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It's a sunny day here at Bay Arena where Bayer Leverkusen play host to F.C. Hansa Rostock. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Bayer Leverkusen and F.C. Hansa Rostock are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
The first half starts with Bayer Leverkusen kicking off!
6.32
Lars Reimers deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tiago Friedenreich. Tiago Friedenreich passes the ball forward to Mark Gargo. Mark Gargo lofts in a cross ball towards Steffen Hanke. Steffen Hanke flicks the ball with his head. Lars Zick easily smothers it.
10.47
Eric Ouindi decides to run forward with the ball. Eric Ouindi knocks in a cross ball towards Steffen Hanke. Steffen Hanke connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
14.40
Tiago Friedenreich deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mark Gargo. Mark Gargo finds some space and shoots from distance. Lars Zick is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
18.14
Bernardo Scarponi kicks a strong pass forward to Rainer Kauder. Rainer Kauder kicks a strong pass forward to Moustapha Elkhatabi. Moustapha Elkhatabi goes all the way! Moustapha Elkhatabi cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Philipp Dittrich easily smothers it.
20.47
Sebastián Ramírez comes in with a late challenge on Tiago Friedenreich. Sebastián Ramírez is warned by the referee! Tiago Friedenreich runs off the knock.
21.19
Anton Diakite hacks Mark Gargo from behind! The referee calls over Anton Diakite and shows him a yellow card! Mark Gargo carries on, but is struggling a bit.
22.28
Bernardo Scarponi chips the ball to his team mate, Hermanni Annala. Hermanni Annala kicks a strong pass forward to David Mason. David Mason sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
24.31
Dion Nicholls controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sebastiao Pinto. Sebastiao Pinto knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nico Klimek.
26.34
Dion Nicholls deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Pinto. Sebastiao Pinto lofts in a cross ball towards Steffen Hanke. Steffen Hanke is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.21
Jose Javier Gutierrez knocks the ball to his team mate, Hermanni Annala. Hermanni Annala makes a simple pass to David Mason. David Mason goes all the way! David Mason shoots from just inside the box but somehow Philipp Dittrich manages to keep it out.
30.13
Diogo Marques knocks the ball forward to Dion Nicholls. Dion Nicholls controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steffen Hanke. Steffen Hanke lofts in a cross ball towards Sebastiao Pinto. Sebastiao Pinto directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Sebastiao Pinto!
33.17
Nico Klimek makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sebastián Ramírez. Sebastián Ramírez chips the ball to his team mate, Moustapha Elkhatabi. Moustapha Elkhatabi tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
34.11
Nico Klimek comes in with a late challenge on Eric Ouindi. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Eric Ouindi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.32
Eric Ouindi makes a probing pass to Steffen Hanke. Steffen Hanke shoots from long range but Lars Zick is on top of it.
42.23
Lars Reimers knocks the ball forward to Tiago Friedenreich. Tiago Friedenreich kicks a strong pass forward to Mark Gargo. Mark Gargo whips in a cross ball towards Sebastiao Pinto. Sebastiao Pinto heads the ball goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
Bernardo Scarponi sees space and advances. Bernardo Scarponi brings the ball forward. Bernardo Scarponi shoots from long range but Philipp Dittrich is on top of it.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
F.C. Hansa Rostock kick off and get the second half underway!
51.07
Rainer Kauder clumsily knocks into Dion Nicholls. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dion Nicholls hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.09
Eric Ouindi flicks the ball to his team mate, Mark Gargo. Mark Gargo shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
55.50
Hermanni Annala knocks the ball to his team mate, Moustapha Elkhatabi. Moustapha Elkhatabi lofts in a cross ball towards David Mason. David Mason directs the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
57.05
Dion Nicholls makes a simple pass to Mark Gargo. Mark Gargo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
59.56
Anton Diakite makes a simple pass to Hermanni Annala. Hermanni Annala threads the ball through to Peter Bresciano. Peter Bresciano sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
63.30
Tiago Friedenreich chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Pinto. Sebastiao Pinto knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Lars Zick who gathers it comfortably.
66.14
Diogo Marques barges into Nico Klimek. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nico Klimek runs off the knock.
72.26
Tiago Friedenreich makes a probing pass to Sebastiao Pinto. Sebastiao Pinto lofts in a cross ball towards Steffen Hanke. Steffen Hanke is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
73.22
Eric Ouindi knocks the ball forward to Mark Gargo. Mark Gargo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.15
Bernardo Scarponi passes the ball forward to Sebastián Ramírez. Sebastián Ramírez chips the ball to his team mate, Moustapha Elkhatabi. Moustapha Elkhatabi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Mason. David Mason takes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
78.09
Moustapha Elkhatabi catches Brynjar Hjálmarsson on the ankles. The referee calls over Moustapha Elkhatabi and warns him to calm down! Brynjar Hjálmarsson stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.48
Hermanni Annala catches Lars Reimers on the ankles. Hermanni Annala is shown the yellow card! Lars Reimers hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.06
Dion Nicholls makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steffen Hanke. Steffen Hanke whips in a cross ball towards Mark Gargo. Mark Gargo powers a header at goal. Lars Zick is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
87.03
Diogo Marques kicks a strong pass forward to Tiago Friedenreich. Tiago Friedenreich controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mark Gargo. Mark Gargo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Lars Zick who gathers it comfortably.
89.03
Tiago Davis flicks the ball to his team mate, Eric Ouindi. Eric Ouindi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mark Gargo. Mark Gargo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Bernardo Scarponi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sebastián Ramírez. Sebastián Ramírez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Peter Bresciano. Peter Bresciano knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Brynjar Hjálmarsson.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Mark Gargo of F.C. Hansa Rostock
Match Statistics
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
4
8
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
6
1
Yellow Cards
4
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.3%
52.7%
Play Area
33%
45.1%
22%

Scorers