FFO EFL1, Napoli vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Fri Jan 12) Napoli | Bayer Leverkusen 4-3-1-2 N | 4-4-2 A Chris W | Chris Spero | O_Vlachodimos GK | GK J_Bijlow E_Hysaj DF | DF S_De_Vrij J_Okore DF | DF T_Meunier Luiz_Felipe DF | DF N_NKoulou Alex_Sandro DF | DF M_Schmelzer A_Rabiot MF | MF Mar_Antonio C_Aranguiz MF | MF A_Di_Maria M_Ugarte MF | MF H_Lozano T_Baldanzi AM | MF H_Ziyech S_Mane FW | FW M_Oyarzabal D_Origi FW | FW R_Jimenez | M_Silvestri SUB | SUB J_Omlin D_Dambrosio SUB | SUB M_Doherty P_Gueye SUB | SUB M_Almiron R_Pereyra SUB | SUB X_Schlager L_Sangalli SUB | SUB K_Wootton Min. 1 :(nap) Tactical Change by Napoli ... Napoli have changed their playing style to P Min. 1 :(nap) A_Rabiot gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside R_Jimenez! ... He has some space now! ... A_Rabiot tries to place it in the corner! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... J_Bijlow never had a chance! Min. 1 :(byl) R_Jimenez knocks it past Luiz_Felipe and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... R_Jimenez hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... But O_Vlachodimos hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 2 :(nap) A_Rabiot with an early cross to S_Mane ... S_Mane looks to see where J_Bijlow is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 3 :(nap) J_Okore holds the ball up and waits 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! ... J_Okore tries to catch the keeper out! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL!! ... Right into the top corner! ... That puts Napoli ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it? ... Napoli 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 4 :(nap) A_Rabiot takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... That mistake could prove costly ... N_NKoulou cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 5 :(nap) M_Ugarte sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to S_Mane ... S_Mane is clean through! ... The linesman has his flag raised ... But The Referee waves play on ... He just has to beat J_Bijlow ... He rounds J_Bijlow ... He thumps it towards the goal! ... GOAL !! ... Napoli 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 6 :(nap) Tactical Change by Napoli ... Napoli have changed their playing style to D Min. 11 :(byl) M_Schmelzer with a real burst of pace ... Luiz_Felipe can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... M_Schmelzer tries to chip the ball over O_Vlachodimos! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 14 :(byl) S_De_Vrij drives the ball across field ... It comes to H_Lozano ... H_Lozano with the side footed shot! ... GOAL!! ... It defies description! ... How about 'sensational'? ... How about 'superb'? ... Napoli 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 16 :(nap) A_Rabiot crosses in from the wing, he finds D_Origi in the box ... An audacious effort from D_Origi! ... But J_Bijlow makes an easy save Min. 18 :(nap) S_Mane nutmegs the defender ... S_Mane hits a curling shot! ... J_Bijlow watches it sail wide! Min. 20 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to C Min. 34 :(nap) S_Mane turns past T_Meunier ... He has some space now! ... S_Mane strikes a wicked curler! ... But J_Bijlow palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 41 :(nap) M_Ugarte with a real burst of pace ... He leaves T_Meunier behind ... M_Schmelzer bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 41 :(byl) N_NKoulou wins possession ... He plays the ball across to M_Oyarzabal ... C_Aranguiz takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 46 :(nap) T_Baldanzi runs at the defence ... He nutmegs S_De_Vrij ... He showed his class there ... N_NKoulou with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been taking tips from Juninho ... Can he show the techniques he's learned? ... T_Baldanzi plays it short to S_Mane ... But S_De_Vrij slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Napoli 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen Min. 50 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to E Min. 51 :(byl) M_Oyarzabal comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!! ... Superb play ... M_Oyarzabal goes for goal! ... But O_Vlachodimos punches it away ... That's gone out for a corner kick ... CORNER! ... H_Ziyech swings it in! ... E_Hysaj reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 56 :(nap) M_Ugarte brushes H_Ziyech aside and breaks free ... M_Ugarte smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... J_Bijlow won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 59 :(byl) N_NKoulou has it on the edge of the box ... N_NKoulou hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... O_Vlachodimos just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 60 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli ... COMING ON: R_Pereyra ... COMING OFF: C_Aranguiz Min. 62 :(byl) H_Ziyech finds M_Oyarzabal with a perfectly weighted pass ... M_Oyarzabal plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 65 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: K_Wootton ... COMING OFF: M_Oyarzabal Min. 65 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: M_Almiron ... COMING OFF: H_Lozano Min. 65 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to C Min. 65 :(byl) N_NKoulou with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... K_Wootton gets on the end of the pass ... The ball hits Alex_Sandro in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 70 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: M_Doherty ... COMING OFF: N_NKoulou Min. 70 :(nap) S_Mane has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... M_Schmelzer dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 74 :(nap) D_Origi latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... Mar_Antonio reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 78 :(nap) M_Ugarte drives it across the face of the goal D_Origi ... D_Origi tries to beat J_Bijlow from outside the area! ... J_Bijlow makes a good save Min. 79 :(byl) M_Almiron finds R_Jimenez with a ball over the defence ... R_Jimenez sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... O_Vlachodimos makes a difficult save Min. 87 :(nap) E_Hysaj hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... Luiz_Felipe latches onto it! ... Luiz_Felipe with the punt towards goal! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli ... COMING ON: D_Dambrosio ... COMING OFF: E_Hysaj Min. 88 :(nap) D_Origi cuts inside M_Schmelzer ... He worked that well ... K_Wootton fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadio Diego Armando Maradona ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Napoli Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Mane (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Okore (3), S_Mane (5) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Lozano Scorers : H_Lozano (14) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Napoli | Bayer Leverkusen Attempts on Goal : 10 | 7 Off target : 5 | 3 On target : 5 | 4 Possession : 43 | 57 Corners : 0 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 7 Key Tackles : 3 | 5 Key Passes : 5 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Napoli 2 - 1 Bayer Leverkusen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Napoli Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O_Vlachodimos GK 23 1 1 1 26 | 93 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 E_Hysaj DF 1 19 14 7 28 | 90 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 14 0 J_Okore DF 1 20 13 11 23 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 10 10 44 Luiz_Felipe DF 1 21 12 10 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Alex_Sandro DF 1 21 15 8 27 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 A_Rabiot MF 1 5 20 14 22 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 26 20 C_Aranguiz MF 1 12 19 5 27 | 62 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 M_Ugarte MF 1 15 19 9 25 | 93 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 15 T_Baldanzi AM 1 7 19 17 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Mane FW 1 2 14 21 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 D_Origi FW 1 5 13 19 26 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 M_Silvestri GK 18 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Dambrosio DF 1 18 12 9 31 | 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Gueye MF 1 10 17 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Pereyra MF 1 5 15 11 30 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Sangalli FW 1 1 6 11 28 | 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Bijlow GK 23 1 1 1 22 | 93 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 S_De_Vrij DF 1 21 14 13 28 | 93 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 30 0 T_Meunier DF 1 20 15 11 28 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_NKoulou DF 1 20 16 10 27 | 72 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 14 4 M_Schmelzer DF 1 20 15 10 30 | 93 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 0 14 Mar_Antonio MF 1 14 19 12 21 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 A_Di_Maria MF 1 4 21 16 30 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Lozano MF 1 4 19 15 27 | 67 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 H_Ziyech MF 1 4 19 17 25 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 M_Oyarzabal FW 1 2 15 20 27 | 67 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 R_Jimenez FW 1 2 14 21 26 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 0 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 18 12 8 28 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Almiron MF 1 6 18 16 25 | 26 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 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 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1705088390 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40