Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 11:00 PM• Jonathan van Haaster

Jeremie Frimpong was of great value for Bayer Leverkusen on Thursday evening. During the match in Norway with Molde FK (1-2), the Amsterdammer scored the opening goal after a fierce push. A few minutes later, Nathan Tella doubled the visitors’ lead. Emil Breivik’s goal, three minutes before the end, came too late for Molde. Leverkusen has collected the maximum six points in Griep H of the Europa League after two rounds. Molde, like BK Häcken, is winless. FK Qarabag, just like Leverkusen, has already won twice and seems to have won that Workself to move on to the next round.

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Leverkusen, where the injured Timothy Fosu-Mensah was missing, took the lead after just fifteen minutes. Frimpong sprinted towards an unsuspecting Norwegian defender, who lost the ball to him. Frimpong then received the ball back on a silver platter from Amine Aldi and finished calmly: 0-1. Four minutes later, coach Xabi saw Alonso score the second goal. Adam Hlozek sprinted towards goal, kept an overview and passed to Tella. The winger promoted Hlozek’s excellent pass to an assist: 0-2. Just before the end, Breivik scored the tying goal with a beautiful header, but an equalizer was no longer possible.

Jeremie Frimpong applies fierce pressure and opens the score for Bayer Leverkusen! ????

— ESPN NL (@ESPNnl) October 5, 2023