FFO EFL1, Atletico Madrid vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Fri Aug 30) Atletico Madrid | Bayer Leverkusen 5-1-2-2 P | 5-2-3 E Simon Marsh | Neil Stockley | E_Martinez GK | GK J_Bijlow M_Skriniar DF | DF C_Romero J_Frimpong DF | DF T_Meunier D_Upamecano DF | DF N_NKoulou M_van_de_Ven DF | DF C_Soyuncu F_Dimarco DF | DF J_Vazquez B_Cristante MF | MF Palhinha Dani_Olmo AM | MF W_McKennie K_Havertz AM | FW D_Washington R_K_Muani FW | FW M_Rajovic Vinicius_Jr FW | FW J_Obikwu | F_Dahmen SUB | SUB M_Turner E_Pieters SUB | SUB K_Smith B_Bronico SUB | SUB R_Gagliardini R_Sessegnon SUB | SUB A_MacAllister D_Arize SUB | SUB D_van_de_Beek Min. 2 :(atm) K_Havertz takes on T_Meunier ... He runs past him ... K_Havertz blasts it at the goal! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 3 :(atm) M_Skriniar changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to K_Havertz ... K_Havertz swings in the shot! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 4 :(atm) J_Frimpong finds himself with plenty of time ... Excellent sliding challenge from T_Meunier ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 5 :(byl) C_Soyuncu pushes it past F_Dimarco ... M_Skriniar knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 6 :(atm) K_Havertz fires over a low cross to Vinicius_Jr ... Vinicius_Jr with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... J_Bijlow beats the ball away Min. 7 :(atm) Vinicius_Jr fires over a low cross to K_Havertz ... T_Meunier with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it Min. 10 :(atm) R_K_Muani controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... K_Havertz gets onto the end of the pass! ... C_Romero reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 12 :(atm) Dani_Olmo with a slick pass to J_Frimpong ... From long range J_Frimpong bends the ball towards goal! ... But J_Bijlow stops that one easily Min. 15 :(atm) D_Upamecano crosses to K_Havertz ... K_Havertz smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 16 :(byl) W_McKennie with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to C_Soyuncu ... But F_Dimarco with the fine tackle Min. 19 :(atm) D_Upamecano moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to R_K_Muani ... R_K_Muani is clean through! ... The linesman has his flag raised ... But The Referee waves play on ... He just has to beat J_Bijlow ... He nutmegs J_Bijlow ... It goes wide!! Min. 24 :(byl) Palhinha 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 fires the shot in! ... E_Martinez claws it off the line ... No need for VAR The Referee awards a goal! ... GOAL!! ... That's put Bayer Leverkusen into the lead! ... Atletico Madrid 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 25 :(atm) Tactical Change by Atletico Madrid ... Atletico Madrid have changed their playing style to A Min. 25 :(atm) Tactical Change by Atletico Madrid ... F_Dimarco will now play as a DM Min. 25 :(atm) Tactical Change by Atletico Madrid ... B_Cristante will now play as a DM Min. 25 :(atm) F_Dimarco is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to R_K_Muani ... R_K_Muani aims for the top right corner! ... But J_Bijlow reaches the ball. Good save Min. 29 :(byl) M_Rajovic takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into C_Romero ... C_Romero hits a curling shot! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 34 :(atm) Vinicius_Jr plays it long to K_Havertz ... K_Havertz blasts it at the goal! ... But J_Bijlow makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 35 :(atm) F_Dimarco finds R_K_Muani with a perfectly weighted pass ... R_K_Muani has broken through the defence! ... He is one on one with J_Bijlow ... He tries to slide it past J_Bijlow ... J_Bijlow dives bravely at his feet!! Min. 36 :(atm) M_van_de_Ven kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... R_K_Muani gets on the end of the pass ... From long range R_K_Muani bends the ball towards goal! ... J_Bijlow takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 38 :(atm) M_van_de_Ven with the Cruyff turn ... M_van_de_Ven with the shot! ... J_Bijlow blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 38 :(byl) T_Meunier with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to D_Washington ... D_Washington belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by W_McKennie ... It goes straight into the arms of E_Martinez ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 39 :(atm) The ball is passed in from F_Dimarco, he finds B_Cristante ... B_Cristante with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 40 :(atm) R_K_Muani controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... K_Havertz gets onto the end of the pass! ... K_Havertz with a terrific drive! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 42 :(byl) W_McKennie with a simple pass to N_NKoulou ... F_Dimarco clotheslined the player down! ... The Bayer Leverkusen fans want him to be sent off! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... It could have been worse! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(atm) Dani_Olmo gains possession ... Dani_Olmo fires a shot at goal! ... J_Bijlow parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 45 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: A_MacAllister ... COMING OFF: W_McKennie Min. 46 :(atm) J_Frimpong runs at goal ... He spots the run of Vinicius_Jr ... He's played him in ... Vinicius_Jr has a dig at goal! ... J_Bijlow with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 46 :(byl) N_NKoulou sprints past M_van_de_Ven ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... N_NKoulou with the crafty shot! ... The shot slips through E_Martinez's hands ... GOAL!! ... What a terrible mistake ... Atletico Madrid 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 48 :(atm) Dani_Olmo with a 40-yard pass to Vinicius_Jr ... A delicate chip from Vinicius_Jr! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 49 :(atm) M_van_de_Ven cuts through the defence ... A glorious effort by M_van_de_Ven! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Atletico Madrid 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen Min. 46 :(atm) J_Frimpong plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... R_K_Muani decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... D_Washington pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... Oh no he isn't! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! Min. 48 :(atm) M_Skriniar runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... But C_Romero barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 52 :(atm) B_Cristante cuts inside T_Meunier ... He worked that well ... He puts in Vinicius_Jr! ... Vinicius_Jr with a scorcher of a shot! ... WELL WHAT CAN YOU SAY?! ... GOAL!! ... Fantastic finish! ... Atletico Madrid 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 55 :(atm) R_K_Muani crosses to Dani_Olmo ... Dani_Olmo hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into J_Bijlow's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 56 :(atm) D_Upamecano runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... Vinicius_Jr latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... Vinicius_Jr with the chance! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... He’s scored from 30 yards, he’ll be reliving that goal on Crouch’s podcast next weekend! ... Atletico Madrid have squared things up with that goal! ... Atletico Madrid 2-2 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 57 :(atm) Tactical Change by Atletico Madrid ... F_Dimarco will now play as a DF Min. 57 :(atm) Tactical Change by Atletico Madrid ... B_Cristante will now play as a MF Min. 60 :(atm) Tactical Change by Atletico Madrid ... Atletico Madrid have changed their playing style to P Min. 60 :(atm) The ball is passed in from B_Cristante, he finds Dani_Olmo ... Dani_Olmo runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... But J_Bijlow just gets his fingers to that one Min. 65 :(atm) Substitution by Atletico Madrid ... COMING ON: R_Sessegnon ... COMING OFF: B_Cristante Min. 65 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: K_Smith ... COMING OFF: J_Vazquez Min. 65 :(atm) M_Skriniar is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to Vinicius_Jr ... Vinicius_Jr cracks a laser towards goal! ... J_Bijlow takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 66 :(atm) Vinicius_Jr brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... R_K_Muani gets on the end of the pass ... R_K_Muani has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... J_Bijlow with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 68 :(byl) M_Rajovic with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... M_Skriniar with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee Min. 77 :(atm) K_Havertz loses C_Romero ... K_Havertz swings in the shot! ... GOAL!! ... Runs off and slides on his knees!! ... The fans go wild! ... Timed to perfection!! ... He's done it for Atletico Madrid – big time! ... Atletico Madrid 3-2 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 80 :(atm) Substitution by Atletico Madrid ... COMING ON: E_Pieters ... COMING OFF: D_Upamecano Min. 80 :(atm) Tactical Change by Atletico Madrid ... Atletico Madrid have changed their playing style to C Min. 80 :(atm) F_Dimarco 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! ... Vinicius_Jr receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... C_Soyuncu reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... K_Havertz flights it in! ... The ball comes to J_Frimpong ... He knocks it goalward ... J_Bijlow saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 80 :(byl) D_Washington with a well-controlled run ... D_Washington with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... E_Martinez with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 81 :(byl) M_Rajovic moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to J_Obikwu ... J_Frimpong takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 87 :(atm) Substitution by Atletico Madrid ... COMING ON: B_Bronico ... COMING OFF: F_Dimarco Min. 87 :(byl) C_Romero brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... Dani_Olmo wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(atm) R_K_Muani with the nod to Dani_Olmo ... The ball comes in high ... Dani_Olmo beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path ... He just has J_Bijlow to beat ... He tries to slide it past J_Bijlow ... It hits the post!! ... GOAL!! ... Atletico Madrid 4-2 Bayer Leverkusen ... ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Wanda Metropolitano ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atletico Madrid Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Vinicius_Jr (Man of the Match) Scorers : Vinicius_Jr (52,56), K_Havertz (77), Dani_Olmo (90) Sent Off : N/A Booked : F_Dimarco (42) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Rajovic Scorers : M_Rajovic (24), N_NKoulou (46) Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Washington (46) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atletico Madrid | Bayer Leverkusen Attempts on Goal : 26 | 5 Off target : 9 | 2 On target : 17 | 3 Possession : 61 | 39 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 10 | 6 Key Tackles : 3 | 4 Key Passes : 23 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Atletico Madrid 4 - 2 Bayer Leverkusen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Atletico Madrid Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E_Martinez GK 25 1 1 1 24 | 98 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 M_Skriniar DF 1 23 17 13 27 | 98 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 24 0 J_Frimpong DF 1 23 17 13 26 | 98 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 24 28 D_Upamecano DF 1 22 17 7 27 | 84 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 M_van_de_Ven DF 1 21 17 13 28 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 27 F_Dimarco DF 1 19 21 12 24 | 91 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 28 -4 B_Cristante MF 1 21 23 14 26 | 69 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 12 Dani_Olmo AM 1 6 21 20 22 | 98 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 16 40 K_Havertz AM 1 6 20 21 29 | 98 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 9 44 R_K_Muani FW 1 7 17 23 25 | 98 0 0 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 64 19 Vinicius_Jr FW 1 2 18 23 22 | 98 0 0 2 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 22 43 F_Dahmen GK 20 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Pieters DF 1 18 13 8 26 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Bronico DF 1 14 12 10 22 | 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Sessegnon MF 1 15 21 15 22 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Arize FW 1 4 12 17 22 | 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 24 1 1 1 22 | 98 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 C_Romero DF 1 22 15 8 19 | 98 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 0 18 T_Meunier DF 1 22 16 11 28 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 13 0 N_NKoulou DF 1 21 17 10 27 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 C_Soyuncu DF 1 21 14 9 23 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 J_Vazquez DF 1 19 13 11 20 | 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Palhinha MF 1 16 20 11 27 | 98 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 W_McKennie MF 1 3 19 13 30 | 45 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 D_Washington FW 1 8 17 20 27 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 9 M_Rajovic FW 1 5 13 19 30 | 98 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 32 22 J_Obikwu FW 1 5 14 18 26 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Turner GK 21 1 1 1 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Smith DF 1 17 15 4 20 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Gagliardini DF 1 13 18 5 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_MacAllister MF 1 4 19 13 27 | 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_van_de_Beek FW 1 11 19 11 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1725056205 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40