FFO EFL1, Monaco vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Fri Mar 08)


                               Monaco  |  Bayer Leverkusen
                            5-2-0-3 P  |  4-2-3-1 A
                            John Read  |  Chris Spero
                                       |
                         P_Gollini GK  |  GK J_Bijlow
                       A_Cresswell DF  |  DF S_De_Vrij
                     Caio_Henrique DF  |  DF T_Meunier
                        C_Smalling DF  |  DF N_NKoulou
                             E_Can DM  |  DF M_Schmelzer
                        C_Immobile FW  |  DM Mar_Antonio
                              Iago DF  |  DM J_Weigl
                         A_Haidara DM  |  MF H_Lozano
                          S_Coates DF  |  MF H_Ziyech
                            Arthur FW  |  MF A_Di_Maria
                         M_Antonio FW  |  FW C_Gakpo
                                       |
                            B_Fall SUB |  SUB J_Omlin
                            C_Cauz SUB |  SUB M_Doherty
                         S_Jovetic SUB |  SUB M_Bianchetti
                         D_Cataldi SUB |  SUB J_Dasilva
                          A_Kutucu SUB |  SUB K_Wootton




Min. 3  :(mon) E_Can kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  C_Immobile gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  H_Ziyech with an awful challenge 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 5  :(byl) J_Weigl spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to T_Meunier! 
          ...  A_Cresswell takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 10 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 14 :(mon) M_Antonio flicks the ball through 
          ...  A_Haidara runs onto it! 
          ...  T_Meunier is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup 
          ...  Iago knocks it forward 
          ...  Arthur gets on the end of it 
          ...  Arthur tries to chip the ball over P_Gollini! 
          ...  J_Bijlow gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 17 :(mon) E_Can knocks the ball past N_NKoulou 
          ...  Now he crosses to C_Immobile! 
          ...  C_Immobile controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Bayer Leverkusen fans laugh at him 
Min. 23 :(byl) S_De_Vrij passes the ball to C_Gakpo 
          ...  C_Gakpo drives the ball low! 
          ...  P_Gollini gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 28 :(mon) Iago with a real burst of pace 
          ...  M_Schmelzer can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  Iago with a stunning strike! 
          ...  But J_Bijlow comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 28 :(byl) H_Lozano takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Gakpo 
          ...  S_Coates reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 30 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 30 :(mon) E_Can slips past his marker J_Weigl 
          ...  The ball is whipped into A_Haidara 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by N_NKoulou 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 31 :(mon) Caio_Henrique drives it forward to C_Immobile 
          ...  A delicate header from C_Immobile! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 31 :(byl) A_Di_Maria cuts inside S_Coates 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  A_Di_Maria hits the ball first time! 
          ...  But P_Gollini makes a fine save 
Min. 32 :(mon) A_Haidara plays the early ball across the box to find C_Immobile in space 
          ...  C_Immobile with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  J_Bijlow gathers it comfortably 
Min. 34 :(mon) A_Cresswell sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  T_Meunier picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 35 :(mon) C_Smalling gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Immobile 
          ...  A_Di_Maria fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  This is very far out 
          ...  Iago hoists it forward 
          ...  C_Smalling gets on the end of it 
          ...  S_De_Vrij wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 37 :(byl) C_Gakpo jinks infield 
          ...  C_Gakpo carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  P_Gollini makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 39 :(byl) H_Lozano plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  But Caio_Henrique wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 40 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 40 :(mon) C_Immobile heads the ball back to A_Haidara 
          ...  A_Haidara swings in the shot! 
          ...  But J_Bijlow makes a fine save 
Min. 41 :(mon) C_Smalling spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to M_Antonio! 
          ...  M_Antonio fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  J_Bijlow has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  J_Bijlow reacts well to tip it wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Iago hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  M_Schmelzer clears the danger 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(mon) A_Haidara plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  But T_Meunier sweeps up the threat 
Min. 47 :(byl) M_Schmelzer loses his marker 
          ...  M_Schmelzer runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 48 :(mon) E_Can takes advantage of a mistake by T_Meunier 
          ...  He knocks the ball to M_Antonio! 
          ...  Fine tackle by H_Ziyech 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 48 :(byl) C_Gakpo turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  But A_Cresswell slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 49 :(byl) H_Lozano pass splits open the defence and finds T_Meunier 
          ...  T_Meunier hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  P_Gollini makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 

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

Min. 48 :(byl) C_Gakpo slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  C_Gakpo drives it towards goal! 
          ...  P_Gollini tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 50 :(mon) C_Immobile skips the challenge from S_De_Vrij 
          ...  C_Immobile with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 50 :(byl) C_Gakpo with a byline cross to S_De_Vrij 
          ...  Caio_Henrique intercepts the pass 
Min. 53 :(mon) S_Coates has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Schmelzer 
          ...  He puts in C_Immobile! 
          ...  H_Ziyech with an ugly foul 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  An expectant silence takes the crowd 
          ...  Caio_Henrique with the curler 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Can flights it in! 
          ...  A_Cresswell loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 54 :(byl) A_Di_Maria with an inch perfect pass to C_Gakpo 
          ...  C_Gakpo sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  T_Meunier flights it in! 
          ...  P_Gollini reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 57 :(byl) M_Schmelzer with a probing through ball Mar_Antonio 
          ...  C_Smalling is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Chris Spero looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 
Min. 57 :(byl) H_Lozano flicks it over S_Coates's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  H_Lozano with the overhead! 
          ...  P_Gollini heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 60 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Cataldi 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Can 
Min. 60 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Jovetic 
          ...  COMING OFF: Arthur 
Min. 61 :(mon) S_Jovetic plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  S_Jovetic with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 62 :(byl) J_Weigl has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Caio_Henrique 
          ...  He puts in C_Gakpo! 
          ...  C_Smalling pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  You can't swap shirts until after the game! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 62 :(byl) C_Gakpo beats A_Cresswell with absolute ease! 
          ...  A powerful shot by C_Gakpo! 
          ...  P_Gollini is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 65 :(byl) T_Meunier takes on S_Coates 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  M_Antonio had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
Min. 67 :(byl) C_Gakpo sidesteps D_Cataldi 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  But A_Cresswell wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 68 :(byl) S_De_Vrij breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat P_Gollini now! 
          ...  C_Immobile trips him up from behind! 
          ...  The Referee consults his linesman 
          ...  Now he calls the player over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red really 
          ...  That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! 
Min. 70 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Cauz 
          ...  COMING OFF: Iago 
Min. 70 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Wootton 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Gakpo 
Min. 70 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Dasilva 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Di_Maria 
Min. 70 :(mon) J_Bijlow miskicks! 
          ...  S_Coates takes control of the ball! 
          ...  Mar_Antonio brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 74 :(mon) D_Cataldi brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  S_Jovetic gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  S_Jovetic plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  J_Bijlow can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  J_Bijlow makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 75 :(mon) A_Haidara with a slide rule pass to C_Smalling 
          ...  T_Meunier wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 75 :(byl) J_Dasilva knocks it past C_Smalling and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  S_Coates tackles from behind 
          ...  The Referee consults his linesman 
          ...  Now he calls the player over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red really 
          ...  That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! 
Min. 80 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Bianchetti 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_De_Vrij 
Min. 80 :(mon) C_Immobile with the diagonal pass to C_Cauz 
          ...  C_Cauz fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  J_Bijlow makes a good save 
Min. 81 :(mon) C_Cauz changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Cataldi 
          ...  D_Cataldi tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  Right in the postage stamp! 
          ...  John Read races up the touchline and slides onto his knees on the pitch! 
          ...  Monaco have surely won this game now! 
          ...  Monaco 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 82 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 82 :(byl) H_Ziyech holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Dasilva 
          ...  A wicked drive by J_Dasilva! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Lozano curls it into the box! 
          ...  A_Cresswell reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 86 :(mon) S_Jovetic looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  S_Jovetic sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But J_Bijlow just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Cauz lofts the ball in! 
          ...  J_Bijlow fists it away! 
Min. 86 :(byl) Mar_Antonio drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to K_Wootton 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Caio_Henrique 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(byl) N_NKoulou with a simple pass to H_Ziyech 
          ...  A_Cresswell slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 91 :(mon) M_Antonio barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  From long range M_Antonio bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Bayer Leverkusen fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 91 :(byl) J_Weigl spots N_NKoulou who is in acres of space 
          ...  N_NKoulou hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  P_Gollini was lucky there 
Min. 92 :(mon) A_Cresswell brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  C_Smalling makes himself available 
          ...  T_Meunier rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 93 :(mon) C_Cauz holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Antonio 
          ...  Mar_Antonio gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 96 :(byl) J_Weigl kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  T_Meunier gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Caio_Henrique 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stade Louis II
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Monaco Match Info
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Best player          : A_Cresswell (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Cataldi (81)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Smalling (57), C_Immobile (68), S_Coates (75)
Injured              : N/A
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Bayer Leverkusen Match Info
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Best player          : C_Gakpo
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Ziyech (3)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                  Monaco  |    Bayer Leverkusen
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       11
Off target           :           9        |       4
On target            :           7        |       7
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       12
Key Tackles          :          10        |       10
Key Passes           :          14        |       12
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Final Score          : Monaco 1 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen
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Player Statistics - Monaco
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Gollini      GK  24   1   1   1  24 | 101   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0   0
A_Cresswell    DF   1  21  14  10  22 | 101   0   5   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  75  14  14
Caio_Henrique  DF   1  19  15   2  25 | 101   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  79  13  22
C_Smalling     DF   1  19  16  11  27 | 101   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   5  17   5
E_Can          DM   1  13  18   4  29 |  64   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
C_Immobile     FW   1   3  13  22  29 | 101   0   0   2   0   4   0   1   0   0  -5  25   5
Iago           DF   1  17  13   9  24 |  74   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
A_Haidara      DM   1  13  19   7  28 | 101   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18  19
S_Coates       DF   1  20  15  12  27 | 101   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  11  -5  -5
Arthur         FW   1   5  20  15  23 |  64   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
M_Antonio      FW   1   3  12  18  27 | 101   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
B_Fall         GK  17   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Cauz         DF   1  15  13   9  20 |  27   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  57  27
S_Jovetic      FW   1   4  19  17  28 |  37   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  23
D_Cataldi      DM   1  11  15   6  24 |  37   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  13  44
A_Kutucu       FW   1   3   6  12  24 |   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  24   1   1   1  22 | 101   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0   0
S_De_Vrij      DF   1  21  15  13  28 |  84   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  13   0
T_Meunier      DF   1  21  15  11  28 | 101   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0  15
N_NKoulou      DF   1  21  16  10  27 | 101   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  12  16
M_Schmelzer    DF   1  20  15  10  30 | 101   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  13  14
Mar_Antonio    DM   1  14  20  12  21 | 101   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   8   0
J_Weigl        DM   1  14  20   7  24 | 101   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
H_Lozano       MF   1   5  20  15  27 | 101   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  11
H_Ziyech       MF   1   4  19  17  25 | 101   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  27   4  -5
A_Di_Maria     MF   1   4  21  17  30 |  74   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -10  -3  -1
C_Gakpo        FW   1   2  17  20  27 |  74   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0 -10   1  16
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 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bianchetti   DF   1  11   7   4  26 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Dasilva      MF   1  10  15   9  21 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
K_Wootton      FW   1   2  14  17  30 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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