FFO EFL2, Real Betis vs. Sparta Prague (Mon Feb 17)


                           Real Betis  |  Sparta Prague
                            5-0-3-2 A  |  4-1-2-1-2 N
                           Evan Singh  |  Emlyn Brennan
                                       |
                        A_Bayindir GK  |  GK A_Lopes
                           A_Nesta DF  |  DF M_Andersen
                           N_Stark DF  |  DF J_Headley
                            M_Nade DF  |  DF L_Morgalla
                        F_Uduokhai DF  |  DF K_Kairinene
                        P_Fritschi DF  |  DM M_Nunex
                          N_Vlasic AM  |  AM S_Canales
                          B_Traore AM  |  MF E_Bars
                        M_Reisinho AM  |  MF J_Sterner
                         T_Abraham FW  |  FW R_Pepi
                           D_Nunez FW  |  FW D_Arize
                                       |
                           L_Burge SUB |  SUB G_Curci
                         C_Awaziem SUB |  SUB Vivian
                           L_Torro SUB |  SUB O_Mangala
                          N_Pecnik SUB |  SUB M_Rynes
                         D_Braaten SUB |  SUB A_Armstrong




Min. 1  :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 2  :(spp) J_Sterner pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  S_Canales is clean through! 
          ...  S_Canales plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Sterner drives it into the box! 
          ...  A_Bayindir catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 3  :(spp) M_Nunex with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from P_Fritschi 
          ...  M_Nunex goes for goal! 
          ...  A_Bayindir with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 4  :(spp) R_Pepi jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  Cleared by N_Stark 
Min. 5  :(bet) F_Uduokhai sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  N_Vlasic runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  D_Arize with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 6  :(spp) S_Canales plays it long to D_Arize 
          ...  From long range D_Arize bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  A_Bayindir never had a chance! 
Min. 7  :(bet) B_Traore pushes &s away!! 
          ...  The Referee has seen it! 
          ...  He could be in big trouble! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! 
          ...  The ref must have got a nice Christmas present 
Min. 8  :(bet) N_Vlasic finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  N_Vlasic leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault 
          ...  Let's see if Real Betis can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Real Betis 1-0 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 8  :(spp) D_Arize steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  D_Arize with the side footed shot! 
          ...  A_Bayindir gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 11 :(spp) J_Sterner runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of R_Pepi 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  A well-placed shot from R_Pepi! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 12 :(spp) K_Kairinene with a slide rule pass to E_Bars 
          ...  Driven towards goal by E_Bars! 
          ...  A_Bayindir has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Bayindir is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 14 :(spp) M_Andersen is too quick for the defence 
          ...  M_Andersen with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  A_Bayindir tips it over !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Arize dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Bayindir 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 20 :(bet) D_Nunez barges L_Morgalla off the ball 
          ...  J_Headley reads the play well 
Min. 21 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 23 :(bet) N_Stark with a slide rule pass to D_Nunez 
          ...  D_Nunez attempts a chip! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A classy finish 
          ...  Real Betis 2-0 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 23 :(bet) M_Nade moves forward 
          ...  E_Bars with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
Min. 25 :(spp) D_Arize wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Headley 
          ...  T_Abraham with a nasty foul 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 25 :(spp) E_Bars with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows M_Nade a clean set of heals 
          ...  N_Stark with the block 
Min. 28 :(bet) N_Vlasic with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Abraham 
          ...  T_Abraham with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  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. 29 :(bet) N_Vlasic unselfishly lays the ball back to B_Traore 
          ...  A glorious effort by B_Traore! 
          ...  But A_Lopes comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 31 :(bet) D_Nunez beats K_Kairinene 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  D_Nunez has a dig at goal! 
          ...  A_Lopes saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 35 :(spp) M_Andersen controls it with ease 
          ...  F_Uduokhai with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 37 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 37 :(bet) D_Nunez with a 50-yard pass to B_Traore 
          ...  M_Andersen hits it out for a corner 
          ...  We need a good ball in here! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Vlasic hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  M_Reisinho rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by N_Vlasic! 
          ...  The ball comes to B_Traore 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 41 :(spp) M_Nunex whips the ball across to E_Bars 
          ...  A_Nesta intercepts the pass 
Min. 42 :(bet) B_Traore plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  But K_Kairinene puts the ball out of play 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(bet) T_Abraham flicks it over K_Kairinene and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  T_Abraham with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  But A_Lopes punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 44 :(spp) R_Pepi with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past B_Traore 
          ...  He knocks it to D_Arize! 
          ...  A great volley from D_Arize! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 45 :(bet) M_Reisinho boots it towards N_Vlasic 
          ...  N_Vlasic hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 46 :(bet) B_Traore is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  T_Abraham latches onto the ball 
          ...  T_Abraham aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  A_Lopes guesses right 
Min. 46 :(spp) E_Bars looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  E_Bars with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Real Betis 2-0 Sparta Prague

Min. 48 :(bet) N_Stark whips the ball across to N_Vlasic 
          ...  N_Vlasic tries to chip the ball over A_Lopes! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oooooohhhhhhh!!?... 
          ...  I can't believe it! n 
          ...  It's a GOAL! 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
          ...  Real Betis 3-0 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 48 :(spp) J_Sterner flights the ball to S_Canales 
          ...  M_Nade pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
Min. 48 :(spp) M_Nunex shoves M_Reisinho in the chest!! 
          ...  He turned into Paolo Di Canio there! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 50 :(bet) P_Fritschi gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds F_Uduokhai 
          ...  F_Uduokhai attempts a low drive! 
          ...  A_Lopes makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 50 :(spp) L_Morgalla with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  E_Bars gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  E_Bars must beat A_Bayindir! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 52 :(bet) T_Abraham with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from M_Andersen 
          ...  T_Abraham plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  A_Lopes saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 54 :(spp) M_Andersen with a 40-yard pass to E_Bars 
          ...  E_Bars keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  But A_Bayindir punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 55 :(spp) R_Pepi is through on goal 
          ...  R_Pepi plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 56 :(spp) S_Canales sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Arize 
          ...  M_Reisinho gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Sterner with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 58 :(bet) N_Stark with the first time pass to N_Vlasic 
          ...  N_Vlasic hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  A_Lopes never had a chance! 
Min. 61 :(bet) A_Nesta with the header on 
          ...  He finds D_Nunez in space 
          ...  D_Nunez hits a great shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 63 :(spp) D_Arize with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from D_Arize! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But A_Bayindir gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Bars chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  It comes to L_Morgalla 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 65 :(bet) Substitution by Real Betis 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Torro 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Traore 
Min. 65 :(bet) Substitution by Real Betis 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Pecnik 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Reisinho 
Min. 65 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 68 :(bet) N_Pecnik is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to P_Fritschi 
          ...  P_Fritschi uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  A_Lopes fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 69 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: O_Mangala 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Bars 
Min. 69 :(bet) L_Torro with a glorious long pass to D_Nunez 
          ...  D_Nunez with the chance! 
          ...  A_Lopes catches the ball 
Min. 70 :(bet) Substitution by Real Betis 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Braaten 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Abraham 
Min. 70 :(bet) Tactical Change by Real Betis 
          ...  Real Betis have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 70 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Armstrong 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Arize 
Min. 70 :(spp) O_Mangala with the header on 
          ...  He finds R_Pepi in space 
          ...  M_Nade gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 70 :(bet) N_Vlasic finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  A_Armstrong with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 72 :(bet) N_Pecnik finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  N_Pecnik rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  But A_Lopes makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 73 :(spp) R_Pepi beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" waves The Referee 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Nade 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 75 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: Vivian 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Morgalla 
Min. 75 :(spp) R_Pepi takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  R_Pepi rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  A_Bayindir makes a good save 
Min. 76 :(spp) M_Andersen with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  M_Andersen belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 80 :(bet) N_Pecnik hoofs it upfield to find D_Nunez 
          ...  D_Nunez with the chance! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Lopes is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Vlasic plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  A_Lopes thumps the ball away! 
Min. 82 :(spp) M_Andersen plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  S_Canales keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  M_Nade muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
Min. 83 :(spp) J_Sterner takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  J_Sterner tries to beat A_Bayindir! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was unstoppable! 
          ...  Nervous times for Real Betis now 
          ...  Real Betis 3-1 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 86 :(spp) O_Mangala has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past N_Vlasic 
          ...  He puts in M_Andersen! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by A_Nesta 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(bet) L_Torro with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  N_Pecnik gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Armstrong and it had to be 
Min. 90 :(spp) J_Sterner 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 A_Armstrong 
          ...  But P_Fritschi sweeps up the threat 
Min. 91 :(spp) R_Pepi turns past P_Fritschi 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  P_Fritschi does well to get the tackle in 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio Benito Villamarin
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Real Betis Match Info
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Best player          : N_Vlasic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Vlasic (8,48), D_Nunez (23)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Traore (7), T_Abraham (25)
Injured              : N/A
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Sparta Prague Match Info
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Best player          : J_Sterner
Scorers              : J_Sterner (83)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Nunex (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Real Betis  |    Sparta Prague
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       17
Off target           :           7        |       10
On target            :          12        |       7
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           3        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       11
Key Tackles          :           9        |       4
Key Passes           :          14        |       13
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Final Score          : Real Betis 3 - 1 Sparta Prague
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Player Statistics - Real Betis
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_Bayindir     GK  24   1   1   1  28 |  97   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
A_Nesta        DF   1  18  14   7  22 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  36  15   0
N_Stark        DF   1  19  14  12  24 |  97   0   2   3   2   0   0   0   0   0  34  83   0
M_Nade         DF   1  18  13   5  20 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
F_Uduokhai     DF   1  18  15   4  30 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23
P_Fritschi     DF   1  18  13   8  24 |  97   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  36  16  19
N_Vlasic       AM   1   9  19  17  28 |  97   0   0   2   0   4   2   0   0   0   0  20  70
B_Traore       AM   1   4  20  16  22 |  68   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -4   5  17
M_Reisinho     AM   1  11  18  16  22 |  68   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  25  11  10
T_Abraham      FW   1   4  15  22  24 |  73   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  15
D_Nunez        FW   1   6  16  22  22 |  97   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  13  34
L_Burge        GK  19   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Awaziem      DF   1  18  14   5  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Torro        AM   1   1  20  15  31 |  29   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
N_Pecnik       AM   1   2  17  14  22 |  29   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24  13
D_Braaten      FW   1   6  15  17  29 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sparta Prague
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_Lopes        GK  25   1   1   1  28 |  97  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
M_Andersen     DF   1  20  12   8  25 |  97   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  16  17  37
J_Headley      DF   1  19  14   7  27 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
L_Morgalla     DF   1  18  17   3  26 |  78   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  23
K_Kairinene    DF   1  14  19  10  24 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  10   0
M_Nunex        DM   1  14  19  11  22 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4   6  12
S_Canales      AM   1   4  21  20  21 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16   6
E_Bars         MF   1   8  17  13  20 |  72   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  53
J_Sterner      MF   1  10  16  13  20 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  39  34
R_Pepi         FW   1   3  13  20  30 |  97   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  16  19
D_Arize        FW   1   5  13  17  22 |  73   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  16  38
G_Curci        GK  21   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Vivian         DF   1  14   9   2  25 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Mangala      MF   1  12  16   9  28 |  25   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
M_Rynes        MF   1   5  15  12  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Armstrong    FW   1   6  12  16  26 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
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