FFO EFL1, Bayer Leverkusen vs. Fiorentina (Fri Apr 18)


                     Bayer Leverkusen  |  Fiorentina
                            5-1-2-2 C  |  5-2-1-2 P
                                    -  |  Neil Kirby
                                       |
                          J_Bijlow GK  |  GK G_Mamardvili
                          C_Romero DF  |  DF R_Karsdorp
                         J_Vazquez DF  |  DF A_Wan_Bissaka
                           K_Smith DF  |  DF L_Spinazzola
                            Maicon DF  |  DF P_Estupinan
                         C_Soyuncu DF  |  DF J_Cancelo
                     T_Hitzlsprger DM  |  MF M_Locatelli
                     R_Gagliardini MF  |  MF L_Goretzka
                        W_McKennie MF  |  AM S_Chukwueze
                      D_Washington FW  |  FW D_Berardi
                         M_Edwards FW  |  FW K_Mbappe
                                       |
                          M_Turner SUB |  SUB D_Greif
                      J_Roussillon SUB |  SUB N_Zeze
                           Y_Macon SUB |  SUB G_Zan
                          L_Petkov SUB |  SUB M_Diaby
                     A_Gudmundsson SUB |  SUB A_Licata




Min. 3  :(byl) R_Gagliardini with the first time flick to C_Romero 
          ...  P_Estupinan hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are throwing coins at the corner taker! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_McKennie crosses it in! 
          ...  M_Edwards gets a shot in 
          ...  G_Mamardvili can't get to it 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish! 
          ...  That's put Bayer Leverkusen in front! 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 Fiorentina ...
Min. 4  :(fio) Tactical Change by Fiorentina 
          ...  Fiorentina have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 5  :(byl) Maicon holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Washington 
          ...  J_Cancelo gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 5  :(fio) P_Estupinan heads the ball back to J_Cancelo 
          ...  T_Hitzlsprger gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 8  :(byl) K_Smith plays the early ball across the box to find T_Hitzlsprger in space 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from T_Hitzlsprger! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Fiorentina fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 10 :(fio) L_Goretzka knocks the ball past the lunge of T_Hitzlsprger 
          ...  Maicon leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
Min. 13 :(fio) L_Spinazzola picks up a loose ball 
          ...  L_Spinazzola could have let it bounce! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Rifled home! 
          ...  OOOHHHHH LAAAA-LAAA! 
          ...  Fiorentina are back level! 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 Fiorentina ...
Min. 21 :(byl) Maicon takes advantage of a mistake by D_Berardi 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  Maicon flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 24 :(fio) L_Goretzka is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  K_Mbappe latches onto the ball 
          ...  R_Gagliardini with a deliberate foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 25 :(fio) L_Goretzka rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to D_Berardi 
          ...  D_Berardi tries to beat J_Bijlow! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for J_Bijlow 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  J_Bijlow looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 29 :(fio) J_Cancelo off the woodwork! 
          ...  S_Chukwueze picks up the deflection 
          ...  S_Chukwueze hits a great shot! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 35 :(byl) W_McKennie bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to M_Edwards 
          ...  M_Edwards hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 41 :(fio) D_Berardi knocks the ball past R_Gagliardini 
          ...  D_Berardi with the header! 
          ...  J_Bijlow tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 42 :(byl) J_Vazquez with the cross-field pass to M_Edwards 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  J_Cancelo picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 42 :(fio) D_Berardi flicks it over K_Smith's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  A glorious effort by D_Berardi! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Spinazzola chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Vazquez reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 46 :(fio) R_Karsdorp with a precise ball to P_Estupinan 
          ...  P_Estupinan strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  J_Bijlow looks dejected 
          ...  That's given Fiorentina the lead! 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen 1-2 Fiorentina ...
Min. 47 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 47 :(fio) Tactical Change by Fiorentina 
          ...  M_Locatelli will now play as a DM 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Bayer Leverkusen 1-2 Fiorentina

Min. 46 :(fio) D_Berardi threads the through ball to S_Chukwueze 
          ...  S_Chukwueze with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  J_Bijlow with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 48 :(fio) A_Wan_Bissaka is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to K_Mbappe 
          ...  C_Soyuncu clears with a diving header 
Min. 54 :(fio) D_Berardi slips past J_Vazquez 
          ...  D_Berardi blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  J_Bijlow moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 55 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Roussillon 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Soyuncu 
Min. 60 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: Y_Macon 
          ...  COMING OFF: W_McKennie 
Min. 60 :(fio) K_Mbappe pushes it past R_Gagliardini 
          ...  C_Romero tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  They are lining up to take this one! 
          ...  Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! 
          ...  D_Berardi with the curler 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 61 :(fio) P_Estupinan with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  A left-footer by P_Estupinan! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 64 :(byl) M_Edwards turns past P_Estupinan 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  L_Spinazzola reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by J_Roussillon 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of G_Mamardvili 
Min. 64 :(fio) L_Spinazzola looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Mbappe 
          ...  K_Mbappe tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  J_Bijlow gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But can't hold onto it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen 1-3 Fiorentina ...
Min. 66 :(fio) L_Spinazzola works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Berardi 
          ...  D_Berardi is clean through! 
          ...  He tries to take it round J_Bijlow 
          ...  He rounds J_Bijlow 
          ...  He taps it towards the goal! 
          ...  C_Romero rushes back to get to it 
Min. 67 :(fio) K_Mbappe sprints past the defender 
          ...  K_Mbappe blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  J_Bijlow won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 70 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Gudmundsson 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Edwards 
Min. 75 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Diaby 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Goretzka 
Min. 76 :(fio) K_Mbappe runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off J_Roussillon back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  Driven towards goal by K_Mbappe! 
          ...  J_Bijlow collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 78 :(fio) A_Wan_Bissaka leaves J_Vazquez standing 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Vazquez 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Chukwueze floats the ball in! 
          ...  M_Locatelli gets to it! 
          ...  J_Bijlow tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Chukwueze drives it into the box! 
          ...  K_Mbappe with the header 
          ...  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. 79 :(fio) K_Mbappe takes advantage of a mistake by Maicon 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  But J_Vazquez sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 80 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Zeze 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Spinazzola 
Min. 80 :(fio) D_Berardi with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  D_Washington with a nasty foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
Min. 81 :(fio) S_Chukwueze has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past R_Gagliardini 
          ...  He puts in R_Karsdorp! 
          ...  R_Karsdorp tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  But J_Bijlow punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that J_Bijlow got a touch 
Min. 83 :(byl) D_Washington turns past A_Wan_Bissaka 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  D_Washington tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 83 :(fio) K_Mbappe takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into D_Berardi 
          ...  D_Berardi plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  YES !! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh, you have to say that's magnificent! 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen 1-4 Fiorentina ...
Min. 85 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Licata 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Mbappe 
Min. 87 :(byl) T_Hitzlsprger with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Gudmundsson 
          ...  A_Gudmundsson with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  But G_Mamardvili with the difficult save 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(byl) J_Vazquez with the header on 
          ...  He finds A_Gudmundsson in space 
          ...  N_Zeze with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  - looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 90 :(byl) A_Gudmundsson takes advantage of a mistake by J_Cancelo 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Wan_Bissaka 
Min. 91 :(fio) S_Chukwueze looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  R_Karsdorp receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  R_Karsdorp fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 93 :(fio) D_Berardi plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  J_Vazquez with a terrible tackle 
Min. 94 :(fio) P_Estupinan with a pinpoint pass to M_Locatelli 
          ...  M_Locatelli sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  J_Bijlow won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 95 :(fio) S_Chukwueze lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka latches on to it 
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 97 :(byl) K_Smith leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to J_Roussillon 
          ...  J_Roussillon attempts the shot! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : BayArena
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Bayer Leverkusen Match Info
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Best player          : M_Edwards
Scorers              : M_Edwards (3)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Washington (80)
Injured              : N/A
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Fiorentina Match Info
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Best player          : K_Mbappe (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Spinazzola (13), P_Estupinan (46), K_Mbappe (64), D_Berardi (83)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Bayer Leverkusen  |    Fiorentina
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       21
Off target           :           4        |       11
On target            :           3        |       10
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       5
Key Tackles          :           5        |       5
Key Passes           :           8        |       13
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Final Score          : Bayer Leverkusen 1 - 4 Fiorentina
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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  25   1   1   1  22 | 100   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15   0   0   0
C_Romero       DF   1  23  16   9  19 | 100   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Vazquez      DF   1  20  14  12  20 | 100   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  51  32   0
K_Smith        DF   1  18  16   5  20 | 100   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
Maicon         DF   1  18  15   7  25 | 100   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  20
C_Soyuncu      DF   1  22  14  10  23 |  58   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
T_Hitzlsprger  DM   1  15  18  13  20 | 100   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  22  12  14
R_Gagliardini  MF   1  14  19   5  29 | 100   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
W_McKennie     MF   1   3  20  14  30 |  63   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
D_Washington   FW   1   9  18  22  27 | 100   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  -4   1
M_Edwards      FW   1   3  15  20  31 |  73   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
J_Roussillon   DF   1  16  14  10  25 |  42   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
Y_Macon        MF   1  14  16   6  14 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Petkov       MF   1  10  17  13  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Gudmundsson  FW   1   6  17  21  22 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7

Player Statistics - Fiorentina
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_Mamardvili   GK  26   1   1   1  25 | 100   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0
R_Karsdorp     DF   1  20  18  13  24 | 100   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  28  29
A_Wan_Bissaka  DF   1  23  18  13  23 | 100   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  14  12  14
L_Spinazzola   DF   1  22  20  16  27 |  83   0   1   2   1   1   1   0   0   0  15  34  30
P_Estupinan    DF   1  22  19  15  27 | 100   0   1   2   0   2   1   0   0   0  15  22  44
J_Cancelo      DF   1  23  19   8  22 | 100   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  28  11   0
M_Locatelli    DM   1  19  23  16  27 | 100   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  23
L_Goretzka     MF   1  17  23  18  25 |  78   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   0
S_Chukwueze    AM   1   3  21  21  27 | 100   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  27  13
D_Berardi      FW   1   8  21  24  30 | 100   0   0   1   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   9  34
K_Mbappe       FW   1   4  20  25  27 |  88   0   0   1   1   4   1   0   0   0   0  24  19
D_Greif        GK  18   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Zeze         DF   1  18  15   6  24 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Zan          DF   1  17  11  11  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Diaby        MF   1   3  21  20  30 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Licata       FW   1   5  14  17  25 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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