Match Report


Hannover 96Hannover 96     Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Gerard De WindtG. De Windt65
G
1
G
49Julian RaffJ. Raff
Mitchell OpschoorM. Opschoor70
D
2
D
69Thomas HitzlspergerT. Hitzlsperger
Anton BaslerA. Basler70
D
3
D
63Rainer WendelR. Wendel
Bakary EderB. Eder68
D
4
D
56Simon SammerS. Sammer
Rodrigo VieiraR. Vieira62
D
5
M
69Don TelferD. Telfer
Kewullay RuscittiK. Ruscitti63
M
captain6
M
66Noah SchumacherN. Schumacher
Enrique GarridoE. Garrido61
M
7
M
61Colin McCoistC. McCoist
Carmelo PellizzaroC. Pellizzaro68
A
8captain
M
59Dennis GerrardD. Gerrard
Lars TurekL. Turek67
A
9
A
67Pascal WinklerP. Winkler
Mario NevesM. Neves66
A
10
A
62Julian LensingJ. Lensing
Kevin TöpferK. Töpfer60
A
11
A
57Lars BreitnerL. Breitner
 
Nico HermannN. Hermann62
D
12
M
59Linus ZickL. Zick
Dietmar DittrichD. Dittrich58
M
13
A
57Marcel TurekM. Turek
Enrique DiazE. Diaz54
M
14
M
57Pascal LindemannP. Lindemann

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at AWD-Arena where Hannover 96 play host to Bayer Leverkusen. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hannover 96 are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Bayer Leverkusen appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Thomas Eberle.


0.00
Bayer Leverkusen kick off!
3.42
Thomas Hitzlsperger makes a probing pass to Dennis Gerrard. Dennis Gerrard passes the ball forward to Lars Breitner. Lars Breitner lofts in a cross ball towards Pascal Winkler. Pascal Winkler heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
10.21
Anton Basler chips the ball to his team mate, Enrique Garrido. Enrique Garrido controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Töpfer. Kevin Töpfer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.16
Without breaking stride, Rainer Wendel plays the ball forward to Colin McCoist. Colin McCoist chips the ball to his team mate, Julian Lensing. Julian Lensing lofts in a cross ball towards Lars Breitner. Lars Breitner knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it's well over the bar!
18.23
Enrique Garrido clumsily knocks into Noah Schumacher. Enrique Garrido is given a warning by the referee! Noah Schumacher runs off the knock.
24.26
Thomas Hitzlsperger threads a neat ball through to Noah Schumacher. Noah Schumacher kicks a strong pass forward to Pascal Winkler. Pascal Winkler lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Lensing. Julian Lensing powers a header at goal but somehow Gerard De Windt manages to keep it out.
34.30
Mitchell Opschoor makes a beautiful solo run. Mitchell Opschoor knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Töpfer. Kevin Töpfer whips in a cross ball towards Carmelo Pellizzaro. Carmelo Pellizzaro outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
36.02
Rainer Wendel controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Noah Schumacher. Noah Schumacher flicks a high pass forward to Julian Lensing who brings the ball under control. Julian Lensing knocks in a cross ball towards Pascal Winkler. Pascal Winkler makes a looping header on goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
40.35
Noah Schumacher knocks the ball to his team mate, Pascal Winkler. Pascal Winkler advances inside the box! Pascal Winkler rockets a shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hannover 96 appear unchanged since the first half. Bayer Leverkusen have changed their lineup with Pascal Lindemann replacing Dennis Gerrard. The Hannover 96 players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Hannover 96 kicking off!
47.35
Anton Basler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kewullay Ruscitti. Kewullay Ruscitti advances with the ball. Kewullay Ruscitti shoots from 25 yards. Julian Raff is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
51.51
Rainer Wendel sees a break and surges forward. Rainer Wendel flicks a high pass forward. Pascal Winkler controls it well on his chest. Pascal Winkler sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
53.54
Bakary Eder decides to run forward with the ball. Bakary Eder hits a low pass to Carmelo Pellizzaro. Carmelo Pellizzaro whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Töpfer. Kevin Töpfer makes a convincing header but it whistles just wide of the post!
54.01
Colin McCoist threads a neat ball through to Julian Lensing. Julian Lensing shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
55.42
Enrique Garrido flicks a high ball forward to Mario Neves who takes it down. Mario Neves plays a scrappy one-two with Kevin Töpfer and stumbles forward towards the goal... Mario Neves cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it rises well off target!
57.39
Enrique Garrido controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lars Turek. Lars Turek knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Töpfer. Kevin Töpfer makes a deft header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.22
Bayer Leverkusen have made a substitution with Marcel Turek replacing Thomas Hitzlsperger .
61.25
Bakary Eder passes the ball forward to Enrique Garrido. With a delightful solo run, Enrique Garrido stretches the opposition's defence. Enrique Garrido makes a great pass forward. Kevin Töpfer runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
63.35
With imagination, Colin McCoist laces a weighted ball forward to Lars Breitner. Lars Breitner makes a simple pass, allowing Pascal Winkler to run into the box. Pascal Winkler makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but somehow Gerard De Windt manages to keep it out.
66.46
Enrique Garrido runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Enrique Garrido puts a great ball through. Lars Turek runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
67.36
Kewullay Ruscitti deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carmelo Pellizzaro. Carmelo Pellizzaro lofts in a cross ball towards Mario Neves. Mario Neves whips the ball goalwards with his head. Julian Raff gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
69.11
Pascal Lindemann flicks a high pass forward. Julian Lensing collects the pass. Julian Lensing controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
71.17
Marcel Turek comes in with a late challenge on Kevin Töpfer. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Kevin Töpfer grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
75.16
Enrique Garrido flicks a high pass forward. Lars Turek collects the pass. Lars Turek whips in a cross ball towards Carmelo Pellizzaro. Carmelo Pellizzaro fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Carmelo Pellizzaro!
78.46
Noah Schumacher comes in with a late challenge on Kewullay Ruscitti. Noah Schumacher is shown the yellow card! Kewullay Ruscitti stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.02
Noah Schumacher passes the ball forward to Pascal Winkler. Pascal Winkler shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
83.23
Pascal Lindemann flicks a high ball forward to Julian Lensing who takes it down. Julian Lensing knocks in a cross ball towards Pascal Winkler. Pascal Winkler jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Gerard De Windt!
84.26
Marcel Turek flicks a high pass forward. Noah Schumacher comfortably collects the pass. Noah Schumacher knocks the ball to his team mate, Lars Breitner. Lars Breitner sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
85.42
Kewullay Ruscitti threads the ball through to Mario Neves. Mario Neves knocks in a cross ball towards Carmelo Pellizzaro. With a superhuman jump, Carmelo Pellizzaro connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
Enrique Garrido flicks a high pass forward to Carmelo Pellizzaro who brings the ball under control. Carmelo Pellizzaro lofts in a cross ball towards Lars Turek. Lars Turek finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Hannover 96

Bayer Leverkusen
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
5
7
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.8%
54.2%
Play Area
26.5%
47%
26.5%

Scorers
Kewullay Ruscitti 47
Kevin Töpfer 57
Carmelo Pellizzaro 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kewullay Ruscitti of Hannover 96

Match Ratings
1.Gerard De Windt (GK)
8
2.Mitchell Opschoor (DEF)
6
3.Anton Basler (DEF)
7
4.Bakary Eder (DEF)
7
5.Rodrigo Vieira (DEF)
6
6.Kewullay Ruscitti (MID)goal scored
9
7.Enrique Garrido (MID)
8
8.Carmelo Pellizzaro (ATT)goal scored
9
9.Lars Turek (ATT)
8
10.Mario Neves (ATT)
6
11.Kevin Töpfer (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Nico Hermann (DEF)
0
13.Dietmar Dittrich (MID)
0
14.Enrique Diaz (MID)
0

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