1. FC Heidenheim 1846 vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2024-25 German Bundesliga
· German BundesligaBayer Leverkusen grab late winner to keep title hopes alive
Reigning champions Bayer Leverkusen needed a stoppage-time goal from substitute Emiliano Buendia to snatch a 1-0 win over hosts Heidenheim on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Benedikt Gimber (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 6': Foul by Marvin Pieringer (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
- 6': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Attempt missed. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
- 11': Attempt missed. Adrian Beck (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Marvin Pieringer.
- 14': Delay in match because of an injury Lukás Hrádecky (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 15': Foul by Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 15': Tim Siersleben (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt missed. Frans Krätzig (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Omar Traoré with a cross.
- 20': Foul by Jan Schöppner (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
- 20': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Tim Siersleben (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
- 21': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Adrian Beck (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
- 22': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Hand ball by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 25': Corner, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Conceded by Álex Grimaldo.
- 26': Benedikt Gimber (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box following a corner.
- 26': Corner, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
- 27': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 27': Omar Traoré (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Foul by Marvin Pieringer (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
- 27': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 28': Jan Schöppner (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Marvin Pieringer (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tim Siersleben.
- 33': Attempt missed. Marvin Pieringer (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Frans Krätzig following a fast break.
- 36': Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Granit Xhaka following a fast break.
- 37': Offside, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Marvin Pieringer is caught offside.
- 39': Foul by Omar Traoré (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
- 39': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt saved. Marvin Pieringer (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Frans Krätzig.
- 42': Foul by Jan Schöppner (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
- 42': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Jan Schöppner (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Victor Boniface following a set piece situation.
- 43': Foul by Marvin Pieringer (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
- 43': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Omar Traoré (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Frans Krätzig.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
- 45': Second Half begins 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Adrian Beck (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Pieringer.
- 47': Corner, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Conceded by Robert Andrich.
- 49': Offside, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Marvin Pieringer is caught offside.
- 56': Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Léo Scienza replaces Marnon Busch.
- 57': Hand ball by Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 58': Foul by Niklas Dorsch (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
- 58': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 59': Omar Traoré (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 61': Léo Scienza (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt saved. Marvin Pieringer (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Omar Traoré.
- 68': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Arthur replaces Victor Boniface.
- 68': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick replaces Nathan Tella.
- 69': Foul by Benedikt Gimber (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
- 69': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Tim Siersleben (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
- 69': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 70': Marvin Pieringer (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Luca Kerber replaces Tim Siersleben.
- 76': Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Sirlord Conteh replaces Niklas Dorsch.
- 76': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Emiliano Buendía replaces Amine Adli.
- 77': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
- 82': Corner, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
- 83': Foul by Sirlord Conteh (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
- 83': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann replaces Robert Andrich.
- 85': Benedikt Gimber (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 86': Attempt saved. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
- 87': Foul by Sirlord Conteh (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
- 87': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt missed. Marvin Pieringer (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Adrian Beck.
- 88': Delay in match (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Emiliano Buendía (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Sirlord Conteh (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Goal! 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Emiliano Buendía (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
- 90'+2': Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Stefan Schimmer replaces Adrian Beck.
- 90'+2': Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Julian Niehues replaces Jan Schöppner.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
- 0': Match ends, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
Statistics
 B04 |
HDH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 51.4 | Possession | 48.6 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 459 | Accurate Passes | 405 |
| 536 | Passes | 506 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 12 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 74 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 10 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 33 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: Voith-Arena
Location: Heidenheim, Germany
Attendance: 15,000
Venue: Voith-Arena
Location: Heidenheim, Germany
Attendance: 15,000
Bundesliga Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 30 | +58 | 72 |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 30 | +29 | 64 |
| 3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 30 | +16 | 52 |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 30 | +10 | 49 |
Line-Ups
1. FC Heidenheim 1846 (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Müller (GK) |
| 5 | Benedikt Gimber |
| 4 | Tim Siersleben |
| 6 | Patrick Mainka |
| 13 | Frans Krätzig |
| 23 | Omar Haktab Traoré |
| 3 | Jan Schöppner  |
| 2 | Marnon Busch |
| 21 | Adrian Beck |
| 39 | Niklas Dorsch |
| 18 | Marvin Pieringer |
Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 8 | Robert Andrich |
| 3 | Piero Hincapié |
| 4 | Jonathan Tah |
| 24 | Aleix García |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 20 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 30 | Jeremie Frimpong |
| 21 | Amine Adli |
| 22 | Victor Boniface |
| 19 | Nathan Tella |
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