😱 Set-piece drama and 2 red cards: the wild debut of Leverkusen’s new boss | OneFootball

Bayer Leverkusen kicked the crisis that had set in at the beginning of the season to the curb.

In Kasper Hjulmand's debut, following the meteoric departure of Erik ten Hag, the Red-Black team defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 this Friday (12).

The goals came from set pieces in the match for the 3rd round of the Bundesliga.

And Leverkusen finished the match with 9 players on the field, after two expulsions in the second half.

⚽️ The Goals

Just 10 minutes in, Grimaldo took a dangerous shot that hit the Frankfurt post.

The ball, however, bounced off goalkeeper Zetterer's back and went in.

At the end of the first half, Tella was brought down in the area, and the referee awarded a penalty.

Patrick Schick took the penalty with skill to find the back of the net.

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At the start of the second half, after a corner kick, Uzun took advantage of a scramble to score for the visitors.

At 14 minutes, Leverkusen's situation became complicated after Andrich received a second yellow card.

In injury time, Fernández was also sent off, but there was still more to come.

Grimaldo took another free kick and scored his second goal of the match.

📊 The Standings

With the result, Leverkusen achieved their first victory and reached four points.

Meanwhile, Frankfurt suffered their first defeat and remained at six points.

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