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Nine-man Leverkusen beat Frankfurt in coach Hjulmand's debut
Alex Grimaldo scored a free-kick in each half as Bayer Leverkusen survived two red cards to beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 at home on Friday in new coach Kasper Hjulmand's debut.
Published: September 14, 2025
Grimaldo curled from outside the box 10 minutes in and Patrik Schick converted a penalty to give Leverkusen a 2-0 lead at half-time.
Can Uzun pulled one back for Frankfurt with 52 minutes gone to keep the visitors in the match.
Leverkusen's hopes of a first win of the season looked in doubt when captain Robert Andrich got his marching orders for a second yellow card with half an hour left -- and looked worse when Equi Fernandez was also sent off in stoppage time.
But Grimaldo, handed the captain's armband when Andrich was sent off, once again curled in a free kick with eight minutes gone to seal a famous victory.
"Of course in the second half we were missing a player and the game was difficult -- it was not easy to create something," Schick said to Sky Germany, adding "the defenders did an unbelievable job today."
The striker, who scored a penalty for the second straight league match, praised Grimaldo's free-kick ability, saying "this position for him is like scoring from the spot. He has this technique, this top spin, and he does it perfectly."
Appointed on Monday in the seat vacated by former Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag, sacked after just two games, Hjulmand opened his account with a win.
"What a game," the 53-year-old Danish coach said, adding "we didn't have many chances, but we had energy."
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