Match Report


SpVgg Greuther FürthSpVgg Greuther Fürth     Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Urvin Van BarneveldU. Van Barneveld52
G
captain1
G
49Julian RaffJ. Raff
Hauke StiepermannH. Stiepermann65
D
2
D
69Thomas HitzlspergerT. Hitzlsperger
Gilles BridgesG. Bridges56
D
3
D
63Rainer WendelR. Wendel
Markus WelterM. Welter54
D
4
D
56Simon SammerS. Sammer
Rainer SchrammR. Schramm58
M
5
M
69Don TelferD. Telfer
Edgar FernandesE. Fernandes56
M
6
M
66Noah SchumacherN. Schumacher
Lars DittrichL. Dittrich54
M
7
M
61Colin McCoistC. McCoist
Bakary PalumboB. Palumbo49
M
8captain
M
59Dennis GerrardD. Gerrard
Jonas BergJ. Berg48
M
9
A
68Pascal WinklerP. Winkler
Silvio SousaS. Sousa62
A
10
A
62Julian LensingJ. Lensing
Sven FreundS. Freund57
A
11
A
57Lars BreitnerL. Breitner
 
Christian SchefflerC. Scheffler54
D
12
M
59Linus ZickL. Zick
Thomas PfeifferT. Pfeiffer53
A
13
A
57Marcel TurekM. Turek
David SammerD. Sammer52
A
14
M
57Pascal LindemannP. Lindemann

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Playmobil-Stadion where SpVgg Greuther Fürth play host to Bayer Leverkusen. A crowd of 9,017 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
SpVgg Greuther Fürth are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Bayer Leverkusen appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Markus Rösler.


0.00
Bayer Leverkusen kick off and get the first half underway!
6.17
Rainer Wendel flicks a high pass forward. Noah Schumacher holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Noah Schumacher knocks the ball forward to Pascal Winkler. Pascal Winkler puts a great ball through. Lars Breitner runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
10.29
Gilles Bridges pushes up the pitch. Gilles Bridges knocks the ball to his team mate, Silvio Sousa. Silvio Sousa knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Julian Raff who gathers it comfortably.
15.07
Thomas Hitzlsperger hits a low pass to Colin McCoist. Colin McCoist flicks a high pass forward. Pascal Winkler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pascal Winkler lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Lensing. Julian Lensing makes a looping header on goal. Julian Lensing scores for Bayer Leverkusen!!
18.58
Noah Schumacher threads a neat ball through to Julian Lensing. Julian Lensing shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
26.51
Rainer Schramm passes the ball forward to Silvio Sousa. Silvio Sousa shoots from 25 yards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
36.39
Silvio Sousa barges into Rainer Wendel. The referee brings Silvio Sousa to one side and gives him a warning! Rainer Wendel carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
Noah Schumacher threads the ball through to Lars Breitner. Lars Breitner threads the ball through to Pascal Winkler but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
The second half starts with SpVgg Greuther Fürth kicking off!
51.00
Don Telfer flicks a high pass forward. Julian Lensing holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Julian Lensing passes the ball forward to Pascal Winkler. Some silky footwork from Pascal Winkler provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
57.37
Edgar Fernandes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sven Freund. Sven Freund shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
60.31
Jonas Berg knocks the ball to his team mate, Silvio Sousa. Silvio Sousa knocks in a cross ball towards Sven Freund. Sven Freund rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Julian Raff didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
61.03
Gilles Bridges threads a neat ball through to Lars Dittrich. Lars Dittrich kicks a strong pass forward to Silvio Sousa. Silvio Sousa shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Julian Raff easily smothers it!
63.29
Edgar Fernandes plays the ball forward to Silvio Sousa. Silvio Sousa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.51
Gilles Bridges knocks the ball forward to Jonas Berg. Jonas Berg decides to run forward with the ball. Jonas Berg plays a one-two with Silvio Sousa and rushes in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Jonas Berg provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but he balloons it over the crossbar!
69.33
Simon Sammer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Don Telfer. Don Telfer flicks a high ball forward to Lars Breitner who gracefully takes it down. Lars Breitner knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Lensing. Julian Lensing powers a header at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
71.42
Lars Dittrich makes a beautiful solo run. Lars Dittrich finds some space and shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
72.31
Colin McCoist flicks a high ball forward to Lars Breitner who takes it down. Lars Breitner tries a spectacular long range effort. It's there!! Urvin Van Barneveld has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
75.17
Rainer Wendel threads a neat ball through to Pascal Lindemann. Pascal Lindemann flicks a high ball forward to Lars Breitner who takes it down. Lars Breitner runs straight at the defence! Lars Breitner takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
77.17
Bayer Leverkusen have made a substitution with Linus Zick replacing Julian Raff .
78.28
Colin McCoist plays the ball forward to Lars Breitner. Lars Breitner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.11
Bakary Palumbo hits a low pass to Silvio Sousa. Silvio Sousa lofts in a cross ball towards Sven Freund. Sven Freund makes a looping header on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
89.39
Gilles Bridges makes a strong solo run forward. Gilles Bridges makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Silvio Sousa. Silvio Sousa plays a scrappy one-two with Sven Freund and stumbles forward towards the goal... Silvio Sousa muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
Seeing Don Telfer's attacking run, Colin McCoist quickly throws the ball into his path. Without breaking stride, Don Telfer plays the ball forward to Pascal Winkler. Pascal Winkler makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Lars Breitner. Lars Breitner makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Lars Breitner scores for Bayer Leverkusen!! The crowd cheer. That makes three for him!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

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

Possession
60%
40%
Play Area
29.3%
41.3%
29.3%

Scorers
Silvio Sousa 27
Julian Lensing 15
Pascal Winkler 51
Lars Breitner 72, 75, 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Lars Breitner of Bayer Leverkusen

Match Ratings
1.Urvin Van Barneveld (GK)
6
2.Hauke Stiepermann (DEF)
7
3.Gilles Bridges (DEF)
7
4.Markus Welter (DEF)
6
5.Rainer Schramm (MID)
6
6.Edgar Fernandes (MID)
6
7.Lars Dittrich (MID)
6
8.Bakary Palumbo (MID)
6
9.Jonas Berg (MID)
6
10.Silvio Sousa (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Sven Freund (ATT)
6
 
12.Christian Scheffler (DEF)
0
13.Thomas Pfeiffer (ATT)
0
14.David Sammer (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)
6
7.Colin McCoist (MID)
6
8.Dennis Gerrard (MID)
6
9.Pascal Winkler (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Julian Lensing (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Lars Breitner (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Linus Zick (MID)
6
13.Marcel Turek (ATT)
0
14.Pascal Lindemann (MID)
6