Match Report


Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen     FC Bayern MunichFC Bayern Munich
Computer Player Computer Player Phil Ellaway Phil Ellaway
Serge DevauxS. Devaux72
G
1captain
G
66Zerbini EvangelistiZ. Evangelisti
Marcel BabbelM. Babbel75
D
2
D
63Lars KurthL. Kurth
David ManzoD. Manzo74
D
3
D
69Khaliloul DoukantieK. Doukantie
Alfredo SurianoA. Suriano68
D
4
D
70Paul McStayP. McStay
Nikolas TurekN. Turek74
M
5
D
64Michael BlatsisM. Blatsis
Rainer KuzorraR. Kuzorra64
M
6
M
73Umberto CapecchiU. Capecchi
Alfred HerveA. Herve64
M
7
M
74Bakary MöllerB. Möller
Rainer HelmerR. Helmer64
M
captain8
M
70Gennaro LorenziG. Lorenzi
Steffen HamannS. Hamann79
A
9
A
77Harry WinterburnH. Winterburn
Jakob SchnellingerJ. Schnellinger70
A
10
A
75Julian ScholzJ. Scholz
Alberto FerrerA. Ferrer66
A
11
A
69Alfredo DiezA. Diez
 
Jan BergJ. Berg72
G
12
M
65Gerhard DöringG. Döring
Vincenzo BreitnerV. Breitner68
D
13
M
65Stuart TaylorS. Taylor
Alec TelferA. Telfer67
D
14
M
61Toshihiro NanamiT. Nanami

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Bay Arena where Bayer Leverkusen play host to FC Bayern Munich. A crowd of 20,442 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Bayer Leverkusen are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Bayern Munich appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stefan Janes.


0.00
The whistle blows and FC Bayern Munich kick off!
4.36
Marcel Babbel passes the ball forward to Alfred Herve. Alfred Herve flicks a high pass forward to Alberto Ferrer who brings the ball under control. Alberto Ferrer knocks in a cross ball towards Steffen Hamann. Steffen Hamann powers a header at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
8.59
Alfredo Diez barges into Marcel Babbel. Alfredo Diez is given a warning by the referee! Marcel Babbel stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.26
David Manzo passes the ball forward to Alfred Herve. Alfred Herve makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steffen Hamann. Steffen Hamann whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Ferrer. Alberto Ferrer is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
12.29
Bakary Möller flicks a high pass forward. Julian Scholz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Julian Scholz knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Alfredo Diez is offside!
16.18
Gennaro Lorenzi catches Rainer Kuzorra on the ankles. Gennaro Lorenzi is warned by the referee! Rainer Kuzorra hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.47
Rainer Kuzorra decides to run forward with the ball. Rainer Kuzorra knocks in a cross ball towards Alberto Ferrer. Alberto Ferrer is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Zerbini Evangelisti is on top of his game. Nice keeping!
27.42
Bakary Möller flicks the ball to his team mate, Harry Winterburn. Harry Winterburn advances inside the box! Harry Winterburn takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
28.23
Nikolas Turek threads the ball through to Alberto Ferrer. Alberto Ferrer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.43
Bakary Möller passes the ball forward to Julian Scholz. Julian Scholz shoots from 20 yards. Serge Devaux gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
33.20
With vision, Gennaro Lorenzi plays the ball forward to Julian Scholz. Julian Scholz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.32
Rainer Helmer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steffen Hamann. Steffen Hamann shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
36.33
Alfred Herve makes a probing pass to Jakob Schnellinger. Jakob Schnellinger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.07
Bakary Möller flicks a high pass forward to Julian Scholz who brings the ball under control. Julian Scholz plays a one-two with Harry Winterburn and rushes in on goal... Julian Scholz shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
44.10
Alfredo Suriano hits a low pass to Alfred Herve. Alfred Herve makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alberto Ferrer. Alberto Ferrer shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
45.00
Umberto Capecchi knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Scholz. Julian Scholz plays a scrappy one-two with Harry Winterburn and stumbles forward towards the goal... Julian Scholz cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Bayer Leverkusen appear unchanged since the first half. FC Bayern Munich also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Bayern Munich players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Bayer Leverkusen get the second half underway!
47.32
Marcel Babbel makes a simple pass to Alfred Herve. Alfred Herve threads a neat ball through to Steffen Hamann. Steffen Hamann shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
49.14
David Manzo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rainer Kuzorra. Rainer Kuzorra chips the ball to his team mate, Jakob Schnellinger. Jakob Schnellinger whips in a cross ball towards Steffen Hamann. Steffen Hamann flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Zerbini Evangelisti. Excellent save.
57.38
Michael Blatsis passes the ball forward to Umberto Capecchi. Umberto Capecchi sees Alfredo Diez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alfredo Diez plays a quick one-two with Harry Winterburn and rushes in on goal... Alfredo Diez takes a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
59.26
Marcel Babbel flicks a high pass forward. Alfred Herve collects the pass. Alfred Herve sees Steffen Hamann in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Steffen Hamann knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Khaliloul Doukantie.
60.14
Nikolas Turek hacks Gennaro Lorenzi from behind! The referee calls over Nikolas Turek and shows him a yellow card! Gennaro Lorenzi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.02
David Manzo hits it upfield. Alberto Ferrer knocks in a cross ball towards Jakob Schnellinger. Jakob Schnellinger is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
66.14
Julian Scholz clumsily knocks into Alfredo Suriano. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alfredo Suriano hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.02
Khaliloul Doukantie threads the ball through to Bakary Möller. Bakary Möller flicks a high ball forward to Alfredo Diez who takes it down. Alfredo Diez plays a scrappy one-two with Harry Winterburn and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alfredo Diez takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
78.23
Umberto Capecchi flicks a high pass forward. Alfredo Diez collects the pass. Alfredo Diez plays a quick one-two with Julian Scholz and rushes in on goal... Alfredo Diez comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out but it flies just wide!
81.14
Michael Blatsis flicks a high pass forward. Umberto Capecchi controls it well on his chest. Umberto Capecchi knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Scholz. Julian Scholz shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
84.50
Harry Winterburn catches Alfredo Suriano on the ankles. The referee warns Harry Winterburn to calm down! Alfredo Suriano runs off the knock.
87.55
Umberto Capecchi threads the ball through to Harry Winterburn. Harry Winterburn lofts in a cross ball towards Alfredo Diez. Marcel Babbel hacks Alfredo Diez from behind! Penalty not given!!
89.35
David Manzo comes in with a late challenge on Harry Winterburn. David Manzo is warned by the referee! Harry Winterburn hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Bayer Leverkusen

FC Bayern Munich
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
31.6%
41.8%
26.6%

Scorers
Steffen Hamann 4

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Steffen Hamann of Bayer Leverkusen

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

1.Zerbini Evangelisti (GK)
8
2.Lars Kurth (DEF)
6
3.Khaliloul Doukantie (DEF)
6
4.Paul McStay (DEF)
7
5.Michael Blatsis (DEF)
6
6.Umberto Capecchi (MID)
7
7.Bakary Möller (MID)
7
8.Gennaro Lorenzi (MID)
6
9.Harry Winterburn (ATT)
6
10.Julian Scholz (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Alfredo Diez (ATT)
6
 
12.Gerhard Döring (MID)
0
13.Stuart Taylor (MID)
0
14.Toshihiro Nanami (MID)
0