FFO EFL1, Monaco vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Fri Aug 16) Monaco | Bayer Leverkusen 5-1-1-2-1 C | 4-1-3-2 N James Bucknall | Neil Stockley | P_Gollini GK | GK J_Bijlow A_Telles DF | DF C_Romero Caio_Henrique DF | DF T_Meunier S_Umtiti DF | DF N_NKoulou O_Zinchenko DF | DF C_Soyuncu D_Alaba DF | DM Palhinha A_Haidara DM | MF R_Gagliardini S_Jovetic MF | MF D_van_de_Beek H_Ziyech AM | MF S_Comesana A_Doci AM | FW C_Morris C_Immobile FW | FW M_Rajovic | B_Fall SUB | SUB M_Turner Jonny SUB | SUB J_Vazquez Pepe SUB | SUB M_Grujic D_Cataldi SUB | SUB A_MacAllister G_Til SUB | SUB D_Washington Min. 2 :(mon) A_Haidara gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to H_Ziyech ... D_van_de_Beek with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... FREE KICK ... A_Doci knocks it forward ... C_Immobile gets on the end of it ... But D_van_de_Beek reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 6 :(mon) S_Jovetic is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to C_Immobile ... C_Immobile blasts it at the goal! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 8 :(byl) R_Gagliardini looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to C_Morris ... C_Morris fires a shot at goal! ... P_Gollini gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 11 :(mon) O_Zinchenko has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past R_Gagliardini ... He knocks it to H_Ziyech! ... H_Ziyech bears down on goal! ... J_Bijlow makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 15 :(mon) A_Telles turns well with the ball ... He has some space now! ... A_Telles with a terrific drive! ... J_Bijlow watches it sail wide! Min. 16 :(mon) O_Zinchenko beats T_Meunier ... T_Meunier redeems himself with a great tackle Min. 17 :(mon) C_Immobile takes possession ... He has his back towards goal ... He turns well ... C_Immobile attempts a chip! ... J_Bijlow won't get to that! ... GOAL!! ... Pick that one out!! ... Monaco have the advantage! ... Monaco 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 18 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to P Min. 18 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... S_Comesana will now play as a AM Min. 18 :(byl) M_Rajovic sidesteps A_Telles ... He showed great skill there ... M_Rajovic uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 21 :(mon) O_Zinchenko finds the run of A_Telles ... A_Telles attempts a chip! ... J_Bijlow guesses right Min. 23 :(mon) Caio_Henrique drives the ball across field ... It comes to O_Zinchenko ... Fine tackle by T_Meunier ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 27 :(mon) D_Alaba pulls it back to A_Doci ... A_Doci hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 38 :(byl) Palhinha with the first time pass to C_Morris ... C_Morris with the crafty shot! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 46 :(mon) A_Haidara gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to C_Immobile ... C_Immobile curls it towards the top corner! ... Saved by J_Bijlow ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Monaco 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen Min. 48 :(byl) C_Morris with a glorious 60-yard pass to N_NKoulou ... O_Zinchenko with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 59 :(mon) S_Jovetic off the woodwork! ... A_Doci picks up the deflection ... A_Doci runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... J_Bijlow heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 60 :(byl) C_Morris finds the space intelligently ... A wicked drive by C_Morris! ... It hits off a defender! ... P_Gollini is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... C_Soyuncu dinks the ball into the area! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 61 :(byl) C_Soyuncu kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Rajovic gets on the end of the pass ... M_Rajovic aims for the top right corner! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 63 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco ... COMING ON: D_Cataldi ... COMING OFF: A_Haidara Min. 63 :(mon) S_Umtiti takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_Jovetic ... S_Comesana with the foul Min. 64 :(byl) S_Comesana finds his way through ... They tried to play the offside trap ... H_Ziyech rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 65 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: D_Washington ... COMING OFF: M_Rajovic Min. 65 :(mon) A_Doci looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to C_Immobile ... C_Immobile controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... J_Bijlow parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 67 :(byl) C_Soyuncu with a neat pass into C_Morris ... A_Doci wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did Min. 68 :(mon) C_Immobile knocks the ball past D_Washington ... C_Immobile cracks a laser towards goal! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 70 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco ... COMING ON: Jonny ... COMING OFF: S_Umtiti Min. 71 :(mon) S_Jovetic has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past C_Romero ... He puts in D_Cataldi! ... D_Cataldi has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... But J_Bijlow palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 71 :(mon) S_Jovetic looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... R_Gagliardini with the high feet ... He got away with just a warning Min. 72 :(mon) Jonny with an inch perfect pass to A_Doci ... C_Soyuncu plays the back pass ... J_Bijlow can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... S_Jovetic hits it into the box! ... Palhinha reads the ball well and clears Min. 72 :(byl) Palhinha sidesteps Jonny ... He was too quick for his marker ... H_Ziyech with a clumsy challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that Min. 74 :(mon) Caio_Henrique with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to H_Ziyech ... N_NKoulou clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 74 :(byl) C_Soyuncu has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... C_Soyuncu with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... P_Gollini won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 78 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco ... COMING ON: G_Til ... COMING OFF: C_Immobile Min. 79 :(mon) Caio_Henrique sidesteps S_Comesana ... He showed great skill there ... T_Meunier with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 80 :(byl) T_Meunier with a great first touch ... T_Meunier drives the ball low! ... It's way wide ... The Monaco fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 82 :(byl) T_Meunier sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to C_Morris ... But D_Alaba with the fine tackle Min. 86 :(mon) D_Alaba controls it with ease ... C_Soyuncu wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 87 :(byl) Palhinha leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to T_Meunier ... T_Meunier with a graceful, looping effort! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a crappy effort! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(byl) C_Morris looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... Caio_Henrique takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 91 :(mon) G_Til slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... G_Til hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... Brilliant save from J_Bijlow Min. 93 :(mon) H_Ziyech backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... S_Jovetic latches onto the end of it ... D_van_de_Beek pulls the player to the ground!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 94 :(byl) C_Morris gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside Jonny! ... He has some space now! ... C_Morris has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... But P_Gollini is equal to it Min. 95 :(byl) C_Morris finds his way through ... The offside trap didn't work ... D_Alaba dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stade Louis II ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monaco Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Immobile (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_Immobile (17) Sent Off : N/A Booked : H_Ziyech (72) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Morris Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monaco | Bayer Leverkusen Attempts on Goal : 12 | 9 Off target : 4 | 7 On target : 8 | 2 Possession : 52 | 48 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 10 | 8 Key Tackles : 4 | 8 Key Passes : 11 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Monaco 1 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Monaco Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P_Gollini GK 25 1 1 1 24 | 98 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 A_Telles DF 1 20 15 9 21 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 Caio_Henrique DF 1 19 15 3 25 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 S_Umtiti DF 1 20 16 6 23 | 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Zinchenko DF 1 19 18 6 28 | 98 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 22 0 D_Alaba DF 1 22 18 13 23 | 98 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 11 0 A_Haidara DM 1 14 19 7 28 | 65 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 S_Jovetic MF 1 4 19 17 28 | 98 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 H_Ziyech AM 1 4 19 17 25 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 28 -4 6 A_Doci AM 1 9 17 14 24 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 25 C_Immobile FW 1 3 13 22 29 | 80 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 B_Fall GK 17 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jonny DF 1 16 12 7 23 | 26 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 Pepe MF 1 10 16 9 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Cataldi DM 1 11 15 7 24 | 33 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 G_Til FW 1 8 15 12 29 | 18 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 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 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 C_Romero DF 1 22 15 8 19 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Meunier DF 1 21 15 11 28 | 98 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 45 14 30 N_NKoulou DF 1 21 17 10 27 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 C_Soyuncu DF 1 21 14 9 23 | 98 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 15 17 Palhinha DM 1 15 20 11 27 | 98 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 18 0 R_Gagliardini MF 1 13 18 5 29 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 D_van_de_Beek MF 1 11 19 11 28 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 S_Comesana AM 1 12 18 10 25 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Morris FW 1 3 15 19 28 | 98 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 14 30 M_Rajovic FW 1 5 13 19 30 | 67 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 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 M_Grujic MF 1 13 17 2 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_MacAllister MF 1 4 19 13 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Washington FW 1 8 17 19 27 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1723830231 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40