FFO2 Conference, Real Sociedad vs. Bristol City (Mon Feb 27) Real Sociedad | Bristol City 5-3-2 C | 4-1-3-2 E Neil Kirby | Jon Pike | Agirrezabala GK | GK D_Bentley Gorosabel DF | DF K_Naismith Zubeldia DF | DF T_Kalas A_Capa DF | DF M_Roberts T_Kehrer DF | DF M_Sykes J_Veerman MF | MF J_Williams Zubimendi DF | DM S_Sensi L_Benes MF | MF M_James Merino MF | MF A_King U_Sadiq FW | FW P_Goncalves K_Dolberg FW | FW N_Wells | Zubiaurre SUB | SUB M_OLeary C_Kipre SUB | SUB Z_Vyner Pacheco SUB | SUB H_Massengo Zarraga SUB | SUB D_Sinani A_Sorloth SUB | SUB T_Conway Min. 1 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City ... M_Sykes will now play as a DM Min. 1 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City ... J_Williams will now play as a AM Min. 4 :(brc) A_King hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... P_Goncalves latches onto it! ... P_Goncalves with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... But Agirrezabala makes a superb stop down low Min. 5 :(soc) U_Sadiq beats T_Kalas ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... An audacious effort from U_Sadiq! ... D_Bentley makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 8 :(soc) Merino turns past M_Roberts ... He has some space now! ... T_Kalas clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 10 :(soc) L_Benes with the heel pass to U_Sadiq ... U_Sadiq has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... GOAL!! ... He scores! ... Can You Believe It? ... Jon Pike is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Real Sociedad 1-0 Bristol City ... Min. 15 :(soc) Zubeldia is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... K_Dolberg latches onto the ball ... K_Dolberg has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... But D_Bentley punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 23 :(soc) T_Kehrer runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to K_Dolberg ... K_Dolberg with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 24 :(soc) Merino looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to Gorosabel ... N_Wells with the block Min. 25 :(brc) P_Goncalves flicks it over Zubeldia's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... P_Goncalves must beat Agirrezabala! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 26 :(soc) A_Capa turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to K_Dolberg ... K_Dolberg with the crafty shot! ... D_Bentley with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 30 :(soc) Merino skips the challenge from T_Kalas ... M_Roberts with a clumsy challenge ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning Min. 31 :(soc) L_Benes finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled the defender ... But T_Kalas puts the ball out of play Min. 32 :(brc) N_Wells is too quick for Gorosabel ... Zubimendi fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... The Referee wants to have a word with him Min. 38 :(brc) J_Williams beats his marker ... He muscled him off the ball ... J_Williams swings in the shot! ... Agirrezabala gets up well to catch that one Min. 39 :(soc) L_Benes with a reverse pass to J_Veerman ... But M_Sykes wins the tackle cleanly Min. 42 :(soc) J_Veerman rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to U_Sadiq ... U_Sadiq with a thundering shot! ... D_Bentley blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 49 :(soc) The defender slips and falls over! ... L_Benes is through! ... A_King fouls badly ... The Referee lectures him ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Real Sociedad 1-0 Bristol City Min. 46 :(soc) Merino slips past his marker A_King ... The ball is whipped into Zubimendi ... M_Roberts with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that's for persistant fouling Min. 47 :(brc) M_James runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to P_Goncalves ... A_Capa takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 50 :(soc) Merino looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to J_Veerman ... N_Wells fouls badly ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It's just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! ... Will we see it? ... U_Sadiq bends it round the wall ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... J_Veerman dinks the ball into the area! ... K_Naismith wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 53 :(soc) Gorosabel uses his feet well to turn on the ball ... Gorosabel sees D_Bentley off his line! ... D_Bentley manages to turn it behind Min. 59 :(soc) T_Kehrer searches out Zubimendi ... A skilful effort from Zubimendi! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 59 :(soc) Zubeldia moves inside ... M_Sykes with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... The Referee lectures him ... FREE KICK! ... Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up ... K_Dolberg fires it towards the goal ... D_Bentley gets his fingertips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by Zubimendi! ... K_Naismith with the clearance Min. 61 :(brc) A_King with a long pass to N_Wells ... N_Wells sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... It hits off a defender! ... Agirrezabala is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Roberts hits it towards the far post! ... Agirrezabala comes towards the ball ... And he claims it with ease! Min. 63 :(brc) N_Wells brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... A_King gets on the end of the pass ... A_Capa gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 63 :(soc) Merino chips the ball over the defence and finds K_Dolberg ... J_Williams with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning Min. 65 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: T_Conway ... COMING OFF: N_Wells Min. 65 :(soc) J_Veerman pulls it back to L_Benes ... P_Goncalves with a nasty foul Min. 67 :(soc) A_Capa takes advantage of a mistake by M_Roberts ... He knocks the ball to K_Dolberg! ... K_Dolberg with the side footed shot! ... D_Bentley watches it sail wide! Min. 70 :(soc) Tactical Change by Real Sociedad ... Merino will now play as a DM Min. 70 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: D_Sinani ... COMING OFF: A_King Min. 70 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: Z_Vyner ... COMING OFF: M_Sykes Min. 70 :(brc) M_Roberts sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... J_Williams runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... J_Williams smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Real Sociedad fans taunt him about that effort Min. 72 :(soc) Gorosabel looks up ... He swings the ball right towards J_Veerman ... Excellent sliding challenge from Z_Vyner ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Zubimendi hits it into the box! ... L_Benes rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... J_Veerman swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... D_Bentley comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... Zubimendi with the shot! ... D_Bentley gets up well to catch that one Min. 74 :(soc) Gorosabel turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to K_Dolberg ... J_Williams brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 74 :(soc) Zubimendi with a glorious long pass to K_Dolberg ... S_Sensi with a pull on the shirt ... The Referee writes his name into the book ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 76 :(soc) K_Dolberg dribbles past K_Naismith ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... Z_Vyner clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 80 :(soc) Tactical Change by Real Sociedad ... Real Sociedad have changed their playing style to D Min. 80 :(soc) Merino with the cross-field pass to U_Sadiq ... M_Roberts reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 81 :(brc) T_Kalas loses T_Kehrer ... K_Dolberg wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... T_Conway curls it towards the top corner ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 81 :(brc) T_Kalas changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to T_Conway ... Excellent sliding challenge from A_Capa Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 92 :(brc) S_Sensi takes advantage of a mistake by Gorosabel ... Can he make them pay? ... A cheeky lob from S_Sensi! ... Agirrezabala makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Reale Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Real Sociedad Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Capa (Man of the Match) Scorers : U_Sadiq (10) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bristol City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Williams Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Roberts (46), S_Sensi (74) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Real Sociedad | Bristol City Attempts on Goal : 13 | 7 Off target : 5 | 4 On target : 8 | 3 Possession : 53 | 47 Corners : 4 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 4 | 14 Key Tackles : 3 | 10 Key Passes : 16 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Real Sociedad 1 - 0 Bristol City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Real Sociedad Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agirrezabala GK 20 1 1 1 22 | 97 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 0 Gorosabel DF 1 18 12 12 26 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 14 Zubeldia DF 1 17 10 4 29 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 A_Capa DF 1 18 13 3 23 | 97 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 34 0 T_Kehrer DF 1 17 13 5 22 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 34 0 J_Veerman MF 1 3 17 13 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 Zubimendi DF 1 12 17 5 28 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 38 L_Benes MF 1 6 17 11 26 | 97 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 47 11 Merino DM 1 11 17 12 27 | 97 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 U_Sadiq FW 1 3 12 18 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 K_Dolberg FW 1 2 12 17 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 Zubiaurre GK 16 1 1 1 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Kipre DF 1 16 9 3 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pacheco DF 1 14 8 3 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zarraga MF 1 5 14 12 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Sorloth FW 1 7 11 15 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Bristol City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Bentley GK 19 1 1 1 28 | 97 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 0 K_Naismith DF 1 18 13 8 22 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 T_Kalas DF 1 17 11 10 29 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 19 0 M_Roberts DF 1 17 10 9 25 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 18 -2 M_Sykes DM 1 16 12 5 28 | 74 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 J_Williams AM 1 11 17 12 24 | 97 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 27 0 24 S_Sensi DM 1 13 17 10 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 14 M_James MF 1 11 16 9 28 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 A_King MF 1 11 16 9 27 | 74 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 P_Goncalves FW 1 3 13 18 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 N_Wells FW 1 7 11 17 28 | 69 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 31 19 5 M_OLeary GK 16 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z_Vyner DF 1 15 11 2 23 | 23 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 H_Massengo MF 1 8 15 11 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Sinani MF 1 8 15 4 22 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Conway FW 1 5 10 15 24 | 28 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1677490077 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40