FFO EFL2, Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Shakhtar Donetsk (Fri Oct 18)


                  Eintracht Frankfurt  |  Shakhtar Donetsk
                          4-1-1-1-3 A  |  5-1-2-2 C
                         Jason Hopton  |  Steve Outten C
                                       |
                              Kepa GK  |  GK J_Butez
                        N_Nkounkou DF  |  DF Y_Rakitskyi
                              Tuta DF  |  DF V_Bondar
                         H_Smolcic DF  |  DF J_St_Juste
                             P_Max DF  |  DF K_Wallace
                            S_Rode DM  |  DF K_Knoyle
                            D_Ozoh MF  |  DM R_Baro
                          A_Knauff FW  |  MF H_Sudakov
                          R_Cherki AM  |  MF M_Taverneir
                        N_Fullkrug FW  |  FW V_Gyokeres
                              Beto FW  |  FW J_Obikwu
                                       |
                         J_Ledesma SUB |  SUB D_Riznyk
                            R_Koch SUB |  SUB C_Burgess
                            A_Buta SUB |  SUB Angelo
                        B_Henrichs SUB |  SUB N_Ahamada
                         J_Njinmah SUB |  SUB A_Cabral




Min. 7  :(frn) D_Ozoh spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to N_Fullkrug! 
          ...  N_Fullkrug has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  J_Butez turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Beto with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of J_Butez 
          ...  Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 7  :(sha) J_St_Juste beats S_Rode with absolute ease! 
          ...  J_St_Juste with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 8  :(frn) S_Rode with a 40-yard pass to Beto 
          ...  But H_Sudakov with the fine tackle 
Min. 10 :(sha) J_Obikwu moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to V_Bondar 
          ...  V_Bondar shoots towards goal! 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 
Min. 11 :(frn) Beto hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  N_Fullkrug collects the loose ball! 
          ...  Y_Rakitskyi reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 15 :(sha) J_St_Juste has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_Max 
          ...  He puts in V_Gyokeres! 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by S_Rode 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 17 :(frn) N_Fullkrug hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  R_Cherki latches onto it! 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Y_Rakitskyi 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 18 :(sha) V_Gyokeres runs at N_Fullkrug 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  V_Gyokeres hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 23 :(frn) R_Cherki brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  R_Cherki strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  J_Butez heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 24 :(sha) It's game over for Y_Rakitskyi 
          ...  He's pulled up and won't be able to continue! Even the magic sponge did not work! 
Min. 24 :(sha) Substitution by Shakhtar Donetsk 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Burgess 
          ...  COMING OFF: Y_Rakitskyi 
Min. 29 :(sha) R_Baro brushes H_Smolcic aside and breaks free 
          ...  R_Baro attempts a lob! 
          ...  But Kepa punches it away 
Min. 32 :(frn) Tuta spots R_Cherki who is in acres of space 
          ...  R_Cherki aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  J_Butez with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 33 :(frn) D_Ozoh with a 30-yard pass to Tuta 
          ...  A cracking drive from Tuta! 
          ...  J_Butez gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 33 :(sha) J_Obikwu is too quick for H_Smolcic 
          ...  R_Cherki gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 36 :(sha) C_Burgess runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs Tuta 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  C_Burgess hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  But Kepa punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 40 :(sha) H_Sudakov beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds J_Obikwu 
          ...  J_Obikwu throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(frn) N_Fullkrug with a long pass to P_Max 
          ...  J_St_Juste pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  They are lining up to take this one! 
          ...  Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! 
          ...  A_Knauff with the thundering drive 
          ...  But J_Butez comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 44 :(sha) R_Baro holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees J_Obikwu in space! 
          ...  J_Obikwu curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Eintracht Frankfurt fans taunt him! 
Min. 46 :(sha) H_Sudakov pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  H_Sudakov hits a great shot! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into Kepa's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Eintracht Frankfurt 0-0 Shakhtar Donetsk

Min. 52 :(sha) M_Taverneir back heels to find R_Baro in space 
          ...  D_Ozoh with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
          ...  PENALTY! And I think it's correct 
          ...  J_Obikwu takes it 
          ...  Kepa tips it wide! He was very quick off his line there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Baro swings it in! 
          ...  J_Obikwu with the shot! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 56 :(sha) R_Baro runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  R_Baro hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  Kepa makes a good save 
Min. 58 :(frn) Beto with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  Beto sees J_Butez off his line! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 58 :(sha) K_Wallace is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to V_Gyokeres 
          ...  V_Gyokeres blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 60 :(sha) J_Obikwu flicks it over the defenders head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  But P_Max will cut out the threat 
Min. 64 :(frn) N_Nkounkou sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to N_Fullkrug 
          ...  N_Fullkrug drifts clear! 
          ...  He is clean through! 
          ...  He is one on one with J_Butez 
          ...  He rounds J_Butez 
          ...  He taps it towards the goal! 
          ...  K_Knoyle gets there just in time to clear! 
          ...  How did he get back there so quickly? 
Min. 64 :(sha) K_Knoyle with a pinpoint pass to J_Obikwu 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by N_Nkounkou!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 65 :(frn) Substitution by Eintracht Frankfurt 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Koch 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Max 
Min. 65 :(frn) Substitution by Eintracht Frankfurt 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Buta 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Rode 
Min. 65 :(sha) Substitution by Shakhtar Donetsk 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Cabral 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Taverneir 
Min. 66 :(sha) Tactical Change by Shakhtar Donetsk 
          ...  Shakhtar Donetsk have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 66 :(frn) The ball is passed in from Beto, he finds R_Cherki 
          ...  A cheeky lob from R_Cherki! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 71 :(sha) V_Bondar chips the ball over the defence and finds V_Gyokeres 
          ...  R_Koch hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are throwing coins at the corner taker! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  H_Sudakov flights it in! 
          ...  J_Obikwu gets a shot in 
          ...  Kepa fists it away 
Min. 74 :(sha) A_Cabral sprints past Tuta 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  R_Cherki tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
Min. 75 :(frn) Beto knocks it past V_Bondar and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Beto tries to chip the ball over J_Butez! 
          ...  But J_Butez reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 79 :(frn) A_Buta slides the ball across to H_Smolcic 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from C_Burgess 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 79 :(sha) K_Knoyle with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  J_Obikwu gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Obikwu drives it towards goal! 
          ...  Kepa makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 80 :(frn) N_Nkounkou takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Knauff 
          ...  A_Knauff with the shot! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 83 :(frn) Beto with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from A_Cabral 
          ...  Beto strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  Looks like it should be J_Butez's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Cherki swings it in! 
          ...  N_Fullkrug loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 83 :(frn) H_Smolcic takes advantage of a mistake by K_Knoyle 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  K_Knoyle tackles from behind 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
Min. 84 :(frn) N_Fullkrug runs at J_St_Juste 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  N_Fullkrug with the header! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air with some crazy top spin! 
          ...  J_Butez moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  J_Butez tips it wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  A_Buta flights it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to R_Koch 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  J_Butez guesses right 
Min. 85 :(frn) Substitution by Eintracht Frankfurt 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Henrichs 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Smolcic 
Min. 87 :(sha) R_Baro lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  J_Obikwu latches on to it 
          ...  J_Obikwu shoots towards goal! 
          ...  Kepa with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(frn) A_Knauff runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  A_Knauff with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  J_Butez guesses right 
Min. 90 :(sha) J_Obikwu runs at Tuta 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  B_Henrichs with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 92 :(frn) N_Fullkrug takes advantage of a mistake by V_Bondar 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to Beto! 
          ...  Beto has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 93 :(sha) J_St_Juste jumps over B_Henrichs's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  J_St_Juste goes for goal! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Eintracht Frankfurt fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 94 :(frn) B_Henrichs crosses to R_Cherki 
          ...  R_Cherki flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  J_Butez is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  That's a personal milestone for him! 
          ...  His 10th goal of the season! 
          ...  Jason Hopton races up the touchline and slides onto his knees on the pitch! 
          ...  Eintracht Frankfurt have surely won this game now! 
          ...  Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 Shakhtar Donetsk ...

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Deutsche Bank Park
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Eintracht Frankfurt Match Info
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Best player          : R_Cherki (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Cherki (94)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Shakhtar Donetsk Match Info
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Best player          : J_Obikwu
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : Y_Rakitskyi (24)
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Match Statistics
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                     Eintracht Frankfurt  |    Shakhtar Donetsk
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       15
Off target           :           6        |       9
On target            :          11        |       6
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          11        |       12
Key Tackles          :           6        |       4
Key Passes           :          12        |       9
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Final Score          : Eintracht Frankfurt 1 - 0 Shakhtar Donetsk
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Player Statistics - Eintracht Frankfurt
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Kepa           GK  24   1   1   1  20 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  37   0   0   0
N_Nkounkou     DF   1  19  14  12  29 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  28   0
Tuta           DF   1  19  13   5  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  21
H_Smolcic      DF   1  19  14   8  21 |  86   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Max          DF   1  18  15   8  30 |  66   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
S_Rode         DM   1  13  19  10  20 |  66   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   9   0
D_Ozoh         MF   1  12  18  12  22 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Knauff       FW   1   9  19  15  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  32
R_Cherki       AM   1   6  21  19  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  29   0  40
N_Fullkrug     FW   1   7  13  20  30 |  95   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  30  23
Beto           FW   1   7  14  20  30 |  95   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  28  21
J_Ledesma      GK  19   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Koch         DF   1  17  11   3  24 |  29   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  34   0  23
A_Buta         MF   1   6  18  12  29 |  29   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Henrichs     DF   1  15  10   6  22 |   9   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
J_Njinmah      FW   1   2  10  15  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Shakhtar Donetsk
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Butez        GK  23   1   1   1  28 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
Y_Rakitskyi    DF   1  19  14  12  29 |  24   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
V_Bondar       DF   1  19  15   5  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  20
J_St_Juste     DF   1  18  15  12  29 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13  26
K_Wallace      DF   1  18  14   7  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
K_Knoyle       DF   1  17  14   9  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
R_Baro         DM   1  15  19  11  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  30
H_Sudakov      MF   1  14  20  14  30 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  21   8  11
M_Taverneir    MF   1   7  20  15  22 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Gyokeres     FW   1   8  17  20  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
J_Obikwu       FW   1   5  14  18  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   7   0   0   0   0   0  14  53
D_Riznyk       GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Burgess      DF   1  14  12   5  29 |  71   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  21   0  21
Angelo         MF   1   9  17  12  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Ahamada      AM   1   8  18  15  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Cabral       FW   1   5  14  18  20 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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