Sesko double helps holders Leipzig beat second-tier Wiesbaden

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Benjamin Sesko goal 70th minute SV Wehen Wiesbaden 1-3 RB Leipzig

Benjamin Sesko goal 70th minute SV Wehen Wiesbaden 1-3 RB Leipzig

Updated: Sep 27, 2023, 10:18 pm

Holders RB Leipzig were made to work hard and needed two goals from striker Benjamin Sesko to secure a 3-2 win over second division club Wehen Wiesbaden on Wednesday and a spot in the German Cup second round.

Leipzig, who host Manchester City in the Champions League next week, took a seventh-minute lead through Emil Forsberg's shot on the rebound before Sesko doubled the advantage in the 18th, slotting in from close range after a defensive mistake.

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The 20-year-old Slovenian, often compared with Manchester City's Erling Haaland for his speed and attacking power, has also netted twice in the league and once in the Champions League in a successful start to his first season in Germany.

But Ivan Prtajin's chip in the 41st got the hosts back in the match with their first chance of the game.

Sesko, who also hit the woodwork late in the game, made it 3-1 in the 70th, before Prtajin scored again, but the visitors held on to win despite some late pressure from Wiesbaden.

The Saxony club have won the last two editions of the German Cup and have played in the last three finals.