FFO2 EFL, Bayer Leverkusen vs. RB Leipzig (Sun Oct 15) Bayer Leverkusen | RB Leipzig 5-1-0-4 P | 4-1-3-2 N Jason Hopton | Mike Mcleod | J_Bijlow GK | GK S_Burchert N_NKoulou DF | DF J_Bernat S_De_Vrij DF | DF N_Tagliafico M_Schmelzer DF | DF A_Izzo A_Telles DF | DF A_Wisdom T_Meunier DF | DM A_Guevara Mar_Antonio DM | MF N_Vlasic M_Almiron FW | MF W_McKennie J_McGinn FW | MF N_Chalobah R_Jimenez FW | FW A_Martial H_Lozano FW | FW A_Milik | J_Omlin SUB | SUB T_Horn M_Doherty SUB | SUB C_Kouyate M_Busi SUB | SUB D_Mena K_Harris SUB | SUB J_Reeves S_Schimmer SUB | SUB M_Zaccagni Min. 1 :(byl) R_Jimenez spots H_Lozano who is in acres of space ... H_Lozano with the strike! ... S_Burchert falls over ... But S_Burchert is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 5 :(byl) R_Jimenez beats the defender ... An audacious effort from R_Jimenez! ... But S_Burchert with the difficult save ... CORNER! ... R_Jimenez dinks the ball into the area! ... S_Burchert thumps the ball away! Min. 7 :(byl) H_Lozano get's past N_Tagliafico ... He's gonna worry them again ... J_Bernat bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 7 :(rbl) A_Milik looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to N_Tagliafico ... H_Lozano pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee writes his name into the book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been taking tips from Juninho ... Can he show the techniques he's learned? ... J_Bernat hits it hard with some tremendous top spin ... J_Bijlow parries it, he follows it up ... And J_Bijlow recovers to save!! Min. 10 :(byl) R_Jimenez plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... H_Lozano decides to go for goal instead! ... A_Guevara makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 14 :(byl) S_Burchert with a terrible kick! ... J_McGinn takes control of the ball! ... Cleaned up by J_Bernat Min. 21 :(byl) A_Telles sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... J_McGinn runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... J_McGinn uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... But S_Burchert parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 21 :(rbl) W_McKennie makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... W_McKennie with the strike! ... But J_Bijlow punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 22 :(rbl) N_Tagliafico takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into A_Milik ... Mar_Antonio clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 23 :(rbl) W_McKennie jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Milik ... But A_Telles spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 28 :(rbl) N_Vlasic jumps over H_Lozano's challenge ... But N_NKoulou comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 30 :(byl) R_Jimenez plays the early ball across the box to find J_McGinn in space ... J_McGinn attempts the shot! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 31 :(rbl) W_McKennie looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to N_Tagliafico ... N_Tagliafico with the strike! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into J_Bijlow's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! Min. 32 :(rbl) W_McKennie sprints past M_Schmelzer ... A thundering drive by W_McKennie! ... But J_Bijlow smothers the ball Min. 33 :(byl) A_Telles holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to S_De_Vrij ... S_De_Vrij with the punt towards goal! ... ITS THERE! ... GOAL!! ... He punches the corner flag in delight! ... Bayer Leverkusen go in front now with that goal! ... Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 RB Leipzig ... Min. 38 :(byl) T_Meunier looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Almiron ... M_Almiron hits the ball on the bounce! ... It floats over S_Burchert ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 38 :(rbl) W_McKennie beats S_De_Vrij ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... W_McKennie with the crafty shot! ... GOAL!! ... J_Bijlow will be disappointed he did not save that! ... Jason Hopton is shaking his head on the touchline ... RB Leipzig have equalised! ... Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 RB Leipzig ... Min. 38 :(byl) R_Jimenez can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to M_Almiron ... W_McKennie with an ugly foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 39 :(byl) S_De_Vrij 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! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... S_De_Vrij with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 41 :(byl) R_Jimenez brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... R_Jimenez with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... S_Burchert dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had S_Burchert beaten! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(byl) A_Telles 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_Almiron receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... M_Almiron curls the ball in on goal! ... But S_Burchert stops that one easily Min. 44 :(rbl) A_Martial finds A_Milik with a perfectly weighted pass ... T_Meunier hits it out for a corner ... The pressure is mounting! ... CORNER! ... N_Vlasic swings it in! ... It is kicked away by N_NKoulou Min. 46 :(rbl) W_McKennie hits a hard pass to A_Martial ... A_Martial with the overhead! ... But J_Bijlow makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 RB Leipzig Min. 47 :(byl) S_De_Vrij holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to Mar_Antonio ... Well intercepted by A_Wisdom Min. 47 :(byl) A_Telles falls badly ... He's clutching his shoulder ... He signals to the bench he can't carry on Min. 47 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: M_Doherty ... COMING OFF: A_Telles Min. 48 :(byl) J_McGinn jinks past the defender ... W_McKennie is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort ... The Referee calls him over ... He lets him off with a strong warning Min. 50 :(byl) R_Jimenez plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... R_Jimenez hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... S_Burchert manages to turn it behind Min. 50 :(rbl) N_Tagliafico sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... W_McKennie gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... W_McKennie sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... A_Martial swings it in! ... J_Bijlow comes out and claims it! Min. 57 :(byl) J_McGinn with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... J_McGinn with a screamer of a shot! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... S_Burchert grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 59 :(byl) A defence splitting pass from Mar_Antonio to J_McGinn ... J_McGinn with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 60 :(byl) Mar_Antonio sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to T_Meunier ... Blocked by A_Izzo Min. 64 :(byl) T_Meunier is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to M_Doherty ... A_Izzo rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 67 :(byl) J_McGinn sidesteps A_Wisdom ... He showed great skill there ... J_McGinn hits a curling shot! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 68 :(rbl) A_Guevara brushes M_Doherty aside and breaks free ... M_Schmelzer is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... The Referee just wants to lecture him Min. 68 :(rbl) N_Tagliafico crosses in from the wing, he finds A_Milik in the box ... A_Milik blasts the ball towards goal! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into J_Bijlow's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! Min. 69 :(rbl) N_Chalobah plays it forward to A_Guevara ... T_Meunier fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee wants to have a word with him Min. 70 :(byl) H_Lozano with an intelligent ball to J_McGinn ... J_McGinn attempts a chip! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 74 :(byl) J_McGinn sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to M_Schmelzer ... M_Schmelzer tries to lob the keeper! ... S_Burchert with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 75 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig ... COMING ON: D_Mena ... COMING OFF: A_Wisdom Min. 76 :(rbl) N_Tagliafico hits a hard pass to A_Martial ... N_NKoulou rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that Min. 80 :(byl) R_Jimenez takes possession ... R_Jimenez plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... S_Burchert with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 81 :(byl) J_McGinn finds himself with plenty of time ... D_Mena goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 82 :(byl) J_McGinn finds M_Schmelzer in acres of space ... J_Bernat hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are throwing coins at the corner taker! ... CORNER! ... R_Jimenez with an inswinging corner into the box ... The ball finds its way to M_Almiron ... He gets the shot away ... S_Burchert makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 82 :(rbl) N_Chalobah finds W_McKennie with a perfectly weighted pass ... W_McKennie with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... The shot slips through J_Bijlow's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 84 :(rbl) N_Vlasic sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to W_McKennie ... W_McKennie aims for the top right corner! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 85 :(rbl) J_Bernat runs at the defence ... He nutmegs S_De_Vrij ... He showed his class there ... J_Bernat with a thundering volley! ... J_Bijlow parries it, he follows it up ... And J_Bijlow recovers to save!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 93 :(byl) R_Jimenez beats D_Mena ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... R_Jimenez sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... S_Burchert fists it away ... That was a good save! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : BayArena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Jimenez Scorers : S_De_Vrij (33) Sent Off : N/A Booked : H_Lozano (7) Injured : A_Telles (47) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RB Leipzig Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : W_McKennie (Man of the Match) Scorers : W_McKennie (38) Sent Off : N/A Booked : W_McKennie (38) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen | RB Leipzig Attempts on Goal : 18 | 11 Off target : 8 | 5 On target : 10 | 6 Possession : 62 | 38 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 1 Fouls : 12 | 4 Key Tackles : 5 | 8 Key Passes : 15 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Bayer Leverkusen 1 - 1 RB Leipzig ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 96 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 N_NKoulou DF 1 20 16 9 27 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 S_De_Vrij DF 1 21 14 13 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 18 49 M_Schmelzer DF 1 20 15 10 30 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 A_Telles DF 1 19 14 8 21 | 49 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 80 0 T_Meunier DF 1 20 15 10 28 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 34 0 Mar_Antonio DM 1 14 19 12 21 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 26 0 M_Almiron FW 1 6 18 15 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 J_McGinn FW 1 4 18 16 25 | 96 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 28 52 R_Jimenez FW 1 2 14 21 26 | 96 0 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 72 31 H_Lozano FW 1 4 19 15 27 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 11 11 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 | 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Busi MF 1 3 13 9 21 | 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 - RB Leipzig Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Burchert GK 22 1 1 1 19 | 96 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0 J_Bernat DF 1 19 13 9 29 | 96 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 63 0 38 N_Tagliafico DF 1 20 13 7 29 | 96 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 76 17 A_Izzo DF 1 19 14 8 26 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 A_Wisdom DF 1 17 13 10 23 | 77 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 A_Guevara DM 1 13 17 7 23 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 N_Vlasic MF 1 9 17 15 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 W_McKennie MF 1 3 18 12 30 | 96 0 0 3 0 6 1 1 0 0 -2 40 106 N_Chalobah MF 1 12 17 7 22 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 A_Martial FW 1 4 13 20 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 8 A_Milik FW 1 4 11 18 25 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 6 T_Horn GK 17 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Kouyate DF 1 17 10 4 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Mena DF 1 13 11 5 22 | 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 J_Reeves MF 1 3 14 10 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Zaccagni FW 1 6 10 17 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1697403744 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40