Leverkusen had a great advantage against the newcomers of the competition from the start, which Boniface turned into the opening goal in the ninth minute. In the 58th minute, Dinkci equalized with the only shot on his team’s goal in the match, but soon returned the lead to favorite Hofmann.
Other goals were added by Adli’s clever lob and Boniface’s penalty. The Nigerian forward scored two goals in a game for the third time this season and with six goals is third in the Bundesliga scorers’ table. Heidenheim lost after two games and is in 13th place.
German Football League – 5th round: Leverkusen – Heidenheim 4:1 (9th and 74th from pen. Boniface, 63rd Hofmann, 82nd Adli – 58th Dinkci), Eintracht Frankfurt – Freiburg 0:0. 1.Bayern Munich541018:4132.Leverkusen541017:6133.Stuttgart540117:7124.Leipzig540114:4125.Hoffenheim540112:6126.Dortmund53209:5117.Wolfsburg53027:698.Eintracht Frankfurt51404:379. iburg52125:10710.Union Berlin52039:9611.Bremen52038:10612.Augsburg51229 :13513.Heidenheim51139:13414.Bochum50324:16315.Mönchengladbach50238:13216.Cologne50144:9117.Darmstadt50146:16118.Mainz50144:141
