FFO2 EFL, Bayer Leverkusen vs. Napoli (Thu Sep 07) Bayer Leverkusen | Napoli 5-1-2-2-0 E | 4-4-2 L Jason Hopton | Chris Waters | J_Bijlow GK | GK O_Vlachodimos N_NKoulou DF | DF E_Hysaj S_De_Vrij DF | DF J_Okore M_Schmelzer DF | DF Luiz_Felipe T_Meunier DF | DF Alex_Sandro A_Telles DF | MF M_Cunha Mar_Antonio DM | MF P_Gueye H_Lozano MF | MF C_Aranguiz J_McGinn MF | MF M_Ugarte R_Jimenez AM | FW S_Mane M_Oyarzabal AM | FW D_Origi | J_Omlin SUB | SUB M_Silvestri M_Doherty SUB | SUB D_Dambrosio M_Almiron SUB | SUB C_Battocchio K_Harris SUB | SUB R_Pereyra S_Schimmer SUB | SUB L_Sangalli Min. 1 :(nap) Tactical Change by Napoli ... Napoli have changed their playing style to C Min. 2 :(nap) C_Aranguiz slides it through the middle to S_Mane ... S_Mane has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... J_Bijlow claws it off the line ... No need for VAR The Referee awards a goal! ... GOAL!! ... That's given Napoli the lead! ... Bayer Leverkusen 0-1 Napoli ... Min. 3 :(byl) M_Schmelzer beats Luiz_Felipe ... He showed great skill there ... M_Schmelzer must beat O_Vlachodimos! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 5 :(byl) M_Schmelzer sprints past C_Aranguiz ... Brilliantly taken away by M_Ugarte!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 6 :(nap) D_Origi uses his feet well to turn on the ball ... S_De_Vrij hits it out for a corner ... That was sent up into the top tier ... CORNER! ... E_Hysaj swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... It goes straight into the arms of J_Bijlow Min. 8 :(byl) N_NKoulou beats J_Okore with absolute ease! ... N_NKoulou sends it flying towards goal! ... O_Vlachodimos was lucky there Min. 10 :(nap) D_Origi times his run well ... But N_NKoulou comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 12 :(byl) S_De_Vrij sidesteps Alex_Sandro ... That was too easy ... S_De_Vrij has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... But O_Vlachodimos makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 13 :(byl) T_Meunier knocks it forward ... Alex_Sandro slips ... S_De_Vrij gets to it! ... S_De_Vrij hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... O_Vlachodimos parries it Min. 13 :(nap) D_Origi latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... But S_De_Vrij clears the danger Min. 14 :(nap) The defender slips up! ... D_Origi is through! ... D_Origi with a blistering shot! ... J_Bijlow gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 14 :(byl) M_Schmelzer is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to Mar_Antonio ... M_Cunha with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 15 :(byl) H_Lozano beats Luiz_Felipe ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... H_Lozano hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... GOAL!! ... In off the post ... Bayer Leverkusen have equalised! ... Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 Napoli ... Min. 17 :(byl) M_Oyarzabal finds himself in a good position ... A left-footer by M_Oyarzabal! ... O_Vlachodimos blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 27 :(byl) R_Jimenez slows the ball down and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... R_Jimenez fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 30 :(byl) A_Telles takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... A cracking drive from A_Telles! ... O_Vlachodimos won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 31 :(nap) P_Gueye kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... S_Mane gets on the end of the pass ... A vicious shot by S_Mane! ... But J_Bijlow makes an easy save Min. 32 :(byl) R_Jimenez is through on goal ... M_Cunha with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! Min. 35 :(byl) A_Telles plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... But Alex_Sandro sweeps up the threat Min. 37 :(byl) M_Oyarzabal breaks free from E_Hysaj ... M_Oyarzabal with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... The shot slips through O_Vlachodimos's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 39 :(byl) M_Oyarzabal is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... A_Telles latches onto the ball ... Luiz_Felipe read the danger and stops the pass Min. 40 :(byl) M_Oyarzabal sidesteps E_Hysaj ... He showed great skill there ... Launched towards the top corner by M_Oyarzabal! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... GOAL!! ... How did that find it's way in? ... Bayer Leverkusen go in front now with that goal! ... Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Napoli ... Min. 40 :(nap) M_Cunha finds S_Mane in the box ... S_Mane with the header! ... GOAL!! ... J_Bijlow looks dejected ... Napoli are back level! ... Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 Napoli ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(byl) T_Meunier is on the ground motionless! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 44 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: M_Doherty ... COMING OFF: T_Meunier Min. 46 :(byl) N_NKoulou looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to R_Jimenez ... R_Jimenez with the 40 yard drive! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... GOAL!! ... Bayer Leverkusen have snatched the lead! ... Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 Napoli ... Min. 48 :(byl) Mar_Antonio looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to J_McGinn ... But C_Aranguiz clears the danger ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 Napoli Min. 47 :(byl) M_Oyarzabal runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to M_Schmelzer ... Intercepted by D_Origi Min. 49 :(byl) J_McGinn pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... M_Oyarzabal is clean through! ... A glorious effort by M_Oyarzabal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... J_McGinn with an inswinging corner into the box ... M_Oyarzabal loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... O_Vlachodimos gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 49 :(nap) M_Ugarte takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to P_Gueye ... H_Lozano tugs on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 50 :(byl) J_McGinn sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to N_NKoulou ... N_NKoulou hits the ball on the bounce! ... But it goes just over Min. 51 :(nap) J_Bijlow with a terrible kick! ... D_Origi takes control of the ball! ... M_Schmelzer with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! ... PENALTY!! ... It will be S_Mane to take it ... J_Bijlow dives the wrong way ... And he sticks out his trailing leg to lift it over the bar! ... What reflexes! ... CORNER! ... Alex_Sandro floats the ball in! ... It is cleared by S_De_Vrij Min. 55 :(nap) Alex_Sandro rushes through the defence ... But M_Schmelzer clears the danger Min. 60 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli ... COMING ON: C_Battocchio ... COMING OFF: P_Gueye Min. 60 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli ... COMING ON: D_Dambrosio ... COMING OFF: Luiz_Felipe Min. 61 :(nap) S_Mane curls the ball out wide to Alex_Sandro ... Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Schmelzer Min. 62 :(byl) N_NKoulou runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to S_De_Vrij ... M_Ugarte stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 62 :(nap) C_Battocchio with a glorious long pass to M_Cunha ... But A_Telles clears the ball to safety Min. 64 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: M_Almiron ... COMING OFF: J_McGinn Min. 64 :(byl) M_Schmelzer gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... M_Almiron is unmarked ... Alex_Sandro brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 66 :(byl) M_Oyarzabal can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... M_Oyarzabal with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 69 :(byl) N_NKoulou cuts through the defence ... N_NKoulou attempts to drive it home! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 70 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to D Min. 71 :(byl) M_Almiron is too quick for C_Battocchio ... But he loses control of it ... J_Okore belts it clear Min. 71 :(nap) C_Battocchio drives it across the face of the goal J_Okore ... J_Okore sees J_Bijlow off his line! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 81 :(byl) A_Telles hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... M_Almiron latches onto it! ... But D_Origi puts it in row Z! Min. 83 :(nap) S_Mane breaks free from A_Telles ... S_Mane tries the lob from 30 yards! ... J_Bijlow makes a difficult save Min. 84 :(byl) A_Telles aims a left roundhouse kick at M_Cunha! ... Bruce Lee would've been proud of that! ... He is warned by The Referee Min. 87 :(byl) R_Jimenez is force to hold onto the ball ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... D_Dambrosio is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... O_Vlachodimos misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Oyarzabal floats the ball in! ... O_Vlachodimos comes out and claims it! Min. 87 :(nap) C_Battocchio sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to C_Aranguiz ... S_De_Vrij gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... M_Cunha flights it in! ... J_Bijlow catches it! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(byl) N_NKoulou works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Almiron ... But Alex_Sandro wins the tackle cleanly Min. 89 :(nap) M_Ugarte gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past A_Telles! ... He has some space now! ... A_Telles reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 90 :(byl) Mar_Antonio with the deft touch ... He takes it past D_Origi ... He knocks it to R_Jimenez! ... A scorcher of a shot from R_Jimenez! ... The shot slips through O_Vlachodimos's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : BayArena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Oyarzabal Scorers : H_Lozano (15), M_Oyarzabal (40), R_Jimenez (46) Sent Off : N/A Booked : H_Lozano (49), M_Schmelzer (51) Injured : T_Meunier (44) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Napoli Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Mane (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Mane (2,40) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen | Napoli Attempts on Goal : 17 | 6 Off target : 9 | 1 On target : 8 | 5 Possession : 67 | 33 Corners : 2 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 13 | 5 Key Tackles : 9 | 11 Key Passes : 12 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Bayer Leverkusen 3 - 2 Napoli ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Bayer Leverkusen Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Bijlow GK 22 1 1 1 22 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 N_NKoulou DF 1 20 16 9 27 | 95 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 20 72 49 S_De_Vrij DF 1 20 14 12 28 | 95 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 80 0 32 M_Schmelzer DF 1 19 14 9 30 | 95 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 40 16 13 T_Meunier DF 1 20 15 10 28 | 44 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 A_Telles DF 1 19 14 8 21 | 95 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 42 18 16 Mar_Antonio DM 1 14 19 12 21 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 H_Lozano MF 1 4 19 15 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 -2 32 J_McGinn MF 1 4 18 16 25 | 67 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 R_Jimenez AM 1 2 14 20 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 M_Oyarzabal AM 1 2 15 20 27 | 95 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 34 52 J_Omlin GK 18 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Doherty DF 1 18 12 8 28 | 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Almiron AM 1 6 17 15 25 | 28 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 - Napoli Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O_Vlachodimos GK 22 1 1 1 26 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 E_Hysaj DF 1 19 14 7 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Okore DF 1 20 13 11 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 13 Luiz_Felipe DF 1 20 12 10 22 | 63 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 Alex_Sandro DF 1 20 15 7 27 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 M_Cunha MF 1 2 18 16 22 | 95 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 P_Gueye MF 1 10 16 3 22 | 63 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 C_Aranguiz MF 1 12 18 5 27 | 95 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 36 0 M_Ugarte MF 1 15 18 9 25 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 14 0 S_Mane FW 1 2 14 22 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 18 58 D_Origi FW 1 4 13 19 26 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 72 0 9 M_Silvestri GK 17 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Dambrosio DF 1 18 12 9 31 | 32 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 C_Battocchio MF 1 7 11 3 32 | 32 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 0 R_Pereyra MF 1 5 15 11 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Sangalli FW 1 1 6 11 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1694119357 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40