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FC Augsburg Stuns Bayer Leverkusen in Card-Filled Match
Augsburg, Germany – In a match held at the WWK Arena, FC Augsburg achieved a surprising victory over Bayer Leverkusen. The match, valid for the 13th matchday of the Bundesliga, ended with a score that reflects the effectiveness of the home team against a Leverkusen side dominant in possession.
Augsburg struck first in the 6th minute with a goal by D. Giannoulis, assisted by K. Schlotterbeck, and extended their lead in the 28th minute with a goal by A. Kade, again assisted by Giannoulis.
Despite Bayer Leverkusen dominating possession with 69%, generating 19 total shots, only 2 of them managed to trouble the Augsburg goalkeeper. Augsburg, with 31% possession, was much more effective, converting two of their 5 shots on target.
The match was interrupted several times by fouls, resulting in a total of 7 yellow cards for both teams: 4 for Augsburg and 3 for Leverkusen. Referee Sven Jablonski had extra work to maintain order in a match with plenty of friction.
FC Augsburg secured the victory thanks to their effectiveness in front of goal and a solid defense that managed to contain Leverkusen’s attack, despite the large difference in ball possession.
Substitutions bayer leverkusen: at minute 46 L. Bade came in and J. Quansah went out., at minute 46 M. Terrier came in and C. M. Kofane went out., at minute 61 I. Maza came in and N. Tella went out., at minute 61 J. Hofmann came in and E. Ben Seghir went out., at minute 81 M. Tillman came in and C. Echeverri went out.
Substitutions fc augsburg: at minute 57 D. Giannoulis came in and M. Pedersen went out., at minute 57 F. Rieder came in and M. Komur went out., at minute 70 A. Claude-Maurice came in and E. Rexhbecaj went out., at minute 89 A. Kade came in and S. Essende went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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