Leverkusen 3-0 Mainz (Sep 30, 2023) Commentary

Bayer Leverkusen

5-1-0, 16 PTS

Sepp van den Berg - 18' OG
Alejandro Grimaldo - 59'
Jonas Hofmann - 65'

27
Zentner
20
Fernandes
16
Bell
3
van den Berg
19
Caci
31
Kohr
8
Barreiro
21
da Costa
7
Jae-Sung
43
Gruda
9
Onisiwo

No.Name
27Robin Zentner
16Stefan Bell
20Edimilson Fernandes
3Sepp van den Berg
31Dominik Kohr 14Tom Krauss
8Leandro Barreiro
19Anthony Caci
21Danny da Costa 34Anwar El Ghazi
9Karim Onisiwo 10Marco Richter
7Lee Jae-Sung 4Aymen Barkok
43Brajan Gruda 17Ludovic Ajorque

Substitutes
33Daniel Batz
23Josuha Guilavogui
24Merveille Papela

MEWA ARENA

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

Mainz, Germany

Over/Under: 3.5

Attendance: 33,305

Referees:
Benjamin Brand

Mainz

Bayer Leverkusen

KO
4
18
HT
58
59
63
65
69
75
76
79
84
86
90+2
90+4
FT

- Match ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.
90'+5' Second Half ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.
90'+4' Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4' Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4' Foul by Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05).
90'+4' Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4' Foul by Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
90'+2' Marco Richter (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card.
90'+2' Marco Richter (1. FSV Mainz 05).
90'+2' (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90' Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90' Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
88' Attempt blocked. Aymen Barkok (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ludovic Ajorque.
86' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Josip Stanisic replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
86' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nadiem Amiri replaces Jonas Hofmann.
86' Foul by Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05).
86' Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Marco Richter replaces Karim Onisiwo.
83' Attempt missed. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
83' Attempt blocked. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Hlozek.
82' Attempt missed. Tom Krauß (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
81' Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81' Foul by Aymen Barkok (1. FSV Mainz 05).
81' Attempt missed. Anwar El Ghazi (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ludovic Ajorque.
79' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Victor Boniface.
79' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich replaces Granit Xhaka.
76' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Ludovic Ajorque replaces Brajan Gruda.
75' Brajan Gruda (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75' Foul by Brajan Gruda (1. FSV Mainz 05).
75' Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75' 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 Edmond Tapsoba with a through ball.
72' Foul by Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05).
72' Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Anthony Caci.
69' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Tom Krauß replaces Dominik Kohr.
69' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Anwar El Ghazi replaces Danny da Costa.
69' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Aymen Barkok replaces Lee Jae-Sung.
65' Goal! 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios following a fast break.
65' Sepp van den Berg (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the right wing.
65' Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
63' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Florian Wirtz.
62' Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Robin Zentner tries a through ball, but Brajan Gruda is caught offside.
59' Goal! 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
58' Edimilson Fernandes (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58' Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58' Foul by Edimilson Fernandes (1. FSV Mainz 05).
56' Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Lee Jae-Sung tries a through ball, but Brajan Gruda is caught offside.
54' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
54' Attempt saved. Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Edimilson Fernandes with a cross.
53' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
53' Attempt blocked. Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
52' Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52' Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
51' Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51' Foul by Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05).
45' Second Half begins 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
45'+2' First Half ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
45' Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Lukás Hrádecky tries a through ball, but Victor Boniface is caught offside.
45' Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Edimilson Fernandes tries a through ball, but Karim Onisiwo is caught offside.
40' Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40' Foul by Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
34' Attempt missed. Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
33' Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33' Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
31' Attempt blocked. Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edimilson Fernandes with a cross.
31' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
30' Attempt saved. Brajan Gruda (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Danny da Costa.
28' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
27' Delay in match because of an injury Robin Zentner (1. FSV Mainz 05).
26' Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26' Foul by Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05).
25' Attempt saved. Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brajan Gruda with a cross.
20' Foul by Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
20' Brajan Gruda (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the left wing.
18' Own Goal by Sepp van den Berg, 1. FSV Mainz 05. 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
17' Foul by Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05).
17' Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15' Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the right wing.
15' Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
12' Foul by Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05).
12' Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10' Foul by Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
10' Brajan Gruda (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10' 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.
8' Foul by Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05).
8' Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
5' Attempt missed. Edimilson Fernandes (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
4' Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
3' Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3' Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
2' Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2' Foul by Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
1' Foul by Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05).
1' Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 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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