Tenhach's former club and 12th-ranked before the game, Leverkusen ushered in the third round of the Bundesliga. Leverkusen played at home to face Frankfurt, who ranked second before the game.

Leverkusen's 1 draw and 1 loss in the first two rounds of the game directly led to the dismissal of Tenghach. Frankfurt won two consecutive victories in the first two rounds of the game, allowing Frankfurt to follow Bayern in the standings and be in the championship group. In the last five matches between the two sides, Leverkusen was at the upper hand because Leverkusen defeated Frankfurt in those five matches. However, because Leverkusen was in poor form recently, more fans were full of confidence in Frankfurt's visit to defeat Leverkusen before the game.
In the 10th minute of the first half, Grimaldo took the penalty and shot directly from the middle of the frontcourt. The ball hit the post, then bounced back and then bounced into the net, and Leverkusen took the lead.

In the first half stoppage time, Trae took the ball into the penalty area and was knocked down by the opponent's player. Leverkusen received a penalty, and Hick took the penalty and helped Leverkusen win another goal to expand his lead.
In the 7th minute of the second half, Wu Zun volleyed in the middle of the penalty area, hit Badai and scored, helping Frankfurt get a goal.

7 minutes later, Andrish was sent off after receiving the second yellow card, resulting in one less player in Leverkusen.
Two minutes later, Collins shot from a long distance outside the penalty area and hit the crossbar and bounced out.
In the second minute of stoppage time, Fernandez was sent off after receiving the second yellow card, resulting in one less player in Leverkusen's team fighting.
In the 8th minute of stoppage time, Grimaldo took the penalty and scored a goal from the right side of the frontcourt, helping Leverkusen to win another goal.

In the end, Leverkusen defeated Frankfurt as he wished, ending two consecutive rounds of Bundesliga failures, and ushered in the first victory in the new season of the Bundesliga, while Frankfurt missed the three consecutive victories.