FFO EFL1, Lens vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Fri Apr 10) Lens | Bayer Leverkusen 4-1-3-2 E | 5-1-2-2 C - | Tim Davey | D_Raya GK | GK M_Taylor A_Hutton DF | DF E_Can T_Buchmann DF | DF Pau_Cubarsi J_Gimenez DF | DF N_Atom B_Sagna DF | DF Maicon Y_Fofana DM | DF W_Omari E_Kujovic MF | DM W_Gargano J_McGinn MF | MF R_Kovac L_Samardzic MF | MF T_Hitzlsprger A_Emakhu FW | FW K_Mitoma A_Sorloth FW | FW J_Carew | A_Schlager SUB | SUB B_Guzan J_Djourou SUB | SUB N_Pamarot M_Bakker SUB | SUB D_Bernard N_de_Jong SUB | SUB T_Miller H_Boua_Die SUB | SUB M_Santana Min. 5 :(byl) Pau_Cubarsi brings it under control ... He takes on A_Hutton ... He gets past him! ... He puts in Maicon! ... Maicon tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... D_Raya is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 6 :(len) L_Samardzic looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to J_McGinn ... J_McGinn hits the ball first time! ... It clips the post!! ... The net bulges!! ... GOAL!! ... Tim Davey is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Lens 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 7 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to P Min. 9 :(len) L_Samardzic with the heel pass to A_Emakhu ... A_Emakhu with a thundering shot! ... M_Taylor with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 10 :(len) T_Buchmann crosses into the box, finding A_Sorloth ... Maicon clears with a diving header Min. 12 :(len) J_McGinn flicks it over W_Omari's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... E_Can reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 13 :(byl) W_Gargano runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... T_Buchmann goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 17 :(len) M_Taylor with a terrible kick! ... A_Sorloth takes control of the ball! ... A_Sorloth plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 19 :(byl) T_Hitzlsprger brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... E_Can gets on the end of the pass ... E_Can tries to place it in the corner! ... D_Raya makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 20 :(len) A_Emakhu skips the challenge from the defender ... A_Emakhu drives it low! ... M_Taylor gets a hand to it!! ... GOAL!! ... He just couldn't keep it out! ... Lens 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 21 :(len) Curled in dangerously from J_McGinn to A_Sorloth ... A_Sorloth controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... Lens 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 22 :(byl) K_Mitoma with the dribble ... Y_Fofana steals the ball of off him Min. 26 :(len) E_Kujovic cuts the ball back to A_Sorloth ... W_Omari slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 27 :(len) L_Samardzic looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to A_Emakhu ... A_Emakhu with a thundering drive! ... M_Taylor tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 30 :(byl) E_Can runs at the defence ... E_Can hits a great drive! ... D_Raya blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 31 :(len) Y_Fofana looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to A_Sorloth ... A_Sorloth has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 31 :(byl) J_Carew flicks the ball through ... R_Kovac runs onto it! ... A glorious effort by R_Kovac! ... D_Raya with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 32 :(byl) E_Can is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... K_Mitoma latches onto the ball ... K_Mitoma with the attempt at goal! ... D_Raya gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 34 :(byl) T_Hitzlsprger takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Can he make them pay? ... T_Hitzlsprger with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... D_Raya is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 35 :(len) J_McGinn heads the ball back to A_Emakhu ... Great challenge by E_Can ... But it goes out for a corner ... CORNER! ... L_Samardzic hits it into the box! ... B_Sagna gets to it! ... It floats over M_Taylor ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 42 :(len) A_Emakhu with a real burst of pace ... E_Can can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... But N_Atom sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(len) A_Sorloth is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to A_Emakhu ... A_Emakhu beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... He just has to beat the keeper ... He lobs it over M_Taylor ... It goes over!! ... He'll have to be a master of spin to explain that one to his manager! Min. 44 :(byl) J_Carew beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds K_Mitoma ... K_Mitoma sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... K_Mitoma swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... The ball comes to E_Can ... He gets the shot away ... D_Raya saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 45 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: T_Miller ... COMING OFF: T_Hitzlsprger ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Lens 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen Min. 47 :(len) J_McGinn spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to L_Samardzic! ... E_Can is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand Min. 49 :(byl) J_Carew squares up to his marker ... He spits at A_Emakhu ... Right in his face! ... 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. 50 :(byl) T_Miller cuts the ball back to E_Can ... E_Can attempts to nutmeg D_Raya! ... D_Raya is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over!! ... D_Raya looks very relieved! Min. 54 :(len) L_Samardzic with a byline cross to A_Emakhu ... A_Emakhu with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... M_Taylor guesses right Min. 56 :(byl) J_Carew with a long pass to N_Atom ... Excellent sliding challenge from J_Gimenez ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 57 :(len) J_McGinn takes possession on the edge of the box ... Superbly timed tackle by Maicon ... He made it look easy Min. 60 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: N_Pamarot ... COMING OFF: N_Atom Min. 60 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: M_Santana ... COMING OFF: J_Carew Min. 61 :(len) Y_Fofana runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to A_Emakhu ... T_Miller with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 62 :(len) A_Sorloth pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... J_McGinn is clean through! ... Pau_Cubarsi wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 63 :(len) J_McGinn with the nod to A_Sorloth ... A_Sorloth sees M_Taylor off his line! ... M_Taylor beats the ball away Min. 63 :(byl) Pau_Cubarsi feeds the ball to M_Santana ... M_Santana with the shot on net! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... Swung in by M_Santana ... D_Raya thumps the ball away! Min. 63 :(len) L_Samardzic plays a first time ball through the defence to T_Buchmann ... W_Gargano is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning Min. 67 :(len) J_Gimenez hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... L_Samardzic latches onto it! ... L_Samardzic with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... M_Taylor with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 73 :(len) L_Samardzic brings it under control ... He takes on N_Pamarot ... He gets past him! ... He puts in A_Emakhu! ... A_Emakhu with a screamer of a shot! ... M_Taylor guesses right Min. 74 :(byl) K_Mitoma takes advantage of a mistake by B_Sagna ... It's a lucky break ... A powerful shot by K_Mitoma! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a crappy effort! Min. 75 :(len) Y_Fofana plays a first time ball through the defence to A_Hutton ... E_Can pulls the player to the ground!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 78 :(len) A_Sorloth sidesteps Pau_Cubarsi ... That was too easy ... A_Sorloth with a scorcher of a shot! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 79 :(byl) E_Can sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to R_Kovac ... E_Kujovic dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 80 :(len) Substitution by Lens ... COMING ON: M_Bakker ... COMING OFF: B_Sagna Min. 82 :(byl) M_Santana finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled the defender ... M_Santana has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 83 :(byl) M_Santana takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to Maicon ... Maicon tries to lob the keeper! ... D_Raya goes down well to save Min. 85 :(len) E_Kujovic holds the ball up ... He sees T_Buchmann in space! ... T_Buchmann unleashes a pile driver! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... Lens 4-0 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 86 :(byl) E_Can has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past T_Buchmann ... He knocks it to K_Mitoma! ... K_Mitoma flicks the header toward the far post! ... D_Raya saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(len) J_McGinn takes advantage of a bad back pass from E_Can ... J_McGinn rifles it to the far post! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a crappy effort! Min. 91 :(len) L_Samardzic plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... L_Samardzic with the header! ... M_Taylor makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 92 :(len) J_McGinn with the dribble ... Maicon is easily beaten ... W_Omari with a nasty foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stade Bollaert-Delelis ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lens Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Samardzic (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_McGinn (6), A_Emakhu (20), A_Sorloth (21), T_Buchmann (85) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Can Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : , J_Carew (49)W_Omari (92) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lens | Bayer Leverkusen Attempts on Goal : 17 | 14 Off target : 6 | 8 On target : 11 | 6 Possession : 49 | 51 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 11 Key Tackles : 4 | 8 Key Passes : 17 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Lens 4 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Lens Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Raya GK 28 1 1 1 24 | 94 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 0 0 0 A_Hutton DF 1 21 15 6 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Buchmann DF 1 23 17 17 24 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 17 19 38 J_Gimenez DF 1 24 18 14 27 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 18 0 B_Sagna DF 1 20 16 8 22 | 81 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Y_Fofana DM 1 17 22 4 22 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 28 0 E_Kujovic MF 1 14 19 3 30 | 94 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 55 0 J_McGinn MF 1 14 23 21 30 | 94 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 56 39 L_Samardzic MF 1 4 23 19 27 | 94 0 0 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 95 26 A_Emakhu FW 1 6 16 23 30 | 94 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 69 A_Sorloth FW 1 2 20 25 26 | 94 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 32 44 A_Schlager GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Djourou DF 1 20 15 9 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Bakker DF 1 15 13 10 21 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_de_Jong MF 1 14 19 12 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Boua_Die FW 1 5 14 19 27 | 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 | 94 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 E_Can DF 1 23 22 17 25 | 94 0 2 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 34 42 58 Pau_Cubarsi DF 1 22 20 3 22 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 32 0 N_Atom DF 1 20 17 5 26 | 61 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 Maicon DF 1 20 17 9 25 | 94 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 40 0 44 W_Omari DF 1 22 16 5 22 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 -2 -2 W_Gargano DM 1 14 20 12 30 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Kovac MF 1 12 21 17 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 T_Hitzlsprger MF 1 16 20 15 20 | 45 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 K_Mitoma FW 1 6 20 25 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 J_Carew FW 1 9 14 22 22 | 61 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 64 -2 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 T_Miller MF 1 8 18 14 29 | 49 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 18 0 M_Santana FW 1 11 15 20 28 | 33 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 20 1775839492 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40