FC Carl Zeiss Jena vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2024-25 German Cup, First Round

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52': Jonas Hofmann

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FC Carl Zeiss Jena are hosting Bayer Leverkusen at Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld, Jena, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Cup.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
5': Arthur (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
5': Foul by Joel Richter (FC Carl Zeiss Jena).
6': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
8': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Foul by Ken Gipson (FC Carl Zeiss Jena).
9': Foul by Joel Richter (FC Carl Zeiss Jena).
9': Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Cemal Sezer (FC Carl Zeiss Jena) wins a free kick on the left wing.
10': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
12': Foul by Cemal Sezer (FC Carl Zeiss Jena).
12': Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Arthur (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Foul by Justin Schau (FC Carl Zeiss Jena).
16': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann is caught offside.
17': Foul by Jeanuël Belocian (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
17': Ken Gipson (FC Carl Zeiss Jena) wins a free kick on the right wing.
18': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
18': Foul by Sören Reddemann (FC Carl Zeiss Jena).
18': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
18': Sören Reddemann (FC Carl Zeiss Jena) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
22': Attempt missed. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
24': Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Tella with a cross.
24': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Sören Reddemann.
25': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aleix García with a cross following a corner.
25': Delay in match (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
28': Foul by Nils Butzen (FC Carl Zeiss Jena).
28': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
31': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
33': Cemal Sezer (FC Carl Zeiss Jena) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
35': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Sören Reddemann.
36': Attempt missed. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aleix García with a cross following a corner.
37': Foul by Justin Schau (FC Carl Zeiss Jena).
37': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Justin Schau (FC Carl Zeiss Jena) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Attempt missed. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aleix García.
40': Cemal Sezer (FC Carl Zeiss Jena) wins a free kick on the left wing.
40': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
42': Offside, FC Carl Zeiss Jena. Cemal Sezer is caught offside.
43': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Joel Richter (FC Carl Zeiss Jena).
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arthur with a cross.
45'+3': Foul by Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
45'+3': Ken Gipson (FC Carl Zeiss Jena) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, FC Carl Zeiss Jena 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
45': Second Half begins FC Carl Zeiss Jena 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
45': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Álex Grimaldo replaces Arthur.
48': Foul by Cemal Sezer (FC Carl Zeiss Jena).
48': Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Cemal Sezer (FC Carl Zeiss Jena).
50': Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Attempt blocked. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Adli.
51': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Khalid El Haija.
52': Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Foul by Cemal Sezer (FC Carl Zeiss Jena).
52': Goal! FC Carl Zeiss Jena 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
55': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Ken Gipson.
57': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Sören Reddemann.
59': Substitution, FC Carl Zeiss Jena. Kay Seidemann replaces Joel Richter.
61': Hand ball by Cemal Sezer (FC Carl Zeiss Jena).
61': Delay in match because of an injury Cemal Sezer (FC Carl Zeiss Jena).
63': Substitution, FC Carl Zeiss Jena. Benjamin Zank replaces Cemal Sezer because of an injury.
64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
64': Foul by Ken Gipson (FC Carl Zeiss Jena).
64': Jeanuël Belocian (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Justin Schau (FC Carl Zeiss Jena).
68': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Nathan Tella.
68': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz replaces Amine Adli.
69': Corner, FC Carl Zeiss Jena. Conceded by Florian Wirtz.
70': Attempt blocked. Sören Reddemann (FC Carl Zeiss Jena) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Justin Schau.
71': Foul by Paul Krämer (FC Carl Zeiss Jena).
71': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
71': Delay in match (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
73': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Granit Xhaka replaces Robert Andrich.
75': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
75': Attempt missed. Jeanuël Belocian (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
76': Substitution, FC Carl Zeiss Jena. Alexander Prokopenko replaces Ken Gipson.
76': Corner, FC Carl Zeiss Jena. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
77': Attempt saved. Nils Butzen (FC Carl Zeiss Jena) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Zank.
78': Foul by Alexander Prokopenko (FC Carl Zeiss Jena).
78': Jeanuël Belocian (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Attempt blocked. Jeanuël Belocian (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
83': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
84': Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
86': Attempt blocked. Hamza Muqaj (FC Carl Zeiss Jena) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Khalid El Haija.
86': Corner, FC Carl Zeiss Jena. Conceded by Aleix García.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Kay Seidemann (FC Carl Zeiss Jena) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hamza Muqaj.
90'+2': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
90'+2': Khalid El Haija (FC Carl Zeiss Jena) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Corner, FC Carl Zeiss Jena. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Nils Butzen (FC Carl Zeiss Jena) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paul Krämer with a cross following a corner.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Hamza Muqaj (FC Carl Zeiss Jena) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Nils Butzen following a corner.
90'+4': Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
90'+7': Second Half ends, FC Carl Zeiss Jena 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
0': Match ends, FC Carl Zeiss Jena 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.

Statistics

B04		CZJ
6	Fouls	17
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	2
74.2	Possession	25.8
16	SHOTS	6
3	ON GOAL	1
0.2	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
620	Accurate Passes	147
691	Passes	233
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.6
8	Accurate Crosses	4
24	Crosses	14
0.3	Cross %	0.3
38	Long Balls	54
22	Accurate Long Balls	15
0.6	Long Balls %	0.3
7	Blocked Shots	2
14	Effective Tackles	17
19	Tackles	20
0.7	Tackle %	0.9
8	Interceptions	20
15	Effective Clearances	15
15	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: German Cup

Venue: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld
Location: Jena, Germany
Attendance: 15,000

Line-Ups

FC Carl Zeiss Jena (4-4-2)

No.	Name
30	Alexios Dedidis (GK)
5	Sören Reddemann
32	Khalid El Haija
13	Paul Kramer
26	Nils Butzen
25	Justin Schau
28	Hamza Muqaj
27	Joel Richter
3	Ken Gipson
9	Cemal Sezer
7	Erik Weinhauer

FC Carl Zeiss Jena Substitutes:

Paul Kampe, Alexander Prokopenko, Marius Liesegang, Benjamin Zank, Kay Seidemann, Jannes Werner, Maxim Hessel.

Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
17	Matej Kovar (GK)
4	Jonathan Tah
12	Edmond Tapsoba
13	Arthur
8	Robert Andrich
24	Aleix García
44	Jeanuël Belocian
19	Nathan Tella
14	Patrik Schick
21	Amine Adli
7	Jonas Hofmann

Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:

Niklas Lomb, Artem Stepanov, Jeremie Frimpong, Othniël Raterink, Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka, Florian Wirtz, Alejandro Grimaldo, Piero Hincapié, Granit Xhaka.

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