Leverkusen win keeps Hjulmand unbeaten
Kasper Hjulmand's unbeaten start to life as Bayer Leverkusen's head coach continued as he led his team to a 2-0 victory over Union Berlin in the Bundesliga.
After drawing away to PSV in the UEFA Champions League in midweek, Hjulmand and his team responded at BayArena to move up to fourth in the standings.
Leverkusen hit the front in the 33rd minute through Ernest Poku, who rounded off a fine team move by converting Lucas Vazquez's cross out of Frederik Ronnow's grasp.
Despite dominating the first half, Leverkusen was unable to add to its lead before the break, but needed just four minutes after the restart to double the advantage.
Christian Kofane pounced on an error from Ronnow as he attempted to play out from the back, with the Leverkusen forward rounding the visiting goalkeeper and finishing into an empty net.
It almost got even better for Hjulmand's side just before the hour, but half-time substitute Ibrahim Maza, who replaced Alejandro Grimaldo after he sustained a cut to his forehead and required stitches, saw his strike thunder against the woodwork.
Leverkusen continued to dominate proceedings with Aleix Garcia and Malik Tillman firing wide late on, cruising to a second consecutive league victory.
