Match Report


FC NürnbergFC Nürnberg     Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Albrecht FrieserA. Frieser63
G
1captain
G
69Isaiah ChadwickI. Chadwick
Alexander ZimmermannA. Zimmermann64
D
2
D
66Ed DreefE. Dreef
Julian ErlerJ. Erler64
D
captain3
D
65David EderD. Eder
Pascal NeudeckerP. Neudecker62
D
4
D
65Paolo MansouriP. Mansouri
Hannes JentschH. Jentsch59
D
5
M
64Don FergusonD. Ferguson
Dietmar BirnbaumD. Birnbaum50
D
6
M
63Markus FranckeM. Francke
Anton ZiegeA. Ziege68
M
7
M
63Linus FreundL. Freund
Nikolas RummeniggeN. Rummenigge68
M
8
M
63Vasco MoutinhoV. Moutinho
Liam Le SauxL. Le Saux62
M
9
A
70Nikos ZegersN. Zegers
Philipp SchraderP. Schrader63
A
10
A
66Jan OverathJ. Overath
Markus WallnerM. Wallner60
A
11
A
58Leon JungL. Jung
 
Nico StiepermannN. Stiepermann62
G
12
D
61Julian HanssenJ. Hanssen
Alexander EngelsA. Engels61
G
13
D
60Alexander RothA. Roth
Samir AhrensS. Ahrens59
M
14
M
59Bakary ZimmermannB. Zimmermann

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Frankenstadion where FC Nürnberg play host to Bayer Leverkusen. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Nürnberg are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Bayer Leverkusen appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gerhard Haller.


0.00
The whistle blows and Bayer Leverkusen get the match underway!
6.10
Anton Ziege makes a simple pass to Markus Wallner. Markus Wallner controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
15.04
Anton Ziege sees space and advances. Anton Ziege whips in a cross ball towards Markus Wallner. Markus Wallner powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
16.58
Vasco Moutinho hacks Anton Ziege from behind! Vasco Moutinho is warned by the referee! Anton Ziege stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.42
Ed Dreef chips the ball to his team mate, Markus Francke. Markus Francke threads a neat ball through to Jan Overath. Jan Overath shoots from outside the area but Albrecht Frieser reads it well. Fabulous save!
24.03
Liam Le Saux flicks a high pass forward. Markus Wallner holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Markus Wallner shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
26.07
Markus Francke controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan Overath. Jan Overath rushes past Dietmar Birnbaum! Jan Overath takes a shot at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
28.19
Ed Dreef flicks a high pass forward. Linus Freund collects the pass. Linus Freund makes a probing pass to Leon Jung. Leon Jung knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.37
David Eder controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Linus Freund. Linus Freund controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan Overath. Jan Overath knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Julian Erler.
36.13
David Eder advances with the ball. David Eder runs deep into the other half of the pitch. David Eder knocks in a cross ball towards Nikos Zegers. Nikos Zegers finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The shot is on target but blocked by Pascal Neudecker. That should have been a goal!
42.02
Linus Freund flicks a high pass forward. Jan Overath controls it well on his chest. Jan Overath knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Julian Erler.
44.08
Don Ferguson barges into Liam Le Saux. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Liam Le Saux hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Nürnberg appear unchanged since the first half. Bayer Leverkusen also appear unchanged since the first half. The Bayer Leverkusen players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with FC Nürnberg kicking off!
47.46
Anton Ziege plays the ball forward to Markus Wallner. Markus Wallner knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Isaiah Chadwick who gathers it comfortably.
48.15
Bayer Leverkusen are playing deep, stifling the play and making it hard for their opposition to score.
55.37
David Eder makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Don Ferguson. Seeing a gap ahead, Don Ferguson picks a pass forward to Jan Overath. Jan Overath shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
59.51
Ed Dreef knocks the ball forward to Vasco Moutinho. Vasco Moutinho darts forward. Vasco Moutinho lofts in a cross ball towards Leon Jung. Julian Erler barges into Leon Jung. Leon Jung appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
60.11
Ed Dreef chips the ball to his team mate, Markus Francke. With some swift thinking, Markus Francke plays the ball forward to Nikos Zegers. Nikos Zegers sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
67.13
Alexander Zimmermann takes a quick throw-in. Hannes Jentsch controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nikolas Rummenigge. Nikolas Rummenigge flicks the ball to his team mate, Markus Wallner. Markus Wallner shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
73.38
Seeing a gap ahead, Alexander Zimmermann plays the ball forward to Liam Le Saux. Liam Le Saux flicks a high pass forward to Markus Wallner who brings the ball under control. Markus Wallner tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
81.16
Markus Francke makes a beautiful solo run. Markus Francke knocks the ball forward to Jan Overath but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
83.05
Julian Erler flicks a high pass forward. Liam Le Saux controls it well on his chest. Liam Le Saux picks a pass forward to Markus Wallner. Markus Wallner knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ed Dreef.
84.55
Ed Dreef kicks a strong pass forward to Linus Freund. Linus Freund flicks a high pass forward. Nikos Zegers collects the pass. Nikos Zegers sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's there!! Albrecht Frieser has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
89.32
Anton Ziege passes the ball forward to Philipp Schrader. Philipp Schrader knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
David Eder flicks a high ball forward to Vasco Moutinho who takes it down. Vasco Moutinho knocks the ball to his team mate, Nikos Zegers. Nikos Zegers threads the ball through to Leon Jung but he's offside!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Nürnberg

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

Possession
45%
55%
Play Area
26.2%
43.8%
30%

Scorers
Nikos Zegers 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nikos Zegers of Bayer Leverkusen

Match Ratings
1.Albrecht Frieser (GK)
6
2.Alexander Zimmermann (DEF)
6
3.Julian Erler (DEF)
6
4.Pascal Neudecker (DEF)
6
5.Hannes Jentsch (DEF)
7
6.Dietmar Birnbaum (DEF)
6
7.Anton Ziege (MID)
8
8.Nikolas Rummenigge (MID)
6
9.Liam Le Saux (MID)
7
10.Philipp Schrader (ATT)
6
11.Markus Wallner (ATT)
6
 
12.Nico Stiepermann (GK)
0
13.Alexander Engels (GK)
0
14.Samir Ahrens (MID)
0

1.Isaiah Chadwick (GK)
6
2.Ed Dreef (DEF)
8
3.David Eder (DEF)
8
4.Paolo Mansouri (DEF)
6
5.Don Ferguson (MID)yellow card
5
6.Markus Francke (MID)
7
7.Linus Freund (MID)
8
8.Vasco Moutinho (MID)
6
9.Nikos Zegers (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Jan Overath (ATT)
6
11.Leon Jung (ATT)
6
 
12.Julian Hanssen (DEF)
0
13.Alexander Roth (DEF)
0
14.Bakary Zimmermann (MID)
0