FFO EFL2, Athletic Bilbao vs. Wolfsburg (Mon Mar 17)


                      Athletic Bilbao  |  Wolfsburg
                          4-2-0-3-1 A  |  5-2-1-2 N
                         Sam Bradwell  |  Jason Hopton
                                       |
                         A_Padilla GK  |  GK Kepa
                          D_Vivian DF  |  DF N_Nkounkou
                        I_Zubeldia DF  |  DF M_Tonetto
                             Yeray DF  |  DF W_Bouma
                       M_Zubimendi DF  |  DF H_Smolcic
                       J_Moncayola DM  |  DF M_Wieffer
                        Jaurigezar DM  |  MF D_Ozoh
                          O_Sancet AM  |  MF S_Eguren
                         N_Serrano AM  |  AM A_Knauff
                           I_Sainz AM  |  FW Vinicius_Jr
                        G_Guruzeta FW  |  FW Beto
                                       |
                          A_Castro SUB |  SUB J_Ledesma
                         Gorasabel SUB |  SUB D_Brekalo
                           J_Areso SUB |  SUB A_Buta
                      G_Larrazabal SUB |  SUB M_Shved
                          A_Hierro SUB |  SUB J_Njinmah




Min. 1  :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Beto 
          ...  Yeray pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 1  :(bil) I_Sainz runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  H_Smolcic with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 3  :(wlb) D_Ozoh saunters past I_Zubeldia 
          ...  Jaurigezar with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
Min. 6  :(wlb) Beto controls the ball with ease 
          ...  A thundering drive by Beto! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  It flew past A_Padilla and the San Mames comes alive! 
          ...  That's given Wolfsburg the advantage! 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao 0-1 Wolfsburg ...
Min. 8  :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  N_Serrano hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy 
          ...  Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Ozoh crosses it in! 
          ...  A_Padilla comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  S_Eguren with the shot! 
          ...  A_Padilla is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish! 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao 0-2 Wolfsburg ...
Min. 13 :(bil) Yeray spits at Beto 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
Min. 13 :(wlb) M_Wieffer chips the ball over the defence and finds Beto 
          ...  But I_Zubeldia wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 16 :(bil) Yeray with a burst of pace 
          ...  Beto with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 17 :(wlb) A_Knauff cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to W_Bouma 
          ...  W_Bouma has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  There was no way A_Padilla was going to catch that! 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao 0-3 Wolfsburg ...
Min. 18 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg 
          ...  Wolfsburg have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 18 :(wlb) S_Eguren looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Vinicius_Jr 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr attempts to nutmeg A_Padilla! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  A_Padilla is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_Padilla jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 23 :(wlb) Beto with the cross-field pass to Vinicius_Jr 
          ...  Yeray with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  The referee comes over to him 
          ...  He's already on a yellow 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 24 :(bil) D_Vivian runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to G_Guruzeta 
          ...  G_Guruzeta is clean through! 
          ...  He rounds Kepa 
          ...  Kepa charges out of his area 
          ...  He's lobbed him!! 
          ...  It goes over!! 
Min. 25 :(bil) N_Serrano is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to G_Guruzeta 
          ...  G_Guruzeta rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  Kepa narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 26 :(wlb) D_Ozoh with a short pass to find A_Knauff 
          ...  A_Knauff tries to chip the ball over A_Padilla! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 27 :(bil) O_Sancet takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  But W_Bouma comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 29 :(bil) O_Sancet spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to G_Guruzeta! 
          ...  G_Guruzeta fires the shot in! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  Kepa moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  Kepa catches it with style! 
Min. 29 :(wlb) A defence splitting pass from A_Knauff to H_Smolcic 
          ...  H_Smolcic from 20 yards! 
          ...  A_Padilla catches the ball 
Min. 30 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  Jaurigezar with the foul 
          ...  The Referee beckons him over with his finger 
          ...  The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 31 :(bil) I_Zubeldia kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  G_Guruzeta gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  G_Guruzeta curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  Kepa can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  Kepa was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 32 :(wlb) Beto sprints past the defender 
          ...  Beto with a thundering volley! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 33 :(bil) M_Zubimendi with the first time flick to N_Serrano 
          ...  Beto pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  You can't swap shirts until after the game! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  O_Sancet hoists it forward 
          ...  N_Serrano gets on the end of it 
          ...  N_Serrano with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 40 :(wlb) M_Tonetto smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  D_Ozoh latches onto the ball 
          ...  J_Moncayola bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 42 :(bil) G_Guruzeta with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past the defender 
          ...  G_Guruzeta from 20 yards! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(bil) J_Moncayola drives it across the face of the goal I_Sainz 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by M_Wieffer 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 44 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  An audacious effort from Vinicius_Jr! 
          ...  A_Padilla parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 45 :(wlb) D_Ozoh wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Eguren 
          ...  I_Zubeldia reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Athletic Bilbao 0-3 Wolfsburg

Min. 47 :(wlb) A_Knauff with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past M_Zubimendi 
          ...  A_Knauff with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  It floats over A_Padilla 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was a great effort 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao 0-4 Wolfsburg ...
Min. 49 :(bil) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  I_Sainz takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  I_Sainz keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 50 :(bil) D_Vivian knocks the ball past the lunge of A_Knauff 
          ...  D_Vivian fires the shot in! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Look at his face! 
          ...  He can't believe it himself! 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao 1-4 Wolfsburg ...
Min. 52 :(bil) I_Sainz flicks it over W_Bouma's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  I_Sainz with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  Kepa saves, but he can't keep hold of it 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Vivian dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Kepa catches it with ease 
Min. 52 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr lobs A_Padilla! 
          ...  A_Padilla collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 55 :(bil) J_Moncayola pass splits open the defence and finds N_Serrano 
          ...  A_Knauff with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 58 :(bil) N_Serrano nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by D_Ozoh 
Min. 62 :(wlb) M_Tonetto is too quick for I_Zubeldia 
          ...  A glorious effort by M_Tonetto! 
          ...  A_Padilla falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Unlucky! 
          ...  The Wolfsburg fans start to taunt him now! 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao 1-5 Wolfsburg ...
Min. 63 :(bil) I_Zubeldia is through on goal 
          ...  A well-placed shot from I_Zubeldia! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Kepa dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had Kepa beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Serrano dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  Great catch from Kepa! 
Min. 65 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Hierro 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Sainz 
Min. 65 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Brekalo 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Smolcic 
Min. 65 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Buta 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Eguren 
Min. 65 :(wlb) D_Ozoh with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  But J_Moncayola slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 66 :(wlb) D_Brekalo drives it forward to A_Knauff 
          ...  A_Knauff with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  A_Padilla just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 67 :(wlb) A_Knauff with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  But Jaurigezar with the fine tackle 
Min. 69 :(bil) J_Moncayola runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs M_Tonetto 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  J_Moncayola has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 70 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Larrazabal 
          ...  COMING OFF: O_Sancet 
Min. 70 :(bil) G_Guruzeta takes advantage of a mistake by W_Bouma 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to G_Larrazabal! 
          ...  G_Larrazabal curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  Kepa makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 73 :(bil) J_Moncayola get's past W_Bouma 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  But N_Nkounkou reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 74 :(bil) N_Serrano runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs W_Bouma 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  N_Serrano sees Kepa off his line! 
          ...  Kepa heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 75 :(wlb) N_Nkounkou runs at the heart of the defence 
          ...  N_Nkounkou attempts a chip! 
          ...  But A_Padilla punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 76 :(wlb) W_Bouma sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  W_Bouma goes for the top corner! 
          ...  A_Padilla with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 78 :(wlb) A_Knauff gains possession 
          ...  A_Knauff could have let it bounce! 
          ...  A_Padilla has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Padilla reacts well to save!! 
Min. 80 :(wlb) A_Knauff nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from J_Moncayola 
Min. 82 :(bil) G_Larrazabal 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! 
          ...  G_Guruzeta receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  G_Guruzeta hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 83 :(wlb) A_Buta with a one-touch layoff to Vinicius_Jr 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 84 :(bil) J_Moncayola 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! 
          ...  G_Larrazabal receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  G_Larrazabal looks to see where Kepa is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 87 :(wlb) W_Bouma hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  A_Knauff latches onto it! 
          ...  A_Knauff plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  A_Padilla watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(bil) N_Serrano turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to A_Hierro 
          ...  A_Hierro hits a great drive! 
          ...  Kepa with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 89 :(wlb) M_Tonetto crosses into the box, finding M_Wieffer 
          ...  M_Wieffer with a thundering volley! 
          ...  A_Padilla gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 90 :(bil) Jaurigezar is all alone 
          ...  The linesman keeps his flag down 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by A_Buta 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 91 :(bil) A_Hierro sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Serrano 
          ...  A glorious effort by N_Serrano! 
          ...  Kepa with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 91 :(wlb) D_Ozoh with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  D_Ozoh hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 

*************  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          : J_Moncayola
Scorers              : D_Vivian (50)
Sent Off             : Yeray (23)
Booked               : Jaurigezar (30)
Injured              : N/A
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Wolfsburg Match Info
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Best player          : A_Knauff (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Beto (6), S_Eguren (8), W_Bouma (17), A_Knauff (47), M_Tonetto (62)
Sent Off             : Beto (33)
Booked               : H_Smolcic (1)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Athletic Bilbao  |    Wolfsburg
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       19
Off target           :           9        |       7
On target            :           8        |       12
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :          10        |       8
Key Tackles          :           7        |       5
Key Passes           :          12        |       14
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Final Score          : Athletic Bilbao 1 - 5 Wolfsburg
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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   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -18   0   0   0
D_Vivian       DF   1  21  15   6  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  14  48
I_Zubeldia     DF   1  21  17  13  30 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  12  13
Yeray          DF   1  19  15  11  26 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -15 -15 -15
M_Zubimendi    DF   1  19  20  11  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0
J_Moncayola    DM   1  16  21   5  28 |  95   0   3   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  24  21
Jaurigezar     DM   1  13  18   6  26 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  19  -4  -4
O_Sancet       AM   1   7  20  16  21 |  73   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0
N_Serrano      AM   1  10  19  17  26 |  95   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  26  20  29
I_Sainz        AM   1   6  15  18  20 |  68   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
G_Guruzeta     FW   1   5  14  21  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  15  32
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 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13  25
A_Hierro       FW   1   6  13  18  27 |  27   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16   9

Player Statistics - Wolfsburg
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  25   1   1   1  20 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
N_Nkounkou     DF   1  20  14  13  29 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  16   0  14
M_Tonetto      DF   1  19  15   3  24 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  28  54
W_Bouma        DF   1  18  12   9  26 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  18  17  60
H_Smolcic      DF   1  19  14   8  21 |  68   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  15
M_Wieffer      DF   1  18  20   5  27 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  18   9  22
D_Ozoh         MF   1  12  20  13  22 |  95   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  24  40  13
S_Eguren       MF   1  11  18  13  25 |  68   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  11  34
A_Knauff       AM   1   9  20  16  26 |  95   0   0   2   1   5   1   0   0   0   0  31  69
Vinicius_Jr    FW   1   2  18  24  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  11  10
Beto           FW   1   8  14  21  30 |  33   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   1   0 -15   0   8
J_Ledesma      GK  19   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Brekalo      DF   1  14  13   7  22 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
A_Buta         MF   1   6  18  13  29 |  27   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  11   0
M_Shved        MF   1   3  15  12  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Njinmah      FW   1   2  10  15  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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