Match highlights
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SpVgg Greuther Fürth vs Bayer Leverkusen highlights
How the goals came
5' Jetro Willems opens the scoring for SpVgg Greuther Fürth → 8' Patrik Schick equalises for Bayer Leverkusen → 18' Sardar Azmoun puts Bayer Leverkusen ahead (the winner) → 58' Paulinho extends Bayer Leverkusen's lead → 84' Exequiel Palacios extends Bayer Leverkusen's lead. Full time: 1-4, Bayer Leverkusen win.
The match, goal by goal
2 of the 5 goals came after half-time. Bayer Leverkusen came from 1 down to win.
5' Jetro Willems (SpVgg Greuther Fürth) 1-0
Jetro Willems gave SpVgg Greuther Fürth the lead after five minutes at Sportpark Ronhof, putting the home side 1-0 up on Matchday 31. The advantage lasted only three minutes before Bayer Leverkusen drew level. From there the visitors took over, and Fürth went on to lose 1-4 after scoring first.
8' Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen) 1-1
Bayer Leverkusen needed only three minutes to respond. Patrik Schick scored in the 8th minute to make it 1-1, cancelling out Fürth's opener almost at once. The equaliser started a turnaround that the visitors completed before half-time.
18' Sardar Azmoun (Bayer Leverkusen) 1-2
In the 18th minute Sardar Azmoun turned the game around, putting Bayer Leverkusen 1-2 ahead. It was the first time the visitors had led after falling behind early. They never gave the lead back, so Azmoun's goal stood as the winner.
58' Paulinho (Bayer Leverkusen) 1-3
Bayer Leverkusen took a one-goal lead into the second half, and Paulinho doubled the margin in the 58th minute to make it 1-3. Coming after the turnaround, the goal gave the visitors a firmer grip on the match.
84' Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen) 1-4
Exequiel Palacios added the final goal in the 84th minute, making it 1-4. It stretched Bayer Leverkusen's winning margin to three goals. After conceding in the 5th minute, the visitors scored four unanswered goals.
