Match Report


Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen     Hannover 96Hannover 96
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Isaiah ChadwickI. Chadwick69
G
captain1
G
56Paulo VarelaP. Varela
Arno ThieleA. Thiele67
D
2
D
77Noe VargasN. Vargas
Ed DreefE. Dreef65
D
3
D
74Thomas WalterT. Walter
David EderD. Eder65
D
4captain
D
73Albrecht GeisA. Geis
Don FergusonD. Ferguson64
M
5
M
80Martin KöllerM. Köller
Markus FranckeM. Francke63
M
6
M
76Hannes AugsteinH. Augstein
Linus FreundL. Freund63
M
7
M
64Anselmo Di SalvatoreA. Di Salvatore
Vasco MoutinhoV. Moutinho63
M
8
M
60Ivan GutierrezI. Gutierrez
Matthias FrommM. Fromm73
A
9
A
75Johan ColletJ. Collet
Nikos ZegersN. Zegers68
A
10
A
73Yacine TainioY. Tainio
Jan OverathJ. Overath66
A
11
A
70Simon LorenzS. Lorenz
 
Alexander RothA. Roth60
D
12
D
69Malte BorchardM. Borchard
Bakary ZimmermannB. Zimmermann59
M
13
D
69Mathias LavilleM. Laville
Thomas KöllerT. Köller58
G
14
A
67Danny FinneyD. Finney

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Bay Arena where Bayer Leverkusen play host to Hannover 96. A crowd of 17,337 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Bayer Leverkusen and Hannover 96 are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Stefano Bonora.


0.00
Bayer Leverkusen kick off and get the first half underway!
6.40
Linus Freund hits a low pass to Nikos Zegers. Nikos Zegers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.01
Noe Vargas kicks a strong pass forward to Anselmo Di Salvatore. Anselmo Di Salvatore passes the ball forward to Johan Collet. Johan Collet knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.33
Seeing a gap ahead, Ivan Gutierrez picks a pass forward to Simon Lorenz. Simon Lorenz threads a neat, attacking ball through to Johan Collet. Johan Collet side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Isaiah Chadwick with no chance!! Goal for Hannover 96!
16.14
David Eder hits a low pass to Vasco Moutinho. Vasco Moutinho hits a low pass to Matthias Fromm. Matthias Fromm lofts in a cross ball towards Jan Overath. Jan Overath beats his man to it with a header. Jan Overath scores for Bayer Leverkusen!!
20.38
Albrecht Geis threads a neat ball through to Anselmo Di Salvatore. Anselmo Di Salvatore threads a neat ball through to Simon Lorenz. Simon Lorenz whips in a cross ball towards Johan Collet. Johan Collet finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Hannover 96!
27.20
Arno Thiele deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Markus Francke. Markus Francke threads a neat ball through to Jan Overath. Jan Overath flicks a high pass forward. Nikos Zegers controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Nikos Zegers comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. The ball comes in low, but Paulo Varela comfortably smothers it!
30.47
Hannes Augstein runs straight at the opposition's defence. Hannes Augstein passes the ball forward but Simon Lorenz is offside!
39.17
Don Ferguson darts forward. Don Ferguson threads the ball through to Jan Overath but he's offside!
40.00
Thomas Walter knocks the ball to his team mate, Hannes Augstein. Hannes Augstein flicks the ball to his team mate, Johan Collet. Johan Collet shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Bayer Leverkusen appear unchanged since the first half. Hannover 96 also appear unchanged since the first half. The Bayer Leverkusen players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Hannover 96 start the second half!
49.37
Don Ferguson flicks a high ball forward to Jan Overath who takes it down. Jan Overath controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
51.56
Hannes Augstein deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Johan Collet. Johan Collet knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by David Eder.
53.00
Hannes Augstein kicks a strong pass forward to Simon Lorenz. Simon Lorenz edges inside the box! Simon Lorenz makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Simon Lorenz!
69.19
Anselmo Di Salvatore advances with the ball. Anselmo Di Salvatore controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
71.58
Markus Francke receives the ball from a throw-in from Linus Freund. Markus Francke makes a beautiful solo run. Markus Francke knocks in a cross ball towards Nikos Zegers. Nikos Zegers makes a deft header but it is shockingly off target!
73.38
Markus Francke controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan Overath. Jan Overath knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paulo Varela who gathers it comfortably.
75.48
Arno Thiele catches Simon Lorenz on the ankles. Arno Thiele is shown the yellow card! Simon Lorenz hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.40
Albrecht Geis pushes up the pitch. Albrecht Geis kicks a strong pass forward to Simon Lorenz. Simon Lorenz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Simon Lorenz!
81.28
Thomas Walter sees space and advances. Thomas Walter hits a low pass to Johan Collet. Johan Collet knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Lorenz. Simon Lorenz makes a looping header on goal. Good keeping from Isaiah Chadwick as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
82.52
Anselmo Di Salvatore takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Isaiah Chadwick gets down and smothers the ball with his body.
83.01
Ivan Gutierrez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Lorenz. Simon Lorenz lofts in a cross ball towards Yacine Tainio. Yacine Tainio makes a looping header on goal. Isaiah Chadwick didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
84.49
Noe Vargas threads the ball through to Anselmo Di Salvatore. Anselmo Di Salvatore threads the ball through to Simon Lorenz. Simon Lorenz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
87.31
Ed Dreef hits a low pass to Vasco Moutinho. Vasco Moutinho flicks a high pass forward. Matthias Fromm controls it well on his chest. Matthias Fromm knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Ed Dreef controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Linus Freund. Linus Freund runs straight at the opposition's defence. Linus Freund makes a defence splitting pass to Nikos Zegers. Some good footwork from Nikos Zegers provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Bayer Leverkusen

Hannover 96
Goals
2
4
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.9%
57.1%
Play Area
33.8%
41.6%
24.7%

Scorers
Jan Overath 16
Nikos Zegers 90
Johan Collet 10, 20
Simon Lorenz 53, 77

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Simon Lorenz of Hannover 96

Match Ratings
1.Isaiah Chadwick (GK)
6
2.Arno Thiele (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Ed Dreef (DEF)
6
4.David Eder (DEF)
6
5.Don Ferguson (MID)
6
6.Markus Francke (MID)
6
7.Linus Freund (MID)
6
8.Vasco Moutinho (MID)
6
9.Matthias Fromm (ATT)
6
10.Nikos Zegers (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Jan Overath (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Alexander Roth (DEF)
0
13.Bakary Zimmermann (MID)
0
14.Thomas Köller (GK)
0

1.Paulo Varela (GK)
6
2.Noe Vargas (DEF)
6
3.Thomas Walter (DEF)
6
4.Albrecht Geis (DEF)
7
5.Martin Köller (MID)
6
6.Hannes Augstein (MID)
7
7.Anselmo Di Salvatore (MID)
6
8.Ivan Gutierrez (MID)
6
9.Johan Collet (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
10.Yacine Tainio (ATT)
6
11.Simon Lorenz (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Malte Borchard (DEF)
0
13.Mathias Laville (DEF)
0
14.Danny Finney (ATT)
0