Match highlights
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Bayer Leverkusen vs 1. FC Heidenheim highlights
How the goals came
9' Victor Boniface opens the scoring for Bayer Leverkusen → 58' Eren Dinkçi equalises for 1. FC Heidenheim → 63' Jonas Hofmann puts Bayer Leverkusen ahead (the winner) → 74' Victor Boniface extends Bayer Leverkusen's lead → 82' Amine Adli extends Bayer Leverkusen's lead. Full time: 4-1, Bayer Leverkusen win.
The match, goal by goal
4 of the 5 goals came after half-time.
9' Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen) 1-0
Bayer Leverkusen's Matchday 5 Bundesliga meeting with 1. FC Heidenheim at the BayArena took only nine minutes to produce a goal. Victor Boniface struck to give the home side a 1-0 lead. That single goal was still the difference when the teams went in at half-time.
58' Eren Dinkçi (1. FC Heidenheim) 1-1
Trailing since the ninth minute, 1. FC Heidenheim drew level in the 58th minute through Eren Dinkçi. His goal made it 1-1 and erased the advantage Bayer Leverkusen had carried through the first half. For the visitors, it was the first goal of the afternoon at the BayArena.
63' Jonas Hofmann (Bayer Leverkusen) 2-1
Only five minutes after being pegged back, Bayer Leverkusen were in front again. Jonas Hofmann scored in the 63rd minute to make it 2-1. The hosts never surrendered the lead from that point on and went on to win 4-1, making Hofmann's goal the winner.
74' Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen) 3-1
Victor Boniface, who had opened the scoring in the ninth minute, added his second of the match in the 74th. The goal stretched Bayer Leverkusen's advantage to 3-1. Coming 11 minutes after Hofmann had restored the lead, it gave the home side a two-goal cushion.
82' Amine Adli (Bayer Leverkusen) 4-1
Amine Adli completed the scoring in the 82nd minute, making it 4-1 to Bayer Leverkusen. That remained the final score. Having been pulled level early in the second half, the home side answered with three unanswered goals.
