FFO2 EFL, Monaco vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Fri Mar 24)


                               Monaco  |  Bayer Leverkusen
                            4-2-2-2 N  |  5-1-0-4 P
                            John Read  |  Jason Hopton
                                       |
                        L_Hradecky GK  |  GK Rui_Silva
                         A_Haidara DM  |  DF S_De_Vrij
                       A_Cresswell DF  |  DF T_Meunier
                          S_Coates DF  |  DF M_Schmelzer
                         B_Soumare DM  |  DF M_Doherty
                        C_Smalling DF  |  DF A_Herrera
                              Iago DF  |  DM Mar_Antonio
                            Arthur MF  |  FW J_McGinn
                         S_Jovetic MF  |  FW T_Lemar
                        C_Immobile FW  |  FW M_Oyarzabal
                      P_Aubameyang FW  |  FW R_Jimenez
                                       |
                        A_Selikhov SUB |  SUB L_Unnerstall
                           R_Giles SUB |  SUB M_Bianchetti
                     V_E_Hedenstad SUB |  SUB F_Midtsjo
                              Pepe SUB |  SUB K_Harris
                            C_Wood SUB |  SUB S_Schimmer




Min. 1  :(mon) C_Immobile cuts inside S_De_Vrij 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in P_Aubameyang! 
          ...  P_Aubameyang has broken clear! Just the keeper to beat! 
          ...  Rui_Silva charges out of his area 
          ...  He's slid it past him!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's given Monaco the advantage! 
          ...  Monaco 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 2  :(mon) S_Jovetic has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  A wicked drive by S_Jovetic! 
          ...  Rui_Silva makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 2  :(byl) Mar_Antonio takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  A_Cresswell forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  L_Hradecky easily claims the ball! 
Min. 3  :(byl) A_Herrera with a 50-yard pass to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  L_Hradecky turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Lemar with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  It is kicked away by A_Cresswell 
Min. 4  :(mon) A_Cresswell gets to the byline and finds A_Haidara with a beautiful cross 
          ...  A_Haidara hits the ball first time! 
          ...  Rui_Silva catches the ball 
Min. 19 :(mon) P_Aubameyang slips past his marker 
          ...  But M_Schmelzer slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 22 :(mon) C_Smalling plays a long ball to P_Aubameyang 
          ...  S_De_Vrij anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 28 :(mon) S_Jovetic holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Cresswell 
          ...  A_Cresswell curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  Rui_Silva with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 28 :(byl) J_McGinn moves forward 
          ...  J_McGinn controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  But L_Hradecky with the difficult save 
Min. 29 :(byl) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  T_Meunier is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by C_Smalling! 
          ...  T_Meunier with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  L_Hradecky is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 32 :(byl) R_Jimenez moves inside 
          ...  R_Jimenez with a blistering shot! 
          ...  But L_Hradecky makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 35 :(mon) P_Aubameyang runs at Mar_Antonio 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  P_Aubameyang attempts a lob! 
          ...  Rui_Silva gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 37 :(mon) C_Immobile looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to P_Aubameyang 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Mar_Antonio 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 48 :(byl) M_Oyarzabal loses his marker 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal must beat L_Hradecky! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Monaco 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen

Min. 48 :(byl) J_McGinn with the mazy run 
          ...  A_Haidara with an ugly foul 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  R_Jimenez floats it forward 
          ...  J_McGinn latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A skilful effort from J_McGinn! 
          ...  What agility from L_Hradecky 
Min. 53 :(byl) R_Jimenez is shaking his head 
          ...  It looks like he's hurt his knee 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 53 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Schimmer 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Jimenez 
Min. 54 :(mon) S_Jovetic with the towering header to A_Cresswell 
          ...  A_Cresswell hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  Rui_Silva is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 56 :(mon) A_Cresswell skips the challenge from M_Doherty 
          ...  A_Cresswell hits the ball first time! 
          ...  Rui_Silva gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 59 :(mon) A_Cresswell jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Aubameyang 
          ...  P_Aubameyang fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  But Rui_Silva just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by S_Jovetic! 
          ...  The ball comes to Arthur 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 59 :(byl) M_Oyarzabal sidesteps B_Soumare 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  A_Cresswell gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 60 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Giles 
          ...  COMING OFF: Iago 
Min. 60 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco 
          ...  COMING ON: Pepe 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Haidara 
Min. 60 :(mon) P_Aubameyang finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  J_McGinn fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 63 :(mon) Pepe with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Cresswell gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A_Cresswell with the side footed shot! 
          ...  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! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Giles swings it in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Rui_Silva 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 64 :(mon) C_Smalling jumps over Mar_Antonio's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  J_McGinn pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  The fans jeer him off! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line 
          ...  C_Immobile with the outside of his boot 
          ...  But Rui_Silva makes an easy save 
Min. 65 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 65 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  T_Lemar will now play as a AM 
Min. 65 :(mon) Arthur plays a first time ball through the defence to P_Aubameyang 
          ...  P_Aubameyang with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  Rui_Silva won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 66 :(mon) C_Immobile finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  S_De_Vrij wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 70 :(byl) T_Lemar is unmarked! 
          ...  R_Giles brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 72 :(mon) Pepe with a glorious long pass to S_Jovetic 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_De_Vrij and it had to be 
Min. 74 :(byl) T_Meunier looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to S_De_Vrij 
          ...  S_De_Vrij unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  L_Hradecky makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 76 :(mon) C_Immobile takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past M_Schmelzer 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  C_Immobile keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  Rui_Silva watches it sail wide! 
Min. 78 :(mon) Arthur with a smart pass to P_Aubameyang 
          ...  S_Schimmer tackles from behind 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's well within shooting range! 
          ...  Make yourself famous kid!! 
          ...  C_Immobile hits it hard with some tremendous top spin 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 80 :(mon) Arthur is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Immobile 
          ...  C_Immobile sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 84 :(mon) Arthur looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to R_Giles 
          ...  R_Giles curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 85 :(mon) C_Immobile sidesteps S_De_Vrij 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  T_Meunier anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(mon) C_Immobile with an incisive pass to Arthur 
          ...  Arthur with a stunning strike! 
          ...  It's beaten Rui_Silva 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 90 :(mon) R_Giles controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  P_Aubameyang gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  P_Aubameyang hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 92 :(mon) R_Giles turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to C_Immobile 
          ...  C_Immobile runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  But Rui_Silva palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 94 :(mon) C_Smalling takes advantage of a mistake by S_De_Vrij 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  C_Smalling with a stunning strike! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Louis II
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Monaco Match Info
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Best player          : A_Cresswell (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Aubameyang (1)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Bayer Leverkusen Match Info
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Best player          : S_De_Vrij
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : J_McGinn (64)
Booked               : S_Schimmer (78)
Injured              : R_Jimenez (53)
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Match Statistics
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                                  Monaco  |    Bayer Leverkusen
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       7
Off target           :          11        |       2
On target            :           9        |       5
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       1
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :           4        |       6
Key Passes           :          16        |       2
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Final Score          : Monaco 1 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen
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Player Statistics - Monaco
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Hradecky     GK  22   1   1   1  22 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0   0
A_Haidara      DM   1  12  17   6  28 |  63   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
A_Cresswell    DF   1  19  12   8  22 |  97   0   3   2   0   4   0   0   0   0  63  40  72
S_Coates       DF   1  18  13  10  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Soumare      DM   1  13  17   3  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Smalling     DF   1  18  15  10  27 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  22  17  14
Iago           DF   1  16  12   9  24 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Arthur         MF   1   5  19  12  23 |  97   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  52  24
S_Jovetic      MF   1   3  17  14  28 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  14
C_Immobile     FW   1   2  12  19  29 |  97   0   0   3   1   5   0   0   0   0   0  88  33
P_Aubameyang   FW   1   2  12  18  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  60
A_Selikhov     GK  13   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Giles        DF   1  14  11   5  26 |  34   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  42  19
V_E_Hedenstad  MF   1  11  13   7  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pepe           DM   1  10  15   9  20 |  34   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0
C_Wood         FW   1   2   6  14  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Bayer Leverkusen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Rui_Silva      GK  20   1   1   1  24 |  97   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  62   0   0   0
S_De_Vrij      DF   1  19  13  12  28 |  97   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  63   0  16
T_Meunier      DF   1  19  14  10  28 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  21  18  14
M_Schmelzer    DF   1  18  13   9  30 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0
M_Doherty      DF   1  17  11   8  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Herrera      DF   1  13  18   5  22 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
Mar_Antonio    DM   1  13  18  11  21 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  27   0   0
J_McGinn       FW   1   4  17  15  25 |  67   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  16
T_Lemar        AM   1   3  17  15  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Oyarzabal    FW   1   2  14  19  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
R_Jimenez      FW   1   2  13  20  26 |  56   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
L_Unnerstall   GK  14   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bianchetti   DF   1  11   7   4  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
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