FFO EFL2, Schalke vs. Lens (Fri Apr 19) Schalke | Lens 4-2-1-1-2 L | 4-1-2-1-2 A Emlyn Brennan | - | A_Meret GK | GK B_Samba T_Baumgartl DF | DF J_Gradit J_Bryan DF | DF M_Haidara J_Brooks DF | DF D_Machado I_Martinez DF | DF K_Danso C_Brunner DM | DM Y_Fofana F_Downes DM | MF A_Thomasson R_Schalenberg MF | MF A_Diouf Z_Flemming AM | AM I_Balde P_Aubameyang FW | FW M_Simon M_Dembele FW | FW A_Fulgini | R_Zentner SUB | SUB W_Farinez K_Long SUB | SUB Pacheco B_Wiles SUB | SUB A_Confais A_Nordin SUB | SUB F_Maoussa C_Offor SUB | SUB M_Guilavogui Min. 8 :(len) M_Simon has broken clear! Just A_Meret to beat! ... Z_Flemming brings him down! ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... Just outside the box! ... J_Gradit drives it under the wall ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 11 :(sch) Z_Flemming 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! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... Z_Flemming launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... B_Samba makes a good save Min. 13 :(len) A_Fulgini breaks free from C_Brunner ... Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Brooks ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 14 :(sch) M_Dembele sidesteps his marker ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... M_Dembele fires off a right-footed shot! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 19 :(sch) M_Dembele kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... P_Aubameyang gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... P_Aubameyang tries to chip the ball over B_Samba! ... But B_Samba tips it over ... CORNER! ... R_Schalenberg flights it in! ... K_Danso gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 20 :(len) Y_Fofana flicks the ball on to J_Gradit ... A skilful effort from J_Gradit! ... A_Meret gets up well to catch that one Min. 22 :(sch) Z_Flemming cuts inside D_Machado ... He worked that well ... He puts in R_Schalenberg! ... R_Schalenberg with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 23 :(len) M_Simon eases past I_Martinez ... M_Simon with his head down lets it go! ... But A_Meret reaches the ball. Good save Min. 26 :(len) A_Thomasson holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to A_Fulgini ... F_Downes goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 29 :(sch) I_Martinez knocks it forward ... D_Machado slips ... F_Downes gets to it! ... F_Downes attempts a low drive! ... B_Samba gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 29 :(len) I_Balde curls the ball out wide to A_Thomasson ... A_Thomasson looks to see where A_Meret is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... A_Meret gathers it comfortably Min. 32 :(sch) I_Martinez is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to P_Aubameyang ... Y_Fofana wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 34 :(sch) T_Baumgartl is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... C_Brunner latches onto the ball ... C_Brunner hits a great drive! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(sch) Z_Flemming back heels to find M_Dembele in space ... Y_Fofana cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 44 :(sch) P_Aubameyang jinks infield ... K_Danso with a bad challenge ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Schalke 0-0 Lens Min. 50 :(sch) J_Bryan with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... P_Aubameyang gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... P_Aubameyang with a thundering volley! ... What agility from B_Samba Min. 51 :(sch) Z_Flemming turns past D_Machado ... He has created space for himself now ... Z_Flemming has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 54 :(sch) T_Baumgartl beats A_Fulgini ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... M_Haidara wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 55 :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke ... Schalke have changed their playing style to A Min. 55 :(sch) M_Dembele runs at the defence ... K_Danso with the block Min. 56 :(sch) Z_Flemming with a short pass to find P_Aubameyang ... P_Aubameyang tries to place it in the corner! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 57 :(sch) M_Dembele beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds Z_Flemming ... D_Machado robs him of the ball Min. 58 :(sch) P_Aubameyang beats M_Haidara with absolute ease! ... J_Gradit with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 58 :(len) A_Diouf spots J_Gradit who is in acres of space ... But C_Brunner reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 60 :(len) Substitution by Lens ... COMING ON: A_Confais ... COMING OFF: A_Diouf Min. 61 :(sch) I_Martinez backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... T_Baumgartl latches onto the end of it ... D_Machado hits it out for a corner ... That was sent up into the top tier ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by Z_Flemming! ... K_Danso heads it away Min. 62 :(len) M_Simon with a simple pass to I_Balde ... But he loses control of it ... F_Downes belts it clear Min. 65 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke ... COMING ON: C_Offor ... COMING OFF: M_Dembele Min. 65 :(sch) F_Downes looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to P_Aubameyang ... A great volley from P_Aubameyang! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 66 :(len) M_Simon turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Thomasson ... What a fantastic interception by F_Downes ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 67 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke ... COMING ON: A_Nordin ... COMING OFF: F_Downes Min. 70 :(sch) R_Schalenberg looks up ... He swings the ball right towards C_Brunner ... C_Brunner swings in the shot! ... B_Samba narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 71 :(len) I_Balde holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to M_Simon ... An audacious effort from M_Simon! ... A_Meret is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... GOAL!! ... Great strike! ... Lens take the lead! ... Schalke 0-1 Lens ... Min. 72 :(sch) Z_Flemming back heels to find A_Nordin in space ... Intercepted by D_Machado Min. 73 :(sch) T_Baumgartl hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... C_Offor latches onto it! ... C_Offor with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... B_Samba claws it off the line ... No need for VAR The Referee awards a goal! ... GOAL!! ... - is furious! ... Schalke are back level! ... Schalke 1-1 Lens ... Min. 77 :(sch) A_Nordin holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to C_Offor ... A powerful shot by C_Offor! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 77 :(len) K_Danso cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Confais ... A_Confais with a terrific drive! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 79 :(sch) R_Schalenberg with an intelligent ball to C_Offor ... C_Offor with a bomb of a shot! ... B_Samba gets his fingertips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... T_Baumgartl hits it into the box! ... B_Samba easily catches it! Min. 79 :(sch) A_Nordin runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to C_Offor ... Y_Fofana with an over the top challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 80 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke ... COMING ON: B_Wiles ... COMING OFF: J_Bryan Min. 80 :(len) Substitution by Lens ... COMING ON: Pacheco ... COMING OFF: J_Gradit Min. 80 :(sch) J_Brooks turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to P_Aubameyang ... P_Aubameyang tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... B_Samba makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 81 :(sch) C_Offor knocks the ball past D_Machado ... Y_Fofana slices it ... B_Samba moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... R_Schalenberg curls it into the box! ... Pacheco reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 84 :(len) A_Thomasson is too quick for J_Brooks ... A_Thomasson sends it flying towards goal! ... A_Meret fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 85 :(len) M_Simon watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position ... He decides to be greedy and run into the space ... He's gone right through! ... M_Simon bears down on goal! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... I_Balde drives it into the box! ... A_Meret comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... D_Machado gets to it! ... The shot slips through A_Meret's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 86 :(len) A_Meret with a terrible kick! ... K_Danso takes control of the ball! ... P_Aubameyang with a bad challenge ... The Referee tries to calm him down Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(sch) R_Schalenberg finds I_Martinez with a perfectly weighted pass ... I_Martinez is clean through! ... He rounds B_Samba ... He's missed it! What happened there?! ... He's missed that! ... Aww NOOO!! ... He's missed that from two yards ... It looked like it hit the back of the net! ... What a sitter he has missed! Min. 88 :(len) Pacheco with the cross-field pass to I_Balde ... I_Balde with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... A_Meret just watches it drift out of play! Min. 89 :(sch) Z_Flemming looks up ... He swings the ball right towards A_Nordin ... A_Nordin hits a crisp volley! ... B_Samba is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 90 :(len) A_Fulgini slips past his marker I_Martinez ... The ball is whipped into M_Simon ... M_Simon hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... A_Meret never had a chance! Min. 91 :(len) I_Balde backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... K_Danso latches onto the end of it ... B_Wiles reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 92 :(sch) The ball runs loose! ... C_Offor seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... C_Offor with the chance! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 96 :(sch) C_Brunner has it now ... He takes on I_Balde ... He gets past him! ... He puts in I_Martinez! ... I_Martinez hits a crisp volley! ... B_Samba saves it ... Good goalkeeping ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Veltins-Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schalke Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Offor Scorers : C_Offor (73) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lens Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Simon (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Simon (71) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Y_Fofana (79) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schalke | Lens Attempts on Goal : 19 | 11 Off target : 11 | 6 On target : 8 | 5 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 4 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 10 | 11 Key Tackles : 6 | 12 Key Passes : 21 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Schalke 1 - 1 Lens ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Schalke Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Meret GK 23 1 1 1 27 | 98 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 T_Baumgartl DF 1 18 14 9 30 | 98 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 J_Bryan DF 1 18 14 4 27 | 82 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 J_Brooks DF 1 19 11 9 30 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 15 0 I_Martinez DF 1 19 14 10 23 | 98 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 26 C_Brunner DM 1 18 14 10 30 | 98 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 12 26 F_Downes DM 1 13 18 8 21 | 69 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 63 8 14 R_Schalenberg MF 1 14 19 10 27 | 98 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 12 Z_Flemming AM 1 6 19 15 29 | 98 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 35 16 P_Aubameyang FW 1 2 13 19 25 | 98 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 M_Dembele FW 1 1 12 20 29 | 67 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 2 R_Zentner GK 17 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Long DF 1 15 11 10 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Wiles DF 1 12 14 3 31 | 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 A_Nordin AM 1 7 12 14 21 | 29 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 8 C_Offor FW 1 2 11 14 26 | 31 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 50 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 | 98 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 J_Gradit DF 1 18 13 8 24 | 82 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 0 30 M_Haidara DF 1 18 14 3 27 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 D_Machado DF 1 17 12 6 30 | 98 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 51 0 16 K_Danso DF 1 19 15 11 28 | 98 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 11 0 Y_Fofana DM 1 15 19 3 22 | 98 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 52 2 -5 A_Thomasson MF 1 3 17 14 29 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 20 A_Diouf MF 1 12 17 7 26 | 62 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 I_Balde AM 1 7 17 15 31 | 98 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 7 M_Simon FW 1 2 13 19 22 | 98 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 26 25 A_Fulgini FW 1 9 13 18 22 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 W_Farinez GK 19 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pacheco DF 1 16 8 4 27 | 16 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 18 0 A_Confais MF 1 10 14 9 23 | 36 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 F_Maoussa MF 1 8 16 11 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Guilavogui FW 1 7 13 15 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1713544523 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40