In contrast to Timothy Fosu-Mensah, who remained on the bench for the entire match, Bakker and Frimpong had a starting spot against Elversberg. However, they could not avoid a disgrace, despite the fact that coach Gerardo Seoane had enough strong holders such as Patrik Schick, Moussa Diaby and Charles Aranguiz.
At halftime, Bayer Leverkusen was already 3-2 behind. For Elversberg, Jannik Rochelt, Kevin Koffi and Luca Schnellbacher scored while at Bayer Leverkusen Adam Hlozek and Aranguiz scored. In the second half, Bayer Leverkusen failed to repair the damage. Kevin Conrad even made it 4-2, after which Schick only managed to make the connecting goal.
