Match Report


Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen     F.C. Hansa RostockF.C. Hansa Rostock
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jonas ArndtJ. Arndt49
G
1
G
41Pascal KnappP. Knapp
Gerhard HelmerG. Helmer74
D
2
D
70Julian NichollsJ. Nicholls
Thomas HitzlspergerT. Hitzlsperger69
D
3
D
58Martin ArndtM. Arndt
Rainer WendelR. Wendel63
D
4
D
58Gianfranco De PatreG. De Patre
Noah SchumacherN. Schumacher66
M
5
M
71Colin HendryC. Hendry
Colin McCoistC. McCoist61
M
6
M
71Nikolas BuchwaldN. Buchwald
Dennis GerrardD. Gerrard59
M
7captain
M
68Nigel TaylorN. Taylor
Linus ZickL. Zick59
M
captain8
M
68Bakary MatthäusB. Matthäus
Pascal WinklerP. Winkler66
A
9
A
60Arno EngelsA. Engels
Julian LensingJ. Lensing61
A
10
A
59Steffen ArndtS. Arndt
Lars BreitnerL. Breitner57
A
11
A
56Rainer NeuhausR. Neuhaus
 
Pascal LindemannP. Lindemann56
M
12
M
66Chris FerdinandC. Ferdinand
Simon SammerS. Sammer56
D
13
M
59Eric WeigelE. Weigel
Marcel TurekM. Turek55
A
14
M
57Roberto TeixeiraR. Teixeira

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Bay Arena where Bayer Leverkusen play host to F.C. Hansa Rostock. A crowd of 8,352 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Bayer Leverkusen and F.C. Hansa Rostock are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Markus Rösler.


0.00
F.C. Hansa Rostock get the match underway!
2.15
Nikolas Buchwald controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steffen Arndt. Steffen Arndt sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
3.19
Gerhard Helmer threads the ball through to Colin McCoist. Colin McCoist hits a low pass to Julian Lensing. Julian Lensing knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.31
Thomas Hitzlsperger makes a beautiful solo run. Thomas Hitzlsperger chips the ball to his team mate, Julian Lensing. Julian Lensing plays a scrappy one-two with Lars Breitner and stumbles forward towards the goal... Gianfranco De Patre hacks Julian Lensing from behind! Penalty not given!!
9.42
Lars Breitner hacks Gianfranco De Patre from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gianfranco De Patre hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.38
Noah Schumacher flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Lensing. Julian Lensing makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pascal Winkler but he's offside!
15.19
Rainer Wendel sees Dennis Gerrard in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. With a delightful solo run, Dennis Gerrard stretches the opposition's defence. Dennis Gerrard plays a scrappy one-two with Lars Breitner and stumbles forward towards the goal... Dennis Gerrard rockets a shot on goal but Pascal Knapp reads it well. Excellent save!
16.48
Thomas Hitzlsperger kicks a strong pass forward to Noah Schumacher. Noah Schumacher advances with the ball. Noah Schumacher shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
18.01
Nikolas Buchwald threads a neat ball through to Rainer Neuhaus. Rainer Neuhaus cuts inside the box! Rainer Neuhaus makes some space for himself and shoots at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
20.06
Colin McCoist threads a neat ball through to Julian Lensing. Julian Lensing plays a one-two with Lars Breitner and advances towards the goal... Julian Lensing makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
22.28
Colin McCoist controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julian Lensing. Julian Lensing advances inside the box! Julian Lensing cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Bayer Leverkusen!
26.11
Colin Hendry advances with the ball. Colin Hendry threads the ball through into the box. Steffen Arndt comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it is tipped over by Jonas Arndt.
27.31
Bakary Matthäus takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Noah Schumacher reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
28.34
Thomas Hitzlsperger passes the ball forward to Linus Zick. Linus Zick knocks the ball to his team mate, Pascal Winkler. Pascal Winkler rushes past Gianfranco De Patre! Gianfranco De Patre hacks Pascal Winkler from behind! That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
28.34
The referee points to the spot..
29.32
Lars Breitner takes a slow run up and fires a blistering shot towards goal, but it crashes against the post and bounces back out!
30.43
Linus Zick kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Lensing. Julian Lensing knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.52
With vision, Dennis Gerrard laces a weighted ball forward to Lars Breitner. Lars Breitner rushes past Gianfranco De Patre! Lars Breitner comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. The ball takes a deflection leaving Pascal Knapp with no chance!! Goal for Bayer Leverkusen!
38.34
Nikolas Buchwald hacks Rainer Wendel from behind! Nikolas Buchwald is shown the yellow card! Rainer Wendel runs off the knock.
44.15
Colin McCoist threads a neat ball through to Lars Breitner. Lars Breitner passes the ball forward but Pascal Winkler is offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Bayer Leverkusen have changed their lineup with Marcel Turek replacing Linus Zick. F.C. Hansa Rostock appear unchanged since the first half. The Bayer Leverkusen players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Bayer Leverkusen start the second half!
49.07
Colin Hendry runs straight at the opposition's defence. Colin Hendry shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
51.05
Julian Nicholls flicks a high ball forward to Bakary Matthäus who takes it down. With some swift thinking, Bakary Matthäus plays the ball forward to Steffen Arndt. Steffen Arndt knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Thomas Hitzlsperger.
53.08
Marcel Turek threads a neat ball through to Julian Lensing. Julian Lensing rushes past Gianfranco De Patre! Julian Lensing looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is tipped over by Pascal Knapp.
54.33
Gerhard Helmer takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Dennis Gerrard side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
57.50
Gianfranco De Patre sees Nigel Taylor in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nigel Taylor knocks the ball forward to Rainer Neuhaus. Rainer Neuhaus controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
63.20
Nikolas Buchwald makes a probing pass to Arno Engels. Arno Engels controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
65.08
Noah Schumacher kicks a strong pass forward to Lars Breitner. Lars Breitner plays a scrappy one-two with Julian Lensing and stumbles forward towards the goal... Lars Breitner side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
66.31
Colin Hendry knocks the ball forward to Rainer Neuhaus. Rainer Neuhaus plays a one-two with Arno Engels and advances towards the goal... Rainer Neuhaus tries a spectacular strike. What a cracker!! Jonas Arndt had no chance!! Goal for F.C. Hansa Rostock!
69.44
Noah Schumacher controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julian Lensing. Julian Lensing finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
72.46
Colin Hendry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steffen Arndt. Steffen Arndt sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
77.37
F.C. Hansa Rostock have made 2 substitutions with Chris Ferdinand replacing Steffen Arndt and Eric Weigel replacing Rainer Neuhaus .
84.32
Nikolas Buchwald makes a probing pass to Eric Weigel. Eric Weigel knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rainer Wendel.
89.39
Gianfranco De Patre advances with the ball. Gianfranco De Patre flicks a high pass forward. Chris Ferdinand controls it well on his chest. Chris Ferdinand kicks a strong pass forward to Arno Engels but the referee indicates it's offside!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Bayer Leverkusen

F.C. Hansa Rostock
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
6
6
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55%
45%
Play Area
28.7%
45%
26.2%

Scorers
Julian Lensing 22
Lars Breitner 35
Rainer Neuhaus 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Julian Lensing of Bayer Leverkusen

Match Ratings
1.Jonas Arndt (GK)
6
2.Gerhard Helmer (DEF)
6
3.Thomas Hitzlsperger (DEF)
7
4.Rainer Wendel (DEF)
7
5.Noah Schumacher (MID)
7
6.Colin McCoist (MID)
8
7.Dennis Gerrard (MID)
8
8.Linus Zick (MID)
6
9.Pascal Winkler (ATT)
6
10.Julian Lensing (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Lars Breitner (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
 
12.Pascal Lindemann (MID)
0
13.Simon Sammer (DEF)
0
14.Marcel Turek (ATT)
6

1.Pascal Knapp (GK)
6
2.Julian Nicholls (DEF)
6
3.Martin Arndt (DEF)
6
4.Gianfranco De Patre (DEF)
6
5.Colin Hendry (MID)
7
6.Nikolas Buchwald (MID)yellow card
6
7.Nigel Taylor (MID)
6
8.Bakary Matthäus (MID)
6
9.Arno Engels (ATT)
6
10.Steffen Arndt (ATT)
6
11.Rainer Neuhaus (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Chris Ferdinand (MID)
6
13.Eric Weigel (MID)
6
14.Roberto Teixeira (MID)
0