Leverkusen 2-1 Freiburg (Oct 29, 2023) Commentary

SC Freiburg

4-1-4, 13 PTS

Florian Wirtz - 36'
Jonas Hofmann - 60'

Manuel Gulde - 70'

1
Hradecky
12
Tapsoba
4
Tah
6
Kossounou
20
Grimaldo
34
Xhaka
25
Palacios
30
Frimpong
10
Wirtz
7
Hofmann
22
Boniface

No.Name
1Lukas Hradecky
4Jonathan Tah
12Edmond Tapsoba
6Odilon Kossounou
34Granit Xhaka
25Exequiel Palacios
20Alejandro Grimaldo 3Piero Hincapié
30Jeremie Frimpong 19Nathan Tella
22Victor Boniface 14Patrik Schick
10Florian Wirtz 23Adam Hlozek
7Jonas Hofmann 21Amine Adli

Substitutes
2Josip Stanisic
17Matej Kovar
11Nadiem Amiri
8Robert Andrich

BayArena

12:30 PM, October 29, 2023Coverage: ESPN+

Leverkusen, Germany

Over/Under: 3.5

Attendance: 30,210

Referees:
Daniel Siebert

Bayer Leverkusen

SC Freiburg

KO
14
36
HT
60
67
70
81
85
90
90+4
FT

- Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, SC Freiburg 1.
90'+6' Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, SC Freiburg 1.
90'+5' Attempt missed. Michael Gregoritsch (SC Freiburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Noah Weißhaupt with a cross.
90'+4' Nicolas Höfler (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4' Foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
90'+4' Lucas Höler (SC Freiburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3' Foul by Lucas Höler (SC Freiburg).
90'+3' Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1' Attempt missed. Kiliann Sildillia (SC Freiburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
90' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Piero Hincapié replaces Álex Grimaldo.
90' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick replaces Victor Boniface.
90' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Florian Wirtz.
89' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
89' Delay in match because of an injury Matthias Ginter (SC Freiburg).
88' Corner, SC Freiburg. Conceded by Álex Grimaldo.
86' Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Lukás Hrádecky tries a through ball, but Victor Boniface is caught offside.
85' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Jonas Hofmann.
85' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
85' Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85' Foul by Manuel Gulde (SC Freiburg).
83' Attempt missed. Michael Gregoritsch (SC Freiburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ritsu Doan with a cross following a corner.
83' Corner, SC Freiburg. Conceded by Jeremie Frimpong.
81' Substitution, SC Freiburg. Junior Adamu replaces Merlin Röhl.
81' Substitution, SC Freiburg. Noah Weißhaupt replaces Vincenzo Grifo.
80' Attempt missed. Michael Gregoritsch (SC Freiburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ritsu Doan.
80' Attempt missed. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
78' Foul by Lucas Höler (SC Freiburg).
78' Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Noah Atubolu.
74' Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Victor Boniface.
73' Attempt saved. Kiliann Sildillia (SC Freiburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
73' Attempt blocked. Lucas Höler (SC Freiburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
73' Corner, SC Freiburg. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
72' Hand ball by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
70' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, SC Freiburg 1. Manuel Gulde (SC Freiburg) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vincenzo Grifo with a cross following a set piece situation.
69' Vincenzo Grifo (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
69' Foul by Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
67' Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67' Foul by Vincenzo Grifo (SC Freiburg).
67' Substitution, SC Freiburg. Michael Gregoritsch replaces Maximilian Eggestein.
67' Substitution, SC Freiburg. Manuel Gulde replaces Philipp Lienhart.
66' Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
66' Attempt blocked. Lukas Kübler (SC Freiburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
65' Corner, SC Freiburg. Conceded by Exequiel Palacios.
64' Merlin Röhl (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
64' Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
60' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, SC Freiburg 0. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
59' Attempt missed. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left following a fast break.
57' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Merlin Röhl.
56' Lucas Höler (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56' Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
53' Merlin Röhl (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53' Foul by Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
50' Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
47' Matthias Ginter (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47' Foul by Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
45' Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, SC Freiburg 0.
45'+1' First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, SC Freiburg 0.
45'+1' Attempt saved. Merlin Röhl (SC Freiburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
45' Attempt missed. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann with a cross following a corner.
45' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Matthias Ginter.
45' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Matthias Ginter.
42' Hand ball by Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
41' Foul by Ritsu Doan (SC Freiburg).
41' Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40' Attempt blocked. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Tah.
36' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, SC Freiburg 0. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
35' Attempt blocked. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Boniface.
30' Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30' Foul by Maximilian Eggestein (SC Freiburg).
28' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Ritsu Doan.
28' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Lucas Höler.
28' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kiliann Sildillia.
27' Attempt blocked. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
27' Attempt missed. Lucas Höler (SC Freiburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
25' Attempt blocked. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Boniface.
21' Attempt missed. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann with a cross following a corner.
21' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Ritsu Doan.
20' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Matthias Ginter.
19' Attempt missed. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Victor Boniface.
16' Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
15' Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
14' Lukas Kübler (SC Freiburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
13' Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
13' Foul by Lukas Kübler (SC Freiburg).
12' Foul by Kiliann Sildillia (SC Freiburg).
12' Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11' Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11' Foul by Lukas Kübler (SC Freiburg).
8' Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8' Foul by Merlin Röhl (SC Freiburg).
7' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Philipp Lienhart.
7' Attempt blocked. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
4' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Lukas Kübler.
3' Merlin Röhl (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3' Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
1' Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
FC Augsburg	0	0	0	0	0	0
Borussia Monchengladbach	0	0	0	0	0	0
St. Pauli	0	0	0	0	0	0
1. FC Heidenheim 1846	0	0	0	0	0	0
1. FC Union Berlin	0	0	0	0	0	0
VfL Bochum	0	0	0	0	0	0
Borussia Dortmund	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eintracht Frankfurt	0	0	0	0	0	0
SC Freiburg	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bayer Leverkusen	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bayern Munich	0	0	0	0	0	0
VfB Stuttgart	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mainz	0	0	0	0	0	0
Werder Bremen	0	0	0	0	0	0
VfL Wolfsburg	0	0	0	0	0	0
RB Leipzig	0	0	0	0	0	0
Holstein Kiel	0	0	0	0	0	0
TSG Hoffenheim	0	0	0	0	0	0

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