FFO EFL1, Bayer Leverkusen vs. Rangers (Mon Jan 05) Bayer Leverkusen | Rangers 5-1-2-2 C | 5-2-0-1-2 C Tim Davey | John Read Caretaker | M_Taylor GK | GK M_Svilar E_Can DF | DF P_Torres Pau_Cubarsi DF | FW A_Hlozek W_Omari DF | DF J_Tah Maicon DF | DM O_Skipp N_Atom DF | AM Y_Tielemans R_Lewis DM | DF B_Pavard R_Kovac MF | DF Bremer T_Hitzlsprger MF | DF S_Bueno K_Mitoma FW | DM Mar_Antonio J_Carew FW | FW L_Openda | B_Guzan SUB | SUB A_Bizzarri R_Huth SUB | SUB W_Gallas N_Pamarot SUB | SUB C_Barron W_Gargano SUB | SUB M_Merino M_Santana SUB | SUB M_Zarate Min. 8 :(byl) R_Kovac squares up to his marker ... He spits at B_Pavard ... Right in his face! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 10 :(ran) S_Bueno finds P_Torres on the edge of the box ... W_Omari with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment Min. 10 :(ran) Mar_Antonio sprints forward with the ball ... Mar_Antonio fires a shot at goal! ... M_Taylor fists it away Min. 16 :(ran) A_Hlozek beats R_Kovac ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... A_Hlozek tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... M_Taylor tips it over his bar ... CORNER! ... Y_Tielemans plays it into the danger area! ... M_Taylor comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... J_Tah with the shot! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... M_Taylor looks relieved there! Min. 17 :(byl) E_Can beats his man ... A skilful effort from E_Can! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Rangers fans taunt him about that effort Min. 19 :(byl) J_Carew has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on M_Svilar! ... L_Openda hacks him down! ... He could be in big trouble! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! ... The ref must have got a nice Christmas present Min. 21 :(ran) A_Hlozek takes advantage of a mistake by Maicon ... But Pau_Cubarsi wins the tackle cleanly Min. 26 :(byl) R_Kovac passes the ball to Maicon ... P_Torres tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... He's a lucky boy!! ... CORNER! ... K_Mitoma hits it into the box! ... P_Torres wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 28 :(ran) P_Torres knocks it past K_Mitoma and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... P_Torres could have let it bounce! ... But M_Taylor parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 29 :(ran) Y_Tielemans cuts inside Pau_Cubarsi ... He worked that well ... Y_Tielemans aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... M_Taylor gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 30 :(byl) T_Hitzlsprger takes advantage of a mistake by B_Pavard ... He knocks the ball to J_Carew! ... J_Carew drives the shot in! ... GOAL!! ... Superb strike! ... His team mates join him in a celebration ... They dance around his shirt in delight!! ... Bayer Leverkusen take the lead! ... Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 Rangers ... Min. 31 :(ran) Tactical Change by Rangers ... Rangers have changed their playing style to A Min. 32 :(ran) O_Skipp takes advantage of a mistake by E_Can ... He puts in Bremer! ... A delicate header from Bremer! ... M_Taylor makes a difficult save Min. 39 :(byl) R_Kovac with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to J_Carew ... A glorious effort by J_Carew! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 39 :(ran) L_Openda curls the ball out wide to S_Bueno ... S_Bueno leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... It's beaten M_Taylor ... It goes wide!! Min. 40 :(ran) Bremer sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... J_Tah runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... Maicon with a truly reckless challenge ... The Rangers fans want him to be sent off! ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... Nothing. Just a ticking off! Min. 41 :(ran) B_Pavard knocks it forward ... Pau_Cubarsi slips ... L_Openda gets to it! ... T_Hitzlsprger with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... FREE KICK! ... The crowd expects from this range ... B_Pavard swings it in ... P_Torres gets on the end of it ... K_Mitoma clears with a diving header Min. 42 :(byl) K_Mitoma pulls it back to J_Carew ... J_Carew bears down on goal! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... GOAL!! ... Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 Rangers ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(ran) Tactical Change by Rangers ... Rangers have changed their playing style to E Min. 49 :(byl) W_Omari with a reverse pass to J_Carew ... P_Torres wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 Rangers Min. 50 :(byl) Pau_Cubarsi is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to J_Carew ... Intercepted by J_Tah Min. 53 :(ran) Mar_Antonio puts in A_Hlozek ... E_Can fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... The Referee gave him a strong warning Min. 59 :(ran) Bremer hoofs it upfield to find S_Bueno ... Well executed sliding challenge from Maicon Min. 60 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: R_Huth ... COMING OFF: N_Atom Min. 60 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: W_Gargano ... COMING OFF: T_Hitzlsprger Min. 60 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: M_Santana ... COMING OFF: J_Carew Min. 62 :(ran) O_Skipp skips the challenge from W_Omari ... Pau_Cubarsi tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by J_Tah ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for M_Taylor, who catches the ball Min. 66 :(ran) S_Bueno 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_Torres receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... Cleared by W_Omari Min. 75 :(byl) K_Mitoma slips past Bremer ... P_Torres beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 79 :(byl) Pau_Cubarsi runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to E_Can ... O_Skipp bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 83 :(byl) W_Omari runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to M_Santana ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... S_Bueno picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 84 :(byl) R_Lewis drives the ball across field ... It comes to K_Mitoma ... J_Tah wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Pau_Cubarsi dinks the ball into the area! ... M_Svilar jumps well to claim it! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(ran) A_Hlozek plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... L_Openda keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... L_Openda with the strike! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... M_Taylor never had a chance! Min. 93 :(ran) A_Hlozek finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... A_Hlozek attempts to nutmeg M_Taylor! ... But he somehow misses ... The Bayer Leverkusen fans laugh at him ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : BayArena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Carew (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Carew (30,42) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Kovac (8) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rangers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : P_Torres Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Openda (19) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen | Rangers Attempts on Goal : 4 | 9 Off target : 2 | 5 On target : 2 | 4 Possession : 47 | 53 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 11 | 6 Key Tackles : 5 | 8 Key Passes : 9 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Bayer Leverkusen 2 - 0 Rangers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 1 1 1 25 | 97 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 0 0 0 E_Can DF 1 22 21 16 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Pau_Cubarsi DF 1 22 19 3 22 | 97 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 34 0 W_Omari DF 1 21 16 5 22 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 40 0 Maicon DF 1 20 17 9 25 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 N_Atom DF 1 20 17 5 26 | 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Lewis DM 1 19 21 3 27 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 R_Kovac MF 1 12 20 17 27 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 30 -2 T_Hitzlsprger MF 1 16 20 14 20 | 64 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 K_Mitoma FW 1 6 20 24 27 | 97 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 36 0 J_Carew FW 1 9 14 21 22 | 64 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 69 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 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Pamarot DF 1 20 13 8 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Gargano MF 1 14 19 12 30 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Santana FW 1 11 14 19 28 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Rangers Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Svilar GK 27 1 1 1 22 | 97 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -11 0 0 0 P_Torres DF 1 24 15 13 29 | 97 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 64 0 19 A_Hlozek FW 1 9 18 24 27 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 14 J_Tah DF 1 24 15 12 26 | 97 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 0 18 O_Skipp DM 1 18 22 12 26 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 14 0 Y_Tielemans AM 1 6 24 18 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 B_Pavard DF 1 23 18 8 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bremer DF 1 23 17 9 20 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 23 S_Bueno DF 1 22 18 5 25 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 18 25 Mar_Antonio DM 1 15 22 14 21 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 18 L_Openda FW 1 5 16 24 23 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 18 4 A_Bizzarri GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Gallas DF 1 19 15 9 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Barron MF 1 17 19 8 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Merino MF 1 8 23 19 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Zarate FW 1 4 13 19 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1767636062 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40