FFO EFL1, AC Milan vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Mon Jul 21) AC Milan | Bayer Leverkusen 5-2-1-2 P | 5-2-1-1-1 N Cheyenne Hollis | Tim Davey Caretaker | M_ter_Stegen GK | GK J_Bijlow T_Hernandez DF | DF J_Roussillon A_Romagnoli DF | DF Maicon V_Lindelof DF | DF N_Pamarot P_Schuurs DF | DF G_Popov G_Lo_Celso MF | DF R_Huth P_Hojbjerg MF | DM T_Hitzlsprger A_Tchouameni DF | MF R_Kovac H_Barnes AM | DM V_Eletu A_Griezmann FW | FW J_Carew P_Dybala FW | AM J_Duffus | L_Zima SUB | SUB M_Turner G_Clichy SUB | SUB A_Vallci J_Auer SUB | SUB D_Bernard E_Buendia SUB | SUB B_Pedretti A_Aleman SUB | SUB M_Niang Min. 1 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to E Min. 1 :(byl) J_Duffus lobs it over the defender ... P_Hojbjerg rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... He lets him off with a strong talking too Min. 2 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to C Min. 3 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... But V_Eletu slides in Min. 4 :(acm) T_Hernandez is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to H_Barnes ... H_Barnes tries to place it in the corner! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 7 :(acm) A_Romagnoli feeds the ball through the middle ... P_Dybala runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... P_Dybala with a scorcher of a shot! ... J_Bijlow watches it sail safely wide! Min. 8 :(acm) T_Hernandez breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on J_Bijlow! ... T_Hitzlsprger brings him down! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! Min. 10 :(acm) P_Schuurs slips past his marker ... G_Popov reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 14 :(acm) A_Tchouameni changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to P_Dybala ... P_Dybala with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... It floats over J_Bijlow ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 14 :(byl) V_Eletu plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... V_Eletu drives it towards goal! ... The fans get off their seats! ... M_ter_Stegen plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 15 :(acm) P_Hojbjerg finds his way through ... The offside trap didn't work ... P_Hojbjerg with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... J_Bijlow fists it away Min. 19 :(acm) P_Schuurs finds P_Dybala on the edge of the box ... P_Dybala tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 21 :(acm) P_Hojbjerg with a short pass to find P_Dybala ... P_Dybala with the overhead! ... J_Bijlow gets his fingertips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... H_Barnes hits it towards the far post! ... The ball comes to P_Hojbjerg ... He gets the shot away ... J_Bijlow claws it off the line ... The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! ... The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? ... He's given it! ... GOAL!! ... AC Milan have taken the lead! ... AC Milan 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 22 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to E Min. 22 :(byl) Maicon sidesteps A_Romagnoli ... He was too quick for his marker ... H_Barnes with a nasty foul ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 22 :(acm) A_Romagnoli breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat J_Bijlow now! ... R_Huth trips him up from behind! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! Min. 24 :(byl) N_Pamarot takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to J_Duffus ... P_Dybala takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that Min. 25 :(acm) P_Hojbjerg plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... A_Griezmann decides to go for goal instead! ... A_Griezmann with the attempt at goal! ... But it goes wide Min. 29 :(acm) P_Dybala beats his man ... G_Popov hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are throwing coins at the corner taker! ... CORNER! ... A_Romagnoli lofts the ball in! ... It goes straight into the arms of J_Bijlow Min. 37 :(byl) G_Popov looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to V_Eletu ... A_Tchouameni takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 38 :(acm) P_Dybala with the dribble ... N_Pamarot is easily beaten ... P_Dybala with a low drive through the rain! ... J_Bijlow narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 39 :(acm) A_Tchouameni has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... P_Dybala gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... V_Eletu with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 39 :(byl) V_Eletu beats P_Schuurs ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... V_Eletu tries the shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(acm) P_Schuurs brings it under control ... He takes on Maicon ... He gets past him! ... He puts in G_Lo_Celso! ... N_Pamarot is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 46 :(byl) N_Pamarot drives the ball across field ... It comes to J_Carew ... But A_Romagnoli sweeps up the threat Min. 47 :(acm) V_Lindelof reads the run of A_Griezmann ... A_Griezmann tries to chip the ball over J_Bijlow! ... But he got that all wrong ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: AC Milan 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen Min. 46 :(acm) P_Dybala loses his marker ... G_Popov with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Cheyenne Hollis looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! Min. 49 :(acm) A_Tchouameni floats the ball in to find P_Dybala ... P_Dybala tries to chip the ball over J_Bijlow! ... J_Bijlow gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 50 :(acm) The ball is passed in from P_Dybala, he finds P_Schuurs ... A glorious effort by P_Schuurs! ... J_Bijlow gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 53 :(acm) P_Hojbjerg jinks past the defender ... N_Pamarot with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 56 :(acm) P_Schuurs is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to P_Dybala ... R_Huth wins the ball Min. 58 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso beats his man ... N_Pamarot wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 58 :(byl) G_Popov brushes P_Schuurs aside and breaks free ... H_Barnes with a nasty foul ... The Referee marches over with gusto! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He can't complain about that ... He's had too many warnings Min. 58 :(acm) P_Dybala takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Romagnoli ... R_Huth fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 60 :(byl) N_Pamarot beats V_Lindelof ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... A delicate chip from N_Pamarot! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 61 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso lobs it over the defender ... G_Lo_Celso flings a shot at goal! ... J_Bijlow makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 65 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: A_Vallci ... COMING OFF: J_Roussillon Min. 65 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: B_Pedretti ... COMING OFF: R_Kovac Min. 67 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan ... COMING ON: A_Aleman ... COMING OFF: P_Dybala Min. 68 :(acm) A_Tchouameni plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... A_Romagnoli decides to go for goal instead! ... Fine tackle by N_Pamarot ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 70 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan ... AC Milan have changed their playing style to D Min. 72 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan ... COMING ON: E_Buendia ... COMING OFF: H_Barnes Min. 72 :(byl) R_Huth finds J_Carew in acres of space ... Good sliding challenge from V_Lindelof and it had to be Min. 73 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan ... COMING ON: J_Auer ... COMING OFF: P_Schuurs Min. 73 :(byl) A defence splitting pass from J_Duffus to J_Carew ... A_Aleman takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 75 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: D_Bernard ... COMING OFF: N_Pamarot Min. 78 :(byl) Maicon fires over a low cross to T_Hitzlsprger ... But T_Hernandez slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 82 :(acm) A_Griezmann slips past R_Huth ... Brilliantly taken away by D_Bernard!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 82 :(byl) V_Eletu changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Duffus ... J_Auer takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 85 :(acm) A_Aleman cuts inside A_Vallci ... He worked that well ... A_Vallci is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... Oh no he isn't! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : San Siro ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AC Milan Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : P_Hojbjerg (Man of the Match) Scorers : P_Hojbjerg (21) Sent Off : N/A Booked : H_Barnes (58) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : V_Eletu Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : T_Hitzlsprger (8), R_Huth (22), N_Pamarot (43), G_Popov (46), A_Vallci (85) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AC Milan | Bayer Leverkusen Attempts on Goal : 13 | 3 Off target : 7 | 2 On target : 6 | 1 Possession : 60 | 40 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 5 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 17 Key Tackles : 5 | 9 Key Passes : 13 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : AC Milan 1 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - AC Milan Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_ter_Stegen GK 26 1 1 1 30 | 96 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 T_Hernandez DF 1 26 16 13 31 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 17 0 A_Romagnoli DF 1 24 16 14 23 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 17 0 V_Lindelof DF 1 22 17 9 19 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 16 0 P_Schuurs DF 1 23 16 10 22 | 77 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 51 18 G_Lo_Celso MF 1 4 23 16 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 P_Hojbjerg MF 1 5 20 14 28 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 26 56 A_Tchouameni DF 1 17 21 5 26 | 96 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 48 0 H_Barnes AM 1 6 22 22 26 | 76 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -2 14 4 A_Griezmann FW 1 1 14 23 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 P_Dybala FW 1 5 14 23 23 | 71 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 19 36 L_Zima GK 17 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Clichy DF 1 18 16 9 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Auer DF 1 14 16 6 12 | 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 E_Buendia MF 1 5 18 15 21 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Aleman FW 1 6 16 19 26 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 96 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 J_Roussillon DF 1 16 14 10 25 | 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maicon DF 1 19 16 8 25 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 N_Pamarot DF 1 19 12 7 23 | 79 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 55 40 19 G_Popov DF 1 18 14 4 22 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 38 17 -2 R_Huth DF 1 18 13 5 27 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 18 -2 T_Hitzlsprger DM 1 15 19 14 20 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 R_Kovac MF 1 12 19 16 27 | 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Eletu DM 1 14 18 9 22 | 96 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 48 15 40 J_Carew FW 1 8 13 20 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Duffus AM 1 9 17 20 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 D_Bernard DF 1 16 10 3 22 | 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 B_Pedretti MF 1 12 19 5 27 | 27 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 1753117452 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40