MADRID (Interstat) — Real Madrid U19 scored three times before halftime and answered each RB Leipzig U19 comeback attempt before pulling away for a 5-2 victory in a global football match on Wednesday. Real Madrid U19 improved to 2-0 in the competition and 2-0 across all competitions. RB Leipzig U19 dropped to 0-2 in the competition and 2-2 overall. The hosts set the tone early and never trailed, though Leipzig twice trimmed the deficit to one goal before Real Madrid U19 restored control. The win kept Real Madrid U19 unbeaten across all competitions and left Leipzig searching for its first competition win. Leipzig’s previous wins in all competitions did not carry over into the competition match, and the visitors were left to chase the game after conceding early.

Real Madrid U19 opened the scoring in the 15th minute when Enzo Alves found the net. Alexis Ciria doubled the lead in the 25th minute, giving the home side a two-goal cushion. RB Leipzig U19 responded in the 40th minute through Toni Langsteiner. Real Madrid U19 regained a two-goal advantage in the 49th minute when Sergio Castellon scored. Leipzig again pulled within a goal in the 65th minute on Din Klapija’s strike. Real Madrid U19 closed the door in the 71st minute with Alvaro Rivera’s goal, and Daniel Yanez finished with a goal and an assist as the hosts completed the scoring. The goal sequence kept Leipzig chasing the match and forced the visitors to push numbers forward, opening space for Real Madrid U19 late. Real Madrid U19’s scoring was spread among five players, while Leipzig’s two goals came from Langsteiner and Klapija.

Yanez was central to the home attack with one goal and one assist in 59 minutes before being substituted. Klapija led Leipzig with one goal and one assist over 90 minutes and received a yellow card. Alves, who played 69 minutes, scored. Langsteiner scored while playing 90 minutes and was booked. Rivera scored in 31 minutes, Castellon scored in 44 minutes, and Ciria scored in 46 minutes and was booked. Javier Diez Pagonessa Carlos had an assist over 90 minutes, Marco Company had an assist in 31 minutes, and Alvaro Lezcano had an assist over 90 minutes and was booked. The contributions came from different areas of the field and helped Real Madrid U19 maintain pressure throughout.

Discipline shaped stretches of the match. Ciria was cautioned in the 27th minute for Real Madrid U19. RB Leipzig U19’s Heidenmann was booked in the 38th, Abbey in the 39th, Klapija in the 46th, Langsteiner in the 76th and Gebel in the 90th. Real Madrid U19’s Lezcano was booked in the 86th and Fofana in the third minute of stoppage time. The cards interrupted rhythm and created a choppy finish, but Real Madrid U19 protected its lead.

Substitutions altered the flow after halftime. RB Leipzig U19 made a 35th-minute change, then brought on Clair and Johnsen in the 66th minute and Abbey and Kaltefleiter in the 78th. Real Madrid U19 replaced Ciria in the 46th minute, Yanez and Lacosta in the 59th, Alves in the 69th and Bailon in the 79th. The changes helped Real Madrid U19 see out the closing stages while Leipzig rotated in search of another response. Leipzig’s late changes could not produce a third goal, and Real Madrid U19’s defense held firm over the final minutes.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of RB Leipzig U19 2, Real Madrid U19 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected RB Leipzig U19 with a 67.8 percent probability to win. Real Madrid U19 had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -2. The total score of 7 went under the over/under line of 3.5.