Super Eagles forward Victor Boniface was for Bayer Leverkusen who held Bayern Munich to a 1-1 draw at the Allianz Arena in weekend’s Bundesliga match.
Boniface who was handed a starting jersey played for 77 minutes before he was substituted by his compatriot, Nathan Tella.
A Robert Andrich’s long-range goal for the visitors was offset by another from Aleksandar Pavlovic.
After five games, Bayern leads the table with 13 points, two points ahead of RB Leipzig, while Leverkusen is in third place with 10 points.
Leverkusen only had three shots against Bayern’s eighteen at the end of the match, but Xabi Alonso’s resolute team managed to score and earn a point.
Harry Kane, the top scorer in the Bundesliga, did not have a single shot as a starter in a league game for the first time in three years because of their strong defence, but Vincent Kompany will be more concerned about the striker’s injury following a knock.
Leverkusen had no opportunity to test Manuel Neuer in the first thirty minutes as Bayern dominated possession and Jamal Musiala frequently found openings in the defensive to generate possibilities.
However, in the 31st minute, they had their first opportunity when Granit Xhaka used his chest to hold a corner kick and set up Andrich outside the box.
The German’s low, sweeping effort found its way through a huddle of men and into the bottom corner.
Their lead did not last long, either, as Pavlovic’s half-volley from 25 meters out caught goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky’s fingertips before rocketing into the top corner after a shoddy clearance dropped to him.
Following a clash with Amine Adli in the closing moments, Kane hobbled off.
Edmond Tapsoba put pressure on Thomas Mueller to go down in the area, but the two clubs split the points and there was no penalty awarded to Bayern.
