FFO EFL1, Bayer Leverkusen vs. Real Sociedad (Fri Jan 26)


                     Bayer Leverkusen  |  Real Sociedad
                          4-2-2-1-1 E  |  5-1-2-2 A
                          Chris Spero  |  Freddie Kaye
                                       |
                          J_Bijlow GK  |  GK G_Vicario
                         M_Doherty DF  |  DF J_Juranovic
                         T_Meunier DF  |  DF H_Maguire
                         N_NKoulou DF  |  DF L_Ayling
                       M_Schmelzer DF  |  DF K_Walker
                       Mar_Antonio DM  |  DF I_Konate
                           J_Weigl DM  |  MF C_Nkunku
                          H_Lozano MF  |  DM I_Sangare
                       M_Oyarzabal FW  |  FW D_Jota
                        A_Di_Maria AM  |  MF Merino
                         M_Almiron MF  |  FW K_Benzema
                                       |
                           J_Omlin SUB |  SUB M_Pigliacelli
                      M_Bianchetti SUB |  SUB A_Ilarramendi
                          H_Ziyech SUB |  SUB A_Malanda
                        X_Schlager SUB |  SUB Zarraga
                         K_Wootton SUB |  SUB A_Sorloth




Min. 2  :(byl) M_Doherty flicks it over I_Konate and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by K_Walker 
          ...  He timed it well 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Di_Maria plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal gets his head on it 
          ...  But G_Vicario reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on G_Vicario anyway 
Min. 2  :(soc) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  C_Nkunku seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  C_Nkunku blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 3  :(byl) Mar_Antonio volleys it forward. He finds A_Di_Maria 
          ...  A_Di_Maria with a thundering volley! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  G_Vicario dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had G_Vicario beaten! 
Min. 4  :(soc) D_Jota runs with pace at the defence 
          ...  D_Jota blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  J_Bijlow grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 6  :(byl) G_Vicario miskicks! 
          ...  M_Almiron takes control of the ball! 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  H_Maguire looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 7  :(byl) T_Meunier beats L_Ayling 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  T_Meunier drives it low! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  G_Vicario will be disappointed he did not save that! 
          ...  That's put Bayer Leverkusen ahead! 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 Real Sociedad ...
Min. 8  :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 8  :(soc) Tactical Change by Real Sociedad 
          ...  D_Jota will now play as a AM 
Min. 8  :(soc) K_Walker holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Jota 
          ...  D_Jota shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Bayer Leverkusen fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 9  :(soc) L_Ayling gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to K_Benzema 
          ...  K_Benzema with the drive! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  J_Bijlow never had a chance! 
          ...  That's pulled Real Sociedad level! 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 Real Sociedad ...
Min. 10 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 12 :(byl) M_Doherty moves inside 
          ...  But Merino puts it in row Z! 
Min. 17 :(soc) H_Maguire beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" waves The Referee 
          ...  H_Maguire with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 19 :(byl) A_Di_Maria breaks free from K_Walker 
          ...  A_Di_Maria with the chance! 
          ...  G_Vicario is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  That's given Bayer Leverkusen the advantage! 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Real Sociedad ...
Min. 20 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 22 :(soc) C_Nkunku takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  C_Nkunku could have let it bounce! 
          ...  But J_Bijlow makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 26 :(byl) M_Oyarzabal looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Di_Maria 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from A_Di_Maria! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 29 :(byl) J_Weigl plays it long to A_Di_Maria 
          ...  Driven towards goal by A_Di_Maria! 
          ...  G_Vicario gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Almiron! 
          ...  K_Walker wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 29 :(soc) C_Nkunku beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  Mar_Antonio rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 30 :(byl) J_Weigl off the woodwork! 
          ...  Mar_Antonio picks up the deflection 
          ...  Mar_Antonio with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Lozano floats the ball in! 
          ...  H_Maguire clears the danger 
Min. 32 :(soc) I_Konate sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  D_Jota gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A skilful effort from D_Jota! 
          ...  J_Bijlow parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 33 :(soc) I_Sangare finds Merino in the box 
          ...  A_Di_Maria wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 34 :(soc) Merino sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  C_Nkunku gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  C_Nkunku tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 36 :(soc) I_Konate with the through ball to K_Walker 
          ...  Mar_Antonio goes in studs first 
          ...  The Referee marches over with gusto! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He can't complain about that 
          ...  He's had too many warnings 
Min. 36 :(byl) M_Schmelzer has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on G_Vicario! 
          ...  L_Ayling hacks him down! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line. 
          ...  A_Di_Maria shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to Mar_Antonio instead 
          ...  Mar_Antonio rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  G_Vicario saves it!! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by T_Meunier! 
          ...  N_NKoulou gets his head on it 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 37 :(byl) H_Lozano plays in A_Di_Maria with a beautiful ball 
          ...  H_Maguire reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 39 :(byl) T_Meunier finds A_Di_Maria in the box 
          ...  J_Juranovic reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 46 :(soc) K_Walker 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! 
          ...  K_Walker sees J_Bijlow off his line! 
          ...  J_Bijlow goes down well to save 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Real Sociedad

Min. 46 :(soc) I_Sangare looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Merino 
          ...  Another tackle close to the line by T_Meunier 
          ...  But he cant prevent the corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Jota flights it in! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 47 :(byl) M_Oyarzabal eases past I_Konate 
          ...  A skilful effort from M_Oyarzabal! 
          ...  G_Vicario gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 
Min. 47 :(byl) M_Doherty is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to H_Lozano 
          ...  K_Benzema with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 50 :(soc) I_Sangare takes advantage of a mistake by M_Doherty 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  I_Sangare with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  J_Bijlow gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 55 :(soc) Tactical Change by Real Sociedad 
          ...  Real Sociedad have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 59 :(soc) C_Nkunku hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  D_Jota latches onto it! 
          ...  D_Jota strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  J_Bijlow grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 60 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Ziyech 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Almiron 
Min. 64 :(soc) K_Benzema runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to K_Walker 
          ...  K_Walker has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But J_Bijlow punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 65 :(byl) Mar_Antonio sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  Merino with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning 
Min. 68 :(byl) T_Meunier with a real burst of pace 
          ...  T_Meunier tries to beat G_Vicario from outside the area! 
          ...  But G_Vicario punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 70 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Wootton 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Oyarzabal 
Min. 70 :(soc) Tactical Change by Real Sociedad 
          ...  Real Sociedad have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 71 :(soc) D_Jota takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to I_Sangare 
          ...  A wicked drive by I_Sangare! 
          ...  But J_Bijlow punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 73 :(soc) C_Nkunku kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Merino gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by J_Weigl 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 76 :(byl) K_Wootton takes advantage of a bad back pass from I_Konate 
          ...  I_Konate with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
Min. 81 :(soc) J_Juranovic looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to K_Walker 
          ...  N_NKoulou makes the challenge and clears the ball 
          ...  But it drifts out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Merino hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  K_Wootton clears the danger 
Min. 85 :(soc) K_Benzema gets possession in his own half 
          ...  K_Benzema attempts a low drive! 
          ...  J_Bijlow falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Unlucky! 
          ...  The Real Sociedad fans start to taunt him now! 
          ...  Real Sociedad have equalised! 
          ...  Is there enough time to complete the comeback? 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 Real Sociedad ...
Min. 86 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 87 :(byl) K_Wootton is first to the loose ball 
          ...  K_Wootton with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  G_Vicario makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(byl) K_Wootton with the Cruyff turn 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by K_Wootton! 
          ...  G_Vicario saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 95 :(soc) C_Nkunku comes to collect the ball 
          ...  Great turn!! 
          ...  Superb play 
          ...  C_Nkunku hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 

*************  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              : T_Meunier (7), A_Di_Maria (19)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Mar_Antonio (36)
Injured              : N/A
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Real Sociedad Match Info
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Best player          : K_Benzema (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Benzema (9,85)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Ayling (36), K_Benzema (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Bayer Leverkusen  |    Real Sociedad
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       15
Off target           :           5        |       7
On target            :           8        |       8
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :           6        |       5
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :           7        |       12
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Final Score          : Bayer Leverkusen 2 - 2 Real Sociedad
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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  23   1   1   1  22 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
M_Doherty      DF   1  18  12   8  28 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
T_Meunier      DF   1  20  15  11  28 |  97   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  16  13  49
N_NKoulou      DF   1  20  16  10  27 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  16   0  14
M_Schmelzer    DF   1  20  15  10  30 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mar_Antonio    DM   1  14  19  12  21 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -5   4  21
J_Weigl        DM   1  14  20   6  24 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  16   0
H_Lozano       MF   1   5  20  15  27 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0
M_Oyarzabal    FW   1   2  15  20  27 |  72   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13  10
A_Di_Maria     AM   1   4  21  16  30 |  97   0   1   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  32   0  50
M_Almiron      MF   1   6  18  16  25 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Omlin        GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bianchetti   DF   1  11   7   4  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Ziyech       MF   1   4  19  17  25 |  35   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
X_Schlager     MF   1  13  16   7  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Wootton      FW   1   2  14  17  30 |  25   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  34   0  18

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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G_Vicario      GK  23   1   1   1  31 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
J_Juranovic    DF   1  19  14   8  27 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  14   0
H_Maguire      DF   1  20  15  11  29 |  97   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  48   0  13
L_Ayling       DF   1  19  14   9  26 |  97   0   0   1   1   0   0   1   0   0  -5  25  -5
K_Walker       DF   1  19  16  10  25 |  97   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  34  12  32
I_Konate       DF   1  20  15   9  25 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
C_Nkunku       MF   1   9  21  16  26 |  97   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  14  34
I_Sangare      DM   1  15  19   7  20 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  38
D_Jota         AM   1   5  15  20  26 |  97   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  13  18
Merino         MF   1  11  19  13  27 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   9   0
K_Benzema      FW   1   3  15  21  32 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   2   1   0   0  -5   8  23
M_Pigliacelli  GK  19   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ilarramendi  MF   1   4  18  16  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Malanda      DF   1  14  13   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Zarraga        MF   1   5  15  12  22 |   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
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