Match Report


Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen     BV Borussia DortmundBV Borussia Dortmund
Shaun ReganShaun Regan Computer Player Computer Player
Peter van der MeerP. van der Meer77
G
1
G
71Chris BurgessC. Burgess
Nuno ReisN. Reis71
D
2captain
D
73Garry McallisterG. Mcallister
Oscar FernandezO. Fernandez74
D
3
D
71Antonio LimaA. Lima
Mauricio RuizM. Ruiz68
D
4
D
71Lorenzo SalaL. Sala
Tiago JardimT. Jardim73
D
5
M
76Ralph WilcoxR. Wilcox
Mauricio RedondoM. Redondo81
M
6
M
76Malte KirschnerM. Kirschner
Shaun RedknappS. Redknapp76
M
7
M
75Billy HendryB. Hendry
George OwenG. Owen73
A
8
M
70Jan BackesJ. Backes
Romero P. HidalgoR. Hidalgo72
A
captain9
A
75Luis CarcedoL. Carcedo
Les OakesL. Oakes69
A
10
A
71Ivan HernandezI. Hernandez
Thomas KühnT. Kühn70
A
11
A
70Jean-Philippe FioreseJ. Fiorese
 
Neil JohnstoneN. Johnstone69
D
12
D
71Jean-Claude BourdeauJ. Bourdeau
Salvador TraynorS. Traynor80
M
13
M
70Billy McinnesB. Mcinnes
Roberto FloresR. Flores74
A
14
D
70Gabriel CabreraG. Cabrera

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Bay Arena where Bayer Leverkusen play host to BV Borussia Dortmund. A crowd of 16,069 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Bayer Leverkusen are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while BV Borussia Dortmund appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Rodolfo Gomez.


0.00
BV Borussia Dortmund get the match underway!
2.30
Billy Hendry threads a neat ball through to Ralph Wilcox. Ralph Wilcox knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.52
Mauricio Redondo chips the ball to his team mate, Thomas Kühn. Thomas Kühn lofts in a cross ball towards Romero P. Hidalgo. Romero P. Hidalgo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
12.11
Billy Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Jean-Philippe Fiorese collects the pass. Jean-Philippe Fiorese sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Peter van der Meer easily gets down and covers it.
14.38
Garry Mcallister threads a neat ball through to Billy Hendry. Billy Hendry knocks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Hernandez. Ivan Hernandez lofts in a cross ball towards Jean-Philippe Fiorese. Jean-Philippe Fiorese finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
18.42
Seeing a gap ahead, Mauricio Ruiz plays the ball forward to Shaun Redknapp. Shaun Redknapp knocks the ball forward to Les Oakes. Les Oakes plays a scrappy one-two with Thomas Kühn and advances towards the goal... Malte Kirschner catches Les Oakes on the ankles. Les Oakes appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
21.51
Shaun Redknapp hits a low pass to Les Oakes. Les Oakes shoots from outside the area but it's a woeful effort!
22.22
Oscar Fernandez chips the ball to his team mate, Shaun Redknapp. Seeing a gap ahead, Shaun Redknapp plays the ball forward to Romero P. Hidalgo. Romero P. Hidalgo knocks in a cross ball towards Les Oakes. Les Oakes makes a looping header on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Bayer Leverkusen!
26.21
Malte Kirschner threads a neat ball through to Garry Mcallister. Garry Mcallister deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jan Backes. Jan Backes lofts in a cross ball towards Jean-Philippe Fiorese. Jean-Philippe Fiorese outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Magnificent block by Mauricio Redondo!
27.06
Les Oakes knocks the ball forward to Romero P. Hidalgo. Romero P. Hidalgo whips in a cross ball towards Les Oakes. Les Oakes whips the ball goalwards with his head. Chris Burgess easily punches it away to safety.
28.46
Mauricio Redondo knocks the ball forward to George Owen. George Owen skips past Billy Hendry! Some silky footwork from George Owen provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Solid save from Chris Burgess. What a great pair of hands!
30.51
Billy Hendry flicks a high pass forward to Jan Backes who brings the ball under control. Jan Backes knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Hendry. Billy Hendry jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it flies well off target!
33.52
Mauricio Redondo threads a neat ball through to Shaun Redknapp. Shaun Redknapp sees a break and surges forward. Shaun Redknapp whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Kühn. Thomas Kühn outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Thomas Kühn!
39.03
Ralph Wilcox deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Malte Kirschner. Malte Kirschner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.29
Mauricio Redondo hits a low pass to George Owen. George Owen shoots from 20 yards but Chris Burgess is on top of his game. Excellent keeping!
44.36
Lorenzo Sala clumsily knocks into George Owen. The referee calls over Lorenzo Sala and shows him a yellow card! George Owen runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Bayer Leverkusen appear unchanged since the first half. BV Borussia Dortmund also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Bayer Leverkusen kick off and get the second half underway!
48.23
Shaun Redknapp comes in with a late challenge on Ivan Hernandez. The referee brings Shaun Redknapp to one side and gives him a warning! Ivan Hernandez runs off the knock.
51.14
Malte Kirschner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ralph Wilcox. Ralph Wilcox flicks a high ball forward to Jean-Philippe Fiorese who takes it down. Jean-Philippe Fiorese knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mauricio Ruiz.
60.26
Bayer Leverkusen have made 2 substitutions with Neil Johnstone replacing Mauricio Ruiz and Roberto Flores replacing George Owen .BV Borussia Dortmund have made a substitution with Jean-Claude Bourdeau replacing Billy Hendry .
63.44
Ralph Wilcox flicks a high pass forward. Jean-Philippe Fiorese controls it well on his chest. Jean-Philippe Fiorese whips in a cross ball towards Luis Carcedo. Luis Carcedo powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
67.36
Luis Carcedo hacks Neil Johnstone from behind! Luis Carcedo is given a warning by the referee! Neil Johnstone stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.29
Jean-Claude Bourdeau threads the ball through to Luis Carcedo. Luis Carcedo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
73.06
Antonio Lima clumsily knocks into Les Oakes. Antonio Lima is warned by the referee! Les Oakes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.54
Jan Backes flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Hernandez controls it well on his chest. Ivan Hernandez shoots from outside the area. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
77.43
BV Borussia Dortmund have made 2 substitutions with Billy Mcinnes replacing Jan Backes and Gabriel Cabrera replacing Ivan Hernandez .
78.52
Mauricio Redondo plays the ball forward to Roberto Flores. Roberto Flores knocks the ball forward, putting Romero P. Hidalgo through on goal. Romero P. Hidalgo comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
79.22
Lorenzo Sala catches Les Oakes on the ankles. Lorenzo Sala is warned by the referee! Les Oakes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.39
Shaun Redknapp receives the ball from a throw-in from Oscar Fernandez. Shaun Redknapp hits a low pass to Neil Johnstone. Neil Johnstone controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Shaun Redknapp. Shaun Redknapp makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roberto Flores but he's offside!
90.00
Shaun Redknapp threads the ball through to Romero P. Hidalgo. Romero P. Hidalgo knocks in a cross ball towards Thomas Kühn. Thomas Kühn outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Chris Burgess didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Bayer Leverkusen

BV Borussia Dortmund
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.3%
51.7%
Play Area
26.4%
44.8%
28.7%

Scorers
Les Oakes 22
Thomas Kühn 34

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Shaun Redknapp of Bayer Leverkusen

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

1.Chris Burgess (GK)
8
2.Garry Mcallister (DEF)
7
3.Antonio Lima (DEF)
6
4.Lorenzo Sala (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Ralph Wilcox (MID)
6
6.Malte Kirschner (MID)
6
7.Billy Hendry (MID)
6
8.Jan Backes (MID)
6
9.Luis Carcedo (ATT)
5
10.Ivan Hernandez (ATT)
6
11.Jean-Philippe Fiorese (ATT)
6
 
12.Jean-Claude Bourdeau (DEF)
6
13.Billy Mcinnes (MID)
6
14.Gabriel Cabrera (DEF)
6