Match highlights
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Bayer Leverkusen vs SC Freiburg highlights
How the goals came
45+1' Patrik Schick opens the scoring for Bayer Leverkusen → 51' Florian Wirtz extends Bayer Leverkusen's lead (the winner) → 55' Vincenzo Grifo pulls one back for SC Freiburg → 67' Patrik Schick extends Bayer Leverkusen's lead → 74' Patrik Schick extends Bayer Leverkusen's lead → 77' Patrik Schick extends Bayer Leverkusen's lead. Full time: 5-1, Bayer Leverkusen win.
The match, goal by goal
5 of the 6 goals came after half-time.
45'+1 Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen) 1-0
With the first half about to end goalless, Patrik Schick put Bayer Leverkusen ahead in the 45+1st minute. The goal in first-half stoppage time sent the home side into the break 1-0 up. Leverkusen never surrendered the lead from that point, and it was the first of four goals for Schick on the day.
51' Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) 2-0
Early in the second half, Florian Wirtz doubled Bayer Leverkusen's advantage in the 51st minute. Coming on the heels of the late first-half opener, the goal made it 2-0. The home side had extended their grip on the match not long after the restart.
55' Vincenzo Grifo (SC Freiburg) 2-1
Two goals down, SC Freiburg pulled one back in the 55th minute. Vincenzo Grifo struck just four minutes after Wirtz had made it 2-0, cutting the deficit to 2-1. It brought the visitors within a goal, and it would prove to be Freiburg's only goal of the match.
67' Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen) 3-1
After Grifo had made it a one-goal game, Bayer Leverkusen restored their two-goal cushion in the 67th minute. The scorer was Patrik Schick, who had opened the scoring before the break, netting his second of the day. The goal made it 3-1 and halted Freiburg's attempt at a comeback.
74' Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen) 4-1
In the 74th minute, Patrik Schick completed his hat-trick with his third goal of the match. It came just seven minutes after his second and made it 4-1. Bayer Leverkusen now led by three, all but sealing the home win.
77' Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen) 5-1
Only three minutes after completing his hat-trick, Patrik Schick found the net again in the 77th minute for his fourth goal of the day. That made three goals in the ten minutes from the 67th minute onward. The score moved to 5-1, which stood as the final result.
