Bayer" footballers made a productive start to the season by defeating "RB Leipzig

2023-08-19 18:11 © AP

In the fierce match, the season was opened by Leverkusen's "Bayer", who defeated "RB Leipzig" team 3:2.

The match started with a balanced game, and the first serious opportunity was created by Leipzig's representative Benjamin Henrichs, who took a long shot and forced J. Hradecky to work.

The first goal of the match came in the 24th minute, when after a failed "RB Leipzig" ball clearance, the hosts took advantage of the mistake. In the penalty area, Victor Boniface perfectly passed the ball to Jeremy Frimpong, who left unmarked and defeated the goalkeeper.

In the 35th minute, the "Bayer" team doubled their lead when Jonathan Tahas scored a header after J. Hofmann's lifted corner kick.

Just before the end of the first half, Dani Olmo reduced the deficit by scoring a header after a lifted corner kick and beating the "Bayer" goalkeeper.

The second half started actively with "Bayer" players, who created a perfect opportunity in the 47th minute, but Florian Wirtz missed it.

In the 63rd minute, "Bayer" players launched a counterattack and F. Wirtz scored a beautiful goal with a superb shot after an excellent pass from J. Frimpong.

After a standard situation, in the 70th minute, the ball appeared in front of the goal in the final attack phase, and Lois Openda reduced the Leipzig team's deficit.

Immediately after the scored goal, L. Openda missed two one hundred percent opportunities, missed one to the ball, and hit the crossbar in the other.

Other results:

"Stuttgart" 5:0 "Bochum"

"Hoffenheim" 1:2 "Freiburg"

"Augsburg" 4:4 "Monchengladbach"

"Wolfsburg" 2:0 "Heindenheim"