Leverkusen 2-1 Heidenheim (Feb 17, 2024) Commentary

Bayer Leverkusen

18-4-0, 58 PTS

Tim Kleindienst - 86'

Jeremie Frimpong - 45'+2'
Amine Adli - 81'

1
Müller
19
Föhrenbach
5
Gimber
6
Mainka
23
Traoré
33
Maloney
3
Schöppner
37
Beste
21
Beck
8
Dinkci
10
Kleindienst

No.Name
1Kevin Müller
5Benedikt Gimber 18Marvin Pieringer
6Patrick Mainka
19Jonas Föhrenbach
23Omar Haktab Traoré
21Adrian Beck 20Nikola Dovedan
33Lennard Maloney
3Jan Schöppner 16Kevin Sessa
10Tim Kleindienst
37Jan-Niklas Beste 17Florian Pick
8Eren Dinkci 2Marnon Busch

Substitutes
9Stefan Schimmer
22Vitus Eicher
4Tim Siersleben
30Norman Theuerkauf

Voith-Arena

9:30 AM, February 17, 2024Coverage: ESPN+

Heidenheim, Germany

Line: B04 -1.5

Over/Under: 3.5

Attendance: 15,000

Referees:
Harm Osmers

1. FC Heidenheim 1846

Bayer Leverkusen

KO
26
32
45+2
HT
45
63
74
76
81
82
86
88
90+2
FT

- Match ends, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
90'+6' Second Half ends, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
90'+5' Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5' Foul by Jonas Föhrenbach (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
90'+3' Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3' Foul by Jonas Föhrenbach (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
90'+2' Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1' Omar Traoré (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1' Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
89' Omar Traoré (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89' Foul by Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
88' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Edmond Tapsoba replaces Amine Adli.
88' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann replaces Florian Wirtz.
88' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
86' Goal! 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Tim Kleindienst (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nikola Dovedan with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
86' Nikola Dovedan (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86' Foul by Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
84' Attempt blocked. Florian Pick (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Dovedan.
82' Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Marvin Pieringer replaces Benedikt Gimber.
81' Goal! 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a through ball.
81' Attempt blocked. Borja Iglesias (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
77' Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Borja Iglesias.
76' Corner, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
76' Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Marnon Busch replaces Eren Dinkçi.
76' Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Florian Pick replaces Jan-Niklas Beste.
75' Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
74' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Borja Iglesias replaces Patrik Schick.
73' Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73' Foul by Kevin Sessa (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
70' Attempt saved. Benedikt Gimber (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jan-Niklas Beste.
69' Corner, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
68' Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
67' Foul by Omar Traoré (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
67' Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63' Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Kevin Sessa replaces Jan Schöppner.
62' Nikola Dovedan (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62' Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
61' Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
58' Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli is caught offside.
58' Attempt saved. Nikola Dovedan (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
56' Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
53' Attempt missed. Omar Traoré (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jan Schöppner.
52' Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52' Foul by Tim Kleindienst (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
50' Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
50' Attempt blocked. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
50' Attempt blocked. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Adli.
48' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Jonas Föhrenbach.
45' Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Nikola Dovedan replaces Adrian Beck.
45' Second Half begins 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
45'+3' First Half ends, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
45'+2' Goal! 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
45'+1' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Lennard Maloney.
45'+1' Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
45' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Jonas Föhrenbach.
43' Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43' Foul by Adrian Beck (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
38' Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38' Foul by Tim Kleindienst (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
36' Attempt missed. Tim Kleindienst (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Omar Traoré.
35' Corner, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
34' Attempt missed. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a set piece situation.
33' Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33' Foul by Eren Dinkçi (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
32' Benedikt Gimber (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32' Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32' Foul by Benedikt Gimber (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
26' Jonas Föhrenbach (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26' Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26' Foul by Jonas Föhrenbach (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
22' Attempt missed. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a set piece situation.
21' Foul by Jan Schöppner (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
21' Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
20' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Patrick Mainka.
19' Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
18' Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18' Foul by Lennard Maloney (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
17' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Benedikt Gimber.
15' Attempt blocked. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
14' Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
14' Foul by Jan-Niklas Beste (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
13' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
12' Delay in match because of an injury Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
12' Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12' Foul by Patrick Mainka (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
11' Omar Traoré (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11' Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
10' Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10' Foul by Benedikt Gimber (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
9' Attempt blocked. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
6' Corner, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
4' Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amine Adli.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Bayern Munich	9	7	2	0	+25	23
RB Leipzig	9	6	2	1	+10	20
Eintracht Frankfurt	9	5	2	2	+9	17
Bayer Leverkusen	9	4	4	1	+5	16
Borussia Dortmund	9	5	1	3	+2	16
SC Freiburg	9	5	1	3	+2	16
1. FC Union Berlin	9	4	3	2	+1	15
VfB Stuttgart	9	3	4	2	+1	13
Borussia Monchengladbach	9	4	1	4	+1	13
Werder Bremen	9	3	3	3	-5	12
FC Augsburg	9	3	2	4	-7	11
1. FC Heidenheim 1846	9	3	1	5	0	10
Mainz	9	2	4	3	-1	10
VfL Wolfsburg	9	2	3	4	-1	9
St. Pauli	9	2	2	5	-4	8
TSG Hoffenheim	9	2	2	5	-6	8
Holstein Kiel	9	1	2	6	-12	5
VfL Bochum	9	0	1	8	-20	1

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