Hernandez missed penalty

Javier Hernandez missed a penalty in the closing stage of the game as his team was defeated against Eintracht Frankfurt.

The win allows Frankfurt to move 3 points clear off Bayer Leverkusen.

Eintracht Frankfurt started the match well and created the best opportunities early in the game. The best chances of the match fell to HarisSeferovic and AdmirMehmedi as the game becomes tighter as the game went. It was apparent that Bayer Leverkusen was tired after their participation in the Champions League.

The match will reach half-time with the score 0-0.

However, it was Eintracht Frankfurt who came out the better team after the break. They will manage to take the lead in the 53rd minute through Meier. Indeed Bayer Leverkusen will fail to clear a cross from Fabian, and the ball will fall to Meier.

The goal will cause Eintracht Frankfurt to grow in confidence, and they will be getting the best occasions of the game. Meier will be getting the best opportunities of the game, but he will be denied at each time by the Bayer Leverkusen defence.

However, Bayer Leverkusen will come back in the game thanks to good work from Kevin Volland. The latter will find Hernandez with a good pass, and the Mexico player could not miss from close range.

The goal will cause Leverkusen to grow in confidence, and they will take control of the game. In the latter stage of the game, they will earn a penalty. Javier Hernandez took the responsibility of the penalty but unfortunately could not manage to score as the ball went directly into the post.

Hernandez said that he was disappointed with the result as the team had enough opportunities to win the game. He apologized to his teammates and the fans for missing the penalty and has vowed to help the team win future games.