He Bayer Leverkusen of Xabi Alonso established itself as the leader of the Bundesliga this Sunday by losing the 3-0 match Colognein a match where the only thing that can be criticized is that he didn’t get more of the scoring opportunities that he generated.
He Leverkusen He came out to command from the opening whistle, took the ball and the field, won the second play, generated arrivals and allowed very little – almost nothing – to Colonia.
In the 12th minute Victor Boniface He had two chances almost in a row. On the 17th Jonathan Tah He headed a free kick over the crossbar. Jonas Hoffmann and on the 20th the purpose of Cologne, Marvin Schwabehad to deflect a mid-range shot from Florian Wirtz.
Two minutes later came the first goal. Boniface put the ball in place, where Alejandro Grimaldo He sent a cross to Wirtz, who deflected the ball and Hofmann scored with his left foot.
The second, ten minutes later, was signed by Jeremy Frimpong, again in the middle of Grimaldo from the left.
Until that moment the Cologne He never had a shot on goal and rarely crossed the center line.
Bayer almost scored in the 35th minute with a great shot from Grimaldo to which Schwäbe reacted with an excellent save.
Only in the added time of the first half did Colonia manage to make some finishes. First with a shot in the cloud by David Selke from a good position and then with a double shot by Martel on a corner kick.
Although Colonia tried to rebel against its fate and Schwäbe several times signed good interventions, the height of Leverkusen It was huge and the third goal was announced everywhere. And it came in the 67th minute.
He Leverkusen Then he showed that he can not only score by permanently suppressing the opponent, but he can also play on the counterattack.
With Cologne in front, Frimpong received a long pass and extended the ball to Hofmann, who, after arriving in the area, crossed the far post and Boniface scored at will.
Bayer had several opportunities to increase its revenue. A deflected shot by Boniface after reaching the area alone and a play where Frimpong shot across Schwäbe’s body as he touched the side to Hoffmann an empty door is specified.
But those frustrations are far from taking their toll on a team that is master and lord of the entire field.
Data sheet:
3 – Bayer Leverkusen; Hradecky; Kossonou, Tah, Tapsoba (Hincapie, 71); Frimpong (Tella, 81), Palacios, Xhaka, Grimaldo; Hoffmann (Puerta, 88), Wirtz (Adli, 71); Boniface (Hlozek, 81).
0 – Cologne: Schwäbe; Carstensen (Kilian, 91), Hubers, Chabot, Paqarada; Ljubicic, Martel (Tigges, 75), Huseinbasic (Oelsen, 75), Kainz. Alidou (Finkgraefe, 62); Selke (Downs, 91).
Goals: 1-0, min.22: Hoffmann. 2-0, min.32: Frimpong. 3-0, min.67: Boniface.
Referee: Felix Zwayer. He reprimanded Frimpong, Tapsoba and coaches Xabi Alonso and Steffan Baumgart.
Events: played at the BayArena in Leverkusen.
Source: La Verdad
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