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June-July 2013
Pre-Season Friendlies
Entracht Frankfurt 4 – 1 RB Leipzig
1.FC Köln 2 – 0 RB Leipzig
TSV Buchbach 2 – 2 RB Leipzig
Sparta Prague 4 – 3 RB Leipzig
SKU Amstetten 1 – 3 RB Leipzig

We scheduled a good number of road friendlies just to make some extra money.

Youth Trio Sign New Deals
Nikolas Tix, Tobias Haase and Hendrik Hölzel have all signed contracts with the club. Hölzel and Haase were attracting interest from Bundesliga clubs, we had to tie them down so they couldn't leave on frees for some small bit of compensation.

Delura Signs
We have signed 27-year-old German right winger Michael Delura. He will slot in as the starter on the right immediately. Very talented, but motivation may be an issue.

Bamabara Signs
Looking for a little bit of extra steel in the defensive midfield, we pick up DM and ball winning midfielder Moise Bambara out of Burkina Faso on a free transfer. He's got very good physicals and could become an imposing player.

Captains
ST Daniel Frahn will wear the armband this year. Timo Röttger will be his vice-captain.

3.Liga Match Day #1
Leipzig Hold Off Prokoph in Win
RB Leipzig 2 – 1 Osnabrück
Goals: Leipzig: Frahn (10), Delura (41) Osnabrück: Prokoph (29)
Shots/On Target: Leipzig 19/4, Osnabrück 7/4
Possession: 54/46
Man of the Match: ST Roman Prokoph 8.3

Form: Coltorti 6.7, Müller 7.0, Sebastian 7.2, Willers 6.7, Judt 6.7, Kaiser 7.9, Bambara 6.9, Delura 7.6, Rockenbach 7.1, Poulsen 6.5

Season Tickets
The club have sold 3,000 season tickets this year.

3.Liga Match Day #2
Frahn Brace Leads Leipzig Past Halle
Hallescher 1 – 3 RB Leipzig
Goals: Halle: Furuholm (9) Leipzig: Frahn (15, 69), Bambara (610
Shots/On Target: Halle 7/4, Leipzig 13/8
Possession: Halle: 62/38
Man of the Match: ST Dennis Frahn 8.8

Form: Coltorti 6.6, Müller 6.7, Sebastian 6.7, Willers 7.7, Judt 8.5, Kaiser 7.2, Bambara 7.6, Delura 6.4, Rockenbach 8.3, Frahn 8.8, Poulsen 6.6


June/July Roundup
While not much can be learned about the team from just two matches. We've seen that our tactic is able to hold possession at home, but drops considerably on the road.

While virtually meaningless at the moment, we are tied atop the table with Burghausen and Chemnitz on 6 points.

Daniel Frahn leads the team with 3 goals, while Thiago Rockenbach leads with 3 assists.

Top Players -
1. Daniel Frahn: 2 appearances, 3 goals, 1 PoM, 7.95
2. Thiago Rockenbach: 2 appearances, 3 assists, 7.70
3. Juri JudtL 2 appearances, 1 assist, 7.60

August sees us move into full swing as the top leagues around Europe get underway, including the Bundesliga. The German Cup is our first match of August, a tough draw, we'll be hosting Stuttgart.