FFO EFL1, Rangers vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Fri Apr 26) Rangers | Bayer Leverkusen 4-1-3-2 P | 5-3-2 P Aaron Burrows | Chris Spero | K_Trapp GK | GK J_Bijlow C_Azpiliceuta DF | DF S_De_Vrij J_Tah DF | DF C_Romero Bremer DF | DF T_Meunier P_Torres DF | DF M_Doherty O_Skipp DM | DF M_Schmelzer D_van_de_Beek MF | MF H_Ziyech Merino MF | MF H_Lozano K_Demirbay MF | MF A_Di_Maria P_Daka FW | FW K_Wootton A_Hlozek FW | FW M_Mudryk | J_Walton SUB | SUB J_Omlin C_Gunter SUB | SUB M_Bianchetti A_Ajeti SUB | SUB C_Gakpo K_Faber SUB | SUB J_Dasilva W_Weghorst SUB | SUB S_Schimmer Min. 2 :(ran) C_Azpiliceuta twists his ankle! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 2 :(ran) Substitution by Rangers ... COMING ON: C_Gunter ... COMING OFF: C_Azpiliceuta Min. 3 :(ran) K_Demirbay flicks it over M_Doherty and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... A cheeky lob from K_Demirbay! ... But J_Bijlow hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 4 :(ran) Bremer with a penetrating pass to J_Tah ... Great turn! Astonishing! The defence has gone to sleep ... J_Tah is all alone ... J_Bijlow comes towards him ... He tries to slide it past J_Bijlow ... J_Bijlow pulls off a save!! Min. 7 :(byl) T_Meunier with a pinpoint pass to M_Mudryk ... K_Trapp with an awful challenge ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! ... FREE KICK! ... M_Mudryk with the curler ... What agility from K_Trapp Min. 12 :(byl) A_Di_Maria looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to C_Romero ... C_Romero hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... But K_Trapp just gets his fingers to that one ... CORNER! ... H_Lozano floats the ball in! ... The ball comes to T_Meunier ... He gets the shot away ... But K_Trapp makes an easy save Min. 15 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to C Min. 18 :(ran) K_Demirbay plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... J_Tah decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... J_Tah with a scorcher of a shot! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 19 :(ran) A_Hlozek spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to Merino! ... Merino with the attempt at goal! ... J_Bijlow makes a difficult save Min. 19 :(byl) A_Di_Maria spits at Bremer ... That is disgraceful! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! Min. 21 :(ran) O_Skipp with a neat pass into K_Demirbay ... K_Demirbay with a bomb of a shot! ... J_Bijlow parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 22 :(byl) M_Schmelzer hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... M_Mudryk collects the loose ball! ... M_Mudryk sees K_Trapp off his line! ... It floats over K_Trapp ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 23 :(byl) M_Schmelzer with a slide rule pass to H_Ziyech ... D_van_de_Beek tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... He's a lucky boy!! ... CORNER! ... M_Schmelzer swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... K_Trapp comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 24 :(ran) P_Torres passes the ball to K_Demirbay ... T_Meunier tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... He's a lucky boy!! ... CORNER! ... K_Demirbay flights it in! ... O_Skipp with the header ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into J_Bijlow's arms ... Unlucky Min. 27 :(byl) T_Meunier with a simple pass to H_Ziyech ... A cheeky lob from H_Ziyech! ... K_Trapp with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 28 :(ran) C_Gunter drives it across the face of the goal D_van_de_Beek ... D_van_de_Beek tries to place it in the corner! ... J_Bijlow has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... J_Bijlow is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 30 :(byl) M_Mudryk takes possession ... What can he do here? ... M_Mudryk attempts a lob! ... ITS THERE! ... GOAL!! ... He punches the corner flag in delight! ... That's put Bayer Leverkusen into the lead! ... Rangers 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 30 :(byl) H_Ziyech is hurt ... He's receiving some treatment now ... But I don't think he's going to continue Min. 30 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: J_Dasilva ... COMING OFF: H_Ziyech Min. 32 :(ran) O_Skipp makes the tackle ... O_Skipp with the 40 yard drive! ... But J_Bijlow makes an easy save Min. 34 :(byl) J_Dasilva with a 50-yard pass to K_Wootton ... K_Wootton hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... It flies in! ... GOAL!! ... Look at the delight on his face!! ... Rangers 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 40 :(byl) M_Mudryk is spitting at D_van_de_Beek ... The Referee calls him over ... He lets him off with a strong warning Min. 41 :(byl) J_Dasilva holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to T_Meunier ... T_Meunier tries to catch the keeper out! ... But K_Trapp smothers the ball Min. 42 :(ran) A_Hlozek turns past M_Schmelzer ... He has created space for himself now ... A_Hlozek curls the ball in on goal! ... J_Bijlow gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Rangers 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen Min. 46 :(byl) A_Di_Maria leaves J_Tah standing ... Bremer with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 46 :(byl) H_Lozano takes advantage of a mistake by J_Tah ... He runs towards goal ... H_Lozano with the drive! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 47 :(byl) A_Di_Maria plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... A_Di_Maria with a screamer of a shot! ... But K_Trapp comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 48 :(byl) H_Lozano has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past J_Tah ... He knocks it to A_Di_Maria! ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... C_Gunter hits it out for a throw Min. 49 :(byl) S_De_Vrij boots it towards T_Meunier ... T_Meunier fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... K_Trapp makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 54 :(ran) Merino drives it across the face of the goal Bremer ... What a fantastic interception by J_Dasilva Min. 54 :(byl) Curled in dangerously from K_Wootton to M_Doherty ... A skilful effort from M_Doherty! ... But K_Trapp punches it away Min. 56 :(byl) M_Mudryk with an amazing show of skill to get past O_Skipp ... He crosses to T_Meunier ... D_van_de_Beek body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 61 :(ran) P_Daka plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... P_Daka with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 65 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: M_Bianchetti ... COMING OFF: M_Schmelzer Min. 65 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: C_Gakpo ... COMING OFF: K_Wootton Min. 70 :(ran) Tactical Change by Rangers ... Rangers have changed their playing style to L Min. 70 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to D Min. 71 :(ran) D_van_de_Beek flights the ball to K_Demirbay ... Cleaned up by M_Bianchetti Min. 72 :(ran) Bremer brings the ball into the opposing area ... P_Daka makes himself available ... S_De_Vrij forces him off the ball Min. 72 :(byl) C_Gakpo takes on J_Tah ... He runs past him ... Bremer with the foul Min. 73 :(byl) T_Meunier knocks the ball past J_Tah ... D_van_de_Beek with a clumsy challenge ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 78 :(ran) Merino spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to D_van_de_Beek! ... D_van_de_Beek has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... J_Bijlow falls over ... He recovers to tip it onto the post! ... But it deflects in! ... GOAL!! ... Unlucky! ... The Rangers fans start to taunt him now! ... That's given Rangers something to fight for! ... Rangers 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 79 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to C Min. 80 :(ran) Substitution by Rangers ... COMING ON: W_Weghorst ... COMING OFF: P_Daka Min. 81 :(ran) K_Demirbay finds A_Hlozek on the edge of the box ... A_Hlozek could have let it bounce! ... J_Bijlow fists it away Min. 84 :(ran) C_Gunter feeds the ball through the middle ... D_van_de_Beek runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... D_van_de_Beek hits a great drive! ... J_Bijlow parries it, he follows it up ... And J_Bijlow recovers to save!! Min. 85 :(ran) W_Weghorst runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... A great volley from W_Weghorst! ... It's beaten J_Bijlow ... It goes wide!! Min. 87 :(ran) A_Hlozek gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside M_Doherty! ... He has some space now! ... C_Romero hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are throwing coins at the corner taker! ... CORNER! ... J_Tah dinks the ball into the area! ... J_Bijlow reads it well, and claims it! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(byl) M_Doherty with an early cross to M_Mudryk ... But he loses control of it ... Merino hits it out for a throw Min. 91 :(byl) T_Meunier off the woodwork! ... M_Mudryk picks up the deflection ... Bremer pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 93 :(ran) W_Weghorst has plenty of time and space ... M_Bianchetti reads it well ... He clears the danger ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Ibrox Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rangers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Merino (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_van_de_Beek (78) Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Trapp (7), Bremer (46), D_van_de_Beek (56) Injured : C_Azpiliceuta (2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Mudryk Scorers : M_Mudryk (30), K_Wootton (34) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Di_Maria (19) Injured : H_Ziyech (30) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rangers | Bayer Leverkusen Attempts on Goal : 14 | 12 Off target : 5 | 2 On target : 9 | 10 Possession : 52 | 48 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 7 Key Tackles : 4 | 6 Key Passes : 12 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Rangers 1 - 2 Bayer Leverkusen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Rangers Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K_Trapp GK 24 1 1 1 32 | 95 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 0 0 C_Azpiliceuta DF 1 22 15 12 27 | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Tah DF 1 21 13 11 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Bremer DF 1 21 15 7 20 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 -15 P_Torres DF 1 21 13 11 29 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 O_Skipp DM 1 17 20 10 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -10 -2 20 D_van_de_Beek MF 1 11 19 10 28 | 95 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 20 4 61 Merino MF 1 12 20 13 27 | 95 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 24 26 13 K_Demirbay MF 1 7 21 17 22 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 18 P_Daka FW 1 3 14 20 27 | 82 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 A_Hlozek FW 1 8 16 21 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 10 J_Walton GK 17 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Gunter DF 1 21 15 7 32 | 93 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 26 0 A_Ajeti DF 1 11 6 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Faber MF 1 10 13 6 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Weghorst FW 1 5 11 20 21 | 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 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 24 1 1 1 22 | 95 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 S_De_Vrij DF 1 21 15 13 28 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 13 0 C_Romero DF 1 21 15 8 19 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 10 28 T_Meunier DF 1 21 15 11 28 | 95 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 15 39 45 M_Doherty DF 1 19 12 8 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 18 M_Schmelzer DF 1 20 15 10 30 | 67 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 H_Ziyech MF 1 4 20 17 25 | 30 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 H_Lozano MF 1 5 20 15 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 A_Di_Maria MF 1 4 20 17 30 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -5 3 4 K_Wootton FW 1 2 14 18 30 | 67 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 20 M_Mudryk FW 1 9 18 21 21 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 10 22 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 | 28 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 10 10 C_Gakpo FW 1 2 17 20 27 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Dasilva MF 1 10 15 9 21 | 65 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 41 0 S_Schimmer FW 1 4 6 11 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1714166079 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40