FFO DPT, Bayer Leverkusen vs. Cardiff City (Wed Aug 06) Bayer Leverkusen | Cardiff City 4-1-3-1-1 C | 4-2-2-2 L Tim Davey Caretaker | Matt Rose Caretaker | J_Bijlow GK | GK R_Allsop Maicon DF | DF T_Lockyer N_Atom DF | DF J_Vestergaard G_Popov DF | DF N_Osborne R_Huth DF | DF D_Caleta_Car T_Hitzlsprger DM | MF T_Lemar R_Kovac MF | MF M_Caqueret T_Miller MF | AM M_Camus B_Pedretti MF | AM M_Gotze J_Carew FW | FW A_Silva J_Duffus AM | FW I_Thiago | M_Turner SUB | SUB M_Freese J_Roussillon SUB | SUB J_Tomlinson D_Bernard SUB | SUB Terrats Y_Macon SUB | SUB S_Floccari M_Niang SUB | SUB J_Lens Min. 1 :(car) N_Osborne fires over a low cross to A_Silva ... But T_Hitzlsprger clears the danger Min. 2 :(car) I_Thiago sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... I_Thiago lobs J_Bijlow! ... J_Bijlow with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 5 :(byl) J_Duffus knocks the ball past T_Lockyer ... M_Camus with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... FREE KICK! ... It's within shooting distance! ... R_Kovac curls it towards the top corner ... But he puts it wide Min. 10 :(byl) N_Atom sidesteps his marker ... T_Lemar with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... Here we go, a real chance of a goal ... J_Carew with the outside of his boot ... R_Allsop watches it sail wide! Min. 13 :(car) M_Camus with a neat pass into M_Gotze ... Good sliding challenge from G_Popov Min. 14 :(byl) B_Pedretti holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to T_Hitzlsprger ... M_Gotze takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee lectures him Min. 15 :(car) D_Caleta_Car barges R_Huth off the ball ... J_Duffus with a nasty foul ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 16 :(byl) R_Kovac jumps over the defender's challenge ... R_Kovac with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... But R_Allsop reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on R_Allsop anyway Min. 17 :(car) I_Thiago runs at N_Atom ... The defender slips and falls over ... Launched towards the top corner by I_Thiago! ... J_Bijlow with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 18 :(car) M_Gotze gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... But he loses control of it ... N_Atom hits it out for a throw Min. 21 :(car) J_Vestergaard finds I_Thiago on the edge of the box ... T_Hitzlsprger gathers up the loose ball Min. 32 :(byl) J_Duffus with a 30-yard pass to B_Pedretti ... B_Pedretti leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... R_Allsop gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 32 :(car) M_Caqueret with a real burst of pace ... He leaves the defender behind ... M_Caqueret curls it towards the top corner! ... J_Bijlow won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 35 :(byl) Maicon has it on the edge of the box ... Excellent sliding challenge from D_Caleta_Car ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Bayer Leverkusen 0-0 Cardiff City Min. 48 :(byl) T_Hitzlsprger with electric pace ... He eases past D_Caleta_Car ... T_Hitzlsprger curls the ball in on goal! ... GOAL!! ... Hammered into the top corner! ... He salutes the Bayer Leverkusen fans!! ... Bayer Leverkusen have taken the lead! ... Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 Cardiff City ... Min. 49 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to N Min. 49 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... J_Duffus will now play as a FW Min. 49 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... T_Hitzlsprger will now play as a MF Min. 53 :(byl) J_Duffus with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... J_Carew gets on the end of the pass ... T_Lockyer takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 55 :(byl) R_Kovac takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to J_Carew ... D_Caleta_Car beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 55 :(car) T_Lockyer looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to J_Vestergaard ... J_Vestergaard shapes up for a shot! ... J_Bijlow won't get to that! ... GOAL!! ... Pick that one out!! ... Cardiff City have squared things up with that goal! ... Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 Cardiff City ... Min. 56 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City ... Cardiff City have changed their playing style to A Min. 57 :(byl) Maicon slips past J_Vestergaard ... Maicon from 20 yards! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 58 :(byl) Maicon watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position ... He decides to be greedy and run into the space ... He's gone right through! ... Maicon with the crafty shot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 58 :(car) A_Silva sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... A_Silva sees J_Bijlow off his line! ... J_Bijlow gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: Terrats ... COMING OFF: M_Camus Min. 61 :(car) A_Silva saunters past his marker ... A_Silva drives the ball low! ... It floats over J_Bijlow ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 64 :(byl) J_Carew nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward ... J_Carew has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into R_Allsop's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 65 :(byl) The defender underhits the back pass! ... J_Carew is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! ... J_Carew drives the shot in! ... R_Allsop gathers it comfortably Min. 67 :(byl) G_Popov with an inch perfect pass to N_Atom ... J_Vestergaard with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 69 :(byl) T_Miller with a neat pass into J_Carew ... J_Carew with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 69 :(car) M_Gotze with a clever shimmy ... M_Gotze hits the ball on the bounce! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: S_Floccari ... COMING OFF: M_Gotze Min. 70 :(byl) R_Kovac with a 50-yard pass to T_Miller ... T_Miller tries to lob the keeper! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 70 :(car) S_Floccari takes possession ... He's got no outlet ... He decides to go alone ... The ball hits J_Duffus in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 71 :(car) S_Floccari knocks it past G_Popov and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... S_Floccari with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 80 :(byl) R_Kovac with a measured pass to J_Carew ... An audacious effort from J_Carew! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 83 :(car) Terrats with a penetrating pass to S_Floccari ... A great volley from S_Floccari! ... It floats over J_Bijlow ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 87 :(byl) J_Duffus lays the ball back to B_Pedretti ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... Terrats picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 87 :(car) T_Lemar leaves N_Atom standing ... T_Lemar uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a crappy effort! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(car) Terrats nutmegs N_Atom, he continues to run forward ... N_Atom with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 89 :(byl) R_Kovac finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled D_Caleta_Car ... R_Kovac runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 93 :(car) S_Floccari hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... I_Thiago collects the loose ball! ... But he loses control of it ... Maicon belts it clear ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : BayArena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Hitzlsprger (Man of the Match) Scorers : T_Hitzlsprger (48) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Duffus (15) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Vestergaard Scorers : J_Vestergaard (55) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Camus (5) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen | Cardiff City Attempts on Goal : 13 | 10 Off target : 10 | 6 On target : 3 | 4 Possession : 54 | 46 Corners : 0 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 2 Fouls : 9 | 10 Key Tackles : 6 | 4 Key Passes : 8 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Bayer Leverkusen 1 - 1 Cardiff City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 1 1 1 22 | 94 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 Maicon DF 1 19 16 8 25 | 94 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 19 0 40 N_Atom DF 1 19 16 4 26 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 G_Popov DF 1 18 14 4 22 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 19 0 R_Huth DF 1 18 13 5 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Hitzlsprger MF 1 15 19 14 20 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 46 0 40 R_Kovac MF 1 12 19 16 27 | 94 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 42 38 T_Miller MF 1 7 18 14 29 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 14 B_Pedretti MF 1 12 19 5 27 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 23 J_Carew FW 1 8 13 20 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 J_Duffus FW 1 9 17 20 24 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 27 30 -2 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 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Bernard DF 1 16 10 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Macon MF 1 14 16 6 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Niang FW 1 7 12 18 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Cardiff City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Allsop GK 25 1 1 1 28 | 94 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 T_Lockyer DF 1 22 16 8 27 | 94 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 J_Vestergaard DF 1 20 15 13 28 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 18 18 42 N_Osborne DF 1 20 16 10 20 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 D_Caleta_Car DF 1 18 15 13 26 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 T_Lemar MF 1 4 20 19 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 M_Caqueret MF 1 14 20 4 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 M_Camus AM 1 4 20 16 29 | 61 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 11 -2 M_Gotze AM 1 6 20 15 26 | 71 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 A_Silva FW 1 7 13 23 28 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 I_Thiago FW 1 6 17 23 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 M_Freese GK 19 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Tomlinson DF 1 15 13 7 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Terrats MF 1 12 16 9 30 | 33 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 17 0 S_Floccari AM 1 5 14 19 23 | 23 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 18 J_Lens FW 1 5 14 18 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1754494710 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40