Match Report


Alemannia AachenAlemannia Aachen     Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Tobias MatthäusT. Matthäus57
G
1
G
49Julian RaffJ. Raff
Dietmar KuzorraD. Kuzorra75
D
2
D
69Thomas HitzlspergerT. Hitzlsperger
Eric PfeifferE. Pfeiffer68
D
3
D
63Rainer WendelR. Wendel
Gabriel MoraG. Mora60
D
4
D
56Simon SammerS. Sammer
Gerhard MorlockG. Morlock57
D
5
M
69Don TelferD. Telfer
Martin HerzogM. Herzog71
M
6
M
66Noah SchumacherN. Schumacher
Matthias RummeniggeM. Rummenigge67
M
7
M
61Colin McCoistC. McCoist
Pedro SoaresP. Soares63
M
8captain
M
59Dennis GerrardD. Gerrard
Rainer GelbR. Gelb65
A
9
A
68Pascal WinklerP. Winkler
Hannes WinklerH. Winkler64
A
captain10
A
62Julian LensingJ. Lensing
Bakary HermannB. Hermann64
A
11
A
57Lars BreitnerL. Breitner
 
Oliver RöhligO. Röhlig59
M
12
M
59Linus ZickL. Zick
Sol SinclairS. Sinclair57
A
13
A
57Marcel TurekM. Turek
David KoschmiederD. Koschmieder56
A
14
M
57Pascal LindemannP. Lindemann

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Tivoli where Alemannia Aachen play host to Bayer Leverkusen in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Alemannia Aachen are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Bayer Leverkusen appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Steffen Ziege.


0.00
Bayer Leverkusen kick off!
2.53
Rainer Wendel threads a neat ball through to Dennis Gerrard. Dennis Gerrard changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Dennis Gerrard rushes past Gerhard Morlock! Gerhard Morlock barges into Dennis Gerrard. Dennis Gerrard appeals for a penalty! Given!!
2.53
The referee points to the spot..
4.03
Lars Breitner takes a cautious run up. Tobias Matthäus is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
12.03
Rainer Wendel makes a simple pass to Colin McCoist. With imagination, Colin McCoist plays the ball forward to Lars Breitner. Lars Breitner knocks in a cross ball towards Pascal Winkler. Pascal Winkler connects with a diving header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
15.08
Dennis Gerrard flicks a high ball forward to Pascal Winkler who takes it down. Pascal Winkler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lars Breitner but the linesman indicates offside!
20.50
Matthias Rummenigge makes a probing pass to Rainer Gelb. Rainer Gelb edges inside the box! Rainer Gelb muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
27.28
Colin McCoist flicks a high pass forward. Lars Breitner controls it well on his chest. Lars Breitner shoots from 25 yards but it slams into the crowd!
32.23
Martin Herzog chips the ball to his team mate, Bakary Hermann. Bakary Hermann knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Julian Raff who gathers it comfortably.
39.52
Gerhard Morlock makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pedro Soares. Pedro Soares deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rainer Gelb. Rainer Gelb knocks in a cross ball towards Hannes Winkler. Hannes Winkler heads the ball goalwards but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
Martin Herzog makes a probing pass to Rainer Gelb. Rainer Gelb knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Julian Raff who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Alemannia Aachen appear unchanged since the first half. Bayer Leverkusen have changed their lineup with Pascal Lindemann replacing Dennis Gerrard.

45.00
Alemannia Aachen kick off!
49.41
Eric Pfeiffer threads a neat ball through to Matthias Rummenigge. Matthias Rummenigge brings the ball forward. Matthias Rummenigge shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
51.05
Pascal Lindemann flicks a high pass forward. Lars Breitner controls it well on his chest. Lars Breitner shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
53.33
Eric Pfeiffer flicks a high pass forward to Martin Herzog who brings the ball under control. Showing composure, Martin Herzog plays the ball forward to Bakary Hermann. Bakary Hermann shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
55.39
Noah Schumacher sees a break and surges forward. Noah Schumacher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Lensing but he's offside!
57.24
Colin McCoist makes a simple pass to Julian Lensing. Julian Lensing cuts inside the box! Julian Lensing comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
60.49
Bayer Leverkusen are dictating the run of play here today.
63.48
Martin Herzog barges into Pascal Lindemann. The referee calls over Martin Herzog and warns him to calm down! Pascal Lindemann stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.39
Colin McCoist flicks a high pass forward. Lars Breitner controls it well on his chest. Lars Breitner whips in a cross ball towards Julian Lensing. Julian Lensing whips the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
69.18
Simon Sammer sees Colin McCoist in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Colin McCoist makes a simple pass to Lars Breitner. Lars Breitner knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gerhard Morlock.
73.21
Gabriel Mora knocks the ball to his team mate, Matthias Rummenigge. Matthias Rummenigge flicks the ball to his team mate, Hannes Winkler. Hannes Winkler controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
77.58
Pedro Soares barges into Noah Schumacher. Pedro Soares is shown the yellow card! Noah Schumacher stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.17
Without breaking stride, Simon Sammer plays the ball forward to Noah Schumacher. Noah Schumacher changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Noah Schumacher knocks in a cross ball towards Pascal Winkler. Pascal Winkler makes a looping header on goal. Eric Pfeiffer steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Alemannia Aachen

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

Possession
36.7%
63.3%
Play Area
31.6%
43%
25.3%

Scorers
Rainer Gelb 21
Hannes Winkler 73
Lars Breitner 4 (p)
Julian Lensing 57

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

Match Ratings
1.Tobias Matthäus (GK)
6
2.Dietmar Kuzorra (DEF)
6
3.Eric Pfeiffer (DEF)
6
4.Gabriel Mora (DEF)
6
5.Gerhard Morlock (DEF)
6
6.Martin Herzog (MID)
6
7.Matthias Rummenigge (MID)
8
8.Pedro Soares (MID)yellow card
6
9.Rainer Gelb (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Hannes Winkler (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Bakary Hermann (ATT)
6
 
12.Oliver Röhlig (MID)
0
13.Sol Sinclair (ATT)
0
14.David Koschmieder (ATT)
0

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