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RB Leipzig 2–1 Hertha Berlin
Alexander Sørloth may not have the full confidence of the national team manager, Lars Lagerbäck, during the day. But with his employer’s boss, Julian Nagelsmann, he gained full confidence from the start.
This was the Norwegian forward’s first game since the beginning after the much-talked about transition from Turkish to German football. Previously I had had three entries without finding the network masks. Neither did he on Saturday afternoon.
– The most important thing was the victory. Today we play good football. I’m putting in a good effort, Sørloth told V Sport after it was all over.
Speechless
Sørloth has been bought into the club as a scoring machine. But he didn’t score even though he played all 90 minutes of the game. Opportunities were not lacking in a match dominated by RB Leipzig. The dominance did not diminish after Hertha Berlin sent off a man early in the second half.
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But the 24-year-old from Trondheim will likely be included in the statistics as the man with a goal pass to Leipzig’s first goal. After a cross from the crossbar, Dayot Upamecano fired. The ball hits Sørloth on the thighs and becomes an involuntary pass to the same Upamecano who shoots again. This time the ball hit the net.
– We will probably agree it was not an assist, but when it is counted at the end of the season it will be, said V Sports expert commentator Jan Åge Fjørtoft after the match.
Good opportunities
At the end of the match, he had several opportunities to open the scoring account for his new German employer. That was too lenient! At minute 88, the referee signaled that FC was going to make a substitution. He was just inches from his first Bundesliga goal.
Although Leipzig had the most ball and dominated in the second half after Hertha Berlin sent off Deyovaisio Zeefuik for a second yellow card offense in four minutes, it was a long time before the decision came. It’s part of the story that Zeefuik entered after the break and therefore only had four minutes of playing time.
In the end, another penalty was necessary for Leipzig to take all three points. At the same time, the victory means that Alexander Sørloth now plays for the best team in the Bundesliga. RB leads Bayern Munich, who also won their match on Saturday.
On Wednesday, RB Leipzig will face Ole Gunnar Solskjærs Manchester United in the Champions League.
It will be a tremendously fun match, he told V Sport.
He did not want to comment on the dispute with the management of the national team.
– We take this internally and let the press release speak for itself.
