FFO EFL1, Bayer Leverkusen vs. Lazio (Fri Sep 13) Bayer Leverkusen | Lazio 4-1-2-2-1 E | 5-1-3-1 E Neil Stockley | Ryan Field | J_Bijlow GK | GK G_Restes C_Romero DF | DF N_Mazraoui T_Meunier DF | DF A_Robertson N_NKoulou DF | DF J_P_van_Hecke C_Soyuncu DF | DM B_Kamara Palhinha DM | DF A_Izzo W_McKennie MF | MF E_Alvarez D_van_de_Beek MF | MF Douglas_Luiz A_MacAllister AM | MF H_Elliott D_Washington AM | FW L_Openda C_Morris FW | DF I_Konate | M_Turner SUB | SUB M_Flekken J_Vazquez SUB | SUB M_Roersleve R_Gagliardini SUB | SUB A_Vallci M_Grujic SUB | SUB M_Jensen M_Rajovic SUB | SUB E_Osong Min. 3 :(byl) Palhinha controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... D_Washington gets onto the end of the pass! ... D_Washington tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... G_Restes makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 6 :(byl) D_Washington times his run well ... L_Openda with the high feet ... The Referee warned him Min. 7 :(byl) T_Meunier beats J_P_van_Hecke ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... Intercepted by I_Konate Min. 7 :(laz) E_Alvarez retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... L_Openda latches onto the end of it ... A wicked drive by L_Openda! ... J_Bijlow with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 8 :(laz) E_Alvarez with a precise ball to H_Elliott ... H_Elliott with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... J_Bijlow heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 11 :(laz) A_Izzo holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to Douglas_Luiz ... W_McKennie pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 12 :(laz) N_Mazraoui finds the run of B_Kamara ... B_Kamara with the goal bound shot! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 13 :(byl) A_MacAllister with a one-touch layoff to C_Romero ... C_Romero with a bicycle kick! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... G_Restes never had a chance! Min. 17 :(byl) D_van_de_Beek cuts inside I_Konate ... He worked that well ... A skilful effort from D_van_de_Beek! ... G_Restes gathers it easily Min. 19 :(byl) A_MacAllister finds his way through ... The offside trap didn't work ... I_Konate read the danger and stops the pass Min. 22 :(laz) H_Elliott latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... But N_NKoulou will cut out the threat Min. 24 :(laz) Douglas_Luiz sidesteps Palhinha ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... Douglas_Luiz with the overhead! ... J_Bijlow gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 28 :(laz) L_Openda chests it down ... L_Openda with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... J_Bijlow saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 31 :(byl) C_Morris plays it long to D_Washington ... I_Konate gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 35 :(byl) T_Meunier with a glorious long pass to C_Morris ... Wonderful sliding challenge by I_Konate Min. 38 :(laz) A_Robertson holds the ball up ... He sees N_Mazraoui in space! ... N_Mazraoui has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... J_Bijlow never had a chance! Min. 40 :(byl) D_Washington with a measured ball to W_McKennie ... E_Alvarez intercepts the pass Min. 41 :(byl) C_Morris chips the ball forward to D_van_de_Beek ... But E_Alvarez reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 41 :(laz) N_Mazraoui with a deep cross to B_Kamara ... B_Kamara tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And J_Bijlow reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... B_Kamara plays it towards the near post! ... N_NKoulou clears the danger Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(byl) D_van_de_Beek drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to T_Meunier ... N_Mazraoui knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 44 :(laz) L_Openda slips past T_Meunier ... But A_MacAllister comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 45 :(laz) B_Kamara dribbles past N_NKoulou ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... C_Soyuncu tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... B_Kamara swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... Headed away by Palhinha Min. 46 :(laz) A_Robertson holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to L_Openda ... N_NKoulou hits it out for a corner ... Exellent clearance from the defender ... CORNER! ... Douglas_Luiz swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... H_Elliott with the header ... J_Bijlow with the save ... He holds onto it as well! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Bayer Leverkusen 0-0 Lazio Min. 49 :(laz) B_Kamara finds L_Openda in the box ... But he loses control of it ... C_Romero belts it clear Min. 52 :(byl) A_MacAllister falls badly ... He's clutching his shoulder ... He signals to the bench he can't carry on Min. 52 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: R_Gagliardini ... COMING OFF: A_MacAllister Min. 52 :(laz) Douglas_Luiz is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to I_Konate ... I_Konate leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... J_Bijlow with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 59 :(laz) J_P_van_Hecke looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to N_Mazraoui ... N_Mazraoui with the punt towards goal! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 60 :(laz) Substitution by Lazio ... COMING ON: M_Roersleve ... COMING OFF: N_Mazraoui Min. 61 :(byl) Palhinha controls it well ... He nutmegs J_P_van_Hecke ... He puts in C_Morris! ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... H_Elliott hits it out for a throw Min. 61 :(laz) E_Alvarez gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds L_Openda ... L_Openda has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... But he somehow misses ... The Bayer Leverkusen fans laugh at him Min. 63 :(byl) C_Morris runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... Douglas_Luiz tackles late from behind ... That looked malicious ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 64 :(byl) D_van_de_Beek looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to Palhinha ... Palhinha sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... But G_Restes punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 64 :(laz) A_Robertson drives the ball across field ... It comes to Douglas_Luiz ... Douglas_Luiz sends it flying towards goal! ... J_Bijlow gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 66 :(laz) E_Alvarez looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to J_P_van_Hecke ... J_P_van_Hecke plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... J_Bijlow with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 67 :(laz) Substitution by Lazio ... COMING ON: M_Jensen ... COMING OFF: B_Kamara Min. 67 :(laz) Substitution by Lazio ... COMING ON: E_Osong ... COMING OFF: I_Konate Min. 69 :(laz) L_Openda get's past Palhinha ... He's gonna worry them again ... Palhinha redeems himself with a great tackle Min. 70 :(laz) Tactical Change by Lazio ... Lazio have changed their playing style to C Min. 71 :(byl) D_Washington lobs it over L_Openda ... D_Washington tries the shot! ... G_Restes gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 72 :(laz) L_Openda lobs it over T_Meunier ... A scorcher of a shot from L_Openda! ... J_Bijlow is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 73 :(laz) J_P_van_Hecke with the through ball to E_Osong ... C_Soyuncu reads the play well Min. 75 :(byl) W_McKennie changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to C_Morris ... E_Osong with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 80 :(byl) G_Restes with a terrible kick! ... C_Morris takes control of the ball! ... M_Roersleve with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. ... That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 85 :(byl) W_McKennie steps over the ball ... He nutmegs the defender ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... Cleaned up by A_Robertson Min. 87 :(laz) M_Roersleve back heels to find Douglas_Luiz in space ... Douglas_Luiz with a thundering shot! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(byl) Palhinha gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to D_Washington ... The ball hits Douglas_Luiz in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 89 :(byl) D_Washington with a neat pass into C_Morris ... C_Morris with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 89 :(laz) A_Robertson takes advantage of a bad back pass ... A_Robertson flings a shot at goal! ... But it goes wide Min. 90 :(laz) E_Osong flicks it over Palhinha and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... What a fantastic interception by C_Morris ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 91 :(laz) H_Elliott chips the ball forward to L_Openda ... C_Morris leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That's a bad foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : BayArena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Palhinha Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Morris (91) Injured : A_MacAllister (52) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lazio Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Robertson (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : Douglas_Luiz (63), M_Roersleve (80) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen | Lazio Attempts on Goal : 6 | 16 Off target : 3 | 8 On target : 3 | 8 Possession : 45 | 55 Corners : 0 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 9 Key Tackles : 11 | 11 Key Passes : 12 | 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Bayer Leverkusen 0 - 0 Lazio ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 25 1 1 1 22 | 96 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 0 0 C_Romero DF 1 22 15 8 19 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 0 18 T_Meunier DF 1 22 16 12 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 13 0 N_NKoulou DF 1 22 17 10 27 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 C_Soyuncu DF 1 21 14 10 23 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 Palhinha DM 1 16 20 11 27 | 96 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 27 16 W_McKennie MF 1 3 19 13 30 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 10 0 D_van_de_Beek MF 1 11 19 11 28 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 16 A_MacAllister AM 1 3 19 13 27 | 54 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 10 0 D_Washington AM 1 8 17 20 27 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 13 C_Morris FW 1 3 15 20 28 | 96 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 29 24 2 M_Turner GK 21 1 1 1 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Vazquez DF 1 19 13 11 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Gagliardini AM 1 13 18 5 29 | 42 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 M_Rajovic FW 1 5 13 19 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Lazio Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Restes GK 24 1 1 1 26 | 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 N_Mazraoui DF 1 22 16 9 27 | 62 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 26 34 A_Robertson DF 1 22 18 9 29 | 96 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 33 17 J_P_van_Hecke DF 1 21 17 14 31 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 13 B_Kamara DM 1 17 20 13 28 | 69 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 27 A_Izzo DF 1 20 15 9 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 E_Alvarez MF 1 18 21 11 33 | 96 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 32 0 Douglas_Luiz MF 1 18 20 10 27 | 96 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 14 5 45 H_Elliott MF 1 12 20 19 26 | 96 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 24 9 16 L_Openda FW 1 5 15 22 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 I_Konate DF 1 21 16 10 25 | 69 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 17 M_Flekken GK 23 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Roersleve DF 1 17 14 9 26 | 34 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 11 -4 A_Vallci DF 1 16 12 8 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Jensen MF 1 10 16 11 22 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Osong FW 1 7 14 17 24 | 27 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 1726260200 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40