The Nigerian Victor Boniface, With two goals and an assist, he led the team’s victory on Saturday. Bayer Leverkusen 1-4 against him Hoffenheim, where the German champion returned to the path of victory after the defeat suffered the previous day against Leipzig.
Leverkusen seemed to block two plays that responded to the same pattern. In the 17th minute, with a good Hoffenheim defense trying to keep opposing forwards offside, Boniface received a through ball from Nathan Tella and there was a highway to reach the place, where he took hold of it Martin Terrier an empty door is specified.
On the 29th the same procedure is repeated again: Granite Xhaka he was hit by a ball Boniface behind the Hoffenheim defense and the Nigerian came into the area to finish a low shot.
He Leverkusen They had been better up to that point, they had more of the ball and put it into the opposing half, although the goals were scored at times when Hoffenheim were trying to take the game away from their goal.
Hoffenheim seemed to get back into the game in the 37th minute, when Mehdi Berisha He earned the discount with a shot inside the area, taking advantage of a cross from André Kramaric from the left that Piero Hincapié missed.
However, Leverkusen’s reaction was relentless. In the injury time of the first half, the aspirin team had two good arrivals. Another repeat of the usual afternoon play but the goal Oliver Baumann saved against Boniface. And another shot by Alejandro Grimaldo where, Baumann has already lost, Akpoguma He avoided the goal on the line.
In the second half, Hoffenheim tried to create attacking plays, but found it difficult to reach the area while on the other side, Leverkusen generated few chances. The best an auction of Robert Andrich in the 58th minute Baumann had to stop his fists and headbutt Boniface over the crossbar towards Grimaldo’s centre.
Finally, a penalty for Geiger’s foul Grimaldo brought the sentence. Florian Wirtz He took the power and made it 1-3 in the 72nd minute three minutes later, in an individual play, Boniface increased the score.
match lineup
1
3
22
25
16
4
11
8
27
10
21
1
19
20
3
4
12
34
8
22
11
10
PreZero Arena
Lukás Hrádecky1
Nathan Tella19
56′
34′
60′
Alex Grimaldo20
90′
Piero Hincapié3
85′
Jonathan Tah4
75′
Edmond Tapsoba12
Granite Xhaka34
67′
Robert Andrich8
50′
79′
86′
Victor Boniface22
29′
74′
85′
36′
60′
Martin Terrier11
16′
38′
79′
86′
Florian Wirtz10
71′
Replacements
Matej Kovar17
Arthur13
60′
Nordi Mukiele23
85′
Jeremie Frimpong30
56′
75′
Jeanuël Belocian44
86′
Jonas Hoffmann7
Alex Garcia24
79′
60′
Patrick Schick14
85′
86′
Amine Adli21
79′
coach
Pellegrino Matarazzo
Xabi Alonso
Source: La Verdad
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