FFO EFL2, Athletic Bilbao vs. Sparta Prague (Fri Mar 07)


                      Athletic Bilbao  |  Sparta Prague
                          4-2-0-3-1 A  |  4-2-1-1-2 N
                         Sam Bradwell  |  Emlyn Brennan
                                       |
                         A_Padilla GK  |  GK A_Lopes
                          D_Vivian DF  |  DF M_Andersen
                        I_Zubeldia DF  |  DF J_Headley
                             Yeray DF  |  DF L_Morgalla
                       M_Zubimendi DF  |  DF M_Alonso
                       J_Moncayola DM  |  DM M_Nunex
                        Jaurigezar DM  |  AM S_Canales
                          O_Sancet AM  |  MF E_Bars
                         N_Serrano AM  |  DM K_Kairinene
                           I_Sainz AM  |  FW R_Pepi
                        G_Guruzeta FW  |  FW D_Arize
                                       |
                          A_Castro SUB |  SUB G_Curci
                         Gorasabel SUB |  SUB M_Junuor
                           J_Areso SUB |  SUB O_Mangala
                      G_Larrazabal SUB |  SUB M_Rynes
                          A_Hierro SUB |  SUB A_Armstrong




Min. 1  :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 1  :(bil) I_Sainz pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  I_Sainz tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a great finish 
          ...  The Athletic Bilbao fans chant his name! 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao have the advantage! 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao 1-0 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 2  :(bil) N_Serrano cuts in on K_Kairinene's blind side 
          ...  N_Serrano tries to beat A_Lopes! 
          ...  A_Lopes makes a fine save 
Min. 2  :(spp) R_Pepi knocks it forward 
          ...  Jaurigezar slips 
          ...  D_Arize gets to it! 
          ...  D_Vivian slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 6  :(bil) G_Guruzeta 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 M_Zubimendi 
          ...  L_Morgalla dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 6  :(spp) K_Kairinene brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  S_Canales gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  S_Canales with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 8  :(bil) I_Sainz beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds M_Zubimendi 
          ...  S_Canales brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 8  :(spp) R_Pepi can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  R_Pepi fires the shot in! 
          ...  A_Padilla saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 9  :(bil) N_Serrano finds Yeray in acres of space 
          ...  Yeray attempts to nutmeg A_Lopes! 
          ...  A_Lopes gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 9  :(spp) K_Kairinene flicks the ball through 
          ...  E_Bars runs onto it! 
          ...  E_Bars runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Headley chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Padilla thumps the ball away! 
Min. 10 :(bil) Jaurigezar holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees D_Vivian in space! 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Nunex 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 14 :(bil) Jaurigezar with the through ball to O_Sancet 
          ...  O_Sancet with the crafty shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Right into the top corner! 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao 2-0 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 16 :(spp) M_Nunex holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to S_Canales 
          ...  S_Canales tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  A_Padilla tips it over !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Canales flights it in! 
          ...  A_Padilla comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  E_Bars with the shot! 
          ...  A_Padilla won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 18 :(spp) M_Nunex with a 40-yard pass to R_Pepi 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by R_Pepi! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Kairinene with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  D_Arize gets on the end of it 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 19 :(bil) N_Serrano plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  What a challenge by R_Pepi 
          ...  The ball cannoning out of play for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Moncayola with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  Jaurigezar gets to it! 
          ...  A_Lopes parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 21 :(bil) I_Sainz takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  I_Sainz with the overhead! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 24 :(spp) S_Canales runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to E_Bars 
          ...  E_Bars pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  A_Padilla gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 
Min. 26 :(bil) O_Sancet beats J_Headley 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  S_Canales with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 28 :(spp) M_Alonso bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to D_Arize 
          ...  D_Arize drives it low! 
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 34 :(spp) S_Canales brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  R_Pepi gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  An audacious effort from R_Pepi! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Athletic Bilbao fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 38 :(bil) M_Zubimendi hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  I_Sainz collects the loose ball! 
          ...  I_Sainz carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 41 :(spp) M_Nunex gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  S_Canales is unmarked 
          ...  D_Vivian clears with a diving header 
Min. 42 :(spp) M_Andersen holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees R_Pepi in space! 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  Jaurigezar takes possession 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(bil) G_Guruzeta knocks the ball past the lunge of L_Morgalla 
          ...  M_Nunex with an ugly foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 46 :(spp) M_Nunex with the towering header to S_Canales 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  I_Zubeldia belts it clear 
Min. 48 :(bil) J_Moncayola holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to G_Guruzeta 
          ...  A great volley from G_Guruzeta! 
          ...  But A_Lopes makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Sparta Prague

Min. 47 :(spp) J_Headley takes advantage of a bad back pass from M_Zubimendi 
          ...  But D_Vivian spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 51 :(bil) Jaurigezar hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  I_Sainz latches onto it! 
          ...  I_Sainz flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Lopes's hands 
          ...  But A_Lopes recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 51 :(spp) M_Andersen plays in E_Bars with a beautiful ball 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  M_Zubimendi looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 52 :(bil) Jaurigezar with a one-touch layoff to G_Guruzeta 
          ...  S_Canales wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 53 :(bil) O_Sancet finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  J_Headley tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Yeray crosses it in! 
          ...  A_Lopes makes the catch! 
Min. 53 :(spp) S_Canales heads the ball back to R_Pepi 
          ...  R_Pepi with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  A_Padilla won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 55 :(spp) S_Canales finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  S_Canales with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 57 :(spp) L_Morgalla takes advantage of a mistake by I_Sainz 
          ...  He knocks the ball to S_Canales! 
          ...  S_Canales shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  A_Padilla plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 58 :(bil) D_Vivian with a pinpoint pass to J_Moncayola 
          ...  J_Moncayola with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 59 :(bil) I_Zubeldia retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Zubimendi gets on the end of it 
          ...  Well intercepted by J_Headley 
Min. 59 :(spp) D_Arize hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  S_Canales latches onto it! 
          ...  S_Canales with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 60 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: O_Mangala 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Bars 
Min. 61 :(spp) L_Morgalla puts in S_Canales 
          ...  S_Canales is clean through! 
          ...  He tries to take it round A_Padilla 
          ...  A_Padilla makes his move 
          ...  A_Padilla catches the ball 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Kairinene flights it in! 
          ...  D_Arize tries to place the shot! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 64 :(spp) L_Morgalla sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to M_Nunex 
          ...  A thundering drive by M_Nunex! 
          ...  A_Padilla blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 65 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Hierro 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Sainz 
Min. 65 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Armstrong 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Arize 
Min. 65 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 65 :(spp) M_Nunex sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  R_Pepi runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  R_Pepi has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  A_Padilla with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 66 :(bil) I_Zubeldia skips the challenge from J_Headley 
          ...  J_Headley reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 67 :(bil) M_Zubimendi knocks the ball on and sprints past J_Headley 
          ...  A delightful ball in to G_Guruzeta 
          ...  M_Alonso robs him of the ball 
Min. 68 :(bil) A_Hierro finds his way through 
          ...  He sets up the shot 
          ...  A_Hierro leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  A_Lopes makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  A defender hoofs it out for a corner! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Serrano floats the ball in! 
          ...  A_Lopes fists it away! 
Min. 68 :(bil) A_Hierro beats J_Headley 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  S_Canales with the tackle 
          ...  He left his foot in there! 
          ...  That's his second booking! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 70 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: Gorasabel 
          ...  COMING OFF: Yeray 
Min. 70 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Larrazabal 
          ...  COMING OFF: O_Sancet 
Min. 71 :(bil) N_Serrano runs forward 
          ...  N_Serrano hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  A_Lopes gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 71 :(spp) K_Kairinene spots O_Mangala who is in acres of space 
          ...  An audacious effort from O_Mangala! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  A_Padilla looks relieved there! 
Min. 73 :(bil) N_Serrano sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  I_Zubeldia gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  I_Zubeldia uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  A_Lopes parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 79 :(spp) O_Mangala backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  R_Pepi gets on the end of it 
          ...  R_Pepi tries to beat A_Padilla from outside the area! 
          ...  A_Padilla gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 80 :(spp) K_Kairinene spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to J_Headley! 
          ...  J_Headley with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  A_Padilla is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 81 :(bil) J_Moncayola holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to N_Serrano 
          ...  N_Serrano with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 84 :(bil) J_Moncayola drives it across the face of the goal G_Guruzeta 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by G_Guruzeta! 
          ...  A_Lopes with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 87 :(spp) R_Pepi breaks free from his marker 
          ...  A_Hierro with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee writes his name into the book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 87 :(spp) O_Mangala bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to R_Pepi 
          ...  R_Pepi flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  It's beaten A_Padilla 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  But it's been ruled out! 
          ...  He was fouling the defender 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(bil) G_Larrazabal nutmegs M_Andersen, he continues to run forward 
          ...  L_Morgalla is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
Min. 91 :(spp) M_Andersen plays a long ball to L_Morgalla 
          ...  But Gorasabel slides in 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : San Mames
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Athletic Bilbao Match Info
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Best player          : Jaurigezar (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : I_Sainz (1), O_Sancet (14)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Hierro (87)
Injured              : N/A
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Sparta Prague Match Info
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Best player          : R_Pepi
Scorers              : D_Arize (28)
Sent Off             : S_Canales (68)
Booked               : M_Nunex (43)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Athletic Bilbao  |    Sparta Prague
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       22
Off target           :           5        |       14
On target            :          10        |       8
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           3        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           3        |       11
Key Tackles          :           7        |       9
Key Passes           :          15        |       23
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Final Score          : Athletic Bilbao 2 - 1 Sparta Prague
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Player Statistics - Athletic Bilbao
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_Padilla      GK  25   1   1   1  21 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0   0
D_Vivian       DF   1  21  15   6  25 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  14   0
I_Zubeldia     DF   1  21  17  13  30 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  12  13
Yeray          DF   1  19  15  11  26 |  73   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
M_Zubimendi    DF   1  19  20  11  27 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  18   0
J_Moncayola    DM   1  16  21   5  28 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24  21
Jaurigezar     DM   1  13  18   6  26 |  95   0   1   4   1   1   0   0   0   0  23  59  21
O_Sancet       AM   1   7  20  16  21 |  73   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
N_Serrano      AM   1  10  19  17  26 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  29
I_Sainz        AM   1   6  15  18  20 |  68   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  14  49
G_Guruzeta     FW   1   5  14  21  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15  12
A_Castro       GK  18   1   1   1   8 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Gorasabel      DF   1  18  15   4  23 |  22   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
J_Areso        DF   1  15  13   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Larrazabal   AM   1   3  16  14  25 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hierro       FW   1   6  13  18  27 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  -4   5

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 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
M_Andersen     DF   1  20  12   8  25 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  51   0
J_Headley      DF   1  19  14   7  27 |  95   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  51   0  19
L_Morgalla     DF   1  18  17   3  26 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  36   0
M_Alonso       DF   1  21  15   4  29 |  95   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  32   0
M_Nunex        DM   1  14  19  11  22 |  95   0   1   5   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  46  12
S_Canales      AM   1   4  21  20  21 |  71   0   2   3   0   6   0   0   1   0  49   9  24
E_Bars         MF   1   8  17  13  20 |  63   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  39
K_Kairinene    DM   1  14  19  10  24 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
R_Pepi         FW   1   3  13  21  30 |  95   0   1   1   0   7   0   0   0   0  33  16  38
D_Arize        FW   1   5  13  17  22 |  68   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  16  44
G_Curci        GK  21   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Junuor       DF   1  19  12   7  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Mangala      MF   1  12  16   9  28 |  32   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  26  17
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 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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