German Bundesliga

FT Sunday, September 22, 2024
VfL Wolfsburg DWLWL 3
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Bayer Leverkusen WWLWW 4
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WOB303
B04224
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Match Report

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Victor Boniface hands Bayer Leverkusen 4-3 comeback win

Bayer Leverkusen pulled off a stunning Bundesliga comeback when they twice fought back from a goal down as Victor Boniface netted a 93rd-minute winner in a 4-3 home victory over VfL Wolfsburg on Sunday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
6
5
Yellow Cards
4
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
2
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
2
20.8
Possession
79.2
9
SHOTS
20
4
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
138
Accurate Passes
707
202
Passes
773
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
7
6
Crosses
25
0.7
Cross %
0.3
56
Long Balls
31
17
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
6
7
Effective Tackles
13
12
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.9
13
Interceptions
9
30
Effective Clearances
11
30
Clearances
11

Head to Head

B04 leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

B04 · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Lukas HradeckyG
  2. 4Jonathan TahCD
  3. 44Jeanuël BelocianCD-L
  4. 12Edmond TapsobaCD-R
  5. 24Aleix GarcíaCM-L
  6. 34Granit XhakaCM-R
  7. 20Alejandro GrimaldoLM
  8. 23Nordi MukieleRM
  9. 14Patrik SchickF
  10. 10Florian WirtzCF-L
  11. 21Amine AdliCF-R

WOB · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Kamil GrabaraG
  2. 5Cédric ZesigerCD-L
  3. 3Sebastiaan BornauwCD-R
  4. 27Maximilian ArnoldDM
  5. 16Jakub KaminskiLB
  6. 2Kilian FischerRB
  7. 32Mattias SvanbergCM-L
  8. 39Patrick WimmerCM-R
  9. 11Tiago TomásLM
  10. 20Ridle BakuRM
  11. 9Mohamed AmouraF

Timeline

  1. 5' Own Goal by Nordi Mukiele, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
  2. 14' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Granit Xhaka following a set piece situation.
  3. 32' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
  4. 36' Jeanuël Belocian (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 37' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, VfL Wolfsburg 2. Sebastiaan Bornauw (VfL Wolfsburg) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jakub Kaminski with a cross following a corner.
  6. 42' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Konstantinos Koulierakis replaces Ridle Baku.
  7. 45'+1' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, VfL Wolfsburg 3. Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Konstantinos Koulierakis.
  8. 45'+5' Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 45' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Piero Hincapié replaces Jeanuël Belocian.
  10. 45' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Nordi Mukiele.
  11. 48' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, VfL Wolfsburg 3. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Aleix García with a cross following a corner.
  12. 49' Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 51' Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 56' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Martin Terrier replaces Amine Adli.
  15. 69' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Victor Boniface replaces Patrik Schick.
  16. 71' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Yannick Gerhardt replaces Tiago Tomás because of an injury.
  17. 71' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Salih Özcan replaces Mattias Svanberg.
  18. 72' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Aster Vranckx replaces Patrick Wimmer.
  19. 79' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios replaces Aleix García.
  20. 80' Cédric Zesiger (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 88' Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  22. 88' Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  23. 90'+1' Kamil Grabara (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
  24. 90'+2' Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
  25. 90'+2' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Denis Vavro replaces Mohammed Amoura.
  26. 90'+3' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, VfL Wolfsburg 3. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  27. 90'+7' Jakub Kaminski (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Bundesliga News

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