FFO EFL1, Borussia Dortmund vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Fri Aug 23)


                    Borussia Dortmund  |  Bayer Leverkusen
                            5-1-2-2 N  |  4-2-4 A
                         Niall Grimes  |  Neil Stockley
                                       |
                         V_M_Savic GK  |  GK J_Bijlow
                          F_Tomori DF  |  DF C_Romero
                           Gabriel DF  |  DF T_Meunier
                     J_Branthwaite DF  |  DF N_NKoulou
                        C_Smalling DF  |  DF C_Soyuncu
                       Fran_Garcia DF  |  MF Palhinha
                        I_Gundogan MF  |  MF W_McKennie
                        S_Busquets DM  |  FW C_Morris
                           Reinier MF  |  FW M_Rajovic
                            W_Zaha FW  |  FW D_Washington
                         R_Jimenez FW  |  FW J_Obikwu
                                       |
                         W_Benitez SUB |  SUB M_Turner
                         B_Soumare SUB |  SUB J_Vazquez
                           M_Burke SUB |  SUB K_Smith
                           L_Barry SUB |  SUB A_MacAllister
                        Y_Gerhardt SUB |  SUB D_van_de_Beek




Min. 1  :(dor) A defence splitting pass from Gabriel to W_Zaha 
          ...  W_Zaha drives it towards goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 1  :(byl) C_Morris slips past F_Tomori 
          ...  F_Tomori redeems himself with a great tackle 
Min. 5  :(dor) I_Gundogan can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to W_Zaha 
          ...  W_Zaha with a blistering shot! 
          ...  J_Bijlow won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 6  :(dor) S_Busquets with a deep cross to Reinier 
          ...  A vicious shot by Reinier! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 9  :(byl) D_Washington with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows S_Busquets a clean set of heals 
          ...  D_Washington from 20 yards! 
          ...  But V_M_Savic makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 12 :(dor) Gabriel wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Jimenez 
          ...  R_Jimenez with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 14 :(dor) W_Zaha with a smart turn 
          ...  W_Zaha throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 15 :(dor) R_Jimenez brushes T_Meunier aside and breaks free 
          ...  R_Jimenez with the crafty shot! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 15 :(byl) M_Rajovic with an amazing show of skill to get past I_Gundogan 
          ...  He crosses to Palhinha 
          ...  A delicate header from Palhinha! 
          ...  V_M_Savic with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 17 :(byl) T_Meunier lobs it over S_Busquets 
          ...  T_Meunier hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  V_M_Savic never had a chance! 
Min. 19 :(dor) Reinier takes advantage of a mistake by T_Meunier 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  Reinier with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  J_Bijlow was caught out there 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund take the lead! 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 19 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 19 :(dor) W_Zaha sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  D_Washington goes in studs first 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! 
          ...  Will we see it? 
          ...  W_Zaha with the curler 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Rifled home! 
          ...  OOOHHHHH LAAAA-LAAA! 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 20 :(dor) C_Smalling unselfishly lays the ball back to Fran_Garcia 
          ...  Fran_Garcia tries the shot! 
          ...  J_Bijlow makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 22 :(dor) W_Zaha takes advantage of a bad back pass from C_Romero 
          ...  W_Zaha sees J_Bijlow off his line! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 24 :(dor) Reinier with a byline cross to W_Zaha 
          ...  W_Zaha lobs J_Bijlow! 
          ...  J_Bijlow is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 25 :(dor) Gabriel picks out W_Zaha with the cross 
          ...  W_Zaha attempts a chip! 
          ...  But J_Bijlow reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 25 :(byl) Palhinha looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Washington 
          ...  S_Busquets muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
Min. 27 :(dor) Fran_Garcia finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  But N_NKoulou clears the ball to safety 
Min. 29 :(dor) W_Zaha takes possession 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  T_Meunier picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 31 :(dor) W_Zaha plays a great one-two 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  W_Zaha with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  He watches the ball, volleys it sweetly! 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  And what a goal!! 
          ...  His twitter account will be trending after that one! 
          ...  Yes he does it!! 
          ...  He grabs his hat-trick! 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 4-0 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 33 :(byl) C_Morris pushes it past the defender 
          ...  C_Morris with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 34 :(dor) S_Busquets with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  S_Busquets drives it low! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  J_Bijlow had no chance! THEY'VE CAVED IN! 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 5-0 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 35 :(byl) W_McKennie is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Rajovic 
          ...  C_Smalling reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 36 :(dor) Fran_Garcia with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to W_Zaha 
          ...  W_Zaha must beat J_Bijlow! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 38 :(dor) R_Jimenez saunters past C_Romero 
          ...  C_Romero goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! 
Min. 39 :(byl) C_Morris drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to M_Rajovic 
          ...  M_Rajovic swings in the shot! 
          ...  V_M_Savic fists it away 
Min. 42 :(dor) Fran_Garcia breaks free from N_NKoulou 
          ...  Fran_Garcia drives the ball low! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Bayer Leverkusen fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 45 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: A_MacAllister 
          ...  COMING OFF: W_McKennie 
Min. 45 :(dor) I_Gundogan plays it long to R_Jimenez 
          ...  R_Jimenez shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb strike! 
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration 
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!! 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 6-0 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 45 :(byl) M_Rajovic retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  C_Morris gets on the end of it 
          ...  C_Morris pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 
Min. 46 :(byl) D_Washington with a burst of pace 
          ...  Reinier with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Borussia Dortmund 6-0 Bayer Leverkusen

Min. 50 :(dor) F_Tomori leaves C_Soyuncu standing 
          ...  F_Tomori chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 50 :(byl) C_Romero is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to J_Obikwu 
          ...  F_Tomori with the tackle 
Min. 54 :(byl) N_NKoulou is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Rajovic 
          ...  M_Rajovic with the header! 
          ...  V_M_Savic is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 6-1 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 58 :(byl) A_MacAllister turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Washington 
          ...  D_Washington tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  V_M_Savic with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 61 :(dor) W_Zaha turns past T_Meunier 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A glorious effort by W_Zaha! 
          ...  J_Bijlow gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by W_Zaha 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of J_Bijlow 
Min. 63 :(byl) D_Washington controls the ball with ease 
          ...  Intercepted by S_Busquets 
Min. 65 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Vazquez 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Soyuncu 
Min. 65 :(dor) Reinier is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to I_Gundogan 
          ...  I_Gundogan smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  J_Bijlow makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 66 :(dor) I_Gundogan gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds R_Jimenez 
          ...  R_Jimenez runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 67 :(dor) Substitution by Borussia Dortmund 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Soumare 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Gundogan 
Min. 67 :(dor) Substitution by Borussia Dortmund 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Burke 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Busquets 
Min. 68 :(dor) Substitution by Borussia Dortmund 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Barry 
          ...  COMING OFF: Reinier 
Min. 68 :(dor) R_Jimenez breaks free from Palhinha 
          ...  R_Jimenez with a thundering volley! 
          ...  J_Bijlow parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 7-1 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 71 :(dor) J_Branthwaite pass splits open the defence and finds L_Barry 
          ...  L_Barry tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  J_Bijlow guesses right 
Min. 72 :(byl) M_Rajovic gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside B_Soumare! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from J_Branthwaite 
Min. 73 :(dor) W_Zaha takes advantage of a mistake by T_Meunier 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  Driven towards goal by W_Zaha! 
          ...  But J_Bijlow punches it away 
Min. 74 :(dor) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  C_Smalling is through! 
          ...  C_Smalling with the drive! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 75 :(byl) J_Vazquez runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Obikwu 
          ...  J_Branthwaite plays the back pass 
          ...  V_M_Savic can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_NKoulou swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  V_M_Savic jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 76 :(dor) F_Tomori with the nod to R_Jimenez 
          ...  T_Meunier 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! 
          ...  M_Burke dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  R_Jimenez makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He will be trying to claim the match ball now! 
          ...  The hat-trick is complete! 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 8-1 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 76 :(dor) L_Barry takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  M_Rajovic with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 80 :(dor) Fran_Garcia sidesteps C_Romero 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  A glorious effort by Fran_Garcia! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 81 :(dor) R_Jimenez moves forward 
          ...  J_Vazquez makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 82 :(byl) D_Washington could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  C_Smalling had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(dor) The ball is passed in from F_Tomori, he finds C_Smalling 
          ...  T_Meunier reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 89 :(byl) N_NKoulou with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves Gabriel behind 
          ...  N_NKoulou with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 90 :(byl) T_Meunier is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to J_Obikwu 
          ...  J_Obikwu beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat V_M_Savic 
          ...  V_M_Savic charges out of his area 
          ...  V_M_Savic belts it clear! 
          ...  Great sweeper-keeping! 
Min. 91 :(byl) M_Rajovic kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_MacAllister gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A_MacAllister carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  V_M_Savic gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 92 :(dor) B_Soumare kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  W_Zaha gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But J_Vazquez sweeps up the threat 
Min. 93 :(byl) J_Obikwu with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Palhinha 
          ...  Fran_Garcia with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Signal Iduna Park
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Borussia Dortmund Match Info
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Best player          : W_Zaha (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Reinier (19), W_Zaha (19,24,31), S_Busquets (34), R_Jimenez (45,68,76)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Reinier (46)
Injured              : N/A
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Bayer Leverkusen Match Info
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Best player          : M_Rajovic
Scorers              : M_Rajovic (54)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Washington (19), M_Rajovic (76)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Borussia Dortmund  |    Bayer Leverkusen
Attempts on Goal     :          27        |       11
Off target           :          13        |       4
On target            :          14        |       7
Possession           :          66        |       34
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           6        |       5
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :          15        |       11
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Final Score          : Borussia Dortmund 8 - 1 Bayer Leverkusen
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Player Statistics - Borussia Dortmund
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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V_M_Savic      GK  25   1   1   1  22 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0   0
F_Tomori       DF   1  22  17   3  25 |  94   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  28  24  23
Gabriel        DF   1  21  19   5  27 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Branthwaite  DF   1  19  16   3  28 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  13   0
C_Smalling     DF   1  20  16  12  27 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  13  14
Fran_Garcia    DF   1  20  17   4  25 |  94   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  16  12  67
I_Gundogan     MF   1  13  22   4  25 |  68   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  32  23
S_Busquets     DM   1  16  21   8  37 |  68   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  20   8  44
Reinier        MF   1   4  19  18  27 |  69   0   0   2   1   2   1   1   0   0  -4  30  28
W_Zaha         FW   1   3  15  23  23 |  94   0   0   0   0  11   3   0   0   0   0   0  69
R_Jimenez      FW   1   2  15  23  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   3   0   0   0   0   0  51
W_Benitez      GK  22   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Soumare      MF   1  15  19   4  26 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Burke        DM   1  15  17   2  24 |  26   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
L_Barry        MF   1   2  19  16  21 |  25   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
Y_Gerhardt     FW   1   6  14  14  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
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J_Bijlow       GK  24   1   1   1  22 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -45   0   0   0
C_Romero       DF   1  22  15   8  19 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  14   0
T_Meunier      DF   1  21  15  11  28 |  94   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  45  14  15
N_NKoulou      DF   1  21  17  10  27 |  94   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  15  28  16
C_Soyuncu      DF   1  21  14   9  23 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Palhinha       MF   1  16  20  11  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
W_McKennie     MF   1   3  19  13  30 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Morris       FW   1   3  15  19  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  14  14
M_Rajovic      FW   1   5  13  19  30 |  94   0   0   3   0   2   1   1   0   0  -4  44  26
D_Washington   FW   1   8  17  19  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  12
J_Obikwu       FW   1   5  14  18  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   9
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 |  28   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  16   0
K_Smith        DF   1  17  15   4  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_MacAllister  MF   1   4  19  13  27 |  49   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  14
D_van_de_Beek  FW   1  11  19  11  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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