FFO2 EFL, Real Sociedad vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Thu Aug 17)


                        Real Sociedad  |  Bayer Leverkusen
                            5-2-2-1 A  |  5-1-0-3-1 A
                         Freddie Kaye  |  Jason Hopton
                                       |
                      Agirrezabala GK  |  GK J_Bijlow
                          R_Semedo DF  |  DF N_NKoulou
                      S_v_den_Berg DF  |  DF S_De_Vrij
                         Gorosabel DF  |  DF M_Schmelzer
                           J_Galan DF  |  DF T_Meunier
                          I_Konate DF  |  DF A_Telles
                         I_Sangare MF  |  DM Mar_Antonio
                            Merino MF  |  AM H_Lozano
                           U_Sadiq FW  |  AM M_Almiron
                         C_Eriksen AM  |  AM J_McGinn
                         J_Veerman AM  |  FW R_Jimenez
                                       |
                               A_A SUB |  SUB J_Omlin
                           Pacheco SUB |  SUB M_Doherty
                           Zarraga SUB |  SUB M_Busi
                          N_Nartey SUB |  SUB K_Harris
                         A_Sorloth SUB |  SUB S_Schimmer




Min. 1  :(soc) J_Veerman takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  J_Veerman with the shot on net! 
          ...  J_Bijlow gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  The defender puts the ball behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Veerman chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  N_NKoulou clears the corner with a header away from the near post 
Min. 2  :(byl) R_Jimenez jinks through the defence 
          ...  I_Sangare fouls badly 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 2  :(byl) M_Schmelzer knocks the ball past S_v_den_Berg 
          ...  Now he crosses to N_NKoulou! 
          ...  N_NKoulou hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  H_Lozano flights it in! 
          ...  S_v_den_Berg with a great clearance! 
Min. 3  :(byl) R_Jimenez finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  I_Konate forces him off the ball 
Min. 6  :(soc) Gorosabel knocks the ball past the lunge of T_Meunier 
          ...  M_Schmelzer read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 9  :(soc) R_Semedo spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds U_Sadiq with a lovely pass! 
          ...  N_NKoulou bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Merino runs up straight 
          ...  And hits it hard with a massive toe-bunger! 
          ...  But J_Bijlow is equal to it 
Min. 10 :(byl) M_Schmelzer with the first time pass to R_Jimenez 
          ...  I_Konate with an awful challenge 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
Min. 11 :(byl) The defender slips up! 
          ...  R_Jimenez is through! 
          ...  R_Jimenez with the strike! 
          ...  Agirrezabala gathers it comfortably 
Min. 12 :(soc) U_Sadiq beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" waves The Referee 
          ...  U_Sadiq with the shot! 
          ...  J_Bijlow gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Konate lofts the ball in! 
          ...  I_Sangare tries to place the shot! 
          ...  J_Bijlow with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 15 :(soc) S_v_den_Berg with a reverse pass to U_Sadiq 
          ...  M_Almiron fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 16 :(soc) J_Galan takes advantage of a mistake by Mar_Antonio 
          ...  J_Galan hits a curling shot! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 17 :(byl) H_Lozano runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Jimenez 
          ...  R_Jimenez smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  Agirrezabala plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 20 :(soc) U_Sadiq takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  U_Sadiq with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  J_Bijlow just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 24 :(soc) R_Semedo unselfishly heads the ball back to Gorosabel 
          ...  Gorosabel curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 25 :(soc) R_Semedo sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to I_Sangare 
          ...  Cleared by N_NKoulou 
Min. 26 :(byl) M_Schmelzer looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Almiron 
          ...  M_Almiron tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  Agirrezabala fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 27 :(byl) R_Jimenez brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on J_Galan 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Almiron! 
          ...  S_v_den_Berg with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee tries to calm him down 
Min. 27 :(byl) A_Telles whips the ball across to N_NKoulou 
          ...  A cracking drive from N_NKoulou! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Goodness gracious me! 
          ...  it's amazing the goal is still standing 
          ...  That looked offside to me! 
          ...  That's put Bayer Leverkusen in front! 
          ...  Real Sociedad 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 28 :(soc) Tactical Change by Real Sociedad 
          ...  Real Sociedad have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 28 :(soc) Tactical Change by Real Sociedad 
          ...  R_Semedo will now play as a DM 
Min. 37 :(byl) M_Schmelzer sidesteps Merino 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  M_Schmelzer hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  Agirrezabala makes a difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Telles chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Agirrezabala 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 38 :(soc) U_Sadiq looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Veerman 
          ...  But N_NKoulou will cut out the threat 
Min. 38 :(byl) J_McGinn plays a first time ball through the defence to Mar_Antonio 
          ...  Mar_Antonio is clean through, he is one on one with Agirrezabala 
          ...  He rounds Agirrezabala 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle 
          ...  It's hit the side netting!! 
Min. 39 :(byl) M_Schmelzer spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds R_Jimenez with a lovely pass! 
          ...  Merino hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are throwing coins at the corner taker! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by N_NKoulou! 
          ...  Agirrezabala comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 40 :(byl) N_NKoulou turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to R_Jimenez 
          ...  R_Jimenez tries to beat Agirrezabala from outside the area! 
          ...  Agirrezabala with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 41 :(soc) I_Sangare finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled N_NKoulou 
          ...  S_De_Vrij with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 41 :(byl) M_Almiron beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  M_Almiron launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Telles curls it into the box! 
          ...  Great catch from Agirrezabala! 
Min. 42 :(soc) Merino with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves N_NKoulou behind 
          ...  S_De_Vrij cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(soc) I_Sangare finds Gorosabel in acres of space 
          ...  Gorosabel cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  It floats over J_Bijlow 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 46 :(soc) Merino has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Schmelzer 
          ...  He puts in R_Semedo! 
          ...  Mar_Antonio robs him of the ball 
Min. 46 :(byl) N_NKoulou spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to M_Almiron! 
          ...  S_v_den_Berg with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee tells him that he has been warned enough 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 46 :(byl) M_Almiron retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  R_Jimenez gets on the end of it 
          ...  Driven towards goal by R_Jimenez! 
          ...  Agirrezabala tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Real Sociedad 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen

Min. 46 :(byl) R_Jimenez with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from C_Eriksen 
          ...  A glorious effort by R_Jimenez! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  Agirrezabala is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Almiron with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  It comes to R_Jimenez 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Goodness gracious me! 
          ...  it's amazing the goal is still standing 
          ...  That looked offside to me! 
          ...  Real Sociedad 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 47 :(byl) H_Lozano drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to R_Jimenez 
          ...  R_Jimenez chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  It floats over Agirrezabala 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 48 :(byl) R_Jimenez flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  R_Jimenez hits a great drive! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And Agirrezabala reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Almiron swings it in! 
          ...  Merino deals with the danger and clears 
Min. 49 :(byl) R_Jimenez finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  R_Jimenez hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 51 :(byl) H_Lozano with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from I_Konate 
          ...  C_Eriksen with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 51 :(soc) Gorosabel gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  S_De_Vrij takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 55 :(soc) I_Sangare has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  U_Sadiq collects the loose ball! 
          ...  Great challenge by A_Telles 
          ...  But it goes out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  U_Sadiq flights it in! 
          ...  J_Bijlow jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 55 :(byl) M_Almiron runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to R_Jimenez 
          ...  J_Galan steals the ball of off him 
Min. 55 :(soc) U_Sadiq has broken clear! Just J_Bijlow to beat! 
          ...  T_Meunier brings him down! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
Min. 58 :(soc) S_v_den_Berg works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Veerman 
          ...  J_Veerman hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 60 :(soc) Gorosabel controls the ball immaculately 
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead 
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance 
          ...  N_NKoulou slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 61 :(soc) J_Galan unselfishly heads the ball back to J_Veerman 
          ...  J_Veerman hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  J_Bijlow blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 64 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Doherty 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Telles 
Min. 64 :(soc) I_Konate sidesteps N_NKoulou 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  I_Konate leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  J_Bijlow parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And J_Bijlow recovers to save!! 
Min. 64 :(byl) R_Jimenez with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  T_Meunier gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  T_Meunier shoots towards goal! 
          ...  Agirrezabala gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 66 :(soc) U_Sadiq with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves M_Schmelzer behind 
          ...  M_Doherty rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
Min. 68 :(byl) H_Lozano with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  H_Lozano looks to see where Agirrezabala is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 69 :(soc) I_Konate sidesteps M_Doherty 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  I_Konate aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  He watches the ball, half volleys it sweetly! 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  A brilliant goal! 
          ...  Remember the name! 
          ...  Real Sociedad 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 70 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 72 :(soc) J_Veerman brushes N_NKoulou aside and breaks free 
          ...  J_Veerman has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  J_Bijlow tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 85 :(byl) N_NKoulou get's past S_v_den_Berg 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  R_Semedo does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(soc) I_Konate hoofs it upfield to find J_Galan 
          ...  N_NKoulou with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  The Referee writes his name in his little black book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  This is very far out 
          ...  J_Veerman swings it in 
          ...  U_Sadiq takes control of it! 
          ...  U_Sadiq hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  But J_Bijlow stops that one easily 
Min. 90 :(soc) J_Galan with the first time flick to C_Eriksen 
          ...  M_Almiron reads the play well 
Min. 91 :(soc) J_Galan looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to Merino 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by M_Schmelzer 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 92 :(soc) Gorosabel with the Cruyff turn 
          ...  Gorosabel blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But J_Bijlow punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Reale Arena
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Real Sociedad Match Info
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Best player          : I_Konate
Scorers              : I_Konate (69)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Sangare (2), S_v_den_Berg (46)
Injured              : N/A
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Bayer Leverkusen Match Info
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Best player          : R_Jimenez (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_NKoulou (27), R_Jimenez (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Almiron (15), S_De_Vrij (51), N_NKoulou (88)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Real Sociedad  |    Bayer Leverkusen
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       17
Off target           :           5        |       7
On target            :          10        |       10
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           3        |       6
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       3
Subs Used            :           0        |       1
Fouls                :           9        |       12
Key Tackles          :           7        |       11
Key Passes           :          13        |       14
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Final Score          : Real Sociedad 1 - 2 Bayer Leverkusen
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Player Statistics - Real Sociedad
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Agirrezabala   GK  22   1   1   1  22 |  97  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  46   0   0   0
R_Semedo       DM   1  18  16   7  22 |  97   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  48   0
S_v_den_Berg   DF   1  18  15   2  28 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  20  32  -2
Gorosabel      DF   1  19  13  12  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40
J_Galan        DF   1  19  14   8  30 |  97   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  21  54  16
I_Konate       DF   1  19  15   8  25 |  97   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  21  17  68
I_Sangare      MF   1  14  18   7  20 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  26  19
Merino         MF   1  11  19  12  27 |  97   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  58  13  16
U_Sadiq        FW   1   3  13  19  28 |  97   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  19  23
C_Eriksen      AM   1   6  18  13  22 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
J_Veerman      AM   1   3  18  14  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  52
A_A            GK  17   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pacheco        DF   1  15   8   3  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Zarraga        MF   1   5  14  12  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Nartey       MF   1   9  13   7  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Sorloth      FW   1   7  11  15  22 |   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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J_Bijlow       GK  21   1   1   1  22 |  97  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
N_NKoulou      DF   1  19  16   9  27 |  97   0   4   2   0   2   1   1   0   0  82  30  59
S_De_Vrij      DF   1  20  14  12  28 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
M_Schmelzer    DF   1  20  14   9  30 |  97   0   2   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  72  19
T_Meunier      DF   1  20  15  10  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
A_Telles       DF   1  19  14   8  21 |  67   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  21  44   0
Mar_Antonio    DM   1  14  19  12  21 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0  12
H_Lozano       AM   1   4  19  15  27 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  26   9
M_Almiron      AM   1   6  17  15  25 |  97   0   1   2   1   2   0   1   0   0  32  51  20
J_McGinn       AM   1   4  18  16  25 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
R_Jimenez      FW   1   2  14  20  26 |  97   0   0   2   0   9   1   0   0   0   0  36  76
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 |  30   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
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