New Delhi: Leverkusen vs. Wolfsburg was a true top battle to start the eleventh matchday. Thanks to a goal by Kramer, Bayer 04 defeated the Wolves 1-0 in the fiercely contested match and took the lead. Prior to the game, the Wolves were closely followed by Bayer Leverkusen. The Werkself would have been in top place overnight with a victory. However, superior visitors from the motor city kicked off the match. From the beginning, Tommy Stroot’s crew made it apparent that they had no intention of relinquishing their top spot.
A goalless first half
However, Wolfsburg’s initial period of pressure did not result in victory. Rather, Leverkusen battled their way into the match, and it turned into an equal-opportunity duel with little scoring chances. The Werkself had the best chance in the forty-third minute. After Kehrer got the ball on the edge of the penalty area, she dashed to the spot and fired a strong shot with her right foot, hitting the crossbar. VfL goalie Frohms parried Kehrer’s subsequent attempt. Not long after, it was halftime and both the sides were a bit frustratd that they couldn’t take their respective chances.
Bayer took the lead early in the second half
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Shortly after the break, Bayer 04 rewarded themselves for their good first half: after a weak clearance by Wolfsburg, Plijic brought the ball back into the penalty area. Kramer turned well and then scored with his left foot from the six-yard box to make it 1-0 in the 47th minute of the game.
Then Wolfsburg stepped it up a level. Hegering attempted a long-range shot in the 53rd minute, but Repohl parried it forward. The Leverkusen goalkeeper then stopped Huth’s subsequent attempt. Leverkusen used the fact that the Wolves were now higher up in the 64th minute. Kehrer was unexpectedly free when a long ball reached him. Frohms, however, stopped her with a decent save to avoid further damage for Wolfsburg.
The visitors found it difficult to generate any significant opportunities in the last stage. Leverkusen had a better chance of scoring a second goal than VfL did of tying the score. The Werkself won the game 1-0. When SC Freiburg visits the Werkself on Saturday, Leverkusen will also have home advantage. The Bundesliga will resume on Saturday in Bremen, while Wolfsburg will play AS Roma at home in the Champions League on Wednesday.
A strike from Kramer gave Bayer Leverkusen a crucial victory in the fierce clash with Wolfsburg in Bundesliga Frauen, which put Leverkusen top of the table Football Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
