Leverkusen vs Roma tied in a crazy game

Bayern Leverkusen and AS Roma drew four goals in a crazy game where both teams had everything in two distinct phases to administer an advantage that seemed difficult to trace


Leverkusen found soon lead in the 4th minute through a penalty that occurred in a situation that at first glance appeared to contain greater danger. Hakan Calhanoglu launched a cross and in the effort to cut, Torosidis touched the ball with his hand. Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez scored Mexico
and gave his team ahead.

After the goal came a phase in which the Roma tried to reach without success except a shot from Pjanic in the 17-, and recovering balls Leverkusen in their own half but did not show much offensive punch. However, 19 minutes into the second goal of "Chicharito" for Leverkusen came. The move began with a Turnover of Digne in his own half. "Chicharito", after seizing the ball, handed it to Calhanoglu and ran to the area. The Turkish midfielder returned the ball well attended and the Mexican failed in his first shot, but shot in the second.

30 minutes in, Danielle di Rossi achieved the first goal of the Roma with a shot inside the area after a corner kick that goal Leverkusen Bernd Leno, only half had been clear. The ball landed at the head of Manolas that fell to the floor to define Di Rossi. 38 minutes Di Rossi won the tie after a free kick taken from the right by Pjanic who surpassed all the Leverkusen defense with a shot inside the small area.

Between the two goals of di Rossi, at 32, "Chicharito" had a good chance to score the third a personal account with a header.

However, after the first goal di Rossi, the Roma were the team playing better and it went on for the first few minutes of the second half. With four arrivals in the first ten minutes of the final stage the Rome announced that he could go ahead and did it again with the use of pieces and this time with a free kick, masterfully launched by Pjanic 56 minutes.

Leverkusen sought the equalizer, permanently exposed to counterattacks of Rome, and risked a lot when, due to injury, Chistop Kramer, defensive midfielder, had to be replaced due to injury and coach Roland Schmidt chose a man patently offensive as Julian Brandt. The sentence seemed certain after 73 minutes when Iago Falque scored the fourth from close range after great individual play by Gervinho.

Leverkusen could not find the way and was nothing to think of a comeback until, in 84 minutes, the discount came through Kevin Kampl who scored with a lob from outside the box.

The new discount air gave Leverkusen and just two minutes later, in a play which started Kampl, the tie came with a goal from Brazilian center Mehmedi to Wendell.