Match Report
| AS Saint-Étienne | AS Saint-Étienne |  |  | Bayer Leverkusen | Bayer Leverkusen | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Danijel Bastien | D. Bastien |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 |  | Simon Wendel | S. Wendel | |||||||||
| Raynald Bouzaienne | R. Bouzaienne | | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 79 |  | Kenneth Hansen | K. Hansen | |||||||||
| Carlos Antunes | C. Antunes |  | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 |  | Piotr Joswiak | P. Joswiak | |||||||||
| Billy Naysmith | B. Naysmith |  | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 69 | | Sven Hermann | S. Hermann | |||||||||
| Fabio Guel | F. Guel | | 62 | D | | 5 | | D | 65 | | Garry White | G. White | |||||||||
| Youssouf Papin | Y. Papin | | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 74 | | Simon Geis | S. Geis | |||||||||
| Brutil Wijker | B. Wijker |  | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 73 | | Hannes Prantl | H. Prantl | |||||||||
| Ronnie Howells | R. Howells |  | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 68 |  | Edvard Helin | E. Helin | |||||||||
| Craig Davidson | C. Davidson | | 75 | A | | 9 | | A | 85 |  | Simone Baronchelli | S. Baronchelli | |||||||||
| Alberto Ferreira | A. Ferreira | | 70 | A | | 10 | | A | 75 | | Nicolas Behrens | N. Behrens | |||||||||
| Leonardo Garny | L. Garny | | 69 | A | | 11 | | A | 72 | | Chris Moore | C. Moore | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard where AS Saint-Étienne play Bayer Leverkusen in this first of two leg MWF Europa Cup game. A crowd of 17,276 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both AS Saint-Étienne and Bayer Leverkusen are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both AS Saint-Étienne and Bayer Leverkusen are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Bayer Leverkusen kick off!
4.42
0-0Simon Geis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Simone Baronchelli. Simone Baronchelli controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Danijel Bastien manages to keep it out.
12.57
0-1Edvard Helin threads the ball through to Nicolas Behrens. Nicolas Behrens finds some space and shoots from distance. Danijel Bastien is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
15.16
Ronnie Howells makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Davidson. Craig Davidson shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Simon Wendel!
28.37
Sven Hermann knocks the ball to his team mate, Edvard Helin. Edvard Helin kicks a strong pass forward to Simone Baronchelli. Simone Baronchelli shoots from outside the area but somehow Danijel Bastien manages to keep it out.
38.24
0-1Brutil Wijker deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Davidson. Craig Davidson shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
42.45
Youssouf Papin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Leonardo Garny. Leonardo Garny knocks in a cross ball towards Alberto Ferreira. Alberto Ferreira powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
44.26
0-1Garry White threads the ball through to Simon Geis. Simon Geis knocks the ball forward to Chris Moore. Chris Moore threads the ball through to Simone Baronchelli but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and AS Saint-Étienne get the second half underway!
47.46
Ronnie Howells brings the ball forward. Ronnie Howells kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Davidson but the referee indicates it's offside!
49.16
Hannes Prantl threads the ball through to Simone Baronchelli. Simone Baronchelli plays a perfect one-two with Chris Moore and rushes in on goal... Simone Baronchelli makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
54.55
Edvard Helin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicolas Behrens. Nicolas Behrens lofts in a cross ball towards Chris Moore. Chris Moore is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
59.56
0-2Simon Geis comes in with a late challenge on Ronnie Howells. Simon Geis is given a warning by the referee! Ronnie Howells hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.04
Ronnie Howells sees a break and surges forward. Ronnie Howells makes a probing pass to Craig Davidson. Craig Davidson shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Craig Davidson!
69.42
Hannes Prantl threads the ball through to Simone Baronchelli. Simone Baronchelli goes all the way! Simone Baronchelli cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.55
1-2Brutil Wijker chips the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Garny. Leonardo Garny knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Simon Wendel who gathers it comfortably.
79.51
1-2Hannes Prantl hacks Brutil Wijker from behind! The referee calls over Hannes Prantl and warns him to calm down! Brutil Wijker carries on, but is struggling a bit.
85.10
Brutil Wijker flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Davidson. Craig Davidson finds some space and shoots from distance. Craig Davidson scores for AS Saint-Étienne!!
90.00
Hannes Prantl passes the ball forward to Nicolas Behrens. Nicolas Behrens knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Craig Davidson 66, 85 | Nicolas Behrens 13 Simone Baronchelli 49 |