Karim Coulibaly scored a 94th-minute equaliser to earn 10-man Werder Bremen a 3-3 draw with Bayer Leverkusen. Patrick Schick opened after five minutes and converted a penalty following Niklas Stark's second yellow, while Malik Tillman added a 35th-minute debut goal. Romano Schmid reduced the deficit from the spot just before half-time after Axel Tape fouled Samuel Mbangula, and Isaac Schmidt levelled in the 76th minute by rounding on-rushing goalkeeper Mark Flekken. Coulibaly, aged 18 years and 99 days, became Bremen's youngest Bundesliga goalscorer with the late volley. Bremen's xG rose to 1.91 against Leverkusen's 1.87, and Bremen completed their first top-flight comeback from two goals down while a man down.
Karim Coulibaly scored a 94th-minute equaliser as 10-man Werder Bremen rescued a 3-3 draw against Bayer Leverkusen. Eighteen-year-old Coulibaly's first Bundesliga goal, along with strikes from Romano Schmid and Isaac Schmidt, helped cancel out a brace from Patrick Schick and a debut goal from Malik Tillman. Schick opened the scoring after just five minutes, converting from Nathan Tella's pass from 12 yards out, before Tillman doubled Leverkusen's lead in the 35th minute with an awkward finish past Mio Backhaus.
However, Erik ten Hag's side looked destined to secure their first Bundesliga win of the season when Niklas Stark received a second yellow card for bringing down Christian Konafe in the penalty area, with Schick scoring the resulting spot-kick. But Bremen, buoyed by their home fans, made a stunning comeback which started when Schmidt rounded an on-rushing Mark Flekken before scoring into an empty net in the 76th minute.
The late leveller from Coulibaly saw Bremen's expected goals (xG) total rise to 1.91, just ahead of Leverkusen's 1.87, as the two sides played out an evenly-fought contest. At 18 years and 99 days, Coulibaly is Bremen's youngest goalscorer in the Bundesliga, while the Green and Whites came back from a two-goal deficit in the top flight for the first time while being one man down.
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