FFO FA Cup, Bayer Leverkusen vs. Villarreal (Wed Jul 10) Bayer Leverkusen | Villarreal 4-1-3-1-1 P | 4-1-2-1-2 C Neil Stockley | Matthew Bethell | J_Bijlow GK | GK F_Jorgensen C_Romero DF | DF J_Galan J_Vazquez DF | DF M_Schmelzer K_Smith DF | DF M_Gabbia C_Soyuncu DF | DF L_Dubois J_Weigl DM | DM K_Bielik W_McKennie MF | MF D_Suarez A_MacAllister MF | AM A_Baena R_Gagliardini MF | MF C_Palacios C_Gakpo AM | FW A_Rebic C_Morris FW | FW D_Origi | M_Turner SUB | SUB F_Woodman T_Meunier SUB | SUB J_Stanisic M_Grujic SUB | SUB M_Pineda S_Comesana SUB | SUB J_Dilrosun J_Obikwu SUB | SUB Joselu Min. 1 :(vil) D_Origi with an inch perfect pass to L_Dubois ... L_Dubois with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... J_Bijlow makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 12 :(vil) C_Palacios is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to L_Dubois ... L_Dubois aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... C_Palacios drives it into the box! ... J_Galan gets something on it! ... J_Bijlow parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 13 :(vil) C_Palacios with a 50-yard pass to A_Baena ... Excellent sliding challenge from C_Romero Min. 13 :(byl) C_Romero slides it through the middle to C_Gakpo ... M_Schmelzer with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 15 :(byl) J_Weigl sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to W_McKennie ... W_McKennie tries the lob from 30 yards! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... F_Jorgensen never had a chance! Min. 18 :(vil) K_Bielik spits at J_Weigl ... He should be ashamed! ... He deserves punishment for that! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 21 :(vil) D_Origi controls the ball with ease ... D_Origi has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... What agility from J_Bijlow Min. 24 :(byl) A_MacAllister takes advantage of a mistake by K_Bielik ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to C_Morris! ... C_Morris flings a shot at goal! ... F_Jorgensen makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 25 :(byl) W_McKennie is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to C_Gakpo ... C_Gakpo with the goal bound shot! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Villarreal fans taunt him about that effort Min. 34 :(byl) A_MacAllister with an amazing show of skill to get past M_Schmelzer ... He crosses to C_Morris ... C_Morris shapes up for a shot! ... GOAL!! ... Superb strike! ... His team mates join him in a celebration ... They dance around his shirt in delight!! ... Bayer Leverkusen go ahead in this match now! ... Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 Villarreal ... Min. 35 :(vil) Tactical Change by Villarreal ... Villarreal have changed their playing style to P Min. 35 :(vil) D_Origi is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to A_Baena ... A_Baena with a screamer of a shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... M_Schmelzer swings it in! ... J_Bijlow reads it well, and claims it! Min. 40 :(vil) M_Schmelzer with a probing pass to J_Galan ... J_Galan with the punt towards goal! ... It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air ... The defenders out leap the attackers ... The ball is away and clear from the danger area Min. 41 :(vil) A_Baena turns past K_Smith ... He has some space now! ... A great volley from A_Baena! ... But J_Bijlow makes a superb stop down low Min. 42 :(byl) W_McKennie turns past L_Dubois ... He has some space now! ... W_McKennie has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... F_Jorgensen tips it round the post ... Well saved ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... R_Gagliardini flights it in! ... F_Jorgensen comes towards the ball ... And he claims it with ease! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(byl) The defender underhits the back pass! ... W_McKennie is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! ... W_McKennie with a graceful, looping effort! ... F_Jorgensen with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 45 :(vil) Substitution by Villarreal ... COMING ON: J_Stanisic ... COMING OFF: L_Dubois ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 Villarreal Min. 46 :(vil) J_Stanisic slips past his marker J_Vazquez ... The ball is whipped into A_Rebic ... C_Romero with a clumsy challenge ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... J_Stanisic floats it forward ... C_Palacios latches onto the end of it ... K_Smith slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 46 :(vil) D_Suarez spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to A_Baena! ... But K_Smith reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 49 :(byl) C_Morris finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... Cleaned up by K_Bielik Min. 50 :(vil) D_Suarez runs at the defender ... He takes it past him ... But A_MacAllister reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 51 :(byl) C_Gakpo moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to C_Romero ... J_Galan goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 56 :(vil) A_Baena looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to C_Palacios ... K_Smith with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. ... That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... K_Bielik swings it in ... D_Origi takes control of it! ... D_Origi tries to lob the keeper! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 58 :(vil) K_Bielik runs at goal ... He spots the run of D_Origi ... He's played him in ... D_Origi with the punt towards goal! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 60 :(vil) M_Schmelzer breaks free from C_Soyuncu ... C_Romero wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 61 :(vil) M_Schmelzer knocks the ball past the defender ... From long range M_Schmelzer bends the ball towards goal! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 62 :(vil) Substitution by Villarreal ... COMING ON: Joselu ... COMING OFF: D_Origi Min. 62 :(byl) A_MacAllister brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... A_MacAllister with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... F_Jorgensen parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 62 :(vil) K_Bielik flicks it over C_Romero and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... C_Morris is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly Min. 62 :(vil) M_Schmelzer with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Rebic gets on the end of the pass ... J_Weigl with the tackle Min. 63 :(vil) J_Galan with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to Joselu ... Joselu unleashes a pile driver! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 64 :(byl) A_MacAllister with an incisive pass to C_Gakpo ... C_Gakpo hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... It hits off a defender! ... F_Jorgensen is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Vazquez plays it towards the near post! ... F_Jorgensen comes towards the ball ... And he claims it with ease! Min. 64 :(vil) M_Schmelzer with a real burst of pace ... A well-placed shot from M_Schmelzer! ... J_Bijlow makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 65 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: J_Obikwu ... COMING OFF: C_Morris Min. 65 :(vil) M_Schmelzer runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off C_Romero back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... M_Schmelzer strikes a wicked curler! ... J_Bijlow gets up well to catch that one Min. 66 :(byl) J_Obikwu takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... J_Obikwu with a screamer of a shot! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 67 :(byl) A_MacAllister feeds the ball through the middle ... J_Obikwu runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... J_Obikwu with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... F_Jorgensen is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 68 :(vil) D_Suarez with a slide rule pass to Joselu ... Cleared by R_Gagliardini Min. 69 :(vil) A defence splitting pass from Joselu to A_Baena ... K_Smith with a nasty foul ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup ... K_Bielik floats it forward ... A_Baena latches onto the end of it ... A_Baena with the side footed shot! ... J_Bijlow makes a difficult save Min. 69 :(vil) A_Baena eases past C_Soyuncu ... A_Baena carves a shot towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... K_Bielik crosses it in! ... D_Suarez gets on the end of it ... J_Bijlow makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 72 :(vil) A_Baena can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to Joselu ... A cheeky lob from Joselu! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 75 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to D Min. 75 :(byl) C_Gakpo cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to J_Obikwu ... Intercepted by J_Stanisic Min. 79 :(byl) J_Obikwu finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... Joselu wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 79 :(vil) M_Gabbia is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to Joselu ... Joselu with the attempt at goal! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 82 :(byl) A_MacAllister takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... From long range A_MacAllister bends the ball towards goal! ... But F_Jorgensen stops that one easily Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(vil) M_Gabbia drives it across the face of the goal M_Schmelzer ... A cracking drive from M_Schmelzer! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 90 :(vil) M_Gabbia looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Rebic ... A_Rebic plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into J_Bijlow's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! Min. 92 :(vil) A_Rebic takes on J_Obikwu ... He runs past him ... J_Weigl with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... The Referee calls him over ... He lets him off with a strong warning ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : BayArena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_MacAllister (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_Morris (34) Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Romero (46), K_Smith (69) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Villarreal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Baena Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Schmelzer (13), K_Bielik (18) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen | Villarreal Attempts on Goal : 11 | 20 Off target : 5 | 13 On target : 6 | 7 Possession : 45 | 55 Corners : 2 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 1 | 2 Fouls : 6 | 8 Key Tackles : 7 | 4 Key Passes : 9 | 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Bayer Leverkusen 1 - 0 Villarreal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 0 0 0 C_Romero DF 1 22 15 8 19 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 24 10 -4 J_Vazquez DF 1 18 13 11 20 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Smith DF 1 17 15 4 20 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 51 -4 -4 C_Soyuncu DF 1 21 14 9 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Weigl DM 1 15 21 7 24 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 8 0 W_McKennie MF 1 3 19 13 30 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 41 A_MacAllister MF 1 3 19 13 27 | 96 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 33 54 28 R_Gagliardini MF 1 13 18 5 29 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 C_Gakpo AM 1 2 17 20 27 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 12 C_Morris FW 1 3 15 19 28 | 67 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 M_Turner GK 21 1 1 1 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Meunier DF 1 21 15 11 28 | 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 S_Comesana MF 1 12 18 10 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Obikwu FW 1 5 13 18 26 | 29 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Player Statistics - Villarreal Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F_Jorgensen GK 24 1 1 1 21 | 96 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 J_Galan DF 1 21 15 8 30 | 96 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 14 36 M_Schmelzer DF 1 21 15 10 30 | 96 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 -4 24 62 M_Gabbia DF 1 20 14 5 25 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 L_Dubois DF 1 19 16 10 24 | 45 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 K_Bielik DM 1 12 19 10 21 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 6 -4 D_Suarez MF 1 7 18 14 21 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 13 A_Baena AM 1 3 18 15 30 | 96 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 22 46 C_Palacios MF 1 10 17 15 26 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 A_Rebic FW 1 6 13 21 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 D_Origi FW 1 5 14 20 26 | 64 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 30 19 F_Woodman GK 18 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Stanisic DF 1 17 14 4 23 | 51 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 15 0 M_Pineda DF 1 15 13 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Dilrosun MF 1 3 15 10 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joselu FW 1 6 13 20 27 | 32 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 30 16 18 1720637321 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40