Leverkusen 1-0 Augsburg (Jan 13, 2024) Commentary

Bayer Leverkusen

14-3-0, 45 PTS

Exequiel Palacios - 90'+4'

1
Dahmen
22
Iago
19
Uduokhai
6
Gouweleeuw
43
Mbabu
30
Dorsch
8
Rexhbecaj
24
Jensen
16
Vargas
9
Demirovic
21
Tietz

No.Name
1Finn Dahmen
19Felix Uduokhai
6Jeffrey Gouweleeuw
30Niklas Dorsch
22Iago
43Kevin Mbabu
16Ruben Vargas 10Arne Maier
8Elvis Rexhbecaj 2Robert Gumny
24Fredrik Oldrup Jensen 27Arne Engels
9Ermedin Demirovic 7Dion Drena Beljo
21Phillip Tietz 20Sven Michel

Substitutes
40Tomas Koubek
18Tim Breithaupt
5Patric Pfeiffer
26Frederik Winther

WWK Arena

9:30 AM, January 13, 2024Coverage: ESPN+

Augsburg, Germany

Over/Under: 3.5

Attendance: 30,055

Referees:
Sven Jablonski

FC Augsburg

Bayer Leverkusen

KO
18
19
44
HT
45+1
62
62
80
88
90+4
FT

- Match ends, FC Augsburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
90'+6' Second Half ends, FC Augsburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
90'+6' Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6' Foul by Sven Michel (FC Augsburg).
90'+4' Goal! FC Augsburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
90'+3' Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3' Foul by Sven Michel (FC Augsburg).
90'+2' Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+2' Foul by Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (FC Augsburg).
90'+1' Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann is caught offside.
90' Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong is caught offside.
89' Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
89' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Finn Dahmen.
88' Attempt saved. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
88' Substitution, FC Augsburg. Robert Gumny replaces Elvis Rexhbeçaj.
84' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Niklas Dorsch.
82' Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
81' Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81' Foul by Iago (FC Augsburg).
80' Substitution, FC Augsburg. Dion Beljo replaces Ermedin Demirovic.
80' Substitution, FC Augsburg. Sven Michel replaces Phillip Tietz.
80' Substitution, FC Augsburg. Arne Engels replaces Fredrik Jensen.
80' Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
80' Ermedin Demirovic (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kevin Mbabu.
76' Attempt blocked. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josip Stanisic with a cross.
72' Offside, FC Augsburg. Phillip Tietz is caught offside.
71' Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
70' Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70' Foul by Kevin Mbabu (FC Augsburg).
69' Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
68' Offside, FC Augsburg. Ermedin Demirovic is caught offside.
67' Attempt missed. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
66' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kevin Mbabu.
65' Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
65' Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
62' Offside, FC Augsburg. Phillip Tietz is caught offside.
62' Substitution, FC Augsburg. Arne Maier replaces Rubén Vargas.
62' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz replaces Adam Hlozek.
59' Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann with a cross.
57' Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57' Foul by Phillip Tietz (FC Augsburg).
57' Attempt blocked. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
54' Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann with a cross following a corner.
53' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Iago.
53' Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
53' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Iago.
50' Attempt missed. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Granit Xhaka following a corner.
50' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kevin Mbabu.
49' Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49' Foul by Phillip Tietz (FC Augsburg).
48' Attempt missed. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
48' Offside, FC Augsburg. Rubén Vargas is caught offside.
45' Second Half begins FC Augsburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
45'+1' First Half ends, FC Augsburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
45'+1' Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1' Foul by Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
45'+1' Ermedin Demirovic (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44' Niklas Dorsch (FC Augsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43' Attempt missed. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Granit Xhaka following a corner.
42' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Jeffrey Gouweleeuw.
38' Attempt missed. Phillip Tietz (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ermedin Demirovic with a through ball.
37' Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
37' Elvis Rexhbeçaj (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37' Attempt saved. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
36' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Felix Uduokhai.
34' Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong with a cross.
34' Foul by Phillip Tietz (FC Augsburg).
34' Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32' Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
32' Attempt blocked. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Hlozek.
29' Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann is caught offside.
27' Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
26' Rubén Vargas (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26' Foul by Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
22' Attempt missed. Ermedin Demirovic (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Finn Dahmen.
19' Iago (FC Augsburg) is shown the yellow card.
19' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Felix Uduokhai.
18' Rubén Vargas (FC Augsburg) is shown the yellow card.
18' Attempt saved. Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong with a cross.
18' Attempt saved. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
17' Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (FC Augsburg).
17' Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Iago.
12' Attempt missed. Rubén Vargas (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
9' Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9' Foul by Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (FC Augsburg).
3' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kevin Mbabu.
2' Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2' Foul by Niklas Dorsch (FC Augsburg).
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Bayer Leverkusen	34	28	6	0	+65	90
VfB Stuttgart	34	23	4	7	+39	73
Bayern Munich	34	23	3	8	+49	72
RB Leipzig	34	19	8	7	+38	65
Borussia Dortmund	34	18	9	7	+25	63
Eintracht Frankfurt	34	11	14	9	+1	47
TSG Hoffenheim	34	13	7	14	0	46
1. FC Heidenheim 1846	34	10	12	12	-5	42
Werder Bremen	34	11	9	14	-6	42
SC Freiburg	34	11	9	14	-13	42
FC Augsburg	34	10	9	15	-10	39
VfL Wolfsburg	34	10	7	17	-15	37
Mainz	34	7	14	13	-12	35
Borussia Monchengladbach	34	7	13	14	-11	34
1. FC Union Berlin	34	9	6	19	-25	33
VfL Bochum	34	7	12	15	-32	33
FC Cologne	34	5	12	17	-32	27
SV Darmstadt 98	34	3	8	23	-56	17

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