FFO EFL2, Wolfsburg vs. Athletic Bilbao (Fri Jan 10)


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




Min. 2  :(bil) O_Sancet leaves M_Wieffer standing 
          ...  N_Nkounkou gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 7  :(bil) J_Moncayola with a probing pass to I_Sainz 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from W_Bouma 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 12 :(wlb) H_Smolcic runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off M_Zubimendi back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  A glorious effort by H_Smolcic! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Padilla was well beaten there! 
          ...  Sam Bradwell is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Wolfsburg 1-0 Athletic Bilbao ...
Min. 18 :(wlb) M_Wieffer nutmegs I_Zubeldia, he continues to run forward 
          ...  M_Wieffer with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  A_Padilla falls over 
          ...  But A_Padilla is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 26 :(wlb) H_Smolcic unselfishly heads the ball back to Vinicius_Jr 
          ...  A wicked drive by Vinicius_Jr! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  A_Padilla plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 31 :(wlb) D_Ozoh beats Jaurigezar 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  D_Ozoh hits a great drive! 
          ...  A_Padilla is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  Wolfsburg 2-0 Athletic Bilbao ...
Min. 31 :(wlb) D_Ozoh has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  A_Knauff collects the loose ball! 
          ...  O_Sancet fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  This is very far out 
          ...  D_Ozoh swings it in 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr gets on the end of it 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr goes for the top corner! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Knauff swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  Beto gets his head on it 
          ...  A_Padilla makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 36 :(bil) G_Guruzeta with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  Blocked by M_Wieffer 
Min. 39 :(wlb) M_Wieffer with the cross-field pass to Beto 
          ...  Yeray brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 39 :(bil) D_Vivian cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Guruzeta 
          ...  N_Nkounkou reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 42 :(wlb) H_Smolcic sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  Jaurigezar gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(bil) O_Sancet takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  O_Sancet with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  Kepa with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 46 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  Jaurigezar with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not too happy about that 
Min. 48 :(bil) O_Sancet changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Yeray 
          ...  Yeray with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  Kepa with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Wolfsburg 2-0 Athletic Bilbao

Min. 47 :(wlb) D_Ozoh retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  ITS THERE! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He punches the corner flag in delight! 
          ...  Wolfsburg 3-0 Athletic Bilbao ...
Min. 48 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg 
          ...  Wolfsburg have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 48 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg 
          ...  A_Knauff will now play as a AM 
Min. 49 :(wlb) W_Bouma plays a first time ball through the defence to A_Knauff 
          ...  Fine tackle by I_Zubeldia 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 53 :(bil) Jaurigezar beats M_Wieffer 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  Jaurigezar has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  But Kepa punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 55 :(wlb) W_Bouma takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into Vinicius_Jr 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr is behind the defence! 
          ...  He just has to beat A_Padilla 
          ...  He tries to slip it past A_Padilla 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
Min. 55 :(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 O_Sancet 
          ...  H_Smolcic with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 57 :(bil) J_Moncayola brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  I_Sainz gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  I_Sainz attempts a low drive! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 60 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: Gorasabel 
          ...  COMING OFF: Yeray 
Min. 63 :(bil) G_Guruzeta takes advantage of a mistake by S_Eguren 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  But A_Knauff reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 65 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Koch 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Smolcic 
Min. 65 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Buta 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Eguren 
Min. 65 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Hierro 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Sainz 
Min. 66 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! 
          ...  A well-placed shot from Vinicius_Jr! 
          ...  A_Padilla is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 66 :(bil) M_Zubimendi with an inswinging cross to I_Zubeldia 
          ...  N_Nkounkou forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Moncayola swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  Kepa comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  M_Zubimendi with the header 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 67 :(bil) I_Zubeldia plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  D_Ozoh with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line. 
          ...  J_Moncayola hoists it forward 
          ...  O_Sancet gets on the end of it 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Buta 
Min. 69 :(wlb) N_Nkounkou with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  A_Knauff gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But I_Zubeldia spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 71 :(wlb) D_Ozoh kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Wieffer gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Gorasabel cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 71 :(bil) G_Guruzeta saunters past N_Nkounkou 
          ...  G_Guruzeta flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 76 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr loses his marker 
          ...  A_Hierro with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 78 :(bil) N_Serrano beats the defender 
          ...  A_Buta pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
Min. 79 :(bil) Jaurigezar turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to A_Hierro 
          ...  A_Hierro with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 83 :(wlb) A defence splitting pass from N_Nkounkou to Vinicius_Jr 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr with a thundering shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Padilla moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  A_Padilla catches it with style! 
Min. 85 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Henrichs 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Tonetto 
Min. 86 :(bil) O_Sancet flights the ball to N_Serrano 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that might be a tad harsh 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  N_Nkounkou latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  Jaurigezar with a bad challenge 
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He looks dejected with himself now 
Min. 90 :(wlb) W_Bouma has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  J_Moncayola makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 90 :(bil) Gorasabel holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to G_Guruzeta 
          ...  G_Guruzeta has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 92 :(bil) J_Moncayola floats the ball in to find G_Guruzeta 
          ...  But B_Henrichs wins the tackle cleanly 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Volkswagen Arena
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Wolfsburg Match Info
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Best player          : D_Ozoh (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Smolcic (12), D_Ozoh (31), Vinicius_Jr (47)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Smolcic (55), Vinicius_Jr (86)
Injured              : N/A
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Athletic Bilbao Match Info
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Best player          : J_Moncayola
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Jaurigezar (88)
Booked               : A_Hierro (76)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Wolfsburg  |    Athletic Bilbao
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       8
Off target           :           3        |       5
On target            :           7        |       3
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :           8        |       6
Key Passes           :          11        |       10
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Final Score          : Wolfsburg 3 - 0 Athletic Bilbao
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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  24   1   1   1  20 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
N_Nkounkou     DF   1  20  14  13  29 |  96   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  48  30   0
M_Tonetto      DF   1  18  15   3  24 |  89   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Bouma        DF   1  18  12   8  26 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  51   0
H_Smolcic      DF   1  19  14   8  21 |  69   0   0   1   0   1   1   1   0   0  -4  11  40
M_Wieffer      DF   1  18  20   5  27 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  18   9  22
D_Ozoh         MF   1  12  19  13  22 |  96   0   0   3   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  44  34
S_Eguren       MF   1  11  18  13  25 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Knauff       AM   1   9  20  16  26 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  27   0   0
Vinicius_Jr    FW   1   2  18  24  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   6   1   1   0   0  -4   7  20
Beto           FW   1   7  14  20  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
J_Ledesma      GK  19   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Koch         DF   1  17  11   3  24 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
A_Buta         MF   1   6  18  12  29 |  27   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
B_Henrichs     DF   1  15  10   6  22 |   7   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0   0
J_Njinmah      FW   1   2  10  15  30 |   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 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -14   0   0   0
D_Vivian       DF   1  21  14   6  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
I_Zubeldia     DF   1  20  16  13  30 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
Yeray          DF   1  19  15  11  26 |  64   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  17   0  16
M_Zubimendi    DF   1  18  20  11  27 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   9  15
J_Moncayola    DM   1  16  20   5  28 |  96   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  36   0
Jaurigezar     DM   1  13  18   6  26 |  92   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   1   0   8  -4   6
O_Sancet       AM   1   7  20  15  21 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18  12
N_Serrano      AM   1  10  18  16  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Sainz        AM   1   6  15  17  20 |  69   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
G_Guruzeta     FW   1   5  14  21  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
A_Castro       GK  18   1   1   1   8 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Gorasabel      DF   1  17  15   4  23 |  32   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  14   0
A_Munoz        DF   1  15  13   3  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Larrazabal   MF   1   3  15  13  25 |   0   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   4
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