IWC Group 16, Chelsea vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Sun Mar 23)


                              Chelsea  |  Bayer Leverkusen
                              4-4-2 E  |  3-5-2 C
                     Andrew Southwick  |  Jez Crick
                                       |
                          N_Vaesen GK  |  GK S_Royce
                          A_Conway DF  |  DF G_Castro
                        E_Morretti DF  |  DF P_Neville
                            A_Deej DF  |  DF J_Crick
                      L_Amorusox09 DF  |  MF J_Castillo
                           B_McKay MF  |  MF Juanlu
                        C_Rocastle MF  |  MF L_Baines_x09
                        J_McFadden MF  |  MF A_El_Atlassi
                         R_Offiong MF  |  MF M_Arteta
                           Ronaldo FW  |  FW D_Forlan
                         J_Saviola FW  |  FW J_Homme
                                       |
                        T_Snelders SUB |  SUB A_Tiago
                           J_Hobbs SUB |  SUB T_Shishov
                         Rob_Green SUB |  SUB Lauren
                         M_Bridges SUB |  SUB S_Shipard
                            N_Hunt SUB |  SUB J_Klinsmann

Referee: R_Ortube (Senegal)


Min. 1  :(che) J_McFadden backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  R_Offiong latches onto the end of it 
          ...  R_Offiong tries to beat S_Royce! 
          ...  S_Royce with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 1  :(byl) Juanlu knocks the ball past B_McKay 
          ...  Juanlu launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  That puts Bayer Leverkusen ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it! 
          ...  Chelsea 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 4  :(byl) J_Castillo hoofs it up field to find J_Homme 
          ...  E_Morretti forces him off the ball 
Min. 5  :(byl) L_Baines_x09 cuts the ball back to D_Forlan 
          ...  D_Forlan attempts a low drive! 
          ...  N_Vaesen fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 6  :(byl) Juanlu with the heel pass to G_Castro 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  L_Amorusox09 looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 7  :(che) B_McKay with a neat pass into A_Deej 
          ...  What a shot from A_Deej ! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Bayer Leverkusen fans laugh at him 
Min. 8  :(che) J_McFadden with a probing through ball J_Saviola 
          ...  J_Saviola fires off a left-footed shot ! 
          ...  S_Royce fists it away 
Min. 8  :(che) J_Saviola is clutching his leg! 
          ...  The Chelsea physio rushes on 
          ...  He isn't able to carry on! 
Min. 8  :(che) N_Hunt will come on for J_Saviola and play FW 
Min. 10 :(che) C_Rocastle turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to Ronaldo 
          ...  Ronaldo attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  S_Royce dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  The deflection beat S_Royce! 
          ...  That’s got Chelsea back level! 
          ...  Chelsea 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 10 :(byl) D_Forlan knocks the ball past the lunge of E_Morretti 
          ...  D_Forlan with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 12 :(che) C_Rocastle looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to B_McKay 
          ...  G_Castro wins the ball 
Min. 14 :(byl) A_El_Atlassi looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Homme 
          ...  E_Morretti knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But R_Ortube just turns away! 
Min. 14 :(che) C_Rocastle with a glorious long pass to N_Hunt 
          ...  Juanlu with a nasty foul 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  He received a good talking to from R_Ortube 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line 
          ...  R_Offiong plays it short to Ronaldo 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Ronaldo ! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 15 :(byl) P_Neville brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  J_Homme makes himself available 
          ...  J_Homme fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Castillo swings it in! 
          ...  J_Crick gets on the end of it 
          ...  N_Vaesen can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  N_Vaesen makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 16 :(che) L_Amorusox09 with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Ronaldo gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But J_Crick wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by E_Morretti! 
          ...  S_Royce comes out and claims it! 
Min. 17 :(che) L_Amorusox09 takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  L_Amorusox09 with the strike ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Morretti plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  S_Royce easily catches it! 
Min. 18 :(che) B_McKay sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to Ronaldo 
          ...  A powerful header from Ronaldo ! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But S_Royce parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 18 :(byl) Juanlu chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Arteta 
          ...  A_Deej wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 22 :(che) L_Amorusox09 flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  L_Amorusox09 with the crafty shot! 
          ...  S_Royce with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 24 :(che) Ronaldo takes on P_Neville 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  Ronaldo tries to beat S_Royce! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That was unfortunate 
          ...  Chelsea have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Chelsea 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 24 :(byl) J_Castillo holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to J_Homme 
          ...  A vicious shot by J_Homme ! 
          ...  N_Vaesen falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it hits his back! 
          ...  And goes wide!! 
          ...  N_Vaesen looks relieved!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Arteta curls it into the box! 
          ...  It is kicked away by A_Conway 
Min. 24 :(che) A_Conway cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to J_McFadden 
          ...  M_Arteta with a deliberate foul 
          ...  R_Ortube will want to speak to him 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  This is very far out 
          ...  C_Rocastle shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to R_Offiong instead 
          ...  R_Offiong leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  S_Royce tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Hunt plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  S_Royce easily catches it! 
Min. 25 :(che) Chelsea restructured their strategy to P 
Min. 28 :(che) N_Hunt takes advantage of a mistake by P_Neville 
          ...  But J_Crick sweeps up the threat 
Min. 28 :(byl) Juanlu knocks it forward 
          ...  A_Conway slips 
          ...  D_Forlan gets to it! 
          ...  D_Forlan controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 32 :(che) A_Conway with a measured ball to N_Hunt 
          ...  J_Crick wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 32 :(byl) J_Crick 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! 
          ...  J_Homme receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  But L_Amorusox09 slides in two footed. 
          ...  R_Ortube has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 35 :(byl) J_Castillo is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to D_Forlan 
          ...  A_Conway takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 36 :(byl) J_Crick looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Forlan 
          ...  D_Forlan sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  But N_Vaesen punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(che) Chelsea will now play E after the order comes from the dugout 
Min. 46 :(che) J_McFadden with the nod to R_Offiong 
          ...  R_Offiong with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Wide of goal 

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

Min. 50 :(byl) The Bayer Leverkusen manager told his side to change to a E strategy 
Min. 51 :(byl) L_Baines_x09 plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Homme decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by J_Homme ! 
          ...  N_Vaesen was lucky there 
Min. 51 :(che) Ronaldo runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs P_Neville 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  J_Crick with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It’s in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  A_Deej with the delicate chip over the wall 
          ...  But S_Royce palms it behind 
          ...  R_Ortube has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 57 :(byl) Juanlu gets to the by line 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  D_Forlan is unmarked 
          ...  D_Forlan attempts the shot! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 60 :(che) J_McFadden with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past D_Forlan 
          ...  He knocks it to E_Morretti! 
          ...  A left-footer by E_Morretti ! 
          ...  Brilliant save from S_Royce 
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands 
Min. 62 :(byl) A_El_Atlassi with a measured ball to P_Neville 
          ...  P_Neville is in acres of space! 
          ...  He looked offside to me 
          ...  He tries to round N_Vaesen 
          ...  He nutmegs N_Vaesen 
          ...  N_Vaesen does well to save it !! 
Min. 65 :(che) A_Conway runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Deej 
          ...  A_Deej has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  S_Royce collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 67 :(che) B_McKay finds J_McFadden with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  P_Neville with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 68 :(byl) A_El_Atlassi miskicks! 
          ...  He finds D_Forlan though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  N_Hunt with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one 
Min. 69 :(che) E_Morretti takes on 3 men 
          ...  E_Morretti hits a curling shot! 
          ...  But S_Royce punches it away 
Min. 70 :(byl) Bayer Leverkusen will now play A after the order comes from the dugout 
Min. 72 :(che) J_McFadden with a slick pass to R_Offiong 
          ...  R_Offiong attempts a low drive! 
          ...  S_Royce is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 72 :(che) A_Conway throws a punch 
          ...  J_Castillo slumps to the ground 
          ...  R_Ortube calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 74 :(che) L_Amorusox09 looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_McFadden 
          ...  J_McFadden hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  But S_Royce gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_McFadden hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of S_Royce 
Min. 75 :(che) The manager shouting something towards his players 
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit 
          ...  Chelsea will now play C 
Min. 75 :(che) A_Deej with a glorious 60-yard pass to E_Morretti 
          ...  E_Morretti with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  S_Royce with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there 
Min. 77 :(che) J_McFadden with a measured ball to N_Hunt 
          ...  G_Castro gets to the ball first 
Min. 77 :(byl) N_Vaesen miss-kicks! 
          ...  J_Homme is through! 
          ...  But A_Conway puts it in row Z! 
Min. 79 :(che) N_Hunt knocks the ball past M_Arteta 
          ...  A delicate chip from N_Hunt ! 
          ...  But S_Royce makes a fine save 
Min. 80 :(che) J_Hobbs takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace A_Deej as DF 
Min. 82 :(byl) L_Baines_x09 with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  D_Forlan gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  D_Forlan with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  An equaliser late in the game!! 
          ...  Chelsea 2-2 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 83 :(byl) P_Neville is rolling on the ground! 
          ...  He gets up again 
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(byl) J_Homme finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled E_Morretti 
          ...  E_Morretti reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 89 :(byl) D_Forlan takes advantage of a mistake by A_Conway 
          ...  D_Forlan tries the shot ! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a mishit effort! 
Min. 90 :(byl) J_Homme runs at E_Morretti 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  J_McFadden stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That’s a rash challenge!! 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 92 :(che) A_Conway controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  R_Offiong gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  R_Offiong tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a mishit effort! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stamford Bridge
Attendance           : 35,421
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : Ronaldo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Ronaldo (10,24)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Hunt (68), A_Conway (72)
Injured              : J_Saviola (8)
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Bayer Leverkusen Match Info
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Best player          : Juanlu
Scorers              : Juanlu (1), D_Forlan (82)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Arteta (24), J_Crick (51), P_Neville (67)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Chelsea  |    Bayer Leverkusen
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       13
Off target           :           6        |       6
On target            :          14        |       7
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       3
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :           6        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       5
Key Passes           :          19        |       16
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Final Score          : Chelsea 2 - 2 Bayer Leverkusen
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Player Statistics - Chelsea
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Vaesen       GK  25   1   1   1  15 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
A_Conway       DF   1  20  11   7  38 |  97   0   3   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  41  56  -4
E_Morretti     DF   1  20  11   7  30 |  97   0   3   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  45   0  15
A_Deej         DF   1  20  10   8  32 |  83   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  15  15  12
L_Amorusox09   DF   1  11  10   6  22 |  97   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  48  30   7
B_McKay        MF   1   8  21   9  35 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
C_Rocastle     MF   1   7  21   7  13 |  97   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  69   0
J_McFadden     MF   1   6  18  15  21 |  97   0   0   6   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  90   5
R_Offiong      MF   1   8  12  16  12 |  97   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
Ronaldo        FW   1  10   7  21  34 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0  65
J_Saviola      FW   1  11  14  20  31 |   8   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
T_Snelders     GK  17   1   1   1  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Hobbs        DF   1  17   8   3  29 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rob_Green      DF  19   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bridges      AM   1   4  11  18  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Hunt         FW   1   6   6  21  17 |  89   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  -4   1

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 |  97  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  92   0   0   0
G_Castro       DF   1  21  10   7  35 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0
P_Neville      DF   1  20   9  10  50 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  11   1
J_Crick        DF   1  21  11   4  39 |  97   0   3   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  38  26  -2
J_Castillo     MF   1   7  21   9  24 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
Juanlu         MF   1   9  18   9  32 |  97   0   0   4   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  60  41
L_Baines_x09   MF   1  13  11   7  17 |  97   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  79   0
A_El_Atlassi   MF   1   4  20   3  29 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
M_Arteta       MF   1   8  20   8  38 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  -4
D_Forlan       FW   1   7  11  21  34 |  97   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  47
J_Homme        FW   1   9   9  20  29 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
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
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