FFO DBC, Huddersfield Town vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Wed Aug 14)


                    Huddersfield Town  |  Bayer Leverkusen
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  4-1-3-2 P
                   Guillaume Rousseau  |  Neil Stockley
                                       |
                        L_Nicholls GK  |  GK J_Bijlow
                         B_Jackson DF  |  DF C_Romero
                          J_Victor DF  |  DF J_Vazquez
                           E_Laird DF  |  DF K_Smith
                         R_Andrews DF  |  DF C_Soyuncu
                            J_Hogg DM  |  DM Palhinha
                          K_Taylor MF  |  MF R_Gagliardini
                            J_Rowe MF  |  MF D_van_de_Beek
                        P_R_Mpanzu AM  |  MF S_Comesana
                          L_Foster FW  |  FW J_Obikwu
                           J_Bowen FW  |  FW M_Rajovic
                                       |
                      J_Stolarczyk SUB |  SUB M_Turner
                        Y_Nakayama SUB |  SUB T_Meunier
                            M_Doue SUB |  SUB M_Grujic
                         T_Gouveia SUB |  SUB A_MacAllister
                        T_Bradshaw SUB |  SUB D_Washington




Min. 2  :(hud) J_Hogg with the cross-field pass to J_Bowen 
          ...  J_Bowen aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  But J_Bijlow punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 3  :(byl) C_Romero 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! 
          ...  C_Romero has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  L_Nicholls makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 5  :(hud) P_R_Mpanzu cuts in on C_Soyuncu's blind side 
          ...  P_R_Mpanzu flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  J_Bijlow plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 6  :(byl) J_Obikwu moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Rajovic 
          ...  M_Rajovic curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was sheer delightful football!! 
          ...  That's put Bayer Leverkusen into the lead! 
          ...  Huddersfield Town 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 8  :(byl) J_Obikwu looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards M_Rajovic 
          ...  M_Rajovic with a little chip! 
          ...  It's beaten L_Nicholls 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 9  :(hud) J_Bowen dribbles it into the box 
          ...  J_Bowen with the overhead! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  J_Bijlow never had a chance! 
Min. 10 :(byl) J_Obikwu runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Palhinha 
          ...  Palhinha tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into L_Nicholls's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 11 :(byl) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  M_Rajovic takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  M_Rajovic attempts a lob! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Palhinha with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  L_Nicholls comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  J_Vazquez swings a leg at it! 
          ...  L_Nicholls 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. 15 :(byl) K_Smith kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  C_Soyuncu gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  C_Soyuncu aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 18 :(hud) J_Bowen sidesteps J_Vazquez 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  J_Bowen fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  But J_Bijlow comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 18 :(byl) S_Comesana beats J_Rowe 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  R_Andrews takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  They are lining up to take this one! 
          ...  Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! 
          ...  C_Soyuncu curls it towards the top corner 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 23 :(hud) E_Laird chips the ball over the defence and finds L_Foster 
          ...  L_Foster unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 24 :(byl) D_van_de_Beek turns on a sixpence 
          ...  D_van_de_Beek attempts to nutmeg L_Nicholls! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  L_Nicholls looks relieved there! 
Min. 26 :(byl) D_van_de_Beek leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to J_Obikwu 
          ...  E_Laird gets to the ball first 
Min. 27 :(hud) J_Hogg is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to J_Rowe 
          ...  C_Soyuncu dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 28 :(hud) J_Hogg lays the ball back to P_R_Mpanzu 
          ...  P_R_Mpanzu with the chance! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 30 :(byl) S_Comesana turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Obikwu 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  B_Jackson hits it out for a throw 
Min. 33 :(byl) J_Obikwu lobs it over the defender 
          ...  J_Victor hits it out for a corner 
          ...  No nonsense clearance! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Palhinha swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  It comes to J_Vazquez 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  L_Nicholls never had a chance! 
Min. 34 :(byl) J_Obikwu with a probing pass to Palhinha 
          ...  J_Victor takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 35 :(byl) M_Rajovic beats the defender 
          ...  K_Taylor cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 37 :(hud) E_Laird turns past J_Vazquez 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  Fine tackle by K_Smith 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 38 :(hud) J_Bowen with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows K_Smith a clean set of heals 
          ...  D_van_de_Beek rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee writes his name into the book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 39 :(byl) J_Obikwu looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards R_Gagliardini 
          ...  But B_Jackson slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 41 :(hud) K_Taylor is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to B_Jackson 
          ...  B_Jackson with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time

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

Min. 47 :(hud) L_Foster leaves J_Vazquez standing 
          ...  But C_Romero wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 49 :(hud) P_R_Mpanzu knocks it forward 
          ...  C_Soyuncu slips 
          ...  L_Foster gets to it! 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  K_Smith looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 50 :(hud) P_R_Mpanzu pushes it past C_Romero 
          ...  P_R_Mpanzu fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  J_Bijlow makes a difficult save 
Min. 51 :(hud) K_Taylor plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  E_Laird decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  J_Vazquez slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 54 :(hud) J_Bowen gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Bowen with the side footed shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  J_Bijlow never had a chance! 
Min. 56 :(byl) Palhinha backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Rajovic gets on the end of it 
          ...  B_Jackson cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 58 :(byl) D_van_de_Beek takes advantage of a mistake by J_Victor 
          ...  He puts in S_Comesana! 
          ...  S_Comesana hits a curling shot! 
          ...  But L_Nicholls makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 59 :(hud) J_Bijlow with a terrible kick! 
          ...  P_R_Mpanzu is through! 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from P_R_Mpanzu! 
          ...  J_Bijlow makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 60 :(hud) J_Bowen jinks through the defence 
          ...  J_Vazquez with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 62 :(byl) M_Rajovic gains possession 
          ...  E_Laird read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 65 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Bradshaw 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Bowen 
Min. 65 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Washington 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Rajovic 
Min. 65 :(hud) R_Andrews back heels to find P_R_Mpanzu in space 
          ...  P_R_Mpanzu launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  But J_Bijlow punches it away 
Min. 67 :(byl) J_Obikwu plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  J_Obikwu sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 68 :(hud) J_Hogg beats C_Soyuncu 
          ...  J_Hogg with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 69 :(hud) T_Bradshaw plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  T_Bradshaw with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  J_Bijlow watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 70 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Doue 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_R_Mpanzu 
Min. 71 :(byl) R_Gagliardini finds D_Washington in the box 
          ...  D_Washington is miles offside! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  L_Nicholls tries to close down the angle 
          ...  He dinks it over L_Nicholls 
          ...  L_Nicholls reacts well to save!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Palhinha swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  D_Washington loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Huddersfield Town fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 72 :(hud) T_Bradshaw beats J_Vazquez with absolute ease! 
          ...  R_Gagliardini makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 74 :(hud) J_Rowe looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards L_Foster 
          ...  L_Foster with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Doue flights it in! 
          ...  J_Bijlow catches it! 
Min. 75 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town 
          ...  COMING ON: Y_Nakayama 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Victor 
Min. 75 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 80 :(hud) T_Bradshaw slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  T_Bradshaw has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 82 :(hud) R_Andrews with a glorious 60-yard pass to Y_Nakayama 
          ...  J_Obikwu wins the ball well 
          ...  The Referee has given a free kick 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(byl) D_van_de_Beek with the towering header to J_Obikwu 
          ...  But J_Hogg puts it in row Z! 
Min. 90 :(hud) R_Andrews runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to K_Taylor 
          ...  K_Taylor unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  J_Bijlow makes a difficult save 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : John Smiths Stadium
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Huddersfield Town Match Info
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Best player          : P_R_Mpanzu
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Bayer Leverkusen Match Info
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Best player          : J_Obikwu (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Rajovic (6)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_van_de_Beek (38), J_Obikwu (82)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Huddersfield Town  |    Bayer Leverkusen
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       14
Off target           :           9        |       10
On target            :           7        |       4
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           3        |       9
Key Tackles          :           9        |       7
Key Passes           :          11        |       12
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Final Score          : Huddersfield Town 0 - 1 Bayer Leverkusen
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Player Statistics - Huddersfield Town
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Nicholls     GK  24   1   1   1  31 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
B_Jackson      DF   1  20  13  12  26 |  93   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  48   0  14
J_Victor       DF   1  19  15   4  25 |  76   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
E_Laird        DF   1  19  16  10  23 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  13   0
R_Andrews      DF   1  17  16   8  22 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0
J_Hogg         DM   1  13  19   9  23 |  93   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  23  30  17
K_Taylor       MF   1  12  18  14  27 |  93   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  24  22  13
J_Rowe         MF   1   8  17  13  24 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
P_R_Mpanzu     AM   1   7  19  13  25 |  71   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10  69
L_Foster       FW   1   8  14  19  30 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
J_Bowen        FW   1   6  12  20  20 |  66   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  26
J_Stolarczyk   GK  17   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Nakayama     DF   1  16  14   8  28 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Doue         AM   1   8  14  12  27 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Gouveia      MF   1   6  14  11  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Bradshaw     FW   1   5  13  18  28 |  27   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16

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 |  93   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
C_Romero       DF   1  22  15   8  19 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  14   0  19
J_Vazquez      DF   1  19  13  11  20 |  93   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  49   0  30
K_Smith        DF   1  17  15   4  20 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  38  14   0
C_Soyuncu      DF   1  21  14   9  23 |  93   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  15   0  34
Palhinha       DM   1  15  20  11  27 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   9  15
R_Gagliardini  MF   1  13  18   5  29 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  11   0
D_van_de_Beek  MF   1  11  19  11  28 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  26  11
S_Comesana     MF   1  12  18  10  25 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  11  17
J_Obikwu       FW   1   5  13  18  26 |  93   0   0   5   1   1   0   1   0   0  -4  96   4
M_Rajovic      FW   1   5  13  19  30 |  66   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
M_Turner       GK  21   1   1   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Meunier      DF   1  21  15  11  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Grujic       MF   1  13  17   2  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_MacAllister  MF   1   4  19  13  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Washington   FW   1   8  17  19  27 |  27   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
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