On April 23, one of the matches of the 29th round of the German Championship took place. They met Bayer (Leverkusen) and RB Leipzig (Germany).
German Championship, Week 29
Bayer (Leverkusen) - RB Leipzig (Germany) - 2:0 (1:0)
Goals: Glozek (40), Amiri (86)
Warnings: Soboslai (67), M. Simakan (70), Piero Incapi (70), Haidara (71), Laimer (75), H. Alonso (84), Soboslai (85), Amiri (87), R. Andrić (89)
Bayer Leverkusen showed an impressive game, defeating RB Leipzig 2-0 in a Bundesliga match held at the BayArena. Bayer Leverkusen took the lead at halftime thanks to a goal by A. Glozek on 40 minutes. In the second half, RB Leipzig tried to get back into the game. Nkunku and M. Halstenberg was replaced by M. Simakan. However, their efforts were hampered by a yellow card received by D. Soboslaj in the 67th minute, and soon after, two more RB Leipzig players got yellow cards. Bayer Leverkusen took advantage of the situation and made their own substitutions: A. Glozek was replaced by S. Azmoun and M. Diaby was replaced by N. Amiri.
Amiri sealed the victory for Bayer Leverkusen by scoring a penalty in the 86th minute following a red card received by D. Soboslai. In total, Leverkusen's P. Hincapi and RB Leipzig's K. Laimer were awarded six yellow cards each. R. Andric, N. Amiri, X. Alonso and D. Soboszlaj also received yellow cards. The victory was a welcome one for Bayer Leverkusen, who had suffered a defeat in the previous match. On the other hand, RB Leipzig will be looking to bounce back after this defeat, as they have their next Bundesliga match ahead of them. Overall, it was a tense match in which both teams showed a good fight, and Bayer Leverkusen managed to take the lead.
In the next round, the rivals are waiting for the following matches: Union - Bayer, RB Leipzig - Hoffenheim.
Bayer | RB Leipzig | |
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4 | Goals on goal | 6 |
7 | Strokes | 26 |
1 | Blocked kicks | 9 |
3 | Kicks from the penalty area | 11 |
4 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 15 |
9 | Violations | 9 |
0 | Corner | 9 |
1 | Offsides | 3 |
31% | Ball possession | 69% |
3 | Yellow cards | 5 |
0 | Red cards | 1 |
5 | Saves by goalkeeper | 2 |
324 | Total assists | 710 |
239 | Accurate passes | 607 |
74% | Accuracy of transmissions | 85% |