FFO EFL2, Fiorentina vs. Lens (Fri Jan 12) Fiorentina | Lens 4-1-1-2-2 C | 4-1-2-1-2 N Neil Kirby | Chris Banks Caretaker | W_Benitez GK | GK B_Samba R_Semedo DF | DF K_Danso O_Wijndal DF | DF D_Machado R_Karsdorp DF | DF M_Haidara C_Cresswell DF | DF J_Gradit M_Camus MF | DM Y_Fofana B_Kamara DM | MF S_Samed N_Jackson FW | MF A_Diouf O_Dembele AM | AM I_Balde A_Martial FW | FW F_Sotoca D_Nunez AM | FW A_Fulgini | R_Zentner SUB | SUB W_Farinez K_Glik SUB | SUB G_Lloris S_Rosted SUB | SUB F_Maoussa Chiquinho SUB | SUB A_Confais S_Polter SUB | SUB M_Guilavogui Min. 3 :(len) S_Samed holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to I_Balde ... Driven towards goal by I_Balde! ... But W_Benitez palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 5 :(fio) O_Dembele cuts in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_Karsdorp ... R_Karsdorp is clean through, he is one on one with B_Samba ... He nutmegs B_Samba ... It hits the post!! ... GOAL!! ... That's given Fiorentina the lead! ... Fiorentina 1-0 Lens ... Min. 6 :(fio) O_Dembele sidesteps A_Fulgini ... That was too easy ... Wonderful sliding challenge by D_Machado Min. 9 :(fio) O_Dembele takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into A_Martial ... A_Martial has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... B_Kamara plays it into the danger area! ... It is kicked away by D_Machado Min. 12 :(fio) M_Camus plays a long ball to N_Jackson ... J_Gradit beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 12 :(fio) N_Jackson with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past D_Machado ... A_Fulgini with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now ... FREE KICK! ... And in a dangerous position as well! ... R_Karsdorp bends it round the wall ... B_Samba manages to turn it behind Min. 15 :(fio) C_Cresswell looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to N_Jackson ... A skilful effort from N_Jackson! ... B_Samba with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 15 :(fio) B_Kamara makes the tackle ... J_Gradit takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee tries to calm him down Min. 17 :(fio) R_Semedo takes advantage of a mistake by Y_Fofana ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to O_Dembele! ... O_Dembele sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... B_Samba with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 18 :(len) A_Diouf runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to F_Sotoca ... But B_Kamara wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 20 :(len) A_Fulgini hits a hard pass to F_Sotoca ... F_Sotoca curls the ball in on goal! ... W_Benitez goes down well to save Min. 23 :(fio) A_Martial turns past D_Machado ... He has created space for himself now ... K_Danso with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 25 :(fio) O_Dembele takes advantage of a mistake by J_Gradit ... A_Diouf reads the play well Min. 25 :(fio) O_Dembele looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to N_Jackson ... M_Haidara is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 27 :(fio) A_Martial runs at the defender ... The defender slips and falls over ... A_Martial has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 28 :(len) F_Sotoca turns on a sixpence ... A glorious effort by F_Sotoca! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 34 :(fio) M_Camus spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to D_Nunez! ... Cleaned up by J_Gradit Min. 34 :(fio) D_Nunez with the header on ... He finds O_Dembele in space ... K_Danso pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... FREE KICK! ... The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line ... O_Dembele with the delicate chip over the wall ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 39 :(fio) The ball rolls free! ... O_Dembele takes control of it on the half way line ... He sprints past the defenders!! ... I_Balde with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 40 :(fio) D_Nunez lobs the ball over the defence ... N_Jackson latches on to it ... N_Jackson lobs B_Samba! ... GOAL!! ... Rifled into the top corner! ... Fiorentina 2-0 Lens ... Min. 40 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina ... COMING ON: S_Polter ... COMING OFF: A_Martial Min. 40 :(len) F_Sotoca with the cross-field pass to A_Fulgini ... Excellent sliding challenge from O_Wijndal Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(len) K_Danso plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... A_Fulgini keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... A_Fulgini curls the ball in on goal! ... W_Benitez falls over ... But W_Benitez is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 44 :(len) S_Samed runs at goal ... He spots the run of K_Danso ... He's played him in ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... B_Kamara hits it out for a throw Min. 46 :(fio) C_Cresswell dribbles past K_Danso ... C_Cresswell with a bomb of a shot! ... The shot slips through B_Samba's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Fiorentina 2-0 Lens Min. 46 :(len) A_Diouf with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... A_Diouf tries to lob the keeper! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 50 :(len) Tactical Change by Lens ... Lens have changed their playing style to C Min. 51 :(len) M_Haidara hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... J_Gradit collects the loose ball! ... Superbly timed tackle by O_Wijndal ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... M_Haidara plays it towards the near post! ... O_Dembele wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 54 :(fio) D_Nunez knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... D_Machado reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 56 :(fio) M_Camus feeds the ball through the middle ... O_Wijndal runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... O_Wijndal has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... B_Samba saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 61 :(fio) O_Dembele looks up ... He swings the ball right towards M_Camus ... K_Danso pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 63 :(len) A_Fulgini dribbles past O_Wijndal ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... But C_Cresswell slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 68 :(fio) B_Kamara takes advantage of a mistake by Y_Fofana ... He knocks the ball to S_Polter! ... S_Polter could have let it bounce! ... B_Samba gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 68 :(len) S_Samed pass splits open the defence and finds F_Sotoca ... A skilful effort from F_Sotoca! ... It hits off a defender! ... W_Benitez is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Fulgini lofts the ball in! ... W_Benitez comes towards the ball ... And he claims it with ease! Min. 70 :(len) Substitution by Lens ... COMING ON: M_Guilavogui ... COMING OFF: A_Fulgini Min. 70 :(len) Tactical Change by Lens ... Lens have changed their playing style to A Min. 74 :(len) F_Sotoca steps over the ball ... He nutmegs R_Semedo ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... O_Wijndal steals the ball of off him Min. 76 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina ... COMING ON: Chiquinho ... COMING OFF: B_Kamara Min. 77 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina ... COMING ON: K_Glik ... COMING OFF: R_Semedo Min. 80 :(fio) Chiquinho gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past I_Balde! ... He has some space now! ... Chiquinho has a dig at goal! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 80 :(len) S_Samed cuts in on O_Wijndal's blind side ... S_Samed has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 85 :(fio) R_Karsdorp gets possession in his own half ... D_Machado makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 86 :(fio) N_Jackson gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside J_Gradit! ... He has some space now! ... D_Machado gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 86 :(len) I_Balde plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... I_Balde has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... W_Benitez gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(fio) A defence splitting pass from S_Polter to N_Jackson ... N_Jackson has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... The shot slips through B_Samba's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 88 :(fio) Chiquinho plays it long to N_Jackson ... A_Diouf with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 91 :(fio) O_Dembele with a reverse pass to N_Jackson ... N_Jackson aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! Min. 91 :(len) K_Danso spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to F_Sotoca! ... F_Sotoca hits a curling shot! ... W_Benitez with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 92 :(fio) Chiquinho finds the space intelligently ... Chiquinho with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 92 :(len) M_Guilavogui picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... M_Guilavogui with the strike! ... It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air ... The defenders out leap the attackers ... The ball is away and clear from the danger area Min. 93 :(fio) M_Camus brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Chiquinho gets on the end of the pass ... Chiquinho hits a great drive! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL!! ... B_Samba never had a chance! ... Fiorentina 3-0 Lens ... ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadio Artemio Franchi ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fiorentina Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : O_Dembele (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_Karsdorp (5), N_Jackson (40), Chiquinho (93) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lens Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : F_Sotoca Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Fulgini (12), I_Balde (39) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fiorentina | Lens Attempts on Goal : 16 | 10 Off target : 8 | 6 On target : 8 | 4 Possession : 58 | 42 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 2 | 9 Key Tackles : 7 | 10 Key Passes : 14 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Fiorentina 3 - 0 Lens ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Fiorentina Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W_Benitez GK 23 1 1 1 24 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 R_Semedo DF 1 18 16 7 22 | 79 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 O_Wijndal DF 1 19 16 6 27 | 95 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 55 10 28 R_Karsdorp DF 1 19 17 13 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 37 C_Cresswell DF 1 17 13 11 20 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 13 11 M_Camus MF 1 4 17 14 29 | 95 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 B_Kamara DM 1 16 19 12 28 | 78 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 7 0 N_Jackson FW 1 4 16 20 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 O_Dembele AM 1 3 20 18 25 | 95 0 1 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 31 38 10 A_Martial FW 1 4 13 20 28 | 40 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 D_Nunez AM 1 6 15 20 22 | 95 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 R_Zentner GK 17 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Glik DF 1 17 11 2 22 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Rosted DF 1 14 10 6 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chiquinho MF 1 8 17 12 26 | 17 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 S_Polter FW 1 2 13 17 20 | 55 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 23 17 Player Statistics - Lens Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Samba GK 23 1 1 1 21 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -15 0 0 0 K_Danso DF 1 18 14 11 28 | 95 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 24 0 D_Machado DF 1 18 12 6 30 | 95 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0 M_Haidara DF 1 17 14 3 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 2 -10 J_Gradit DF 1 17 13 8 24 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 Y_Fofana DM 1 15 18 3 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 -10 S_Samed MF 1 10 17 10 23 | 95 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 12 A_Diouf MF 1 12 17 7 26 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 9 15 I_Balde AM 1 6 17 14 31 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 13 F_Sotoca FW 1 2 13 18 30 | 95 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 A_Fulgini FW 1 8 13 17 22 | 72 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -5 8 2 W_Farinez GK 19 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Lloris DF 1 15 13 12 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Maoussa MF 1 8 16 11 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Confais MF 1 10 14 9 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Guilavogui FW 1 7 13 15 23 | 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1705086286 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40