Bayer Leverkusen, represented by Lukas Hradceky, beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–2 in the Bundesliga opener.
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Lukas Hradecky represented by Bayer Leverkusen won the German Bundesliga championship last season without losing a single match. Leverkusen became famous for scoring winning and equalizing goals in the very last moments of matches.
The same pace continued in the opening match of the new season. Leverkusen beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–2 away from home. Scored the winning goal Florian Wirtz and the scoring time was marked as 90+11.
Granit Xhaka shot Leverkusen into the lead in the 12th minute and Wirtz completed the 2–0 goal in the 38th minute.
At the end of the first half, the home team got the ball behind Hradecky’s back, but after a long video review, the goal was disallowed due to a foul.
At the beginning of the second half, the game was stopped for five minutes while waiting for the smoke to clear. When the game was allowed to continue, Mönchengladbach quickly got to the end of the goal. Hradecky first saved brilliantly, but from the return ball Nico Elvedi moved the ball into the net. In the 85th minute, the home team was already level by Tim Kleindienst by hitting
A lot of extra time was expected, and 10 minutes was given. Even that was already full when Wirtz lined up to shoot the penalty kick. Jonas Omlin made a tough save, but Wirtz continued to return the ball to the net.