FFO2 EFL CUP, Monaco vs. Atalanta (Tue Jan 03)


                               Monaco  |  Atalanta
                            4-2-2-2 E  |  4-4-2 E
                            John Read  |  Tim Allen
                                       |
                        L_Hradecky GK  |  GK I_Meslier
                         A_Haidara DM  |  DF S_van_Beek
                       A_Cresswell DF  |  DF G_Montiel
                          S_Coates DF  |  DF P_Lienhart
                        C_Smalling DM  |  DF J_Brooks
                              Iago DF  |  MF A_Miranchuk
                     Caio_Henrique DF  |  MF D_Neres
                            Arthur MF  |  MF J_Ganda
                         S_Jovetic MF  |  MF M_Ihattaren
                      P_Aubameyang FW  |  FW D_Jota
                        C_Immobile FW  |  FW M_Terrier
                                       |
                        A_Selikhov SUB |  SUB A_Plizzari
                         M_Yoshida SUB |  SUB J_St_Juste
                          A_Schopf SUB |  SUB T_Fosu-Mensah
                              Pepe SUB |  SUB T_Musel
                            C_Wood SUB |  SUB J_Macias




Min. 1  :(atl) Tactical Change by Atalanta 
          ...  Atalanta have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 4  :(mon) P_Aubameyang cuts inside G_Montiel 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  P_Aubameyang fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  I_Meslier with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 8  :(atl) D_Neres dribbles past the defender 
          ...  It was as if he wasn't even there 
          ...  A left-footer by D_Neres! 
          ...  L_Hradecky turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_van_Beek flights it in! 
          ...  J_Brooks gets on the end of it 
          ...  L_Hradecky falls over 
          ...  But L_Hradecky is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 13 :(mon) Arthur lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  C_Immobile latches on to it 
          ...  C_Immobile runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 17 :(mon) C_Smalling is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to Arthur 
          ...  Arthur with a thundering volley! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Wonderful strike! 
          ...  Who says keepers are too good these days!! 
          ...  Let's see if Monaco can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Monaco 1-0 Atalanta ...
Min. 18 :(mon) Arthur lays the ball back to P_Aubameyang 
          ...  J_Brooks dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 21 :(mon) S_Coates flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  S_Coates has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 21 :(atl) D_Neres is spitting at P_Aubameyang 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong warning 
Min. 22 :(mon) S_Jovetic has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  S_Jovetic hits the ball first time! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 26 :(mon) Iago with a measured pass to P_Aubameyang 
          ...  P_Lienhart takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 26 :(atl) A_Miranchuk with the heel pass to D_Jota 
          ...  D_Jota rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 31 :(mon) P_Aubameyang with the first time pass to S_Jovetic 
          ...  S_van_Beek clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 33 :(mon) Arthur runs at the heart of the defence 
          ...  But P_Lienhart will cut out the threat 
Min. 33 :(atl) A_Miranchuk takes advantage of a mistake by Iago 
          ...  He puts in D_Jota! 
          ...  D_Jota looks to see where L_Hradecky is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 34 :(atl) G_Montiel looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  M_Ihattaren receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by M_Ihattaren! 
          ...  Saved by L_Hradecky 
Min. 39 :(atl) A_Miranchuk with a slide rule pass to M_Ihattaren 
          ...  M_Ihattaren attempts a low drive! 
          ...  L_Hradecky makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 40 :(mon) S_Jovetic brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on D_Jota 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in C_Smalling! 
          ...  M_Ihattaren takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 40 :(atl) M_Ihattaren takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Terrier 
          ...  M_Terrier hits the ball first time! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for L_Hradecky 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  L_Hradecky looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 42 :(mon) A_Haidara slips past his marker S_van_Beek 
          ...  The ball is whipped into C_Immobile 
          ...  C_Immobile with a thundering volley! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 42 :(atl) D_Jota runs at Iago 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  A thundering drive by D_Jota! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(mon) Arthur fires over a low cross to S_Coates 
          ...  S_Coates drives it towards goal! 
          ...  I_Meslier guesses right 
Min. 46 :(mon) C_Immobile controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  Iago gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by J_Brooks!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Monaco 1-0 Atalanta

Min. 50 :(mon) P_Aubameyang with a well-controlled run 
          ...  P_Aubameyang with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  I_Meslier claws it off the line 
          ...  No need for VAR The Referee awards a goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Monaco 2-0 Atalanta ...
Min. 50 :(atl) Tactical Change by Atalanta 
          ...  Atalanta have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 50 :(atl) G_Montiel with a 50-yard pass to J_Brooks 
          ...  J_Brooks lobs L_Hradecky! 
          ...  L_Hradecky parries it 
Min. 51 :(mon) A_Cresswell brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on M_Ihattaren 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in C_Immobile! 
          ...  C_Immobile with a little chip! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  I_Meslier looks relieved there! 
Min. 51 :(atl) D_Neres finds D_Jota on the edge of the box 
          ...  D_Jota with the strike! 
          ...  But L_Hradecky reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 54 :(atl) M_Ihattaren is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to J_Ganda 
          ...  J_Ganda runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 56 :(mon) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  S_Jovetic is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! 
          ...  A_Miranchuk fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  Oh no he isn't! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  It looked like a penalty from here!! 
          ...  C_Immobile places the ball on the spot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  No mistake! 
          ...  The keeper never stood a chance! 
          ...  Monaco 3-0 Atalanta...
Min. 57 :(atl) M_Ihattaren pass splits open the defence and finds D_Neres 
          ...  D_Neres with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  L_Hradecky guesses right 
Min. 59 :(atl) D_Neres with a 50-yard pass to D_Jota 
          ...  D_Jota with the overhead! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 60 :(atl) Substitution by Atalanta 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Fosu-Mensah 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Ganda 
Min. 60 :(mon) A_Cresswell with a measured pass to Iago 
          ...  Iago tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But I_Meslier parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 63 :(mon) P_Aubameyang spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds C_Immobile with a lovely pass! 
          ...  C_Immobile goes for goal! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into I_Meslier's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 64 :(atl) A_Miranchuk slips past C_Smalling 
          ...  A_Miranchuk with the shot on net! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  L_Hradecky looks dejected 
          ...  Monaco 3-1 Atalanta ...
Min. 65 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Wood 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Immobile 
Min. 65 :(mon) S_Jovetic is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to A_Haidara 
          ...  A_Haidara with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 65 :(mon) C_Smalling with a glorious long pass to P_Aubameyang 
          ...  D_Jota rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
Min. 66 :(atl) D_Neres plays a long ball to M_Terrier 
          ...  M_Terrier carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 68 :(atl) The ball is passed in from D_Neres, he finds M_Terrier 
          ...  M_Terrier attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  ITS THERE! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He punches the corner flag in delight! 
          ...  Monaco 3-2 Atalanta ...
Min. 69 :(mon) Arthur nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  Arthur plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 70 :(atl) Substitution by Atalanta 
          ...  COMING ON: J_St_Juste 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Lienhart 
Min. 70 :(atl) Tactical Change by Atalanta 
          ...  D_Neres will now play as a AM 
Min. 71 :(mon) P_Aubameyang beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  Fantastic skill!! 
          ...  A cracking drive from P_Aubameyang! 
          ...  But I_Meslier just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 71 :(atl) D_Neres takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past C_Smalling 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  Blocked by A_Haidara 
Min. 75 :(atl) Substitution by Atalanta 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Macias 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Terrier 
Min. 75 :(atl) J_Macias beats A_Haidara with absolute ease! 
          ...  J_Macias keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  L_Hradecky saves it!! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Fosu-Mensah crosses it in! 
          ...  L_Hradecky comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 79 :(mon) S_Coates looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Aubameyang 
          ...  P_Aubameyang fires the shot in! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  I_Meslier plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 79 :(atl) A_Miranchuk with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  D_Neres gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  D_Neres with the shot on net! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 86 :(atl) G_Montiel eases past Iago 
          ...  G_Montiel blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(mon) A_Haidara looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_St_Juste 
Min. 89 :(atl) S_van_Beek with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to J_Macias 
          ...  J_Macias pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  L_Hradecky can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  L_Hradecky makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 90 :(atl) G_Montiel plays it forward to D_Neres 
          ...  D_Neres keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  But L_Hradecky punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Louis II
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Monaco Match Info
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Best player          : P_Aubameyang
Scorers              : Arthur (17), P_Aubameyang (50), C_Immobile (56 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Atalanta Match Info
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Best player          : D_Neres (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Miranchuk (64), M_Terrier (68)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Miranchuk (56)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                  Monaco  |    Atalanta
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       21
Off target           :           8        |       10
On target            :           8        |       11
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           0        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       8
Key Tackles          :           1        |       7
Key Passes           :          15        |       15
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Final Score          : Monaco 3 - 2 Atalanta
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Player Statistics - Monaco
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Hradecky     GK  21   1   1   1  22 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
A_Haidara      DM   1  12  16   5  28 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  28  16  19
A_Cresswell    DF   1  18  11   8  22 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0
S_Coates       DF   1  17  13   9  27 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  19  34
C_Smalling     DM   1  17  14  10  27 |  96   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  62   0
Iago           DF   1  15  12   8  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  20
Caio_Henrique  DF   1  16  12   2  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Arthur         MF   1   5  18  12  23 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  42  52
S_Jovetic      MF   1   3  17  14  28 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
P_Aubameyang   FW   1   2  12  17  25 |  96   0   0   2   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  40  63
C_Immobile     FW   1   2  12  18  29 |  68   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  20  52
A_Selikhov     GK  13   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Yoshida      DF   1  16  11   9  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Schopf       MF   1   9  15  11  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pepe           MF   1  10  15   9  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Wood         FW   1   2   6  14  29 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Atalanta
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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I_Meslier      GK  19   1   1   1  22 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
S_van_Beek     DF   1  17  11   8  25 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  21   0
G_Montiel      DF   1  17  14  13  27 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  54  11
P_Lienhart     DF   1  16  10   3  29 |  73   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0   0
J_Brooks       DF   1  17  10   8  30 |  96   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  46   0  40
A_Miranchuk    MF   1   4  16  12  30 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   1   1   0   0  -2  62  38
D_Neres        AM   1   2  17  12  25 |  96   0   0   4   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  83  60
J_Ganda        MF   1  12  15   7  20 |  63   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
M_Ihattaren    MF   1   7  16  12  26 |  96   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  33  48  32
D_Jota         FW   1   4  13  17  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  39
M_Terrier      FW   1   3  12  17  25 |  78   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  44
A_Plizzari     GK  14   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_St_Juste     DF   1  15  11   3  24 |  23   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
T_Fosu-Mensah  MF   1  12  14   5  31 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Musel        FW   1   3   9  14  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Macias       FW   1   3  10  15  20 |  18   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
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