Leverkusen 4-1 Heidenheim (Sep 24, 2023) Commentary

1. FC Heidenheim 1846

1-1-3, 4 PTS

Victor Boniface - 9', 74' Pen
Jonas Hofmann - 63'
Amine Adli - 82'

Eren Dinkci - 58'

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
12Edmond Tapsoba
6Odilon Kossounou
34Granit Xhaka
25Exequiel Palacios 8Robert Andrich
20Alejandro Grimaldo 3Piero Hincapié
30Jeremie Frimpong 19Nathan Tella
22Victor Boniface 23Adam Hlozek
10Florian Wirtz 21Amine Adli
7Jonas Hofmann

Substitutes
2Josip Stanisic
11Nadiem Amiri
32Gustavo Puerta
17Matej Kovar

BayArena

9:30 AM, September 24, 2023Coverage: ESPN+

Leverkusen, Germany

Attendance: 29,557

Referees:
Christian Dingert

Bayer Leverkusen

1. FC Heidenheim 1846

- Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 1.
90'+6' Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 1.
90'+4' Foul by Lennard Maloney (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
90'+4' Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+4' Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4' Foul by Jonas Föhrenbach (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
90' Foul by Omar Traoré (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
90' Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
86' Foul by Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
86' Florian Pick (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Piero Hincapié replaces Álex Grimaldo.
85' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Victor Boniface.
82' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 1. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
82' Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Denis Thomalla replaces Jan-Niklas Beste.
82' Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Kevin Sessa replaces Eren Dinkçi.
82' Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Marvin Pieringer replaces Tim Kleindienst.
79' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
78' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Jonas Föhrenbach.
77' Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box following a fast break.
74' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 1. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
74' VAR Decision: Penalty Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
73' Penalty conceded by Lennard Maloney (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) after a foul in the penalty area.
73' Penalty Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Álex Grimaldo draws a foul in the penalty area.
72' Attempt saved. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
71' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Florian Wirtz.
71' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich replaces Exequiel Palacios.
69' Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Florian Pick replaces Norman Theuerkauf.
68' Jan-Niklas Beste (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68' Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
66' Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz tries a through ball, but Victor Boniface is caught offside.
66' Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
66' Foul by Lennard Maloney (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
63' Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Adrian Beck replaces Nikola Dovedan.
63' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 1. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios with a through ball.
58' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 1. Eren Dinkçi (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jan-Niklas Beste.
57' Attempt missed. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
57' Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
50' Lennard Maloney (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50' Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
49' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Lennard Maloney.
47' Corner, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
46' Corner, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
45' Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0.
45'+2' First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0.
45' Attempt blocked. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Odilon Kossounou.
45' Attempt saved. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
45' Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
45' Attempt saved. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
44' Attempt saved. Tim Kleindienst (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
42' Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42' Foul by Tim Siersleben (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
39' Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
37' Norman Theuerkauf (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37' Nikola Dovedan (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37' Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
36' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Jonas Föhrenbach.
35' Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35' Foul by Nikola Dovedan (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
35' Attempt saved. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
35' Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
32' Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32' Foul by Omar Traoré (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
31' Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31' Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
31' Eren Dinkçi (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30' Attempt missed. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Odilon Kossounou with a through ball.
29' Jan-Niklas Beste (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29' Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
26' Jonas Föhrenbach (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26' Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
26' Attempt missed. Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Florian Wirtz following a corner.
25' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kevin Müller.
25' Attempt saved. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Odilon Kossounou.
22' Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22' Foul by Jan-Niklas Beste (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
20' Jan-Niklas Beste (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20' Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
17' Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17' Foul by Tim Kleindienst (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
16' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Omar Traoré.
15' Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Victor Boniface tries a through ball, but Jonas Hofmann is caught offside.
14' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Tim Siersleben.
9' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
6' Attempt missed. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
6' Attempt blocked. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
5' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Omar Traoré.
5' Attempt blocked. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
3' Hand ball by Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 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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