Match Report


Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen     FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Julian RaffJ. Raff49
G
1
G
66Oliver HollmerO. Hollmer
Thomas HitzlspergerT. Hitzlsperger69
D
2
D
72Ted-Kelton BaillsT. Baills
Rainer WendelR. Wendel63
D
3captain
D
59Noah HollmerN. Hollmer
Simon SammerS. Sammer56
D
4
D
58Sven WieczorekS. Wieczorek
Don TelferD. Telfer69
M
5
D
55Simon EmmerlichS. Emmerlich
Noah SchumacherN. Schumacher66
M
6
M
68Julian FranckeJ. Francke
Colin McCoistC. McCoist61
M
7
M
63Oliver LangeO. Lange
Dennis GerrardD. Gerrard59
M
captain8
M
61Stefan DöringS. Döring
Pascal WinklerP. Winkler67
A
9
M
60Anton SchnellingerA. Schnellinger
Julian LensingJ. Lensing61
A
10
A
63Thomas BeckT. Beck
Lars BreitnerL. Breitner57
A
11
A
61Martin AlonsoM. Alonso
 
Linus ZickL. Zick59
M
12
A
58Malte HallerM. Haller
Marcel TurekM. Turek57
A
13
M
55Gerhard DörnerG. Dörner
Pascal LindemannP. Lindemann57
M
14
M
54Christian CziommerC. Cziommer

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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 Schalke 04. A crowd of 9,533 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Bayer Leverkusen are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Schalke 04 appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Thomas Eberle.


0.00
FC Schalke 04 start the match!
6.47
Colin McCoist knocks the ball forward to Lars Breitner. Lars Breitner knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sven Wieczorek.
9.29
Stefan Döring flicks a high pass forward to Thomas Beck who brings the ball under control. Thomas Beck plays a scrappy one-two with Martin Alonso and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Thomas Beck provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but Julian Raff is on top of it.
10.20
Dennis Gerrard threads the ball through to Pascal Winkler. Pascal Winkler finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
12.32
Thomas Hitzlsperger barges into Martin Alonso. The referee calls over Thomas Hitzlsperger and shows him a yellow card! Martin Alonso hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.41
Noah Schumacher knocks the ball forward to Julian Lensing. Julian Lensing cuts inside the box! Julian Lensing rockets a shot on goal but it rises well off target!
34.54
Noah Schumacher makes a probing pass to Pascal Winkler. Pascal Winkler shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
36.06
Dennis Gerrard flicks a high pass forward. Julian Lensing holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Julian Lensing knocks in a cross ball towards Pascal Winkler. Pascal Winkler makes a deft header. Oliver Hollmer gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
44.02
Colin McCoist makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lars Breitner. Lars Breitner shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Bayer Leverkusen have changed their lineup with Pascal Lindemann replacing Dennis Gerrard. FC Schalke 04 appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Schalke 04 players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Bayer Leverkusen get the second half underway!
48.46
Noah Schumacher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Lensing. Julian Lensing knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.46
Pascal Lindemann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lars Breitner. Lars Breitner shoots from 20 yards but it rises well off target!
55.53
Oliver Lange makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thomas Beck. Thomas Beck finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
60.43
Bayer Leverkusen have made a substitution with Marcel Turek replacing Thomas Hitzlsperger .
67.45
Colin McCoist deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pascal Winkler. Pascal Winkler knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Noah Hollmer.
71.46
Noah Schumacher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julian Lensing. Julian Lensing plays a quick one-two with Lars Breitner and rushes in on goal... Julian Lensing tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
75.57
Simon Emmerlich decides to run forward with the ball. Simon Emmerlich deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thomas Beck. Thomas Beck shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
77.34
FC Schalke 04 have made 2 substitutions with Malte Haller replacing Simon Emmerlich and Christian Cziommer replacing Stefan Döring and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
79.27
Oliver Lange decides to run forward with the ball. Oliver Lange whips in a cross ball towards Christian Cziommer. Christian Cziommer flicks the ball with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
81.10
Rainer Wendel deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin McCoist. Colin McCoist flicks a high pass forward. Pascal Winkler collects the pass. Pascal Winkler cuts inside the box! Pascal Winkler shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
84.08
Simon Sammer threads a neat ball through to Noah Schumacher. Noah Schumacher makes a simple pass to Pascal Winkler. Pascal Winkler deftly passes the ball to Lars Breitner, releasing him through on goal. Lars Breitner cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
87.34
Oliver Lange barges into Colin McCoist. Oliver Lange is shown the yellow card! Colin McCoist stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Bayer Leverkusen

FC Schalke 04
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
8
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60%
40%
Play Area
20%
50%
30%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Noah Schumacher of Bayer Leverkusen

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

1.Oliver Hollmer (GK)
7
2.Ted-Kelton Baills (DEF)
6
3.Noah Hollmer (DEF)
7
4.Sven Wieczorek (DEF)
7
5.Simon Emmerlich (DEF)
7
6.Julian Francke (MID)
6
7.Oliver Lange (MID)yellow card
7
8.Stefan Döring (MID)
6
9.Anton Schnellinger (MID)
8
10.Thomas Beck (ATT)
7
11.Martin Alonso (ATT)
7
 
12.Malte Haller (ATT)
6
13.Gerhard Dörner (MID)
0
14.Christian Cziommer (MID)
6