Match Report


Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt     Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen
Iain RicherIain Richer Shaun Regan Shaun Regan
Tadashi SaitoT. Saito77
G
1
G
77Peter van der MeerP. van der Meer
Ricardo SemedoR. Semedo73
D
2
D
71Nuno ReisN. Reis
Claudio CircatiC. Circati73
D
3
D
74Oscar FernandezO. Fernandez
Ivar WijkerI. Wijker75
D
4
D
68Mauricio RuizM. Ruiz
Francisco MarinF. Marin81
M
5
D
73Tiago JardimT. Jardim
Quim ReisQ. Reis78
M
captain6
M
81Mauricio RedondoM. Redondo
Charles MarquetC. Marquet77
M
7
M
76Shaun RedknappS. Redknapp
Manuel AntunesM. Antunes75
M
8
A
73George OwenG. Owen
Daniele DrakeD. Drake78
A
9captain
A
72Romero P. HidalgoR. Hidalgo
Albert MerinoA. Merino79
A
10
A
69Les OakesL. Oakes
Jose FernandezJ. Fernandez78
A
11
A
70Thomas KühnT. Kühn
 
Helder JardimH. Jardim72
M
12
D
69Neil JohnstoneN. Johnstone
Steffen RöhnerS. Röhner74
A
13
M
80Salvador TraynorS. Traynor
Konstantinos GeorgiadisK. Georgiadis71
A
14
A
74Roberto FloresR. Flores

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Commerzbank Arena where Eintracht Frankfurt play host to Bayer Leverkusen. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Eintracht Frankfurt are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Bayer Leverkusen appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by David Rahn.


0.00
Bayer Leverkusen start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.14
Charles Marquet flicks a high pass forward. Daniele Drake holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Without breaking stride, Daniele Drake plays the ball forward to Albert Merino who has made a great run into the box. Albert Merino tries a spectacular strike but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
8.19
Ivar Wijker threads the ball through to Ricardo Semedo. Ricardo Semedo flicks a high pass forward. Quim Reis controls it well on his chest. Quim Reis sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Good keeping from Peter van der Meer as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
9.25
Charles Marquet takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Ivar Wijker strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
10.00
Claudio Circati threads a neat ball through to Charles Marquet. Charles Marquet flicks a high pass forward to Jose Fernandez who brings the ball under control. Jose Fernandez plays a scrappy one-two with Daniele Drake and stumbles forward towards the goal... Jose Fernandez cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
15.50
Shaun Redknapp comes in with a late challenge on Manuel Antunes. The referee warns Shaun Redknapp to calm down! Manuel Antunes runs off the knock.
20.42
Shaun Redknapp flicks a high pass forward to Mauricio Redondo who brings the ball under control. Mauricio Redondo plays a quick one-two with Les Oakes and rushes in on goal... Mauricio Redondo rockets a shot on goal. Tadashi Saito is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
27.14
Tiago Jardim sees Shaun Redknapp in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Shaun Redknapp knocks the ball forward to Les Oakes. Les Oakes knocks in a cross ball towards Mauricio Redondo. Mauricio Redondo is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Tadashi Saito manages to gather it easily.
30.43
Charles Marquet flicks a high ball forward to Quim Reis who takes it down. Quim Reis knocks the ball to his team mate, Charles Marquet. Charles Marquet rockets a shot on goal but Peter van der Meer is on top of his game. Excellent keeping!
36.55
Charles Marquet makes a simple pass to Albert Merino. Albert Merino knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.59
Ivar Wijker takes it forward alone. Ivar Wijker makes a great pass forward. Charles Marquet runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
39.31
Oscar Fernandez threads a neat ball through to Mauricio Redondo. Mauricio Redondo makes an attacking run forward. Mauricio Redondo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
45.00
Shaun Redknapp catches Albert Merino on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Albert Merino hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Eintracht Frankfurt appear unchanged since the first half. Bayer Leverkusen also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Eintracht Frankfurt kick off and get the second half underway!
51.50
Mauricio Redondo sees George Owen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. George Owen cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from George Owen provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Ricardo Semedo.
53.48
Ivar Wijker makes a simple pass to Manuel Antunes. Manuel Antunes flicks a high pass forward. Charles Marquet controls it well on his chest. Charles Marquet finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
54.56
Manuel Antunes flicks a high pass forward to Daniele Drake who brings the ball under control. Daniele Drake threads the ball through to Francisco Marin but he's offside!
55.34
Charles Marquet deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francisco Marin. Francisco Marin lofts in a cross ball towards Manuel Antunes. Manuel Antunes beats his man to it with a header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
60.23
Bayer Leverkusen have made a substitution with Salvador Traynor replacing Mauricio Redondo .
67.12
Quim Reis flicks a high pass forward. Albert Merino collects the pass. Albert Merino shoots from long range. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
71.02
Claudio Circati makes a probing pass to Charles Marquet. Charles Marquet flicks a high pass forward. Albert Merino collects the pass. Albert Merino controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
75.33
Jose Fernandez decides to run forward with the ball. Jose Fernandez shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
77.46
Oscar Fernandez flicks a high pass forward. Salvador Traynor collects the pass. Salvador Traynor flicks a high pass forward to Thomas Kühn who brings the ball under control. Thomas Kühn shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
81.40
Daniele Drake flicks the ball to his team mate, Charles Marquet. Charles Marquet sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
83.06
Claudio Circati knocks the ball forward to Ivar Wijker. Ivar Wijker passes the ball forward to Charles Marquet. Charles Marquet kicks a strong pass forward to Francisco Marin but the referee indicates it's offside!
84.47
Mauricio Ruiz sees space and advances. Mauricio Ruiz takes it forward alone. Mauricio Ruiz whips in a cross ball towards Romero P. Hidalgo. Romero P. Hidalgo makes a deft header. Tadashi Saito effortlessly picks it out of the air!
87.52
Jose Fernandez barges into Mauricio Ruiz. Jose Fernandez is shown the yellow card! Mauricio Ruiz gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
89.40
Charles Marquet flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Antunes collects the pass. Manuel Antunes shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
90.00
Claudio Circati flicks a high pass forward. Charles Marquet collects the pass. Charles Marquet flicks a high ball forward to Albert Merino who takes it down. Albert Merino plays a scrappy one-two with Jose Fernandez and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Albert Merino provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Eintracht Frankfurt

Bayer Leverkusen
Goals
5
1
Shots on Target
9
5
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
69.9%
30.1%
Play Area
20.5%
38.4%
41.1%

Scorers
Jose Fernandez 10
Manuel Antunes 55
Albert Merino 67, 71, 91
Mauricio Redondo 20

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Albert Merino of Eintracht Frankfurt

Match Ratings
1.Tadashi Saito (GK)
6
2.Ricardo Semedo (DEF)
6
3.Claudio Circati (DEF)
6
4.Ivar Wijker (DEF)
7
5.Francisco Marin (MID)
6
6.Quim Reis (MID)
6
7.Charles Marquet (MID)
7
8.Manuel Antunes (MID)goal scored
8
9.Daniele Drake (ATT)
6
10.Albert Merino (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Jose Fernandez (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
 
12.Helder Jardim (MID)
0
13.Steffen Röhner (ATT)
0
14.Konstantinos Georgiadis (ATT)
0

1.Peter van der Meer (GK)
7
2.Nuno Reis (DEF)
6
3.Oscar Fernandez (DEF)
6
4.Mauricio Ruiz (DEF)
6
5.Tiago Jardim (DEF)
6
6.Mauricio Redondo (MID)goal scored
8
7.Shaun Redknapp (MID)yellow card
5
8.George Owen (ATT)
6
9.Romero P. Hidalgo (ATT)
6
10.Les Oakes (ATT)
6
11.Thomas Kühn (ATT)
6
 
12.Neil Johnstone (DEF)
0
13.Salvador Traynor (MID)
6
14.Roberto Flores (ATT)
0