Match highlights
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SC Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen highlights
How the goals came
2' Florian Wirtz opens the scoring for Bayer Leverkusen → 10' Ritsu Doan equalises for SC Freiburg → 40' Adam Hložek puts Bayer Leverkusen ahead → 53' Patrik Schick extends Bayer Leverkusen's lead (the winner) → 79' Yannik Keitel pulls one back for SC Freiburg. Full time: 2-3, Bayer Leverkusen win.
The match, goal by goal
2 of the 5 goals came after half-time.
2' Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) 0-1
SC Freiburg's Matchday 26 Bundesliga meeting with Bayer Leverkusen on 17 March 2024 was only two minutes old when the deadlock was broken. Florian Wirtz put the visitors ahead, making it 0-1. That early opener set the tone for a game that would produce five goals.
10' Ritsu Doan (SC Freiburg) 1-1
Having fallen behind so early, SC Freiburg needed only eight minutes to respond. Ritsu Doan levelled in the 10th minute, bringing the score back to 1-1. The home side were back on level terms, and the first half was effectively starting over.
40' Adam Hložek (Bayer Leverkusen) 1-2
With the first half heading towards the break at 1-1, Adam Hložek restored Bayer Leverkusen's lead in the 40th minute, making it 1-2. The visitors never gave up that advantage, and as the match finished 2-3, it proved to be the winning goal. Instead of going in level, Leverkusen took a lead into half-time.
53' Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen) 1-3
Eight minutes after the restart, Patrik Schick added a third for Bayer Leverkusen, stretching the lead to 1-3 in the 53rd minute. The visitors had doubled their margin early in the second half. Because SC Freiburg pulled one back late on, this goal ultimately proved to be the difference between a win and a draw.
79' Yannik Keitel (SC Freiburg) 2-3
Two goals down, SC Freiburg pulled one back through Yannik Keitel in the 79th minute to make it 2-3. That was as close as the home side would get, as there were no further goals. The match ended 2-3, a defeat for Freiburg at home after they had come from behind to level earlier in the game.
