FFO EFL2, Sparta Prague vs. Lazio (Fri May 16) Sparta Prague | Lazio 4-1-2-3 N | 4-3-3 E Emlyn Brennan | Ryan Field | A_Lopes GK | GK G_Restes M_Andersen DF | DF I_Konate J_Headley DF | DF G_Caldwell L_Morgalla DF | DF J_P_van_Hecke M_Alonso DF | DF M_Pfertzel S_Canales MF | MF O_Gloukh M_Nunex DM | FW D_Riordan K_Kairinene MF | MF A_Engels A_Armstrong FW | MF H_Elliott R_Pepi FW | FW J_Alvarez A_Dovbyk FW | FW C_Gakpo | G_Curci SUB | SUB B_Fall M_Junuor SUB | SUB I_Nedelcearu E_Bars SUB | SUB R_Vargas V_Olatunji SUB | SUB M_Bentayg D_Arize SUB | SUB J_Kuchta Min. 1 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to A Min. 1 :(spp) The defender underhits the back pass! ... A_Dovbyk is through! ... What a mistake by A_Engels! ... A_Dovbyk with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... But G_Restes makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 1 :(laz) O_Gloukh floats the ball in to find D_Riordan ... L_Morgalla with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 2 :(spp) A_Dovbyk passes the ball to R_Pepi ... I_Konate 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! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... M_Andersen flights it in! ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for G_Restes, who catches the ball Min. 3 :(laz) A_Engels cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Alvarez ... A_Dovbyk with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 5 :(spp) R_Pepi finds the space intelligently ... A glorious effort by R_Pepi! ... It floats over G_Restes ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 5 :(spp) The ball runs loose! ... R_Pepi seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... M_Pfertzel with a nasty foul Min. 7 :(spp) S_Canales runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... Wonderful sliding challenge by I_Konate ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 8 :(laz) J_P_van_Hecke takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to O_Gloukh ... O_Gloukh flings a shot at goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Lopes dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had A_Lopes beaten! ... CORNER! ... C_Gakpo chips the ball in towards the far post! ... It goes straight into the arms of A_Lopes ... 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. 9 :(laz) O_Gloukh has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past M_Alonso ... He puts in A_Engels! ... A_Engels hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... A_Lopes drops the shot! ... And it's gone in! ... GOAL!! ... Butterfingers! ... Lazio go in front now with that goal! ... Sparta Prague 0-1 Lazio ... Min. 10 :(laz) C_Gakpo with the Cruyff turn ... C_Gakpo tries one from the edge of the box! ... A_Lopes with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 11 :(spp) A_Dovbyk get's past J_P_van_Hecke ... He's gonna worry them again ... J_P_van_Hecke goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 12 :(spp) K_Kairinene runs at the defence ... He nutmegs J_P_van_Hecke ... He showed his class there ... J_P_van_Hecke hits it out for a corner ... Can they make this pay? ... CORNER! ... M_Alonso floats the ball in! ... It goes straight into the arms of G_Restes Min. 13 :(laz) O_Gloukh with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to D_Riordan ... D_Riordan with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... It hits the post ... GOAL!! ... What a great effort! ... Sparta Prague 0-2 Lazio ... Min. 14 :(laz) Tactical Change by Lazio ... Lazio have changed their playing style to A Min. 14 :(laz) J_Alvarez finds D_Riordan with a perfectly weighted pass ... D_Riordan beats the offside trap! ... He runs at A_Lopes ... He slips it underneath A_Lopes ... He hits it towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... Sparta Prague 0-3 Lazio ... Min. 15 :(laz) Tactical Change by Lazio ... Lazio have changed their playing style to D Min. 15 :(spp) A_Dovbyk threads the through ball to R_Pepi ... J_P_van_Hecke brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 17 :(spp) R_Pepi with the through ball to A_Armstrong ... M_Pfertzel hits it out for a corner ... Can they make this pay? ... CORNER! ... S_Canales dinks the ball into the area! ... M_Nunex gets something on it! ... G_Restes gathers it comfortably Min. 17 :(laz) J_Alvarez can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to J_P_van_Hecke ... J_P_van_Hecke plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... GOAL!! ... He receives the congratulations from his team-mates! ... Sparta Prague 0-4 Lazio ... Min. 20 :(spp) A_Dovbyk sidesteps M_Pfertzel ... A_Dovbyk smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... It hits the post ... GOAL!! ... What a great effort! ... Sparta Prague 1-4 Lazio ... Min. 21 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C Min. 24 :(spp) L_Morgalla takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... L_Morgalla hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 24 :(spp) M_Andersen has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... J_P_van_Hecke muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 27 :(spp) K_Kairinene looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to A_Armstrong ... G_Caldwell tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... He's a lucky boy!! ... CORNER! ... A_Dovbyk swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... Great catch from G_Restes! Min. 29 :(spp) J_Headley with a one-touch layoff to A_Dovbyk ... G_Caldwell reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 29 :(spp) S_Canales cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Andersen ... D_Riordan is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Ryan Field looks relieved ... Emlyn Brennan is far from happy with that decision Min. 31 :(spp) A_Armstrong flicks it over the defenders head ... He showed some great skill there! ... A_Armstrong tries to catch the keeper out! ... But G_Restes makes an easy save Min. 31 :(laz) A defence splitting pass from M_Pfertzel to J_P_van_Hecke ... But he loses control of it ... M_Andersen belts it clear Min. 32 :(spp) R_Pepi with a byline cross to A_Dovbyk ... G_Caldwell goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 37 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to A Min. 37 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... A_Dovbyk will now play as a AM Min. 41 :(laz) I_Konate sidesteps J_Headley ... He showed great skill there ... A_Armstrong tackles cleanly Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(spp) A_Dovbyk steps over the ball ... He nutmegs M_Pfertzel ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... A_Dovbyk with a graceful, looping effort! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 47 :(spp) K_Kairinene looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to R_Pepi ... R_Pepi with the punt towards goal! ... The ball moves through the air! ... G_Restes moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sparta Prague 1-4 Lazio Min. 46 :(laz) H_Elliott sprints past M_Andersen ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... J_Headley with a clumsy challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... Nothing. Just a ticking off! Min. 48 :(spp) K_Kairinene is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to M_Nunex ... M_Nunex launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... But G_Restes pulls out a save of the game Min. 48 :(spp) S_Canales with the through ball to A_Armstrong ... C_Gakpo is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... FREE KICK! ... That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! ... A_Armstrong runs up straight ... And hits it hard with a massive toe-bunger! ... But G_Restes reaches the ball. Good save Min. 57 :(spp) L_Morgalla with the deft touch ... He takes it past G_Caldwell ... He knocks it to M_Andersen! ... H_Elliott reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 58 :(spp) R_Pepi picks up a loose ball ... R_Pepi with a terrific drive! ... G_Restes has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... G_Restes reacts well to save!! Min. 59 :(spp) M_Nunex spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to A_Dovbyk! ... J_P_van_Hecke with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 60 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague ... COMING ON: M_Junuor ... COMING OFF: M_Andersen Min. 61 :(spp) M_Alonso with the first time flick to A_Dovbyk ... A_Dovbyk with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 63 :(spp) A_Dovbyk flicks the ball on to M_Junuor ... J_P_van_Hecke forces him off the ball Min. 65 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague ... COMING ON: V_Olatunji ... COMING OFF: S_Canales Min. 66 :(spp) V_Olatunji runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off H_Elliott back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... I_Konate rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee lectures him Min. 72 :(laz) M_Pfertzel sidesteps J_Headley ... He was too quick for his marker ... J_Headley recovers the situation to win the ball back Min. 75 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague ... COMING ON: D_Arize ... COMING OFF: R_Pepi Min. 75 :(laz) O_Gloukh takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to C_Gakpo ... C_Gakpo attempts the shot! ... A_Lopes blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 76 :(spp) K_Kairinene with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past O_Gloukh ... K_Kairinene hits a great drive! ... GOAL!! ... G_Restes had no chance! THEY'VE CAVED IN! ... That's given Sparta Prague something to fight for! ... Sparta Prague 2-4 Lazio ... Min. 77 :(laz) Tactical Change by Lazio ... Lazio have changed their playing style to A Min. 78 :(spp) K_Kairinene with the majestic dribble ... K_Kairinene lobs G_Restes! ... G_Restes won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 78 :(laz) I_Konate controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... J_Alvarez gets onto the end of the pass! ... A_Armstrong with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... FREE KICK! ... An expectant silence takes the crowd ... H_Elliott swings it in ... J_Alvarez takes control of it! ... J_Alvarez unleashes a pile driver! ... It floats over A_Lopes ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 79 :(laz) C_Gakpo takes advantage of a bad back pass from M_Nunex ... C_Gakpo drives the ball low! ... A_Lopes fists it away Min. 82 :(laz) C_Gakpo turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to J_Alvarez ... M_Nunex knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 82 :(spp) K_Kairinene with an early cross to V_Olatunji ... I_Konate with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 83 :(laz) J_Alvarez nutmegs the defender ... J_Alvarez tries to lob the keeper! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 84 :(spp) M_Nunex kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... A_Dovbyk gets on the end of the pass ... But he loses control of it ... I_Konate takes possession Min. 85 :(laz) D_Riordan runs at J_Headley ... He takes it past him ... J_Headley recovers the situation to win the ball back Min. 87 :(spp) M_Alonso finds V_Olatunji in the box ... V_Olatunji with a low drive through the rain! ... G_Restes just watches it float over the bar! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(laz) The defender underhits the back pass! ... D_Riordan is through! ... What a mistake by M_Junuor! ... A glorious effort by D_Riordan! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 90 :(spp) L_Morgalla 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 J_Headley ... But I_Konate slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 90 :(laz) H_Elliott with a deep cross to C_Gakpo ... C_Gakpo with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... A_Lopes grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 91 :(spp) M_Junuor is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to M_Nunex ... M_Nunex hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 92 :(laz) G_Caldwell is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to O_Gloukh ... O_Gloukh with a low drive through the rain! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by J_Alvarez! ... A_Lopes makes the catch! Min. 94 :(spp) A_Dovbyk turns past his marker ... He has some space now! ... A_Dovbyk drives the ball low! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 94 :(laz) D_Riordan looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Engels ... A_Engels sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... It floats over A_Lopes ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 95 :(laz) A_Engels runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to D_Riordan ... D_Riordan plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... A_Lopes with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Generali Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sparta Prague Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Dovbyk Scorers : A_Dovbyk (20), K_Kairinene (76) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lazio Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Riordan (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Engels (9), D_Riordan (13,14), J_P_van_Hecke (17) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_P_van_Hecke (24), I_Konate (82) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sparta Prague | Lazio Attempts on Goal : 17 | 15 Off target : 9 | 7 On target : 8 | 8 Possession : 57 | 43 Corners : 4 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 7 | 14 Key Tackles : 5 | 14 Key Passes : 18 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sparta Prague 2 - 4 Lazio ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Sparta Prague Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Lopes GK 25 1 1 1 28 | 97 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -16 0 0 0 M_Andersen DF 1 20 13 8 25 | 62 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 J_Headley DF 1 20 14 7 27 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 15 0 L_Morgalla DF 1 19 18 3 26 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 23 M_Alonso DF 1 21 15 4 29 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 S_Canales MF 1 4 21 20 21 | 67 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 M_Nunex DM 1 15 19 12 22 | 97 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 21 20 44 K_Kairinene MF 1 14 19 10 24 | 97 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 40 56 A_Armstrong FW 1 6 12 17 26 | 97 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 30 0 20 R_Pepi FW 1 3 14 21 30 | 77 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 30 16 A_Dovbyk AM 1 4 18 23 24 | 97 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 33 27 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 | 35 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 E_Bars MF 1 8 18 13 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Olatunji AM 1 7 12 15 26 | 30 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 D_Arize FW 1 5 13 18 22 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Lazio Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Restes GK 25 1 1 1 26 | 97 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 I_Konate DF 1 22 17 11 25 | 97 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 52 8 -4 G_Caldwell DF 1 18 14 3 27 | 97 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 15 0 J_P_van_Hecke DF 1 22 18 14 31 | 97 0 5 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 66 7 28 M_Pfertzel DF 1 18 12 8 30 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 17 0 O_Gloukh MF 1 8 21 19 23 | 97 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 48 14 D_Riordan FW 1 3 13 18 29 | 97 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 16 65 A_Engels MF 1 18 21 4 23 | 97 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 16 74 H_Elliott MF 1 13 21 20 26 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 8 0 J_Alvarez FW 1 3 18 22 28 | 97 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 52 8 C_Gakpo FW 1 2 18 22 27 | 97 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 19 B_Fall GK 18 1 1 1 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Nedelcearu DF 1 16 11 5 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Vargas MF 1 10 16 14 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Bentayg MF 1 14 15 4 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Kuchta FW 1 8 11 17 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1747407949 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40