FFO2 EFL, Bayer Leverkusen vs. Rangers (Mon Mar 20) Bayer Leverkusen | Rangers 5-1-0-4 P | 4-3-3 N Jason Hopton | Aaron Burrows | Rui_Silva GK | GK K_Trapp S_De_Vrij DF | DF C_Azpiliceuta T_Meunier DF | DF A_Elustondo M_Schmelzer DF | DF P_Torres N_NKoulou DF | DF L_Dubois A_Herrera DF | MF D_van_de_Beek Mar_Antonio DM | MF F_Anderson J_McGinn FW | MF T_Lamptey T_Lemar FW | FW K_Volland M_Oyarzabal FW | FW W_Weghorst R_Jimenez FW | FW A_Hlozek | L_Unnerstall SUB | SUB A_Werner M_Doherty SUB | SUB I_Hayden F_Midtsjo SUB | SUB B_Yilmaz K_Harris SUB | SUB J_Lundstram S_Schimmer SUB | SUB E_Crivelli Min. 4 :(byl) S_De_Vrij with a short pass to find M_Oyarzabal ... M_Oyarzabal tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... K_Trapp gets up well to catch that one Min. 9 :(byl) R_Jimenez sidesteps D_van_de_Beek ... He showed great skill there ... R_Jimenez bears down on goal! ... K_Trapp makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 11 :(byl) T_Meunier finds A_Herrera with a perfectly weighted pass ... A vicious shot by A_Herrera! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 13 :(byl) R_Jimenez is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to T_Lemar ... T_Lemar blasts it at the goal! ... But K_Trapp stops that one easily Min. 14 :(byl) R_Jimenez with a probing pass to M_Oyarzabal ... But P_Torres wins the tackle cleanly Min. 14 :(ran) W_Weghorst runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to A_Hlozek ... But N_NKoulou with the fine tackle Min. 15 :(byl) S_De_Vrij controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... T_Lemar gets onto the end of the pass! ... T_Lemar hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... K_Trapp makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 16 :(ran) D_van_de_Beek cuts inside ... D_van_de_Beek could have let it bounce! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... P_Torres with an inswinging corner into the box ... Rui_Silva comes towards the ball ... And he claims it with ease! Min. 18 :(byl) R_Jimenez has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past D_van_de_Beek ... He knocks it to J_McGinn! ... J_McGinn throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... K_Trapp parries it, he follows it up ... And K_Trapp recovers to save!! Min. 18 :(ran) T_Lamptey with a slick pass to F_Anderson ... F_Anderson breaks clear! ... He just has Rui_Silva to beat! ... He tries to slip it past Rui_Silva Oooh you beauty! ... What a hit, son! ... What a hit! ... GOAL!!!!! ... That's put Rangers into the lead! ... Bayer Leverkusen 0-1 Rangers ... Min. 19 :(ran) Tactical Change by Rangers ... T_Lamptey will now play as a DM Min. 19 :(byl) S_De_Vrij is too quick for the defence ... S_De_Vrij drives the ball low! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 19 :(byl) M_Oyarzabal sprints past L_Dubois ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... W_Weghorst with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 20 :(ran) T_Lamptey drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to D_van_de_Beek ... An audacious effort from D_van_de_Beek! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 21 :(byl) M_Oyarzabal cuts inside C_Azpiliceuta ... He worked that well ... What a fantastic interception by T_Lamptey Min. 22 :(ran) W_Weghorst runs at Mar_Antonio ... The defender slips and falls over ... T_Meunier body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! Min. 24 :(byl) Mar_Antonio with the deft touch ... He takes it past P_Torres ... He knocks it to M_Oyarzabal! ... M_Oyarzabal with the 40 yard drive! ... K_Trapp saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 25 :(byl) J_McGinn sidesteps P_Torres ... He showed great skill there ... C_Azpiliceuta stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 25 :(ran) The defender loses control of the ball! ... W_Weghorst seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... W_Weghorst with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... Rui_Silva gathers it comfortably Min. 27 :(ran) W_Weghorst with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from T_Meunier ... W_Weghorst tries to beat Rui_Silva from outside the area! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Rui_Silva dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had Rui_Silva beaten! Min. 28 :(byl) M_Oyarzabal with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past C_Azpiliceuta ... A scorcher of a shot from M_Oyarzabal! ... GOAL!! ... He jumps into the Bayer Leverkusen crowd to celebrate!! ... Both he and the fans are delighted!! ... That's levelled the scores! ... they've done it! Absolutely incredible! ... It ain't over 'til it's over ... Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 Rangers ... Min. 28 :(ran) Tactical Change by Rangers ... T_Lamptey will now play as a MF Min. 28 :(byl) A_Herrera curls the ball out wide to M_Oyarzabal ... A_Hlozek fouls ... That was disgusting ... The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 29 :(byl) R_Jimenez lays the ball back to M_Oyarzabal ... P_Torres dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 31 :(byl) T_Meunier finds A_Herrera with a ball over the defence ... A_Herrera with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... But K_Trapp makes a superb stop down low ... CORNER! ... M_Oyarzabal drives it into the box! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 31 :(ran) L_Dubois with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... F_Anderson gets on the end of the pass ... F_Anderson controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... But he somehow misses ... The Bayer Leverkusen fans laugh at him Min. 31 :(ran) W_Weghorst twists his ankle! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 31 :(ran) Substitution by Rangers ... COMING ON: E_Crivelli ... COMING OFF: W_Weghorst Min. 34 :(byl) S_De_Vrij takes advantage of a mistake by A_Elustondo ... He runs towards goal ... S_De_Vrij with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... K_Trapp manages to turn it behind Min. 36 :(byl) R_Jimenez takes advantage of a mistake by A_Elustondo ... He runs towards goal ... R_Jimenez with a terrific drive! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 36 :(ran) F_Anderson with the deft touch ... He takes it past S_De_Vrij ... He knocks it to K_Volland! ... N_NKoulou knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 37 :(ran) T_Lamptey drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to F_Anderson ... F_Anderson fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 42 :(byl) M_Schmelzer with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... R_Jimenez gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... R_Jimenez strikes a wicked curler! ... K_Trapp goes down well to save Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 Rangers Min. 48 :(byl) M_Oyarzabal brushes L_Dubois aside and breaks free ... M_Oyarzabal tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... Looks like it should be K_Trapp's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... J_McGinn swings it in! ... P_Torres belts it clear Min. 48 :(ran) T_Lamptey sidesteps Mar_Antonio ... He was too quick for his marker ... T_Lamptey controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... But Rui_Silva stops that one easily Min. 50 :(byl) Mar_Antonio cuts the ball back to T_Lemar ... D_van_de_Beek wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... T_Lemar swings it in! ... A_Hlozek gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 51 :(byl) Mar_Antonio can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... L_Dubois reads the play well Min. 53 :(ran) K_Volland controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... T_Lamptey gets onto the end of the pass! ... J_McGinn rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That's a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 55 :(byl) T_Meunier is too quick for the defence ... L_Dubois bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 55 :(ran) K_Volland with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... But Mar_Antonio reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 58 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: M_Doherty ... COMING OFF: M_Schmelzer Min. 58 :(byl) J_McGinn looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... M_Doherty receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... M_Doherty hits the ball on the bounce! ... K_Trapp makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 58 :(ran) P_Torres plays it forward to E_Crivelli ... N_NKoulou with the high feet ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 58 :(ran) L_Dubois with the heel pass to A_Hlozek ... T_Meunier reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 59 :(byl) R_Jimenez with the deft touch ... He takes it past A_Elustondo ... He knocks it to T_Lemar! ... T_Lemar is clean through, he is one on one with K_Trapp ... K_Trapp charges out of his area ... He's slid it past him!! ... GOAL!! ... That's put Bayer Leverkusen ahead! ... Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Rangers ... Min. 60 :(ran) Substitution by Rangers ... COMING ON: J_Lundstram ... COMING OFF: F_Anderson Min. 60 :(byl) Mar_Antonio squares it to T_Lemar ... But E_Crivelli sweeps up the threat Min. 61 :(ran) K_Volland with the first time pass to D_van_de_Beek ... D_van_de_Beek with a thundering shot! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 62 :(byl) Mar_Antonio finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... Excellent sliding challenge by T_Lamptey ... He timed it well Min. 65 :(byl) N_NKoulou with the diagonal pass to M_Oyarzabal ... M_Oyarzabal with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 70 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to D Min. 70 :(ran) Substitution by Rangers ... COMING ON: I_Hayden ... COMING OFF: L_Dubois Min. 70 :(ran) A_Elustondo backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... D_van_de_Beek latches onto the end of it ... D_van_de_Beek hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... Rui_Silva turns it behind for a corner ... CORNER! ... A_Elustondo plays it towards the near post! ... A_Herrera reads the ball well and clears Min. 72 :(ran) K_Volland flicks it past S_De_Vrij ... He runs forward ... K_Volland hits a great shot! ... It floats over Rui_Silva ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 81 :(byl) M_Oyarzabal drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_Jimenez ... P_Torres takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 83 :(byl) N_NKoulou looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to T_Meunier ... T_Meunier plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... K_Trapp parries it, he follows it up ... GOAL!! ... The defence had gone walk about! ... Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 Rangers ... Min. 85 :(ran) A_Hlozek comes up lame after the wicked challenge ... I don't think he's going to continue ... Aaron Burrows has already made his three subs! ... They will have to play a man down! Min. 87 :(byl) T_Lemar flicks the ball through ... S_De_Vrij runs onto it! ... P_Torres with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(ran) A_Elustondo jinks past S_De_Vrij ... A_Elustondo tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... Rui_Silva blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : BayArena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Jimenez (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Oyarzabal (28), T_Lemar (59), T_Meunier (83) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_McGinn (53), N_NKoulou (58) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rangers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Lamptey Scorers : F_Anderson (18) Sent Off : N/A Booked : W_Weghorst (19), A_Hlozek (28) Injured : W_Weghorst (31), A_Hlozek (85) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen | Rangers Attempts on Goal : 18 | 12 Off target : 5 | 7 On target : 13 | 5 Possession : 54 | 46 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 11 | 8 Key Tackles : 5 | 12 Key Passes : 19 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Bayer Leverkusen 3 - 1 Rangers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Bayer Leverkusen Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rui_Silva GK 20 1 1 1 24 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 S_De_Vrij DF 1 19 13 12 28 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 38 28 T_Meunier DF 1 19 14 10 28 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 21 36 44 M_Schmelzer DF 1 18 13 9 30 | 59 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 N_NKoulou DF 1 19 15 9 27 | 95 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 40 57 -2 A_Herrera DF 1 13 18 5 22 | 95 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 27 14 42 Mar_Antonio DM 1 13 18 11 21 | 95 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 42 0 J_McGinn FW 1 4 17 15 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 13 11 T_Lemar FW 1 3 17 15 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 15 60 M_Oyarzabal FW 1 2 14 19 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 18 54 R_Jimenez FW 1 2 13 20 26 | 95 0 0 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 122 20 L_Unnerstall GK 14 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Doherty DF 1 17 11 8 28 | 36 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 F_Midtsjo MF 1 9 14 9 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Harris MF 1 4 11 5 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Schimmer FW 1 4 6 11 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Rangers Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K_Trapp GK 20 1 1 1 32 | 95 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 0 0 0 C_Azpiliceuta DF 1 19 13 11 27 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 A_Elustondo DF 1 18 11 12 32 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 16 P_Torres DF 1 18 12 10 29 | 95 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 20 0 L_Dubois DF 1 17 14 8 24 | 71 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 36 0 D_van_de_Beek MF 1 10 18 10 28 | 95 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 30 0 60 F_Anderson MF 1 1 18 14 25 | 61 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 14 56 T_Lamptey MF 1 18 17 12 22 | 95 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 44 68 16 K_Volland FW 1 1 12 18 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 6 W_Weghorst FW 1 4 11 20 21 | 31 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 19 10 A_Hlozek FW 1 7 14 18 27 | 86 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 31 -2 -2 A_Werner GK 15 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Hayden DF 1 17 12 6 31 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Yilmaz DF 1 12 12 9 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Lundstram MF 1 13 17 7 32 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Crivelli FW 1 2 7 11 28 | 64 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 1679307562 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40