Match highlights
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VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen highlights
How the goals came
2' Robert Andrich opens the scoring for Bayer Leverkusen → 19' Patrik Schick extends Bayer Leverkusen's lead (the winner) → 38' Orel Mangala pulls one back for VfB Stuttgart → 70' Florian Wirtz extends Bayer Leverkusen's lead. Full time: 1-3, Bayer Leverkusen win.
The match, goal by goal
1 of the 4 goals came after half-time.
2' Robert Andrich (Bayer Leverkusen) 0-1
Matchday 5 of the Bundesliga at the Mercedes-Benz Arena took only two minutes to produce its first goal. Robert Andrich put Bayer Leverkusen in front, giving the visitors a 0-1 lead over VfB Stuttgart. Leverkusen would not surrender that advantage for the rest of the afternoon.
19' Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen) 0-2
Seventeen minutes after the opener, Bayer Leverkusen struck again. Patrik Schick scored in the 19th minute to make it 0-2, handing the visitors a two-goal cushion early in the first half. VfB Stuttgart were left with a two-goal deficit to overturn in front of their home crowd.
38' Orel Mangala (VfB Stuttgart) 1-2
Trailing 0-2, VfB Stuttgart found a way back into the contest in the 38th minute through Orel Mangala. His goal cut the deficit to 1-2, and the hosts went into the break just one goal behind. It would prove to be Stuttgart's only goal of the match.
70' Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) 1-3
With the score still 1-2 in the second half, Florian Wirtz restored Bayer Leverkusen's two-goal margin in the 70th minute. After Stuttgart had pulled one back late in the first half, Wirtz's goal made it 1-3. That remained the final score, as Leverkusen completed an away win.
