Match highlights
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RB Leipzig vs 1. FC Heidenheim highlights
How the goals came
29' Loïs Openda opens the scoring for RB Leipzig → 44' Yussuf Poulsen extends RB Leipzig's lead (the winner) → 45+2' Benedikt Gimber pulls one back for 1. FC Heidenheim. Full time: 2-1, RB Leipzig win.
The match, goal by goal
0 of the 3 goals came after half-time.
29' Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) 1-0
RB Leipzig broke the deadlock in the 29th minute when Loïs Openda put the hosts 1-0 up against 1. FC Heidenheim. It was the first goal of the Matchday 13 meeting at Red Bull Arena, and it set the tone for a first half in which Leipzig would extend their lead before the break.
44' Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) 2-0
With the hosts 1-0 up, Yussuf Poulsen doubled the advantage in the 44th minute, making it 2-0 just before half-time. 1. FC Heidenheim pulled one back moments later, but the second half produced no further goals, so Poulsen's strike proved to be the winner in a 2-1 victory for RB Leipzig.
45'+2 Benedikt Gimber (1. FC Heidenheim) 2-1
Trailing 2-0 on the road, 1. FC Heidenheim responded in first-half stoppage time, as Benedikt Gimber scored in the 45+2nd minute to make it 2-1. The goal came shortly after Leipzig's second at 44 minutes and sent the visitors into the break just one behind. The second half, however, brought no equalizer, and 2-1 stood as the final score.
