FFO2 EFL, Bayer Leverkusen vs. Schalke (Sun Jul 23) Bayer Leverkusen | Schalke 5-1-0-2-2 A | 4-1-2-1-2 N Jason Hopton | Chris Spero | J_Bijlow GK | GK A_Schwolow N_NKoulou DF | DF T_Mohr S_De_Vrij DF | DF S_Ajayi M_Schmelzer DF | DF T_Ouwejan T_Meunier DF | DF Zubeldia A_Telles DF | DM J_Larsson Mar_Antonio DM | MF S_Berge H_Lozano AM | MF R_L_Cheek J_McGinn AM | AM Saul_Niguez R_Jimenez FW | FW V_Castellanos M_Oyarzabal FW | FW S_Polter | J_Omlin SUB | SUB R_Fahrmann M_Doherty SUB | SUB C_Brunner M_Sissoko SUB | SUB R_Zalazar M_Almiron SUB | SUB A_Kral S_Schimmer SUB | SUB J_Correa Min. 1 :(byl) M_Oyarzabal cuts inside R_L_Cheek ... He worked that well ... M_Oyarzabal has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But A_Schwolow punches it away Min. 2 :(sch) Saul_Niguez takes on T_Meunier ... He runs past him ... Saul_Niguez with a thundering shot! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... J_Bijlow saves it!! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... V_Castellanos hits it into the box! ... It goes straight into the arms of J_Bijlow ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 3 :(byl) A_Telles can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to M_Schmelzer ... Fine tackle by R_L_Cheek ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 3 :(sch) R_L_Cheek feeds the ball to V_Castellanos ... S_De_Vrij stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 4 :(byl) H_Lozano moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to M_Oyarzabal ... M_Oyarzabal with a little chip! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 11 :(byl) M_Oyarzabal with a real burst of pace ... He shows T_Mohr a clean set of heals ... A cracking drive from M_Oyarzabal! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 12 :(byl) J_McGinn with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... J_McGinn hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... A_Schwolow claws it off the line ... No need for VAR The Referee awards a goal! ... GOAL!! ... Bayer Leverkusen take the lead! ... Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 Schalke ... Min. 14 :(sch) Zubeldia takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... S_De_Vrij tackles cleanly Min. 15 :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke ... Schalke have changed their playing style to C Min. 17 :(byl) M_Oyarzabal takes possession ... R_L_Cheek with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning Min. 20 :(byl) M_Schmelzer hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... J_McGinn latches onto it! ... J_McGinn tries to chip the ball over A_Schwolow! ... GOAL!! ... He nutmegged A_Schwolow ... Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 Schalke ... Min. 22 :(byl) J_McGinn jinks past J_Larsson ... J_McGinn with a little chip! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 25 :(byl) S_De_Vrij with a 30-yard pass to R_Jimenez ... R_Jimenez aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... A_Schwolow just watches it drift out of play! Min. 26 :(sch) V_Castellanos pulls it back to S_Polter ... M_Schmelzer scythes the player down! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not too happy about that Min. 28 :(sch) S_Berge slips past his marker M_Schmelzer ... The ball is whipped into S_Polter ... But A_Telles will cut out the threat Min. 30 :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke ... Schalke have changed their playing style to N Min. 31 :(byl) H_Lozano beats S_Ajayi ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... S_Ajayi recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(byl) S_De_Vrij with a penetrating pass to T_Meunier ... T_Meunier hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... Mar_Antonio dinks the ball into the area! ... A_Schwolow comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... M_Oyarzabal with the shot! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 43 :(sch) V_Castellanos holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to T_Ouwejan ... T_Ouwejan rifles it to the far post! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 45 :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke ... Schalke have changed their playing style to C Min. 45 :(byl) M_Schmelzer is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to Mar_Antonio ... A cheeky lob from Mar_Antonio! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Schmelzer chips the ball in towards the far post! ... A_Schwolow easily claims the ball! Min. 46 :(byl) S_De_Vrij makes himself available ... S_De_Vrij with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... A_Schwolow tips it round the post ... Well saved ... CORNER! ... J_McGinn lofts the ball in! ... The ball comes to M_Oyarzabal ... He gets the shot away ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 46 :(sch) Zubeldia cuts through the defence ... M_Oyarzabal with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that's a foul ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 46 :(sch) S_Polter I think his hamstrings gone after that wicked challenge ... He's unable to continue Min. 46 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke ... COMING ON: J_Correa ... COMING OFF: S_Polter Min. 48 :(byl) T_Meunier takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into A_Telles ... T_Mohr rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... FREE KICK! ... That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! ... M_Schmelzer drives it in ... A_Schwolow saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 Schalke Min. 46 :(sch) R_L_Cheek plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... Zubeldia decides to go for goal instead! ... Zubeldia controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... But J_Bijlow punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 47 :(byl) H_Lozano with a real burst of pace ... He shows Zubeldia a clean set of heals ... But he loses control of it ... S_Berge takes possession Min. 50 :(byl) M_Schmelzer runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to R_Jimenez ... R_Jimenez tries the lob from 30 yards! ... A_Schwolow saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 52 :(byl) M_Schmelzer bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to H_Lozano ... But S_Berge sweeps up the threat Min. 57 :(byl) M_Oyarzabal is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... H_Lozano latches onto the end of it ... H_Lozano with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 59 :(byl) Mar_Antonio runs at the defender ... The defender slips and falls over ... Mar_Antonio with a scorcher of a shot! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 60 :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke ... Schalke have changed their playing style to N Min. 64 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: M_Doherty ... COMING OFF: A_Telles Min. 64 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: M_Almiron ... COMING OFF: J_McGinn Min. 65 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke ... COMING ON: C_Brunner ... COMING OFF: T_Mohr Min. 70 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to D Min. 70 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke ... COMING ON: A_Kral ... COMING OFF: J_Larsson Min. 70 :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke ... Schalke have changed their playing style to C Min. 70 :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke ... Saul_Niguez will now play as a MF Min. 70 :(byl) T_Meunier takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to R_Jimenez ... Zubeldia reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 71 :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke ... Schalke have changed their playing style to A Min. 75 :(byl) M_Oyarzabal kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... R_Jimenez gets on the end of the pass ... But S_Ajayi wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 77 :(byl) M_Almiron flicks the ball through ... M_Oyarzabal runs onto it! ... M_Oyarzabal with the goal bound shot! ... A_Schwolow makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 79 :(byl) N_NKoulou is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to M_Oyarzabal ... Saul_Niguez reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 79 :(byl) M_Oyarzabal sidesteps S_Ajayi ... He showed great skill there ... Zubeldia goes in studs first ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 81 :(sch) R_L_Cheek backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... V_Castellanos latches onto the end of it ... But Mar_Antonio puts it in row Z! Min. 82 :(byl) Mar_Antonio chips the ball over the defence and finds R_Jimenez ... A_Kral slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 84 :(sch) S_Berge crosses to T_Ouwejan ... T_Ouwejan fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 85 :(byl) R_Jimenez jinks infield ... R_Jimenez leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... But A_Schwolow punches it away Min. 86 :(sch) Zubeldia brushes Mar_Antonio aside and breaks free ... Zubeldia with a stunning strike! ... J_Bijlow just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 87 :(byl) S_De_Vrij plays it long to R_Jimenez ... R_Jimenez hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... It takes a deflection! ... A_Schwolow is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... Mar_Antonio chips the ball in towards the far post! ... T_Ouwejan with the clearance Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 92 :(sch) S_Berge turns past M_Doherty ... He has some space now! ... S_De_Vrij with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 93 :(sch) S_Ajayi loses his marker ... N_NKoulou cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : BayArena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Schmelzer (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_McGinn (12,20) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Schmelzer (26), M_Oyarzabal (46) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schalke Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Berge Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : T_Mohr (48) Injured : S_Polter (46) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen | Schalke Attempts on Goal : 19 | 5 Off target : 11 | 3 On target : 8 | 2 Possession : 56 | 44 Corners : 4 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 10 Key Tackles : 6 | 9 Key Passes : 16 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Bayer Leverkusen 2 - 0 Schalke ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 N_NKoulou DF 1 19 15 9 27 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 17 0 S_De_Vrij DF 1 20 14 12 28 | 97 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 54 16 M_Schmelzer DF 1 20 14 9 30 | 97 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 18 96 17 T_Meunier DF 1 20 14 10 28 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 14 A_Telles DF 1 18 14 8 21 | 68 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 18 0 Mar_Antonio DM 1 13 19 12 21 | 97 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 27 13 24 H_Lozano AM 1 4 19 14 27 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 J_McGinn AM 1 4 18 16 25 | 68 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 72 R_Jimenez FW 1 2 14 20 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 M_Oyarzabal FW 1 2 15 20 27 | 97 0 0 2 0 6 0 1 0 0 -2 32 30 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 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Sissoko MF 1 11 14 7 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Almiron AM 1 6 17 15 25 | 29 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 S_Schimmer FW 1 4 6 11 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Schalke Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Schwolow GK 21 1 1 1 31 | 97 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 T_Mohr DF 1 17 10 9 23 | 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 S_Ajayi DF 1 17 10 8 25 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 T_Ouwejan DF 1 18 13 9 29 | 97 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 22 0 30 Zubeldia DF 1 19 11 4 29 | 97 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 21 0 44 J_Larsson DM 1 14 17 4 28 | 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Berge MF 1 12 18 9 28 | 97 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 28 0 R_L_Cheek MF 1 10 18 11 23 | 97 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 42 0 Saul_Niguez MF 1 6 18 11 24 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 0 17 V_Castellanos FW 1 5 13 19 27 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 S_Polter FW 1 7 14 17 28 | 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Fahrmann GK 16 1 1 1 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Brunner DF 1 16 12 13 22 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Zalazar MF 1 8 15 10 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Kral MF 1 11 16 10 22 | 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 J_Correa FW 1 3 14 17 21 | 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1690148860 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40