FFO EFL1, Bayer Leverkusen vs. Celtic (Wed Apr 24)


                     Bayer Leverkusen  |  Celtic
                              5-2-3 A  |  4-1-1-2-2 L
                          Chris Spero  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                          J_Bijlow GK  |  GK D_Raya
                         S_De_Vrij DF  |  DF C_Smalling
                          C_Romero DF  |  DF M_Akanji
                         T_Meunier DF  |  DF B_White
                         N_NKoulou DF  |  DF J_Branthwaite
                       M_Schmelzer DF  |  AM O_Dembele
                          H_Ziyech MF  |  DM A_Z_Anguissa
                        A_Di_Maria MF  |  AM M_Mount
                         K_Wootton FW  |  MF D_Neres
                           C_Gakpo FW  |  FW W_Ben_Yedder
                          M_Mudryk FW  |  FW N_Madueke
                                       |
                           J_Omlin SUB |  SUB R_Ofori
                         M_Doherty SUB |  SUB Y_Sankhare
                            M_Busi SUB |  SUB M_te_Wierik
                         J_Dasilva SUB |  SUB C_ODowda
                        S_Schimmer SUB |  SUB T_Boyd




Min. 1  :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic 
          ...  Celtic have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 1  :(cel) J_Branthwaite brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  C_Smalling makes himself available 
          ...  C_Smalling fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  J_Bijlow was lucky there 
Min. 2  :(cel) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  D_Neres is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by M_Schmelzer! 
          ...  D_Neres with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 3  :(byl) S_De_Vrij crosses to C_Gakpo 
          ...  C_Gakpo with the strike! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Celtic fans laugh at him 
Min. 3  :(cel) N_Madueke beats S_De_Vrij 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  N_NKoulou rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Matias Finkelstein looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  W_Ben_Yedder hoists it forward 
          ...  O_Dembele gets on the end of it 
          ...  O_Dembele curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 3  :(byl) M_Mudryk puts in C_Gakpo 
          ...  J_Branthwaite takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 5  :(byl) C_Gakpo is too quick for W_Ben_Yedder 
          ...  C_Gakpo with the crafty shot! 
          ...  D_Raya guesses right 
Min. 6  :(byl) C_Romero plays the early ball across the box to find A_Di_Maria in space 
          ...  A_Di_Maria has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  D_Raya with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 7  :(byl) M_Mudryk with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  C_Smalling rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
Min. 8  :(cel) M_Mount takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to W_Ben_Yedder 
          ...  C_Romero wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 10 :(byl) C_Romero has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past B_White 
          ...  He knocks it to M_Mudryk! 
          ...  M_Mudryk with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  But D_Raya parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 11 :(byl) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  A_Di_Maria takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  But C_Smalling puts the ball out of play 
Min. 11 :(cel) C_Smalling looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards N_Madueke 
          ...  N_Madueke is clean through! 
          ...  He just has J_Bijlow to beat! 
          ...  He lobs it over J_Bijlow 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 13 :(cel) M_Mount gets possession in his own half 
          ...  C_Romero stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a rash challenge!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
Min. 17 :(byl) A_Di_Maria holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to K_Wootton 
          ...  K_Wootton attempts a chip! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 17 :(cel) O_Dembele hoists the ball across to N_Madueke 
          ...  But M_Schmelzer sweeps up the threat 
Min. 23 :(cel) D_Neres lays the ball back to W_Ben_Yedder 
          ...  W_Ben_Yedder drives it low! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And J_Bijlow reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Dembele chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Bijlow comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 26 :(byl) C_Gakpo barges M_Akanji off the ball 
          ...  C_Gakpo hits a great drive! 
          ...  But D_Raya palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 29 :(cel) W_Ben_Yedder beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds N_Madueke 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by N_Madueke! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Bayer Leverkusen fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 31 :(byl) S_De_Vrij drives it forward to C_Gakpo 
          ...  C_Gakpo aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 32 :(cel) M_Mount with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to O_Dembele 
          ...  An audacious effort from O_Dembele! 
          ...  But J_Bijlow hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 34 :(cel) M_Mount drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to O_Dembele 
          ...  O_Dembele tries the shot! 
          ...  J_Bijlow parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 34 :(byl) S_De_Vrij can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to T_Meunier 
          ...  A_Z_Anguissa with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
Min. 35 :(cel) B_White skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Mount 
          ...  M_Mount attempts a lob! 
          ...  But J_Bijlow punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 36 :(byl) C_Romero with a glorious long pass to H_Ziyech 
          ...  H_Ziyech unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 38 :(cel) M_Mount beats M_Mudryk 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  M_Mount with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  J_Bijlow makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 39 :(cel) M_Mount backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  N_Madueke gets on the end of it 
          ...  But M_Schmelzer slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 40 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(byl) T_Meunier takes possession on the halfway line 
          ...  He runs forward with the ball 
          ...  He skips past the challenges 
          ...  C_Smalling with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee tells him that he has been warned enough 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  A_Di_Maria passes to M_Mudryk 
          ...  J_Branthwaite plays it back 
          ...  D_Raya slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_NKoulou floats the ball in! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  D_Raya catches it with ease 
Min. 45 :(cel) O_Dembele beats S_De_Vrij 
          ...  O_Dembele from 20 yards! 
          ...  J_Bijlow makes a good save 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Bayer Leverkusen 0-0 Celtic

Min. 50 :(cel) C_Smalling with a measured pass to M_Akanji 
          ...  M_Akanji with the header! 
          ...  ITS THERE! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He punches the corner flag in delight! 
          ...  Chris Spero is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen 0-1 Celtic ...
Min. 51 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 51 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic 
          ...  M_Mount will now play as a MF 
Min. 51 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic 
          ...  O_Dembele will now play as a MF 
Min. 53 :(byl) A_Di_Maria with a pinpoint pass to H_Ziyech 
          ...  But A_Z_Anguissa wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 56 :(byl) H_Ziyech with a 30-yard pass to A_Di_Maria 
          ...  A vicious shot by A_Di_Maria! 
          ...  D_Raya gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 59 :(byl) C_Gakpo looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to K_Wootton 
          ...  K_Wootton tries to chip the ball over D_Raya! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 60 :(byl) K_Wootton smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  S_De_Vrij latches onto the ball 
          ...  A great volley from S_De_Vrij! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 60 :(cel) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  M_Mount is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! 
          ...  A left-footer by M_Mount! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 61 :(cel) W_Ben_Yedder can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to C_Smalling 
          ...  C_Smalling hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  But J_Bijlow comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 64 :(byl) M_Schmelzer sprints past B_White 
          ...  M_Schmelzer carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  D_Raya plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 65 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Doherty 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Schmelzer 
Min. 68 :(byl) S_De_Vrij with an incisive pass to C_Gakpo 
          ...  C_Gakpo with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 70 :(cel) J_Branthwaite holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Akanji 
          ...  M_Akanji breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat J_Bijlow now! 
          ...  He tries to slide it past J_Bijlow 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 75 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Dasilva 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Wootton 
Min. 75 :(cel) N_Madueke with a clever shimmy 
          ...  N_Madueke fires the shot in! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 76 :(byl) H_Ziyech with a well-controlled run 
          ...  A glorious effort by H_Ziyech! 
          ...  Looks like it should be D_Raya's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_NKoulou swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  D_Raya easily claims the ball! 
Min. 77 :(byl) H_Ziyech has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Akanji 
          ...  He puts in A_Di_Maria! 
          ...  A_Z_Anguissa with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 78 :(cel) O_Dembele backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  N_Madueke latches onto the end of it 
          ...  N_Madueke goes for goal! 
          ...  J_Bijlow with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 79 :(byl) H_Ziyech steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs D_Neres 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  H_Ziyech hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  Brilliant save from D_Raya 
Min. 80 :(cel) W_Ben_Yedder has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past N_NKoulou 
          ...  He knocks it to O_Dembele! 
          ...  O_Dembele attempts a chip! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 80 :(byl) S_De_Vrij finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  M_Akanji with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee tries to calm him down 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  A_Di_Maria plays it short to C_Romero 
          ...  C_Romero goes for goal! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 82 :(byl) A_Di_Maria hoists the ball across to C_Gakpo 
          ...  A cracking drive from C_Gakpo! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 84 :(byl) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  M_Mudryk gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  O_Dembele with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  They are lining up to take this one! 
          ...  Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! 
          ...  M_Mudryk curls it towards the top corner 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 85 :(cel) W_Ben_Yedder holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Z_Anguissa 
          ...  N_NKoulou reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 87 :(byl) M_Mudryk kills the ball dead 
          ...  A cheeky lob from M_Mudryk! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 87 :(cel) N_Madueke is through on goal 
          ...  N_Madueke with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  J_Bijlow saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(byl) A_Di_Maria takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  A_Di_Maria rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  D_Raya makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 90 :(byl) N_NKoulou with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Mudryk gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Mudryk rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  But D_Raya stops that one easily 
Min. 91 :(cel) M_Mount with a first time pass 
          ...  B_White runs onto it! 
          ...  S_De_Vrij is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : BayArena
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Bayer Leverkusen Match Info
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Best player          : A_Di_Maria
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_NKoulou (3), S_De_Vrij (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Celtic Match Info
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Best player          : C_Smalling (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Akanji (50)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Branthwaite (3), C_Smalling (43)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Bayer Leverkusen  |    Celtic
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       19
Off target           :          12        |       8
On target            :           9        |       11
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :           6        |       11
Key Tackles          :           4        |       4
Key Passes           :          15        |       17
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Final Score          : Bayer Leverkusen 0 - 1 Celtic
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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  24   1   1   1  22 |  92  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0   0
S_De_Vrij      DF   1  21  15  13  28 |  92   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -5  34   6
C_Romero       DF   1  21  15   7  19 |  92   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  39  17
T_Meunier      DF   1  21  15  11  28 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_NKoulou      DF   1  21  16  10  27 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  10   7  -5
M_Schmelzer    DF   1  20  15  10  30 |  66   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  32   0  16
H_Ziyech       MF   1   4  20  17  25 |  92   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  16  23
A_Di_Maria     MF   1   4  20  17  30 |  92   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  24  27
K_Wootton      FW   1   2  14  18  30 |  76   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  14  12
C_Gakpo        FW   1   2  17  20  27 |  92   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  11  28
M_Mudryk       FW   1   9  18  21  21 |  92   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0 -10   0   6
J_Omlin        GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Doherty      DF   1  19  12   8  28 |  26   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
J_Dasilva      MF   1  10  15   9  21 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -10 -10
S_Schimmer     FW   1   4   6  11  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Celtic
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Raya         GK  24   1   1   1  30 |  92  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
C_Smalling     DF   1  19  16  11  27 |  92   0   1   2   1   2   0   1   0   0  12  33  25
M_Akanji       DF   1  21  18  10  26 |  92   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  10  10  60
B_White        DF   1  20  18   8  25 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  10   0
J_Branthwaite  DF   1  19  16   3  28 |  92   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  12  19  -5
O_Dembele      MF   1   3  20  18  25 |  92   0   0   2   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  16  36
A_Z_Anguissa   DM   1  17  22   5  28 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0
M_Mount        MF   1   2  21  18  27 |  92   0   0   5   0   3   0   0   0   0  10  45  32
D_Neres        MF   1   6  18  12  22 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  12
W_Ben_Yedder   FW   1   4  18  24  20 |  92   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   2
N_Madueke      FW   1   5  18  21  22 |  92   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
R_Ofori        GK  17   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Sankhare     DF   1  10  10   5  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_te_Wierik    DF   1  13   5   6  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_ODowda       MF   1   2  11   8  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Boyd         FW   1   4  11  15  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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