LEV 0:1 FRN | Bayer 04 Leverkusen - Eintracht Frankfurt (Bundesliga)

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Schalke – Freiburg

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Leverkusen – Frankfurt

0:1 (end)

final

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0:1 (0:0)

Eintracht Frankfurt

Sunday 15.12.2013, 17:30 • BayArena (Leverkusen) • Bundesliga

		Unbelievable match by these teams! After a boring 1st half, they performed really well in the second one. Many dangerous chances, but Leverkusen missed everything they could. In the mean time Eintracht's goalkeeper, Trapp was in outstanding form, doing skilled saves all the time and his net remained intact today despite Leverkusen had at least 10 shots and many of them to the target. Frankfurt scored an amazing win against the 2nd placed Leverkusen at the BayArena and scored 3 very very vital points in the championship! Eintracht still in 15th place, but now having 3 points advantage over Freiburg and 4 over Nürnberg. Leverkusen lost more than a match, Bayern München (Munich) got away by 7 points advantage already, Dortmund is 5 more units behind. The speed and atmosphere was outstanding. Thanks for the attention! ---- (19:29:14)
		Game over.
	90+6	Joselu missed the penalty, Leno cought it from the top right corner!
	90+4	PENALTY for Frankfurt!!!!! Castro kicked in Bakalorz's leg and the referee gave the penalty!
	90+3	Bakalorz had a shot to the top of the goal very dangerously, but slightly too high. He shot from 8 meters.
	90+3	Another free kick near the goal line of home goal. Bayer is frustrated now.
	90+3	Hegeler fouled a defender, free kick for Frankfurt. It can be enough for the huge surprise.
	90+2	Eintracht has won a whole minute with it. Zambrano is back already as expected.
	90+1	Zambrano is on the ground. Looks like an injury. Rolfes nudged him slightly so it seems like an actor play to win some time.
	90+1	3 extra minutes left.
	90	Joselu had a huge chance, shot from 15 meters, Hegeler saved in the last moment. Corner is also good for visitors!
	90	Last minute has started of the normal time.
	89	Wollsheid lost temper, spoke to the referee all the time, got a yellow card.
	88	Crowd is booing all the time. Now due to an offside, but Rolfes was way in offside.
	87	Bakalorz has just come in for Schröck by Frankfurt.
	86	Djakpa is down. Now the atmosphere is not peacy. Bayer's attack stopped in a chance. But the referee is right: Rolfes was really harsh previously.
	85	Schwegler got a yellow card for fouling Rolfes.
	85	Donati is out, he is a back, Öztunali is in, he's a midfielder. 3rd substitute for Bayer.
	84	Schröck didn't reach the ball on the right.
	84	Toprak missed a huge chance from the right from 5 meters he shot very very high!
	83	Frankfurt can't possess the ball in these minutes for more than seconds.
	83	Free kick for home team again.
	82	Fouls now 9 against 19.
	82	Kiessling had a header in the middle from 10 meters but Trapp saved again. The pressure is really on Frankfurt again!
	81	Huge chance missed by Castro, had a close shot but today Trapp saves everything.
	81	Kiessling had a fight with Flum. But Zambrano made peace.
	80	Kiessling fell over in 11 meters but no penalty.
	79	Leverkusen steps ahead, leaving room for Frankfurt's rare but threatening turnovers.
	78	Flum kicked a big one in Son's right leg, yellow card awarded.
	78	Rolfes's shot from the right was on target, but Trapp is in excellent form, able to save this one as well!
	77	Can be repeated once again from the left.
	77	Corner for home team.
	76	Goal scorer Russ is walking away due to a change, Barnetta is substituted in for Frankfurt.
	75	Rosenthal tried to get away with the ball but Donati was skilled enough.
	74	Wollsheid fired the corner, on the other side a dangerous situation has happened, but finally no one reached the ball.
	73	Toplak got the ball in the middle, but he was too quick, his header flew a meter higher.
	72	The atmosphere is red hot chilli peppered in the last few minutes, home team wants to hurry, but Frankfurt is slowing the game down all the way.
	72	Son is down, attack didn't stop.
	71	Djakpa has taken the shot, only half a meter higher than the target!
	71	Yellow card for Hegeler after a foul. And a dangerous 18 meter free kick can come now for Frankfurt.
	70	Kicked ball in from the right, too high for Kiessling.
	70	Rolfes loses temper after a foul.
	69	Trapp has done his slowest ever free kick in his life so far. Frankfurt has no need to hurry.
	68	Double substitute by Leverkusen. Bender and Kruse out, Derdiok and Hegeler in now to the pitch for the last 22 minutes.
	67	Bayer is attacking. Rolfes tried to kick the ball in, the ball was not exact for Can.
	66	After 66 minutes of play, surprisingly visitor Eintracht Frankfurt is leading by 1-0 against Bayer Leverkusen.
	65	Leverkusen's play is a mayhem in the last 2 minutes after that shot, several technical mistakes.
	63	Trapp saved the shot of Kruse with skillful deflect!
	61	Goal for Frankfurt! Unbelievable, this is football! 15 minutes lasted without any chance of attack for the visitors. But they didn't let go the one and only! Jung kicked the ball in from the right and RUSS had a perfect header into the middle of Leno's goal!
	61	Leverkusen call the visitors to step closer. Now a lost ball cost them a free kick. Castro touched ball with hand.
	60	Eintracht want to slow down the game due to the increased speed of Bayer recently.
	59	Ball towards Son to the left is too long, goal kick for Trapp.
	58	Schröck got away with the ball on the right but the ball has flown across the penalty rectangle without real danger.
	57	Leverkusen has done more for scoring in these 10 minutes than in the whole 1st half.
	56	Superb shot by Son in the middle from 15 meters, even more superb save by Trapp!
	56	Free kick for Frankfurt, but quick ball loss.
	55	Kruse had a blocked shot from the penalty area. It seems like Bayer to be close to the goal.
	55	Son became visibly active in these minutes. After a long ball now Kiessling wanted to win a battle against defenders but fell over.
	54	Little relief, ball too long for Rolfes, goal kick is coming.
	53	Ball possession in this half so far can be about 80-20% for Leverkusen.
	53	Frankfurt rarely escape from own half. Pressure is really on.
	52	Zambrano saved to corner ahead of Kiessling in the last moment! Leverkusen is pushing now very much to score! Pressure is on visitors.
	51	After the free kick, Wollscheid fired a well done header, Trapp saved superbly.
	51	Zambrano fouled Son heavily near the goal line on the left, yellow card for him.
	50	Trapp boxed the ball out, then a repeated fired ball was out of danger.
	49	Zambrano pushed Can to the ground, free kick from 18 meters on the left.
	48	Stark showed free kick for Frankfurt now.
	48	Son kicked the ball across the penalty area, a defender saved to the sideline.
	47	Kruse got the ball and shot a very nice and high one , Trapp had to punch it out of the line! Immediate danger!
	46	Bayer need to win this match to get closer to Bayern Munich after Bayern with today's victory increased their lead to 7 points.
	46	Start of 2nd half.
		Bayer is going to start this half.
		The teams arrive to the field again. The 2nd half is starting soon.
		Today's attendance is 28000.
		Frankfurt mostly tries on the right hand side. They had the biggest chance to score with that header hit the goal post. Leverkusen wasn't doing too much for scoring, both teams wanted to focus on defence and not taking too much risk. The goal is in the air, any of these two teams can score, not a big difference after the 1st half. Leverkusen dominated the last 25 minutes with ball possession but no real danger for the goal. Stay with us with the 2nd half, we'll be back after the break! ----
		1st halftime finished.
	45+1	I don't think either team can be proud of these 45 minutes.
	45	Trapp held a ball from the left.
	44	Both team misses exact passes.
	44	A defender headed it out and Leverkusen has taken then lost is immediately.
	43	Schröck fought for another corner on the right.
	43	Corner from the right by Frankfurt. Schröck tried to get away with the ball.
	42	Russ kicked into Kruse, free kick in the middle.
	41	Kruse had a chance to a close shot after the header of Kiessling but missed it. It should be more dangerous.
	41	Ball from Jung towards Rosenthal was a chance really, but Wollscheid blocked the shot in the last second.
	40	Son in slight offside on the right.
	40	The speed of this match isn't beating the sky either.
	39	Trapp is passing with Jung, long ball missed. A home attack can be started now.
	38	Castro fired the ball, it was too wide but threatening. Frankfurt escaped last minute.
	37	Schwegler fouled Kiessling. Free kick for Bayer from a very dangerous position on the right, 18 meters away from the goal line.
	36	Leverkusen is pushing now, possessing the ball mainly on the Eintracht-half.
	36	Long ball not dangerous but it remains by home team.
	35	Free kick for Kruse, Zambrano kicked into his foot. The distance is 40 meters.
	34	Joselu's offside offers Leverkusen another attacking chance.
	34	Rolfes lost ball, throw in for Djakpa.
	33	Kiessling had not many moments so far, he lost the ball again now.
	32	Schröck shoot a good one from 20 meters in the middle, but the shot was not strong enough, Leno took it and held it.
	32	Throw in from the left for visitors. Bayer has taken ball quickly.
	31	Turnover for Frankfurt, but they slowed down on the right.
	31	After half an hour of play, the result is 0-0, Frankfurt had the best chance to score by the goal post situation but Leverkusen is attacking more now.
	30	Again passing in the midfield by Bayer.
	29	Kruse had a shot from the left but missed the target by 2-3 meters.
	29	Djakpa kicked the ball out in front of Son. Son was showing that a defender used handball to clear.
	28	Leverkusen is passing all the way in the midfield for a minute already.
	27	Bender's long ball towards Kiessling was far too long.
	26	Leverkusen increased speed and activity, they already possess the ball much more than in the first 20 minutes.
	25	Zambrano had a massive sprint and saved a very important one ahead of Son, it would have been a goal scoring chance!
	25	Kruse fell over near Zambrano, but no penalty.
	24	Bender was the target but the ball was a bit short, throw in for Frankfurt.
	23	Castro will play the ball but it's a slow motion now.
	23	Flum kicked Bender, free kick.
	23	Jung tackled Kruse, but lost ball some moments later.
	22	Sebastian Jung fired the ball from 18 meters, threatening great shot but it was 1 meter higher than needed!
	21	Frankfurt is playing at the back now.
	20	Wollsheid has taken a ball, passed to Donati, but throw in for Eintracht. They lose ball quickly, so Bayer can build a new attack.
	19	Frankfurt is operating with spectacular short passes so far and having much more chances too.
	18	Offside, Kruse stood in offside on the right.
	18	Bamba had a header in the middle, but much high.
	17	Joselu had a chance to shoot from the right, he did so, Leno saved to corner!
	16	Bayer gave the ball back to visitors after the first aid fair.
	16	Bender hit the ground, Djakpa was very hard with him but no foul.
	14	Rosenthal passed superbly to Flum to the left, passed back to Djakpa, but his shot was saved by Leno!
	13	Zambrano had several exact passes so far today.
	12	Jung passed perfectly in the middle from the right, but Rosenthal's header hit the goal post and bounced back to the field!! What a huge chance for Frankfurt!
	12	Free kick is out of danger.
	11	Stark gave a yellow card for Kiessling due to punching into Zambrano's face while fighting.
	10	Russ wanted to kick the ball in the middle of the penalty area, but he missed it very much, goal kick is coming.
	9	Djakpa tried to put himself through a home defender, but no success.
	9	Goal kick by Trapp, Castro's ball was too long.
	8	Rolfes is kicked by Joselu, free kick for Leverkusen.
	8	Son blocked the kick of Rosenthal.
	7	In the first 6 minutes, Frankfurt has been more dangerous, but this is only the start of the match.
	6	Joselu fired the ball from 15 meters slightly on the left side, Wollsheid blocked with leg. Similar chance to the previous one.
	5	Flum tried to shoot from the left by a distance of 10 meters, a last minute block helped home team to avoid that dangerous situation!
	4	Bayern had won today earlier so Bayer also definitely need the three points.
	4	Kruse out of rules against Bamba.
	3	Long ball towards Flum, too long, Donati blocked him to reach.
	3	The atmosphere is excellent, crowd is singing and cheering.
	2	Zambrano and Anderson Bamba is playing at the back at this moment.
	2	Already two fouls in the first minute. And now the third one. Frankfurt can kick the ball now.
	2	The game was started by visitor Frankfurt team.
	1	Leverkusen is playing in black, Frankfurt in white.
	1	Game started.
		Starting lineups: Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Leno – Can, Toprak, Wollscheid, Donati – Castro, Rolfes, Bender – Heung-Min Son, Kruse – Kiessling Subs: Yelldell – Stafylidis, Derdiok, Hegeler, Öztunali, Cacutalua, Kohr Eintracht Frankfurt: Trapp – Jung, Zambrano, Anderson Bamba, Djakpa – Schwegler, Russ – Schröck, Flum, Rosenthal – Joselu Subs: Wiedwald – Oczipka, Inui, Kadlec, Bakalorz, Barnetta, Kittel Referees: W. Stark – J. Salver, M. Pickel (4.= D. Siebert).
		Bundesliga is one of the main powers in World's soccer. Just think about last season's Champions League final Bayern Munich against Borussia Dortmund. And now in the last 16 of the CL, 4 German teams are qualified, including Bayer Leverkusen. Eintracht Frankfurt lost their last match against Hoffenheim and it was a home defeat. In the last 5 matches, Eintracht scored 2 wins, 2 defeats and a draw and lying on the 15 place only on Bundesliga table. Home team Leverkusen suffered a devastating 0-5 (historical loss of team) against Manchester United, but after it they changed form heavily and scored 4 wins in a row, including the already mentioned close victory in the CL on Wednesday. In the league, Bayer is standing in the superb 2nd place, only 4 points behind CL-winner Bayern München and 7 points ahead of Borussia Dortmund. They hang on three different parts – league, CL and German Cup! The chance of this match is clearly by home team Leverkusen. But don't forget that Frankfurt desperately need as many points as possible to escape the elimination to the 2nd German league. We can expect a big fight on this match, follow us from 17:30 on Sunday evening! ----
		Welcome. Game starts at 17:30.

Commentary by

Kármán Zoltán

Goals & lineups

Goals: 61. Russ

Cards: 11. Kiessling (B04), 71. Hegeler (B04), 89. Wollsheid (B04) – 51. Zambrano (FRA), 78. Flum (FRA), 85. Schwegler (FRA)

Penalty missed: 90+6. Joselu (FRA), keeper Leno saved

Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Leno – Can, Toprak, Wollscheid, Donati – Castro, Rolfes, Bender – Heung-Min Son, Kruse – Kiessling
Subs: Yelldell – Stafylidis, Derdiok, Hegeler, Öztunali, Cacutalua, Kohr

Eintracht Frankfurt: Trapp – Jung, Zambrano, Anderson Bamba, Djakpa – Schwegler, Russ – Schröck, Flum, Rosenthal – Joselu
Subs: Wiedwald – Oczipka, Inui, Kadlec, Bakalorz, Barnetta, Kittel

Referees: W. Stark – J. Salver, M. Pickel (4.= D. Siebert)

Attendance: 28000