FFO2 EFL, Bayer Leverkusen vs. Roma (Mon Aug 14) Bayer Leverkusen | Roma 5-1-1-3-0 C | 5-0-1-4 P Jason Hopton | Derek Hughes | J_Bijlow GK | GK E_Martinez N_NKoulou DF | DF J_Kimmich S_De_Vrij DF | DF F_Kostic M_Schmelzer DF | DF B_Chilwell T_Meunier DF | DF L_Spinazzola A_Telles DF | DF F_Nacho Mar_Antonio DM | AM L_Goretzka H_Lozano MF | FW K_De_Bruyne M_Almiron AM | FW W_Ben_Yedder R_Jimenez AM | FW R_Firmino M_Oyarzabal AM | FW Neymar_Jr | J_Omlin SUB | SUB M_Neuer M_Doherty SUB | SUB D_Tadic M_Busi SUB | SUB R_Pereira K_Harris SUB | SUB J_Vertonghen S_Schimmer SUB | SUB M_Kaminski Min. 6 :(rom) B_Chilwell barges the defender off the ball ... A_Telles with an ugly foul ... The Referee wants to have a word with him Min. 8 :(byl) M_Almiron spots a team mate in space ... He finds R_Jimenez with a lovely pass! ... Fine tackle by L_Spinazzola ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 9 :(byl) N_NKoulou smashes the ball upfield ... Mar_Antonio latches onto the ball ... J_Kimmich reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 10 :(rom) F_Kostic holds the ball up ... He sees W_Ben_Yedder in space! ... W_Ben_Yedder rises above the defence to head the ball! ... J_Bijlow heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 16 :(rom) K_De_Bruyne crosses to L_Spinazzola ... L_Spinazzola tries to place it in the corner! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 17 :(byl) Mar_Antonio backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... R_Jimenez gets on the end of it ... R_Jimenez hits a curling shot! ... E_Martinez makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 18 :(rom) W_Ben_Yedder takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to B_Chilwell ... B_Chilwell has a dig at goal! ... J_Bijlow with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 19 :(byl) A_Telles finds M_Oyarzabal on the edge of the box ... M_Oyarzabal breaks clear! ... He just has E_Martinez to beat! ... He tries to beat E_Martinez ... E_Martinez pulls off a save!! Min. 23 :(rom) R_Firmino stops the ball and looks around for movement ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... R_Firmino has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... J_Bijlow makes a fine save Min. 26 :(rom) L_Spinazzola looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to L_Goretzka ... L_Goretzka plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... The ball moves through the air! ... J_Bijlow moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... J_Bijlow catches it with style! Min. 28 :(rom) Neymar_Jr with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past M_Schmelzer ... M_Almiron pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... He's tried to take it off him! ... The Referee blows up for a foul Min. 29 :(rom) J_Kimmich gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to F_Nacho ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... T_Meunier looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 32 :(byl) H_Lozano looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to M_Schmelzer ... M_Schmelzer with a low drive through the rain! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... S_De_Vrij lofts the ball in! ... R_Jimenez tries to place the shot! ... E_Martinez watches it sail wide! Min. 34 :(rom) L_Spinazzola skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Neymar_Jr ... Neymar_Jr with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... But J_Bijlow with the difficult save Min. 36 :(rom) Neymar_Jr has a go! ... It hits the defender ... W_Ben_Yedder collects the loose ball! ... From long range W_Ben_Yedder bends the ball towards goal! ... J_Bijlow won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 37 :(rom) Neymar_Jr turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to K_De_Bruyne ... Mar_Antonio is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... F_Nacho floats it forward ... W_Ben_Yedder latches onto the end of it ... W_Ben_Yedder with the goal bound shot! ... Looks like it should be easy for J_Bijlow ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... J_Bijlow looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(byl) R_Jimenez with a probing through ball M_Schmelzer ... A delicate header from M_Schmelzer! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 43 :(rom) Neymar_Jr looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to K_De_Bruyne ... K_De_Bruyne tries to beat J_Bijlow! ... J_Bijlow with the save ... He holds onto it as well! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Bayer Leverkusen 0-0 Roma Min. 46 :(rom) W_Ben_Yedder has the ball ... He knocks the ball past T_Meunier ... He puts in Neymar_Jr! ... A wicked drive by Neymar_Jr! ... But J_Bijlow punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 47 :(byl) N_NKoulou gets to the byline and finds M_Oyarzabal with a beautiful cross ... M_Oyarzabal with a thundering drive! ... But he puts it wide Min. 48 :(byl) T_Meunier is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to Mar_Antonio ... Mar_Antonio carves a shot towards goal! ... But E_Martinez makes a superb stop down low Min. 48 :(rom) B_Chilwell picks out Neymar_Jr with the cross ... Good sliding challenge from Mar_Antonio and it had to be Min. 49 :(rom) B_Chilwell with a flicked pass to R_Firmino ... M_Schmelzer is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He is warned by The Referee Min. 50 :(byl) The ball runs loose! ... Mar_Antonio seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... Mar_Antonio sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... E_Martinez is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over!! ... E_Martinez looks very relieved! Min. 55 :(rom) J_Kimmich with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... J_Kimmich unleashes a pile driver! ... It's beaten J_Bijlow ... It goes wide!! Min. 56 :(byl) T_Meunier chips the ball over the defence and finds A_Telles ... A_Telles with the goal bound shot! ... GOAL!! ... Ooooohh... Un-be-lievable ! ... What a goal... ... That puts Bayer Leverkusen ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it? ... Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 Roma ... Min. 58 :(byl) A_Telles takes on F_Nacho ... He runs past him ... J_Kimmich stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 59 :(byl) Mar_Antonio with a 40-yard pass to R_Jimenez ... R_Jimenez belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 60 :(rom) Substitution by Roma ... COMING ON: D_Tadic ... COMING OFF: L_Goretzka Min. 60 :(rom) Tactical Change by Roma ... Roma have changed their playing style to A Min. 61 :(rom) B_Chilwell takes advantage of a mistake by Mar_Antonio ... He crosses to K_De_Bruyne ... T_Meunier with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul Min. 63 :(byl) A_Telles with a glorious 60-yard pass to M_Oyarzabal ... A cracking drive from M_Oyarzabal! ... Saved by E_Martinez Min. 64 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: M_Doherty ... COMING OFF: A_Telles Min. 64 :(rom) L_Spinazzola is first to the ball ... L_Spinazzola with a screamer of a shot! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL!! ... That was unstoppable! ... Roma have squared things up with that goal! ... Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 Roma ... Min. 67 :(byl) M_Almiron is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to R_Jimenez ... R_Jimenez must beat E_Martinez! ... E_Martinez gets his fingertips to it ... It's pushed around the post to safety ... CORNER! ... N_NKoulou plays it into the danger area! ... E_Martinez catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 68 :(rom) W_Ben_Yedder beats his marker ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... M_Almiron knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul Min. 77 :(rom) R_Firmino looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to B_Chilwell ... B_Chilwell with the 40 yard drive! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 80 :(rom) K_De_Bruyne knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... R_Jimenez with a terrible tackle ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... He lets him off with a strong talking too Min. 81 :(byl) M_Doherty is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to M_Almiron ... W_Ben_Yedder with a pull on the shirt ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 83 :(byl) M_Schmelzer passes the ball to Mar_Antonio ... B_Chilwell with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(rom) J_Kimmich gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to W_Ben_Yedder ... W_Ben_Yedder hits the ball first time! ... But J_Bijlow punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : BayArena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Telles Scorers : A_Telles (56) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roma Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Spinazzola (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Spinazzola (64) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Kimmich (58), W_Ben_Yedder (81) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen | Roma Attempts on Goal : 12 | 14 Off target : 6 | 5 On target : 6 | 9 Possession : 53 | 47 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 1 | 1 Fouls : 12 | 11 Key Tackles : 2 | 3 Key Passes : 14 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Bayer Leverkusen 1 - 1 Roma ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 21 1 1 1 22 | 93 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 0 N_NKoulou DF 1 19 15 9 27 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 S_De_Vrij DF 1 20 14 12 28 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Schmelzer DF 1 20 14 9 30 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 30 T_Meunier DF 1 20 14 10 28 | 93 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 62 0 A_Telles DF 1 19 14 8 21 | 65 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 36 48 Mar_Antonio DM 1 14 19 12 21 | 93 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 26 28 H_Lozano MF 1 4 19 15 27 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 M_Almiron AM 1 6 17 15 25 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 R_Jimenez AM 1 2 14 20 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 18 24 M_Oyarzabal AM 1 2 15 20 27 | 93 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 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 | 28 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 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 - Roma Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E_Martinez GK 23 1 1 1 24 | 93 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 J_Kimmich DF 1 20 17 11 26 | 93 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 18 28 11 F_Kostic DF 1 20 16 13 31 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 B_Chilwell DF 1 21 16 14 24 | 93 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 19 32 24 L_Spinazzola DF 1 20 17 14 27 | 93 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 20 30 46 F_Nacho DF 1 19 19 13 29 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Goretzka AM 1 15 21 15 25 | 61 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 K_De_Bruyne FW 1 12 21 19 25 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 9 W_Ben_Yedder FW 1 4 17 22 20 | 93 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 28 14 R_Firmino FW 1 5 18 21 23 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 7 Neymar_Jr FW 1 4 16 21 22 | 93 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 48 14 M_Neuer GK 22 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Tadic AM 1 3 20 19 25 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Pereira DF 1 18 15 7 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Vertonghen DF 1 16 12 8 28 | 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 1691968537 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40