Leverkusen 5-0 Bochum (May 12, 2024) Commentary

Bayer Leverkusen

27-6-0, 87 PTS

Felix Passlack - 15'

Patrik Schick - 41'
Victor Boniface - 45'+2' Pen
Amine Adli - 76'
Josip Stanisic - 86'
Alejandro Grimaldo - 90'+3'

1
Riemann
5
Bernardo
31
Schlotterbeck
20
Ordets
15
Passlack
6
Osterhage
8
Losilla
32
Wittek
7
Stöger
11
Asano
33
Hofmann

No.Name
1Manuel Riemann
31Keven Schlotterbeck
20Ivan Ordets
5Bernardo 4Erhan Masovic
15Felix Passlack
7Kevin Stöger
6Patrick Osterhage
8Anthony Losilla 19Matús Bero
33Philipp Hofmann 13Lukas Daschner
32Maximilian Wittek
11Takuma Asano 14Tim Oermann

Substitutes
2Cristian Gamboa
22Christopher Antwi-Adjei
29Moritz Broschinski
16Andreas Luthe
41Noah Loosli

Vonovia Ruhrstadion

1:30 PM, May 12, 2024Coverage: ESPN+

Bochum, Germany

Over/Under: 2.5

Attendance: 26,000

Referees:
Benjamin Brand

VfL Bochum

Bayer Leverkusen

KO
15
20
26
41
45+1
HT
45+2
45
61
63
64
69
76
80
86
90+3
FT

- Match ends, VfL Bochum 1848 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5.
90'+5' Second Half ends, VfL Bochum 1848 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5.
90'+4' Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gustavo Puerta following a fast break.
90'+3' Goal! VfL Bochum 1848 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josip Stanisic following a fast break.
90'+1' Attempt missed. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Robert Andrich.
89' Attempt missed. Gustavo Puerta (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Robert Andrich following a corner.
88' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Manuel Riemann.
88' Attempt saved. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
86' Goal! VfL Bochum 1848 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4. Josip Stanisic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Arthur.
85' Attempt missed. Arthur (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Josip Stanisic.
83' Patrick Osterhage (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83' Foul by Gustavo Puerta (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
83' Attempt saved. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
80' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Álex Grimaldo replaces Nathan Tella.
80' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Gustavo Puerta replaces Granit Xhaka.
78' Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella is caught offside.
78' Attempt blocked. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann with a cross.
78' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Ivan Ordets.
78' Attempt blocked. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Borja Iglesias.
76' Goal! VfL Bochum 1848 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann with a cross following a corner.
75' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Manuel Riemann.
75' Attempt saved. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
73' Attempt blocked. Matús Bero (VfL Bochum 1848) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Daschner with a cross.
72' Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
72' Erhan Masovic (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Ivan Ordets.
71' Attempt blocked. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
71' Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
69' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Patrik Schick.
69' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Borja Iglesias replaces Victor Boniface.
68' Patrick Osterhage (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68' Foul by Arthur (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
67' Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
64' Attempt missed. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
64' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann replaces Odilon Kossounou.
63' Ivan Ordets (VfL Bochum 1848) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63' Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63' Foul by Ivan Ordets (VfL Bochum 1848).
61' Attempt missed. Kevin Stöger (VfL Bochum 1848) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Keven Schlotterbeck with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
61' Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Lukas Daschner replaces Philipp Hofmann.
61' Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Matús Bero replaces Anthony Losilla.
60' Kevin Stöger (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60' Foul by Arthur (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
59' Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Robert Andrich.
58' Kevin Stöger (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58' Foul by Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
58' Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Odilon Kossounou.
54' Offside, VfL Bochum 1848. Maximilian Wittek is caught offside.
52' Kevin Stöger (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52' Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
50' Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
49' Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Andrich.
49' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Tim Oermann.
48' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
46' Delay in match (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
45' Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Erhan Masovic replaces Bernardo.
45' Second Half begins VfL Bochum 1848 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
45'+2' First Half ends, VfL Bochum 1848 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
45'+2' Goal! VfL Bochum 1848 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
45'+1' Keven Schlotterbeck (VfL Bochum 1848) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1' Penalty conceded by Keven Schlotterbeck (VfL Bochum 1848) after a foul in the penalty area.
45'+1' Penalty Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella draws a foul in the penalty area.
41' Goal! VfL Bochum 1848 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Arthur with a cross.
40' Attempt missed. Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Edmond Tapsoba.
38' Attempt missed. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arthur with a cross.
36' Attempt missed. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Robert Andrich with a cross.
33' Keven Schlotterbeck (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33' Foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
30' Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Josip Stanisic following a corner.
30' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Maximilian Wittek.
29' Attempt blocked. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Andrich.
26' Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26' Maximilian Wittek (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26' Foul by Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
24' Offside, VfL Bochum 1848. Patrick Osterhage is caught offside.
24' Philipp Hofmann (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick on the left wing.
24' Foul by Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
23' Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Arthur with a cross.
21' Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella is caught offside.
20' Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Tim Oermann replaces Takuma Asano.
18' Keven Schlotterbeck (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18' Foul by Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
16' Attempt blocked. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
15' Felix Passlack (VfL Bochum 1848) is shown the red card.
14' Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14' Foul by Felix Passlack (VfL Bochum 1848).
14' Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14' Foul by Keven Schlotterbeck (VfL Bochum 1848).
11' Attempt missed. Philipp Hofmann (VfL Bochum 1848) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Stöger with a cross following a corner.
10' Corner, VfL Bochum 1848. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
9' Offside, VfL Bochum 1848. Takuma Asano is caught offside.
4' Corner, VfL Bochum 1848. Conceded by Arthur.
1' Josip Stanisic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1' Foul by Maximilian Wittek (VfL Bochum 1848).
- 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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