LEVERKUSEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen annihilates Molde 5-1 with goals of Patrik Schick (6′), Edmond Tapsoba (22′), Martin Ellingsen (25′ own), Adam Hlozek (60′) and Noah Mbamba (70′). On the other side, Molde scored with Eric Kitolano (75′). Bayer 04 Leverkusen was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen on Thursday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Robert Jones with the collaboration of Neil Davies and James Mainwaring. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6 degrees Celsius or 42.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 21 Total 8
- 10 On Target 3
- 9 Off Target 1
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 114 Attack 68
- 38 Dangerous attack 23
- 68 Ball safe 66
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 7
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Bayer 04 Leverkusen had a strong ball possession 67% while Molde was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bayer 04 Leverkusen was more pushing with 38 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bayer 04 Leverkusen won the match.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 21 times, 10 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Molde shot 8 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 2 yellow cards (Jonathan Tah and Alejandro Grimaldo). Regarding the opposition, Molde didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After playing this match, Bayer 04 Leverkusen has 18 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, Molde will stays with 7 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
59'
42'
22'
Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Xabier Alonso Olano decided to play with the following team: Niklas Lomb , Nathan Tella , Josip Stanisic , Jonathan Tah , Edmond Tapsoba , Piero Hincapié , Jonas Hofmann , Robert Andrich , Gustavo Puerta , Patrik Schick and Adam Hlozek .
The home team had on the bench: Florian Wirtz, Noah Mbamba , Alejandro Grimaldo , Amine Adli , Jeremie Frimpong, Ken Izekor , Ayman Aourir, Matej Kovar, Odilon Kossounou, Granit Xhaka and Victor Boniface.
Substitutions
Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 3 changes: Jonas Hofmann for Amine Adli (59′), Jonathan Tah for Alejandro Grimaldo (59′) and Patrik Schick for Noah Mbamba (59′).
Player of the match: Noah Mbamba
The most impressive player for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Noah Mbamba.
His rating is with 1 goal, 10 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 4.
His performance was sensational also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 59′.
Molde – Formation
Molde
Molde started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Erling Moe played with: Veton Berisha, Emil Breivik, Oliver Petersen , Eirik Haugan , Anders Hagelskjær , Martin Ellingsen , Mathias Løvik , Kristian Eriksen , Marcus Andre Kaasa , Magnus Grødem and Kristoffer Haugen , Fredrik Gulbrandsen , Eric Kitolano .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Martin Bjornbak , Martin Linnes, Niklas Odegard , Peder Hoel Lervik, Filip Heggdal Kristoffersen, Leon Juberg-Hovland , Andreas Eikrem Myklebust, Gustav Kjolstad Nyheim , Mads Eikrem Myklebust, Casper Øyvann and Magnus Eikrem.
Substitutions
Molde made 4 changes: Marcus Andre Kaasa for Martin Bjornbak (46′), Magnus Grødem for Niklas Odegard (71′), Eric Kitolano for Leon Juberg-Hovland (85′) and Fredrik Gulbrandsen for Gustav Kjolstad Nyheim (71′).
Player of the match: Eric Kitolano
The player that probably impressed the most for Molde was Eric Kitolano.
His rating is with 1 goal, 25 passes (64% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa League.
- Union Saint-Gilloise – Liverpool – 2-1
- LASK Linz – Toulouse – 1-2
- Rennes – Villarreal – 2-3
- Panathinaikos – Maccabi Haifa – 1-2
- Roma – Sheriff – 3-0
- Slavia Praha – Servette – 4-0
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Molde – 5-1
- Qarabağ – Häcken – 2-1
- West Ham United – SC Freiburg – 2-0
- Olympiakos Piraeus – Bačka Topola – 5-2
- Ajax – AEK Athens – 3-1
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Olympique Marseille – 1-0
- Real Betis – Rangers – 2-3
- Aris Limassol – Sparta Praha – 1-3
- Sporting CP – Sturm Graz – 3-0
- Raków Częstochowa – Atalanta – 0-4
