German Cup

Bayer Leverkusen vs Karlsruher SC, 2021-22 German DFB Pokal, Second Round

· German Cup
Bayer Leverkusen
  • 54': Jeremie Frimpong
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Karlsruher SC
  • 4': Lucas Cueto
  • 63': Kyoung-Rok Choi

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Bayer Leverkusen are hosting Karlsruher SC at BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Mitchel Bakker (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Philipp Hofmann (Karlsruher SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marvin Wanitzek with a cross.
  • 4': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, Karlsruher SC 1. Lucas Cueto (Karlsruher SC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Paulinho (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Paulinho.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Andrich.
  • 17': Offside, Karlsruher SC. Marco Thiede tries a through ball, but Philipp Hofmann is caught offside.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong with a cross.
  • 22': Foul by Daniel Gordon (Karlsruher SC).
  • 22': Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mitchel Bakker.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Philipp Hofmann (Karlsruher SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Wanitzek with a cross.
  • 29': Corner, Karlsruher SC. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
  • 30': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Tim Breithaupt.
  • 31': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Daniel Gordon.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Adli.
  • 39': Corner, Karlsruher SC. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
  • 41': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Lucas Cueto.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios following a corner.
  • 42': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 42': Philip Heise (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a cross.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, Karlsruher SC 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, Karlsruher SC 1.
  • 46': Hand ball by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 47': Attempt saved. Marvin Wanitzek (Karlsruher SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 47': Corner, Karlsruher SC. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
  • 49': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 49': Philipp Hofmann (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Corner, Karlsruher SC. Conceded by Exequiel Palacios.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Daniel Gordon (Karlsruher SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 54': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Karlsruher SC 1. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amine Adli.
  • 56': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Marvin Wanitzek (Karlsruher SC).
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Paulinho (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Adli.
  • 63': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Karlsruher SC 2. Choi Kyoung-Rok (Karlsruher SC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal.
  • 64': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Kerem Demirbay replaces Nadiem Amiri.
  • 64': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz replaces Exequiel Palacios.
  • 65': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Marco Thiede.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay with a cross following a corner.
  • 66': Substitution, Karlsruher SC. Marc Lorenz replaces Lucas Cueto.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Robert Andrich.
  • 67': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 67': Philipp Hofmann (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Christoph Kobald (Karlsruher SC) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Philip Heise with a cross.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
  • 70': Hand ball by Daniel Gordon (Karlsruher SC).
  • 70': Daniel Gordon (Karlsruher SC) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 72': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Marius Gersbeck.
  • 75': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Daniel Gordon.
  • 77': Hand ball by Marvin Wanitzek (Karlsruher SC).
  • 77': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Daley Sinkgraven replaces Mitchel Bakker.
  • 77': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Iker Bravo replaces Paulinho.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Iker Bravo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
  • 80': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Choi Kyoung-Rok.
  • 80': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Daniel Gordon.
  • 82': Substitution, Karlsruher SC. Fabian Schleusener replaces Philipp Hofmann.
  • 82': Substitution, Karlsruher SC. Malik Batmaz replaces Tim Breithaupt.
  • 85': Corner, Karlsruher SC. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
  • 85': Substitution, Karlsruher SC. Kilian Jakob replaces Philip Heise.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Christoph Kobald (Karlsruher SC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marvin Wanitzek with a cross following a corner.
  • 87': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Marc Lorenz.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross.
  • 89': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 89': Marvin Wanitzek (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+3': Fabian Schleusener (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 90'+5': Daniel Gordon (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Karlsruher SC 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Karlsruher SC 2.

Statistics

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4 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 9
2 Saves 4
37.3 Possession 62.7
8 SHOTS 20
6 ON GOAL 3
0.8 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
254 Accurate Passes 500
352 Passes 592
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 10
13 Crosses 26
0.5 Cross % 0.4
74 Long Balls 58
38 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 4
8 Effective Tackles 4
15 Tackles 9
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
9 Interceptions 18
26 Effective Clearances 4
26 Clearances 4

Game Information

Competition: German Cup

Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 13,060

Line-Ups

B04 Bayer Leverkusen (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
12 Edmond Tapsoba
4 Jonathan Tah Yellow Card
5 Mitchel Bakker
30 Jeremie Frimpong Yellow Card
11 Nadiem Amiri
25 Exequiel Palacios
8 Robert Andrich
7 Paulinho
31 Amine Adli
19 Moussa Diaby
Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
Daley Sinkgraven, Odilon Kossounou, Panagiotis Retsos, Kerem Demirbay, Iker Bravo, Florian Wirtz, Piero Hincapié, Zidan Sertdemir, Andrey Lunev.

KSC Karlsruher SC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
35 Marius Gersbeck (GK)
22 Christoph Kobald
3 Daniel Gordon Yellow Card
16 Philip Heise
21 Marco Thiede
8 Jerome Gondorf
10 Marvin Wanitzek
38 Tim Breithaupt
33 Philipp Hofmann
17 Lucas Cueto
11 Kyoung-Rok Choi
Karlsruher SC Substitutes:
Fabio Kaufmann, Ricardo van Rhijn, Omoruyi Irorere, Killian Jakob, Malik Batmaz, Fabian Schleusener, Dominik Kother, Markus Kuster, Marc Lorenz.

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