Rômulo’s second-half double powers RB Leipzig past SV Elversberg

Rômulo’s double drives Leipzig to 4-0 win

RB Leipzig beat SV Elversberg 4-0 in the Bundesliga, with Rômulo José Cardoso da Cruz scoring twice after coming on at half-time. The result lifts Leipzig to 12 points from 7 games and leaves them provisionally fifth, while Elversberg remain on 10 points from 7 games after going into the match sixth.

Rômulo changes the second half

Rômulo replaced Andrija Maksimović at 45' and made an immediate impact after the interval. Tidiam Gomis opened the scoring in the 48th minute, making it 1-0, with Antonio Nusa supplying the assist. Rômulo then doubled Leipzig’s lead in the 66th minute, again assisted by Nusa, for a 2-0 scoreline.

Christoph Baumgartner made it 3-0 in the 84th minute, assisted by Brajan Gruda. Rômulo completed the scoring in the 90th minute, making it 4-0 with an assist from Abdoul Kone. His two goals and two shots on target underlined the value of the half-time change without establishing any wider season record.

Leipzig control the contest

Leipzig had 56% possession, 12 shots to Elversberg’s 5 and a 2.28 to 0.68 expected-goals advantage. They also recorded 401 accurate passes compared with 317, while Elversberg’s six corners exceeded Leipzig’s four. The visitors had only one shot on goal.

Rocco Reitz was booked for Leipzig in the 59th minute and Lasse Günther received Elversberg’s yellow card in the 74th. Nusa was the top-rated player at 8.4, contributing two assists and three key passes. Leipzig’s pre-match form was Win, Loss, Win, Loss, Win, Loss; Elversberg’s was Win, Win, Loss, Draw, Loss, Win.