From. Conclusion. By: Bayer 04 Leverkusen, the best second round team in the League, eliminated in the first knockout round of the Europa League deserves. The best man in the plant self is the man between the posts.
The color Orange is generally considered to be the color of pleasure. Accordingly, Leverkusen’s goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky had chosen the wrong Outfit for the Europa League return game of the intermediate round against FK Krasnodar. A pleasure the 1:1 (0:0) and thus From international competition, was certainly not – neither for the players nor for the Fans.
After the goalless draw in the first leg in Russia advantage of the work was of a home is not self-talk this evening. Against the Russian representative just 17,000 Fans were, the atmosphere was such as the performance on the pitch to five minutes before the end of the regular season, mau. Leverkusen lacked the precision in the passes, and on defense, the Bayer pros were way too far from the players.
Great Reflex in the one-on-One
The man in Orange more in focus than he would have liked. In the 25. Minute Hradecky saved the Team of Trainer Peter Bosz for the first time in front of a residue: Sergei Petrov ran past with a lot of pace to Charles Aranguiz and crossing the ball from the baseline back in the penalty area in the middle. Viktor Claesson won the header duel against Mitchell Weiser and pushed the Ball towards the left-hand corner. Hradecky was just able to hit the Ball with one Hand to fend off.
Shortly before the half-time break, it was again Claesson, forced Hradecky to a great Parade: According to one of the many ball losses in the host Krasnodar countered. After a cross-pass from Wanderson Maciel Sousa Campos, the Swede was alone in front of the Finnish goalie. The 29-year-old Hradecky remained long, when shot by Claesson quick as a flash his left leg and prevented a goal (45. Minute).
Feeling Full From A Free-Kick
He stretches in vain: goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky in a free kick Magomed Suleymanow (not in the picture)
In the decisive scene of the game, Hradecky was, however, no chance. Defensive player Julian Baumgartlinger had brought Mauricio Pereyra shortly before the penalty area. A precise free-kick from Magomed Suleymanow ended abruptly in the Europa League-dreams of the Werkself. The ball flew right next to the right inside of the post in the Tormaschen to 0:1 (84.). The compensation by Aranguiz (87.) was not enough because of the away goals rule to force an extension
At the end of the Outfit was, in a way, – namely, that of the Leverkusen players: The sad occasion you were wearing black.