
St. Pauli vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2024-25 German Bundesliga
· German BundesligaLeverkusen's title hopes all but over after draw at St. Pauli
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Reigning champions Bayer Leverkusen slipped up with a 1-1 draw at St Pauli on Sunday to drop eight points behind leaders Bayern Munich as their slim hopes of defending the Bundesliga title were all but ended.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 3': Philipp Treu (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Attempt missed. Manolis Saliakas (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Carlo Boukhalfa with a cross.
- 9': Foul by Morgan Guilavogui (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
- 9': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Carlo Boukhalfa (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 11': Attempt missed. Carlo Boukhalfa (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Danel Sinani with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 14': Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Tella.
- 15': Eric Smith (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 15': Attempt saved. Carlo Boukhalfa (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Philipp Treu.
- 17': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 17': Morgan Guilavogui (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Foul by Morgan Guilavogui (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
- 19': Foul by Danel Sinani (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
- 19': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Siebe Van der Heyden (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
- 21': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Danel Sinani (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
- 23': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Morgan Guilavogui (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
- 24': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Delay in match (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by David Nemeth.
- 30': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Danel Sinani.
- 32': Foul by Siebe Van der Heyden (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
- 32': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Goal! FC St. Pauli Hamburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 33': Foul by Philipp Treu (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
- 33': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt saved. Morgan Guilavogui (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlo Boukhalfa with a through ball.
- 43': Foul by David Nemeth (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
- 43': Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, FC St. Pauli Hamburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
- 45': Second Half begins FC St. Pauli Hamburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
- 49': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 49': Philipp Treu (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Attempt missed. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
- 52': Corner, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
- 59': Substitution, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Noah Weißhaupt replaces Connor Metcalfe.
- 60': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 60': Noah Weißhaupt (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Attempt saved. Eric Smith (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top right corner.
- 61': Corner, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
- 62': Eric Smith (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 63': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Eric Smith (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Danel Sinani (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 64': Lukás Hrádecky (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
- 64': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 64': Siebe Van der Heyden (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Corner, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
- 66': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Patrik Schick.
- 68': Offside, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Noah Weißhaupt is caught offside.
- 72': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Hauke Wahl.
- 74': Hand ball by Morgan Guilavogui (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
- 74': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Morgan Guilavogui (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 75': VAR Decision: No Goal FC St. Pauli Hamburg 0-1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
- 76': Corner, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
- 77': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
- 77': Attempt missed. Carlo Boukhalfa (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Danel Sinani with a cross following a corner.
- 77': Foul by Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 77': Manolis Saliakas (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Attempt saved. Danel Sinani (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 78': Goal! FC St. Pauli Hamburg 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Carlo Boukhalfa (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
- 79': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella is caught offside.
- 81': Attempt saved. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Edmond Tapsoba.
- 81': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Nikola Vasilj.
- 81': Attempt saved. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
- 85': Substitution, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Robert Wagner replaces Carlo Boukhalfa.
- 86': Hand ball by Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 87': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Siebe Van der Heyden (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
- 88': Attempt saved. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross.
- 89': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Victor Boniface replaces Nathan Tella.
- 89': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Emiliano Buendía replaces Edmond Tapsoba.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Substitution, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Oladapo Afolayan replaces Morgan Guilavogui.
- 90'+1': Substitution, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Elias Saad replaces Danel Sinani.
- 90'+1': Emiliano Buendía (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Eric Smith (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
- 90'+1': Eric Smith (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Hand ball by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 90'+3': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 90'+3': Philipp Treu (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, FC St. Pauli Hamburg 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
- 0': Match ends, FC St. Pauli Hamburg 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
Statistics
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STP![]() |
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12 | Fouls | 12 |
4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 1 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
4 | Saves | 3 |
57.6 | Possession | 42.4 |
6 | SHOTS | 10 |
4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.7 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
502 | Accurate Passes | 348 |
585 | Passes | 427 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
17 | Crosses | 17 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
39 | Long Balls | 56 |
16 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
4 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
7 | Tackles | 14 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
2 | Interceptions | 6 |
32 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
32 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: Millerntor-Stadion
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Attendance: 29,546
Venue: Millerntor-Stadion
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Attendance: 29,546
Bundesliga Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bayern Munich | 31 | +61 | 75 |
2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 31 | +31 | 67 |
3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 31 | +20 | 55 |
4 | SC Freiburg | 31 | -3 | 51 |
Line-Ups
St. Pauli (3-4-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
22 | Nikola Vasiljev (GK) |
5 | Hauke Wahl |
44 | Siebe van der Heyden |
4 | David Nemeth |
8 | Eric Anders Smith ![]() |
16 | Carlo Boukhalfa |
23 | Philipp Treu |
2 | Manolis Saliakas |
10 | Danel Sinani |
29 | Morgan Guilavogui |
24 | Connor Metcalfe |
Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) ![]() |
4 | Jonathan Tah |
3 | Piero Hincapié ![]() |
12 | Edmond Tapsoba |
34 | Granit Xhaka |
25 | Exequiel Palacios |
20 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
30 | Jeremie Frimpong ![]() |
14 | Patrik Schick |
19 | Nathan Tella ![]() |
10 | Florian Wirtz |
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