Duel of facts at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion. Bayer, despite coming off a harsh correction in the Champions League, is clear favorite at the meeting held in Bochum, a town located 77 kilometers from Leverkusen. Statistics gave him a 76.1% probability of success among visitors, while the Unobsteigbarenbelow the drawn category throughout the season, there is only one 9.9%.
VfL Bochum, one of the oldest sports organizations in the world, started the season in style deadly and this week he debuted his new coach, Dieter Hecking. For their part, Xabi Alonso’s men are not living up to the expectations generated after their excellent last season.
Bochum showed their jaw in the first half
Despite the visitor’s favoritism, Bochum was really serious in the first minutes. Leverkusen kneaded the ballbut accused of its lack of verticality. The locals, well protected inside, took advantage of their system with five defenders to stop the projection of the wingers as well. Grimaldo and Frimpong. Football and the rhythm just changed when it passed through the boots of a world-class player like Florian Wirtz.
The first shot between the three sticks took a moment to arrive and came from the boot of Broschinski. After this launch, Leverkusen advanced and Wirtz took out the bariteintroducing a magical pass between Oermann and Medić, Bochum center-backs, to Patrick Schick, after finishing the body of goalkeeper Drewes, put the ball in the rival goal with great luck. Bochum responded immediately. Sissoko, who moved comfortably down the right wing, served a cross for Broschinski to head home.
A few minutes later, Frimpongenabled after a filtered pass from Schick, failed in a one-on-one where Drewes came up big. Broschinski is the most active player of the local teamtook the reins of a team that achieved its worst goal differential of the season. Piero Hincapié, who appeared as a left center back in the defense three, limped off in the last action of the first half.
Everything fell under its own weight
The second half started with no change for either team. So, the football remained the same after passing through the locker room: a flat Leverkusen in possession kneaded the ball until it reached. Wirtz. From there, the Werkself They are activated after the first dribble of the most talented. However, the locals managed to get to the front every now and then, shooting from that position without a second thought Hofmann and Broschinski. For Leverkusen, Grimaldo had the option to shoot twice from inside the area, but Oermann He blocked shots.
As the minutes passed, Bochum continued without hesitation: counterattack, space behind the opposing midfielders and shoot without asking before entering the area. The big became small and Bochum started to raise his standingswhich brings real danger to Hradecky’s cause. The locals started pressing the higher lines and ventured out with the aim of reaching the opposing area.
Philip Hoffmann He started to make contact with the ball and from then came Bochum’s best moment. However, the tired legs of the local football players favored Leverkusen’s long possession. Just when it looked like Xabi Alonso’s men would win the match, Biyoshi He caught a rebound from the front and helped De Wit, who fell to the ground Well. After the fall, the centre-back pushed the ball and left a gift for the Japanese attacker, who beat the rival goalkeeper and made it 1-1, with a subsequent explosion from the stands. Vonovia Ruhrstadion. So, with the locals happy to get their second point so far this year, the match was over.
match lineup
27
15
21
32
13
14
19
8
33
6
29
1
30
20
3
4
12
8
34
14
7
10
Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Lukás Hrádecky1
77′
Jeremie Frimpong30
86′
68′
Alex Grimaldo20
Piero Hincapié3
Jonathan Tah4
92′
Edmond Tapsoba12
Robert Andrich8
68′
Granite Xhaka34
Patrick Schick14
17′
76′
76′
Jonas Hoffmann7
63′
68′
Florian Wirtz10
Replacements
Matej Kovar17
68′
Niklas Lomb36
92′
Arthur13
Nathan Tella19
63′
68′
Alex Garcia24
86′
77′
Exequiel Palacios25
Victor Boniface22
76′
68′
88′
Francis Onyeka40
Kerim-Sam Alajbegovic47
coach
Dieter Hecking
Xabi Alonso
Source: La Verdad
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