“Pharmacists” in a very difficult match, they defeated Wolfsburg.
Bayer defeated Wolfsburg in a high-scoring match of the 4th round of the German Bundesliga of the 2024/25 season. The match in Leverkusen ended with a score of 4:3.
The visitors opened the scoring in the 5th minute – Nordi Mukiele scored an own goal.
The “pharmacists” responded to this with goals from Florian Wirtz and Jonathan Tah. But the “wolves” managed to take the lead again before the break, with Sebastian Bornauw and Matthias Svanberg scoring.
Xabi Alonso's men restored parity at the start of the second half with Piero Incapie.
The real action came at the end of the match. In the 88th minute, Wolfsburg were left with one man down, with Yannick Gerhard receiving a straight red card for a bad foul.
The hosts took advantage of their numerical advantage and snatched victory in stoppage time. Victor Boniface scored the decisive goal in the 90+3 minute.
Bayer vs. Wolfsburg match review
After this victory, Bayer moved up to second place in the Bundesliga with 9 points. Wolfsburg is in 13th place with three points.
In the next round of the German championship, Bayer will play away against Bayern on September 28. On the same day, Wolfsburg will host Stuttgart.
