Loïs Openda, Arthur Vermeeren and Antonio Nusa had an intense but frustrating afternoon. Leipzig led three times, before finally losing 4-3.
RB Leipzig, with a strong Belgian presence, faced Hoffenheim this Saturday. Loïs Openda and Arthur Vermeeren started the match, while Antonio Nusa, former Club Brugge player, also started. Maarten Vandevoordt, meanwhile, remained on the bench.
After fifteen minutes of play, the visitors opened the scoring thanks to a precise cross from Antonio Nusa, allowing Willi Orban to score. But this advance was short-lived. Adam Hlozek recovered the ball in the Leipzig penalty area and equalized straight away.
Two minutes later (19th), Antonio Nusa stood out again. He scored a superb goal with a perfectly placed long shot in the opposite corner. The former Club Brugge player allowed his team to return to the locker room with a one-goal advantage at half-time (1-2).
Five minutes into the second half, Tom Bischof equalized for Hoffenheim with a precise free kick. Leipzig once again had to start from scratch. In the 67th minute, the visitors regained the lead for the third time, thanks to an own goal from Stanley N’Soki.
But those who thought that Leipzig would finally maintain their lead were wrong. Adam Hlozek, in great form, scored his second goal of the evening by subtly placing the ball less than ten minutes from time. To cap off Leipzig’s nightmarish evening, former Anderlecht player Jacob Bruun Larsen sealed the fate of the match by making the final score 4-3 in favor of Hoffenheim.
