FFO DBC, Brentford vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Wed Feb 19) Brentford | Bayer Leverkusen 5-1-2-2 P | 5-1-2-2 C Mark Baldwin | - | M_Maignan GK | GK J_Bijlow R_Baku DF | DF C_Romero K_Ajer DF | DF J_Vazquez A_Disasi DF | DF T_Meunier O_De_Marcos DF | DF Maicon G_Smal DF | DF C_Soyuncu L_Torreira DM | DM Rodri S_Giovino MF | MF T_Hitzlsprger M_Cuisance MF | MF W_McKennie A_Hierro FW | FW D_Washington K_Schade FW | FW A_Gudmundsson | N_Collins SUB | SUB M_Turner R_Henry SUB | SUB J_Roussillon M_Damsgaard SUB | SUB R_Gagliardini B_Mbeumo SUB | SUB L_Petkov P_Daka SUB | SUB M_Edwards Min. 1 :(byl) C_Romero with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to J_Vazquez ... J_Vazquez attempts a low drive! ... GOAL!! ... He does a celebratory dance with his team-mates! ... That's given Bayer Leverkusen the advantage! ... Brentford 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 2 :(byl) C_Romero with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... T_Meunier gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... T_Meunier throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... M_Maignan makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 8 :(btf) A_Hierro controls the ball with ease ... C_Soyuncu with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 12 :(byl) T_Hitzlsprger pulls it back to Rodri ... L_Torreira hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are throwing coins at the corner taker! ... CORNER! ... Rodri plays it into the danger area! ... It is cleared by O_De_Marcos Min. 14 :(btf) M_Cuisance spots A_Hierro who is in acres of space ... But C_Romero wins the ball Min. 15 :(btf) A_Hierro takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... J_Vazquez takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 19 :(byl) Maicon moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to T_Meunier ... A_Disasi forces him off the ball Min. 21 :(btf) G_Smal finds the run of K_Schade ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... T_Hitzlsprger picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 23 :(btf) R_Baku with the dribble ... But D_Washington reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 24 :(byl) D_Washington lobs the ball over the defence ... J_Vazquez latches on to it ... G_Smal body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He can't complain about that Min. 29 :(btf) A_Disasi has picked up a knock ... It looks like he will try to run it off Min. 30 :(btf) O_De_Marcos flicks the ball through ... K_Schade runs onto it! ... K_Schade hits a crisp volley! ... But J_Bijlow reaches the ball. Good save Min. 31 :(byl) J_Vazquez skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to D_Washington ... D_Washington hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... But M_Maignan punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that M_Maignan got a touch Min. 33 :(byl) C_Soyuncu finds his way through ... But L_Torreira clears the danger Min. 36 :(byl) D_Washington with a real burst of pace ... R_Baku can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... D_Washington tries one from the edge of the box! ... M_Maignan dives towards his top let hand corner ... He's pushed that one just around the goal ... Super Stop! ... CORNER! ... J_Vazquez dinks the ball into the area! ... M_Maignan easily catches it! Min. 37 :(btf) J_Bijlow with a terrible kick! ... K_Ajer takes control of the ball! ... Launched towards the top corner by K_Ajer! ... J_Bijlow won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 39 :(btf) R_Baku hoofs it upfield to find A_Hierro ... A_Hierro has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... J_Bijlow is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 40 :(byl) T_Hitzlsprger finds A_Gudmundsson with a perfectly weighted pass ... K_Ajer with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 41 :(byl) A_Gudmundsson can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to Maicon ... Maicon hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 42 :(btf) S_Giovino with a neat pass into R_Baku ... Maicon reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... S_Giovino lofts the ball in! ... A_Gudmundsson deals with the danger and clears Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Brentford 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen Min. 46 :(btf) A_Disasi hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... M_Cuisance collects the loose ball! ... M_Cuisance runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... J_Bijlow narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 48 :(btf) S_Giovino gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds A_Hierro ... A_Hierro has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... But J_Bijlow pulls out a save of the game Min. 55 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: J_Roussillon ... COMING OFF: C_Soyuncu Min. 60 :(btf) Substitution by Brentford ... COMING ON: P_Daka ... COMING OFF: A_Hierro Min. 60 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: R_Gagliardini ... COMING OFF: W_McKennie Min. 61 :(byl) T_Hitzlsprger is clutching his leg! ... This doesn't look good ... He signals to the bench he can't carry on Min. 61 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: L_Petkov ... COMING OFF: T_Hitzlsprger Min. 64 :(btf) S_Giovino holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to K_Schade ... K_Schade with a thundering shot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 65 :(btf) Substitution by Brentford ... COMING ON: B_Mbeumo ... COMING OFF: S_Giovino Min. 66 :(btf) P_Daka cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to O_De_Marcos ... O_De_Marcos shapes up for a shot! ... J_Bijlow heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 66 :(byl) Rodri turns well with the ball ... He has some space now! ... R_Baku robs him of the ball Min. 70 :(btf) B_Mbeumo runs at the heart of the defence ... C_Romero brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 70 :(btf) R_Baku curls the ball out wide to K_Schade ... J_Roussillon with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 71 :(btf) O_De_Marcos with a real burst of pace ... C_Romero can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... O_De_Marcos strikes a wicked curler! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... B_Mbeumo curls it into the box! ... It goes straight into the arms of J_Bijlow ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 73 :(btf) K_Ajer finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... A_Gudmundsson fouls ... That was disgusting ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not happy with that! ... He's got to be careful now! Min. 75 :(btf) M_Cuisance finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled Maicon ... But Rodri wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... B_Mbeumo plays it towards the near post! ... Headed away by J_Roussillon Min. 75 :(byl) D_Washington feeds the ball through the middle ... A_Gudmundsson runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... A_Gudmundsson hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 81 :(btf) O_De_Marcos breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat J_Bijlow now! ... T_Meunier trips him up from behind! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! Min. 85 :(btf) K_Schade looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to A_Disasi ... J_Roussillon with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Brentford Community Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brentford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Giovino Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : G_Smal (24) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Romero (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Vazquez (1) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Gudmundsson (73), T_Meunier (81) Injured : T_Hitzlsprger (61) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brentford | Bayer Leverkusen Attempts on Goal : 8 | 6 Off target : 4 | 2 On target : 4 | 4 Possession : 33 | 67 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 8 Key Tackles : 6 | 10 Key Passes : 10 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Brentford 0 - 1 Bayer Leverkusen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Brentford Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Maignan GK 25 1 1 1 23 | 94 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 R_Baku DF 1 21 15 11 25 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 28 0 K_Ajer DF 1 18 12 11 28 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 0 15 A_Disasi DF 1 18 11 4 29 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 18 0 O_De_Marcos DF 1 20 16 13 22 | 94 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 13 27 G_Smal DF 1 15 12 2 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 13 -4 L_Torreira DM 1 14 19 8 33 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 S_Giovino MF 1 7 18 15 27 | 68 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 M_Cuisance MF 1 10 18 14 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 13 A_Hierro FW 1 5 13 18 28 | 63 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 K_Schade FW 1 7 13 21 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 N_Collins GK 19 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Henry DF 1 20 14 5 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Damsgaard MF 1 3 21 15 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Mbeumo MF 1 3 18 13 29 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Daka FW 1 3 14 21 27 | 31 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Bijlow GK 25 1 1 1 22 | 94 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 C_Romero DF 1 23 16 9 19 | 94 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 43 0 J_Vazquez DF 1 20 14 12 20 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 30 15 36 T_Meunier DF 1 21 15 11 28 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 12 Maicon DF 1 18 15 7 25 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 14 19 C_Soyuncu DF 1 21 14 10 23 | 58 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 Rodri DM 1 16 21 8 21 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 T_Hitzlsprger MF 1 15 18 13 20 | 64 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 22 0 W_McKennie MF 1 3 20 14 30 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Washington FW 1 9 18 21 27 | 94 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 27 22 12 A_Gudmundsson FW 1 6 17 21 22 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 26 8 1 M_Turner GK 21 1 1 1 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Roussillon DF 1 16 14 10 25 | 36 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 R_Gagliardini MF 1 13 18 5 29 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Petkov MF 1 10 17 13 24 | 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Edwards FW 1 3 15 19 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1739992137 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40