Highlights: RotWeiss Essen - RB Leipzig | DFB-POKAL 2024/2025

Visitors RB Leipzig were back-to-back cup winners in 22 and in 2023. They face each other for the first time in any competition. It's the third tier against the Bundesliga. Confident start here from Essen so far. What a pass that is for Musel. Torben Musel straight into the path of that man Rami and Safi. He stops, he shoots, he scores. Inside the first two minutes and it's Rot-Weiss Essen. The team from the third tier of German football that take the lead. It is a picture book story. What a goal. Look at the composure here. Getting the better of the keeper. Oh celebrate that son. They will. It's been such a good start from the Reds of Rot-Weiss Essen. This is Haidara. Oh great ball in. There was Szczesko. Benjamin Szczesko. It's 1-1. 12 minutes played. I think the defense left him all alone but how about that for a pass from Haidara. And Szczesko does the rest. 1-1. This really is game on. But it's been so evenly matched this game. Good long ball from Haidara. Szczesko. This is Openda. He had to do it. Five minutes before the halftime whistle. They take the lead and Lois Openda has been so good right throughout these first 40 minutes. That's a first cup assist here for Szczesko. Well they're more than back in the game but that was a perfect move here from RB Leipzig. The finish was to perfection as well. This team are taking charge. Well it has been an enthralling first 45 minutes. It is so wonderful to see a man who's just turned 86 Otto Rehagel. A former super coach born in Essen. Celebrating his team. We've played an hour. They're still in this game you know. Just that one goal separating the two. But Leipzig now shifting through the gears. What a save. Well I'm pretty sure that Szczesko thought he scored but Jakob Goltz had something against it. He learned everything from his dad Richard Goltz. There he is. Who was also a great goalkeeper. Didn't he do it well? Leipzig come again. Another wonderful pass from Simakon Openda. Well he saw the opportunity but the goalkeeper he read it. Well they're creating chances now. More of them Leipzig but they need to take them. This is Haidana. Oh lovely ball from Xavi. This is Haidana. Lovely one two between those two. But that should have been a goal. Look at that for a pass from Xavi. And he goes wide of the post. Wow and this is the time that Antonio Nusa comes on. Who just arrived on Tuesday. 84th minute. Oh this is Nusa. Nusa! You can't start any better than this. He's just the second touch wearing his brand new shirt for Leipzig. The new sign he scores. It's a fairy tale start and coach Marco Rosa loved it. They've done everything right haven't they in the second half here Leipzig. Is this going to turn into a route? It's a chance. It's a great run. It's a great goal. He's a great player. Xavi on 87 minutes makes it 4-1 and that has to be game over. What a super slalom run from Xavi. Well that is a star in the making. A fantastic performance from Rolf Weisshessen who gave absolutely everything. But it will be Leipzig who go through to the second round of