FFO EFL1, Borussia Dortmund vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Mon Mar 09) Borussia Dortmund | Bayer Leverkusen 4-2-1-2-1 E | 5-1-2-2 C Chris Mason | Tim Davey | F_Jorgensen GK | GK M_Taylor J_Kimmich DF | DF E_Can L_Beraldo DM | DF Pau_Cubarsi P_Kalulu DF | DF N_Atom D_Fox DF | DF Maicon J_Todibo DF | DF W_Omari C_Baleba DM | DM R_Lewis N_Gonzalez MF | MF R_Kovac B_Saka AM | MF T_Hitzlsprger L_Paqueta AM | FW K_Mitoma B_Barcola FW | FW J_Carew | J_Cesar SUB | SUB B_Guzan G_Heinze SUB | SUB N_Pamarot L_Grimi SUB | SUB D_Bernard L_Rajot SUB | SUB W_Gargano J_Duran SUB | SUB M_Santana Min. 1 :(byl) J_Carew runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... J_Carew has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... F_Jorgensen grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 2 :(byl) Pau_Cubarsi with a long pass to K_Mitoma ... K_Mitoma pounds a rocket on goal! ... But F_Jorgensen parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 4 :(dor) C_Baleba is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to B_Saka ... B_Saka with a scorcher of a shot! ... M_Taylor heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 7 :(byl) N_Atom with a long pass to W_Omari ... But D_Fox slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 8 :(dor) B_Barcola plays it long to B_Saka ... B_Saka with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... GOAL!! ... What a finish! ... The Borussia Dortmund fans sing his praises! ... That puts Borussia Dortmund ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it? ... Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 9 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund ... Borussia Dortmund have changed their playing style to C Min. 9 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund ... L_Beraldo will now play as a DF Min. 9 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund ... N_Gonzalez will now play as a DM Min. 9 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to A Min. 10 :(byl) J_Carew with the Cruyff turn ... J_Carew blasts it at the goal! ... F_Jorgensen tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 14 :(byl) J_Carew sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... J_Carew aims for the top right corner! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... W_Omari with an inswinging corner into the box ... F_Jorgensen fists it away! Min. 15 :(dor) L_Beraldo with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... N_Atom clears with a diving header Min. 21 :(dor) B_Saka cuts the ball back to N_Gonzalez ... N_Gonzalez sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 22 :(dor) J_Todibo smashes the ball upfield ... B_Saka latches onto the ball ... Pau_Cubarsi cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 23 :(dor) C_Baleba drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to B_Barcola ... B_Barcola hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... Brilliant save from M_Taylor Min. 23 :(byl) N_Atom looks up ... He swings the ball right towards E_Can ... E_Can with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 25 :(byl) Maicon over hits his pass ... He finds J_Carew though ... That was fortunate ... J_Todibo with the tackle Min. 28 :(dor) J_Kimmich hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... N_Gonzalez latches onto it! ... Maicon seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 28 :(byl) N_Atom fires over a low cross to K_Mitoma ... A left-footer by K_Mitoma! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... F_Jorgensen looks relieved there! Min. 31 :(byl) K_Mitoma with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past the defender ... L_Beraldo knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 32 :(dor) B_Barcola plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... B_Barcola hits a great shot! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... M_Taylor never had a chance! Min. 33 :(dor) Curled in dangerously from L_Beraldo to C_Baleba ... J_Carew rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 34 :(dor) B_Saka with a neat pass into B_Barcola ... W_Omari goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 35 :(dor) L_Paqueta runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for goal in mind! ... L_Paqueta tries to beat M_Taylor! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by B_Saka! ... J_Kimmich makes a firm connection with his head ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 35 :(dor) B_Barcola saunters past W_Omari ... Maicon fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 37 :(byl) W_Omari is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to K_Mitoma ... L_Beraldo clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 38 :(dor) C_Baleba over hits his pass ... He finds B_Barcola though ... That was fortunate ... B_Barcola launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... M_Taylor gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 39 :(dor) L_Paqueta with the dribble ... This is a great chance ... Maicon muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a very dangerous position! ... L_Beraldo runs up straight ... And hits it hard with a massive toe-bunger! ... Saved by M_Taylor Min. 42 :(byl) R_Kovac moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to K_Mitoma ... K_Mitoma drifts clear! ... He is clean through! ... He is one on one with F_Jorgensen ... He tries to slide it past F_Jorgensen ... F_Jorgensen dives bravely at his feet!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 44 :(dor) N_Gonzalez heads the ball back to L_Paqueta ... L_Paqueta tries to chip the ball over M_Taylor! ... M_Taylor parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen Min. 47 :(dor) P_Kalulu with a reverse pass to N_Gonzalez ... R_Lewis with a bad challenge Min. 49 :(dor) N_Gonzalez cuts inside Pau_Cubarsi ... He worked that well ... R_Kovac wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It's just a warning Min. 50 :(byl) R_Kovac finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... P_Kalulu with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 51 :(dor) J_Kimmich pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... But Pau_Cubarsi slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 52 :(byl) E_Can hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... K_Mitoma collects the loose ball! ... J_Kimmich bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 53 :(dor) N_Gonzalez with the deft touch ... He takes it past E_Can ... He knocks it to B_Saka! ... Maicon gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 55 :(dor) Substitution by Borussia Dortmund ... COMING ON: G_Heinze ... COMING OFF: J_Kimmich Min. 55 :(dor) Substitution by Borussia Dortmund ... COMING ON: J_Duran ... COMING OFF: B_Barcola Min. 56 :(dor) C_Baleba finds his way through ... They tried to play the offside trap ... Excellent sliding challenge by Maicon ... He timed it well Min. 60 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: N_Pamarot ... COMING OFF: Maicon 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 :(dor) L_Beraldo wins possession ... He plays the ball across to B_Saka ... B_Saka cracks a laser towards goal! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 66 :(dor) G_Heinze moves forward ... G_Heinze has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... M_Taylor saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 68 :(byl) E_Can jumps over D_Fox's challenge ... E_Can has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 73 :(byl) W_Gargano sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to M_Santana ... M_Santana tries the shot! ... F_Jorgensen parries it, he follows it up ... And F_Jorgensen recovers to save!! Min. 75 :(dor) Substitution by Borussia Dortmund ... COMING ON: L_Rajot ... COMING OFF: L_Paqueta Min. 75 :(byl) W_Gargano gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to K_Mitoma ... J_Todibo wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 76 :(dor) L_Rajot controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... P_Kalulu gets onto the end of the pass! ... P_Kalulu with the crafty shot! ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 79 :(dor) N_Gonzalez is first to the ball ... N_Gonzalez with a graceful, looping effort! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Bayer Leverkusen fans taunt him! Min. 79 :(byl) R_Lewis unselfishly lays the ball back to R_Kovac ... G_Heinze is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning Min. 80 :(dor) C_Baleba spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to D_Fox! ... A skilful effort from D_Fox! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 81 :(dor) J_Duran picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... J_Duran with the drive! ... Looks like it should be easy for M_Taylor ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... M_Taylor looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 85 :(dor) J_Duran takes on N_Atom ... He runs past him ... W_Gargano with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(dor) N_Gonzalez feeds the ball to J_Duran ... But W_Omari slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 91 :(byl) W_Omari with a deep cross to M_Santana ... A left-footer by M_Santana! ... F_Jorgensen makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 93 :(dor) G_Heinze sidesteps his marker ... He was too quick for his marker ... Well intercepted by Pau_Cubarsi ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Signal Iduna Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Borussia Dortmund Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Saka (Man of the Match) Scorers : B_Saka (8) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Maicon Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : , J_Carew (33), Maicon (35)W_Gargano (85) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Borussia Dortmund | Bayer Leverkusen Attempts on Goal : 16 | 10 Off target : 10 | 5 On target : 6 | 5 Possession : 62 | 38 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 3 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 9 Key Tackles : 7 | 9 Key Passes : 15 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Borussia Dortmund 1 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Borussia Dortmund Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F_Jorgensen GK 28 1 1 1 24 | 94 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 J_Kimmich DF 1 25 21 15 26 | 56 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 15 15 L_Beraldo DF 1 23 20 15 25 | 94 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 32 17 P_Kalulu DF 1 23 20 8 21 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 0 22 D_Fox DF 1 20 17 6 28 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 24 J_Todibo DF 1 23 19 6 25 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 17 0 C_Baleba DM 1 19 23 4 22 | 94 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 N_Gonzalez DM 1 19 24 10 28 | 94 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 40 B_Saka AM 1 3 23 23 22 | 94 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 26 42 L_Paqueta AM 1 4 23 22 30 | 76 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 B_Barcola FW 1 4 21 26 22 | 56 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 34 14 J_Cesar GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Heinze DF 1 20 17 12 28 | 38 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 L_Grimi DF 1 18 15 7 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Rajot MF 1 3 15 10 28 | 18 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 J_Duran FW 1 5 21 24 27 | 38 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 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 | 94 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0 E_Can DF 1 23 22 17 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 26 Pau_Cubarsi DF 1 22 19 3 22 | 94 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 17 0 N_Atom DF 1 20 17 5 26 | 94 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 57 0 Maicon DF 1 20 17 9 25 | 61 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 58 17 -2 W_Omari DF 1 22 16 5 22 | 94 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 40 0 R_Lewis DM 1 20 22 3 27 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 R_Kovac MF 1 12 21 17 27 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 T_Hitzlsprger MF 1 16 20 15 20 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Mitoma FW 1 6 20 24 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 J_Carew FW 1 9 14 22 22 | 61 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 24 B_Guzan GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Pamarot DF 1 20 13 8 23 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Bernard DF 1 16 10 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Gargano MF 1 14 20 12 30 | 33 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 30 -2 M_Santana FW 1 11 14 20 28 | 33 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 1773093925 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40