RB Leipzig 3-1 Universitatea Craiova: result and report

Europa League · Thursday 9 August 2018

Result

RB Leipzig 3-1 Universitatea Craiova

Europa League · Thursday 9 August 2018, 16:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

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RB Leipzig 3-1 Universitatea Craiova: match report

RB Leipzig defeated Universitatea Craiova 3-1 in the Europa League on Thursday 9 August 2018. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Ibrahima Konaté opened the scoring in the 25th minute. RB Leipzig's goals came from Ibrahima Konaté (25'), Matheus Cunha (77') and Yussuf Poulsen (87'). Universitatea Craiova scored through Ivan Martic (90+4').

Discipline: RB Leipzig received 1 yellow card; Universitatea Craiova received 1 yellow card.

This fixture belongs to an earlier Europa League season and is kept for reference.

RB Leipzig lined up in a 4-4-2 and Universitatea Craiova in a 4-3-3.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 25'Goal · Ibrahima KonatéRB Leipzig · 1-0
  • 30'Yellow card · Willi OrbánRB Leipzig
  • 77'Goal · Matheus CunhaRB Leipzig · 2-0
  • 86'Yellow card · Renato KelicUniversitatea Craiova
  • 87'Goal · Yussuf PoulsenRB Leipzig · 3-0
  • 90+4'Goal · Ivan MarticUniversitatea Craiova · 3-1

Team news

RB Leipzig line-up (4-4-2)

Yvon Mvogo, Marcelo Saracchi, Willi Orbán, Ibrahima Konaté, Stefan Ilsanker, Lukas Klostermann, Diego Demme, Kevin Kampl, Bruma, Matheus Cunha, Jean-Kévin Augustin

Universitatea Craiova line-up (4-3-3)

Mirko Pigliacelli, Tiago Ferreira, Marius Briceag, Renato Kelić, Nicușor Bancu, I. Donkor, Ivan Martić, Alexandru Mateiu, Alexandru Cicâldău, Alexandru Mitriță, Valentin Mihăilă