Leverkusen 4-0 Bochum (Dec 20, 2023) Commentary

VfL Bochum

3-7-6, 16 PTS

Patrik Schick - 30' Pen, 32', 45'+1'
Victor Boniface - 69'

1
Hradecky
3
Hincapié
4
Tah
2
Stanisic
20
Grimaldo
8
Andrich
34
Xhaka
30
Frimpong
10
Wirtz
14
Schick
7
Hofmann

No.Name
1Lukas Hradecky
4Jonathan Tah 12Edmond Tapsoba
3Piero Hincapié 32Gustavo Puerta
2Josip Stanisic
8Robert Andrich
34Granit Xhaka
10Florian Wirtz 11Nadiem Amiri
20Alejandro Grimaldo
30Jeremie Frimpong
14Patrik Schick 22Victor Boniface
7Jonas Hofmann 23Adam Hlozek

Substitutes
6Odilon Kossounou
19Nathan Tella
21Amine Adli
17Matej Kovar

BayArena

2:30 PM, December 20, 2023Coverage: ESPN+

Leverkusen, Germany

Over/Under: 3.5

Attendance: 30,210

Referees:
Daniel Schlager

Bayer Leverkusen

VfL Bochum

KO
30
32
39
45+1
HT
45
50
63
67
69
69
73
87
87
FT

- Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, VfL Bochum 1848 0.
90'+5' Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, VfL Bochum 1848 0.
90'+4' Attempt saved. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Boniface.
90'+3' Attempt blocked. Patrick Osterhage (VfL Bochum 1848) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
90'+2' Attempt missed. Gustavo Puerta (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Victor Boniface.
89' Moritz Broschinski (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89' Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
87' Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Tim Oermann replaces Anthony Losilla.
87' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nadiem Amiri replaces Florian Wirtz.
87' Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87' Foul by Philipp Förster (VfL Bochum 1848).
82' Attempt saved. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josip Stanisic.
82' Attempt missed. Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
81' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Keven Schlotterbeck.
80' Gustavo Puerta (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80' Foul by Philipp Förster (VfL Bochum 1848).
76' Attempt missed. Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
73' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Gustavo Puerta replaces Piero Hincapié.
73' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Jonas Hofmann.
69' Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Noah Loosli replaces Erhan Masovic.
69' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, VfL Bochum 1848 0. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a through ball.
67' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Edmond Tapsoba replaces Jonathan Tah.
67' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Victor Boniface replaces Patrik Schick.
65' Corner, VfL Bochum 1848. Conceded by Josip Stanisic.
64' VAR Decision: No Goal Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3-0 VfL Bochum 1848.
63' Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Moritz Broschinski replaces Christopher Antwi-Adjei.
63' Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Philipp Förster replaces Gonçalo Paciência.
62' GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
62' Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz is caught offside.
60' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Bernardo.
60' Attempt blocked. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
56' Offside, VfL Bochum 1848. Christopher Antwi-Adjei is caught offside.
55' Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick is caught offside.
53' Matús Bero (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53' Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
52' Keven Schlotterbeck (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52' Foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
50' Keven Schlotterbeck (VfL Bochum 1848) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49' Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
49' Erhan Masovic (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49' Attempt missed. Anthony Losilla (VfL Bochum 1848) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christopher Antwi-Adjei with a cross following a set piece situation.
48' Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
48' Christopher Antwi-Adjei (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick on the left wing.
46' Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong is caught offside.
45' Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Danilo Soares replaces Takuma Asano.
45' Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, VfL Bochum 1848 0.
45'+4' First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, VfL Bochum 1848 0.
45'+2' Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2' Foul by Cristian Gamboa (VfL Bochum 1848).
45'+1' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, VfL Bochum 1848 0. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
45'+1' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Matús Bero.
43' Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
42' Attempt saved. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
41' Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
39' Erhan Masovic (VfL Bochum 1848) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39' Foul by Erhan Masovic (VfL Bochum 1848).
39' Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35' Attempt blocked. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
34' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Manuel Riemann.
34' Attempt saved. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
32' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, VfL Bochum 1848 0. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong with a cross following a fast break.
30' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, VfL Bochum 1848 0. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
28' Penalty conceded by Manuel Riemann (VfL Bochum 1848) after a foul in the penalty area.
28' Penalty Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick draws a foul in the penalty area.
26' Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26' Foul by Matús Bero (VfL Bochum 1848).
25' Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25' Foul by Matús Bero (VfL Bochum 1848).
24' Attempt saved. Bernardo (VfL Bochum 1848) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Christopher Antwi-Adjei.
22' Gonçalo Paciência (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22' Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
21' Offside, VfL Bochum 1848. Anthony Losilla is caught offside.
19' Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19' Foul by Takuma Asano (VfL Bochum 1848).
18' Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18' Foul by Christopher Antwi-Adjei (VfL Bochum 1848).
18' Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18' Foul by Keven Schlotterbeck (VfL Bochum 1848).
17' Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick is caught offside.
16' Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann is caught offside.
15' Corner, VfL Bochum 1848. Conceded by Florian Wirtz.
14' Attempt blocked. Matús Bero (VfL Bochum 1848) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
14' Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Paciência (VfL Bochum 1848) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
11' Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
10' Corner, VfL Bochum 1848. Conceded by Josip Stanisic.
10' Attempt blocked. Christopher Antwi-Adjei (VfL Bochum 1848) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Losilla.
6' Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6' Foul by Bernardo (VfL Bochum 1848).
5' Gonçalo Paciência (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick on the left wing.
5' Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
4' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
1' Delay in match (VfL Bochum 1848).
1' Foul by Anthony Losilla (VfL Bochum 1848).
1' Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 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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