead (the winner) → 67' Loïs Openda extends RB Leipzig's lead → 70' Amadou Haidara extends RB Leipzig's lead → 82' Yussuf Poulsen extends RB Leipzig's lead. Full time: 1-5, RB Leipzig win.
The match, goal by goal
4 of the 6 goals came after half-time.
15' Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) 0-1
Matchday 26 of the Bundesliga brought 1. FC Köln and RB Leipzig together at the RheinEnergieStadion on 15 March 2024, and it was the visitors who struck first. Xavi Simons opened the scoring in the 15th minute to make it 0-1. The lead, however, would last only a few minutes.
18' Sargis Adamyan (1. FC Köln) 1-1
Just three minutes after falling behind, 1. FC Köln drew level in the 18th minute through Sargis Adamyan. His goal made it 1-1 and the score held into the second half. It would prove to be the home side's only goal of the evening.
63' Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) 1-2
The deadlock at 1-1 lasted until the 63rd minute, when Loïs Openda put RB Leipzig back in front at 1-2. The visitors never relinquished the lead from that point on, making Openda's strike the winning goal. It also opened a decisive spell for Leipzig.
67' Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) 1-3
Four minutes after restoring the lead, Loïs Openda struck again in the 67th minute for his second of the match. The goal made it 1-3 and doubled RB Leipzig's advantage. Openda's quick double tilted the game firmly towards the visitors.
70' Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) 1-4
Amadou Haidara added RB Leipzig's fourth in the 70th minute, making it 1-4. It was the visitors' third goal in the seven minutes since the 63rd, a burst that effectively settled the contest.
82' Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) 1-5
Yussuf Poulsen rounded off the scoring in the 82nd minute, making it 1-5 for RB Leipzig. That was how it finished at the RheinEnergieStadion. Level at 1-1 at the break, the visitors scored four times after half-time to claim a comprehensive away win.
