IWC Group 9, Bayer Leverkusen vs. Reading (Sun Apr 06)


                     Bayer Leverkusen  |  Reading
                              3-4-3 E  |  4-4-2 P
                            Jez Crick  |  Lewis Gatt
                                       |
                           S_Royce GK  |  GK M_Hahnemann
                          G_Castro DF  |  DF R_Fletche
                         P_Neville DF  |  DF M_Yongkang
                           J_Crick DF  |  DF E_Eboue
                        J_Castillo MF  |  DF J_Rojas
                          M_Arteta MF  |  MF S_Nakamura
                      L_Baines_x09 MF  |  MF A_Surman
                      A_El_Atlassi MF  |  MF D_Gomes
                         S_Spencer FW  |  MF J_Mora
                          D_Forlan FW  |  FW M_Karalius
                           J_Homme FW  |  FW J_Cruz
                                       |
                           A_Tiago SUB |  SUB R_Abbanzieri
                         T_Shishov SUB |  SUB A_Angara
                            Lauren SUB |  SUB A_Rankin
                         S_Shipard SUB |  SUB G_Barnes
                       J_Klinsmann SUB |  SUB Shane_Long

Referee: B_Kupu (Australia)


Min. 2  :(rea) A_Surman with a slide rule pass to J_Cruz 
          ...  J_Cruz curls it towards the top corner ! 
          ...  S_Royce is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 6  :(rea) D_Gomes hoofs it up field to find J_Cruz 
          ...  From long range J_Cruz bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a great finish 
          ...  The Reading fans chant his name! 
          ...  That’s given Reading the advantage! 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen 0-1 Reading ...
Min. 7  :(byl) J_Castillo has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  J_Castillo hits a great drive! 
          ...  M_Hahnemann can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  M_Hahnemann makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 8  :(byl) J_Homme turns well with ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  J_Homme bears down on goal! 
          ...  What agility from M_Hahnemann 
Min. 8  :(rea) S_Nakamura sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to J_Cruz 
          ...  A well-placed shot from J_Cruz ! 
          ...  S_Royce makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball up field! 
Min. 10 :(byl) J_Castillo with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  J_Castillo throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But M_Hahnemann tips it behind 
          ...  B_Kupu has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 14 :(byl) D_Forlan sprints forward with the ball 
          ...  D_Forlan has a go! 
          ...  M_Hahnemann gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 17 :(byl) A_El_Atlassi with the cross-field pass to J_Crick 
          ...  J_Crick unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  M_Hahnemann saves it !! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Castillo! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of M_Hahnemann 
Min. 18 :(byl) J_Castillo is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to J_Homme 
          ...  A_Surman read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 19 :(rea) J_Cruz with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  G_Castro steals the ball of off him 
Min. 21 :(rea) J_Rojas controls the ball immaculately 
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead 
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance 
          ...  J_Rojas hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  But S_Royce makes an easy save 
Min. 21 :(byl) P_Neville sidesteps R_Fletche 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  S_Nakamura pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  B_Kupu reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 22 :(byl) A_El_Atlassi crosses in from the wing, he finds J_Homme in the box 
          ...  J_Rojas takes the player down!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  Unbelievable! 
Min. 23 :(byl) M_Arteta kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  D_Forlan gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A powerful shot by D_Forlan ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Castillo plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  M_Hahnemann comes out and claims it! 
Min. 24 :(rea) M_Karalius kills the ball dead 
          ...  G_Castro with a nasty foul 
          ...  B_Kupu will want to speak to him 
          ...  B_Kupu tells him to calm his game down a bit 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is within shooting distance! 
          ...  M_Karalius bends it round the wall 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Eboue chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  S_Royce jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 25 :(byl) J_Castillo holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Forlan 
          ...  D_Forlan with a powerful header ! 
          ...  M_Hahnemann is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish! 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen are back on level terms now! 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 Reading ...
Min. 25 :(byl) L_Baines_x09 with an inch perfect pass to S_Spencer 
          ...  R_Fletche with an awful challenge 
Min. 26 :(rea) D_Gomes sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to R_Fletche 
          ...  J_Crick takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 27 :(rea) S_Nakamura picks up the pass 
          ...  P_Neville takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 28 :(byl) M_Arteta spots J_Crick who is in acres of space 
          ...  J_Crick with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  M_Hahnemann goes down well to save 
Min. 29 :(rea) D_Gomes gets to the bye line 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds M_Karalius 
          ...  M_Karalius aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault 
          ...  Reading go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen 1-2 Reading ...
Min. 30 :(byl) Bayer Leverkusen made the switch to a A strategy 
Min. 30 :(rea) S_Nakamura with a slide rule pass to J_Mora 
          ...  J_Crick beats him to the ball 
Min. 31 :(byl) M_Arteta with an incisive pass to J_Homme 
          ...  A_Surman bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 31 :(rea) D_Gomes with a 50-yard pass to M_Karalius 
          ...  M_Karalius with a little chip! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 33 :(byl) A_El_Atlassi with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Spencer 
          ...  S_Spencer has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But M_Hahnemann punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 37 :(rea) E_Eboue runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  J_Cruz latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  J_Cruz with the diving header ! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Mora chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  S_Royce easily catches it! 
Min. 38 :(byl) J_Castillo moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Spencer 
          ...  S_Spencer with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But M_Hahnemann makes an easy save 
Min. 39 :(rea) S_Nakamura holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Karalius 
          ...  A cheeky lob from M_Karalius ! 
          ...  But S_Royce punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 41 :(byl) S_Spencer beats J_Mora 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  D_Gomes with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Bayer Leverkusen players 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(rea) D_Gomes is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Yongkang 
          ...  M_Yongkang hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  But S_Royce tips it behind 
          ...  B_Kupu has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 47 :(rea) M_Karalius retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  J_Cruz latches onto the end of it 
          ...  But L_Baines_x09 sweeps up the threat 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Bayer Leverkusen 1-2 Reading

Min. 46 :(byl) L_Baines_x09 is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to D_Forlan 
          ...  E_Eboue cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 46 :(rea) R_Fletche finds M_Karalius on the edge of the box 
          ...  M_Karalius could have let it bounce! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 47 :(rea) Curled in dangerously from A_Surman to J_Cruz 
          ...  A delicate chip from J_Cruz ! 
          ...  But S_Royce palms it behind 
          ...  B_Kupu has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 49 :(rea) M_Karalius plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  But J_Crick clears the danger 
Min. 49 :(byl) S_Spencer turns well with ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  M_Yongkang with an awful challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside there own half 
          ...  M_Arteta swings it in 
          ...  J_Homme gets on the end of it 
          ...  J_Homme drives the shot in! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 53 :(rea) A_Surman takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into J_Cruz 
          ...  M_Arteta with a reckless challenge 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  B_Kupu ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Jez Crick looks relieved 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick 
          ...  M_Karalius with the thundering drive 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 53 :(rea) M_Karalius dribbles it into the box 
          ...  M_Karalius with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  S_Royce makes a fine save 
Min. 54 :(byl) A_El_Atlassi 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! 
          ...  D_Forlan receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  J_Rojas takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 54 :(rea) A_Surman miskicks! 
          ...  He finds M_Karalius though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  M_Karalius belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 55 :(byl) J_Crick with a first time pass 
          ...  S_Spencer runs onto it! 
          ...  But E_Eboue puts the ball out of play 
Min. 56 :(rea) R_Fletche runs towards the goal 
          ...  R_Fletche drives it low ! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 57 :(byl) D_Forlan plays in S_Spencer with a beautiful ball 
          ...  A glorious effort by S_Spencer ! 
          ...  But M_Hahnemann palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 60 :(rea) S_Nakamura with the dribble 
          ...  G_Castro is easily beaten 
          ...  S_Nakamura aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Rojas crosses it in! 
          ...  S_Royce comes out and claims it! 
Min. 61 :(rea) J_Mora drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to J_Cruz 
          ...  J_Cruz curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  The shot slips through S_Royce's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 63 :(byl) M_Arteta hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  J_Homme latches onto it! 
          ...  J_Homme bears down on goal! 
          ...  But M_Hahnemann reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on M_Hahnemann anyway 
Min. 64 :(rea) A_Surman 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! 
          ...  M_Yongkang receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  M_Yongkang belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  S_Royce never had a chance! 
Min. 65 :(rea) J_Mora moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Karalius 
          ...  M_Karalius tries the lob from 30 yards ! 
          ...  The Reading fans get off there seats! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen 1-3 Reading ...
Min. 66 :(byl) D_Forlan with a glorious long pass to S_Spencer 
          ...  M_Yongkang reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 66 :(rea) J_Mora with a reverse pass to M_Karalius 
          ...  M_Karalius has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 67 :(byl) M_Arteta holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Homme 
          ...  J_Homme with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But M_Hahnemann tips it over 
          ...  B_Kupu has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 67 :(rea) D_Gomes brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on P_Neville 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Karalius! 
          ...  M_Karalius hits a great shot ! 
          ...  The shot slips through S_Royce's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 70 :(rea) a big roar from the crowd as R_Abbanzieri comes on for J_Cruz to play DF 
Min. 70 :(rea) Reading will now play D 
Min. 70 :(rea) J_Mora looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to R_Fletche 
          ...  A wicked drive by R_Fletche ! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 81 :(rea) S_Nakamura holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Surman 
          ...  A_Surman with the chance ! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  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          : D_Forlan
Scorers              : D_Forlan (25)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Reading Match Info
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Best player          : M_Karalius (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Cruz (6), M_Karalius (29,65)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Nakamura (21)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Bayer Leverkusen  |    Reading
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       24
Off target           :           3        |       15
On target            :          11        |       9
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       1
Fouls                :          11        |       11
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :          16        |       22
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Final Score          : Bayer Leverkusen 1 - 3 Reading
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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 |  94   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  33   0   0   0
G_Castro       DF   1  21  10   7  35 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4 -10 -10
P_Neville      DF   1  20   9  10  50 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5 -10 -10
J_Crick        DF   1  21  11   4  39 |  94   0   3   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  42  15  10
J_Castillo     MF   1   7  21   9  24 |  94   0   0   3   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  69   7
M_Arteta       MF   1   8  20   8  38 |  94   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0
L_Baines_x09   MF   1  13  11   7  17 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  15   0
A_El_Atlassi   MF   1   5  20   3  29 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
S_Spencer      FW   1   8   8  19  15 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
D_Forlan       FW   1   7  11  21  34 |  94   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  30  36
J_Homme        FW   1   9   9  20  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
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
Lauren         DF   1  17   9   4  25 |   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
J_Klinsmann    FW   1   6   7  16  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Reading
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Hahnemann    GK  28   1   1   1  40 |  94  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  74   0   0   0
R_Fletche      DF   2  22   2   5  33 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15   4
M_Yongkang     DF   1  21   8   5  26 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  24  10  17
E_Eboue        DF   1  20   8   6  14 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  15   0
J_Rojas        DF   1  20  11   5  30 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0   5
S_Nakamura     MF   1   5  24   9  22 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  56  -2
A_Surman       MF   1   9  21   7  34 |  94   0   2   5   0   1   0   0   0   0  52  75   2
D_Gomes        MF   2  11  20   7  30 |  94   0   0   6   2   0   0   0   0   0  10 150  10
J_Mora         MF   1  10  16   5  37 |  94   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  89   0
M_Karalius     FW   1   2   7  20  26 |  94   0   0   1   0  11   2   0   0   0   0  15  84
J_Cruz         FW   1   7   8  20  20 |  73   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  46
R_Abbanzieri   DF  25   1   1   1   8 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Angara       DF   1  15   8   8  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Rankin       DF   1  19   8   6  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Barnes       MF   1   8  15   8  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Shane_Long     FW   1   6   6  15  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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