Victor Boniface opens goal account with Bayer Leverkusen in Cup rout 

By Wale Mustapha

New Bayer Leverkusen signing, Victor Boniface scored on his competitive debut game on Saturday as they pummeled division four club Teutonia Ottensen 8-0 away in Round One of the German Cup.

Boniface joined Leverkusen from Belgian side, Royal Union Saint Gilloise scored the second goal of the match with three minutes left in the first half.

The former Union Saint-Gilloise player was replaced with 14 minutes remaining in the one sided Cup tie.

Burkina Faso’s Edmond Tapsoba had earlier opened the flood gate of goals for the visitors in the 16th minutes of the match.

Florian Wirtz, Armine Adli, Jeremy Frimpong, Jonas Hofmann and Adam Hlozek’s brace were the other goal scorers in the match.

Also in action for Leverkusen was Arsenal former midfielder Granite Xhaka, who went off on 62 minutes. The last time Leverkusen won the German Cup was in 1993.

Meanwhile, Leverkusen will begin their league campaign this season at home against RB Leipzig next Saturday.

They finished sixth last season and will compete in the UEFA Europa League.