Match highlights
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RB Leipzig vs VfB Stuttgart highlights
How the goals came
45' an own goal opens the scoring for RB Leipzig → 53' Yan Diomande extends RB Leipzig's lead (the winner) → 65' Tiago Tomás pulls one back for VfB Stuttgart → 90+1' Rômulo Cardoso extends RB Leipzig's lead. Full time: 3-1, RB Leipzig win.
The match, goal by goal
3 of the 4 goals came after half-time. 1 goal in second-half stoppage time.
45' Own goal (RB Leipzig) 1-0
With the game still goalless in the 45th minute, an own goal put home side RB Leipzig in front. Coming on the stroke of half-time, it sent Leipzig into the break 1-0 up. Leipzig never gave up that lead on the way to a 3-1 win, which made this opening goal the winner.
53' Yan Diomande (RB Leipzig) 2-0
Eight minutes into the second half, in the 53rd minute, Yan Diomande doubled RB Leipzig's advantage to 2-0. The goal built on the own goal that had given Leipzig the lead just before half-time. With VfB Stuttgart later pulling one back, Diomande's strike proved important in keeping Leipzig ahead.
65' Tiago Tomás (VfB Stuttgart) 2-1
Trailing by two, visitors VfB Stuttgart got back into the game in the 65th minute through Tiago Tomás. His goal cut the deficit to 2-1 and left Stuttgart just one goal behind. They were unable to find an equalizer, however, and RB Leipzig went on to win 3-1.
90'+1 Rômulo Cardoso (RB Leipzig) 3-1
Holding a one-goal lead, RB Leipzig made sure of the result in the 90+1st minute, in added time, when Rômulo Cardoso scored to make it 3-1. Tiago Tomás had pulled VfB Stuttgart back to 2-1 in the 65th minute, but Cardoso restored the two-goal margin at the very end. It sealed a home win for Leipzig.
