FFO EFL1, Bayer Leverkusen vs. Rangers (Fri Jul 19)


                     Bayer Leverkusen  |  Rangers
                          4-1-3-1-1 P  |  4-1-2-1-2 C
                        Neil Stockley  |  Aaron Burrows
                                       |
                          J_Bijlow GK  |  GK G_Vicario
                          C_Romero DF  |  DF E_Tapsoba
                         J_Vazquez DF  |  DF J_Tah
                         N_NKoulou DF  |  DF Bremer
                         C_Soyuncu DF  |  DF H_Maguire
                           J_Weigl DM  |  DM O_Skipp
                        W_McKennie MF  |  MF Merino
                     A_MacAllister MF  |  MF K_Demirbay
                     D_van_de_Beek MF  |  AM Y_Tielemans
                         M_Rajovic AM  |  FW P_Daka
                           C_Gakpo FW  |  FW A_Hlozek
                                       |
                          M_Turner SUB |  SUB J_Walton
                           K_Smith SUB |  SUB J_Cuenca
                          M_Grujic SUB |  SUB Herrando
                     R_Gagliardini SUB |  SUB S_Vos
                          J_Obikwu SUB |  SUB W_Weghorst




Min. 5  :(byl) C_Romero reads the run of J_Weigl 
          ...  But H_Maguire spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 6  :(ran) Merino flights the ball to Y_Tielemans 
          ...  Y_Tielemans launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  YOU BEAUTY! 
          ...  Neil Stockley is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen 0-1 Rangers ...
Min. 7  :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 7  :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  A_MacAllister will now play as a AM 
Min. 17 :(byl) J_Weigl holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Rajovic 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by M_Rajovic! 
          ...  Brilliant save from G_Vicario 
Min. 19 :(ran) Bremer with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  Bremer tries to beat J_Bijlow! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 23 :(byl) C_Gakpo leaves H_Maguire standing 
          ...  C_Gakpo hits a great shot! 
          ...  But G_Vicario makes an easy save 
Min. 30 :(byl) A_MacAllister dribbles past Bremer 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  A_MacAllister with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But G_Vicario is equal to it 
Min. 32 :(byl) J_Vazquez can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  P_Daka with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  Nothing. Just a ticking off! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  The referee waves the players away 
          ...  C_Gakpo with the spot kick 
          ...  G_Vicario dives high to the right and saves it!! 
Min. 35 :(byl) W_McKennie beats E_Tapsoba 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  K_Demirbay with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 37 :(byl) M_Rajovic with a precise ball to C_Gakpo 
          ...  Cleaned up by H_Maguire 
Min. 39 :(byl) W_McKennie cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to M_Rajovic 
          ...  J_Tah dives in two footed!! 
          ...  That's an awful tackle! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside their own half 
          ...  J_Weigl plays it short to C_Gakpo 
          ...  C_Gakpo tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  G_Vicario beats the ball away 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(ran) Substitution by Rangers 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Cuenca 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Maguire 
Min. 45 :(byl) W_McKennie had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  E_Tapsoba brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 

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

Min. 46 :(ran) P_Daka sidesteps C_Romero 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  C_Romero goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! 
Min. 49 :(byl) C_Soyuncu with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from Y_Tielemans 
          ...  C_Soyuncu leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 52 :(byl) C_Gakpo runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  C_Gakpo curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  YES !! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh, you have to say that's magnificent! 
          ...  Aaron Burrows is shaking his head on the touchline 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen have equalised! 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 Rangers ...
Min. 53 :(byl) A_MacAllister slides the ball across to C_Gakpo 
          ...  C_Gakpo fires the shot in! 
          ...  G_Vicario gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 54 :(byl) A_MacAllister brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  C_Gakpo makes himself available 
          ...  E_Tapsoba slices it 
          ...  G_Vicario moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_MacAllister hits it into the box! 
          ...  G_Vicario comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  J_Vazquez with the header 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 55 :(ran) A_Hlozek sidesteps C_Soyuncu 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  A_Hlozek tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  GOOOOAAAAAAL!! 
          ...  That was unstoppable! 
          ...  And Rangers are leading in the game now 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen 1-2 Rangers ...
Min. 56 :(byl) J_Weigl holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to C_Gakpo 
          ...  Blocked by Bremer 
Min. 56 :(ran) Merino is all alone 
          ...  The linesman keeps his flag down 
          ...  C_Soyuncu anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 59 :(ran) Bremer squares it to A_Hlozek 
          ...  A_Hlozek with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  J_Bijlow makes a good save 
Min. 64 :(byl) W_McKennie has it now 
          ...  He takes on J_Cuenca 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in C_Romero! 
          ...  J_Cuenca with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Bayer Leverkusen players 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
Min. 65 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Obikwu 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Gakpo 
Min. 65 :(byl) W_McKennie hoofs it upfield to find C_Romero 
          ...  A wicked drive by C_Romero! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Rangers fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 70 :(ran) Y_Tielemans with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows C_Soyuncu a clean set of heals 
          ...  J_Bijlow with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  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! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  The Referee couldn't have had a clearer view of it he was right there 
          ...  A_Hlozek places the ball on the spot! 
          ...  Can he score this penalty for his team? 
          ...  Oh, he can 
          ...  In the cheekiest manner possible. The Panenka. 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen 1-3 Rangers...
Min. 71 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Gagliardini 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Vazquez 
Min. 71 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 71 :(ran) J_Cuenca floats the ball in to find Y_Tielemans 
          ...  Y_Tielemans hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  But J_Bijlow makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 72 :(byl) M_Rajovic holds the ball up 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! 
          ...  M_Rajovic drives it towards goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  G_Vicario palms it behind !! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Weigl plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by A_Hlozek 
Min. 74 :(ran) Y_Tielemans holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Daka 
          ...  P_Daka tries the shot! 
          ...  It's beaten J_Bijlow 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 76 :(byl) M_Rajovic has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_MacAllister gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  Y_Tielemans picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 76 :(ran) O_Skipp controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  K_Demirbay gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  K_Demirbay with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 78 :(byl) A_MacAllister runs at J_Tah 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  A_MacAllister belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into G_Vicario's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 78 :(ran) Y_Tielemans plays it long to Bremer 
          ...  Bremer with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 79 :(byl) A_MacAllister flicks it over the defenders head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  A cheeky lob from A_MacAllister! 
          ...  G_Vicario can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  G_Vicario makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 80 :(ran) Substitution by Rangers 
          ...  COMING ON: W_Weghorst 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Daka 
Min. 80 :(ran) Y_Tielemans brushes his marker behind and breaks free 
          ...  Y_Tielemans with the shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 81 :(ran) A_Hlozek spots W_Weghorst who is in acres of space 
          ...  W_Weghorst belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 83 :(ran) A_Hlozek skips the challenge from N_NKoulou 
          ...  N_NKoulou recovers the situation to win the ball back 
Min. 85 :(ran) W_Weghorst with the dribble 
          ...  W_Weghorst tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Aaron Burrows spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 86 :(ran) A_Hlozek is through on goal 
          ...  A_Hlozek attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  It floats over J_Bijlow 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 87 :(ran) K_Demirbay knocks the ball on and sprints past N_NKoulou 
          ...  A delightful ball in to Y_Tielemans 
          ...  Y_Tielemans tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(ran) K_Demirbay backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  Merino gets on the end of it 
          ...  C_Romero with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 88 :(byl) A_MacAllister squares it to M_Rajovic 
          ...  W_Weghorst with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 90 :(byl) D_van_de_Beek skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to J_Obikwu 
          ...  J_Obikwu hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 90 :(ran) A_Hlozek with a burst of pace 
          ...  A_Hlozek curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 
Min. 91 :(ran) W_Weghorst times his run well 
          ...  W_Weghorst curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  J_Bijlow can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  J_Bijlow was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 92 :(byl) M_Rajovic runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  Merino steals the ball of off him 
Min. 92 :(ran) Bremer passes the ball to J_Cuenca 
          ...  D_van_de_Beek knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
Min. 92 :(ran) J_Tah with the towering header to Merino 
          ...  Merino chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He scores! 
          ...  Can You Believe It? 
          ...  But it's been ruled out! 
          ...  The linesman raised his flag 
Min. 93 :(byl) W_McKennie lays the ball back to M_Rajovic 
          ...  M_Rajovic has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  G_Vicario dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had G_Vicario beaten! 
Min. 93 :(ran) Y_Tielemans holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Bremer 
          ...  Bremer has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  J_Bijlow dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had J_Bijlow beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_Tielemans drives it into the box! 
          ...  C_Soyuncu belts it clear 
Min. 95 :(byl) W_McKennie jinks infield 
          ...  W_McKennie with the shot on net! 
          ...  The shot slips through G_Vicario's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 95 :(ran) E_Tapsoba changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Demirbay 
          ...  But C_Soyuncu slides in 
Min. 95 :(byl) J_Obikwu loses his marker 
          ...  J_Cuenca is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : BayArena
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Bayer Leverkusen Match Info
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Best player          : C_Gakpo
Scorers              : C_Gakpo (52)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Bijlow (70)
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers Match Info
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Best player          : A_Hlozek (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Y_Tielemans (6), A_Hlozek (55,70 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Tah (39), J_Cuenca (95)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Bayer Leverkusen  |    Rangers
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       18
Off target           :           8        |       12
On target            :           7        |       6
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           5        |       8
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :          12        |       12
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Final Score          : Bayer Leverkusen 1 - 3 Rangers
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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 |  99   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -24   0   0   0
C_Romero       DF   1  22  15   8  19 |  99   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  28  14  18
J_Vazquez      DF   1  19  13  11  20 |  74   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
N_NKoulou      DF   1  21  17  10  27 |  99   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
C_Soyuncu      DF   1  21  14   9  23 |  99   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  45   0  17
J_Weigl        DM   1  15  21   7  24 |  99   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
W_McKennie     MF   1   3  19  13  30 |  99   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  13
A_MacAllister  AM   1   4  19  13  27 |  99   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  40
D_van_de_Beek  MF   1  11  19  11  28 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Rajovic      AM   1   5  13  19  30 |  99   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  32  23
C_Gakpo        FW   1   2  17  20  27 |  68   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  48
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
M_Grujic       MF   1  13  17   2  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Gagliardini  MF   1  13  18   5  29 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Obikwu       FW   1   5  13  18  26 |  31   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8

Player Statistics - Rangers
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Vicario      GK  24   1   1   1  31 |  99   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
E_Tapsoba      DF   1  20  15   9  22 |  99   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  14   0
J_Tah          DF   1  21  13  11  26 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  12  -4
Bremer         DF   1  21  15   7  20 |  99   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  15  14  57
H_Maguire      DF   1  21  15  11  29 |  45   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
O_Skipp        DM   1  17  20  10  26 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0
Merino         MF   1  12  20  13  27 |  99   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  24  22  14
K_Demirbay     MF   1   7  21  17  22 |  99   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16   9
Y_Tielemans    AM   1   6  21  16  27 |  99   0   1   3   0   4   1   0   0   0  30  24  59
P_Daka         FW   1   3  14  20  27 |  83   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
A_Hlozek       FW   1   8  17  21  27 |  99   0   1   1   0   5   2   0   0   0  28  12  52
J_Walton       GK  17   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cuenca       DF   1  14  11   7  30 |  54   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  14  -4
Herrando       DF   1  14  11   8  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Vos          MF   1  15  17   7  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Weghorst     FW   1   5  11  21  21 |  16   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
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