Sebastien Haller scored the winner just after the hour mark. Odilon Kossounou missed the game due to suspension following his dismissal in the
quarter-final against Mali.
Kossounou and the Ivory Coast face Nigeria on Sunday at 21.00 CET. The Super Eagles beat South Africa 4-2 on penalties in their semi-final.
Dominance at home against strength on the road: The match between RB Leipzig and the Bayer 04 Women on Matchday 10 in the Women's Bundesliga promises to be a cracking encounter just looking at the stats. While Leipzig have won their last nine home games in succession, the team under coach Roberto Pätzold are unbeaten away this season, and in five games on the run counting last season. One of these two runs will come to an end on Sunday, 17 November (kick-off: 18.30 CET) at the Cottaweg training centre.
Show moreBayer 04 and the Plastiks company are working together. The sustainable organisation is committed worldwide to the reuse of waste and acting against waste pollution. As part of this cooperation, Bayer 04 is working with the green mining organisation in São Paulo, the most populous city in South America and hometown to club legend Paulo Sergio, where the waste recycling rate is currently only around 3%.
Show moreAfter the warm reception on Tuesday for the Bayer 04 delegation led by Simon Rolfes in São Paulo, there were two events where contact with the local population was of special significance.
Show moreA training course for external coaches covering age groups U8 to U13 on 'Effective coaching in junior football' was held at the BayArena this week. The course, with this initial event ahead of a series of training units, was aimed at coaches and sporting management of clubs in the area of Leverkusen. It was very well received.
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