German Bundesliga

Leverkusen vs Dortmund 2023-24 German Bundesliga

  • 79': Victor Boniface
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  • 5': Julian Ryerson

Late Boniface goal earns Leverkusen 1-1 draw against Dortmund

Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen scored a 79th minute equaliser through Victor Boniface to snatch a 1-1 draw against visitors Borussia Dortmund on Sunday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, Borussia Dortmund 1. Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Niclas Füllkrug.
  • 12': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, Borussia Dortmund 1.
  • 64': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Jonas Hofmann.
  • 64': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Antonios Papadopoulos replaces Nico Schlotterbeck because of an injury.
  • 64': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Karim Adeyemi replaces Jamie Bynoe-Gittens.
  • 74': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick replaces Exequiel Palacios.
  • 79': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Borussia Dortmund 1. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  • 84': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Thomas Meunier replaces Marco Reus.
  • 90'+1': Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Borussia Dortmund 1.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 30,210

German Bundesliga Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+44 Bayern Munich 15 41 0
+14 Borussia Dortmund 15 32 1
+13 Bayer Leverkusen 15 29 4
+11 RB Leipzig 15 29 4
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Statistics

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12 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 4
1 Corner Kicks 16
5 Saves 1
31.5 Possession 68.5
6 SHOTS 23
2 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
230 Accurate Passes 571
314 Passes 656
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 3
7 Crosses 41
0.1 Cross % 0.1
66 Long Balls 23
31 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 4
14 Effective Tackles 9
24 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 9
48 Effective Clearances 7
48 Clearances 7

Line-Ups

B04 Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
4 Jonathan Tah
12 Edmond Tapsoba
6 Odilon Kossounou Yellow Card
25 Exequiel Palacios Yellow Card
34 Granit Xhaka
20 Alejandro Grimaldo
30 Jeremie Frimpong Yellow Card
22 Victor Boniface
10 Florian Wirtz
7 Jonas Hofmann

DOR Borussia Dortmund (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Gregor Kobel (GK)
4 Nico Schlotterbeck
15 Mats Hummels Yellow Card
26 Julian Ryerson
17 Marius Wolf Yellow Card
19 Julian Brandt
20 Marcel Sabitzer
23 Emre Can
14 Niclas Füllkrug
43 Jamie Gittens
11 Marco Reus

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