leverkusen v kiev

[elmubarak]

can leverkusen make it 3 out of 3 for german clubs???

[matrix666777]

I hope yes

[bastian]

i think they'll win 3-1... :drinkbeer

[ACBerb]

Yes I would definitely say Kiev is 'kusen for a brusin'!
3-0 Bayer! :clap
(sorry for the pun) :handbags

[Mertesacker]

I'm afraid "Loserkusen" will live up to it's reputation once again!

[Cyan]

I hope they do. How sweet it would be if all 3 clubs were in the final 16.

[Gerry_BMG]

Judging after the 1st half I get the impression it wont work out for Leverkusen. Hope moi est faux.

[Gerry_BMG]

Anyone bet against Leverkusen? Well me not. I am an expert. :rolleyes:

3:0

[Der Bomber]

Leverkausen are going through as group winners. :woot

Juan 51 Woronin 77 Babic 86
Bayer 3-0 Kiev

[Mertesacker]

Congrats to Leverkusen. Voronin was unreal today!

[Eintracht]

congrats Lev :clap

[Bayer04fan]

YAHOO!!! :clap :clap :clap

3-0

:bowing :bowing :bowing :bowing :bowing :drinkbeer :drinkbeer :drinkbeer

[Gerry_BMG]

Bayer04 you must be proud like a dildo being placed in the shop window!
Gratulation!

[Berean Todd]

:clap :clap :drinkbeer Thank you Leverk.!!!! Now maybe I can see Landon play some CL matches if I'm lucky :woot

[elmubarak]

full time report

Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 Dynamo Kiev: FT Report


LEVERKUSEN, Germany, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Bayer Leverkusen scored three times in the second half to beat Dynamo Kiev 3-0 on Wednesday and reach the knockout phase of the Champions League as Group B winners, ahead of Real Madrid.

Leverkusen, needing a win to be certain of joining fellow German sides Bayern Munich and Werder Bremen in the last 16, were a collective nervous wreck before Brazilian defender Juan headed them into the lead in the 51st minute.

Ukrainian striker Andriy Voronin added a second after 77 minutes and Marko Babic squeezed in a shot four minutes from time to settle the game.

The result gave Leverkusen 11 points and kept them ahead of Real thanks to their better head-to-head record, after a 3-0 home win and a 1-1 draw against the nine-time European champions.

'We knew we had 90 minutes to find a goal but the first half was too hectic and we were too nervous,' said Leverkusen coach Klaus Augenthaler. 'We couldn't find enough space.

'We were disciplined in the second half, though, and we made it through as group winners, when no one thought we had a chance.'

Kiev, the group leaders going into the final game, had to be content with third place and the consolation prize of a UEFA Cup spot.

'I'm very disappointed,' said Kiev coach Josef Sabo. 'We didn't fight hard enough out there. The players think that things come easy but it's not like that. You have to work.'

Leverkusen, who had scored six goals in victories over Real and Roma in their two previous home games, found the Dynamo defence a much tougher proposition, at least in the first half.

The visitors only needed a point to be sure of going through and were happy to pack the defence at the BayArena, with only the occasional attempt from Diogo Rincon and the lively Maris Verpakovskis to break forward.

Given freedom to build at leisure, Leverkusen were let down by the dreadful passing of Carsten Ramelow and equally poor finishing when the sheer momentum of their attacks brought sight of goal.

Voronin shot wide after cutting in from the left in the fifth minute, Robson Ponte had a free kick blocked awkwardly by Olexander Shovkovsky while Babic scooped over the bar when well placed and there was little else to cheer the home fans in the first half.

The game changed when Juan's well directed header from a Voronin corner seemed to take Shovkovsky by surprise as it wafted past him at the far post.

Kiev made a brief recovery, with Hans-Joerg Butt making two saves at full stretch to protect the lead, but the Germans made the game safe with the one moment of true class in the game.

Bernd Schneider weaved past the defence on the edge of the box, rounded the goalkeeper and set up Voronin for a simple finish against his countrymen.

Babic completed a miserable night for the visitors, and one that Shovkovsky in particular will not savour, when his shot found its way through the keeper's fingers for the third.

good job indeed

[ACBerb]

3-0 Bayer! :clap

Wow who was the smart guy that picked this score! (pats 'self on back)

[Cyan]

Good call.