FFO DBC, Bayer Leverkusen vs. Shakhtar Donetsk (Wed Jan 22) Bayer Leverkusen | Shakhtar Donetsk 5-1-2-2 C | 5-1-2-2 C - | - | J_Bijlow GK | GK J_Butez C_Romero DF | DF A_Sorensen J_Vazquez DF | DF V_Bondar K_Smith DF | DF J_St_Juste Maicon DF | DF D_Luiz C_Soyuncu DF | DF F_Pisano Rodri DM | DM R_Baro T_Hitzlsprger MF | MF H_Sudakov W_McKennie MF | MF B_Diarra D_Washington FW | FW V_Gyokeres A_Gudmundsson FW | FW J_Obikwu | M_Turner SUB | SUB D_Riznyk T_Meunier SUB | SUB C_Cauz L_Petkov SUB | SUB Angelo Y_Macon SUB | SUB L_Fabiano M_Edwards SUB | SUB E_Heskey Min. 10 :(sha) B_Diarra beats C_Romero ... A_Gudmundsson tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me Min. 13 :(byl) The ball is passed in from A_Gudmundsson, he finds W_McKennie ... F_Pisano hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy ... Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! ... CORNER! ... D_Washington lofts the ball in! ... J_Butez catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 19 :(byl) C_Romero slides the ball across to C_Soyuncu ... B_Diarra with an over the top challenge Min. 24 :(sha) H_Sudakov spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to V_Gyokeres! ... V_Gyokeres breaks clear! ... He tries to take it round J_Bijlow ... He rounds J_Bijlow ... He has been pushed wide! ... Surely he can't score from that angle! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 30 :(sha) A_Sorensen flicks it over the defenders head ... He showed some great skill there! ... J_Vazquez takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 31 :(sha) F_Pisano crosses into the box, finding J_Obikwu ... But Rodri reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 34 :(sha) V_Gyokeres barges Rodri off the ball ... But K_Smith with the fine tackle Min. 39 :(byl) W_McKennie gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds J_Vazquez ... V_Gyokeres goes in studs first Min. 42 :(byl) C_Soyuncu with an incisive pass to T_Hitzlsprger ... A scorcher of a shot from T_Hitzlsprger! ... J_Butez blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 42 :(sha) B_Diarra plays it long to H_Sudakov ... H_Sudakov tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(sha) R_Baro brings the ball into the opposing area ... J_Obikwu makes himself available ... K_Smith wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 45 :(sha) Tactical Change by Shakhtar Donetsk ... R_Baro will now play as a MF Min. 45 :(byl) C_Soyuncu looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to A_Gudmundsson ... F_Pisano cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Bayer Leverkusen 0-0 Shakhtar Donetsk Min. 47 :(byl) A_Gudmundsson cuts inside ... A_Gudmundsson sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... It floats over J_Butez ... It's heading goalward! ... GOAL!! ... That was a great effort ... That's put Bayer Leverkusen in front! ... Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 Shakhtar Donetsk ... Min. 55 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: T_Meunier ... COMING OFF: C_Soyuncu Min. 55 :(sha) J_St_Juste takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... J_St_Juste has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... J_Bijlow 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. 55 :(byl) Rodri back heels to find A_Gudmundsson in space ... V_Gyokeres with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 60 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: L_Petkov ... COMING OFF: W_McKennie Min. 60 :(byl) D_Washington with electric pace ... He eases past H_Sudakov ... D_Washington looks to see where J_Butez is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... But J_Butez punches it away ... That's gone out for a corner kick ... CORNER! ... L_Petkov flights it in! ... Great catch from J_Butez! Min. 61 :(sha) R_Baro slides the ball across to F_Pisano ... Excellent sliding challenge from T_Meunier ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 63 :(byl) L_Petkov heads the ball back to D_Washington ... V_Bondar forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... L_Petkov swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... D_Luiz heads it away Min. 65 :(sha) Substitution by Shakhtar Donetsk ... COMING ON: L_Fabiano ... COMING OFF: A_Sorensen Min. 65 :(sha) Substitution by Shakhtar Donetsk ... COMING ON: E_Heskey ... COMING OFF: R_Baro Min. 65 :(sha) Tactical Change by Shakhtar Donetsk ... Shakhtar Donetsk have changed their playing style to A Min. 68 :(byl) Rodri looks up ... He swings the ball right towards T_Meunier ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... B_Diarra hits it out for a throw Min. 70 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: M_Edwards ... COMING OFF: A_Gudmundsson Min. 72 :(sha) J_St_Juste with the diagonal pass to L_Fabiano ... What a fantastic interception by T_Meunier ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 73 :(byl) D_Washington takes possession ... Knocks it past D_Luiz ... He's through on goal ... D_Washington with a bomb of a shot! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 75 :(sha) Tactical Change by Shakhtar Donetsk ... H_Sudakov will now play as a AM Min. 76 :(byl) T_Meunier leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to M_Edwards ... Fine tackle by F_Pisano ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 77 :(sha) D_Luiz with a first time pass ... L_Fabiano runs onto it! ... L_Fabiano unleashes a pile driver! ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 79 :(byl) Rodri sprints forward with the ball ... Rodri goes for goal! ... J_Butez drops the shot! ... And it's gone in! ... GOAL!! ... Butterfingers! ... Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 Shakhtar Donetsk ... Min. 81 :(sha) J_St_Juste retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... L_Fabiano gets on the end of it ... D_Washington goes in studs first ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 83 :(byl) T_Meunier runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to Rodri ... Superbly timed tackle by D_Luiz ... He made it look easy Min. 87 :(byl) C_Romero holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to M_Edwards ... V_Bondar gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... L_Petkov swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... J_St_Juste gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(byl) Maicon with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... T_Hitzlsprger gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... T_Hitzlsprger with the header! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 94 :(byl) L_Petkov retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... C_Romero latches onto the end of it ... C_Romero has a dig at goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... L_Petkov plays it towards the near post! ... It goes straight into the arms of J_Butez ... Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... It looks like ... NO PENALTY ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : BayArena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Rodri (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Gudmundsson (47), Rodri (79) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shakhtar Donetsk Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Diarra Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : V_Gyokeres (55) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen | Shakhtar Donetsk Attempts on Goal : 7 | 4 Off target : 3 | 4 On target : 4 | 0 Possession : 56 | 44 Corners : 5 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 8 | 5 Key Tackles : 6 | 9 Key Passes : 11 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Bayer Leverkusen 2 - 0 Shakhtar Donetsk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24 1 1 1 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 C_Romero DF 1 22 16 8 19 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 18 J_Vazquez DF 1 20 14 12 20 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 K_Smith DF 1 18 16 5 20 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 Maicon DF 1 18 15 7 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 C_Soyuncu DF 1 21 14 10 23 | 56 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 30 0 Rodri DM 1 16 21 7 21 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 20 16 46 T_Hitzlsprger MF 1 15 18 13 20 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 W_McKennie MF 1 3 19 13 30 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Washington FW 1 8 18 21 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 A_Gudmundsson FW 1 6 17 21 22 | 71 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 12 18 M_Turner GK 21 1 1 1 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Meunier DF 1 21 15 11 28 | 39 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 28 0 L_Petkov MF 1 10 17 13 24 | 34 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 Y_Macon MF 1 14 16 6 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Edwards FW 1 3 15 19 31 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Shakhtar Donetsk Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Butez GK 24 1 1 1 28 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 A_Sorensen DF 1 19 15 8 29 | 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Bondar DF 1 19 15 6 27 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 J_St_Juste DF 1 18 15 12 29 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 28 14 D_Luiz DF 1 18 13 5 23 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 16 0 F_Pisano DF 1 18 15 9 21 | 95 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 14 0 R_Baro MF 1 15 20 11 28 | 66 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 H_Sudakov AM 1 15 21 14 30 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 12 B_Diarra MF 1 5 19 14 27 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 10 0 V_Gyokeres FW 1 8 17 20 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 2 J_Obikwu FW 1 5 14 20 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Riznyk GK 19 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Cauz DF 1 16 13 9 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Angelo MF 1 9 18 12 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Fabiano FW 1 3 13 18 26 | 29 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 E_Heskey MF 1 3 14 17 28 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1737576971 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40