German Cup

FT Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Bayer Leverkusen LLLWW 1
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Arminia Bielefeld LWWWW 2
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Match Report

Holders Leverkusen stunned by third-tier Arminia Bielefeld in German Cup semis

Third-tier Arminia Bielefeld stunned holders Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 on Tuesday, coming from a goal down to reach the German Cup final.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
14
5
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
3
51.7
Possession
48.3
13
SHOTS
8
4
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
242
Accurate Passes
227
383
Passes
361
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.6
5
Accurate Crosses
3
19
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.2
93
Long Balls
86
33
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
10
11
Tackles
12
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
8
Interceptions
7
56
Effective Clearances
65
56
Clearances
65

Head to Head

B04 leads series 4-1

Lineups

DSC · 5-4-1

  1. 1Jonas KerskenG
  2. 21Stefano RussoCD
  3. 19Maximilian GroberCD-L
  4. 23Leon SchneiderCD-R
  5. 4Louis OppieLB
  6. 2Felix HagmannRB
  7. 6Mael CorbozCM-L
  8. 8Sam SchreckCM-R
  9. 38Marius WorlLM
  10. 37Noah Joel Sarenren-BazeeRM
  11. 11Joel GrodowskiF

B04 · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Lukas HradeckyG
  2. 4Jonathan TahCD
  3. 3Piero HincapiéCD-L
  4. 23Nordi MukieleCD-R
  5. 34Granit XhakaCM-L
  6. 8Robert AndrichCM-R
  7. 25Exequiel PalaciosAM
  8. 20Alejandro GrimaldoLM
  9. 30Jeremie FrimpongRM
  10. 14Patrik SchickCF-L
  11. 21Amine AdliCF-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Arminia Bielefeld 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Amine Adli following a corner.
  2. 20' Goal! Arminia Bielefeld 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Marius Wörl (Arminia Bielefeld) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  3. 41' Nordi Mukiele (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+3' Goal! Arminia Bielefeld 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Maximilian Großer (Arminia Bielefeld) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Louis Oppie with a cross following a set piece situation.
  5. 51' Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 53' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Victor Boniface replaces Exequiel Palacios because of an injury.
  7. 60' Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 63' Joel Grodowski (Arminia Bielefeld) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 64' Sam Schreck (Arminia Bielefeld) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 72' Stefano Russo (Arminia Bielefeld) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 77' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Amine Adli.
  12. 84' Substitution, Arminia Bielefeld. Merveille Biankadi replaces Joel Grodowski.
  13. 87' Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+1' Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 90'+3' Substitution, Arminia Bielefeld. Joel Felix replaces Noah Sarenren Bazee.
  16. 90'+3' Substitution, Arminia Bielefeld. Isaiah Young replaces Sam Schreck.

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