Arminia Bielefeld vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2024-25 German Cup, Semifinals

· German Cup
Arminia Bielefeld
  • 20': Marius Worl
  • 45'+3': Maximilian Grober
FT
2 - 1
Bayer Leverkusen
  • 17': Jonathan Tah

Holders Leverkusen stunned by third-tier Arminia Bielefeld in German Cup semis

Third-tier Arminia Bielefeld stunned holders Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 on Tuesday, coming from a goal down to reach the German Cup final.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Delay in match because of an injury Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 3': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Felix Hagmann.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Amine Adli with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 4': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 4': Jonas Kersken (Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Joel Grodowski (Arminia Bielefeld).
  • 5': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by Leon Schneider (Arminia Bielefeld).
  • 11': Foul by Marius Wörl (Arminia Bielefeld).
  • 11': Nordi Mukiele (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Louis Oppie.
  • 17': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Leon Schneider.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
  • 17': Goal! Arminia Bielefeld 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Amine Adli following a corner.
  • 19': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 19': Maximilian Großer (Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Goal! Arminia Bielefeld 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Marius Wörl (Arminia Bielefeld) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 24': Foul by Noah Sarenren Bazee (Arminia Bielefeld).
  • 24': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick is caught offside.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Noah Sarenren Bazee (Arminia Bielefeld) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maël Corboz.
  • 27': Delay in match (Arminia Bielefeld).
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Foul by Nordi Mukiele (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 28': Marius Wörl (Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Foul by Joel Grodowski (Arminia Bielefeld).
  • 31': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Sam Schreck (Arminia Bielefeld).
  • 31': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Felix Hagmann.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Tah following a corner.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Andrich following a corner.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
  • 36': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by Maximilian Großer (Arminia Bielefeld).
  • 37': Foul by Sam Schreck (Arminia Bielefeld).
  • 37': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli is caught offside.
  • 41': Foul by Nordi Mukiele (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 41': Joel Grodowski (Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Nordi Mukiele (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Stefano Russo (Arminia Bielefeld) right footed shot from long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 45': Hand ball by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Noah Sarenren Bazee (Arminia Bielefeld) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Arminia Bielefeld. Conceded by Robert Andrich.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 45'+2': Joel Grodowski (Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+3': Goal! Arminia Bielefeld 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Maximilian Großer (Arminia Bielefeld) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Louis Oppie with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Arminia Bielefeld 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Arminia Bielefeld 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
  • 46': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 46': Foul by Felix Hagmann (Arminia Bielefeld).
  • 50': Foul by Noah Sarenren Bazee (Arminia Bielefeld).
  • 50': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 51': Delay in match because of an injury Noah Sarenren Bazee (Arminia Bielefeld).
  • 53': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Victor Boniface replaces Exequiel Palacios because of an injury.
  • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 55': Foul by Marius Wörl (Arminia Bielefeld).
  • 55': Nordi Mukiele (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick is caught offside.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Joel Grodowski (Arminia Bielefeld) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maël Corboz.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Marius Wörl (Arminia Bielefeld) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 60': Foul by Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 60': Leon Schneider (Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Leon Schneider (Arminia Bielefeld).
  • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Corner, Arminia Bielefeld. Conceded by Nordi Mukiele.
  • 63': Foul by Joel Grodowski (Arminia Bielefeld).
  • 63': Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Joel Grodowski (Arminia Bielefeld) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 63': Foul by Sam Schreck (Arminia Bielefeld).
  • 63': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Sam Schreck (Arminia Bielefeld) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Corner, Arminia Bielefeld. Conceded by Nordi Mukiele.
  • 68': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 68': Stefano Russo (Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Joel Grodowski (Arminia Bielefeld) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Louis Oppie.
  • 72': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Foul by Stefano Russo (Arminia Bielefeld).
  • 72': Stefano Russo (Arminia Bielefeld) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Nordi Mukiele (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
  • 73': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Jonas Kersken.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 74': Foul by Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 74': Jonas Kersken (Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Jonas Kersken (Arminia Bielefeld).
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Amine Adli.
  • 77': Felix Hagmann (Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 78': Corner, Arminia Bielefeld. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
  • 81': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong with a cross.
  • 82': Offside, Arminia Bielefeld. Joel Grodowski is caught offside.
  • 84': Substitution, Arminia Bielefeld. Merveille Biankadi replaces Joel Grodowski.
  • 84': Hand ball by Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 84': Corner, Arminia Bielefeld. Conceded by Nordi Mukiele.
  • 87': Foul by Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 87': Sam Schreck (Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Sam Schreck (Arminia Bielefeld).
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Leon Schneider.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Victor Boniface is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Arminia Bielefeld. Joel Felix replaces Noah Sarenren Bazee.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Arminia Bielefeld. Isaiah Young replaces Sam Schreck.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Arminia Bielefeld. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Arminia Bielefeld. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Arminia Bielefeld 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Arminia Bielefeld 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 14
5 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 7
1 Saves 3
51.7 Possession 48.3
13 SHOTS 8
4 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
242 Accurate Passes 227
383 Passes 361
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.6
5 Accurate Crosses 3
19 Crosses 15
0.3 Cross % 0.2
93 Long Balls 86
33 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 10
11 Tackles 12
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
8 Interceptions 7
56 Effective Clearances 65
56 Clearances 65

Game Information

Competition: German Cup

Venue: SchücoArena
Location: Bielefeld, Germany
Attendance: 26,601

Line-Ups

DSC Arminia Bielefeld (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Jonas Kersken (GK)
21 Stefano Russo Yellow Card
19 Maximilian Grober
23 Leon Schneider
4 Louis Oppie
2 Felix Hagmann
6 Mael Corboz
8 Sam Schreck Yellow Card
38 Marius Worl
37 Noah Joel Sarenren-Bazee
11 Joel Grodowski Yellow Card
Arminia Bielefeld Substitutes:
Daniel Richter, Isaiah Young, Julian Kania, Merveille Biankadi, Lukas Kunze, Leo Oppermann, Joe Felix, Mika Schroers, Christopher Lannert.

B04 Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
4 Jonathan Tah
3 Piero Hincapié Yellow Card
23 Nordi Mukiele Yellow Card
34 Granit Xhaka
8 Robert Andrich
25 Exequiel Palacios
20 Alejandro Grimaldo Yellow Card
30 Jeremie Frimpong
14 Patrik Schick
21 Amine Adli
Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
Arthur, Andrea Natali, Alejo Sarco, Nathan Tella, Aleix García, Victor Boniface, Emiliano Buendía, Matej Kovar, Jonas Hofmann.

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