FFO DBC, Bayer Leverkusen vs. Sunderland (Wed Jan 07) Bayer Leverkusen | Sunderland 5-3-2 P | 4-4-2 N Tim Davey | Chris W | M_Taylor GK | GK J_Pickford E_Can DF | DF D_Spence Pau_Cubarsi DF | DF F_Sierralta W_Omari DF | DF T_Hume Maicon DF | DF R_Vlaar N_Atom DF | MF I_Sangare R_Lewis MF | MF A_Rabiot R_Kovac MF | MF D_Neil T_Hitzlsprger MF | MF M_Nunes K_Mitoma FW | FW M_Harris J_Carew FW | FW E_Mayenda | B_Guzan SUB | SUB C_Diop R_Huth SUB | SUB G_Cahill N_Pamarot SUB | SUB R_Mundle W_Gargano SUB | SUB Benny M_Santana SUB | SUB W_Isidor Min. 2 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to P Min. 5 :(byl) N_Atom runs forward ... N_Atom with a thundering volley! ... But it goes just over Min. 6 :(byl) K_Mitoma finds a hole in the defence ... Blocked by M_Harris Min. 15 :(byl) E_Can sidesteps his marker ... He was too quick for his marker ... E_Can with the cheeky shot! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 16 :(byl) W_Omari is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... J_Carew latches onto the ball ... J_Carew with a terrific drive! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 16 :(sun) M_Harris with a smart pass to I_Sangare ... What a shot from I_Sangare! ... It could go anywhere ... Over the bar! Min. 20 :(byl) R_Kovac runs towards the goal ... R_Kovac hits a great shot! ... But J_Pickford punches it away Min. 21 :(sun) E_Mayenda with the towering header to D_Neil ... What a fantastic interception by Pau_Cubarsi Min. 22 :(sun) The ball is passed in from M_Harris, he finds M_Nunes ... M_Nunes hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into M_Taylor's arms ... Unlucky Min. 24 :(byl) K_Mitoma sidesteps T_Hume ... That was too easy ... K_Mitoma tries to beat J_Pickford! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... J_Pickford never had a chance! Min. 29 :(sun) E_Mayenda takes advantage of a bad back pass ... W_Omari with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... FREE KICK ... This is very far out ... I_Sangare hoists it forward ... M_Harris gets on the end of it ... A delicate header from M_Harris! ... But M_Taylor makes an easy save Min. 29 :(sun) I_Sangare takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... W_Omari bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 30 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to C Min. 32 :(byl) K_Mitoma stamps on M_Nunes's foot! ... The Referee has seen it! ... The Referee just wants to lecture him Min. 35 :(sun) T_Hume controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... D_Neil gets onto the end of the pass! ... R_Lewis with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning Min. 41 :(byl) K_Mitoma is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to J_Carew ... J_Carew hits a great drive! ... But J_Pickford palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(byl) Maicon with a flicked pass to J_Carew ... Intercepted by R_Vlaar Min. 45 :(byl) The defender underhits the back pass! ... N_Atom is through! ... What a mistake by F_Sierralta! ... N_Atom curls it towards the top corner! ... But J_Pickford palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 45 :(sun) D_Neil can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to R_Vlaar ... R_Vlaar with the cheeky shot! ... M_Taylor parries it ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Bayer Leverkusen 0-0 Sunderland Min. 46 :(byl) J_Carew sidesteps F_Sierralta ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... J_Carew flicks the header toward the far post! ... J_Pickford saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 46 :(sun) M_Harris with a clever shimmy ... M_Harris has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... M_Taylor gathers it easily Min. 47 :(sun) D_Neil with a one-touch layoff to E_Mayenda ... K_Mitoma with a nasty foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... PENALTY!! ... It will be M_Harris to take it ... GOAL!! ... No mistake! ... Thumped home! ... Take a bow, son ... That's given Sunderland the advantage! ... Bayer Leverkusen 0-1 Sunderland... Min. 48 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to A Min. 48 :(byl) Pau_Cubarsi with a real burst of pace ... T_Hume can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... Excellent sliding challenge from R_Vlaar ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 53 :(byl) E_Can holds the ball up ... He sees J_Carew in space! ... A delicate header from J_Carew! ... J_Pickford with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 53 :(sun) D_Spence takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to A_Rabiot ... R_Kovac fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 55 :(byl) J_Carew sidesteps D_Spence ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... E_Mayenda rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 57 :(byl) E_Can beats D_Spence ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... E_Can tries to catch the keeper out! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... J_Carew swings it in! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 57 :(sun) M_Nunes with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to E_Mayenda ... E_Mayenda hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 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. 60 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: R_Mundle ... COMING OFF: D_Neil Min. 60 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to P Min. 60 :(byl) R_Huth takes advantage of a bad back pass ... From long range R_Huth bends the ball towards goal! ... J_Pickford can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... J_Pickford makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was always going over? Min. 60 :(sun) A_Rabiot sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to E_Mayenda ... E_Mayenda with the header! ... M_Taylor saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 62 :(byl) E_Can controls it well ... He nutmegs M_Harris ... He puts in K_Mitoma! ... K_Mitoma with the chance! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 66 :(byl) W_Gargano holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to R_Huth ... F_Sierralta wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 69 :(byl) M_Santana beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds E_Can ... E_Can with a graceful, looping effort! ... J_Pickford makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 69 :(sun) R_Vlaar searches out M_Nunes ... Pau_Cubarsi hits it out for a corner ... That was sent up into the top tier ... CORNER! ... R_Mundle flights it in! ... D_Spence gets something on it! ... M_Taylor catches the ball Min. 70 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: W_Isidor ... COMING OFF: E_Mayenda Min. 70 :(sun) D_Spence nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... D_Spence has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It floats over M_Taylor ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 75 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: G_Cahill ... COMING OFF: R_Vlaar Min. 75 :(byl) R_Kovac with a one-touch layoff to R_Huth ... What a fantastic interception by D_Spence ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 75 :(sun) M_Harris with a well-controlled run ... M_Harris tries the shot! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... M_Taylor looks relieved there! Min. 76 :(sun) M_Harris brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... M_Harris with a bomb of a shot! ... But M_Taylor makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 78 :(byl) R_Huth hits a hard pass to K_Mitoma ... K_Mitoma with the attempt at goal! ... Looks like it should be J_Pickford's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... W_Gargano swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... E_Can with the shot! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 80 :(sun) M_Harris runs at the defence ... He nutmegs Pau_Cubarsi ... He showed his class there ... M_Harris with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... M_Taylor with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 82 :(sun) I_Sangare controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... T_Hume gets onto the end of the pass! ... M_Santana with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee just wants to lecture him Min. 83 :(sun) R_Mundle controls it well ... He nutmegs W_Omari ... He puts in W_Isidor! ... W_Isidor with his head down lets it go! ... But M_Taylor makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 86 :(byl) K_Mitoma flicks it past F_Sierralta ... He runs forward ... R_Mundle with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. ... That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(byl) R_Huth leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to M_Santana ... M_Santana fires the shot in! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 90 :(byl) R_Kovac with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Maicon gets on the end of the pass ... Maicon has broken clear! Just the keeper to beat! ... He tries to flick it past J_Pickford ... But crashes into the keeper ... The ball trickles out for a goal kick!! Min. 91 :(sun) R_Mundle volleys it forward. He finds A_Rabiot ... A_Rabiot with the goal bound shot! ... But M_Taylor parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 93 :(byl) R_Huth is spitting at I_Sangare ... 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. 94 :(byl) R_Huth retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... K_Mitoma latches onto the end of it ... K_Mitoma runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 94 :(sun) A_Rabiot gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... A_Rabiot with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : BayArena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Carew Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Mitoma (47), R_Kovac (53), R_Huth (93) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Harris (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Harris (47 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : E_Mayenda (55) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen | Sunderland Attempts on Goal : 18 | 16 Off target : 12 | 6 On target : 6 | 10 Possession : 60 | 40 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 14 | 8 Key Tackles : 3 | 5 Key Passes : 12 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Bayer Leverkusen 0 - 1 Sunderland ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 99 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0 0 E_Can DF 1 22 21 16 25 | 99 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 30 58 Pau_Cubarsi DF 1 22 19 3 22 | 99 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 W_Omari DF 1 21 16 5 22 | 99 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 20 0 Maicon DF 1 20 17 9 25 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 21 N_Atom DF 1 20 17 5 26 | 63 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 R_Lewis MF 1 19 21 3 27 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Kovac MF 1 12 20 17 27 | 99 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 30 13 T_Hitzlsprger MF 1 16 20 14 20 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Mitoma FW 1 6 20 24 27 | 99 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 14 22 J_Carew FW 1 9 14 21 22 | 63 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 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 | 36 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 64 22 N_Pamarot DF 1 20 12 8 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Gargano MF 1 14 19 12 30 | 36 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 M_Santana FW 1 11 14 19 28 | 36 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 11 Player Statistics - Sunderland Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Pickford GK 26 1 1 1 19 | 99 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 0 0 0 D_Spence DF 1 21 18 6 21 | 99 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 38 18 50 F_Sierralta DF 1 22 14 8 26 | 99 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 T_Hume DF 1 20 16 10 21 | 99 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 R_Vlaar DF 1 19 14 6 25 | 78 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 42 22 26 I_Sangare MF 1 16 22 10 20 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 20 A_Rabiot MF 1 6 22 16 22 | 99 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 30 D_Neil MF 1 9 21 16 26 | 63 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 M_Nunes MF 1 9 21 15 20 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 15 M_Harris FW 1 4 15 22 22 | 99 0 1 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 36 42 76 E_Mayenda FW 1 7 13 21 24 | 73 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 21 18 C_Diop GK 19 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Cahill DF 1 18 14 7 21 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Mundle MF 1 5 19 16 29 | 36 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 Benny MF 1 9 17 14 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Isidor FW 1 4 12 18 31 | 26 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1767817615 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40