Match highlights
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Bayer Leverkusen vs VfL Wolfsburg highlights
How the goals came
5' an own goal opens the scoring for VfL Wolfsburg → 14' Florian Wirtz equalises for Bayer Leverkusen → 32' Jonathan Tah puts Bayer Leverkusen ahead → 37' Sebastiaan Bornauw equalises for VfL Wolfsburg → 45+1' Mattias Svanberg puts VfL Wolfsburg ahead → 49' Piero Hincapié equalises for Bayer Leverkusen → 90+3' Victor Boniface puts Bayer Leverkusen ahead (the winner). Full time: 4-3, Bayer Leverkusen win.
The match, goal by goal
2 of the 7 goals came after half-time. Bayer Leverkusen came from 1 down to win. 1 goal in second-half stoppage time.
5' Own goal (VfL Wolfsburg) 0-1
Matchday 4 of the Bundesliga at the BayArena came to life in the 5th minute with an own goal by Bayer Leverkusen. The hosts gifted VfL Wolfsburg the opening goal, making it 0-1. It was the first of seven goals in a game that would swing back and forth until the very end.
14' Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) 1-1
It was Florian Wirtz who steadied Bayer Leverkusen after the early own goal. His 14th-minute equalizer brought the score back to 1-1, just nine minutes after the hosts had fallen behind, and put the match back on level terms.
32' Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen) 2-1
In the 32nd minute, Jonathan Tah turned the game around for Bayer Leverkusen, putting the hosts 2-1 up. After conceding so early, the home side were in front for the first time in the match.
37' Sebastiaan Bornauw (VfL Wolfsburg) 2-2
Bayer Leverkusen's lead did not last long. Only five minutes after Tah's goal, Sebastiaan Bornauw struck in the 37th minute to level the score at 2-2, pulling VfL Wolfsburg back on terms on the road.
45'+1 Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) 2-3
Deep into first-half stoppage time, in the 45+1st minute, Mattias Svanberg restored VfL Wolfsburg's lead at 2-3. Moments after drawing level, the visitors had gone back in front, and they took that one-goal advantage into the break.
49' Piero Hincapié (Bayer Leverkusen) 3-3
Bayer Leverkusen wasted little time after the restart. Piero Hincapié scored in the 49th minute to make it 3-3, and the hosts, who had gone into the break behind, were level once again early in the second half.
90'+3 Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen) 4-3
With the score still 3-3 in stoppage time, Victor Boniface struck in the 90+3rd minute for the winner. The 4-3 result completed a comeback victory at home for Bayer Leverkusen, who had trailed twice before snatching the game at the very end.
