Soccer-Sesko double helps holders Leipzig beat second-tier Wiesbaden 3-2

Soccer Football - DFB Cup - First Round - SV Wehen Wiesbaden v RB Leipzig - Brita-Arena, Wiesbaden, Germany - September 27, 2023 SV Wehen Wiesbaden's Gino Fechner in action with RB Leipzig's Benjamin Sesko REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

WIESBADEN, Germany (Reuters) - 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.