DFB Pokal DFB Pokal
Round of 32• 27 Oct 2026

Rot-Weiß Essen 1–2 RB Leipzig

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Match Recap

Christoph Baumgartner needed just four minutes to turn this DFB Pokal tie on its head. Rot-Weiß Essen had led since Lucas Brumme's early strike in the 9th minute, holding RB Leipzig at arm's length deep into the second half and dreaming of a cup shock. Then Baumgartner struck in the 78th minute to level it, and before Essen could reset, he struck again in the 82nd to complete the turnaround and send Leipzig through 2-1. It's the kind of spell that swings a cup night in an instant: one team sprinting toward an upset, the other finding its decisive player exactly when it matters most. Essen's resistance, built on Brumme's goal and nearly 70 minutes of discipline, simply couldn't survive two Baumgartner strikes in quick succession. Watch how Essen's defense unravels in those four minutes, and see both Baumgartner finishes that turned a famous upset bid into a Leipzig win.

Match Statistics

Rot-Weiß Essen
VS
RB Leipzig
37% Ball Possession 63%
1.38 Expected goals (xG) 2.33
9 Total Shots 11
1 Shots on target 2
6 Shots off target 4
2 Blocked Shots 5
6 Shots inside box 9
3 Shots outside box 2
5 Corner Kicks 7
2 Offsides 2
15 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
301 Total passes 516
189 Accurate passes 396
10 Free Kicks 14

Lineups

Rot-Weiß Essen
U. Koschinat 4-2-3-1
VS
RB Leipzig
M. Demichelis 4-2-3-1
1Golz
19Bouebari
23Ríos Alonso
15Vincent Hüning
37Hofmann
16Reisig
22Sietan
14Brumme
2Kostka
18Abiama
11Pesch

Substitutes — Rot-Weiß Essen

25N. Bätzner 32L. Bazzoli 26E. Çelebi 36J. Gnagnon 33Eric Verstappen 35F. Wienand 43F Vasic 40Rami Malaeb

Substitutes — RB Leipzig