Bayer Leverkusen vs West Ham United, 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Quarterfinals

Bayer Leverkusen stay unbeaten with UEL first-leg win over West Ham

Late strikes by Bayer Leverkusen substitutes Jonas Hofmann and Victor Boniface earned the Bundesliga leaders a 2-0 home win over West Ham United in their Europa League quarterfinal first leg.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 2': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 2': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United).
• 3': Delay in match because of an injury Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
• 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 4': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
• 4': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 7': Attempt missed. Josip Stanisic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
• 7': Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josip Stanisic.
• 10': Attempt saved. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michail Antonio.
• 10': Attempt saved. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
• 12': Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
• 12': Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
• 15': Attempt blocked. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
• 15': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by James Ward-Prowse.
• 16': Attempt blocked. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 18': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong with a cross.
• 19': Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
• 19': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 20': Attempt saved. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
• 20': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Lukasz Fabianski.
• 21': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josip Stanisic.
• 21': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 21': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
• 21': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 23': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross following a set piece situation.
• 23': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 23': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
• 25': Foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
• 25': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 27': Attempt blocked. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
• 30': 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. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
• 30': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Lukasz Fabianski.
• 32': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 32': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United).
• 33': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 33': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United).
• 34': Attempt saved. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amine Adli.
• 38': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Josip Stanisic.
• 39': Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
• 39': Matej Kovár (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 40': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Emerson.
• 40': Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
• 42': Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
• 42': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Aaron Cresswell.
• 42': Attempt missed. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios following a corner.
• 42': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
• 44': Attempt missed. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josip Stanisic.
• 44': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli is caught offside.
• 45'+1': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, West Ham United 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, West Ham United 0.
• 50': Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
• 50': Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 52': Delay in match because of an injury Josip Stanisic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
• 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 54': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Vladimír Coufal.
• 55': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
• 55': Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 56': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 56': Foul by Emerson (West Ham United).
• 56': Emerson (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 58': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz is caught offside.
• 63': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
• 63': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 65': Attempt saved. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
• 66': Delay in match because of an injury Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
• 66': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Piero Hincapié replaces Josip Stanisic.
• 67': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
• 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 68': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
• 68': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 69': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
• 69': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 70': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 70': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
• 70': Attempt blocked. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Adli.
• 70': Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
• 71': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Lukasz Fabianski.
• 71': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
• 72': Foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
• 72': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 73': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Tella.
• 74': Foul by Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
• 74': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 75': Delay in match (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
• 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 76': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann replaces Amine Adli.
• 76': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Victor Boniface replaces Patrik Schick.
• 77': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
• 77': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 80': Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
• 80': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 81': Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
• 82': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
• 83': Attempt blocked. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Tah with a headed pass.
• 83': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, West Ham United 0. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
• 86': Delay in match because of an injury Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United).
• 86': Substitution, West Ham United. Ben Johnson replaces Mohammed Kudus.
• 86': Substitution, West Ham United. Nayef Aguerd replaces Konstantinos Mavropanos.
• 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 88': Attempt missed. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross.
• 88': Foul by Ben Johnson (West Ham United).
• 88': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 89': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
• 89': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 89': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
• 89': Attempt missed. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
• 90': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Vladimír Coufal.
• 90'+1': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, West Ham United 0. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann with a cross following a corner.
• 90'+3': Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
• 90'+4': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, West Ham United 0.
• 0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, West Ham United 0.