FFO EFL1, Napoli vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Fri Feb 07)


                               Napoli  |  Bayer Leverkusen
                              4-4-2 E  |  5-1-2-2 C
                                    -  |  -
                                       |
                     O_Vlachodimos GK  |  GK J_Bijlow
                       C_C_Vickers DF  |  DF C_Romero
                        T_Chalobah DF  |  DF J_Vazquez
                           A_Silva DF  |  DF K_Smith
                        P_Pfeiffer DF  |  DF Maicon
                           L_Gibbs MF  |  DF C_Soyuncu
                       K_Kallstrom MF  |  DM Rodri
                        P_Malheiro MF  |  MF T_Hitzlsprger
                       B_Bjarkason MF  |  MF W_McKennie
                         I_Cardona FW  |  FW D_Washington
                            K_Boyd FW  |  FW A_Gudmundsson
                                       |
                       M_Silvestri SUB |  SUB M_Turner
                          C_Natali SUB |  SUB T_Meunier
                        A_Moueffek SUB |  SUB R_Gagliardini
                           R_Yates SUB |  SUB L_Petkov
                         A_Ashavin SUB |  SUB M_Edwards




Min. 5  :(byl) A_Gudmundsson is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to Rodri 
          ...  Rodri with the header! 
          ...  But O_Vlachodimos parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 5  :(nap) C_C_Vickers with a short pass to find I_Cardona 
          ...  C_Soyuncu fouls badly 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! 
          ...  Will we see it? 
          ...  P_Pfeiffer fires it towards the goal 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 6  :(byl) W_McKennie with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  J_Vazquez gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  K_Kallstrom with the tackle 
          ...  He left his foot in there! 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Here we go, a real chance of a goal 
          ...  D_Washington fires it towards the goal 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Napoli fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 11 :(nap) L_Gibbs has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  L_Gibbs tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He jumps into the crowd! 
          ...  The fans love him!! 
          ...  That's put Napoli into the lead! 
          ...  Napoli 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 12 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 14 :(nap) L_Gibbs smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  K_Kallstrom latches onto the ball 
          ...  K_Kallstrom cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  J_Bijlow parries it 
Min. 15 :(byl) A_Gudmundsson gets possession in his own half 
          ...  B_Bjarkason with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Bayer Leverkusen players 
          ...  The Referee writes his name into the book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 19 :(nap) P_Pfeiffer plays the early ball across the box to find I_Cardona in space 
          ...  J_Vazquez wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 24 :(byl) Rodri with a glorious 60-yard pass to W_McKennie 
          ...  P_Pfeiffer makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 27 :(byl) A_Gudmundsson takes on A_Silva 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  A vicious shot by A_Gudmundsson! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos gathers it comfortably 
Min. 29 :(byl) T_Hitzlsprger cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Washington 
          ...  P_Malheiro wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
Min. 30 :(nap) C_C_Vickers takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Vazquez 
Min. 31 :(byl) Maicon makes a run into space 
          ...  L_Gibbs tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! 
          ...  Will we see it? 
          ...  D_Washington fires it towards the goal 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 33 :(byl) A_Gudmundsson takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  A_Gudmundsson sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 34 :(byl) T_Hitzlsprger with a one-touch layoff to J_Vazquez 
          ...  J_Vazquez fires the shot in! 
          ...  But O_Vlachodimos punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 38 :(byl) T_Hitzlsprger looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Gudmundsson 
          ...  A_Silva with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee writes his name in his little black book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 38 :(byl) T_Hitzlsprger cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to C_Soyuncu 
          ...  Great challenge by C_C_Vickers 
          ...  But it goes out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Vazquez swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of O_Vlachodimos 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 44 :(nap) T_Chalobah takes possession on the halfway line 
          ...  He runs forward with the ball 
          ...  He skips past the challenges 
          ...  C_Romero 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 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 45 :(byl) W_McKennie has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  J_Vazquez collects the loose ball! 
          ...  P_Malheiro tackles from behind 
          ...  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! 

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

Min. 46 :(byl) W_McKennie flicks it over T_Chalobah's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  C_C_Vickers with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  An expectant silence takes the crowd 
          ...  A_Gudmundsson with the curler 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a finish! 
          ...  The Bayer Leverkusen fans sing his praises! 
          ...  That goal restores parity, and we're level! 
          ...  Napoli 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 47 :(nap) B_Bjarkason slides the ball across to I_Cardona 
          ...  What a challenge by K_Smith 
          ...  The ball cannoning out of play for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Malheiro with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  C_Romero wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 54 :(byl) A_Gudmundsson knocks the ball on and sprints past C_C_Vickers 
          ...  A delightful ball in to D_Washington 
          ...  D_Washington with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Vazquez flights it in! 
          ...  C_Romero gets something on it! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 55 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Meunier 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Soyuncu 
Min. 55 :(byl) K_Smith cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Gudmundsson 
          ...  A_Gudmundsson breaks clear! 
          ...  He just has O_Vlachodimos to beat! 
          ...  He rounds O_Vlachodimos 
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal! 
          ...  It goes over!! 
Min. 56 :(nap) T_Chalobah beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  T_Chalobah sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Gibbs curls it into the box! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  T_Meunier clears the danger 
Min. 56 :(byl) W_McKennie with an early cross to D_Washington 
          ...  D_Washington blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 59 :(nap) K_Kallstrom crosses in from the wing, he finds C_C_Vickers in the box 
          ...  C_C_Vickers must beat J_Bijlow! 
          ...  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. 59 :(byl) A_Gudmundsson takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  L_Gibbs goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 60 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Moueffek 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Malheiro 
Min. 60 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Gagliardini 
          ...  COMING OFF: W_McKennie 
Min. 61 :(byl) Maicon takes on K_Boyd 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  P_Pfeiffer bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 63 :(nap) A defence splitting pass from A_Moueffek to I_Cardona 
          ...  I_Cardona has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  J_Bijlow guesses right 
Min. 63 :(byl) Rodri eases past K_Boyd 
          ...  P_Pfeiffer goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 65 :(nap) K_Boyd over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds C_C_Vickers though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  C_C_Vickers tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  J_Bijlow won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 68 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Natali 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Pfeiffer 
Min. 68 :(nap) L_Gibbs sidesteps C_Romero 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  But T_Meunier reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 69 :(nap) A_Moueffek bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to C_Natali 
          ...  C_Natali hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  J_Bijlow tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by B_Bjarkason! 
          ...  Rodri heads it away 
Min. 70 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Edwards 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Gudmundsson 
Min. 70 :(byl) Maicon controls it with ease 
          ...  Maicon with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos tips it wide for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Maicon dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos catches it! 
Min. 72 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Ashavin 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Boyd 
Min. 72 :(byl) C_Romero takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Washington 
          ...  D_Washington goes for the top corner! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He scores! 
          ...  Can You Believe It? 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen take the lead! 
          ...  Napoli 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 77 :(nap) L_Gibbs holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to T_Chalobah 
          ...  T_Chalobah hits a curling shot! 
          ...  J_Bijlow gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 78 :(byl) C_Romero off the woodwork! 
          ...  D_Washington picks up the deflection 
          ...  D_Washington controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  But O_Vlachodimos punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 81 :(nap) C_Natali barges K_Smith off the ball 
          ...  C_Natali with the strike! 
          ...  J_Bijlow was lucky there 
Min. 81 :(nap) B_Bjarkason knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Maicon with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
Min. 85 :(byl) K_Smith pass splits open the defence and finds C_Romero 
          ...  A_Silva wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(nap) L_Gibbs drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to A_Ashavin 
          ...  A_Ashavin tries to beat J_Bijlow! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Bayer Leverkusen fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 90 :(byl) M_Edwards knocks the ball past the lunge of T_Chalobah 
          ...  A_Moueffek with the high feet 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  M_Edwards shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to D_Washington instead 
          ...  C_Natali gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Edwards swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  T_Chalobah belts it clear 
Min. 90 :(byl) C_Romero is spitting at B_Bjarkason 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
Min. 91 :(nap) T_Chalobah with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  T_Chalobah blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 95 :(byl) T_Hitzlsprger with a 50-yard pass to D_Washington 
          ...  A_Silva is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
Min. 96 :(byl) T_Hitzlsprger with an inswinging cross to J_Vazquez 
          ...  K_Kallstrom dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
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Napoli Match Info
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Best player          : L_Gibbs
Scorers              : L_Gibbs (11)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Bjarkason (15), A_Silva (38), P_Malheiro (45), C_C_Vickers (46), P_Pfeiffer (61), A_Moueffek (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Bayer Leverkusen Match Info
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Best player          : A_Gudmundsson (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Gudmundsson (46), D_Washington (72)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Romero (44)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                  Napoli  |    Bayer Leverkusen
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       14
Off target           :           6        |       6
On target            :           6        |       8
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           3        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           6        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          17        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       7
Key Passes           :           9        |       15
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Final Score          : Napoli 1 - 2 Bayer Leverkusen
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Player Statistics - Napoli
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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O_Vlachodimos  GK  25   1   1   1  26 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
C_C_Vickers    DF   1  22  15  10  25 |  97   0   1   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  11  -4  30
T_Chalobah     DF   1  21  17  14  24 |  97   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  16   0  40
A_Silva        DF   1  21  18   5  22 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  12  -4  -4
P_Pfeiffer     DF   1  18  14   4  32 |  69   0   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  34  12  19
L_Gibbs        MF   1  14  20   4  28 |  97   0   1   3   0   1   1   0   0   0  23  30  54
K_Kallstrom    MF   1   7  18  16  28 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  12  12
P_Malheiro     MF   1  13  18   6  24 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  -4
B_Bjarkason    MF   1  10  17  15  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4   9  -4
I_Cardona      FW   1   7  13  19  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
K_Boyd         FW   1   3  13  18  22 |  73   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
M_Silvestri    GK  18   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Natali       DF   1  18  12  10  31 |  28   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  19   0  36
A_Moueffek     MF   1  14  17   6  16 |  36   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  22  -4
R_Yates        MF   1  12  16   6  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ashavin      FW   1   8  16  18  27 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9

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 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
C_Romero       DF   1  23  16   9  19 |  97   0   1   2   1   1   0   1   0   0  10  42  14
J_Vazquez      DF   1  20  14  12  20 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  34   0  16
K_Smith        DF   1  18  16   5  20 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  28   0
Maicon         DF   1  18  15   7  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
C_Soyuncu      DF   1  21  14  10  23 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rodri          DM   1  16  21   8  21 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  21   9  20
T_Hitzlsprger  MF   1  15  18  13  20 |  97   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
W_McKennie     MF   1   3  19  13  30 |  61   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  33   0
D_Washington   FW   1   8  18  21  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  51
A_Gudmundsson  FW   1   6  17  21  22 |  71   0   0   2   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  26  40
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 |  41   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
R_Gagliardini  MF   1  13  18   5  29 |  36   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
M_Edwards      FW   1   3  15  19  31 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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