Leverkusen 5-1 Darmstadt (Sep 2, 2023) Commentary

SV Darmstadt 98

0-0-3, 0 PTS

Victor Boniface - 21', 61'
Exequiel Palacios - 49'
Jonas Hofmann - 67'
Adam Hlozek - 83'

Oscar Wilhelmsson - 24'

1
Hradecky
12
Tapsoba
4
Tah
6
Kossounou
20
Grimaldo
34
Xhaka
25
Palacios
30
Frimpong
10
Wirtz
7
Hofmann
22
Boniface

No.Name
1Lukas Hradecky
4Jonathan Tah 2Josip Stanisic
12Edmond Tapsoba
6Odilon Kossounou
34Granit Xhaka 18Noah Mbamba
25Exequiel Palacios 8Robert Andrich
20Alejandro Grimaldo
30Jeremie Frimpong 19Nathan Tella
22Victor Boniface
10Florian Wirtz 23Adam Hlozek
7Jonas Hofmann

Substitutes
32Gustavo Puerta
13Arthur
11Nadiem Amiri
17Matej Kovar

BayArena

9:30 AM, September 2, 2023Coverage: ESPN+

Leverkusen, Germany

Attendance: 29,653

Referees:
Sven Jablonski

Bayer Leverkusen

SV Darmstadt 98

- Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5, Darmstadt 1.
90'+5' Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5, Darmstadt 1.
90'+1' Attempt missed. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
90'+1' Attempt saved. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
90'+1' Attempt saved. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Hlozek.
88' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
87' Delay in match because of an injury Fabian Holland (Darmstadt).
85' Hand ball by Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
83' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5, Darmstadt 1. Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Noah Mbamba with a cross.
82' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Fabian Holland.
82' Attempt blocked. Noah Mbamba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Boniface.
80' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Noah Mbamba replaces Granit Xhaka.
80' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Florian Wirtz.
80' Christoph Klarer (Darmstadt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79' Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
79' Foul by Christoph Klarer (Darmstadt).
77' Corner, Darmstadt. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
77' Attempt blocked. Tim Skarke (Darmstadt) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tobias Kempe.
74' Attempt saved. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
72' Attempt missed. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Josip Stanisic with a cross.
72' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
72' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Josip Stanisic replaces Jonathan Tah.
70' Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70' Foul by Tim Skarke (Darmstadt).
69' Substitution, Darmstadt. Tobias Kempe replaces Marvin Mehlem.
68' Substitution, Darmstadt. Matej Maglica replaces Christoph Zimmermann because of an injury.
67' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, Darmstadt 1. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Victor Boniface.
66' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
65' Delay in match because of an injury Christoph Zimmermann (Darmstadt).
65' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich replaces Exequiel Palacios.
64' Attempt missed. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
61' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, Darmstadt 1. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
59' Attempt blocked. Tim Skarke (Darmstadt) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthias Bader.
58' Substitution, Darmstadt. Filip Stojilkovic replaces Thomas Isherwood.
58' Substitution, Darmstadt. Tim Skarke replaces Oscar Vilhelmsson.
58' Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Edmond Tapsoba tries a through ball, but Victor Boniface is caught offside.
55' Foul by Christoph Klarer (Darmstadt).
55' Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
53' Oscar Vilhelmsson (Darmstadt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53' Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53' Foul by Oscar Vilhelmsson (Darmstadt).
49' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Darmstadt 1. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
48' Hand ball by Oscar Vilhelmsson (Darmstadt).
47' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Bartol Franjic.
45' Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Darmstadt 1.
45'+5' First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Darmstadt 1.
45'+1' Attempt saved. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Edmond Tapsoba.
45' Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
45' Christoph Klarer (Darmstadt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44' Oscar Vilhelmsson (Darmstadt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44' Foul by Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
43' 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 Exequiel Palacios.
42' Attempt blocked. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
41' Foul by Fabian Holland (Darmstadt).
41' Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40' Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40' Foul by Marvin Mehlem (Darmstadt).
39' Marvin Mehlem (Darmstadt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39' Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
37' Attempt saved. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
34' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Marcel Schuhen.
34' Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
33' Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
32' Attempt blocked. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
32' Attempt blocked. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann with a headed pass.
31' Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31' Foul by Marvin Mehlem (Darmstadt).
31' Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30' Luca Pfeiffer (Darmstadt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30' Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
27' Offside, Darmstadt. Marvin Mehlem tries a through ball, but Oscar Vilhelmsson is caught offside.
26' Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26' Luca Pfeiffer (Darmstadt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26' Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
26' Substitution, Darmstadt. Emir Karic replaces Fabian Nürnberger because of an injury.
24' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Darmstadt 1. Oscar Vilhelmsson (Darmstadt) header from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Christoph Klarer with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
24' Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
23' Marvin Mehlem (Darmstadt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23' Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
23' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
21' Delay in match because of an injury Fabian Nürnberger (Darmstadt).
21' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Darmstadt 0. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong following a fast break.
20' Corner, Darmstadt. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
20' Attempt blocked. Oscar Vilhelmsson (Darmstadt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Mehlem.
19' Attempt saved. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
19' Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
16' Attempt blocked. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
14' Attempt blocked. Oscar Vilhelmsson (Darmstadt) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Mehlem.
12' Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
12' Fabian Holland (Darmstadt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
9' Attempt missed. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios with a cross following a corner.
8' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Bartol Franjic.
8' Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8' Foul by Luca Pfeiffer (Darmstadt).
7' Foul by Thomas Isherwood (Darmstadt).
7' Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
2' Delay in match because of an injury Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
2' Attempt blocked. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
1' Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1' Foul by Christoph Klarer (Darmstadt).
- 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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