Bayer Leverkusen vs Fortuna Düsseldorf, 2023-24 German DFB Pokal, Semifinals

· German Cup
Bayer Leverkusen
  • 7': Jeremie Frimpong
  • 20': Amine Adli
  • 35': Florian Wirtz
  • 60': Florian Wirtz (P)
FT
4 - 0
Fortuna Düsseldorf

    Leverkusen rout Dusseldorf, head to cup final

    Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen overwhelmed second division club Fortuna Dusseldorf 4-0 on Wednesday to reach the German Cup final and stretch their unbeaten run to 40 matches across all competitions this season.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Marlon Mustapha (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
    • 2': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Christos Tzolis (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
    • 3': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 4': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Emmanuel Iyoha.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Josip Stanisic following a corner.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Marlon Mustapha (Fortuna Düsseldorf) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christos Tzolis.
    • 6': Foul by Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
    • 6': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
    • 7': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Fortuna Düsseldorf 0. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Christos Tzolis (Fortuna Düsseldorf) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
    • 15': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Felix Klaus.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
    • 18': Christos Tzolis (Fortuna Düsseldorf) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 20': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Fortuna Düsseldorf 0. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz following a fast break.
    • 21': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 21': Marlon Mustapha (Fortuna Düsseldorf) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Foul by Marlon Mustapha (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
    • 26': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by André Hoffmann.
    • 32': Hand ball by Marlon Mustapha (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
    • 32': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Tim Oberdorf.
    • 33': 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 corner.
    • 33': Foul by Yannik Engelhardt (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
    • 33': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 34': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Matthias Zimmermann.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amine Adli.
    • 35': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, Fortuna Düsseldorf 0. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Amine Adli.
    • 37': Foul by Christos Tzolis (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
    • 37': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 37': Christos Tzolis (Fortuna Düsseldorf) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 39': Delay in match (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
    • 41': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Emmanuel Iyoha.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Jamil Siebert (Fortuna Düsseldorf) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yannik Engelhardt.
    • 43': Christos Tzolis (Fortuna Düsseldorf) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Foul by Josip Stanisic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Matthias Zimmermann (Fortuna Düsseldorf) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45': Attempt saved. André Hoffmann (Fortuna Düsseldorf) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson with a cross.
    • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Adli.
    • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robert Andrich.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, Fortuna Düsseldorf 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, Fortuna Düsseldorf 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Joshua Quarshie replaces André Hoffmann.
    • 45': Substitution, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Marcel Sobottka replaces Felix Klaus.
    • 46': Delay in match (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 48': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Matthias Zimmermann.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
    • 53': Foul by Jamil Siebert (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
    • 53': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Christos Tzolis (Fortuna Düsseldorf) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matthias Zimmermann.
    • 57': Foul by Joshua Quarshie (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
    • 57': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a cross.
    • 57': Penalty conceded by Matthias Zimmermann (Fortuna Düsseldorf) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 59': VAR Decision: Penalty Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
    • 60': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, Fortuna Düsseldorf 0. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 61': Christos Tzolis (Fortuna Düsseldorf) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 65': Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
    • 65': Substitution, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Jona Niemiec replaces Marlon Mustapha.
    • 65': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Amine Adli.
    • 65': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann replaces Florian Wirtz.
    • 66': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Victor Boniface replaces Patrik Schick.
    • 66': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 66': Jona Niemiec (Fortuna Düsseldorf) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Foul by Tim Oberdorf (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
    • 68': Josip Stanisic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 71': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Piero Hincapié replaces Álex Grimaldo.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Victor Boniface.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Iyoha (Fortuna Düsseldorf) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Jamil Siebert (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
    • 76': Substitution, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Dennis Jastrzembski replaces Emmanuel Iyoha.
    • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 78': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Odilon Kossounou replaces Granit Xhaka.
    • 80': Hand ball by Christos Tzolis (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
    • 84': Attempt saved. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Victor Boniface.
    • 84': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Florian Kastenmeier.
    • 85': Substitution, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Vincent Vermeij replaces Matthias Zimmermann.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann with a cross.
    • 86': Corner, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Vincent Vermeij (Fortuna Düsseldorf) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jona Niemiec with a cross.
    • 90'+1': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, Fortuna Düsseldorf 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, Fortuna Düsseldorf 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 5
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    1 Corner Kicks 8
    4 Saves 5
    28.7 Possession 71.3
    8 SHOTS 22
    5 ON GOAL 8
    0.6 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    272 Accurate Passes 771
    330 Passes 831
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 7
    9 Crosses 21
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    38 Long Balls 28
    13 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.8
    2 Blocked Shots 4
    7 Effective Tackles 6
    12 Tackles 11
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    5 Interceptions 7
    26 Effective Clearances 6
    26 Clearances 6

    Game Information

    Competition: German Cup

    Venue: BayArena
    Location: Leverkusen, Germany
    Attendance: 30,210

    Line-Ups

    B04 Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    17 Matej Kovar (GK)
    4 Jonathan Tah
    12 Edmond Tapsoba
    2 Josip Stanisic
    34 Granit Xhaka
    8 Robert Andrich
    20 Alejandro Grimaldo
    30 Jeremie Frimpong
    14 Patrik Schick
    21 Amine Adli
    10 Florian Wirtz
    Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
    Adam Hlozek, Piero Hincapié, Lukas Hradecky, Victor Boniface, Exequiel Palacios, Borja Iglesias, Odilon Kossounou, Nathan Tella, Jonas Hofmann.

    F95 Fortuna Düsseldorf (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    33 Florian Kastenmeier (GK)
    3 Andre Hoffmann
    15 Tim Oberdorf
    20 Jamil Siebert
    19 Emmanuel Iyoha
    25 Matthias Zimmermann
    8 Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson
    7 Christos Tzolis Yellow Card
    6 Yannick Engelhardt
    36 Marlon Mustapha
    11 Felix Klaus
    Fortuna Düsseldorf Substitutes:
    Christoph Daferner, Shinta Appelkamp, Dennis Jastrzembski, Karol Niemczycki, Jordy de Wijs, Jona Niemiec, Joshua Quarshie, Marcel Sobottka, Vincent Vermeij.

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