FFO EFL2, Schalke vs. Athletic Bilbao (Fri Apr 25)


                              Schalke  |  Athletic Bilbao
                          4-1-2-2-1 C  |  4-2-0-3-1 A
                                    -  |  Sam Bradwell
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                       J_Griffiths GK  |  GK A_Padilla
                         M_Hermoso DF  |  DF D_Vivian
                        I_Martinez DF  |  DF I_Zubeldia
                         C_Brunner DF  |  DF Yeray
                          M_Dawson DF  |  DF M_Zubimendi
                     R_Schalenberg DM  |  DM J_Moncayola
                          F_Downes MF  |  DM Jaurigezar
                       L_McCulloch MF  |  AM O_Sancet
                           M_Gomes AM  |  AM N_Serrano
                           D_Undav AM  |  AM I_Sainz
                         M_Dembele FW  |  FW G_Guruzeta
                                       |
                         R_Zentner SUB |  SUB A_Castro
                            K_Long SUB |  SUB Gorasabel
                           T_Moore SUB |  SUB J_Areso
                           B_Wiles SUB |  SUB G_Larrazabal
                           C_Offor SUB |  SUB A_Hierro




Min. 1  :(bil) G_Guruzeta sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  M_Hermoso pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 5  :(sch) M_Gomes boots it towards L_McCulloch 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_Moncayola and it had to be 
Min. 7  :(sch) F_Downes moves forward 
          ...  F_Downes with the header! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  - spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 9  :(bil) O_Sancet sidesteps M_Hermoso 
          ...  O_Sancet attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But J_Griffiths comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 10 :(sch) I_Martinez finds his way through 
          ...  He sets up the shot 
          ...  A great volley from I_Martinez! 
          ...  But A_Padilla punches it away 
Min. 11 :(bil) O_Sancet runs with pace at the defence 
          ...  O_Sancet with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  J_Griffiths gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 15 :(sch) R_Schalenberg with a 30-yard pass to C_Brunner 
          ...  C_Brunner has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But A_Padilla punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 16 :(sch) M_Gomes has it now 
          ...  He takes on J_Moncayola 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Hermoso! 
          ...  M_Hermoso hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  But A_Padilla makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 18 :(bil) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  M_Zubimendi is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by C_Brunner! 
          ...  M_Dawson with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 21 :(bil) J_Moncayola with a 50-yard pass to M_Zubimendi 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by I_Martinez 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 24 :(sch) M_Gomes jumps over Yeray's challenge 
          ...  A powerful shot by M_Gomes! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Look at his face! 
          ...  He can't believe it himself! 
          ...  Let's see if Schalke can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Schalke 1-0 Athletic Bilbao ...
Min. 25 :(bil) G_Guruzeta turns past C_Brunner 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  G_Guruzeta hits a great shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season! 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao have pulled level! 
          ...  Schalke 1-1 Athletic Bilbao ...
Min. 28 :(bil) D_Vivian looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards J_Moncayola 
          ...  J_Moncayola has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  But J_Griffiths with the difficult save 
Min. 29 :(sch) F_Downes has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Padilla! 
          ...  J_Moncayola hacks him down! 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 31 :(bil) G_Guruzeta has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  G_Guruzeta tries to beat J_Griffiths from outside the area! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 32 :(sch) R_Schalenberg cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to L_McCulloch 
          ...  L_McCulloch has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  But A_Padilla punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 32 :(bil) I_Sainz gets lucky and beats F_Downes 
          ...  Now with the centre to Yeray 
          ...  A glorious effort by Yeray! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 33 :(sch) M_Dembele knocks the ball past I_Zubeldia 
          ...  M_Dembele looks to see where A_Padilla is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 33 :(bil) O_Sancet runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  L_McCulloch rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside their own half 
          ...  I_Sainz passes to G_Guruzeta 
          ...  G_Guruzeta with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  J_Griffiths is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Zubeldia chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Griffiths catches it! 
Min. 35 :(sch) M_Gomes gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Dembele 
          ...  M_Dembele bears down on goal! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 37 :(sch) D_Undav gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  G_Guruzeta with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
Min. 38 :(sch) D_Undav jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  But Jaurigezar barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 41 :(sch) D_Undav plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  D_Undav rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  A_Padilla is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(sch) R_Schalenberg finds M_Gomes with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  M_Gomes fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  But A_Padilla punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that A_Padilla got a touch 
Min. 45 :(sch) R_Schalenberg dribbles it into the box 
          ...  R_Schalenberg plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 46 :(bil) G_Guruzeta with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from L_McCulloch 
          ...  Driven towards goal by G_Guruzeta! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into J_Griffiths's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 47 :(bil) I_Zubeldia hoists the ball across to O_Sancet 
          ...  O_Sancet aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Schalke 1-1 Athletic Bilbao

Min. 46 :(bil) J_Moncayola retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  O_Sancet latches onto the end of it 
          ...  O_Sancet tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 47 :(bil) O_Sancet takes advantage of a mistake by I_Martinez 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  C_Brunner with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
Min. 48 :(bil) J_Moncayola finds I_Sainz with a ball over the defence 
          ...  M_Dawson wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 49 :(sch) M_Dembele gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside D_Vivian! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Dembele attempts the shot! 
          ...  A_Padilla with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 51 :(sch) D_Undav wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Gomes 
          ...  M_Gomes swings in the shot! 
          ...  A_Padilla collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 52 :(bil) O_Sancet finds I_Sainz with a ball over the defence 
          ...  I_Sainz sees J_Griffiths off his line! 
          ...  J_Griffiths makes a difficult save 
Min. 53 :(sch) L_McCulloch with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past Yeray 
          ...  He knocks it to I_Martinez! 
          ...  I_Martinez with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  A_Padilla with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 56 :(sch) C_Brunner runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off I_Zubeldia back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  C_Brunner tries the shot! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 58 :(sch) C_Brunner controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  R_Schalenberg gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  The ball hits I_Zubeldia in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 58 :(bil) J_Moncayola skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to G_Guruzeta 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  M_Dawson takes possession 
Min. 59 :(bil) M_Zubimendi boots it towards G_Guruzeta 
          ...  G_Guruzeta has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  J_Griffiths with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 65 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Hierro 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Sainz 
Min. 66 :(sch) M_Dawson holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Brunner 
          ...  C_Brunner cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 68 :(bil) A_Hierro kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  G_Guruzeta gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  R_Schalenberg goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee 
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. 72 :(sch) M_Dawson plays a first time ball through the defence to F_Downes 
          ...  F_Downes hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Padilla will be disappointed he did not save that! 
          ...  Let's see if Schalke can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Schalke 2-1 Athletic Bilbao ...
Min. 72 :(bil) Jaurigezar gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to G_Larrazabal 
          ...  The ball hits C_Brunner in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 75 :(sch) M_Hermoso with a 40-yard pass to C_Brunner 
          ...  But M_Zubimendi wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 78 :(sch) D_Undav breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Padilla! 
          ...  M_Zubimendi brings him down! 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 80 :(bil) J_Moncayola has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past R_Schalenberg 
          ...  He puts in A_Hierro! 
          ...  C_Brunner slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 81 :(sch) F_Downes cuts the ball back to M_Gomes 
          ...  A well-placed shot from M_Gomes! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  How did that find it's way in? 
          ...  Schalke 3-1 Athletic Bilbao ...
Min. 82 :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke 
          ...  Schalke have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 83 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Wiles 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_Downes 
Min. 85 :(sch) M_Gomes looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Brunner 
          ...  C_Brunner tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  A_Padilla grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(bil) N_Serrano runs towards the goal 
          ...  N_Serrano with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 91 :(sch) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  D_Undav seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  D_Undav with the header! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Padilla dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Padilla beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_McCulloch hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Padilla comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  M_Dawson with the shot! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 91 :(bil) A_Hierro finds N_Serrano in the box 
          ...  R_Schalenberg takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 91 :(sch) D_Undav takes advantage of a bad back pass from I_Zubeldia 
          ...  I_Zubeldia with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Here we go, a real chance of a goal 
          ...  M_Dembele hits it hard with some tremendous top spin 
          ...  A_Padilla gathers it easily 
Min. 93 :(bil) J_Moncayola with an intelligent ball to A_Hierro 
          ...  A well-placed shot from A_Hierro! 
          ...  J_Griffiths won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 96 :(bil) J_Moncayola runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to D_Vivian 
          ...  D_Vivian unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  J_Griffiths can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  J_Griffiths was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Veltins-Arena
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Schalke Match Info
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Best player          : M_Gomes (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Gomes (24,81), F_Downes (72)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Athletic Bilbao Match Info
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Best player          : J_Moncayola
Scorers              : G_Guruzeta (25)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Zubeldia (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Schalke  |    Athletic Bilbao
Attempts on Goal     :          22        |       15
Off target           :          10        |       9
On target            :          12        |       6
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       4
Key Passes           :          14        |       15
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Final Score          : Schalke 3 - 1 Athletic Bilbao
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Player Statistics - Schalke
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_Griffiths    GK  24   1   1   1  26 |  99   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
M_Hermoso      DF   1  22  18   4  24 |  99   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  14  11  23
I_Martinez     DF   1  20  14  10  23 |  99   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  16   0  34
C_Brunner      DF   1  19  15  12  30 |  99   0   2   1   0   4   0   0   0   0  34  14  57
M_Dawson       DF   1  18  15  13  25 |  99   0   3   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  54  46  13
R_Schalenberg  DM   1  14  20  12  27 |  99   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  22  27  14
F_Downes       MF   1  14  19   9  21 |  86   0   0   1   1   2   1   0   0   0   0  24  59
L_McCulloch    MF   1  12  17   3  20 |  99   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  24
M_Gomes        AM   1  15  19  13  22 |  99   0   0   4   0   4   2   0   0   0   0  40  96
D_Undav        AM   1   2  13  21  24 |  99   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  16  10
M_Dembele      FW   1   1  13  22  29 |  99   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
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
T_Moore        DF   1  15  11   3  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Wiles        MF   1  12  14   3  31 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Offor        FW   1   2  11  14  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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 |  99   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0
D_Vivian       DF   1  21  15   6  25 |  99   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  20
I_Zubeldia     DF   1  21  17  13  30 |  99   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  11   8  -4
Yeray          DF   1  19  15  11  26 |  73   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
M_Zubimendi    DF   1  19  20  11  27 |  99   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   9   0
J_Moncayola    DM   1  17  21   6  28 |  99   0   1   7   0   1   0   0   0   0  19  56  21
Jaurigezar     DM   1  13  18   6  26 |  99   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  11   0
O_Sancet       AM   1   7  21  16  21 |  73   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   8  42
N_Serrano      AM   1  10  19  17  26 |  99   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
I_Sainz        AM   1   6  16  18  20 |  68   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13   9
G_Guruzeta     FW   1   5  14  22  26 |  99   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  33
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 |  26   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 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hierro       FW   1   6  13  18  27 |  31   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  32   8
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