Match Report
| Bayer Leverkusen | Bayer Leverkusen |  |  | FC Nürnberg | FC Nürnberg | ||||||||||||||||
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| Benoit Bigica | B. Bigica |  | 77 | G |  | 1 | | G | 71 |  | Lennart Buchwald | L. Buchwald | |||||||||
| Gianfranco Asta | G. Asta | | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 |  | Filipe Mendes | F. Mendes | |||||||||
| Julian Seibert | J. Seibert | | 73 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Kai Helmer | K. Helmer | |||||||||
| Callum Law | C. Law |  | 67 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 | | David Will | D. Will | |||||||||
| David Cherrad | D. Cherrad |  | 67 | D | | 5 | | D | 63 | | Moritz Herzog | M. Herzog | |||||||||
| Adam Westwood | A. Westwood |  | 74 | M | | 6 | | M | 75 | | Alexander Knapp | A. Knapp | |||||||||
| Ade Okocha | A. Okocha |  | 70 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 | | Jakob Francke | J. Francke | |||||||||
| Tomas Annoni | T. Annoni | | 74 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Bakary Friedmann | B. Friedmann | |||||||||
| Silvio Tavares | S. Tavares | | 69 | A | | 9 | | A | 62 |  | Gabriel Munoz | G. Munoz | |||||||||
| Loic Joseph | L. Joseph | | 85 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Bruno Festa | B. Festa | |||||||||
| Edmundo Suarez | E. Suarez | | 70 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Rainer Ziegler | R. Ziegler | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Bay Arena where Bayer Leverkusen play host to FC Nürnberg. A crowd of 20,472 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Bayer Leverkusen and FC Nürnberg are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Bayer Leverkusen and FC Nürnberg are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0FC Nürnberg start the match!
2.21
0-0Ade Okocha threads the ball through to Silvio Tavares. Silvio Tavares shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Lennart Buchwald manages to gather it comfortably.
4.49
1-0Callum Law makes a probing pass to Adam Westwood. Adam Westwood deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Silvio Tavares. Silvio Tavares lofts in a cross ball towards Edmundo Suarez. Edmundo Suarez directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
8.16
Julian Seibert makes a probing pass to Ade Okocha. Ade Okocha deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edmundo Suarez. Edmundo Suarez shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
10.48
1-0Callum Law makes a simple pass to Tomas Annoni. Tomas Annoni deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Silvio Tavares. Silvio Tavares knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Lennart Buchwald who gathers it comfortably.
16.26
Adam Westwood controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Silvio Tavares. Silvio Tavares knocks in a cross ball towards Edmundo Suarez. Edmundo Suarez heads the ball goalwards but somehow Lennart Buchwald manages to keep it out.
21.49
Julian Seibert kicks a strong pass forward to Ade Okocha. Ade Okocha knocks the ball to his team mate, Loic Joseph. Loic Joseph knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.12
Adam Westwood makes a probing pass to Silvio Tavares. Silvio Tavares knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.49
1-0Kai Helmer makes a probing pass to Bakary Friedmann. Bakary Friedmann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bruno Festa. Bruno Festa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gabriel Munoz but he's offside!
27.36
Tomas Annoni passes the ball forward to Silvio Tavares. Silvio Tavares knocks in a cross ball towards Edmundo Suarez. Edmundo Suarez directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Edmundo Suarez!
32.11
Alexander Knapp knocks the ball forward to Gabriel Munoz. Gabriel Munoz knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Julian Seibert.
36.50
Jakob Francke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rainer Ziegler. Rainer Ziegler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Benoit Bigica who gathers it comfortably.
38.15
Tomas Annoni brings the ball forward. Tomas Annoni lofts in a cross ball towards Silvio Tavares. Silvio Tavares is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Bayer Leverkusen kick off!
48.28
Callum Law makes a probing pass to Ade Okocha. Ade Okocha takes it forward alone. Ade Okocha goes all the way! Ade Okocha tries a spectacular strike. Ade Okocha scores for Bayer Leverkusen!!
54.08
Tomas Annoni kicks a strong pass forward to Loic Joseph. Loic Joseph goes all the way! Loic Joseph takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Lennart Buchwald!
57.22
4-0Bakary Friedmann kicks a strong pass forward to Gabriel Munoz. Gabriel Munoz finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
60.06
Jakob Francke threads the ball through to Gabriel Munoz. Gabriel Munoz shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
65.29
Callum Law makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adam Westwood. Adam Westwood threads the ball through to Silvio Tavares. Silvio Tavares knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Moritz Herzog.
67.19
Tomas Annoni makes a probing pass to Edmundo Suarez. Edmundo Suarez shoots from long range. Edmundo Suarez scores for Bayer Leverkusen!!
75.34
Alexander Knapp makes a probing pass to Bruno Festa. Bruno Festa shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
81.11
Ade Okocha deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Loic Joseph. Loic Joseph whips in a cross ball towards Silvio Tavares. Silvio Tavares directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
83.22
Tomas Annoni knocks the ball forward to Loic Joseph. Loic Joseph makes a simple pass to Edmundo Suarez. Edmundo Suarez shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Lennart Buchwald!
87.22
Gianfranco Asta chips the ball to his team mate, Tomas Annoni. Tomas Annoni threads the ball through to Loic Joseph. Loic Joseph knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Lennart Buchwald who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
5-0Gabriel Munoz hacks Julian Seibert from behind! Gabriel Munoz is shown the red card!! Julian Seibert hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
5
0
Shots on Target
10
0
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Possession
60.5%
39.5%
Play Area
27.6%
46.1%
26.3%
Scorers
| Edmundo Suarez 4, 27, 67 Silvio Tavares 38 Ade Okocha 48 |