the palms loses its last preseason game against RB Leipzig the day of presentation of the German group. The rhythm imposed by Marco Rose’s men It will help García Pimienta to analyze what awaits the team starting on Saturday. The canaries came out with personality in the first minutes, controlling the ball with Jonathan Viera and Loiodice. But soon the physical deployment of the Germans in the pressure prevailed. A pressure that became effective in minute 23, when Raum stole the ball from Kirian, who did not understand Pejio. The full-back rushed the bottom line and gave the goal to Openda, who finished off in the small area against Valles.
The second German goal, just ten minutes later, had the same protagonists. Kirian entrusted himself with the ball at the start of the ball, and the Leipzig pressure line did the rest. Robbery and fast pass towards Openda. The Belgian international cut Coco inside the area and put the ball out of reach of Álvaro Valles. Las Palmas tried it with internees from Pejio and, above all with Sandro, but they hardly caused any trouble for the German goalkeeper.
Moleiro’s lesion
In the second half, García Pimienta made some tweaks, but UD’s football was no better. Las Palmas had even less possession of the ball and hardly created any danger. At the mercy of Leipzig, the Canaries tried to avoid the offensive actions of Xavi Simons. The Dutch international was the best of the Bavarians in the second half, carrying out quality actions with danger in the rival field.
And so the third from Leipzig arrived. In a lateral cross from the left wing of Raum he was finished off by Sesko, who beat Coco’s back and, combing the ball, put the third of the afternoon for the German team. The worst news of the match was Moleiro’s injury. The man from Tenerife, who came off in the second half, lasted just 20 minutes and had to be substituted due to muscular problems.
Technical sheet of Leipzig 3-0 Las Palmas
RB Leipzig: Blaswich, Henrichs, Simakan (El Chadaille Bitshiabu, m.77), Orbn, Raum (Novoa, m.72), Forsberg (Xavi Simons, m.46), Xaver (Seiwald, m.46), Haidara (Kevin Kampl, m.19; Ilaix Moriba, m.77), Dani Olmo (Fabio Carvalho, m.46), Werner (Poulsen, m.46) and Openda (Sesko, m.46).
Coach: Marco Rose.
UD Las Palmas: Álvaro Valles (Aarn Escandell, m.46), Lemos (Julin Araujo, m.72), Coco (Curbelo, m.62), Lex Surez (Herzog, m.86), Sergi Cardona (Herrera, m.74), Kirian (Sinkgraven, m.46), Loiodice, Javi Muoz (Iaki, m.86), Pejio (Marc, m.62), Jonathan Viera (Moleiro, m.62; Benito, m.82) and Sandro (Munir El Haddadi, m.72).
Coach: Xavi Garcia Pepper
Goals: 1-0 Openda, m.23; 2-0 Openda, m.34; 3-0 Sesko, m.56
referee: Alexander Sather (Germany).
cards: Lex Surez (m.60), Sergi Cardona (m.63), Sinkgraven (m.63) and Marc (m.84)
