Kasper Hjulmund's Sweet Debut, Bayer Leverkusen Bend Frankfurt 3-1 Despite Playing With 9 Players

Kasper Hjulmund successfully made his debut as Bayer Leverkusen coach . (Photo: Instagram/@bayer04fussball)

JAKARTA - Kasper Hjulmund's new coach successfully made his debut in charge of Bayer Leverkusen after a 3-1 victory from Eintracht Frankfurt in the third week of the German League at BayArena Stadium, Leverkusen, Saturday morning WIB.

In this match Bayer Leverkusen's victory came thanks to the goals of Alejandro Grimaldo (2) and Patrik Schick, while Eintracht Frankfurt had time to reply through Can Uzun, Bundesliga noted.

In addition, Bayer Leverkusen also had to end the match with nine players because two of his players namely Robert Andrich and Equi Fernandez got a red card from the referee.

Thanks to this victory Bayer Leverkusen moved up to seventh in the German League standings with four points from three matches, while Eintracht Frankfurt is in third place.

Statistically, reported by ANTARA, Saturday, September 13, Bayer Leverkusen created more frequent chances by releasing 18 kicks, eight of which were on target, while Eintracht Frankfurt won 62 percent possession.

Leverkusen took the initiative to attack this match and were able to take a quick lead in the 10th minute through a goal scored by Alejandro Grimaldo so that the score changed to 1-0.

Leverkusen again demonstrated an attacking game and had threatened through Nathan Tella whose shot was still soaring over the Frankfurt crossbar.

Die Werkself had a golden opportunity to double their lead after being awarded a penalty for Nathan Tella being fouled by Robin Koch in the box.

Patrik Schick, who came forward as the executioner, successfully carried out his duties after his shot could not be stopped by Frankfurt goalkeeper Michael Zetterer, so the score changed to 2-0 in the 45+4 minute.

Entering the second half, Frankfurt managed to reduce their gap to 1-2 in the 52nd minute through a goal scored by Can Uzun through a kick that he released from outside the penalty box.

Leverkusen had to play with 10 people from the 59th minute after Andrich got a second yellow card from the referee for committing a serious foul on Ritsu Doan.

Furthermore, Leverkusen had to play with nine people because Equi Fernandez got a second yellow card after committing a hard foul on Fares Chaibi.

In the second half extra time, Leverkusen managed to increase their lead through Alejandro Grimaldo's second goal and made the score change to 3-1 in the 90+8 minute. The score lasted until the game was over.