Bayer Leverkusen vs Benfica, 2012/13 UEFA Europa League, Second Round

· 1st Leg

Bayer Leverkusen

FT
0 - 1
1st Leg

Benfica

61': Óscar Cardozo

About

Bayer Leverkusen are hosting Benfica at BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Commentary

0': Game on!
1': Throw-in: Lorenzo Melgarejo takes it (Attacking)
3': Michal Kadlec crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play
3': Guilherme Moraes Artur takes a long goal kick
5': Andre Almeida crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
6': Hajime Hosogai clears the ball from danger.
6': Throw-in: Andre Almeida takes it (Attacking)
6': Oscar Rene Cardozo commits a foul on Phillipp Wollscheid resulting on a free kick for Bayer Leverkusen
7': Bernd Leno takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
7': Andre Almeida commits a foul on Andre Schurrle resulting on a free kick for Bayer Leverkusen
8': Andre Schurrle takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
8': Andre Schurrle drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked
8': Anderson Luis Da Silva Luisao blocks the shot
8': Andre Schurrle hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
8': Guilherme Moraes Artur makes a good save (Catch)
8': Offside called on Stefan Kiessling
8': Guilherme Moraes Artur takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
9': Throw-in: Lorenzo Melgarejo takes it (Attacking)
10': Gonzalo Rondon Castro commits a foul on Lorenzo Melgarejo resulting on a free kick for Benfica
10': Nemanja Matic takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
11': Hajime Hosogai crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
12': Lorenzo Melgarejo clears the ball from danger.
12': Gonzalo Rondon Castro takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
12': Offside called on Simon Rolfes
12': Guilherme Moraes Artur takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
13': Ola John hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
15': Anderson Luis Da Silva Luisao blocks the shot
15': Jonathan Urretaviscaya curls a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
15': Bernd Leno makes a good save (Catch)
17': Throw-in: Michal Kadlec takes it (Attacking)
17': Throw-in: Michal Kadlec takes it (Attacking)
17': Hajime Hosogai crosses the ball. Outcome: blocked
18': Anderson Luis Da Silva Luisao blocks the shot
18': Michal Kadlec hits(volley) a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
18': Ezequiel Garay blocks the cross
18': Gonzalo Rondon Castro takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot
18': Simon Rolfes hits a good header. Outcome: save
19': Guilherme Moraes Artur makes a very good save (Catch)
19': Throw-in: Lorenzo Melgarejo takes it (Attacking)
20': Andre Schurrle crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
20': Ezequiel Garay clears the ball from danger.
21': Jens Hegeler crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
21': Gonzalo Rondon Castro hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
21': Guilherme Moraes Artur takes a long goal kick
22': Simon Rolfes commits a foul on Oscar Rene Cardozo resulting on a free kick for Benfica
22': Lorenzo Melgarejo takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: cross
22': Lorenzo Melgarejo crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
23': Phillipp Wollscheid clears the ball from danger.
23': Throw-in: Andre Almeida takes it (Attacking)
23': Throw-in: Andre Almeida takes it (Attacking)
24': Throw-in: Hajime Hosogai takes it (Attacking)
25': Andre Almeida drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
25': Bernd Leno takes a long goal kick
26': Stefan Kiessling hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
27': Guilherme Moraes Artur takes a long goal kick
27': Throw-in: Jonathan Urretaviscaya takes it (Attacking)
27': Throw-in: Jonathan Urretaviscaya takes it (Attacking)
28': Throw-in: Andre Almeida takes it (Attacking)
29': Jonathan Urretaviscaya takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
29': Gonzalo Rondon Castro clears the ball from danger.
30': Throw-in: Michal Kadlec takes it (Attacking)
30': Andre Almeida crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
30': Michal Kadlec clears the ball from danger.
31': Andre Almeida takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
31': Daniel Schwaab clears the ball from danger.
31': Throw-in: Michal Kadlec takes it (Defending)
31': Throw-in: Andre Almeida takes it (Attacking)
38': Throw-in: Lorenzo Melgarejo takes it (Defending)
39': Hajime Hosogai crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
39': Andre Almeida clears the ball from danger.
39': Throw-in: Lorenzo Melgarejo takes it (Defending)
40': Gonzalo Castro takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
40': Anderson Luis Da Silva Luisao clears the ball from danger.
42': Benfica makes a sub: Enzo Perez enters for Andre Gomes. Reason: Injury
44': Throw-in: Michal Kadlec takes it (Defending)
45': Throw-in: Andre Almeida takes it (Attacking)
45': Enzo Perez commits a foul on Gonzalo Castro resulting on a free kick for Bayer Leverkusen
45': Enzo Perez is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
45'+1': Gonzalo Castro takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
45'+1': Anderson Luis Da Silva Luisao commits a foul on Gonzalo Castro resulting on a free kick for Bayer Leverkusen
45'+1': Gonzalo Castro takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: cross
45'+2': Gonzalo Castro crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
45'+2': Ezequiel Garay clears the ball from danger.
45'+2': Gonzalo Castro takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
45'+2': Anderson Luis Da Silva Luisao clears the ball from danger.
45'+2': Andre Schürrle hits(volley) a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
45'+3': Gonzalo Castro takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
45'+3': Anderson Luis Da Silva Luisao clears the ball from danger.
45': The second half is under way
46': Bayer Leverkusen makes a sub: Sidney Sam enters for Andre Schürrle. Reason: Tactical
46': Throw-in: Michal Kadlec takes it (Attacking)
46': Stefan Kießling crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
47': Artur takes a short goal kick
48': Gonzalo Castro commits a foul on Enzo Perez resulting on a free kick for Benfica
48': Enzo Perez takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: pass
49': Enzo Perez commits a foul on Gonzalo Castro resulting on a free kick for Bayer Leverkusen
49': Gonzalo Castro takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
49': Simon Rolfes hits(volley) a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
50': Artur takes a long goal kick
50': Nemanja Matic commits a foul on Jens Hegeler resulting on a free kick for Bayer Leverkusen
50': Simon Rolfes takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
52': Sidney Sam crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
52': Ezequiel Garay clears the ball from danger.
52': Lars Bender commits a foul on Jonathan Urretaviscaya resulting on a free kick for Benfica
52': Lars Bender is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
53': Enzo Perez takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: cross
53': Enzo Perez crosses the ball. Outcome: save
53': Bernd Leno makes a very good save (Catch)
54': Michal Kadlec crosses the ball. Outcome: save
55': Artur makes a very good save (Catch)
55': Throw-in: Lorenzo Melgarejo takes it (Attacking)
55': Throw-in: Lorenzo Melgarejo takes it (Defending)
56': Throw-in: Lorenzo Melgarejo takes it (Defending)
56': Throw-in: Hajime Hosogai takes it (Defending)
57': Benfica makes a sub: Eduardo Salvio enters for Jonathan Urretaviscaya. Reason: Tactical
58': Throw-in: Lorenzo Melgarejo takes it (Defending)
59': Offside called on Ola John
59': Hajime Hosogai takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
60': Gonzalo Castro takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
61': Lars Bender hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
61': Gonzalo Castro takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
61': Ezequiel Garay clears the ball from danger.
61': Ezequiel Garay blocks the clearance
61': Óscar Cardozo hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: goal
61': Goal!! Óscar Cardozo hits a very good left footed shot to the lower right corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Benfica now leads 1 - 0
62': That last goal was assisted by Andre Almeida (Pass from Right Penalty Area)
63': Luisão commits a foul on Stefan Kießling resulting on a free kick for Bayer Leverkusen
63': Gonzalo Castro takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
64': Gonzalo Castro crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
64': Jens Hegeler hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
64': Artur takes a long goal kick
65': Lars Bender crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
66': Artur clears the ball from danger.
67': Lorenzo Melgarejo takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the far post, resulting in: shot
67': Luisão hits a good header. Outcome: save
68': Bernd Leno makes a good save (Catch)
68': Throw-in: Lorenzo Melgarejo takes it (Attacking)
68': Jens Hegeler hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: clearance
69': Gonzalo Castro takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: shot
69': Lars Bender hits(volley) a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
70': Luisão clears the ball from danger.
70': Bayer Leverkusen makes a sub: Arkadiusz Milik enters for Gonzalo Castro. Reason: Tactical
71': Enzo Perez commits a foul on Michal Kadlec resulting on a free kick for Bayer Leverkusen
71': Jens Hegeler takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
72': Jens Hegeler drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
72': Artur makes a very good save (Punch)
72': Lars Bender hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
72': Benfica makes a sub: Lima enters for Óscar Cardozo. Reason: Tactical
73': Throw-in: Andre Almeida takes it (Attacking)
73': Nicolas Gaitán commits a foul on Lars Bender resulting on a free kick for Bayer Leverkusen
73': Nicolas Gaitán is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
74': Michal Kadlec takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: cross
74': Michal Kadlec crosses the ball. Outcome: save
74': Artur makes a good save (Catch)
74': Throw-in: Michal Kadlec takes it (Defending)
74': Arkadiusz Milik hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
75': Artur takes a long goal kick
75': Nicolas Gaitán crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play
75': Bernd Leno takes a short goal kick
76': Offside called on Stefan Kießling
76': Artur takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
76': Stefan Kießling is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
77': Lars Bender crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play
77': Artur takes a long goal kick
78': Throw-in: Lorenzo Melgarejo takes it (Attacking)
78': Andre Almeida hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
79': Bernd Leno takes a long goal kick
80': Throw-in: Michal Kadlec takes it (Attacking)
81': Arkadiusz Milik commits a foul on Enzo Perez resulting on a free kick for Benfica
81': Nemanja Matic takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass
81': Arkadiusz Milik is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
82': Bayer Leverkusen makes a sub: Sebastian Boenisch enters for Hajime Hosogai. Reason: Tactical
82': Sidney Sam takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
83': Nemanja Matic clears the ball from danger.
83': Offside called on Sidney Sam
83': Artur takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
84': Enzo Perez commits a foul on Michal Kadlec resulting on a free kick for Bayer Leverkusen
85': Sidney Sam takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
85': Sidney Sam hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: hit wall
85': Offside called on Arkadiusz Milik
85': Artur takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
87': Michal Kadlec crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
87': Stefan Kießling hits(volley) a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
88': Artur takes a long goal kick
89': Stefan Kießling commits a foul on Andre Almeida resulting on a free kick for Benfica
89': Andre Almeida takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
90': Bernd Leno takes a short goal kick
90': Michal Kadlec crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
90': Ezequiel Garay clears the ball from danger.
90': Throw-in: Ezequiel Garay takes it (Defending)
90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
90': End of the game
90'+1': Throw-in: Andre Almeida takes it (Attacking)
90'+2': Offside called on Lima
90'+2': Daniel Schwaab takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
90'+2': Throw-in: Daniel Schwaab takes it (Attacking)
90'+4': Sidney Sam takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
90'+4': Ezequiel Garay clears the ball from danger.

Statistics

BEN		B04
10	Fouls	6
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	5
3	Corner Kicks	10
5	Saves	3
50	Possession	50
5	SHOTS	17
3	ON GOAL	8
0.6	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	4
5	Crosses	16
0.0	Cross %	0.3
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
5	Blocked Shots	0
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
14	Clearances	5

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 36,000

Line-Ups

Bayer Leverkusen

No.	Name
1	Bernd Leno (GK)
4	Philipp Wollscheid
2	Daniel Schwaab
24	Michal Kadlec
27	Gonzalo Castro
14	Hajime Hosogai
8	Lars Bender
6	Simon Rolfes
13	Jens Hegeler
9	André Schürrle
11	Stefan Kiessling

Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:

Michael Rensing, Manuel Friedrich, Sebastian Boenisch, Stefan Reinartz, Junior Fernándes, Arkadiusz Milik, Sidney Sam.

Benfica

No.	Name
1	Artur Morães (GK)
4	Luisão
24	Ezequiel Garay
25	Lorenzo Melgarejo
34	André Almeida
20	Nicolás Gaitán
21	Nemanja Matic
89	André Gomes
15	Ola John
23	Jonathan Urretaviscaya
7	Óscar Cardozo

Benfica Substitutes:

Paulo Lopes, Maxi Pereira, Jardel, Enzo Pérez, Lima, Eduardo Salvio, Rodrigo.

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