FFO DPT, Bayer Leverkusen vs. Southampton (Wed Sep 03) Bayer Leverkusen | Southampton 5-3-2 C | 4-1-0-3-2 C Tim Davey | Jamie Smith | J_Bijlow GK | GK M_Hermansen N_Atom DF | DF T_Nianzou R_Huth DF | DF W_Fofana G_Popov DF | DF J_Kounde Maicon DF | DF N_Molina N_Pamarot DF | DM S_Vos V_Eletu MF | AM M_Kudus T_Hitzlsprger MF | AM G_Martinelli R_Kovac MF | AM P_Foden J_Carew FW | FW A_Isak J_Duffus FW | FW M_Thuram | M_Turner SUB | SUB Jose_Sa A_Vallci SUB | SUB A_Coda T_Miller SUB | SUB H_Cartwright B_Pedretti SUB | SUB R_Christie M_Niang SUB | SUB N_Maupay Min. 1 :(byl) J_Carew knocks the ball past the lunge of S_Vos ... J_Kounde is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... The Referee just wants to lecture him Min. 3 :(byl) V_Eletu eases past S_Vos ... The ball hits W_Fofana in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 5 :(byl) R_Kovac runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to J_Carew ... J_Carew with the shot! ... M_Hermansen makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 8 :(byl) M_Hermansen miskicks! ... J_Carew takes control of the ball! ... W_Fofana reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 8 :(sou) M_Kudus reads the run of M_Thuram ... T_Hitzlsprger wins the ball Min. 9 :(sou) M_Thuram beats R_Kovac ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... N_Atom intercepts the pass Min. 11 :(byl) T_Hitzlsprger kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... R_Kovac gets on the end of the pass ... R_Kovac tries to beat M_Hermansen from outside the area! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 13 :(sou) M_Thuram beats the defender ... M_Thuram with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... J_Bijlow dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had J_Bijlow beaten! ... CORNER! ... P_Foden with an outswinging corner into the box ... The ball comes to N_Molina ... He knocks it goalward ... J_Bijlow parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 23 :(byl) J_Duffus with a clever shimmy ... J_Duffus hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 24 :(sou) N_Molina with a slick pass to A_Isak ... A_Isak with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... J_Bijlow can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... J_Bijlow makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was always going over? Min. 25 :(sou) M_Kudus knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... But G_Popov sweeps up the threat Min. 25 :(byl) T_Hitzlsprger dribbles past the defender ... It was as if he wasn't even there ... S_Vos is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning Min. 27 :(byl) V_Eletu finds R_Kovac on the edge of the box ... S_Vos intercepts the pass Min. 29 :(byl) J_Duffus runs at the defender ... He takes it past him ... J_Kounde wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 31 :(sou) G_Martinelli saunters past N_Pamarot ... Good sliding challenge from T_Hitzlsprger Min. 34 :(byl) J_Duffus get's past J_Kounde ... He's gonna worry them again ... J_Duffus strikes a wicked curler! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 34 :(byl) V_Eletu takes advantage of a mistake by M_Kudus ... He crosses to T_Hitzlsprger ... T_Nianzou stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! Min. 35 :(byl) J_Carew takes advantage of a bad back pass from N_Molina ... J_Carew with a bicycle kick! ... Looks like it should be M_Hermansen's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... R_Kovac swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... M_Hermansen reads it well, and claims it! Min. 37 :(sou) The defender slips up! ... M_Kudus is through! ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... R_Huth looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 39 :(sou) P_Foden unselfishly lays the ball back to A_Isak ... V_Eletu with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee wants a word ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Bayer Leverkusen 0-0 Southampton Min. 49 :(sou) M_Kudus over hits his pass ... He finds M_Thuram though ... That was fortunate ... M_Thuram flings a shot at goal! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... M_Thuram swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... It goes straight into the arms of J_Bijlow ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 52 :(byl) T_Hitzlsprger jinks infield ... T_Nianzou with the block Min. 53 :(sou) P_Foden with a 40-yard pass to W_Fofana ... J_Carew clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 54 :(byl) G_Popov hoists the ball across to J_Duffus ... J_Duffus tries to beat M_Hermansen! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into M_Hermansen's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! Min. 60 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: B_Pedretti ... COMING OFF: V_Eletu Min. 60 :(sou) J_Kounde finds A_Isak in the box ... But R_Kovac wins the tackle cleanly Min. 61 :(sou) M_Thuram with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... M_Thuram goes for the top corner! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Bayer Leverkusen fans taunt him about that effort Min. 65 :(sou) M_Kudus finds his way through ... The offside trap didn't work ... M_Kudus with the shot on net! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 66 :(byl) J_Duffus jinks past S_Vos ... J_Kounde pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 70 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: T_Miller ... COMING OFF: T_Hitzlsprger Min. 70 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: M_Niang ... COMING OFF: J_Carew Min. 74 :(sou) G_Martinelli plays it long to T_Nianzou ... Driven towards goal by T_Nianzou! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 75 :(byl) R_Huth sprints past S_Vos ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... R_Huth could have let it bounce! ... M_Hermansen just watches it float over the bar! Min. 78 :(byl) M_Niang plays a great one-two ... He runs towards goal now ... J_Kounde intercepts the opposition pass ... And he clears the ball behind goal ... He wasn't taking any risks there ... CORNER! ... T_Miller hits it into the box! ... W_Fofana with a great clearance! Min. 82 :(sou) W_Fofana with the heel pass to P_Foden ... R_Huth reads the play well Min. 83 :(byl) R_Kovac with a neat pass into J_Duffus ... J_Duffus with a blistering shot! ... M_Hermansen just watches it drift out of play! Min. 86 :(byl) Maicon searches out T_Miller ... T_Miller hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(byl) R_Kovac slides the ball across to T_Miller ... Excellent sliding challenge from T_Nianzou ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 92 :(sou) W_Fofana 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! ... G_Martinelli receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... G_Martinelli with the strike! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 93 :(byl) N_Pamarot is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to M_Niang ... Cleaned up by T_Nianzou ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : BayArena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Huth Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : V_Eletu (39) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : W_Fofana (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen | Southampton Attempts on Goal : 9 | 8 Off target : 8 | 7 On target : 1 | 1 Possession : 44 | 56 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 8 | 11 Key Tackles : 8 | 10 Key Passes : 8 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Bayer Leverkusen 0 - 0 Southampton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 N_Atom DF 1 19 16 4 26 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 R_Huth DF 1 18 13 5 27 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 23 G_Popov DF 1 18 14 4 22 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 19 0 Maicon DF 1 19 16 8 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 N_Pamarot DF 1 19 12 7 23 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 V_Eletu MF 1 14 19 10 22 | 61 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 12 -2 T_Hitzlsprger MF 1 15 19 14 20 | 71 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 14 0 R_Kovac MF 1 12 19 16 27 | 94 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 42 12 J_Carew FW 1 8 13 20 22 | 71 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 30 0 18 J_Duffus FW 1 9 17 20 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 M_Turner GK 21 1 1 1 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Vallci DF 1 16 12 8 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Miller MF 1 7 18 14 29 | 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 B_Pedretti MF 1 13 19 5 27 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Niang FW 1 7 12 18 27 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Southampton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Hermansen GK 26 1 1 1 28 | 94 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 T_Nianzou DF 1 23 19 8 28 | 94 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 45 0 20 W_Fofana DF 1 23 17 11 29 | 94 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 32 0 J_Kounde DF 1 24 17 13 27 | 94 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 16 0 N_Molina DF 1 23 18 7 28 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 23 S_Vos DM 1 20 21 5 25 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 M_Kudus AM 1 6 22 22 28 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 6 G_Martinelli AM 1 4 22 21 27 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 7 P_Foden AM 1 6 23 22 28 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 A_Isak FW 1 3 17 25 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 M_Thuram FW 1 8 18 24 28 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Jose_Sa GK 25 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Coda DF 1 19 16 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Cartwright DM 1 16 19 12 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Christie AM 1 7 16 11 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Maupay FW 1 5 11 16 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1756915744 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40