Leverkusen defeats Rapid Wien 3-0 in UEFA Europa League

 BERLIN, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Home side Leverkusen cruised to a 3-0 win over Rapid Wien to wrap up their third win in Group K and a ticket for the round of 32 in UEFA Europa League on Thursday.

The "Werkelfs" sits on second position in Group K after this powerful performance over Rapid Wien, earned by goals of Jens Hegeler, Andre Schuerrle and Manuel Friedrich.

Leverkusen staged a perfect start on home soil at BayArena, as Jens Hegeler utilized¹ a rebound² that bounced off the bar, to tap into the opener goal from very close range.

With the neat lead behind Leverkusen tried to control the match but they failed as the Austrians nearly levelled the score after promising³ opportunities by Terrence Boyd, Stefan Kulovits and Christopher Trimmel before the end of the first half.

After the interval⁴ Leverkusen again staged a bright start as Leverkusen' s Andre Schuerrle volleyed home a clearance⁵ attempt by Wien' s defence from outside of the box to extend the lead with eight minutes into second half.

The 2-0 lead by the hosts took the wind out of Wien' s sails, as Leverkusen' s Manuel Friedrich smoothed the 3-0 win with his header at the 66th minute to seal the deal ahead of time.

Thus Leverkusen eliminated Rapid Wien from Europa League with zero points out of four matches.

"I am happy with the outcome of the match but I think we staged a poor performance over long periods of the game," Leverkusen coach Sascha Lewandowski said.

1 utilized   

v.利用，使用( utilize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• In the19th century waterpower was widely utilized to generate electricity. 在19世纪人们大规模使用水力来发电。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The empty building can be utilized for city storage. 可以利用那栋空建筑物作城市的仓库。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 rebound   

v.弹回；n.弹回，跳回

参考例句：

• The vibrations accompanying the rebound are the earth quake.伴随这种回弹的振动就是地震。
• Our evil example will rebound upon ourselves.我们的坏榜样会回到我们自己头上的。

3 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

4 interval   

n.间隔，间距；幕间休息，中场休息

参考例句：

• The interval between the two trees measures 40 feet.这两棵树的间隔是40英尺。
• There was a long interval before he anwsered the telephone.隔了好久他才回了电话。

5 clearance   

n.净空；许可(证)；清算；清除，清理

参考例句：

• There was a clearance of only ten centimetres between the two walls.两堵墙之间只有十厘米的空隙。
• The ship sailed as soon as it got clearance. 那艘船一办好离港手续立刻启航了。