Leipzig had a dramatic game against Furth. Team was losing the game in the first half. After changes in the strategy and line-up, everything changed and Leipzig turned the table around.
Losing points in the first half
Sitting four points adrift of safety going into Matchday 9, Furth went to Leipzig knowing they were up against it, but it was 20-year-old winger Jamie Leweling – on his full Bundesliga debut – that provided the first shot on target as he stung the palms of Peter Gulacsi. The hosts may have enjoyed the greater possession, but it was the Cloverleaves that carved out the better chances throughout the first-half. And they had the ball in the back of the net on 23 minutes as Leweling’s cross was eventually bundled over the line, but play was called back for a foul by Cedric Itten as he challenged Gulacsi for the ball. Furth took a legitimate lead a minute prior to the break, though, after Leweling was bundled over in the box by Nordi Mukiele, and Branimir Hrgota coolly converted from the penalty spot.
Marsch made few changes in the dressing room
Leipzig boss Jesse Marsch called on both Poulsen and Mohamed Simakan at the break, and the former had his team level less than two minutes after coming on. The Denmark international swept home via a deflection, with his equaliser given the seal of approval by the video referee after a check for offside. Poulsen’s impact was emphatic and inside 10 minutes of his appearance, the 27-year-old had won his side a penalty of their own that Emil Forsberg confidently arrowed into the bottom left corner. It completed a remarkable turnaround, with Leipzig suddenly rampant and Furth shellshocked. Leipzig were home and dry with 25 minutes to go as substitute Dominik Szoboszlai scored with his first touch. There was still enough time for 18-year-old Hugo Novoa to become the third Leipzig player to take just one touch to score as he tucked home Szoboszlai’s perfect cross. The result moves Leipzig into sixth place and leaves Furth rooted to the bottom of the table with just a single point to their name.