Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Niederrheinstadion where Rot-Weiss Oberhausen play host to Bayer Leverkusen. A crowd of 16,100 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rot-Weiss Oberhausen are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Bayer Leverkusen appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Nicolas Cortes.


0.00
Bayer Leverkusen get the match underway!
3.02
Mauricio Redondo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thomas Kühn. Thomas Kühn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Vincenzo Jahn gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
6.31
Scott Rae controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Hutchison. Neil Hutchison knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vincenzo Jahn who gathers it comfortably.
8.29
Moritz Masur clumsily knocks into Jurek Malkowski. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jurek Malkowski runs off the knock.
14.20
David Nordwald barges into Scott Rae. David Nordwald is shown the yellow card! Scott Rae hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.49
Anthony Fuchs flicks a high ball forward to Oliver Poschner who takes it down. Oliver Poschner shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
22.03
Neil Hutchison controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thomas Kühn. Thomas Kühn plays a scrappy one-two with Scott Rae and advances towards the goal... Thomas Kühn strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
27.56
Linus Haller runs forward with the ball. Linus Haller flicks the ball to his team mate, Thomas Böhm. Thomas Böhm lofts in a cross ball towards Eddie Wallwork. Eddie Wallwork connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it's a woeful effort!
28.41
Jurek Malkowski flicks the ball to his team mate, Thomas Kühn. Thomas Kühn knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mauricio Galadames.
36.41
With imagination, Jurek Malkowski plays the ball forward to Thomas Kühn. Thomas Kühn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.45
Mauricio Galadames threads the ball through to Anthony Fuchs. Anthony Fuchs chips the ball to his team mate, Eddie Wallwork. Eddie Wallwork whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Böhm. Thomas Böhm beats his man to it with a header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
42.38
Linus Haller decides to run forward with the ball. Linus Haller chips the ball to his team mate, Thomas Böhm. Thomas Böhm lofts in a cross ball towards Eddie Wallwork. Eddie Wallwork whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
44.15
Jurek Malkowski barges into Oliver Poschner. The referee calls over Jurek Malkowski and shows him a yellow card! Oliver Poschner carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
Scott Rae chips the ball to his team mate, Thomas Kühn. Thomas Kühn knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Anthony Fuchs.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rot-Weiss Oberhausen have changed their lineup with Marc Wieland replacing Anthony Fuchs and Nils Francke replacing Eddie Wallwork. Bayer Leverkusen appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Rot-Weiss Oberhausen kick off and get the second half underway!
48.22
Thomas Böhm hacks Mauricio Redondo from behind! The referee calls over Thomas Böhm and shows him a yellow card! Mauricio Redondo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.03
Oscar Fernandez sees Scott Rae in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Scott Rae knocks the ball forward to Albert Peiro. Albert Peiro shoots from 25 yards but it flies well off target!
51.07
Mauricio Redondo makes a simple pass to Neil Hutchison. Neil Hutchison knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marc Wieland.
53.21
Jurek Malkowski knocks the ball to his team mate, Thomas Kühn. Thomas Kühn knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vincenzo Jahn who gathers it comfortably.
54.36
Albert Peiro chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Hutchison. Neil Hutchison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.35
Moritz Masur comes in with a late challenge on Scott Rae. Moritz Masur is warned by the referee! Scott Rae runs off the knock.
57.35
Free kick to Bayer Leverkusen just outside the area...
58.08
Jurek Malkowski takes a slow run up but the ball clips the wall and is cleared by the defence.
60.38
Bayer Leverkusen have made 2 substitutions with Mauricio Ruiz replacing Oscar Fernandez and Harry Roberts replacing Neil Hutchison .
63.50
Craig James clumsily knocks into Harry Roberts. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Harry Roberts runs off the knock.
69.45
Ian Barton hits a long diagonal ball forward. Thomas Kühn knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Linus Haller.
73.33
Albert Peiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Thomas Kühn. Thomas Kühn knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vincenzo Jahn who gathers it comfortably.
81.08
Erik Van Gobbel barges into Jurek Malkowski. Erik Van Gobbel is shown the yellow card! Jurek Malkowski hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.37
Scott Rae takes it forward alone. Scott Rae tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
89.29
Mauricio Redondo flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Kühn controls it well on his chest. Thomas Kühn shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
6
1
Yellow Cards
5
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
36.5%
63.5%
Play Area
35.1%
51.4%
13.5%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Thomas Kühn of Bayer Leverkusen

Match Ratings
1.Vincenzo Jahn (GK)
6
2.Mauricio Galadames (DEF)
6
3.David Nordwald (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Linus Haller (DEF)
7
5.Craig James (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Anthony Fuchs (MID)
6
7.Moritz Masur (MID)yellow card
5
8.Erik Van Gobbel (MID)yellow card
5
9.Eddie Wallwork (ATT)
6
10.Thomas Böhm (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Oliver Poschner (DEF)
6
 
12.Nicola C. Serao (DEF)
0
13.Marc Wieland (DEF)
6
14.Nils Francke (DEF)
6

1.Peter van der Meer (GK)
6
2.Hryhoriy Sokurov (DEF)
6
3.Pedro Viana (DEF)
6
4.Oscar Fernandez (DEF)
6
5.Ian Barton (DEF)
6
6.Albert Peiro (MID)
6
7.Jurek Malkowski (MID)yellow card
6
8.Scott Rae (MID)
8
9.Mauricio Redondo (MID)
6
10.Neil Hutchison (ATT)
6
11.Thomas Kühn (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Mauricio Ruiz (DEF)
6
13.Samir Oswald (MID)
0
14.Harry Roberts (ATT)
6