Bundesliga

Schick’s Late Goal Earns Leverkusen 2-2 Draw at Augsburg

By Hugo Brennan

Schick’s Late Goal Earns Leverkusen 2-2 Draw at Augsburg

Headline: Augsburg 2-2 Bayer Leverkusen: Gregoritsch double answered late by Schick

SEO title: Augsburg 2-2 Bayer Leverkusen: Gregoritsch double and Schick equaliser

SEO description: Michael Gregoritsch scored twice for Augsburg, but Patrik Schick’s 89th-minute finish secured Bayer Leverkusen a 2-2 draw at the WWK Arena.

Patrik Schick struck in the 89th minute to take Bayer Leverkusen out of Augsburg with a 2-2 draw on Bundesliga Matchday 3. Michael Gregoritsch had turned the game with two second-half goals at the WWK Arena on Saturday, 12 September.

  • Christian Kofane gave Leverkusen an 18th-minute lead, finishing Edmond Tapsoba’s through ball.
  • Gregoritsch levelled five minutes after half-time from Hennes Behrens’ pass, then headed Augsburg ahead in the 55th minute from Fabian Rieder’s corner.
  • Ibrahim Maza had a Leverkusen goal ruled out by VAR in the 60th minute.
  • Schick replaced Kofane in the 63rd minute and scored the equaliser from Malik Tillman’s assist.
  • Leverkusen also introduced Guéla Doué, Martin Terrier, Tillman and Lucas Vázquez. Augsburg brought on Alexis Claude-Maurice, Mert Kömür, Seol Young-Woo, Yannik Keitel and Rodrigo Ribeiro.
  • Equi Fernández required treatment in the first half but continued until Terrier replaced him in the 76th minute.
  • Noahkai Banks was booked for Augsburg. Doué received a yellow card for Leverkusen.

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Leverkusen had the larger late spell and forced repeated corners after Augsburg went 2-1 ahead. Finn Dahmen saved from Terrier, while Maza, Moussa Diaby, Miguel Gutiérrez and Equi Fernández all had attempts blocked or miss the target.

Schick converted after Tillman’s shot went wide. Diaby then headed narrowly over from Aleix García’s corner in stoppage time. At the other end, Kömür tested Leverkusen late after coming off the Augsburg bench.

Augsburg take a point after Gregoritsch’s clinical second-half response. Leverkusen take one after recovering from the VAR setback and a one-goal deficit, with Schick making the decisive contribution from the bench.