Match Report
2 points and 2 places separated them: Bayer Leverkusen U19 1st with 23, Koln U19 3rd with 25. The last five rounds placed Koln U19 no better than 61st for form, against 3rd in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 2.1/1.1 for Bayer Leverkusen U19 and 1.93/1.14 for Koln U19 (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.98.
Bayer Leverkusen U19 arrived on a run of eight straight wins, having scored in 13 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 15/15 points for Bayer Leverkusen U19, 7/15 for Koln U19.
7 meetings are on record — 5 won by Bayer Leverkusen U19, 1 by Koln U19, 1 drawn, at 3.29 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 29% of those meetings.
The match was played at BayArena (capacity 30,210). Koln U19 led 4-2 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 4-5 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Bayer Leverkusen U19: J. Mensah (20'), Artem Stepanov (8'), Francis Onyeka (66'), Kerim Alajbegović (73') · Koln U19: Youssoupha Niang (35'), Luis Magnus Stapelmann (82'), Youssoupha Niang (36'), Justin von der Hitz (39'), Justin von der Hitz (45')
Key stats
Corners: 2-7