{
  "id": 16804071,
  "title": "Baumgartner spares Leipzig’s blushes in German Cup",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/baumgartner-spares-leipzigs-blushes-in-german-cup",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T21:26:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/10/28/baumgartner-spares-leipzig-s-blushes-in-german-cup"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "RB Leipzig's Christoph Baumgartner scored twice in the final 12 minutes to secure a 2-1 victory over third-division side Rot-Weiss Essen in the German Cup second round match on Tuesday. Essen had taken the lead early with a goal from Lucas Brumme just nine minutes into the game. Baumgartner's two late goals came just before half-time, rescuing Leipzig from a seemingly certain elimination. This win marks Leipzig's second German Cup title in three years, after winning the competition in 2022 and 2023.",
  "summary": "RB Leipzig were on course for early elimination until Christoph Baumgartner scored twice in five minutes to help them win 2-1.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}