German Cup - Patrik Schick scored twice as Leverkusen defeated Cologne 3-2

Another match was held in the quarterfinals of the 2024/25 German Cup. Leverkusen, based at the BayArena, defeated Cologne from the German 2nd Division 3-2 after Patrick Schick and Boniface scored when they were leading.

At the beginning of the game, Leverkusen took the initiative to organize an attack. Xhaka took the cross from Palacios and shot from the top of the penalty area, but was blocked by the opponent. In the 15th minute, Linton Miner dribbled into the penalty area and passed the ball back. Damien Towns immediately stepped forward and shot, but the ball went over the goal.

In the 27th minute, Xhaka made a lob pass to the goal, but the Cologne goalkeeper blocked the ball. In the 30th minute, Leverkusen got a free kick, and Grimaldo chose to shoot directly, but the ball hit the post. In the 40th minute, Palacios got the ball at the top of the penalty area and adjusted a few steps before shooting from a distance, but the ball was blocked by the opponent.

In the first half stoppage time, Leverkusen made a mistake in defense. Damien Towns got the ball, broke through the defense and shot, helping Cologne to take the lead 1-0.

In the 49th minute of the second half, Patrick Schick dribbled into the penalty area and shot, but the ball was cleared by the opponent. In the 54th minute, Lynton Minor received a pass from Damien Downs and ran all the way to the penalty area, then shook off the defense and shot into the goal, helping Cologne expand its lead to 2-0.

In the 61st minute, Wirtz broke through the defense from the left and passed the ball diagonally to the penalty area. Patrick Schick received the ball and shot it into the empty goal facing the Cologne goalkeeper, helping Leverkusen to tie the game 1-2. In the 76th minute, Leverkusen replaced Palacios with Boniface.

In the second half stoppage time, Frimpong made a lob pass to the penalty area, and Patrick Schick immediately jumped up and headed the ball into the goal, helping Leverkusen to tie the score at 2-2. In the extra time, Grimaldo made a cross from the left, and Boniface volleyed the ball in the face of the defense and scored, helping Leverkusen to overtake 3-2.

In the 112th minute, Joel Schmid passed the ball and Imad Lundic stepped forward and shot low to score, but after VAR intervention, it indicated offside, so the goal was ruled invalid.

In the end, Leverkusen eliminated Cologne 3-2 at home and successfully advanced to the German Cup semi-finals.