Match Report


Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen     FC NürnbergFC Nürnberg
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Serge DevauxS. Devaux72
G
1
G
61Torsten SchröderT. Schröder
Marcel BabbelM. Babbel75
D
2
D
77Kai RaffK. Raff
David ManzoD. Manzo74
D
3
D
70Sven BeckenbauerS. Beckenbauer
Alfredo SurianoA. Suriano68
D
4
D
68Norman MccannN. Mccann
Nikolas TurekN. Turek74
M
5captain
D
65Linus GeisL. Geis
Rainer KuzorraR. Kuzorra64
M
6
M
69Helder MartinsH. Martins
Alfred HerveA. Herve64
M
7
M
66Paul LiddellP. Liddell
Rainer HelmerR. Helmer64
M
captain8
A
74Noah PoschnerN. Poschner
Steffen HamannS. Hamann79
A
9
A
67Dietmar KöpkeD. Köpke
Jakob SchnellingerJ. Schnellinger69
A
10
A
66Lennart HelmerL. Helmer
Alberto FerrerA. Ferrer66
A
11
A
64Mario FerreiraM. Ferreira
 
Jan BergJ. Berg72
G
12
M
64Gary ThatcherG. Thatcher
Vincenzo BreitnerV. Breitner68
D
13
A
62Arno SchraderA. Schrader
Alec TelferA. Telfer67
D
14
M
62Nikolas DittrichN. Dittrich

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Bay Arena where Bayer Leverkusen play host to FC Nürnberg. A crowd of 18,270 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Bayer Leverkusen are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Nürnberg appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Dietmar Haller.


0.00
Bayer Leverkusen kick off!
2.14
Rainer Helmer sees space and advances. Rainer Helmer makes a defence splitting pass to Steffen Hamann. Steffen Hamann rockets a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Torsten Schröder manages to gather it.
8.00
Nikolas Turek flicks a high pass forward. Jakob Schnellinger holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jakob Schnellinger lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Ferrer. Alberto Ferrer rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is shockingly off target!
14.48
Dietmar Köpke hacks Marcel Babbel from behind! The referee calls over Dietmar Köpke and shows him a yellow card! Marcel Babbel runs off the knock.
18.25
Alfred Herve makes a probing pass to Alberto Ferrer. Alberto Ferrer plays a scrappy one-two with Steffen Hamann and advances towards the goal... Alberto Ferrer muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
21.47
David Manzo knocks the ball to his team mate, Nikolas Turek. Nikolas Turek flicks a high pass forward to Steffen Hamann who brings the ball under control. Steffen Hamann shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
24.38
Sven Beckenbauer flicks a high pass forward. Helder Martins controls it well on his chest. Helder Martins knocks the ball forward to Lennart Helmer. Lennart Helmer lofts in a cross ball towards Noah Poschner. Noah Poschner gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.13
Helder Martins sees space and advances. Helder Martins lofts in a cross ball towards Dietmar Köpke. Dietmar Köpke finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Serge Devaux with no chance!! Goal for FC Nürnberg!
30.14
Paul Liddell flicks a high pass forward. Lennart Helmer collects the pass. Lennart Helmer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.23
Sven Beckenbauer catches Jakob Schnellinger on the ankles. The referee warns Sven Beckenbauer to calm down! Jakob Schnellinger carries on, but is struggling a bit.
34.45
Alfredo Suriano flicks a high pass forward to Rainer Kuzorra who brings the ball under control. Rainer Kuzorra threads a neat ball through to Steffen Hamann. Steffen Hamann shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
36.54
Rainer Kuzorra threads the ball through to Alberto Ferrer. Alberto Ferrer rushes past Sven Beckenbauer! Some good footwork from Alberto Ferrer provides some space. He shoots at goal. Good keeping from Torsten Schröder as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
38.51
Marcel Babbel takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Alfred Herve. Alfred Herve heads the ball, flicking it across the into the box. Steffen Hamann muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
39.43
With imagination, Paul Liddell plays the ball forward to Lennart Helmer. Lennart Helmer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
40.55
Nikolas Turek flicks a high ball forward to Alberto Ferrer who takes it down. Alberto Ferrer knocks in a cross ball towards Steffen Hamann. Steffen Hamann flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
44.05
Jakob Schnellinger hacks Norman Mccann from behind! Jakob Schnellinger is warned by the referee! Norman Mccann runs off the knock.
45.00
Norman Mccann flicks a high pass forward. Paul Liddell controls it well on his chest. Paul Liddell makes a probing pass to Dietmar Köpke. Dietmar Köpke shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Bayer Leverkusen appear unchanged since the first half. FC Nürnberg also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Nürnberg start the second half!
48.14
Helder Martins decides to run forward with the ball. Helder Martins shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
51.48
Nikolas Turek clumsily knocks into Helder Martins. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Helder Martins runs off the knock.
51.48
Bayer Leverkusen are in full control of this game.
53.56
Helder Martins threads the ball through to Dietmar Köpke. Dietmar Köpke tries a spectacular long range effort but it rises well off target!
57.47
Alfredo Suriano decides to run forward with the ball. Alfredo Suriano deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jakob Schnellinger. Jakob Schnellinger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.51
Helder Martins catches Nikolas Turek on the ankles. Helder Martins is shown the yellow card! Nikolas Turek runs off the knock.
66.46
Paul Liddell kicks a strong pass forward to Mario Ferreira. Mario Ferreira knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Serge Devaux who gathers it comfortably.
71.54
Marcel Babbel knocks the ball forward to Rainer Kuzorra. Rainer Kuzorra flicks a high pass forward. Steffen Hamann collects the pass. Steffen Hamann lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Ferrer. Alberto Ferrer heads the ball goalwards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Torsten Schröder with no chance!! Goal for Bayer Leverkusen!
75.52
Norman Mccann catches Jakob Schnellinger on the ankles. Norman Mccann is warned by the referee! Jakob Schnellinger stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.00
Paul Liddell takes it forward alone. Paul Liddell plays a quick one-two with Dietmar Köpke and rushes in on goal... Paul Liddell looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Paul Liddell scores for FC Nürnberg!!
81.19
Rainer Kuzorra threads the ball through to Jakob Schnellinger. Jakob Schnellinger plays a scrappy one-two with Alberto Ferrer and stumbles forward towards the goal... Jakob Schnellinger cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
83.56
Nikolas Turek chips the ball to his team mate, Steffen Hamann. Steffen Hamann finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Paul Liddell makes a simple pass to Noah Poschner. Noah Poschner edges inside the box! Noah Poschner muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Noah Poschner scores for FC Nürnberg!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Bayer Leverkusen

FC Nürnberg
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
7
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.6%
38.4%
Play Area
26%
46.6%
27.4%

Scorers
Alberto Ferrer 18, 72
Dietmar Köpke 26
Paul Liddell 78
Noah Poschner 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alberto Ferrer of Bayer Leverkusen

Match Ratings
1.Serge Devaux (GK)
6
2.Marcel Babbel (DEF)
6
3.David Manzo (DEF)
6
4.Alfredo Suriano (DEF)
6
5.Nikolas Turek (MID)yellow card
6
6.Rainer Kuzorra (MID)
6
7.Alfred Herve (MID)
6
8.Rainer Helmer (MID)
6
9.Steffen Hamann (ATT)
7
10.Jakob Schnellinger (ATT)
6
11.Alberto Ferrer (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Jan Berg (GK)
0
13.Vincenzo Breitner (DEF)
0
14.Alec Telfer (DEF)
0

1.Torsten Schröder (GK)
6
2.Kai Raff (DEF)
6
3.Sven Beckenbauer (DEF)
6
4.Norman Mccann (DEF)
6
5.Linus Geis (DEF)
6
6.Helder Martins (MID)yellow card
7
7.Paul Liddell (MID)goal scored
9
8.Noah Poschner (ATT)goal scored
7
9.Dietmar Köpke (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
10.Lennart Helmer (ATT)
6
11.Mario Ferreira (ATT)
6
 
12.Gary Thatcher (MID)
0
13.Arno Schrader (ATT)
0
14.Nikolas Dittrich (MID)
0