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90+7'

The match has just finished.
90+6'

Arminia Bielefeld quickly take a corner kick with a short pass.
90+6'

Stefano Russo (Arminia Bielefeld) decides to speed play up with a short corner kick.
90+3'

Michel Kniat has decided to substitute Sam Schreck and he is replaced by Isaiah Young (Arminia Bielefeld).
90+3'

The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Joel Felix (Arminia Bielefeld) replaces Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee.
90+3'

Flag up against Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen). He had space to move into behind the defence, but he went too soon.
90+1'

The referee shows a yellow card to Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen). No wonder. A clear yellow for bad language.
90+1'

The ball falls kindly for Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen) inside the box, but it's a poor effort and flies high over the bar.
90+1'

Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen) steps up to take the corner, but the ball just sails in among the defenders.
90

The fourth official shows 6 min. of added time.
90'

Nathan Tella (Bayer Leverkusen) fails to find any of his teammates inside the box as his pass is blocked. The ball goes out of play and Bayer Leverkusen have been awarded a corner kick.
87'

Nathan Tella (Bayer Leverkusen) has tested the patience of referee Harm Osmers and goes into the book for a previous late challenge.
85'

Louis Oppie (Arminia Bielefeld) takes the corner kick but the ball only finds the head of an opponent.
84'

Substitution. Joel Grodowski leaves the pitch and is replaced by Merveille Biankadi (Arminia Bielefeld).
82'

Joel Grodowski (Arminia Bielefeld) is adjudged to have been offside when making his run.
81'

Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen) latches on to a superb cross into the box and hits the right post with his header. A stroke of luck for the goalkeeper!
79'

Louis Oppie (Arminia Bielefeld) sends the corner into the box, but Lukas Hradecky intercepts it and averts the threat.
77'

A substitution has been made. Amine Adli goes off and Nathan Tella (Bayer Leverkusen) comes on.
75'

Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen) makes a rough challenge and Harm Osmers blows his whistle for a foul.
74'

The resulting corner from Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen) is cleared by the defence.
73'

Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen) latches onto a precise lofted pass into the penalty area and produces a header at goal, but his attempt into the bottom corner fails to beat Jonas Kersken, who makes a sensational save. The ball is out of play and Bayer Leverkusen manage to earn a corner.
72'

Stefano Russo (Arminia Bielefeld) has tested the patience of referee Harm Osmers and goes into the book for a previous late challenge.
71'

The ratio of the ball possession is 51:49.
69'

CHANCE! Louis Oppie finds Joel Grodowski (Arminia Bielefeld) with a sweet pass, but he can't find the target as his effort from inside the box goes just wide of the right post!
67'

Arminia Bielefeld take a short corner kick.
66'

Marius Worl (Arminia Bielefeld) fails to send a pass into the box as his effort is cut out. Now Arminia Bielefeld have a corner.
64'

Sam Schreck (Arminia Bielefeld) makes a bad challenge on his opponent and is booked by the referee.
63'

This yellow card was deserved. The tackle by Joel Grodowski (Arminia Bielefeld) was quite harsh and Harm Osmers didn't hesitate to show him a yellow card.
63'

A quickly taken corner by Arminia Bielefeld.
62'

Marius Worl (Arminia Bielefeld) tries to slide the ball through to a teammate but it's well blocked by a defender. Arminia Bielefeld get a corner.
60'

Harm Osmers shows a yellow card to Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen) for his blatant foul.
58'

Joel Grodowski (Arminia Bielefeld) unleashes a powerful shot towards goal, but it is bravely blocked by a self-sacrificing defender.
57'

A fine lofted pass into the box, sent by Marius Worl (Arminia Bielefeld), is intercepted by the opposition's defence.
56'

The linesman raises his flag. Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen) is adjudged offside.
55'

Harm Osmers blows his whistle for a foul after Louis Oppie (Arminia Bielefeld) hacks down one of his opponents.
55'

Arminia Bielefeld players are playing combination football and attempting to create a goal-scoring opportunity, but they will have to wait for that as they have just lost possession due to a poor pass.
53'

Substitution. Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen) on for Exequiel Palacios.
51'

The yellow card is received by Piero Hincapie (Bayer Leverkusen).
50'

Louis Oppie (Arminia Bielefeld) did his best to latch onto a through ball, but it was too strong.
49'

One of the defenders reacts at the last minute to brilliantly block a pass from Joel Grodowski (Arminia Bielefeld).
48'

Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee (Arminia Bielefeld) bursts into the box and latches on to a pin-point long through ball, but one of the defenders steps in to clear the ball to safety.
46'

The second half has just started.
45+4'

The end of the first half.
45+3'

A cross from the free kick is whipped deep into the box by Louis Oppie and Maximilian Grosser (Arminia Bielefeld) gets in a shot, sending the ball into the top right corner. 2:1.
45+3'

Harm Osmers blows for a foul after Robert Andrich (Bayer Leverkusen) was too aggressive in the battle for the ball. Arminia Bielefeld are awarded a free kick from a dangerous position.
45+1'

Arminia Bielefeld take a short corner instead of sending the ball into the penalty area.
45+1'

Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee (Arminia Bielefeld) gets to the rebound and shoots, but the effort is blocked. Arminia Bielefeld will have a chance to score from a corner kick.
45

We will have 2 min. of added time.
45'

Arminia Bielefeld are bossing possession at the moment by exchanging some precise passes from player to player.
42'

Stefano Russo (Arminia Bielefeld) misses a great opportunity to convert the free kick from the edge of the penalty box after firing the ball high over the crossbar of the goal.
41'

Nordi Mukiele (Bayer Leverkusen) is booked after bringing down an opponent. Harm Osmers had an easy-decision to make.
40'

One of the players from Bayer Leverkusen times his run too early and the referee blows his whistle for offside.
39'

We can have a look at the statistics now, particularly the total attempts – 2:7.
37'

Nordi Mukiele (Bayer Leverkusen) found some space to dink a cross from the side into the box, but it needed to be more precise to threaten the opposition.
35'

Amine Adli (Bayer Leverkusen) gets on the end of a pass and takes a low shot from the edge of the box which is straight at Jonas Kersken, who makes a comfortable save.
34'

Robert Andrich (Bayer Leverkusen) gets in a good position to shoot just outside the box after a nice pass, but his effort is unintentionally blocked by one of his teammate.
34'

The corner from Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen) is intercepted by the defence.
34'

Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen) whips the ball into the penalty area, but one of the defenders is alert and spanks it away. The ball is out of play. A goal-scoring opportunity from a corner for Bayer Leverkusen.
32'

Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen) sends a cross into the box, but the opposition's defence quickly intercepts the ball.
31'

Arminia Bielefeld are passing the ball across the pitch and keep possession. However, an opponent intercepts a pass and the situation changes.
29'

Nordi Mukiele (Bayer Leverkusen) clearly holds his opponent to prevent him from getting the ball and the referee blows his whistle for a foul.
28'

Amine Adli (Bayer Leverkusen) races towards goal but the defender gets back well to make a challenge.
26'

Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee (Arminia Bielefeld) produced a promising shot towards the bottom left corner after his wonderful solo run, but Lukas Hradecky thwarted him with a fabulous save and the score remains the same.
25'

Bayer Leverkusen are ruled offside.
22'

Harm Osmers sticks with his original decision after the VAR review. No infringement and the goal stands!
21'

The Arminia Bielefeld players halt their celebrations as referee Harm Osmers makes the VAR signal to review the goal, most likely to ascertain if there was a foul in the build-up play.
20'

Goal! Marius Worl (Arminia Bielefeld) fires the rebound into the bottom right corner after the ball breaks to him in the box. The score is 1:1.
17'

Goal! The resulting corner is whipped into the box and Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen) buries the ball into the back of the net from a Amine Adli knock down. 0:1.
17'

The ball is out of play. Bayer Leverkusen will have a chance to score from a corner.
17'

The resulting corner from Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen) is cleared.
16'

Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee (Arminia Bielefeld) received a clever through ball which could have put him in a promising position, but the defence was alert to the danger.
15'

Here's the current ball possession statistics for both teams – 40:60.
14'

Stefano Russo (Arminia Bielefeld) sends a long crossfield pass searching out one of his teammates, but his effort comes to nothing and they lose possession.
12'

Marius Worl (Arminia Bielefeld) makes a strong challenge and Harm Osmers blows for a foul.
9'

The Bayer Leverkusen players are exchanging fine passes and are waiting for an opportunity to start an attack, but here's a mistake and a loss of possession.
8'

Leon Schneider (Arminia Bielefeld) commits an ugly challenge. The referee sees it and immediately blows his whistle.
6'

Joel Grodowski (Arminia Bielefeld) attempts to find his teammate with a pass from outside the box, but the opposition's defence is quick to react and thwarts the attack.
6'

Amine Adli (Bayer Leverkusen) swings in a cross, but the ball is cleared to safety by one of the defending players.
4'

Harm Osmers blows his whistle and it's Amine Adli (Bayer Leverkusen) who is penalised for an offensive foul. Good decision by the referee.
3'

Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen) takes the corner but fails to find any of his teammates. The ball is easily cleared out of danger. The ball goes out of play and Arminia Bielefeld will have a goal kick.
2'

The game is interrupted now, Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen) picks up a knock and the physio has to come on.
1'

The referee blows his whistle and we are underway.

The players are out at last! Bayer Leverkusen will take the kick-off.

Harm Osmers will supervise the game today.

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