Super Eagles duo, Victor Boniface and Nathan Tella have won another trophy with Bayer Leverkusen with the start of the new football season.
Boniface and Tella played important roles as Bayer Leverkusen beat Stuttgart on penaties to win the 2024 German Super Cup.
The duo have now won 3 trophies together at the club in the lat 4 months; the German Bundesliga, DFB Pokal and the German Super Cup.
Victor Boniface put the league champions ahead on the 11th minute as he tapped in a square ball from Edmond Tapsoba.
However, the lead only lasted a few minutes as Enzo Millot powered a low but accurate strike into bottom-right corner to restore parity.
Things got worse for Xavi Alonso’s side as they were reduced to ten men after Martin Terrier was sent off for reckless challenge.
Stuttgart, With the numerical advantage, applied pressure on the champions and it paid off on the 65th minute as they went ahead in the match.
Deniz Undav found himself in space after receiving a pass and shot the ball into the back of the net to give Stuttgart a 2-1 lead.
With few minutes to the end of regular time, the momentum swung to Bayer Leverkusen and they reignited one of their heroics of last season – late goals.
Patrik Schick scored yet another late goal goal for Bayer Leverkusen to make it 2-2 as they dragged Stuttgart to a penalty shoot out which ended 4-3 in their favour.
