FFO EFL1, Roma vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Mon Feb 05)


                                 Roma  |  Bayer Leverkusen
                            5-0-1-4 A  |  4-4-2 C
                         Derek Hughes  |  Chris Spero
                                       |
                        T_Courtois GK  |  GK J_Bijlow
                         A_Rudiger DF  |  DF S_De_Vrij
                        B_Chilwell DF  |  DF T_Meunier
                           F_Mendy DF  |  DF N_NKoulou
                      L_Spinazzola DF  |  DF M_Schmelzer
                           F_Nacho DF  |  MF Mar_Antonio
                        L_Goretzka AM  |  MF J_Weigl
                      L_Pellegrini FW  |  MF H_Lozano
                      W_Ben_Yedder FW  |  FW M_Oyarzabal
                         R_Firmino FW  |  MF A_Di_Maria
                          K_Mbappe FW  |  FW K_Wootton
                                       |
                          Y_Sommer SUB |  SUB J_Omlin
                       K_De_Bruyne SUB |  SUB M_Doherty
                        Jordi_Alba SUB |  SUB H_Ziyech
                            Cubero SUB |  SUB X_Schlager
                         J_Dasilva SUB |  SUB M_Almiron




Min. 1  :(rom) F_Nacho crosses in from the wing, he finds K_Mbappe in the box 
          ...  H_Lozano scythes the player down! 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 2  :(byl) K_Wootton has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on T_Courtois! 
          ...  F_Nacho hacks him down! 
          ...  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. 3  :(rom) W_Ben_Yedder finds L_Goretzka on the edge of the box 
          ...  L_Goretzka drives the ball low! 
          ...  GOOOOOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered home! 
          ...  The Roma fans chant his name! 
          ...  Roma have taken the lead! 
          ...  Roma 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 4  :(byl) A_Di_Maria with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  L_Spinazzola takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 7  :(byl) S_De_Vrij beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  F_Nacho gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 14 :(byl) H_Lozano sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  H_Lozano tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  T_Courtois blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 16 :(byl) Mar_Antonio sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  An audacious effort from Mar_Antonio! 
          ...  T_Courtois gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Meunier hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  T_Courtois easily catches it! 
Min. 17 :(rom) K_Mbappe holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees L_Goretzka in space! 
          ...  L_Goretzka with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  J_Bijlow saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 18 :(byl) Mar_Antonio dribbles past R_Firmino 
          ...  A powerful shot by Mar_Antonio! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 21 :(rom) A_Rudiger is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to R_Firmino 
          ...  The ball comes in high 
          ...  R_Firmino beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path 
          ...  He just has J_Bijlow to beat 
          ...  He rounds J_Bijlow 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  Surely he can't score from that angle! 
          ...  He's missed the target!! 
Min. 22 :(rom) R_Firmino back heels to find A_Rudiger in space 
          ...  T_Meunier wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 24 :(rom) K_Mbappe with a slide rule pass to L_Pellegrini 
          ...  N_NKoulou beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 25 :(rom) F_Mendy takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to W_Ben_Yedder 
          ...  Cleared by N_NKoulou 
Min. 27 :(rom) L_Pellegrini nutmegs M_Oyarzabal, he continues to run forward 
          ...  L_Pellegrini looks to see where J_Bijlow is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Spinazzola hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Weigl gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 29 :(rom) K_Mbappe takes advantage of a mistake by Mar_Antonio 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  K_Mbappe from 20 yards! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  J_Bijlow tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Firmino drives it into the box! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  N_NKoulou belts it clear 
Min. 32 :(rom) F_Mendy moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Pellegrini 
          ...  L_Pellegrini with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into J_Bijlow's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 32 :(rom) L_Goretzka smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  R_Firmino latches onto the ball 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal goes in studs first 
Min. 33 :(byl) A_Di_Maria with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows A_Rudiger a clean set of heals 
          ...  A_Di_Maria strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  T_Courtois tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Mar_Antonio dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  B_Chilwell gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 35 :(byl) Mar_Antonio drives it forward to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal from 20 yards! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 36 :(byl) T_Meunier is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Schmelzer 
          ...  B_Chilwell with a nasty foul 
Min. 41 :(byl) Mar_Antonio looks in some pain 
          ...  He'll try and run it off though 
Min. 42 :(rom) R_Firmino spots B_Chilwell who is in acres of space 
          ...  From long range B_Chilwell bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Brilliant save from J_Bijlow 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(rom) K_Mbappe sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  K_Mbappe with the chance! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 44 :(rom) L_Spinazzola spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to F_Nacho! 
          ...  F_Nacho from 20 yards! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 44 :(byl) J_Weigl slows the ball down 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_Weigl blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 45 :(rom) Tactical Change by Roma 
          ...  Roma have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 45 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Doherty 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Wootton 
Min. 45 :(byl) A_Di_Maria with a probing through ball M_Doherty 
          ...  F_Mendy bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 48 :(byl) A_Di_Maria is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  A_Di_Maria drives the ball low! 
          ...  T_Courtois won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Roma 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen

Min. 46 :(byl) J_Weigl runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  A_Rudiger gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 47 :(rom) R_Firmino runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs N_NKoulou 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  R_Firmino hits a great shot! 
          ...  He watches the ball, half volleys it sweetly! 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  A brilliant goal! 
          ...  Remember the name! 
          ...  No! It's disallowed! 
          ...  The Bayer Leverkusen players are surrounding the referee! 
Min. 47 :(byl) Mar_Antonio back heels to find H_Lozano in space 
          ...  F_Mendy with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
Min. 48 :(rom) L_Pellegrini finds himself in a good position 
          ...  A well-placed shot from L_Pellegrini! 
          ...  But J_Bijlow comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 55 :(rom) R_Firmino holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to L_Spinazzola 
          ...  Blocked by S_De_Vrij 
Min. 58 :(rom) K_Mbappe with a precise ball to L_Pellegrini 
          ...  But S_De_Vrij slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 58 :(rom) K_Mbappe runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  M_Doherty with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. 
          ...  That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
Min. 60 :(rom) Substitution by Roma 
          ...  COMING ON: Jordi_Alba 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Spinazzola 
Min. 60 :(rom) Tactical Change by Roma 
          ...  L_Goretzka will now play as a DM 
Min. 61 :(rom) W_Ben_Yedder works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Firmino 
          ...  M_Doherty beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 62 :(rom) L_Pellegrini with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  N_NKoulou intercepts the opposition pass 
          ...  And he clears the ball behind goal 
          ...  He wasn't taking any risks there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Mendy hits it into the box! 
          ...  R_Firmino tries to place the shot! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 62 :(byl) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by B_Chilwell! 
          ...  F_Nacho reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Weigl! 
          ...  Jordi_Alba gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 63 :(rom) B_Chilwell runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs T_Meunier 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  B_Chilwell rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  But J_Bijlow parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 65 :(rom) Substitution by Roma 
          ...  COMING ON: K_De_Bruyne 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Goretzka 
Min. 65 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Ziyech 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Lozano 
Min. 70 :(rom) Tactical Change by Roma 
          ...  K_De_Bruyne will now play as a DM 
Min. 70 :(rom) K_Mbappe comes to collect the ball 
          ...  Great turn!! 
          ...  Superb play 
          ...  N_NKoulou had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 71 :(rom) K_Mbappe with an inswinging cross to W_Ben_Yedder 
          ...  W_Ben_Yedder is clean through! 
          ...  He just has J_Bijlow to beat! 
          ...  J_Bijlow charges out of his area 
          ...  He's lobbed him!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Massive mistake by J_Bijlow! 
          ...  Roma 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 72 :(rom) Tactical Change by Roma 
          ...  Roma have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 72 :(rom) Jordi_Alba looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to K_Mbappe 
          ...  K_Mbappe plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  J_Bijlow falls over 
          ...  But J_Bijlow is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 73 :(rom) R_Firmino cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Mbappe 
          ...  K_Mbappe tries to chip the ball over J_Bijlow! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  J_Bijlow never had a chance! 
Min. 74 :(rom) F_Nacho works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to W_Ben_Yedder 
          ...  A delicate chip from W_Ben_Yedder! 
          ...  J_Bijlow parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 75 :(rom) W_Ben_Yedder runs at N_NKoulou 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  W_Ben_Yedder hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 76 :(rom) K_Mbappe beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  T_Meunier with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 82 :(rom) K_Mbappe runs into space 
          ...  K_Mbappe has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  J_Bijlow gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(rom) R_Firmino brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  W_Ben_Yedder gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  W_Ben_Yedder hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 89 :(byl) Mar_Antonio with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  F_Nacho reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stadio Olimpico
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Roma Match Info
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Best player          : W_Ben_Yedder (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Goretzka (3), W_Ben_Yedder (71)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_Nacho (2)
Injured              : N/A
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Bayer Leverkusen Match Info
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Best player          : Mar_Antonio
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Doherty (58)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                    Roma  |    Bayer Leverkusen
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       7
Off target           :           9        |       3
On target            :          11        |       4
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :          10        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       10
Key Passes           :          18        |       3
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Final Score          : Roma 2 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen
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Player Statistics - Roma
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Courtois     GK  25   1   1   1  15 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
A_Rudiger      DF   1  22  16  14  21 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  12   0
B_Chilwell     DF   1  22  18  15  24 |  97   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  14   0  22
F_Mendy        DF   1  21  17  15  22 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  22   0
L_Spinazzola   DF   1  21  18  15  27 |  63   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  10   0
F_Nacho        DF   1  20  20  14  29 |  97   0   3   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  53  21  15
L_Goretzka     DM   1  15  22  16  25 |  68   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  34
L_Pellegrini   FW   1   8  21  19  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
W_Ben_Yedder   FW   1   4  18  23  20 |  97   0   0   2   1   4   1   0   0   0   0  32  15
R_Firmino      FW   1   5  19  22  23 |  97   0   0   5   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  45   8
K_Mbappe       FW   1   4  18  23  27 |  97   0   0   4   1   5   0   0   0   0   0  52  11
Y_Sommer       GK  23   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_De_Bruyne    DM   1  13  22  21  25 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jordi_Alba     DF   1  20  18  12  24 |  34   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  10   0
Cubero         DF   1  14  11   6  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Dasilva      MF   1  10  15   9  21 |   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  23   1   1   1  22 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
S_De_Vrij      DF   1  21  15  13  28 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
T_Meunier      DF   1  21  15  11  28 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
N_NKoulou      DF   1  21  16  10  27 |  97   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
M_Schmelzer    DF   1  20  15  10  30 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mar_Antonio    MF   1  14  19  12  21 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   9  26
J_Weigl        MF   1  14  20   6  24 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  22   8  18
H_Lozano       MF   1   5  20  15  27 |  68   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
M_Oyarzabal    FW   1   2  15  20  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -10 -10  -4
A_Di_Maria     MF   1   4  21  17  30 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   7  16
K_Wootton      FW   1   2  14  17  30 |  45   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_Doherty      DF   1  18  12   8  28 |  52   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  -5  -5
H_Ziyech       MF   1   4  19  17  25 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -10 -10
X_Schlager     MF   1  13  16   7  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Almiron      MF   1   6  18  16  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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