Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Bay Arena where Bayer Leverkusen play host to Waldhof Mannheim. A crowd of 16,506 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Bayer Leverkusen and Waldhof Mannheim are lined up in a 5-3-2 formation.


0.00
Waldhof Mannheim kick off the first half!
8.44
Regillio de Graaf threads the ball through to Anton Metzger. Anton Metzger sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Nils Seifert!
14.41
Simon Babbel makes a probing pass to Torsten Haller. Torsten Haller deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Carmona. Alfredo Carmona makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nils Arndt but he's offside!
21.59
Regillio de Graaf clumsily knocks into Hugo Gomes. Regillio de Graaf is warned by the referee! Hugo Gomes stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.52
Pascal Wendel chips the ball to his team mate, Anton Metzger. Anton Metzger shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Nils Seifert.
34.03
Alfredo Carmona barges into Stefan Buchwald. The referee calls over Alfredo Carmona and shows him a yellow card! Stefan Buchwald hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.42
Craig Niven controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anton Metzger. Anton Metzger shoots from 25 yards but somehow Nils Seifert manages to keep it out.
40.32
Nils Hermann barges into Regillio de Graaf. The referee calls over Nils Hermann and warns him to calm down! Regillio de Graaf carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
Bayer Leverkusen kick off!
48.27
David Polheim kicks a strong pass forward to Alfredo Carmona. Alfredo Carmona shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
59.41
Regillio de Graaf knocks the ball forward to Kewullay Albieri. Kewullay Albieri controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
60.05
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
81.13
Stefan Brehme makes a probing pass to Pascal Wendel. Pascal Wendel sees space and advances. Pascal Wendel plays a perfect one-two with Kewullay Albieri and rushes in on goal... Pascal Wendel shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
83.22
Lars Oswald makes a simple pass to Pascal Wendel. Pascal Wendel knocks the ball forward to Kewullay Albieri. Kewullay Albieri knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nils Seifert who gathers it comfortably.
87.37
Arco Touzani passes the ball forward to Hugo Gomes. Hugo Gomes flicks the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Carmona. Alfredo Carmona knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stefan Brehme.
90.00
Lars Oswald deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Niven. Craig Niven makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anton Metzger. Anton Metzger controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Nils Seifert!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Nils Seifert of Waldhof Mannheim

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 0
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 4 vs 0
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 2 vs 1
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 2
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 57.3333333333333 vs 42.6666666666667
Play Area
Home team third: 32.00%, Midfield: 46.67%, Away team third: 21.33%