Friendly against Atletico Arabia FC
Second friendly of training camp in Abu Dhabi | RBL take on Emirati third division side Atletico Arabia FC | Four quarters of 30 minutes | Nine different RBL goalscorers
RB Leipzig's second friendly has been arranged. After the 4-2 defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt, the team will take on third division side Atletico Arabia FC (United Arab Emirates). The fixture is scheduled for 10th January and will kick off at 14:00 CET. The game will not be broadcasted.
First half: Szobo opens the scoring
Dominik Szoboszlai gave us the lead early on in the match, which was played over four periods of 30 minutes, with a direct free kick (2’). The Hungary international looped the ball over the wall perfectly. Further first-half goals came courtesy of Doudou Haidara (43’) and youth players Sanoussy Ba (6’) and Ohene Köhl (50’) as the first half ended 4-0.
Second half: Forsberg scores a four-minute hat-trick
Marco Rose sent out a completely changed side for the second 60 minutes. André Silva scored the first goal after half time (67’) before Konni Laimer’s powerful effort cannonned in off the inside of the post (74’). Aris Bayindir (77’, 100’) and Yannick Eduardo (95’, 112’) of the U17s each added to the scoreline with a brace. The final score after 120 minutes came to 15-0 thanks to a late and fast Emil Forsberg hat-trick (114’, 115’, 118’).
An overview of today's goalscorers:
- Szoboszlai (2')
- Ba (6')
- Haidara (43')
- Köhl (50')
- Silva (67', 109')
- Laimer (74', 97')
- Bayindir (77', 100')
- Eduardo (95', 112')
- Forsberg (114', 115', 118')