A fabulous free-kick goal in the match between Bayern and Bayer! And the ending is just crazy!
Anatoly Romanov September 15, 2023, 23:53 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
The last minutes of the match for the Bundesliga leader turned into a real thriller.
Before the meeting of the leaders of the Bundesliga (Bayern and Bayer scored nine points in three rounds), the German media published information about the desire of the management of the Munich club to make Xabi Alonso, who heads Bayer, the coach of the team. Either a coincidence or a deliberate injection on game day. It is rumored that Thomas Tuchel could receive the German team.
One way or another, for Xabi Alonso and his team this was further proof of compliance at the highest level. But the match against Bayern started very badly for Leverkusen. The champions went full throttle from the first minutes and scored a quick goal. After a corner kick and a successful rebound by the home team to the far post in the right place and at the right time, Kane denied it (Xhaka lost it). A great start to his career for the Englishman at Bayern! This goal was the striker’s fourth in the Bundesliga: he previously scored against Werder Bremen and scored a brace against Augsburg. Nobody started like this in the Munich team since 2007, when Klose shone.
At the beginning of the match, Bayer only managed counterattacks, but credit must be given to Alonso’s team: the guests managed to turn the match around. And how brilliant the football was! Halfway through the first half, Leverkusen went on an excellent run, forcing their opponent to make mistake after mistake with their pressure. The champion couldn’t even get out of his own half of the field normally. That’s when Bayer tied the score. Müller committed a foul and Grimaldo recalled that at Benfica he was considered a great master of free kicks. The Spaniard shot almost into the top corner, but goalkeeper Ulreich did not allow it. Leverkusen, like Bayern, converted the first shot on goal. Furthermore, Alonso’s team soon scored again, only for the goal to be disallowed due to a slight offside by Boniface.
However, before the break, Bayern were already pushing their tired rival “on the pitch.” Bayer fought back with some luck. As a result, in 45 minutes the teams made almost two dozen shots (12:6, 6:3 on goal), and Davis and Ta scored 100% accurate passes (33 and 22, respectively).
In the second half there was more positional football. The teams seemed to be trying to save energy for the fiery finale. However, chances still appeared, and with them beautiful saves from the goalkeeper. Ulreich corrected his own fumble, which occurred due to a bad kick, and prevented Frimpong from scoring. It is true that the referee marked offside, but perhaps the goal would have been counted after verifying the episode. And then Hradecki, who was carrying everything, kicked Kane’s point-blank kick. The Englishman couldn’t believe that the Finn had performed a miracle! And how was our Lunev going to win the competition against a goalkeeper like that?
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Bayer began to control the pace of the game through possession. Now the guests had more of the ball than the locals. Alonso’s team also felt quite comfortable, because the Munich team had completely cooled down: Bayern did not put much pressure on the opponent. Tuchel replaced Kimmich and Müller, and at least the former was clearly disappointed with the manager’s decision. And in the 78th minute, Wirtz, who had previously made three passes under attack, had a fabulous moment: the young midfielder shot low into the far corner from outside the area, but hit the post.
Everything was going to the point that Bayer would take points from Munich, increasing the rating of its Spanish coach. It seemed that replacing Kane in the 85th minute was a decision by Tuchel out of desperation. But Bayern immediately scored a goal after the Englishman left. Tel played well, picking off Kossunu one-on-one in the box. Goretzka, who was free in front of the goal, converted the young striker’s pass with a touch shot.
However, this was not the end yet! The ending was really crazy. In extra time, Davis played very carelessly in his own area: he hit Hoffman’s leg and the referee, after studying the replay, awarded a penalty. Ulreich touched the ball after Palacios’ shot, but still did not save.
Furthermore, in the 90+7 minute, when five added goals had already been repeated, Bayern scored again after a corner kick. If Tuchel’s team had won like that, it would have been something incredible. Unfortunately for the locals, the goal was disallowed for offside. Tie in favor of Alonso.
