FFO2 EFL, Roma vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Sun Jan 22)


                                 Roma  |  Bayer Leverkusen
                            5-0-1-4 A  |  5-1-0-4 A
                         Derek Hughes  |  Jason Hopton
                                       |
                        W_Szczesny GK  |  GK Rui_Silva
                         J_Kimmich DF  |  DF S_De_Vrij
                          F_Kostic DF  |  DF T_Meunier
                      L_Spinazzola DF  |  DF M_Schmelzer
                        B_Chilwell DF  |  DF N_NKoulou
                           F_Nacho DF  |  DF A_Herrera
                      L_Pellegrini AM  |  DM Rodri
                           K_Coman FW  |  FW J_McGinn
                         R_Firmino FW  |  FW T_Lemar
                       K_De_Bruyne FW  |  FW M_Taremi
                         Neymar_Jr FW  |  FW R_Jimenez
                                       |
                           J_Omlin SUB |  SUB L_Unnerstall
                           S_Sensi SUB |  SUB S_Duffy
                          A_Telles SUB |  SUB F_Midtsjo
                        M_Kaminski SUB |  SUB K_Harris
                         A_Morales SUB |  SUB S_Schimmer




Min. 2  :(byl) A_Herrera squares it to T_Lemar 
          ...  T_Lemar cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  W_Szczesny parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  That's put Bayer Leverkusen in front! 
          ...  Roma 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 3  :(byl) J_McGinn looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to R_Jimenez 
          ...  K_Coman with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 3  :(rom) K_Coman is first to the ball 
          ...  N_NKoulou with a nasty foul 
Min. 4  :(byl) T_Lemar plays a first time ball through the defence to M_Taremi 
          ...  K_De_Bruyne steals the ball of off him 
Min. 8  :(rom) L_Spinazzola is unmarked! 
          ...  L_Spinazzola curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  But Rui_Silva punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by B_Chilwell! 
          ...  Great catch from Rui_Silva! 
Min. 11 :(rom) B_Chilwell 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! 
          ...  K_De_Bruyne receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  T_Meunier takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 11 :(byl) Rodri spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to R_Jimenez! 
          ...  R_Jimenez looks to see where W_Szczesny is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  W_Szczesny makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 11 :(byl) N_NKoulou is on the ground motionless! 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 11 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Duffy 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_NKoulou 
Min. 12 :(rom) B_Chilwell finds Neymar_Jr with a ball over the defence 
          ...  Neymar_Jr tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_De_Bruyne drives it into the box! 
          ...  R_Firmino loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  Rui_Silva tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 14 :(byl) A_Herrera moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Schmelzer 
          ...  A delicate header from M_Schmelzer! 
          ...  W_Szczesny guesses right 
Min. 18 :(rom) F_Nacho floats the ball in to find R_Firmino 
          ...  But S_De_Vrij clears the ball to safety 
Min. 19 :(rom) J_Kimmich finds F_Nacho in acres of space 
          ...  F_Nacho smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 19 :(byl) Rodri knocks it past F_Nacho and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Rodri unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  W_Szczesny falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Unlucky! 
          ...  The Bayer Leverkusen fans start to taunt him now! 
          ...  Roma 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 22 :(byl) S_De_Vrij kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  J_McGinn gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  J_McGinn with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  Roma 0-3 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 23 :(rom) R_Firmino eases past S_Duffy 
          ...  R_Firmino has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  Rui_Silva looks relieved there! 
Min. 23 :(byl) M_Taremi runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Kimmich 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  But F_Nacho wins the ball 
Min. 26 :(rom) L_Spinazzola looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to F_Kostic 
          ...  M_Schmelzer stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 26 :(byl) T_Meunier with a reverse pass to J_McGinn 
          ...  J_McGinn unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  It floats over W_Szczesny 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 27 :(rom) K_De_Bruyne has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_De_Vrij 
          ...  He puts in L_Pellegrini! 
          ...  L_Pellegrini drives the shot in! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 31 :(rom) L_Pellegrini makes the tackle 
          ...  L_Pellegrini hits a great drive! 
          ...  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. 31 :(byl) R_Jimenez nutmegs F_Nacho, he continues to run forward 
          ...  R_Jimenez with the overhead! 
          ...  Brilliant save from W_Szczesny 
Min. 34 :(byl) T_Meunier could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  T_Meunier with a thundering shot! 
          ...  W_Szczesny was lucky there 
Min. 36 :(rom) R_Firmino turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  R_Firmino drives it towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 38 :(rom) L_Pellegrini pass splits open the defence and finds F_Kostic 
          ...  F_Kostic with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Roma 1-3 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 38 :(byl) S_De_Vrij jumps over B_Chilwell's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  B_Chilwell knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 38 :(byl) M_Taremi fires over a low cross to S_De_Vrij 
          ...  S_De_Vrij hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  W_Szczesny never had a chance! 
Min. 39 :(rom) R_Firmino with a neat pass into Neymar_Jr 
          ...  Neymar_Jr hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air with some crazy top spin! 
          ...  Rui_Silva moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  Rui_Silva tips it wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Firmino curls it into the box! 
          ...  F_Kostic gets a shot in 
          ...  Rui_Silva claws it off the line 
          ...  The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! 
          ...  The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? 
          ...  He's given it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Roma 2-3 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 40 :(rom) R_Firmino leaves R_Jimenez standing 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Schmelzer 
Min. 41 :(rom) Neymar_Jr has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Schmelzer 
          ...  He puts in L_Spinazzola! 
          ...  L_Spinazzola with the side footed shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through Rui_Silva's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 42 :(rom) K_De_Bruyne slides the ball across to L_Pellegrini 
          ...  L_Pellegrini controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb strike! 
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration 
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!! 
          ...  No! It's disallowed! 
          ...  He was caught offside 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 45 :(rom) Tactical Change by Roma 
          ...  F_Nacho will now play as a DM 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Roma 2-3 Bayer Leverkusen

Min. 46 :(rom) F_Nacho sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to K_De_Bruyne 
          ...  K_De_Bruyne drives the shot in! 
          ...  Rui_Silva gathers it comfortably 
Min. 48 :(byl) R_Jimenez is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to J_McGinn 
          ...  An audacious effort from J_McGinn! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Rodri drives it into the box! 
          ...  T_Lemar gets a shot in 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 50 :(rom) F_Kostic is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to K_De_Bruyne 
          ...  K_De_Bruyne with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  YOU BEAUTY! 
          ...  Jason Hopton is shaking his head on the touchline 
          ...  Roma have equalised! 
          ...  Roma 3-3 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 50 :(byl) M_Taremi leaves J_Kimmich standing 
          ...  M_Taremi with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  W_Szczesny with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 52 :(rom) L_Spinazzola drives it forward to R_Firmino 
          ...  R_Firmino with the header! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 53 :(rom) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  K_Coman seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  Well intercepted by S_Duffy 
Min. 54 :(rom) R_Firmino kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  K_Coman gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  K_Coman hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  Rui_Silva never had a chance! 
Min. 55 :(byl) Curled in dangerously from J_McGinn to T_Lemar 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by J_Kimmich 
Min. 56 :(byl) T_Meunier has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Neymar_Jr 
          ...  He puts in J_McGinn! 
          ...  F_Kostic fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 57 :(byl) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  J_McGinn seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  But F_Nacho spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 58 :(rom) Neymar_Jr sidesteps M_Schmelzer 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Neymar_Jr tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  Rui_Silva heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 58 :(byl) T_Lemar has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on W_Szczesny! 
          ...  K_De_Bruyne hacks him down! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's well within shooting range! 
          ...  Make yourself famous kid!! 
          ...  M_Taremi fires it towards the goal 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 65 :(byl) R_Jimenez with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Schmelzer gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Schmelzer with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 68 :(rom) Neymar_Jr takes advantage of a mistake by A_Herrera 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  Neymar_Jr hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  Rui_Silva falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects in! 
          ...  And goes wide!! 
          ...  Rui_Silva looks relieved!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Kostic swings it in! 
          ...  It comes to B_Chilwell 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! 
          ...  He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration! 
          ...  But it's been ruled out! 
          ...  What on earth for? 
          ...  That looks like an appalling decision! 
          ...  Referees are too inconsistent! 
Min. 68 :(byl) Rodri has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  R_Jimenez collects the loose ball! 
          ...  But L_Spinazzola reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 70 :(byl) T_Lemar over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds M_Taremi though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  M_Taremi hits a great drive! 
          ...  But W_Szczesny punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that W_Szczesny got a touch 
Min. 72 :(rom) Neymar_Jr slips past A_Herrera 
          ...  Rodri goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 73 :(rom) B_Chilwell drives it across the face of the goal L_Spinazzola 
          ...  L_Spinazzola looks to see where Rui_Silva is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Rui_Silva parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  Let's see if Roma can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Roma 4-3 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 74 :(rom) Tactical Change by Roma 
          ...  Roma have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 74 :(rom) Tactical Change by Roma 
          ...  F_Nacho will now play as a DF 
Min. 76 :(byl) R_Jimenez jumps over F_Kostic's challenge 
          ...  R_Jimenez with a blistering shot! 
          ...  W_Szczesny has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  W_Szczesny reacts well to save!! 
Min. 77 :(rom) B_Chilwell runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Spinazzola 
          ...  L_Spinazzola rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  Rui_Silva makes a good save 
Min. 84 :(byl) M_Taremi nutmegs L_Spinazzola, he continues to run forward 
          ...  J_Kimmich pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 85 :(rom) K_De_Bruyne holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Neymar_Jr 
          ...  Neymar_Jr hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  Rui_Silva tips it over !! 
          ...  Great keeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_De_Bruyne floats the ball in! 
          ...  T_Meunier with the clearance 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(rom) L_Pellegrini turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to R_Firmino 
          ...  R_Firmino hits the ball first time! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for Rui_Silva 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  Rui_Silva looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stadio Olimpico
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Roma Match Info
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Best player          : K_De_Bruyne (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : F_Kostic (38,39), K_De_Bruyne (50), L_Spinazzola (73)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Coman (3), B_Chilwell (38), K_De_Bruyne (58), J_Kimmich (84)
Injured              : N/A
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Bayer Leverkusen Match Info
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Best player          : Rodri
Scorers              : T_Lemar (2), Rodri (19), J_McGinn (22)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N_NKoulou (11)
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Match Statistics
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                                    Roma  |    Bayer Leverkusen
Attempts on Goal     :          24        |       16
Off target           :          10        |       6
On target            :          14        |       10
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           5        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           4        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       1
Fouls                :          10        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          18        |       13
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Final Score          : Roma 4 - 3 Bayer Leverkusen
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Player Statistics - Roma
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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W_Szczesny     GK  21   1   1   1  26 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0   0
J_Kimmich      DF   1  19  15  10  26 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  19  15  -2
F_Kostic       DF   1  19  15  12  31 |  95   0   0   1   1   2   2   0   0   0   0  42  80
L_Spinazzola   DF   1  18  16  13  27 |  95   0   1   2   0   4   1   0   0   0  22  32  79
B_Chilwell     DF   1  19  14  13  24 |  95   0   0   4   1   1   0   1   0   0  -2  96  13
F_Nacho        DF   1  18  17  12  29 |  95   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  44  30  12
L_Pellegrini   AM   1   8  19  16  26 |  95   0   0   2   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  47  28
K_Coman        FW   1   7  19  17  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   5
R_Firmino      FW   1   5  16  19  23 |  95   0   0   2   1   5   0   0   0   0   0  56  29
K_De_Bruyne    FW   1  12  19  17  25 |  95   0   1   3   0   2   1   1   0   0  26  37  39
Neymar_Jr      FW   1   4  14  21  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  18  31
J_Omlin        GK  18   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Sensi        MF   1  13  17  10  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Telles       DF   1  17  13   7  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kaminski     DF   1  14  11   4  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Morales      MF   1   9  14   5  21 |   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  19   1   1   1  24 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  41   0   0   0
S_De_Vrij      DF   1  18  13  11  28 |  95   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  22  46  13
T_Meunier      DF   1  18  13   9  28 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  44  19  19
M_Schmelzer    DF   1  18  13   9  30 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  44   0  34
N_NKoulou      DF   1  18  14   8  27 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Herrera      DF   1  13  17   5  22 |  95   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  53   0
Rodri          DM   1  14  18   5  21 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  26  28  54
J_McGinn       FW   1   4  18  15  25 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  28  52
T_Lemar        FW   1   3  17  15  22 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  30  43
M_Taremi       FW   1   3  14  18  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  18  26
R_Jimenez      FW   1   2  13  19  26 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  38  27
L_Unnerstall   GK  14   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Duffy        DF   1  14  10   6  26 |  84   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   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 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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