FFO EFL CUP, Lazio vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Wed Jul 23)


                                Lazio  |  Bayer Leverkusen
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  5-2-1-1-1 N
                           Ryan Field  |  Tim Davey Caretaker
                                       |
                          G_Restes GK  |  GK J_Bijlow
                     J_P_van_Hecke DF  |  DF Maicon
                            P_Evra DF  |  DF N_Atom
                         M_Tonetto DF  |  DF N_Pamarot
                          L_Baines DF  |  DF G_Popov
                         H_Elliott MF  |  DF R_Huth
                          A_Engels MF  |  DM T_Hitzlsprger
                          O_Gloukh AM  |  MF R_Kovac
                        Y_Bissouma DM  |  DM V_Eletu
                         J_Alvarez FW  |  FW J_Carew
                      J_Stansfield FW  |  AM J_Duffus
                                       |
                            B_Fall SUB |  SUB M_Turner
                        M_Pfertzel SUB |  SUB J_Roussillon
                       M_Materazzi SUB |  SUB A_Vallci
                        S_Cziommer SUB |  SUB B_Pedretti
                        E_Mafoumbi SUB |  SUB M_Niang




Min. 1  :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 2  :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 4  :(laz) J_Alvarez takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by Maicon 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 5  :(laz) M_Tonetto with the diagonal pass to J_Stansfield 
          ...  J_Stansfield with a terrific drive! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 9  :(laz) J_Alvarez with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past N_Pamarot 
          ...  What a shot from J_Alvarez! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 10 :(laz) Y_Bissouma beats Maicon 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  Y_Bissouma has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  But J_Bijlow reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on J_Bijlow anyway 
Min. 11 :(byl) R_Huth spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to R_Kovac! 
          ...  R_Kovac leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  But G_Restes makes an easy save 
Min. 13 :(laz) M_Tonetto 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! 
          ...  P_Evra receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  P_Evra has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  But J_Bijlow punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 18 :(laz) H_Elliott beats R_Huth 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  R_Huth fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 21 :(byl) J_Duffus takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Carew 
          ...  Cleaned up by J_P_van_Hecke 
Min. 22 :(laz) J_Stansfield with a penetrating pass to H_Elliott 
          ...  H_Elliott hits a great shot! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 24 :(byl) R_Huth with a deep cross to T_Hitzlsprger 
          ...  J_Stansfield wins the ball well 
          ...  The Referee has given a free kick 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
Min. 29 :(byl) N_Pamarot chests it down 
          ...  J_P_van_Hecke tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Atom hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  G_Restes easily catches it! 
Min. 29 :(laz) A_Engels kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  J_Alvarez gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  J_Duffus fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee 
Min. 30 :(laz) J_P_van_Hecke lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  H_Elliott latches on to it 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by N_Pamarot 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 30 :(byl) Maicon beats A_Engels 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  Maicon tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  The shot slips through G_Restes's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 32 :(laz) O_Gloukh drives it across the face of the goal J_Stansfield 
          ...  A delicate chip from J_Stansfield! 
          ...  But J_Bijlow smothers the ball 
Min. 39 :(laz) Y_Bissouma runs forward 
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for goal in mind! 
          ...  Y_Bissouma hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  Saved by J_Bijlow 
Min. 41 :(laz) O_Gloukh is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  H_Elliott latches onto the ball 
          ...  N_Pamarot hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Will the quality of the ball be good? 
          ...  It has to beat the first defender! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Stansfield floats the ball in! 
          ...  J_Bijlow easily claims the ball! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(laz) A_Engels turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Baines 
          ...  L_Baines with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Engels drives it into the box! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  G_Popov clears the danger 
Min. 46 :(byl) J_Duffus jinks through the defence 
          ...  But A_Engels clears the danger 
Min. 49 :(byl) T_Hitzlsprger with a 40-yard pass to J_Duffus 
          ...  J_Duffus with a thundering shot! 
          ...  But G_Restes hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lazio 0-0 Bayer Leverkusen

Min. 50 :(byl) G_Popov plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  A_Engels with a bad challenge 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 51 :(laz) P_Evra gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to J_Stansfield 
          ...  But R_Kovac wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Alvarez swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 52 :(laz) A_Engels holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to O_Gloukh 
          ...  But Maicon wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Gloukh dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  It comes to J_Stansfield 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  But J_Bijlow pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 58 :(laz) O_Gloukh takes advantage of a mistake by Maicon 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  O_Gloukh drives it low! 
          ...  J_Bijlow gathers it easily 
Min. 60 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Pedretti 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Kovac 
Min. 61 :(byl) N_Pamarot pass splits open the defence and finds J_Duffus 
          ...  J_Duffus with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  G_Restes gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic save by G_Restes to tip it wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Pedretti drives it into the box! 
          ...  P_Evra clears the corner with a header away from the near post 
Min. 62 :(laz) J_Alvarez runs at N_Atom 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  J_Alvarez with the overhead! 
          ...  But J_Bijlow comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 64 :(byl) T_Hitzlsprger with an inch perfect pass to N_Pamarot 
          ...  O_Gloukh with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
Min. 68 :(laz) Substitution by Lazio 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Cziommer 
          ...  COMING OFF: Y_Bissouma 
Min. 68 :(byl) B_Pedretti finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  J_Alvarez fouls badly 
          ...  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. 68 :(byl) V_Eletu slides the ball across to J_Duffus 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by A_Engels 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 70 :(laz) Substitution by Lazio 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Materazzi 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_P_van_Hecke 
Min. 70 :(laz) Tactical Change by Lazio 
          ...  Lazio have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 70 :(byl) J_Duffus flicks it over M_Tonetto's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  J_Duffus with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  G_Restes parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen have the advantage! 
          ...  Lazio 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 71 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 71 :(byl) J_Duffus squares it to V_Eletu 
          ...  M_Materazzi takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 75 :(byl) G_Popov chips the ball forward to J_Duffus 
          ...  M_Materazzi brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 76 :(laz) Substitution by Lazio 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Mafoumbi 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Stansfield 
Min. 79 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Vallci 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Pamarot 
Min. 82 :(laz) A_Engels looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Alvarez 
          ...  J_Alvarez with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  J_Bijlow falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Unlucky! 
          ...  The Lazio fans start to taunt him now! 
          ...  And Lazio have squared it up late on!! 
          ...  The Bayer Leverkusen fans are shellshocked! 
          ...  Lazio 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 83 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(laz) O_Gloukh with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  O_Gloukh pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  J_Bijlow manages to turn it behind 
Min. 90 :(byl) R_Huth crosses into the box, finding J_Carew 
          ...  O_Gloukh leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been taking tips from Juninho 
          ...  Can he show the techniques he's learned? 
          ...  V_Eletu fires it towards the goal 
          ...  But G_Restes smothers the ball 
Min. 94 :(laz) E_Mafoumbi with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from Maicon 
          ...  J_Carew with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 

*************  EXTRA TIME  ****************

Min. 92 :(byl) G_Popov plays a first time ball through the defence to B_Pedretti 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Engels 
Min. 97 :(laz) L_Baines is spitting at J_Carew 
          ...  Despicable! 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 100:(byl) V_Eletu with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves H_Elliott behind 
          ...  V_Eletu chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 103:(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 105:(laz) S_Cziommer with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  E_Mafoumbi gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A delicate header from E_Mafoumbi! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************

Min. 113:(laz) S_Cziommer runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Alvarez 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from B_Pedretti 
Min. 115:(byl) J_Duffus finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  J_Duffus with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  But G_Restes makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 118:(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 122:(byl) G_Popov tracks his runner into the box, the cross pings in hard and low 
          ...  the striker dummies and it comes off his shin!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh, my, I thought he was a good defender before todays match 
          ...  And then the whistle blew! 
          ...  He's had a terrible game today. 
          ...  Lazio 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 122:(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to E 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stadio Olimpico
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Lazio Match Info
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Best player          : A_Engels (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Alvarez (82), G_Popov (122 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Engels (50), J_Alvarez (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Bayer Leverkusen Match Info
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Best player          : J_Duffus
Scorers              : J_Duffus (70)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Huth (18), J_Carew (94)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                   Lazio  |    Bayer Leverkusen
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       8
Off target           :           5        |       2
On target            :           9        |       6
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          15        |       11
Key Tackles          :           8        |       7
Key Passes           :          13        |       10
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Final Score          : Lazio 2 - 1 Bayer Leverkusen
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Player Statistics - Lazio
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_Restes       GK  26   1   1   1  26 | 134   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
J_P_van_Hecke  DF   1  22  18  15  31 |  74   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  15   0
P_Evra         DF   1  19  16  11  22 | 134   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  19  17  19
M_Tonetto      DF   1  20  16   4  24 | 134   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0
L_Baines       DF   1  19  15  14  28 | 134   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
H_Elliott      MF   1  13  21  20  26 | 134   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
A_Engels       MF   1  18  21   5  23 | 134   0   3   4   1   0   0   1   0   0  58  63  -2
O_Gloukh       AM   1   8  21  20  23 | 134   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  24  20
Y_Bissouma     DM   1  16  21  12  31 |  72   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  36
J_Alvarez      FW   1   3  19  23  28 | 134   0   0   0   0   3   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  32
J_Stansfield   FW   1   5  16  20  22 |  80   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  17  28
B_Fall         GK  18   1   1   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Pfertzel     DF   1  18  13   9  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Materazzi    DF   1  19  15   4  21 |  60   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0
S_Cziommer     MF   1   4  19  16  31 |  62   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
E_Mafoumbi     FW   1   8  15  19  20 |  54   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9

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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J_Bijlow       GK  26   1   1   1  22 | 134  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
Maicon         DF   1  19  16   8  25 | 134   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  38   0  20
N_Atom         DF   1  19  16   4  26 | 134   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Pamarot      DF   1  19  12   7  23 |  83   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  38  21   0
G_Popov        DF   1  18  14   4  22 | 134   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  28   0
R_Huth         DF   1  18  13   5  27 | 134   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  58  -2
T_Hitzlsprger  DM   1  15  19  14  20 | 134   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
R_Kovac        MF   1  12  19  16  27 |  64   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0  14
V_Eletu        DM   1  14  18   9  22 | 134   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15  40
J_Carew        FW   1   8  13  20  22 | 134   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
J_Duffus       AM   1   9  17  20  24 | 134   0   0   2   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  32  58
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
A_Vallci       DF   1  16  12   8  27 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Pedretti     MF   1  12  19   5  27 |  70   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   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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