Super Eagles striker Victor Boniface opened scoring for Bayer Leverkusen in their 2-1 defeat of Augsburg to become the first club to win the German Bundesliga unbeaten.
In the 12 minute Moroccan star Amine Adli dispossessed Augsburg keeper Tomas Koubek and teed up Boniface who slotted in the first goal of the match at the BayArena Saturday afternoon. Robert Andrich added the second in the 27th minute and Augsburg’s Met Komur pulled one back in the 62nd minute.
And it was celebrations for Bayer Leverkusen fans who had endured so many years of never having a trophy to behold. The club was dubbed ‘Neverkusen’ because of their lack of success.
But this was their year of glory and they did it in a big way, edging Bayern Munich that dominated the Bundesliga for eleven straight seasons to the second place.
The Xavier Alonso coached side are also in the running to win the German League and Europa League, which they contest with Atalanta in the final. A win in both matches would make their season of unbeaten runs complete.
The goal against Augsburg was Boniface’s 14th goal from 23 matches in the Bundesliga.
