FFO EFL1, Bayer Leverkusen vs. Celtic (Mon Aug 05) Bayer Leverkusen | Celtic 4-4-1-1 P | 4-1-1-2-2 C Neil Stockley | Mati Finkelstein | J_Bijlow GK | GK D_Raya C_Romero DF | DF D_Llorente N_NKoulou DF | DF J_Denayer J_Vazquez DF | DF L_Hernandez C_Soyuncu DF | DF B_White D_van_de_Beek MF | DM A_Z_Anguissa W_McKennie MF | AM O_Dembele A_MacAllister MF | MF C_Eriksen Palhinha MF | AM P_Fornals D_Washington AM | FW W_Ben_Yedder C_Morris FW | FW N_Madueke | M_Turner SUB | SUB R_Ofori K_Smith SUB | SUB L_Digne S_Comesana SUB | SUB D_Neres R_Gagliardini SUB | SUB C_Weston J_Obikwu SUB | SUB N_Wells Min. 1 :(byl) A_MacAllister is all alone ... The linesman keeps his flag down ... A_MacAllister with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... D_Raya with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 1 :(cel) The defender underhits the back pass! ... P_Fornals is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! ... C_Soyuncu scythes the player down! ... PENALTY!! ... Perhaps if had seen the replay he would change his mind! ... W_Ben_Yedder takes it ... Oh he didn't mess about with that one ... GOAL!! ... Smashed right down the middle!. ... Celtic have taken the lead! ... Bayer Leverkusen 0-1 Celtic... Min. 2 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to E Min. 2 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... A_MacAllister will now play as a AM Min. 2 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic ... P_Fornals will now play as a MF Min. 2 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic ... O_Dembele will now play as a MF Min. 2 :(byl) D_van_de_Beek 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! ... N_NKoulou receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... N_NKoulou runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... D_Raya with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 2 :(cel) D_Llorente sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... L_Hernandez runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... L_Hernandez with the drive! ... GOAL!! ... Bayer Leverkusen 0-2 Celtic ... Min. 3 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to A Min. 3 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... D_Washington will now play as a FW Min. 3 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic ... Celtic have changed their playing style to D Min. 9 :(byl) Curled in dangerously from C_Morris to W_McKennie ... W_McKennie hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... He watches the ball, half volleys it sweetly! ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... The subs are on the pitch taking pictures of the celebrations on their smartphones! ... They're tinkering with the filters ... The goalscoring hero will be IG famous after that goal! ... Bayer Leverkusen 1-2 Celtic ... Min. 10 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to E Min. 17 :(cel) N_Madueke chips the ball over the defence and finds O_Dembele ... O_Dembele tries to beat J_Bijlow! ... J_Bijlow parries it, he follows it up ... And J_Bijlow recovers to save!! Min. 19 :(cel) O_Dembele with an early cross to W_Ben_Yedder ... C_Soyuncu with the foul Min. 22 :(cel) W_Ben_Yedder is too quick for J_Vazquez ... W_Ben_Yedder attempts the shot! ... J_Bijlow blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 24 :(byl) C_Morris slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... C_Morris attempts the shot! ... Brilliant save from D_Raya Min. 24 :(cel) C_Eriksen plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... C_Eriksen with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 26 :(byl) A_MacAllister chips the ball over the defence and finds W_McKennie ... B_White plays the back pass ... D_Raya can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... Palhinha hits it into the box! ... It goes straight into the arms of D_Raya ... 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. 29 :(byl) Palhinha picks up the pass ... Palhinha attempts a chip! ... D_Raya makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 31 :(byl) Palhinha moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to C_Morris ... C_Morris attempts the shot! ... GOAL!! ... A quality strike ... Bayer Leverkusen have equalised! ... Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 Celtic ... Min. 32 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic ... Celtic have changed their playing style to C Min. 32 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic ... P_Fornals will now play as a AM Min. 33 :(byl) C_Morris sidesteps C_Eriksen ... He was too quick for his marker ... C_Morris hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... Looks like it should be easy for D_Raya ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... D_Raya looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 34 :(cel) N_Madueke with a 40-yard pass to W_Ben_Yedder ... W_Ben_Yedder has a dig at goal! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 37 :(byl) N_NKoulou volleys it forward. He finds C_Soyuncu ... But he loses control of it ... B_White takes possession Min. 38 :(cel) D_Llorente with a measured pass to W_Ben_Yedder ... W_Ben_Yedder shoots towards goal! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... J_Bijlow grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 39 :(cel) W_Ben_Yedder gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past C_Soyuncu! ... He has some space now! ... Fine tackle by J_Vazquez ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 41 :(byl) A_MacAllister takes advantage of a bad back pass ... A_MacAllister with a little chip! ... D_Raya fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 42 :(byl) W_McKennie gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past J_Denayer! ... He has some space now! ... But A_Z_Anguissa spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(cel) J_Denayer hoofs it upfield to find L_Hernandez ... A_MacAllister with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup ... A_Z_Anguissa floats it forward ... N_Madueke latches onto the end of it ... N_Madueke tries to beat D_Raya from outside the area! ... J_Bijlow makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 45 :(byl) A_MacAllister plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... A_MacAllister with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 Celtic Min. 46 :(cel) W_Ben_Yedder makes a run into space ... Cleaned up by Palhinha Min. 47 :(byl) Palhinha changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to W_McKennie ... W_McKennie looks to see where D_Raya is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 48 :(byl) D_van_de_Beek is unmarked! ... But B_White with the fine tackle Min. 49 :(byl) N_NKoulou has it now ... He takes on B_White ... He gets past him! ... He puts in D_van_de_Beek! ... Fine tackle by J_Denayer ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 50 :(cel) Substitution by Celtic ... COMING ON: L_Digne ... COMING OFF: B_White Min. 50 :(byl) C_Soyuncu controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... D_Washington gets onto the end of the pass! ... D_Washington hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... D_Raya makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 50 :(cel) L_Hernandez holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to N_Madueke ... N_Madueke flicks the header toward the far post! ... J_Bijlow has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... J_Bijlow reacts well to tip it wide!! ... CORNER! ... L_Hernandez flights it in! ... W_Ben_Yedder gets on the end of it ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... O_Dembele swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 51 :(byl) C_Morris rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to A_MacAllister ... A_MacAllister with a scorcher of a shot! ... D_Raya saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 53 :(byl) A_MacAllister finds C_Romero in the box ... C_Romero is behind the defence! ... He just has to beat D_Raya ... He's missed it! What happened there?! ... He's missed that! ... Aww NOOO!! ... He's missed that from two yards ... It looked like it hit the back of the net! ... What a sitter he has missed! Min. 54 :(cel) W_Ben_Yedder finds his way through ... C_Morris is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 55 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic ... O_Dembele will now play as a AM Min. 59 :(byl) A_MacAllister looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to N_NKoulou ... N_NKoulou curls it towards the top corner! ... D_Raya makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 59 :(cel) L_Hernandez looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to W_Ben_Yedder ... W_Ben_Yedder with the cheeky shot! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into J_Bijlow's arms ... Unlucky Min. 60 :(cel) Substitution by Celtic ... COMING ON: C_Weston ... COMING OFF: O_Dembele Min. 64 :(cel) W_Ben_Yedder nutmegs D_van_de_Beek, he continues to run forward ... W_Ben_Yedder with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... J_Bijlow catches the ball Min. 65 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: J_Obikwu ... COMING OFF: C_Morris Min. 67 :(byl) J_Obikwu takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... J_Obikwu with the strike! ... But D_Raya just gets his fingers to that one Min. 68 :(byl) J_Vazquez gets lucky and beats D_Llorente ... Now with the centre to J_Obikwu ... P_Fornals fouls badly ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 69 :(byl) J_Obikwu runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... C_Soyuncu latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... C_Soyuncu blasts the ball towards goal! ... But D_Raya stops that one easily Min. 70 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic ... Celtic have changed their playing style to P Min. 75 :(cel) Substitution by Celtic ... COMING ON: D_Neres ... COMING OFF: P_Fornals Min. 78 :(cel) L_Digne had to stretch to reach the pass ... Palhinha 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! ... A_Z_Anguissa crosses it in! ... C_Weston gets to it! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... L_Hernandez plays it into the danger area! ... J_Vazquez belts it clear Min. 79 :(byl) N_NKoulou with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past the defender ... Cleaned up by J_Denayer Min. 80 :(cel) J_Denayer with a simple pass to L_Digne ... L_Digne with the goal bound shot! ... J_Bijlow manages to turn it behind Min. 84 :(cel) N_Madueke eases past C_Soyuncu ... N_Madueke rifles it at the goal! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 85 :(cel) D_Llorente turns past J_Obikwu ... He has some space now! ... C_Romero gets to the ball first Min. 87 :(byl) D_Washington finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... Excellent sliding challenge from D_Llorente Min. 87 :(cel) D_Llorente with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to D_Neres ... Palhinha with a nasty foul ... The Referee wants a word ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 92 :(cel) N_Madueke slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... N_Madueke attempts to nutmeg J_Bijlow! ... J_Bijlow makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 93 :(byl) W_McKennie with a real burst of pace ... He leaves A_Z_Anguissa behind ... But C_Eriksen with the fine tackle Min. 93 :(byl) N_NKoulou plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... C_Eriksen stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : BayArena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Morris (Man of the Match) Scorers : W_McKennie (9), C_Morris (31) Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Morris (54), Palhinha (87) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtic Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : W_Ben_Yedder Scorers : W_Ben_Yedder (1 pen), L_Hernandez (2) Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Fornals (68) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen | Celtic Attempts on Goal : 16 | 16 Off target : 4 | 7 On target : 12 | 9 Possession : 48 | 52 Corners : 1 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 12 Key Tackles : 5 | 8 Key Passes : 13 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Bayer Leverkusen 2 - 2 Celtic ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 96 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 C_Romero DF 1 22 15 8 19 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 0 18 N_NKoulou DF 1 21 17 10 27 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 34 J_Vazquez DF 1 19 13 11 20 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 16 0 C_Soyuncu DF 1 21 14 9 23 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 18 D_van_de_Beek MF 1 11 19 11 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 W_McKennie MF 1 3 19 13 30 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 47 A_MacAllister AM 1 4 19 13 27 | 96 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 30 55 Palhinha MF 1 15 20 10 27 | 96 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 38 27 13 D_Washington FW 1 8 17 19 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 C_Morris FW 1 3 15 19 28 | 68 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 -4 42 33 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 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Comesana MF 1 12 18 10 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Gagliardini MF 1 13 18 5 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Obikwu FW 1 5 13 18 26 | 28 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 9 Player Statistics - Celtic Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Raya GK 25 1 1 1 30 | 96 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 D_Llorente DF 1 21 18 7 26 | 96 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 48 0 J_Denayer DF 1 21 15 8 26 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 14 0 L_Hernandez DF 1 21 18 6 24 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 22 48 B_White DF 1 20 19 8 25 | 53 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 A_Z_Anguissa DM 1 18 22 5 28 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 O_Dembele AM 1 3 20 19 25 | 63 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 C_Eriksen MF 1 7 19 14 22 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 29 0 12 P_Fornals AM 1 2 20 17 23 | 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 W_Ben_Yedder FW 1 4 18 24 20 | 96 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 N_Madueke FW 1 5 18 21 22 | 96 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 22 23 R_Ofori GK 17 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Digne DF 1 21 15 11 27 | 43 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 D_Neres AM 1 6 19 13 22 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Weston DM 1 14 17 8 20 | 33 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 N_Wells FW 1 8 12 17 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1722895232 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40