50th minute: Goal for Leipzig, 1-1, Ademola Lookman. Confusion and a lack of communication on the Werder box sees substitute Lookman sweep in and slot home past a helpless Pavenka.
52nd minute: Werder need to be careful not to concede a second here. Werner is played free down the left, cuts into the box and tries to curl one into the top corner. Just wide for the Germany international, but a warning for the Green-Whites to stay alert. Moments later Werner has another chance, but heads the ball just wide of the target.
69th minute: Werder have softened some of Leipzig’s early second-half momentum, but are unable to recapture the same level of control they had in the first half. Forsberg hits the side netting with the visitor’s next chance.
72th minute: Forsberg has another attempt, this time from a set piece. The Swede hits the ball well into the corner, but Pavlenka is alert to punch the ball clear of danger.
85th minute: Lookman plays the ball through to Werner, who breaks 1-on-1 with Pavlenka. The Leipzig forward looks set to snatch victory for his side, but the Bremen’s no.1 stands tall to save Werner’s shot with his outstretched left foot.
87th minute: Werder have a big chance to win the game at the other end. Belfodil breaks past Orban on the right side of the box and strikes towards goal. Gulacsi saves well and the ball breaks for Moisander, again with an open net, but he heads just wide.
90th minute: Full time at the Weser-Stadion. Werder and RB Leipzig share the points with a 1-1 draw.
Summary
In the end, the draw was a more than fair result. Werder were by far the better team in the first half, as Leipzig looked like they were still shaking off their midweek defeat to Marseille. The Green-Whites failed to add to Moisander’s opener, which proved a costly mistake. Lookman leveled for the visitors and neither side was able to do enough to win the game, with both goalkeepers keeping their cool late on with some big saves.
