For a long time, the balance was level in the local derby between Leverkusen and Gladbach , played at the sold out BayArena. Both teams put in solid shifts and fought, but it was eventually the home side that broke the deadlock as Kießling headed his team into the lead. The teams went into the break at 0-0.
And suddenly it’s a rout
Gladbach came out in the second half looking to get an equaliser, but nothing could prepare them for what was to come. On the stroke of the 63rd minute, Chicharito doubled Leverkusen’s lead, but in the following 13 minutes Leverkusen went on to score three more, rounding off a brace for Kießling and a hat trick for Chicharito. Gladbach were shell-shocked and unable to respond. André Schubert’s team suffered their first Bundesliga defeat and were well and truly outplayed.
The loss saw Gladbach drop two places to fifth, as Hertha and Wolfsburg leapfrog them, while Leverkusen climb to sixth.
For a long time, the balance was level in the local derby between Leverkusen and Gladbach , played at the sold out BayArena. Both teams put in solid shifts and fought, but it was eventually the home side that broke the deadlock as Kießling headed his team into the lead. The teams went into the break at 0-0.
And suddenly it’s a rout
Gladbach came out in the second half looking to get an equaliser, but nothing could prepare them for what was to come. On the stroke of the 63rd minute, Chicharito doubled Leverkusen’s lead, but in the following 13 minutes Leverkusen went on to score three more, rounding off a brace for Kießling and a hat trick for Chicharito. Gladbach were shell-shocked and unable to respond. André Schubert’s team suffered their first Bundesliga defeat and were well and truly outplayed.
The loss saw Gladbach drop two places to fifth, as Hertha and Wolfsburg leapfrog them, while Leverkusen climb to sixth.
