NUR 1:4 LEV | 1. FC Norimberk - Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Bundesliga)

Bundesliga

Norimberk – Leverkusen

1:4 (end)

Stuttgart – Schalke

3:1 (end)

final

1. FC Norimberk

1:4 (1:1)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Sunday 20.04.2014, 15:30 • Grundig Stadion • Bundesliga

		We have been watching a regular game with only a few moments to stir the crowds. The players surely have higher capabilities, they just needed to motivate themselves to a better performance. The visiting team was controlling the game most of the time. The home players presented themselves with long passes and crosses into the box. The tactic of the away side, on the other hand, was slow build-up play. (17:22:49)
		Game over.
	90	It will be the substitution. Eren Derdiyok (Bayer Leverkusen) is ready to enter the pitch as Stefan Kießling (Bayer Leverkusen) walks off.
	87	ROBERTO HILBERT (Bayer Leverkusen) is lucky to stand in the way of a rebound. He takes advantage of it and fires the ball into the bottom right corner of the target, leaving the goalkeeper completely helpless.
	85	Jose Campana puts a cross into the box from the free kick, but the defender gets there first.
	84	Marco Fritz blows his whistle and signals a foul after Emre Can brought his opponent down. Nurnberg get a free kick.
	81	Goal for Bayer 04! Goal! Heung-Min Son (Bayer Leverkusen) passes the ball to the feet of EMIR SPAHIĆ (Bayer Leverkusen), who has an empty net in front of him and has no problems in tapping the ball in. 1:3.
	77	Stefan Kießling is adjudged offside.
	74	Emre Can crosses the ball into the box, but one of the defending players averts the threat. The referee signals for a corner kick, Bayer Leverkusen are awarded.
	72	Roberto Hilbert is on the ball and tries to beat his opponnent. He does it, but his run is stopped by the referee Marco Fritz who sees an offensive foul.
	72	Emre Can puts a cross into the box from the free kick but it's cleared.
	70	Substitution. Gonzalo Castro (Bayer Leverkusen) walks off the pitch and Simon Rolfes (Bayer Leverkusen) comes on as a substitute.
	70	The manager has decided to introduce fresh legs, with Roberto Hilbert (Bayer Leverkusen) replacing Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen).
	68	It's time for a substitution. Hiroshi Kiyotake (Nurnberg) can take a break and Antonio-Mirko Colak (Nurnberg) comes on the pitch.
	68	Emre Can attempts to create a scoring opportunity with a wonderful long ball, but the defenders manage to avert the danger.
	64	Jose Campana receives a low pass just outside the box and unleashes a fine strike to the bottom left corner. Bernd Leno (Bayer Leverkusen) pulls off a reflexive save to block his effort. Nice piece of goalkeeping skill.
	60	Sebastian Boenisch comes close to scoring. He peels away from his marker and gest on the end of a cross from Lars Bender, but he hits a shot just wide of the left post.
	60	Lars Bender sends a lofted cross into the box, but the opponent's defence heads the ball out of danger. The ball is out of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Nurnberg.
	57	The assistant referee signalises offside, and the main referee confirms his decision. Josip Drmić is the one who got caught.
	56	Heung-Min Son produces a long-range cannon of a shot after a nice pass. The ball goes low in the direction of the middle of the goal, but it is easily stopped by a save from Raphael Schafer, and the score doesn't change. The main referee points to the corner flag, Bayer Leverkusen will take a corner.

Commentary by

Jan Franek

@JanFranek12

Goals & lineups

Goals: 26. Plattenhardt – 17. Spahic, 49. Boenisch, 81. Spahic, 87. Hilbert

Cards: 48. Plattenhardt (FCN) – 52. Donati (B04)

1. FC Norimberk: Schafer – Angha, Stark, Pogatetz, Pinola, Frantz, Balitsch, Plattenhardt, Campana, Kiyotake, Drmić
Subs: Colak, Mak Pachonik, Pekhart, Petrak, Rakovsky, Tekerci

Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Leno – Boenisch, Spahić, Toprak, Donati, Can, Bender, Son, Castro, Brandt, Kiessling
Subs: Cacutalua, Derdiyok, Hilbert, Oztunali, Rolfes, Ryu Seung – Woo, Yelldell