Leverkusen Only Needs The Last Seven Minutes To Beat West Ham

Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Jonas Hofmann scored a goal that broke the deadlock in the match against West Ham United in the Europa League. (X/@bayer04fussball)

Bayer Leverkusen only needed seven minutes to beat West Ham United 2-0 in the first match of the Europa League quarter-finals, Friday, April 12, 2024, on WIB.

Leverkusen extended their unbeaten record. They were recorded at 37 wins and only played five draws in various competitions.

This German Bundesliga club also maintains the chances of winning trebles this season. Leverkusen still leads the standings and has the chance to win the league title. The match against Werder Bremen this weekend determines the winning title.

Meanwhile in the German Cup or DFB Pokal, Leverkusen has reached the final against the team from the second caste

The Europa League is Leverkusen's next trophy race. In the first match, Leverkusen won an important victory.

This became Leverkusen's valuable capital when he played his second match at West Ham at London Stadium, Friday, 19 Aprl 2024 in the morning WIB. They only needed a draw or no more than one goal to qualify for the semifinals.

On the other hand, the Hammers had to work hard to catch up to the goal deficit. David Moyes' team, at least, needed a minimum 3-0 win to turn things around as well as get rid of Leverkusen.

In that duel, West Ham had frustrated Leverkusen. How not, Leverkusen completely dominated the game. But there is no chance that can be converted into a goal.

Leverkusen fired 33 shots into the net, 13 of which hit the target. But they never broke into West Ham's goal.

It was noted that the hosts had a chance through Alejandro Grimaldo and Patrik Schick. But those two chances failed to produce goals. Moreover, West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski played brilliantly. He repeatedly thwarted Leverkusen's chances.

But Leverkusen's patience finally paid off. When the game was expected to end in a draw, midfielder Jonas Hofmann broke the deadlock after scoring a goal in the 83rd minute.

The goal undermined the morale of West Ham's players. Evidently, Leverkusen managed to add goals in injury time. Victor Boniface scored the second goal. Score 2-0 for Leverkusen and lasted until the end of the match.