FFO EFL1, Atletico Madrid vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Mon May 18) Atletico Madrid | Bayer Leverkusen 3-2-1-2-2 E | 5-1-2-2 C Simon Marsh | Tim Davey | D_Costa GK | GK M_Taylor J_Frimpong DF | DF E_Can M_van_de_Ven DF | DF N_Pamarot S_Botman DF | DF N_Atom B_Cristante DM | DF W_Omari E_Palacios DM | DF R_Lewis C_Gallagher MF | DM Y_Macon K_Coman AM | MF R_Kovac M_Odegaard AM | MF D_Costa Y_Pino FW | FW K_Mitoma R_K_Muani FW | FW J_Carew | M_Neuer SUB | SUB B_Guzan M_Skriniar SUB | SUB R_Huth J_Senior SUB | SUB W_Gargano L_Petkov SUB | SUB T_Hitzlsprger T_Bradshaw SUB | SUB M_Santana Min. 3 :(byl) J_Carew has time and space on the edge of the box ... K_Coman hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are throwing coins at the corner taker! ... CORNER! ... W_Omari floats the ball in! ... K_Mitoma tries to place the shot! ... D_Costa saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 12 :(byl) E_Can takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... E_Can with the attempt at goal! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 15 :(atm) B_Cristante flicks it over Y_Macon's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... B_Cristante with a graceful, looping effort! ... M_Taylor with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 17 :(atm) Y_Pino curls the ball out wide to R_K_Muani ... Good sliding challenge from N_Pamarot ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by C_Gallagher! ... It is kicked away by J_Carew Min. 18 :(atm) K_Coman finds M_Odegaard with a perfectly weighted pass ... M_Odegaard hits the ball first time! ... What agility from M_Taylor Min. 19 :(byl) J_Carew hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... K_Mitoma collects the loose ball! ... K_Mitoma with a screamer of a shot! ... D_Costa with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 22 :(atm) M_Odegaard finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... M_Odegaard fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... But M_Taylor with the difficult save Min. 24 :(atm) B_Cristante spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to Y_Pino! ... Y_Pino attempts a chip! ... ITS THERE! ... GOAL!! ... He punches the corner flag in delight! ... That's put Atletico Madrid in front! ... Atletico Madrid 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 25 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to A Min. 26 :(atm) Tactical Change by Atletico Madrid ... Atletico Madrid have changed their playing style to C Min. 29 :(atm) M_van_de_Ven takes advantage of a mistake by W_Omari ... M_van_de_Ven with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... M_Taylor narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 29 :(byl) R_Kovac with a clever shimmy ... R_Kovac with a thundering drive! ... D_Costa tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 30 :(atm) M_Odegaard with a flicked pass to R_K_Muani ... R_K_Muani hits the ball on the bounce! ... But M_Taylor punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 38 :(atm) K_Coman sidesteps his marker ... K_Coman attempts to drive it home! ... M_Taylor watches it sail wide! Min. 39 :(atm) M_Odegaard takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... M_Odegaard with a thundering drive! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(atm) A defence splitting pass from B_Cristante to R_K_Muani ... R_K_Muani with the strike! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 45 :(byl) N_Pamarot with a real burst of pace ... He shows E_Palacios a clean set of heals ... S_Botman pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! Min. 46 :(byl) R_Kovac lobs it over the defender ... S_Botman with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Atletico Madrid 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen Min. 47 :(atm) E_Palacios with a first time pass ... Y_Pino runs onto it! ... Y_Pino with the 40 yard drive! ... But M_Taylor pulls out a save of the game Min. 51 :(atm) K_Coman takes advantage of a mistake by N_Pamarot ... He runs towards goal ... K_Coman with a screamer of a shot! ... But M_Taylor pulls out a save of the game Min. 55 :(byl) K_Mitoma slips past C_Gallagher ... But S_Botman will cut out the threat Min. 56 :(atm) Y_Pino jumps over W_Omari's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... Y_Macon takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 58 :(byl) K_Mitoma backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... R_Kovac gets on the end of it ... R_Kovac drives the shot in! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 60 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: M_Santana ... COMING OFF: J_Carew Min. 60 :(atm) E_Palacios kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... M_van_de_Ven gets on the end of the pass ... M_van_de_Ven rises above the defence to head the ball! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 61 :(atm) K_Coman 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! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... K_Coman drives it low! ... M_Taylor parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 61 :(byl) D_Costa finds his way through ... He bears down on goal ... D_Costa with a scorcher of a shot! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 61 :(atm) Y_Pino skips the challenge from N_Atom ... D_Costa is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 62 :(atm) K_Coman steps over the ball ... He nutmegs R_Lewis ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... K_Coman drives it towards goal! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 65 :(atm) M_van_de_Ven is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... M_Odegaard latches onto the ball ... But N_Pamarot wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 69 :(byl) R_Lewis plays it forward to K_Mitoma ... K_Mitoma tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... D_Costa gets his fingertips to it ... It's pushed around the post to safety ... CORNER! ... N_Atom hits it towards the far post! ... D_Costa reads it well, and claims it! Min. 70 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: R_Huth ... COMING OFF: N_Atom Min. 70 :(atm) M_Odegaard takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... K_Mitoma fouls badly ... That looked malicious Min. 71 :(byl) R_Lewis bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to N_Pamarot ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... M_van_de_Ven picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 72 :(byl) R_Kovac slides the ball across to M_Santana ... An audacious effort from M_Santana! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... D_Costa tips it over !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... Y_Macon swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... J_Frimpong with a great clearance! Min. 73 :(byl) K_Mitoma gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to M_Santana ... J_Frimpong muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... The Referee calls him over ... He lets him off with a strong warning Min. 74 :(atm) K_Coman with an intelligent ball to M_Odegaard ... From long range M_Odegaard bends the ball towards goal! ... M_Taylor won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 74 :(byl) R_Kovac with a probing pass to M_Santana ... M_Santana hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... D_Costa never had a chance! Min. 75 :(atm) Substitution by Atletico Madrid ... COMING ON: M_Skriniar ... COMING OFF: K_Coman Min. 75 :(byl) E_Can gets lucky and beats M_van_de_Ven ... Now with the centre to R_Kovac ... R_Kovac cracks a laser towards goal! ... But he puts it wide Min. 76 :(atm) B_Cristante takes advantage of a mistake by W_Omari ... That mistake could prove costly ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... N_Pamarot looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 78 :(atm) A defence splitting pass from E_Palacios to Y_Pino ... Y_Pino blasts it at the goal! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 79 :(byl) M_Santana with a clever shimmy ... M_Santana with the 40 yard drive! ... D_Costa with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 80 :(atm) Substitution by Atletico Madrid ... COMING ON: J_Senior ... COMING OFF: R_K_Muani Min. 81 :(atm) M_Skriniar pushes it past E_Can ... M_Skriniar belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... But it goes wide Min. 82 :(atm) E_Palacios plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... E_Palacios fires off a right-footed shot! ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 84 :(atm) B_Cristante with an early cross to Y_Pino ... E_Can wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 87 :(atm) B_Cristante with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to J_Frimpong ... J_Frimpong hits a great drive! ... M_Taylor watches it sail wide! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(atm) J_Senior gets to the byline and finds Y_Pino with a beautiful cross ... A delicate chip from Y_Pino! ... M_Taylor gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 91 :(atm) B_Cristante looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Odegaard ... M_Odegaard with the header! ... M_Taylor makes a fine save Min. 96 :(atm) Y_Pino with the cross-field pass to C_Gallagher ... C_Gallagher hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... But M_Taylor punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 97 :(atm) M_van_de_Ven brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... Y_Pino gets on the end of the pass ... Y_Pino looks to see where M_Taylor is! ... He shoots! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Wanda Metropolitano ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atletico Madrid Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Cristante (Man of the Match) Scorers : Y_Pino (24) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Mitoma Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Costa (61) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atletico Madrid | Bayer Leverkusen Attempts on Goal : 23 | 11 Off target : 12 | 5 On target : 11 | 6 Possession : 65 | 35 Corners : 1 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 6 | 7 Key Tackles : 4 | 6 Key Passes : 16 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Atletico Madrid 1 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Atletico Madrid Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Costa GK 29 1 1 1 23 | 100 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 J_Frimpong DF 1 26 19 16 26 | 100 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 0 14 M_van_de_Ven DF 1 25 20 16 28 | 100 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 32 30 S_Botman DF 1 24 20 9 26 | 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 B_Cristante DM 1 23 25 17 26 | 100 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 70 15 E_Palacios DM 1 20 24 13 30 | 100 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 17 C_Gallagher MF 1 16 25 18 22 | 100 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 K_Coman AM 1 8 24 23 29 | 78 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 32 24 32 M_Odegaard AM 1 4 24 24 27 | 100 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 12 36 Y_Pino FW 1 7 20 26 25 | 100 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 32 38 R_K_Muani FW 1 8 19 26 25 | 83 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 M_Neuer GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Skriniar DF 1 25 19 15 27 | 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 15 J_Senior DF 1 17 14 5 26 | 17 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 L_Petkov MF 1 10 17 13 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Bradshaw FW 1 4 12 18 28 | 0 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Taylor GK 27 1 1 1 25 | 100 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0 0 E_Can DF 1 23 22 17 25 | 100 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 14 13 N_Pamarot DF 1 20 13 8 23 | 100 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 N_Atom DF 1 21 17 5 26 | 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Omari DF 1 22 17 5 22 | 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Lewis DF 1 20 22 3 27 | 100 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 Y_Macon DM 1 14 16 6 14 | 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 R_Kovac MF 1 12 21 18 27 | 100 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 30 38 D_Costa MF 1 3 15 12 24 | 100 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 16 K_Mitoma FW 1 6 20 25 27 | 100 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 32 21 J_Carew FW 1 9 14 22 22 | 63 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 22 0 B_Guzan GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Huth DF 1 19 14 6 27 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Gargano MF 1 15 20 12 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Hitzlsprger MF 1 16 20 15 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Santana FW 1 11 15 20 28 | 37 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 1779124639 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40