Euro Premiership, Bayer Leverkusen vs. Feyenoord (Sun Sep 27)


                     Bayer Leverkusen  |  Feyenoord
                              5-4-1 A  |  4-1-2-1-2 C
                            Jez Crick  |  Graeme Edwards
                                       |
                           S_Royce GK  |  GK M_Petkovic
                          G_Castro DF  |  DF C_Hoefkens
                           J_Crick DF  |  DF F_Grosso
                         P_Neville DF  |  DF C_Wright
                        P_Jagielka DF  |  DF F_Aurelio
                     D_Lewington13 DF  |  DM Kovacevic_x05
                       M_Fernandes MF  |  MF S_Robinson
                          M_Arteta MF  |  MF Morgaro_Gomis
                        J_Castillo MF  |  AM F_Zambrella
                      A_El_Atlassi MF  |  FW Eduardo
                          D_Forlan FW  |  FW J_Vennegoor
                                       |
                          L_Harper SUB |  SUB Z_Lu
                        L_Jacobsen SUB |  SUB Mancini
                            Juanlu SUB |  SUB G_Pasquale
                         S_Spencer SUB |  SUB N_Ward
                       J_Klinsmann SUB |  SUB C_Campbell

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 3  :(byl) M_Arteta brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  P_Neville makes himself available 
          ...  P_Neville with a little chip! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  And Bayer Leverkusen are leading in the game now 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 Feyenoord ...
Min. 3  :(fey) Eduardo plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  F_Grosso decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  J_Crick fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 4  :(fey) F_Zambrella takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past D_Lewington13 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  F_Zambrella with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  But S_Royce just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  N_Alexander has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 5  :(byl) J_Castillo takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Eduardo and it had to be 
Min. 5  :(fey) S_Robinson plays a long ball to J_Vennegoor 
          ...  G_Castro brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 17 :(fey) A defence splitting pass from Morgaro_Gomis to J_Vennegoor 
          ...  J_Vennegoor hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 18 :(fey) F_Zambrella is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  C_Wright latches onto the ball 
          ...  P_Neville reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 19 :(fey) Eduardo knocks the ball past the lunge of P_Neville 
          ...  Eduardo with the shot ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He rips off his shirt and spins it in the air 
          ...  That’s got Feyenoord back level! 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 Feyenoord ...
Min. 21 :(fey) Morgaro_Gomis is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to J_Vennegoor 
          ...  J_Vennegoor attempts to nutmeg S_Royce! 
          ...  S_Royce is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And S_Royce reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Morgaro_Gomis chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  J_Vennegoor with the shot! 
          ...  It floats over S_Royce 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That was a great effort 
          ...  Feyenoord have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen 1-2 Feyenoord ...
Min. 26 :(byl) J_Crick hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  P_Jagielka latches onto it! 
          ...  P_Jagielka chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_El_Atlassi crosses it in! 
          ...  It comes to P_Jagielka 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !! 
          ...  M_Petkovic looks relieved there! 
Min. 30 :(fey) S_Robinson looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to F_Aurelio 
          ...  F_Aurelio with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  S_Royce can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  S_Royce makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 39 :(byl) M_Fernandes spits at Morgaro_Gomis 
          ...  N_Alexander ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Jez Crick looks relieved 
Min. 40 :(fey) Eduardo takes advantage of a mistake by M_Arteta 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  A cracking drive from Eduardo ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  S_Royce moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  S_Royce catches it with style! 
Min. 41 :(byl) D_Forlan runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of P_Neville 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  P_Neville with the shot ! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(fey) C_Wright beats the defender 
          ...  G_Castro forces him off the ball 
Min. 46 :(fey) Eduardo skips the challenge from the defender 
          ...  P_Jagielka brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 

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

Min. 50 :(byl) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders 
          ...  It seems Bayer Leverkusen will now be playing E 
Min. 52 :(byl) A_El_Atlassi with a probing pass to P_Neville 
          ...  F_Grosso slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 54 :(fey) S_Robinson hits a hard pass to Eduardo 
          ...  Eduardo fires off a left-footed shot ! 
          ...  S_Royce makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball up field! 
Min. 56 :(byl) D_Forlan takes on 3 men 
          ...  M_Petkovic with an ugly foul 
          ...  N_Alexander warned him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is within shooting distance! 
          ...  D_Lewington13 bends it round the wall 
          ...  M_Petkovic falls over 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 59 :(fey) Morgaro_Gomis brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on P_Neville 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in F_Zambrella! 
          ...  F_Zambrella with a thundering shot! 
          ...  S_Royce watches it sail wide! 
Min. 60 :(byl) J_Castillo wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Forlan 
          ...  D_Forlan with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 60 :(fey) F_Aurelio brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  S_Robinson gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  S_Robinson goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 62 :(byl) S_Spencer comes on for P_Jagielka and takes up a FW role 
Min. 65 :(fey) It seems F_Zambrella has switched to a MF 
Min. 66 :(byl) J_Castillo hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  S_Spencer latches onto it! 
          ...  S_Spencer with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  M_Petkovic tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 68 :(byl) M_Fernandes takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  M_Fernandes unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  M_Petkovic won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 72 :(fey) Morgaro_Gomis has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Eduardo gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  From long range Eduardo bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  S_Royce with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 73 :(fey) Morgaro_Gomis beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds F_Zambrella 
          ...  F_Zambrella tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  S_Royce with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know ! 
Min. 78 :(byl) J_Castillo with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  J_Castillo tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  M_Petkovic with a superb tip around the post 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Spencer chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  M_Petkovic jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 79 :(fey) F_Grosso plays it forward to S_Robinson 
          ...  S_Spencer reads the play well 
Min. 83 :(byl) M_Arteta has it now 
          ...  He takes on C_Wright 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in J_Crick! 
          ...  C_Wright reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 84 :(fey) S_Robinson has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Lewington13 
          ...  He puts in J_Vennegoor! 
          ...  D_Lewington13 recovers to win the ball back 
Min. 85 :(byl) J_Castillo sprints past F_Grosso 
          ...  J_Castillo rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  But M_Petkovic palms it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_El_Atlassi drives it into the box! 
          ...  M_Fernandes gets something on it! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 87 :(fey) Eduardo kills the ball dead 
          ...  Eduardo chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  S_Royce dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had S_Royce beaten! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(fey) S_Robinson jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Vennegoor 
          ...  J_Vennegoor hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  But S_Royce parries the ball 
          ...  It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 

*************  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          : M_Arteta
Scorers              : P_Neville (3)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Feyenoord Match Info
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Best player          : Eduardo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Eduardo (19), J_Vennegoor (21)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Bayer Leverkusen  |    Feyenoord
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       14
Off target           :           7        |       5
On target            :           4        |       9
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       0
Fouls                :           6        |       4
Key Tackles          :           6        |       3
Key Passes           :           7        |       13
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Final Score          : Bayer Leverkusen 1 - 2 Feyenoord
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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  29   2   2   2  35 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -25   0   0   0
G_Castro       DF   1  22  11   8  33 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -4 -30 -30
J_Crick        DF   1  22  12   4  34 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  31   0
P_Neville      DF   1  21   9  11  50 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  14   0  39
P_Jagielka     DF   1  21   7   6  43 |  64   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  14   0   4
D_Lewington13  DF   1  15   8   8  26 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   2
M_Fernandes    MF   1   9  23  10  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
M_Arteta       MF   1   9  22   8  38 |  95   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0
J_Castillo     MF   1   9  23  10  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40  16
A_El_Atlassi   MF   1   5  22   3  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -30  -9 -30
D_Forlan       FW   1   8  12  23  35 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  31   2
L_Harper       GK  16   1   1   1  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Jacobsen     DF   1  18  10   7  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Juanlu         MF   1   9  19   9  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Spencer      FW   1   8   8  20  17 |  31   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  27   0   8
J_Klinsmann    FW   1   6   7  16  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Feyenoord
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_Petkovic     GK  25   1   1   1  11 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0
C_Hoefkens     DF   1  23  16   5  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  30  30
F_Grosso       DF   1  22  16   9  31 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  27   0
C_Wright       DF   1  22   9   4  17 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
F_Aurelio      DF   1  21  17   8  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  26   2
Kovacevic_x05  DM   1  16  11   7  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Robinson     MF   1  10  23   8  24 |  95   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0  30 130  32
Morgaro_Gomis  MF   1   7  23  10  33 |  95   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 127   0
F_Zambrella    MF   1  12  21  14  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  22  18
Eduardo        FW   1   8  12  23  33 |  95   0   1   0   0   5   1   0   0   0  27   0  51
J_Vennegoor    FW   1  10  10  22  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  44
Z_Lu           GK  18   1   1   1  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mancini        DF   1  21  12   9  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Pasquale     DM   1  16  13   9  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Ward         MF   1   8  17   7  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Campbell     FW   1   5   9  20  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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