Super Eagles striker Victor Boniface scored the winner for Bayer Leverkusen in their thrilling 4-3 win over Wolfsburg at BayArena on Sunday, Soccernet.ng reports.
After a 4-0 win over Feyenoord in the UEFA Champions League in midweek, Bayer Leverkusen returned to Bundesliga action with a home game against Wolfsburg.
Boniface started in midweek, but this time, he started from the bench alongside compatriot Nathan Tella.
Wolfsburg got in front just after five minutes, courtesy of an own goal from Nordi Mukiele. Nonetheless, the reigning Bundesliga champions bounced back with goals from Florian Wirtz and Jonathan Tah in the 14th and 32nd minutes.
Unfortunately for Die Werkself, their joy was short-lived, as goals from Sebastiaan Bornauw and Mattias Svanberg ensured the first half ended 3-2 in Wolfsburg’s favour.
Bayer Leverkusen started the second half with their tails up, and they got the opener just four minutes in through Piero Hincapie.
However, after Bayer Leverkusen scored the equalizer, the goals stopped going in. Coach Xabi Alonso introduced Boniface for Patrik Schick in the 68th minute to add some bite to the attack.
After he entered, Bayer Leverkusen started get better opportunities. Boniface could have even scored in the 77th minute, but his strike was saved.
In the 88th minute, Bayer Leverkusen got an advantage after Yannick Gerhardt got sent off for a bad tackle. Die Werkself took the opportunity and continued to pile the pressure on the Wolfsburg backline, and they eventually got their breakthrough.
A cross was swung in from the right, Wirtz got to it and struck a weak effort towards goal. Then, Boniface collected the ball in the middle of a Wolfsburg crowd and scored from close range to make it 4-3.
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Boniface had another opportunity to score just before full time, but he failed to convert. After 90 minutes, it ended 4-3 in Bayer Leverkusen’s favour.
