Leverkusen 1-0 Kaiserslautern (May 25, 2024) Commentary

Bayer Leverkusen

Granit Xhaka - 17'

Odilon Kossounou - 44'

18
Krahl
15
Puchacz
2
Tomiak
33
Elvedi
31
Zolinski
26
Kaloc
11
Redondo
20
Raschl
7
Ritter
8
Zimmer
19
Hanslik

No.Name
18Julian Krahl
2Boris Tomiak
33Jan Elvedi
26Filip Kaloc
15Tymoteusz Puchacz
31Ben Zolinski 29Richmond Tachie
20Tobias Raschl 10Philipp Klement
7Marlon Ritter
11Kenny Prince Redondo 17Aaron Opoku
8Jean Zimmer 6Almamy Touré
19Daniel Hanslik 9Ragnar Ache

Substitutes
32Robin Himmelmann
5Kevin Kraus
4Aremu Afeez
27Frank Ronstadt

Olympiastadion Berlin

2:00 PM, May 25, 2024Coverage: ESPNU/ESPN Deportes/ESPN+

Berlin, Germany

Line: B04 -2.5

Over/Under: 3.5

Attendance: 74,322

Referees:
Bastian Dankert

Kaiserslautern

Bayer Leverkusen

KO
3
17
44
HT
45
45
74
83
85
86
90+3
90+3
90+4
90+5
90+6
FT

- Match ends, 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
90'+8' Second Half ends, 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
90'+7' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Almamy Touré.
90'+7' Attempt blocked. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Piero Hincapié.
90'+6' Lukás Hrádecky (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5' Philipp Klement (1. FC Kaiserslautern) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5' Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5' Foul by Philipp Klement (1. FC Kaiserslautern).
90'+4' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
90'+3' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Florian Wirtz.
90'+3' Substitution, 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Almamy Touré replaces Jean Zimmer.
90'+2' Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2' Foul by Richmond Tachie (1. FC Kaiserslautern).
90' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Julian Krahl.
90' 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 Granit Xhaka.
89' Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89' Foul by Filip Kaloc (1. FC Kaiserslautern).
87' Philipp Klement (1. FC Kaiserslautern) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87' Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
86' Jan Elvedi (1. FC Kaiserslautern) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86' Foul by Jan Elvedi (1. FC Kaiserslautern).
86' Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Piero Hincapié replaces Álex Grimaldo.
84' Attempt blocked. Marlon Ritter (1. FC Kaiserslautern) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ragnar Ache.
83' Substitution, 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Aaron Opoku replaces Kenny Redondo.
83' Substitution, 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Philipp Klement replaces Tobias Raschl.
83' Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
83' Boris Tomiak (1. FC Kaiserslautern) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81' Attempt blocked. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edmond Tapsoba.
80' Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80' Foul by Tymoteusz Puchacz (1. FC Kaiserslautern).
75' Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
74' Substitution, 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Richmond Tachie replaces Ben Zolinski.
73' Attempt missed. Tymoteusz Puchacz (1. FC Kaiserslautern) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jan Elvedi.
71' Foul by Tobias Raschl (1. FC Kaiserslautern).
71' Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67' Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
67' Boris Tomiak (1. FC Kaiserslautern) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66' Foul by Boris Tomiak (1. FC Kaiserslautern).
66' Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62' Attempt saved. Ragnar Ache (1. FC Kaiserslautern) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tymoteusz Puchacz.
60' Hand ball by Marlon Ritter (1. FC Kaiserslautern).
59' Attempt missed. Ragnar Ache (1. FC Kaiserslautern) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jan Elvedi following a fast break.
58' Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58' Foul by Jean Zimmer (1. FC Kaiserslautern).
56' Attempt missed. Josip Stanisic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
55' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Julian Krahl.
55' Attempt saved. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
54' Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54' Foul by Tymoteusz Puchacz (1. FC Kaiserslautern).
51' Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
51' Boris Tomiak (1. FC Kaiserslautern) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
47' Delay in match (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
45' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Josip Stanisic replaces Patrik Schick.
45' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Jonas Hofmann.
45' Substitution, 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Ragnar Ache replaces Daniel Hanslik.
45' Second Half begins 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
45'+4' First Half ends, 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
45'+3' Attempt missed. Tobias Raschl (1. FC Kaiserslautern) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jean Zimmer.
44' Second yellow card to Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) for a bad foul.
44' Foul by Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
44' Boris Tomiak (1. FC Kaiserslautern) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
43' Delay in match because of an injury Kenny Redondo (1. FC Kaiserslautern).
41' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
40' Delay in match because of an injury Ben Zolinski (1. FC Kaiserslautern).
33' Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33' Foul by Kenny Redondo (1. FC Kaiserslautern).
33' Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
33' Daniel Hanslik (1. FC Kaiserslautern) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27' Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann following a corner.
27' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Boris Tomiak.
26' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Boris Tomiak.
25' Tobias Raschl (1. FC Kaiserslautern) wins a free kick on the left wing.
25' Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
24' Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong is caught offside.
22' Jan Elvedi (1. FC Kaiserslautern) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22' Foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
21' Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21' Foul by Tobias Raschl (1. FC Kaiserslautern).
18' Attempt missed. Daniel Hanslik (1. FC Kaiserslautern) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
17' Goal! 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
16' Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
15' Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
13' Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
12' Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12' Foul by Tobias Raschl (1. FC Kaiserslautern).
11' Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Andrich.
8' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
7' Delay in match (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
6' Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Odilon Kossounou.
4' Corner, 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
4' Attempt saved. Daniel Hanslik (1. FC Kaiserslautern) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
3' Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
3' Kenny Redondo (1. FC Kaiserslautern) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3' Foul by Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
1' Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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