Saarbrücken vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2019-20 German DFB Pokal, Semifinals
· German CupBayer Leverkusen end fourth-tier Saarbrucken's dream DFB Pokal run
Bayer Leverkusen beat Saarbrucken 3-0 away on Tuesday to reach next month's DFB Pokal final and end the fairytale run of the fourth-division side.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 4': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Lucas Alario tries a through ball, but Mitchell Weiser is caught offside.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulinho.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Charles Aránguiz.
- 6': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Steven Zellner.
- 7': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 7': Timm Golley (1. FC Saarbrücken) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 8': Offside, 1. FC Saarbrücken. Steven Zellner tries a through ball, but Sebastian Jacob is caught offside.
- 9': Foul by Christopher Schorch (1. FC Saarbrücken).
- 9': Paulinho (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Goal! 1. FC Saarbrücken 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay with a through ball.
- 13': Foul by Manuel Zeitz (1. FC Saarbrücken).
- 13': Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 15': Attempt missed. Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Wendell with a cross.
- 16': Foul by Mitchell Weiser (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 16': Timm Golley (1. FC Saarbrücken) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Attempt saved. Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 17': Christopher Schorch (1. FC Saarbrücken) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 19': Goal! 1. FC Saarbrücken 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
- 21': Attempt saved. Steven Zellner (1. FC Saarbrücken) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Timm Golley.
- 26': Foul by Sven Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 26': Timm Golley (1. FC Saarbrücken) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt missed. Paulinho (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Wendell.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charles Aránguiz.
- 30': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Fanol Perdedaj.
- 31': Attempt missed. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mitchell Weiser with a cross.
- 33': Boné Uaferro (1. FC Saarbrücken) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 34': Attempt saved. Paulinho (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
- 34': Foul by Manuel Zeitz (1. FC Saarbrücken).
- 34': Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Attempt saved. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Moussa Diaby with a cross.
- 38': Attempt missed. Paulinho (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Alario with a through ball.
- 39': Foul by Steven Zellner (1. FC Saarbrücken).
- 39': Mitchell Weiser (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Sven Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 39': Sebastian Jacob (1. FC Saarbrücken) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Tobias Jänicke (1. FC Saarbrücken).
- 41': Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Mitchell Weiser (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 42': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Timm Golley.
- 44': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Paulinho tries a through ball, but Florian Wirtz is caught offside.
- 45': Foul by Timm Golley (1. FC Saarbrücken).
- 45': Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, 1. FC Saarbrücken 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
- 45': Second Half begins 1. FC Saarbrücken 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
- 45': Substitution, 1. FC Saarbrücken. Kianz Froese replaces Tobias Jänicke.
- 45': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonathan Tah replaces Edmond Tapsoba.
- 45': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Karim Bellarabi replaces Florian Wirtz.
- 47': Attempt saved. Sebastian Jacob (1. FC Saarbrücken) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fanol Perdedaj with a cross.
- 48': Attempt missed. Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Wendell with a cross.
- 49': Foul by Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 49': Mario Müller (1. FC Saarbrücken) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 51': Sebastian Jacob (1. FC Saarbrücken) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Timm Golley (1. FC Saarbrücken) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 53': Foul by Manuel Zeitz (1. FC Saarbrücken).
- 53': Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Diaby with a cross.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 54': Foul by Sven Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 54': Timm Golley (1. FC Saarbrücken) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Boné Uaferro (1. FC Saarbrücken) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by Paulinho (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 56': Attempt blocked. Anthony Barylla (1. FC Saarbrücken) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 57': Attempt missed. Steven Zellner (1. FC Saarbrücken) right footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Timm Golley.
- 58': Goal! 1. FC Saarbrücken 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay.
- 59': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Manuel Zeitz.
- 62': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Aleksandar Dragovic replaces Sven Bender.
- 62': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Kevin Volland replaces Moussa Diaby.
- 64': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Aleksandar Dragovic tries a through ball, but Kevin Volland is caught offside.
- 66': Aleksandar Dragovic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Kianz Froese (1. FC Saarbrücken).
- 67': Attempt saved. Timm Golley (1. FC Saarbrücken) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Fanol Perdedaj with a cross.
- 68': Fanol Perdedaj (1. FC Saarbrücken) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Kevin Volland (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 68': Substitution, 1. FC Saarbrücken. Markus Mendler replaces Mario Müller.
- 69': Substitution, 1. FC Saarbrücken. Jayson Breitenbach replaces Fanol Perdedaj.
- 70': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios replaces Charles Aránguiz.
- 72': Attempt missed. Paulinho (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 72': Corner, 1. FC Saarbrücken. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Anthony Barylla (1. FC Saarbrücken) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 77': Attempt saved. Paulinho (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin Volland.
- 77': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Daniel Batz.
- 78': Substitution, 1. FC Saarbrücken. Fabian Eisele replaces Sebastian Jacob.
- 78': Foul by Kianz Froese (1. FC Saarbrücken).
- 78': Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Attempt saved. Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paulinho.
- 79': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Daniel Batz.
- 80': Attempt missed. Paulinho (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a corner.
- 82': Karim Bellarabi went off injured after Bayer 04 Leverkusen had used all subs.
- 82': Offside, 1. FC Saarbrücken. Boné Uaferro tries a through ball, but Markus Mendler is caught offside.
- 85': Corner, 1. FC Saarbrücken. Conceded by Mitchell Weiser.
- 86': Foul by Jayson Breitenbach (1. FC Saarbrücken).
- 86': Kevin Volland (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Manuel Zeitz (1. FC Saarbrücken).
- 87': Substitution, 1. FC Saarbrücken. Rasim Bulic replaces Christopher Schorch.
- 89': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Manuel Zeitz (1. FC Saarbrücken).
- 90': Offside, 1. FC Saarbrücken. Jayson Breitenbach tries a through ball, but Timm Golley is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Markus Mendler (1. FC Saarbrücken) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fabian Eisele.
- 90'+2': Foul by Rasim Bulic (1. FC Saarbrücken).
- 90'+2': Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, 1. FC Saarbrücken 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.
- 0': Match ends, 1. FC Saarbrücken 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.
Statistics
 B04 |
FCS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
| 79.8 | Possession | 20.2 |
| 23 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 685 | Accurate Passes | 103 |
| 766 | Passes | 190 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 21 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 71 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 14 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 20 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 13 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: German Cup
Venue: Hermann-Neuberger-Stadion
Location: ,
Venue: Hermann-Neuberger-Stadion
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Line-Ups
Saarbrücken (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Batz (GK) |
| 8 | Manuel Zeitz |
| 14 | Bone Uaferro |
| 4 | Christopher Schorch |
| 16 | Anthony Barylla |
| 17 | Fanol Perdedaj |
| 24 | Sebastian Jacob |
| 5 | Steven Zellner |
| 23 | Mario Müller |
| 25 | Tobias Janicke |
| 7 | Timm Golley |
Bayer Leverkusen (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 12 | Edmond Tapsoba  |
| 5 | Sven Bender |
| 18 | Wendell |
| 23 | Mitchell Weiser |
| 7 | Paulinho |
| 10 | Kerem Demirbay |
| 20 | Charles Aránguiz |
| 13 | Lucas Alario |
| 19 | Moussa Diaby |
| 27 | Florian Wirtz |
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