FFO EFL1, Fiorentina vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Fri Sep 19)


                           Fiorentina  |  Bayer Leverkusen
                            5-2-1-2 P  |  5-3-2 P
                        Jason Fortune  |  Tim Davey
                                       |
                      G_Mamardvili GK  |  GK M_Taylor
                       P_Estupinan DF  |  DF Maicon
                     A_Wan_Bissaka DF  |  DF N_Atom
                           Gabriel DF  |  DF N_Pamarot
                           R_James DF  |  DF G_Popov
                          B_Wilmot DF  |  DF R_Huth
                       M_Locatelli MF  |  MF R_Lewis
                            R_Leao MF  |  MF T_Hitzlsprger
                         K_Havertz AM  |  MF R_Kovac
                         D_Berardi FW  |  FW J_Duffus
                           J_Bowen FW  |  FW J_Carew
                                       |
                           D_Greif SUB |  SUB M_Turner
                             G_Zan SUB |  SUB J_Roussillon
                           E_Moore SUB |  SUB B_Pedretti
                          O_Denman SUB |  SUB V_Eletu
                          A_Licata SUB |  SUB M_Niang




Min. 3  :(fio) K_Havertz turns past N_Pamarot 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  K_Havertz has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Tim Davey is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Fiorentina 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 4  :(fio) Tactical Change by Fiorentina 
          ...  M_Locatelli will now play as a DM 
Min. 6  :(fio) D_Berardi sidesteps G_Popov 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  D_Berardi belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 8  :(fio) M_Locatelli is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Bowen 
          ...  N_Atom reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 8  :(fio) J_Bowen floats the ball in to find R_Leao 
          ...  R_Lewis with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  R_James with the curler 
          ...  But M_Taylor just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Bowen swings it in! 
          ...  M_Taylor comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka swings a leg at it! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  M_Taylor dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had M_Taylor beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Locatelli with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  M_Taylor comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  R_Leao swings a leg at it! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into M_Taylor's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 10 :(byl) N_Atom with a glorious 60-yard pass to J_Duffus 
          ...  J_Duffus pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 11 :(fio) Gabriel is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  K_Havertz latches onto the ball 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by N_Pamarot 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 11 :(byl) Maicon moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Atom 
          ...  A vicious shot by N_Atom! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 13 :(fio) D_Berardi with the cross-field pass to R_Leao 
          ...  R_Leao pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  M_Taylor dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had M_Taylor beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Berardi floats the ball in! 
          ...  J_Bowen gets on the end of it 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  Right in the postage stamp! 
          ...  Fiorentina 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 14 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Licata 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Bowen 
Min. 14 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Moore 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Wilmot 
Min. 14 :(byl) N_Atom crosses in from the wing, he finds T_Hitzlsprger in the box 
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 15 :(byl) Maicon with a measured ball to R_Kovac 
          ...  R_Kovac leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 17 :(byl) T_Hitzlsprger plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Locatelli 
Min. 19 :(fio) A_Licata spits at N_Atom 
          ...  Who does he think he is? El-Hadji Diouf? 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Jason Fortune looks relieved 
Min. 21 :(byl) J_Carew bursts forward 
          ...  J_Carew cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 22 :(fio) P_Estupinan beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds K_Havertz 
          ...  K_Havertz with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into M_Taylor's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 24 :(fio) R_Leao with a flashy move 
          ...  R_Leao hits a curling shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  M_Taylor dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had M_Taylor beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  K_Havertz with the shot! 
          ...  M_Taylor with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 26 :(byl) J_Carew with a byline cross to J_Duffus 
          ...  J_Duffus tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  But G_Mamardvili is equal to it 
Min. 28 :(fio) P_Estupinan spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to A_Licata! 
          ...  A delicate chip from A_Licata! 
          ...  M_Taylor has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  M_Taylor reacts well to save!! 
Min. 36 :(byl) J_Carew with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  T_Hitzlsprger gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  M_Locatelli hits it out for a throw 
Min. 38 :(fio) R_Leao drives it across the face of the goal K_Havertz 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by R_Huth!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 39 :(fio) P_Estupinan runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Gabriel 
          ...  The ball hits R_Huth in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 40 :(byl) J_Duffus takes advantage of a mistake by P_Estupinan 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  J_Duffus with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 42 :(byl) R_Kovac beats P_Estupinan 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  R_Kovac plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  G_Mamardvili with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(fio) A_Licata takes advantage of a mistake by Maicon 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to M_Locatelli! 
          ...  M_Locatelli with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  But it's been disallowed! 
          ...  The reason is unclear! 
          ...  Jason Fortune is fuming with the ref he's screaming for VAR! 
          ...  The ref shows him a red card!! He's been sent to the stands! 
Min. 44 :(fio) R_Leao plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  D_Berardi keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  D_Berardi tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He jumps into the crowd! 
          ...  The fans love him!! 
          ...  Fiorentina 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Fiorentina 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen

Min. 47 :(byl) R_Kovac flicks the ball on to Maicon 
          ...  Maicon tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 50 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina 
          ...  COMING ON: O_Denman 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Havertz 
Min. 52 :(fio) The defender slips up! 
          ...  R_James is through! 
          ...  R_James leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  M_Taylor dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had M_Taylor beaten! 
Min. 56 :(fio) P_Estupinan with a 40-yard pass to A_Licata 
          ...  A_Licata tries to beat M_Taylor from outside the area! 
          ...  But M_Taylor punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 59 :(fio) P_Estupinan nutmegs N_Atom, he continues to run forward 
          ...  P_Estupinan uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  M_Taylor makes a difficult save 
Min. 62 :(fio) O_Denman plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Maicon 
Min. 63 :(fio) R_James with an incisive pass to A_Licata 
          ...  An audacious effort from A_Licata! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 64 :(fio) M_Locatelli is too quick for R_Huth 
          ...  A heafty challenge by N_Pamarot 
          ...  Which leads to the ball going out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Leao swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  O_Denman gets a shot in 
          ...  But M_Taylor pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 65 :(byl) R_Lewis flicks the ball on to J_Duffus 
          ...  J_Duffus launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 69 :(byl) R_Kovac turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  E_Moore hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Can they make this pay? 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Popov dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili comes out and claims it! 
Min. 71 :(fio) A_Wan_Bissaka knocks it forward 
          ...  T_Hitzlsprger slips 
          ...  P_Estupinan gets to it! 
          ...  N_Pamarot reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 72 :(fio) R_James is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to O_Denman 
          ...  O_Denman runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 74 :(byl) J_Duffus slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! 
          ...  J_Duffus has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 81 :(fio) M_Locatelli smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Licata latches onto the ball 
          ...  J_Duffus seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 81 :(byl) R_Lewis can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to Maicon 
          ...  Maicon with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  But G_Mamardvili pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 87 :(byl) J_Carew dribbles past R_James 
          ...  J_Carew flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(fio) D_Berardi with a smart pass to A_Licata 
          ...  But N_Pamarot wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 91 :(byl) J_Duffus gains control of the loose ball 
          ...  But Gabriel spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 91 :(fio) R_James has broken clear! Just M_Taylor to beat! 
          ...  Maicon brings him down! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Here we go, a real chance of a goal 
          ...  A_Licata hits it hard 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 93 :(fio) A_Licata picks up the pass 
          ...  A_Licata looks to see where M_Taylor is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 96 :(fio) Gabriel takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to O_Denman 
          ...  From long range O_Denman bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stadio Artemio Franchi
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Fiorentina Match Info
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Best player          : D_Berardi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Havertz (3), J_Bowen (13), D_Berardi (44)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Bayer Leverkusen Match Info
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Best player          : J_Duffus
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : , R_Lewis (8)Maicon (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Fiorentina  |    Bayer Leverkusen
Attempts on Goal     :          22        |       12
Off target           :          12        |       4
On target            :          10        |       8
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           5        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           8        |       5
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :          17        |       9
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Final Score          : Fiorentina 3 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen
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Player Statistics - Fiorentina
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Mamardvili   GK  27   1   1   1  25 |  97   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  56   0   0   0
P_Estupinan    DF   1  23  20  16  27 |  97   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  52  14
A_Wan_Bissaka  DF   1  24  19  13  23 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  14  14  15
Gabriel        DF   1  23  20   5  27 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  26   0
R_James        DF   1  24  19   9  25 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  28  40
B_Wilmot       DF   1  22  15   5  21 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Locatelli    DM   1  20  23  16  27 |  97   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  36  20  14
R_Leao         MF   1   4  24  23  22 |  97   0   0   2   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  32  15
K_Havertz      AM   1   7  22  22  29 |  51   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  38
D_Berardi      FW   1   9  21  25  30 |  97   0   0   2   1   2   1   0   0   0   0  41  21
J_Bowen        FW   1   4  20  23  25 |  14   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  13  22
D_Greif        GK  18   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Zan          DF   1  17  11  11  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Moore        DF   1  15  10   5  31 |  83   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0   0
O_Denman       MF   1   5  15  12  29 |  46   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  50
A_Licata       FW   1   5  15  17  25 |  83   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  18  59

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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M_Taylor       GK  24   1   1   1  25 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0   0
Maicon         DF   1  19  16   8  25 |  97   0   1   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  17  32  42
N_Atom         DF   1  19  16   4  26 |  97   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  19  34  26
N_Pamarot      DF   1  19  12   7  23 |  97   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  76   0   0
G_Popov        DF   1  18  14   4  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Huth         DF   1  18  13   5  27 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
R_Lewis        MF   1  19  21   3  27 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  22  -2
T_Hitzlsprger  MF   1  16  19  14  20 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Kovac        MF   1  12  19  16  27 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  14  26
J_Duffus       FW   1   9  17  21  24 |  97   0   1   0   0   5   0   0   0   0  29   0  39
J_Carew        FW   1   8  13  20  22 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40  20
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
B_Pedretti     MF   1  13  19   5  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Eletu        MF   1  14  19  10  22 |   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
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