Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Niederrheinstadion where Rot-Weiss Oberhausen play host to Bayer Leverkusen. A crowd of 19,846 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Rot-Weiss Oberhausen and Bayer Leverkusen are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Rot-Weiss Oberhausen start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.35
Steffen Maier deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anton Möller. Anton Möller knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jean Francois Casanova who gathers it comfortably.
3.46
Thomas Rohrschneider makes a probing pass to Steffen Maier. Steffen Maier controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nikolas Ahrens. Nikolas Ahrens knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marino Ballarin.
10.38
Gharib Chippo knocks the ball forward to Mangué Kroupi. Mangué Kroupi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sven Müller but the linesman indicates offside!
15.23
Sven Müller clumsily knocks into Jonas Frieser. Sven Müller is warned by the referee! Jonas Frieser gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
21.32
Thomas Rohrschneider lofts the ball long. Nikolas Ahrens sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
24.04
Rot-Weiss Oberhausen are easily keeping Bayer Leverkusen at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
28.17
Marino Ballarin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gharib Chippo. Gharib Chippo knocks the ball to his team mate, Mangué Kroupi. Mangué Kroupi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.15
Altti Nurmela catches Anton Möller on the ankles. Altti Nurmela is warned by the referee! Anton Möller grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
33.03
Diogo Pinto threads the ball through to Sven Müller. Sven Müller threads the ball through to Mangué Kroupi. Mangué Kroupi rockets a shot on goal but somehow Jose Fortes Ortega manages to keep it out.
36.05
Malte Kühn chips the ball to his team mate, Anton Möller. Anton Möller knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marino Ballarin.
38.21
Rot-Weiss Oberhausen are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Bayer Leverkusen's defence.
39.44
Jonas Frieser clumsily knocks into Mangué Kroupi. The referee calls over Jonas Frieser and warns him to calm down! Mangué Kroupi runs off the knock.
42.15
Steffen Maier flicks the ball to his team mate, Anton Möller. Anton Möller knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.46
Diogo Pinto kicks a strong pass forward to Sven Müller. Sven Müller shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
45.00
Jonas Frieser controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Malte Kühn. Malte Kühn chips the ball to his team mate, Nikolas Ahrens. Nikolas Ahrens plays a perfect one-two with Anton Möller and rushes in on goal... Nikolas Ahrens cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Jean Francois Casanova manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
Bayer Leverkusen kick off the second half!
51.06
Nigel Patterson flicks the ball to his team mate, Sven Müller. Sven Müller tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
53.39
Jonas Frieser powers a long ball forward. Anton Möller shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
55.50
Steffen Maier threads the ball through to Rainer Turek. Rainer Turek knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.39
Simon Hendl flicks the ball to his team mate, Diogo Pinto. Diogo Pinto knocks the ball forward to Sven Müller. Sven Müller goes all the way! Sven Müller tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
65.39
Pius Billong knocks the ball to his team mate, Gharib Chippo. Gharib Chippo passes the ball forward to Jorge Duarte. Jorge Duarte whips in a cross ball towards Sven Müller. Sven Müller directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Jose Fortes Ortega.
69.51
Jonas Frieser makes a simple pass to Malte Kühn. Malte Kühn decides to run forward with the ball. Malte Kühn shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Jean Francois Casanova easily smothers it!
72.06
Marino Ballarin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gharib Chippo. Gharib Chippo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mangué Kroupi. Mangué Kroupi goes all the way! Mangué Kroupi rockets a shot on goal but Jose Fortes Ortega is on top of it.
73.57
Altti Nurmela knocks the ball to his team mate, Gharib Chippo. Gharib Chippo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mangué Kroupi. Mangué Kroupi shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
77.16
Jan Rösler kicks a strong pass forward to Rainer Turek. Rainer Turek knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.53
Nigel Patterson threads the ball through to Mangué Kroupi. Mangué Kroupi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.32
Jan Rösler chips the ball to his team mate, Rainer Turek. Rainer Turek goes all the way! Rainer Turek tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Jean Francois Casanova!
85.06
Nigel Patterson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jorge Duarte. Jorge Duarte shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.28
Malte Kühn passes the ball forward to Anton Möller. Anton Möller makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nikolas Ahrens. Nikolas Ahrens takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
90.00
Jan Rösler passes the ball forward to Rainer Turek. Rainer Turek shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Sven Müller of Bayer Leverkusen
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.9%
58.1%
Play Area
28%
41.9%
30.1%

Scorers