Bayer Leverkusen vs Eintracht Frankfurt, 2024-25 German Bundesliga
· German Bundesliga
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Leverkusen stage comeback win over Frankfurt in Bundesliga
Bayer Leverkusen's Victor Boniface scored a 72nd-minute winner to complete a 2-1 comeback victory over Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on Saturday as RB Leipzig provisionally took over the lead with their 2-0 victory at Mainz 05.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
- 4': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Álex Grimaldo is caught offside.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Victor Boniface.
- 5': Penalty Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 5': Penalty conceded by Junior Dina Ebimbe (Eintracht Frankfurt) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 7': VAR Decision: Penalty Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
- 9': Penalty saved. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 10': Attempt saved. Martin Terrier (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Boniface.
- 12': Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Mario Götze.
- 14': Penalty Eintracht Frankfurt. Omar Marmoush draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 14': Penalty conceded by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 15': VAR Decision: Penalty Eintracht Frankfurt.
- 16': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, Eintracht Frankfurt 1. Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 18': Foul by Niels Nkounkou (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 18': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 19': Hugo Ekitiké (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Niels Nkounkou.
- 20': Offside, Eintracht Frankfurt. Hugo Ekitiké is caught offside.
- 21': Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 23': Attempt saved. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
- 23': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kevin Trapp.
- 23': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Andrich following a corner.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Junior Dina Ebimbe (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rasmus Kristensen.
- 25': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Eintracht Frankfurt 1. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Terrier.
- 26': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 26': Rasmus Kristensen (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Tuta (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 28': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Tuta (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
- 31': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Robin Koch.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
- 35': Attempt missed. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Amine Adli following a fast break.
- 35': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 35': Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
- 38': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Amine Adli.
- 42': Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong with a cross.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
- 44': Offside, Eintracht Frankfurt. Junior Dina Ebimbe is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Rasmus Kristensen.
- 45'+3': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Hugo Larsson.
- 45'+3': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Álex Grimaldo is caught offside.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Eintracht Frankfurt 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Eintracht Frankfurt 1.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
- 49': Attempt missed. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Martin Terrier with a cross.
- 50': Attempt missed. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong with a cross.
- 56': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Hugo Larsson.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Terrier with a cross.
- 58': Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitiké (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hugo Larsson.
- 60': Foul by Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 60': Rasmus Kristensen (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Victor Boniface.
- 63': Attempt missed. Martin Terrier (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
- 64': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz replaces Martin Terrier.
- 64': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Aleix García replaces Amine Adli.
- 67': Foul by Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 67': Junior Dina Ebimbe (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Hugo Ekitiké (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 68': Attempt missed. Arthur Theate (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
- 68': Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 68': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Robin Koch.
- 69': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 69': Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Farès Chaïbi replaces Junior Dina Ebimbe.
- 70': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Jean-Mattéo Bahoya replaces Mario Götze.
- 71': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Eintracht Frankfurt 1. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
- 74': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Niels Nkounkou.
- 75': Attempt missed. Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 78': Attempt saved. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 78': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 78': Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Mahmoud Dahoud replaces Hugo Larsson.
- 79': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Ellyes Skhiri replaces Tuta.
- 80': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick replaces Victor Boniface.
- 80': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
- 81': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Can Uzun replaces Niels Nkounkou.
- 83': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Álex Grimaldo.
- 84': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 84': Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Can Uzun (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 87': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range misses to the left.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Hugo Ekitiké (Eintracht Frankfurt) header from very close range is blocked.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arthur Theate.
- 90'+2': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Foul by Jean-Mattéo Bahoya (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 90'+3': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+4': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kevin Trapp.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Eintracht Frankfurt 1.
- 0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Eintracht Frankfurt 1.
Statistics
 SGE |
B04 |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 7 | Saves | 0 |
| 46.2 | Possession | 53.8 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 27 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 412 | Accurate Passes | 498 |
| 470 | Passes | 545 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 13 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 12 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 25 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 30,210
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 30,210
Bundesliga Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 10 | +26 | 26 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 10 | +10 | 21 |
| 3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 10 | +10 | 20 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 10 | +5 | 17 |
Line-Ups
Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 4 | Jonathan Tah |
| 3 | Piero Hincapié  |
| 12 | Edmond Tapsoba |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 8 | Robert Andrich |
| 20 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 30 | Jeremie Frimpong |
| 22 | Victor Boniface |
| 11 | Martin Terrier |
| 21 | Amine Adli |
Eintracht Frankfurt (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Trapp (GK) |
| 3 | Arthur Theate |
| 4 | Robin Koch |
| 29 | Niels Nkounkou |
| 13 | Rasmus Kristensen |
| 16 | Hugo Larsson |
| 35 | Tuta |
| 27 | Mario Götze |
| 26 | Junior Dina Ebimbe |
| 7 | Omar Marmoush |
| 11 | Hugo Ekitike |
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