Bayer 5 – Augsburg 1: The Company’s Eleven blaze past Fuggerstädter at the Bay Arena

Augsburg fell to an away defeat at the hands of Bayer Leverkusen at the Bay Arena on Saturday. Bayer were looking to pick up points, following a 2-1 victory against B Mönchengladbach. Augsburg were unable to beat Eintracht Frankfurt in a 1-1 draw. As the table looks today, Bayer and Augsburg currently occupy 3rd and 16th spots in the table, with 35 points and 19 points respectively after 20 matches.

The Company’s Eleven started strong and were rewarded for their efforts, with Karim Bellarabi opening the rout, 9 minutes in. Bayer then netted once more and increased their lead thanks to a goal from Moussa Diaby at the 24 minute mark, finalising the first half 2-0.

Fuggerstädter took the lead in the second half, with a goal from Arne Maier at the 62 minute mark. However, Bayer increased their advantage following another Moussa Diaby goal, 65 minutes in to make it 3-1. The momentum was now with Bayer, who then scored again through a hat trick effort from Moussa Diaby, at 69 minutes to establish a 4-1. They then scored again, increasing their advantage thanks to a goal from Lucas Alario, 81 minutes in with a final score of 5-1.

For Bayer, Lucas Alario, Charles Aranguiz, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Panagiotis Retsos and Zidan Sertdemir, came on for Patrik Schick, Amine Adli, Karim Bellarabi, Jonathan Tah and Florian Wirtz. Augsburg replaced Ruben Vargas, Mads Pedersen, Ricardo Pepi, Michael Gregoritsch and Robert Gumny for Andi Zeqiri, Lasse Gunther, Florian Niederlechner, Andre Hahn and Raphael Framberger.

There were bookings for Karim Bellarabi from Bayer. For Augsburg, Mads Pedersen and Felix Ohis Uduokhai saw yellow.

Bayer will next travel to Borussia Dortmund, while Augsburg will face Union Berlin at home.