Shortly after the restart, Lewis Hall (48th) had the best chance for Newcastle so far, but he missed the post from a tight angle. Then Flekken made a mistake: he mishandled the ball against Woltemade and then brought him down in the penalty area. Gordon safely converted the penalty.
After the equalizer, Leverkusen increased the pressure, but when the English counterattacked, Flekken’s back saved after a shot from Gordon (63′). Hall deflected a dangerous opportunity from Poku on the other side over the goal (69′). But the goal fell on the other side: Bayer despaired of Gordon, who put Joker Miley in the center so that he headed it in to make it 2-1. The Bundesliga club didn’t give up and pushed for the equalizer, which Grimaldo scored with a low shot.