EFA Cup 2nd Round, Bayer Leverkusen vs. PSV (Wed Apr 23)


                     Bayer Leverkusen  |  PSV
                              3-4-3 E  |  4-1-3-2 P
                            Jez Crick  |  Sam Bache
                                       |
                           S_Royce GK  |  GK T_Sorensen
                          G_Castro DF  |  DF S_Bacheos
                         P_Neville DF  |  DF J_A_Suarez
                           J_Crick DF  |  DF C_McLlwain
                        J_Castillo MF  |  DF T_Bateson
                          M_Arteta MF  |  DM C_Salcido
                      L_Baines_x09 MF  |  MF H_Leal
                      A_El_Atlassi MF  |  MF K_Thomson
                           J_Homme FW  |  MF Pele
                          D_Forlan FW  |  FW A_Carroll
                         S_Spencer FW  |  FW B_Ching
                                       |
                           A_Tiago SUB |  SUB Mark_Ozzy
                         T_Shishov SUB |  SUB W_Diuk
                         S_Shipard SUB |  SUB Kal_Cisse
                            Juanlu SUB |  SUB B_Vidarsson
                       J_Klinsmann SUB |  SUB L_Haliti

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 2  :(psv) B_Ching nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  B_Ching tries to chip the ball over S_Royce! 
          ...  But S_Royce just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 4  :(psv) K_Thomson finds T_Bateson in the box 
          ...  P_Neville bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 5  :(byl) S_Spencer sidesteps T_Bateson 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  But C_McLlwain clears the danger 
Min. 5  :(psv) A_Carroll sidesteps S_Spencer 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  A_Carroll drives the shot in! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  S_Royce moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  S_Royce catches it with style! 
Min. 7  :(byl) D_Forlan with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past C_McLlwain 
          ...  K_Thomson pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  O_Bundy gave him a strong warning 
Min. 8  :(byl) A_El_Atlassi is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to D_Forlan 
          ...  D_Forlan has a dig at goal! 
          ...  T_Sorensen makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 9  :(byl) J_Homme with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves J_A_Suarez behind 
          ...  J_Homme drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The PSV fans laugh at him 
Min. 10 :(psv) C_Salcido plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  C_Salcido drives the shot in! 
          ...  But S_Royce punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 10 :(byl) J_Castillo controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  A_El_Atlassi gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A_Carroll is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Jez Crick looks bemused that it wasn't more! 
Min. 11 :(psv) J_A_Suarez gets to the by line and finds A_Carroll with a beautiful cross 
          ...  A_Carroll hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  S_Royce with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 22 :(byl) A_El_Atlassi brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  D_Forlan gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Cleared by S_Bacheos 
Min. 23 :(byl) P_Neville with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past A_Carroll 
          ...  He knocks it to M_Arteta! 
          ...  B_Ching with an over the top challenge 
          ...  O_Bundy warned him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is well within shooting range! 
          ...  D_Forlan with the delicate chip over the wall 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  T_Sorensen never had a chance! 
Min. 24 :(byl) M_Arteta with the first time flick to J_Homme 
          ...  J_A_Suarez takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 25 :(psv) K_Thomson with the first time pass to B_Ching 
          ...  B_Ching fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  S_Royce has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  S_Royce is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide !! 
Min. 27 :(psv) A_Carroll finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  S_Royce with a bad challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
          ...  Appeals for a penalty! 
          ...  Given !! 
          ...  A_Carroll is the man who takes it 
          ...  S_Royce with the save!! 
Min. 31 :(byl) M_Arteta hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  S_Spencer latches onto it! 
          ...  S_Spencer tries to beat T_Sorensen from outside the area! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 31 :(psv) A_Carroll runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  A well-placed shot from A_Carroll ! 
          ...  S_Royce falls over 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 35 :(byl) J_Castillo finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  J_Castillo with the side footed shot! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 35 :(psv) B_Ching sidesteps J_Homme 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  B_Ching pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 36 :(psv) H_Leal is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to B_Ching 
          ...  B_Ching fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  S_Royce narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 36 :(byl) L_Baines_x09 spots M_Arteta who is in acres of space 
          ...  J_A_Suarez fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  O_Bundy signals that it is indirect 
          ...  M_Arteta hoists it forward 
          ...  J_Crick gets on the end of it 
          ...  T_Bateson makes the challenge and clears the ball 
          ...  But it drifts out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Castillo plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  The ball comes to J_Crick 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  Saved by T_Sorensen 
Min. 37 :(psv) H_Leal sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  H_Leal hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  S_Royce with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 40 :(psv) K_Thomson runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to A_Carroll 
          ...  A_Carroll flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  S_Royce with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 41 :(psv) K_Thomson with a precise pass to A_Carroll 
          ...  J_Castillo seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(byl) A_El_Atlassi changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Forlan 
          ...  D_Forlan with the chance ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  T_Sorensen was left standing 
          ...  And Bayer Leverkusen are leading in the game now 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 PSV ...
Min. 44 :(byl) G_Castro with the heel pass to P_Neville 
          ...  C_McLlwain cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball up field 
Min. 46 :(psv) K_Thomson brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  A_Carroll gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But G_Castro clears the ball to safety 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 PSV

Min. 46 :(psv) H_Leal is in some pain 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  But he looks unable to continue 
Min. 46 :(psv) Kal_Cisse will come on for H_Leal and play MF 
Min. 47 :(psv) A_Carroll gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside G_Castro! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  S_Spencer fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 50 :(psv) PSV will now play A after the order comes from the dugout 
Min. 51 :(byl) M_Arteta looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Spencer 
          ...  But C_Salcido slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 52 :(psv) Kal_Cisse takes advantage of a bad back pass from G_Castro 
          ...  Kal_Cisse fires the shot in! 
          ...  S_Royce watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 53 :(byl) J_Homme runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to S_Spencer 
          ...  Fine tackle by T_Bateson 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 55 :(psv) K_Thomson plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  A_Carroll decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  A_Carroll has a dig at goal! 
          ...  Its sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 60 :(byl) L_Baines_x09 seems to have switched to a DF role 
Min. 60 :(psv) A_Carroll skips the challenge from S_Spencer 
          ...  A_Carroll hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  S_Royce makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop ! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 61 :(byl) M_Arteta with a smart pass to S_Spencer 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_A_Suarez and it had to be 
Min. 62 :(psv) B_Ching controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Crick 
          ...  He puts in A_Carroll! 
          ...  A_Carroll fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  S_Royce won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 67 :(byl) S_Spencer with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  S_Spencer sees T_Sorensen off his line ! 
          ...  T_Sorensen won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 68 :(psv) K_Thomson has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past G_Castro 
          ...  He knocks it to B_Ching! 
          ...  B_Ching must beat S_Royce! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 69 :(byl) J_Castillo brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  J_Homme makes himself available 
          ...  J_Homme swings in the shot! 
          ...  But T_Sorensen palms it behind 
          ...  O_Bundy has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 73 :(psv) Pele with the diagonal pass B_Ching 
          ...  B_Ching tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  S_Royce with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 74 :(byl) A_El_Atlassi has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  S_Spencer gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  S_Bacheos gets in the way and wins the ball 
Min. 75 :(psv) K_Thomson boots it towards S_Bacheos 
          ...  S_Bacheos strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  But S_Royce tips it behind 
          ...  O_Bundy has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 76 :(byl) J_Crick sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  J_Crick with the drive! 
          ...  But T_Sorensen palms it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by M_Arteta 
          ...  C_McLlwain wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 76 :(psv) K_Thomson looks up for support for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  A_Carroll receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  A_Carroll tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  Its sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 78 :(psv) B_Ching with a neat pass into Kal_Cisse 
          ...  Kal_Cisse has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 80 :(psv) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  Kal_Cisse seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  Kal_Cisse tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  It floats over S_Royce 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 83 :(byl) J_Homme flicks the ball through 
          ...  P_Neville runs onto it! 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by C_Salcido !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 84 :(psv) A_Carroll pulls up 
          ...  That looks like his knee gave in! 
          ...  He won't be able to continue! 
Min. 84 :(psv) L_Haliti is being prepared to come on 
          ...  A_Carroll is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW 
Min. 87 :(psv) K_Thomson skips the challenge from J_Crick 
          ...  K_Thomson curls it towards the top corner ! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(psv) S_Bacheos squares it to L_Haliti 
          ...  L_Haliti with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Bay Arena
Attendance           : 22,500
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Bayer Leverkusen Match Info
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Best player          : A_El_Atlassi
Scorers              : D_Forlan (43)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Royce (27), S_Spencer (47)
Injured              : N/A
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PSV Match Info
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Best player          : K_Thomson (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Carroll (10), J_A_Suarez (36)
Injured              : H_Leal (46), A_Carroll (84)
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Match Statistics
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                        Bayer Leverkusen  |    PSV
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       22
Off target           :           5        |       12
On target            :           5        |       10
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :          12        |       11
Key Tackles          :           3        |       10
Key Passes           :          15        |       15
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Final Score          : Bayer Leverkusen 1 - 0 PSV
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Player Statistics - Bayer Leverkusen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Royce        GK  28   2   2   2  35 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 116   0   0   0
G_Castro       DF   1  21  10   7  35 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  25  10
P_Neville      DF   1  21   9  10  50 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  15   0
J_Crick        DF   1  21  11   4  39 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  50   0  10
J_Castillo     MF   1   7  21   9  24 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  38  40  12
M_Arteta       MF   1   8  20   8  38 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
L_Baines_x09   DF   1  13  11   7  17 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
A_El_Atlassi   MF   1   5  20   3  29 |  95   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0
J_Homme        FW   1   9   9  20  29 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   7
D_Forlan       FW   1   7  11  21  34 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
S_Spencer      FW   1   8   8  19  15 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -4  -4   0
A_Tiago        GK  15   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Shishov      DF   2  18   9   8  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Shipard      MF   1   7  18   7  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Juanlu         MF   1   9  18   9  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Klinsmann    FW   1   6   7  16  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - PSV
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Sorensen     GK  27   1   1   1  24 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0   0
S_Bacheos      DF   1  20   9   5  31 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  15   5
J_A_Suarez     DF   1  21   8   7  24 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  14   1 -14
C_McLlwain     DF   1  20   7   9  30 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
T_Bateson      DF   1  19   8   3  25 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
C_Salcido      DM   2  18  16  13  20 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  34   0   5
H_Leal         MF   1   6  23   5  30 |  49   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
K_Thomson      MF   1   6  22   9  33 |  95   0   0   9   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 135   2
Pele           MF   1   9  20  10  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
A_Carroll      FW   1   8  10  21  43 |  87   0   0   0   0   8   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  29
B_Ching        FW   1   9  11  19  22 |  95   0   0   2   0   6   0   0   0   0 -10  20  11
Mark_Ozzy      GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Diuk         DF   1  18  11   7  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kal_Cisse      MF   1   7  19  10  25 |  46   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
B_Vidarsson    MF   1  10  18   8  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Haliti       FW   1   2   2  18  35 |   8   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
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