Match Report


Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen     SV Wacker BurghausenSV Wacker Burghausen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Oliver ZiegenhagenO. Ziegenhagen80
G
captain1
G
52Seth AndrewsS. Andrews
Hamed RoyH. Roy78
D
2
D
68David HitzlspergerD. Hitzlsperger
Henry StuartH. Stuart61
D
3captain
D
66Matt StrachanM. Strachan
Sebastian WillS. Will60
D
4
D
56Kai BischoffK. Bischoff
Uwe GleisensteinU. Gleisenstein72
M
5
D
56Julian BirnbaumJ. Birnbaum
Malte SachsM. Sachs60
M
6
M
62Vasco JesusV. Jesus
Eric MeidtE. Meidt60
M
7
M
55Seyni BoriosS. Borios
Oliver HollmerO. Hollmer56
M
8
M
50Farid SibierskiF. Sibierski
Malte TöpferM. Töpfer55
A
9
M
49Noah BorchardN. Borchard
Simon SchnoorS. Schnoor51
A
10
A
71Albrecht JungA. Jung
Vincenzo HamannV. Hamann50
A
11
A
60Luigi GrabbiL. Grabbi
 
Gianpaolo LafortezzaG. Lafortezza62
G
12
A
56Moktar RecorbetM. Recorbet
Erwin KnopperE. Knopper58
D
13
D
55Moreno BrighiM. Brighi
Noah RothN. Roth57
D
14
A
50Hannes SchefflerH. Scheffler

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Bay Arena where Bayer Leverkusen play host to SV Wacker Burghausen. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Bayer Leverkusen are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while SV Wacker Burghausen appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Sebastian Poschner.


0.00
Bayer Leverkusen start the game by kicking off the first half!
8.30
Kai Bischoff threads the ball through to Seyni Borios. Seyni Borios passes the ball forward to Luigi Grabbi. Luigi Grabbi threads a neat ball through to Albrecht Jung. Albrecht Jung tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Oliver Ziegenhagen!
12.06
Malte Sachs flicks a high pass forward. Malte Töpfer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Malte Töpfer shoots from 25 yards. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Bayer Leverkusen are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
14.36
Eric Meidt sees a break and surges forward. Eric Meidt shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Seth Andrews easily smothers it!
16.41
Farid Sibierski deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Jung. Albrecht Jung shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Oliver Ziegenhagen smothers it!
20.18
Vasco Jesus threads a neat ball through to Luigi Grabbi. Luigi Grabbi shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Oliver Ziegenhagen!
22.10
Hamed Roy sees a break and surges forward. Hamed Roy plays the ball forward to Malte Töpfer. Malte Töpfer makes a simple pass, allowing Vincenzo Hamann to run into the box. Vincenzo Hamann tries a spectacular strike. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
24.17
Eric Meidt threads a neat ball through to Vincenzo Hamann. Vincenzo Hamann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.12
Oliver Hollmer knocks the ball forward to Simon Schnoor. Simon Schnoor controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Seth Andrews.
28.59
Uwe Gleisenstein takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Luigi Grabbi chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
32.20
Henry Stuart passes the ball forward to Uwe Gleisenstein. Uwe Gleisenstein sees Malte Töpfer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Malte Töpfer tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
33.44
Sebastian Will sees a break and surges forward. Sebastian Will flicks the ball to his team mate, Simon Schnoor. Simon Schnoor knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kai Bischoff.
34.35
Oliver Hollmer flicks a high pass forward to Vincenzo Hamann who brings the ball under control. Vincenzo Hamann lofts in a cross ball towards Malte Töpfer. Malte Töpfer beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
36.41
Farid Sibierski runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Farid Sibierski controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Oliver Ziegenhagen!
42.06
Seyni Borios passes the ball forward to Albrecht Jung. Albrecht Jung knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.39
Eric Meidt hits a low pass to Vincenzo Hamann. Vincenzo Hamann finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
SV Wacker Burghausen start the second half!
51.38
Kai Bischoff makes a simple pass to Farid Sibierski. Farid Sibierski runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Farid Sibierski cuts inside the box! Farid Sibierski rockets a shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
55.55
Oliver Hollmer kicks a strong pass forward to Vincenzo Hamann. Vincenzo Hamann shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
57.34
Julian Birnbaum sees Farid Sibierski in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Farid Sibierski deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Jung. Albrecht Jung shoots from distance. Oliver Ziegenhagen effortlessly gets down and covers it.
59.35
Malte Sachs knocks the ball to his team mate, Vincenzo Hamann. Vincenzo Hamann tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
60.52
SV Wacker Burghausen have made 2 substitutions with Moktar Recorbet replacing David Hitzlsperger and Moreno Brighi replacing Seyni Borios .
61.53
Eric Meidt hits a low pass to Vincenzo Hamann. Vincenzo Hamann shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
65.03
Hamed Roy makes a simple pass to Eric Meidt. Eric Meidt threads a neat ball through to Simon Schnoor. Simon Schnoor shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
69.49
Seeing a gap ahead, Malte Sachs plays the ball forward to Malte Töpfer. Malte Töpfer shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Seth Andrews.
70.17
Oliver Hollmer takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Simon Schnoor is dispossessed by a tackle from Matt Strachan.
71.41
Oliver Hollmer makes a simple pass to Simon Schnoor. Simon Schnoor tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
72.29
Hamed Roy makes a strong solo run forward. Hamed Roy controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simon Schnoor. Simon Schnoor sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Seth Andrews gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
75.54
With a delightful solo run, Eric Meidt stretches the opposition's defence. Eric Meidt knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.27
SV Wacker Burghausen have made a substitution with Hannes Scheffler replacing Albrecht Jung .
83.34
Malte Sachs makes a simple pass to Simon Schnoor. Simon Schnoor passes the ball forward but Malte Töpfer is offside!
84.14
Vasco Jesus plays the ball forward to Luigi Grabbi. Luigi Grabbi finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
85.28
Henry Stuart brings the ball forward. Henry Stuart takes it forward alone. Henry Stuart makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vincenzo Hamann but he's offside!
89.42
Henry Stuart plays the ball forward to Malte Sachs. Seeing a gap ahead, Malte Sachs laces a weighted ball forward to Malte Töpfer. Malte Töpfer knocks in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Hamann. Vincenzo Hamann beats his man to it with a header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Bayer Leverkusen

SV Wacker Burghausen
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
7
6
Shots off Target
8
1
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.8%
35.2%
Play Area
23.1%
45.1%
31.9%

Scorers
Vincenzo Hamann 89
Farid Sibierski 51

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Farid Sibierski of SV Wacker Burghausen

Match Ratings
1.Oliver Ziegenhagen (GK)
8
2.Hamed Roy (DEF)
8
3.Henry Stuart (DEF)
7
4.Sebastian Will (DEF)
6
5.Uwe Gleisenstein (MID)
6
6.Malte Sachs (MID)
7
7.Eric Meidt (MID)
7
8.Oliver Hollmer (MID)
6
9.Malte Töpfer (ATT)
7
10.Simon Schnoor (ATT)
7
11.Vincenzo Hamann (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Gianpaolo Lafortezza (GK)
0
13.Erwin Knopper (DEF)
0
14.Noah Roth (DEF)
0

1.Seth Andrews (GK)
8
2.David Hitzlsperger (DEF)
6
3.Matt Strachan (DEF)
6
4.Kai Bischoff (DEF)
7
5.Julian Birnbaum (DEF)
6
6.Vasco Jesus (MID)
6
7.Seyni Borios (MID)
6
8.Farid Sibierski (MID)goal scored
9
9.Noah Borchard (MID)
6
10.Albrecht Jung (ATT)
6
11.Luigi Grabbi (ATT)
6
 
12.Moktar Recorbet (ATT)
6
13.Moreno Brighi (DEF)
6
14.Hannes Scheffler (ATT)
6