FFO DPT, Bayer Leverkusen vs. West Ham (Wed Aug 27) Bayer Leverkusen | West Ham 5-3-2 C | 4-1-1-2-2 L Tim Davey Caretaker | Todd Fortune | J_Bijlow GK | GK Alisson N_Atom DF | DF J_Teze R_Huth DF | DF A_Laporte G_Popov DF | DF R_Toloi Maicon DF | DF A_Christensen N_Pamarot DF | DM M_Llorente V_Eletu MF | AM R_De_Paul T_Hitzlsprger MF | MF B_Fernandes R_Kovac MF | AM Thiago J_Carew FW | FW C_Palmer J_Duffus FW | FW R_Hojlund | M_Turner SUB | SUB Cesar A_Vallci SUB | SUB L_Grimi T_Miller SUB | SUB M_Etuin B_Pedretti SUB | SUB M_Pjanic M_Niang SUB | SUB F_Sene Min. 5 :(byl) T_Hitzlsprger takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to J_Duffus ... J_Duffus with a screamer of a shot! ... Alisson parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 5 :(whu) Thiago knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Thiago keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... J_Bijlow beats the ball away Min. 7 :(byl) Maicon moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to N_Pamarot ... J_Teze hits it out for a corner ... No nonsense clearance! ... CORNER! ... T_Hitzlsprger plays it into the danger area! ... Alisson catches it! Min. 14 :(whu) M_Llorente backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... R_Toloi latches onto the end of it ... R_Toloi with the cheeky shot! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 24 :(whu) B_Fernandes is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... A_Laporte latches onto the ball ... A_Laporte swings in the shot! ... J_Bijlow can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... J_Bijlow was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 28 :(whu) R_De_Paul barges J_Duffus off the ball ... R_De_Paul runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 30 :(whu) R_Toloi rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to R_Hojlund ... R_Hojlund with a thundering volley! ... GOAL!! ... What a finish! ... What a player! ... West Ham go ahead in this match now! ... Bayer Leverkusen 0-1 West Ham ... Min. 31 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to P Min. 31 :(whu) B_Fernandes flicks it over R_Huth's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... G_Popov fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 34 :(byl) R_Kovac with the dribble ... B_Fernandes is easily beaten ... R_Kovac rifles it at the goal! ... But Alisson punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 37 :(whu) M_Llorente saunters past N_Pamarot ... R_Huth with a bad challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 39 :(byl) N_Pamarot finds J_Carew on the edge of the box ... J_Carew pounds a rocket on goal! ... But he puts it well wide ... The West Ham fans taunt him! Min. 40 :(whu) R_Hojlund sprints past the defender ... Cleaned up by G_Popov Min. 41 :(byl) R_Kovac back heels to find J_Carew in space ... The ball comes in high ... J_Carew beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path ... He just has Alisson to beat ... He dinks it over Alisson ... A_Christensen gets back to hack it off the line!! Min. 42 :(byl) V_Eletu bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Maicon ... Maicon hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... Alisson fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 48 :(byl) T_Hitzlsprger flicks the ball through ... J_Duffus runs onto it! ... But C_Palmer slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 49 :(byl) R_Kovac chips the ball over the defence and finds J_Duffus ... J_Duffus hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... But Alisson makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Bayer Leverkusen 0-1 West Ham Min. 46 :(whu) Thiago takes advantage of a bad back pass from N_Pamarot ... N_Pamarot rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 47 :(byl) T_Hitzlsprger flicks it over A_Christensen's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... T_Hitzlsprger carves a shot towards goal! ... But Alisson punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 48 :(byl) J_Carew hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... J_Duffus latches onto it! ... R_Toloi with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 54 :(whu) R_De_Paul dribbles past T_Hitzlsprger ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... R_De_Paul from 20 yards! ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... Todd Fortune spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 55 :(byl) R_Huth with a real burst of pace ... He shows J_Teze a clean set of heals ... R_Huth launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 55 :(whu) C_Palmer jumps over Maicon's challenge ... Cleaned up by V_Eletu Min. 57 :(whu) R_Toloi finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled the defender ... Wonderful sliding challenge by N_Atom ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 59 :(byl) V_Eletu runs at R_Toloi ... He takes it past him ... V_Eletu with the chance! ... Saved by Alisson Min. 59 :(whu) R_Hojlund with a neat pass into C_Palmer ... A well-placed shot from C_Palmer! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... J_Bijlow acrobatically tips it over!! ... Great keeping! ... CORNER! ... A_Laporte with an outswinging corner into the box ... B_Fernandes gets a shot in ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 60 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: B_Pedretti ... COMING OFF: V_Eletu Min. 61 :(byl) B_Pedretti with a deep cross to N_Pamarot ... N_Pamarot from 20 yards! ... Alisson is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 63 :(whu) R_Hojlund beats his man ... R_Hojlund drives the shot in! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 65 :(byl) N_Atom spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to J_Duffus! ... J_Duffus with a little chip! ... The shot slips through Alisson's hands ... But Alisson recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 69 :(whu) Thiago plays the early ball across the box to find C_Palmer in space ... Fine tackle by B_Pedretti ... He prevents the corner as well 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. 72 :(byl) N_Atom is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to R_Kovac ... R_Kovac with a scorcher of a shot! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 75 :(byl) N_Pamarot crosses into the box, finding R_Kovac ... R_Kovac has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... Looks like it should be easy for Alisson ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... Alisson looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 77 :(byl) Maicon takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... That mistake could prove costly ... Maicon sends it flying towards goal! ... Alisson falls over ... But Alisson is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 78 :(byl) Maicon knocks the ball on and sprints past J_Teze ... A delightful ball in to M_Niang ... M_Niang has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... GOAL!! ... Fantastic finish! ... You wouldn't have saved that with two keepers! ... Amazing comeback!! ... Bayer Leverkusen are all square and not long to go ... Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 West Ham ... Min. 79 :(byl) G_Popov plays the early ball across the box to find J_Duffus in space ... But M_Llorente slides in Min. 80 :(whu) Substitution by West Ham ... COMING ON: L_Grimi ... COMING OFF: R_Toloi Min. 80 :(byl) B_Pedretti spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to M_Niang! ... M_Niang with the side footed shot! ... Alisson with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(byl) J_Duffus holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to M_Niang ... M_Niang with a scorcher of a shot! ... Alisson heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 91 :(byl) G_Popov pushes it past L_Grimi ... G_Popov with the drive! ... Over the bar! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : BayArena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Niang (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Niang (78) Sent Off : N/A Booked : G_Popov (31), R_Huth (37) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Hojlund Scorers : R_Hojlund (30) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Toloi (48) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen | West Ham Attempts on Goal : 18 | 9 Off target : 6 | 6 On target : 12 | 3 Possession : 60 | 40 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 5 | 8 Key Tackles : 4 | 3 Key Passes : 16 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Bayer Leverkusen 1 - 1 West Ham ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 100 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 N_Atom DF 1 19 16 4 26 | 100 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 34 0 R_Huth DF 1 18 13 5 27 | 100 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 21 G_Popov DF 1 18 14 4 22 | 100 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 18 17 22 Maicon DF 1 19 16 8 25 | 100 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 56 44 N_Pamarot DF 1 19 12 7 23 | 100 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 21 V_Eletu MF 1 14 18 9 22 | 64 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 15 21 T_Hitzlsprger MF 1 15 19 14 20 | 74 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 16 R_Kovac MF 1 12 19 16 27 | 100 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 28 38 J_Carew FW 1 8 13 20 22 | 74 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 18 J_Duffus FW 1 9 17 20 24 | 100 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16 30 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 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Pedretti MF 1 13 19 5 27 | 36 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 28 0 M_Niang FW 1 7 12 18 27 | 26 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 56 Player Statistics - West Ham Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alisson GK 28 1 1 1 30 | 100 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 J_Teze DF 1 23 17 13 20 | 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 A_Laporte DF 1 24 18 16 25 | 100 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 R_Toloi DF 1 23 18 13 27 | 84 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 -2 33 13 A_Christensen DF 1 23 19 13 19 | 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Llorente DM 1 13 23 17 22 | 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 10 0 R_De_Paul AM 1 4 22 18 24 | 100 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 B_Fernandes MF 1 5 23 19 24 | 100 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 9 Thiago AM 1 9 23 20 25 | 100 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 C_Palmer FW 1 9 19 23 23 | 100 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 29 0 7 R_Hojlund FW 1 8 19 23 29 | 100 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 14 27 Cesar GK 22 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Grimi DF 1 17 15 7 23 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Etuin DF 1 15 12 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Pjanic MF 1 10 20 11 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Sene FW 1 6 13 18 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1756307623 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40