FFO EFL2, Fiorentina vs. Schalke (Mon Mar 25)


                           Fiorentina  |  Schalke
                              5-3-2 P  |  4-2-2-1-1 C
                           Neil Kirby  |  Emlyn Brennan
                                       |
                     R_Owusu_Oduro GK  |  GK A_Meret
                     A_Christensen DF  |  DF J_Bryan
                         O_Wijndal DF  |  DF C_Kouyate
                           M_Helik DF  |  DF I_Martinez
                       C_Cresswell DF  |  DF T_Baumgartl
                      M_Matviienjo DF  |  DM C_Brunner
                         Chiquinho MF  |  AM Z_Flemming
                           M_Camus MF  |  MF L_Blas
                       E_Fernandez MF  |  DM R_Schalenberg
                           D_Nunez FW  |  MF G_Honeyman
                           L_Jovic FW  |  FW A_Cabral
                                       |
                        J_Heekeren SUB |  SUB R_Zentner
                            K_Glik SUB |  SUB I_Cisse
                         L_Coccolo SUB |  SUB F_Beltran
                          C_Cappis SUB |  SUB B_Wiles
                           B_Lasme SUB |  SUB S_Kozuki




Min. 2  :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke 
          ...  Schalke have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 4  :(fio) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  L_Jovic gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  J_Bryan with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
Min. 5  :(fio) C_Cresswell dribbles past R_Schalenberg 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  C_Cresswell with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  A_Meret is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 8  :(fio) Chiquinho with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  Z_Flemming intercepts the pass 
Min. 11 :(fio) D_Nunez picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  D_Nunez pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  He watches the ball, volleys it with superb technique 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  And what a goal!! 
          ...  The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations on their smartphones! 
          ...  That will be a viral clip! 
          ...  Fiorentina go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Fiorentina 1-0 Schalke ...
Min. 12 :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke 
          ...  Schalke have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 14 :(sch) R_Schalenberg beats his marker 
          ...  But M_Helik puts it in row Z! 
Min. 15 :(sch) R_Schalenberg holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to L_Blas 
          ...  A_Christensen fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not happy with that! 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 16 :(sch) Z_Flemming beats his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  O_Wijndal goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 17 :(sch) Z_Flemming flicks it over A_Christensen's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  Z_Flemming with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Honeyman swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  R_Schalenberg loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  But R_Owusu_Oduro is equal to it 
Min. 18 :(fio) L_Jovic with an inch perfect pass to Chiquinho 
          ...  A cheeky lob from Chiquinho! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The Referee is signalling for VAR 
          ...  It's been given! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Fiorentina fans celebrate! 
          ...  Fiorentina 2-0 Schalke ...
Min. 18 :(sch) L_Blas takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  E_Fernandez reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 22 :(fio) L_Jovic is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to C_Cresswell 
          ...  C_Cresswell with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Fernandez flights it in! 
          ...  Headed away by R_Schalenberg 
Min. 22 :(sch) G_Honeyman runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Cabral 
          ...  O_Wijndal wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 23 :(sch) A_Cabral takes possession 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  O_Wijndal brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 24 :(fio) Chiquinho crosses to E_Fernandez 
          ...  Intercepted by J_Bryan 
Min. 24 :(sch) A_Cabral jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  A_Cabral must beat R_Owusu_Oduro! 
          ...  But R_Owusu_Oduro punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that R_Owusu_Oduro got a touch 
Min. 25 :(fio) M_Matviienjo flights the ball to Chiquinho 
          ...  Chiquinho smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  A_Meret parries it 
Min. 26 :(sch) A_Cabral takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  O_Wijndal takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
Min. 26 :(sch) C_Kouyate spots L_Blas who is in acres of space 
          ...  A_Christensen with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 27 :(sch) A_Cabral stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  From long range A_Cabral bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro never had a chance! 
Min. 28 :(fio) A_Christensen hoofs it upfield to find M_Matviienjo 
          ...  G_Honeyman clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 32 :(fio) M_Camus controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  L_Jovic gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  L_Blas pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  You can't swap shirts until after the game! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
Min. 36 :(fio) L_Jovic with the dribble 
          ...  L_Jovic attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  A_Meret can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  A_Meret was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 36 :(sch) C_Kouyate crosses to R_Schalenberg 
          ...  R_Schalenberg with the overhead! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro was beaten there! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 46 :(fio) L_Jovic with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  L_Jovic carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Fiorentina 2-0 Schalke

Min. 47 :(fio) L_Jovic pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  L_Jovic rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 50 :(sch) R_Schalenberg with the header on 
          ...  He finds A_Cabral in space 
          ...  But A_Christensen slides in 
Min. 51 :(fio) M_Helik dribbles past J_Bryan 
          ...  T_Baumgartl pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 55 :(sch) A_Cabral with a 30-yard pass to L_Blas 
          ...  O_Wijndal tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Honeyman swings it in! 
          ...  A_Christensen clears the danger 
Min. 55 :(fio) E_Fernandez with the through ball to L_Jovic 
          ...  Z_Flemming scythes the player down! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 56 :(fio) M_Helik finds M_Camus in the box 
          ...  M_Camus swings in the shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season! 
          ...  Fiorentina 3-0 Schalke ...
Min. 57 :(fio) E_Fernandez holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to O_Wijndal 
          ...  O_Wijndal hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 58 :(fio) M_Helik pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  M_Matviienjo is clean through! 
          ...  T_Baumgartl gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Christensen plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  A_Meret comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  Chiquinho swings a leg at it! 
          ...  A_Meret makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  A defender hoofs it out for a corner! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Nunez plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  M_Camus makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  A_Meret watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 59 :(fio) M_Camus spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to D_Nunez! 
          ...  D_Nunez drives the shot in! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Meret moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 61 :(sch) G_Honeyman puts in A_Cabral 
          ...  A_Cabral with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 64 :(fio) Chiquinho with a simple pass to D_Nunez 
          ...  D_Nunez hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He’s scored from 30 yards, he’ll be reliving that goal on Crouch’s podcast next weekend! 
          ...  Fiorentina 4-0 Schalke ...
Min. 65 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Coccolo 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Helik 
Min. 65 :(fio) M_Camus controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  E_Fernandez gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  E_Fernandez with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  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. 67 :(fio) D_Nunez slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  D_Nunez has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 68 :(fio) L_Jovic moves forward 
          ...  L_Jovic fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  A_Meret with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 69 :(fio) M_Camus plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  L_Jovic decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  L_Jovic with the shot on net! 
          ...  A_Meret with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 70 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Beltran 
          ...  COMING OFF: Z_Flemming 
Min. 70 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Kozuki 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Blas 
Min. 70 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Cisse 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Schalenberg 
Min. 70 :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke 
          ...  Schalke have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 70 :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke 
          ...  C_Brunner will now play as a MF 
Min. 72 :(fio) D_Nunez sidesteps I_Cisse 
          ...  D_Nunez rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  A_Meret gathers it comfortably 
Min. 75 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Cappis 
          ...  COMING OFF: Chiquinho 
Min. 75 :(sch) G_Honeyman pushes it past O_Wijndal 
          ...  C_Cappis rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 76 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Lasme 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Nunez 
Min. 80 :(sch) T_Baumgartl searches out F_Beltran 
          ...  F_Beltran leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 81 :(fio) B_Lasme has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past I_Cisse 
          ...  He puts in L_Jovic! 
          ...  J_Bryan stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 83 :(sch) G_Honeyman hoofs it upfield to find I_Cisse 
          ...  L_Coccolo with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 87 :(fio) B_Lasme has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Bryan! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  B_Lasme rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Schalke fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 87 :(sch) I_Cisse feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  T_Baumgartl runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  Cleaned up by E_Fernandez 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 90 :(fio) A_Christensen with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  T_Baumgartl dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 90 :(sch) J_Bryan retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  S_Kozuki latches onto the end of it 
          ...  B_Lasme with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 90 :(sch) C_Brunner with a slide rule pass to F_Beltran 
          ...  F_Beltran hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 91 :(sch) S_Kozuki beats L_Coccolo 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  A delicate chip from S_Kozuki! 
          ...  But R_Owusu_Oduro hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stadio Artemio Franchi
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Fiorentina Match Info
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Best player          : Chiquinho (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Nunez (11,64), Chiquinho (18), M_Camus (56)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Christensen (15), C_Cappis (75)
Injured              : N/A
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Schalke Match Info
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Best player          : R_Schalenberg
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Z_Flemming (55)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Fiorentina  |    Schalke
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       9
Off target           :          11        |       5
On target            :           9        |       4
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       10
Key Tackles          :          10        |       8
Key Passes           :          15        |       11
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Final Score          : Fiorentina 4 - 0 Schalke
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Player Statistics - Fiorentina
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Owusu_Oduro  GK  22   1   1   1  22 |  92   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0   0
A_Christensen  DF   1  21  17  11  19 |  92   0   3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  44  14   5
O_Wijndal      DF   1  20  16   7  27 |  92   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  56   0  15
M_Helik        DF   1  18  14  12  29 |  66   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  38   0
C_Cresswell    DF   1  18  13  11  20 |  92   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  10   0  22
M_Matviienjo   DF   1  17  12   9  26 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
Chiquinho      MF   1   8  17  12  26 |  76   0   0   2   1   3   1   0   0   0   0  29  52
M_Camus        MF   1   4  18  14  29 |  92   0   0   4   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  32  32
E_Fernandez    MF   1  16  21  11  27 |  92   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  36  10  11
D_Nunez        FW   1   6  16  20  22 |  77   0   0   0   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0  32
L_Jovic        FW   1   6  17  21  24 |  92   0   0   2   1   5   0   0   0   0   0  29   9
J_Heekeren     GK  18   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Glik         DF   1  17  12   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Coccolo      DF   1  11   7   3  23 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Cappis       MF   1  10  14   7  25 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -5  -5  -5
B_Lasme        FW   1   7  13  17  21 |  15   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  10  23  15

Player Statistics - Schalke
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Meret        GK  23   1   1   1  27 |  92   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -25   0   0   0
J_Bryan        DF   1  18  13   4  27 |  92   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   3 -10
C_Kouyate      DF   1  18  10   4  27 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0
I_Martinez     DF   1  18  14  10  23 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Baumgartl    DF   1  18  14   9  30 |  92   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  48  12   0
C_Brunner      MF   1  18  14  10  30 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Z_Flemming     AM   1   6  19  15  29 |  71   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  23  -5   2
L_Blas         MF   1   3  17  12  24 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Schalenberg  DM   1  14  19  10  27 |  71   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  14  26
G_Honeyman     MF   1   3  18  12  22 |  92   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  31  16   0
A_Cabral       FW   1   5  14  18  20 |  92   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0 -10   2   4
R_Zentner      GK  17   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Cisse        DF   1  14  11  10  21 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
F_Beltran      AM   1  10  15   5  25 |  21   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  36
B_Wiles        MF   1  12  14   3  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Kozuki       FW   1   8  13  14  20 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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