The story
Leipzig beat St. Pauli 2-0 at Red Bull Arena (Leipzig) in the Bundesliga, matchday 21.
The goals came from Benjamin Sesko (16') and Xavi Simons (35').
It was 2-0 at half-time.
Willi Orbán of Leipzig was sent off (69').
Leipzig had 56% of the ball and 11 shots to St. Pauli's 7.
Match stats
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Key moments
- 16' Benjamin Sesko Goal · Leipzig 1-0 Assist: Xavi Simons
- 35' Xavi Simons Goal · Leipzig 2-0 Assist: Benjamin Sesko
- 69' Willi Orbán Sent off · Leipzig
Line-ups
Leipzig
- Péter GulácsiGoalkeeper
- Lutsharel Geertruidaoff 46'Defender
- Willi OrbánDefender
- Ridle BakuDefender
- David RaumDefender
- Castello Lukebaoff 83'Defender
- Xavi SimonsMidfielder
- Kevin Kamploff 73'Midfielder
- Amadou HaidaraMidfielder
- Benjamin Seskooff 73'Forward
- Antonio Nusaoff 73'Forward
St. Pauli
- Nikola VasiljGoalkeeper
- Siebe Van Der Heydenoff 57'Defender
- Philipp TreuDefender
- Hauke WahlDefender
- David Nemethoff 80'Defender
- Eric SmithMidfielder
- James SandsMidfielder
- Jackson IrvineMidfielder
- Noah Weißhauptoff 80'Midfielder
- Carlo Boukhalfaoff 57'Midfielder
- Johannes EggesteinForward
Full timeline
Every goal and card (7)
- 1' 🟨 Lutsharel Geertruida
- 11' 🟨 Siebe Van Der Heyden
- 16' ⚽ Benjamin Seskoassist Xavi Simons
- 35' ⚽ Xavi Simonsassist Benjamin Sesko
- 58' 🟨 Adam Dzwigala
- 66' 🟨 Kevin Kampl
- 69' 🟥 Willi Orbán
Head to head
1Leipzig wins2Draws0St. Pauli wins


