FFO EFL2, Wolfsburg vs. Shakhtar Donetsk (Fri Apr 11)


                            Wolfsburg  |  Shakhtar Donetsk
                            5-1-1-3 P  |  5-1-2-2 P
                         Jason Hopton  |  -
                                       |
                              Kepa GK  |  GK J_Butez
                         M_Tonetto DF  |  DF V_Bondar
                           W_Bouma DF  |  DF J_St_Juste
                         H_Smolcic DF  |  DF D_Luiz
                        N_Nkounkou DF  |  DF F_Pisano
                         M_Wieffer DF  |  DF R_Baro
                            A_Buta AM  |  DM H_Sudakov
                          S_Eguren MF  |  MF B_Diarra
                          A_Knauff FW  |  MF Joelinton
                       Vinicius_Jr FW  |  FW V_Gyokeres
                              Beto FW  |  FW J_Obikwu
                                       |
                         J_Ledesma SUB |  SUB M_Serni
                        B_Henrichs SUB |  SUB C_Norman
                           J_Hague SUB |  SUB Angelo
                        X_Schlager SUB |  SUB L_Fabiano
                         J_Njinmah SUB |  SUB E_Heskey




Min. 1  :(sha) J_Obikwu holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees Joelinton in space! 
          ...  Joelinton drives the ball low! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 2  :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr lays the ball back to N_Nkounkou 
          ...  N_Nkounkou is clean through! 
          ...  The linesman has his flag raised 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on 
          ...  He just has to beat J_Butez 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Butez 
          ...  GOAL!! Hello... Hello! 
          ...  Here we go! 
          ...  That's given Wolfsburg the lead! 
          ...  Wolfsburg 1-0 Shakhtar Donetsk ...
Min. 4  :(wlb) S_Eguren with a 50-yard pass to Vinicius_Jr 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  But J_Butez palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 5  :(sha) H_Sudakov brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  J_Obikwu gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Obikwu runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  But Kepa punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 5  :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr sidesteps R_Baro 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  D_Luiz fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 6  :(sha) J_St_Juste jinks past the defender 
          ...  A skilful effort from J_St_Juste! 
          ...  Kepa with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 7  :(sha) J_St_Juste reads the run of J_Obikwu 
          ...  H_Smolcic takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 12 :(sha) J_Obikwu sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  J_Obikwu fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 18 :(sha) Joelinton runs at N_Nkounkou 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  Joelinton aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  Kepa with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 19 :(sha) H_Sudakov plays in Joelinton with a beautiful ball 
          ...  M_Wieffer tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Joelinton flights it in! 
          ...  Kepa makes the catch! 
Min. 24 :(wlb) A_Knauff takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  Fine tackle by B_Diarra 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 24 :(sha) Joelinton chips the ball over the defence and finds V_Bondar 
          ...  V_Bondar tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  Kepa makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 29 :(sha) B_Diarra takes advantage of a mistake by N_Nkounkou 
          ...  He knocks the ball to V_Gyokeres! 
          ...  N_Nkounkou hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are throwing coins at the corner taker! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Obikwu with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  Kepa catches it! 
Min. 30 :(sha) Tactical Change by Shakhtar Donetsk 
          ...  R_Baro will now play as a DM 
Min. 30 :(sha) Tactical Change by Shakhtar Donetsk 
          ...  H_Sudakov will now play as a MF 
Min. 30 :(wlb) M_Tonetto holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Knauff 
          ...  A_Knauff hits a curling shot! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 31 :(sha) J_Obikwu runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  J_Obikwu with a little chip! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 32 :(sha) B_Diarra with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  M_Wieffer reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 35 :(wlb) The ball is passed in from M_Tonetto, he finds W_Bouma 
          ...  W_Bouma has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 36 :(wlb) N_Nkounkou beats H_Sudakov with absolute ease! 
          ...  N_Nkounkou with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  J_Butez falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Unlucky! 
          ...  The Wolfsburg fans start to taunt him now! 
          ...  Wolfsburg 2-0 Shakhtar Donetsk ...
Min. 37 :(sha) J_St_Juste plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  V_Gyokeres keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  An audacious effort from V_Gyokeres! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 39 :(sha) F_Pisano tracks his runner into the box, the cross pings in hard and low 
          ...  the striker dummies and it comes off his shin!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh, my, I thought he was a good defender before todays match 
          ...  And then the whistle blew! 
          ...  He's had a terrible game today. 
          ...  Wolfsburg 3-0 Shakhtar Donetsk ...
Min. 40 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg 
          ...  Wolfsburg have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 40 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg 
          ...  A_Knauff will now play as a AM 
Min. 40 :(wlb) M_Wieffer runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Buta 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by V_Gyokeres 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Knauff plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  H_Smolcic tries to place the shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Nkounkou dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  J_Butez catches it with ease 
Min. 42 :(sha) R_Baro runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to V_Gyokeres 
          ...  V_Gyokeres rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(wlb) S_Eguren spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds H_Smolcic with a lovely pass! 
          ...  V_Gyokeres with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  Oh no he isn't! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! 
Min. 45 :(sha) Tactical Change by Shakhtar Donetsk 
          ...  Shakhtar Donetsk have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 45 :(sha) Tactical Change by Shakhtar Donetsk 
          ...  Joelinton will now play as a AM 
Min. 45 :(wlb) A_Knauff holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  A_Knauff has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through J_Butez's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Wolfsburg 3-0 Shakhtar Donetsk

Min. 50 :(sha) D_Luiz with a pinpoint pass to V_Gyokeres 
          ...  An audacious effort from V_Gyokeres! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Baro swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  It comes to J_Obikwu 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  the balls hits Kepa and comes out 
          ...  the striker is on hand! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Easy tap in! That was a bit of a freak goal! 
          ...  Wolfsburg 3-1 Shakhtar Donetsk ...
Min. 51 :(wlb) M_Wieffer feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  A_Knauff runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  A_Knauff sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  J_Butez just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 52 :(wlb) Beto gets to the byline and finds Vinicius_Jr with a beautiful cross 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr looks to see where J_Butez is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  J_Butez tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Nkounkou dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  J_Butez reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 53 :(sha) Joelinton has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Tonetto 
          ...  He puts in V_Bondar! 
          ...  V_Bondar rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  V_Gyokeres plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  Kepa makes the catch! 
Min. 55 :(wlb) N_Nkounkou is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  Beto latches onto the ball 
          ...  Beto blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  J_Butez is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And J_Butez reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  Beto gets his head on it 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  J_Butez got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out 
          ...  Wolfsburg 4-1 Shakhtar Donetsk ...
Min. 55 :(sha) V_Gyokeres with a precise ball to R_Baro 
          ...  R_Baro with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  But Kepa punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that Kepa got a touch 
Min. 60 :(sha) J_St_Juste plays a first time ball through the defence to V_Gyokeres 
          ...  Blocked by A_Buta 
Min. 61 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr is first to the ball 
          ...  J_St_Juste slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 65 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: X_Schlager 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Buta 
Min. 65 :(sha) Tactical Change by Shakhtar Donetsk 
          ...  Shakhtar Donetsk have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 65 :(sha) R_Baro off the woodwork! 
          ...  F_Pisano picks up the deflection 
          ...  F_Pisano attempts the shot! 
          ...  Kepa parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 68 :(sha) J_Obikwu hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  V_Gyokeres latches onto it! 
          ...  V_Gyokeres with the header! 
          ...  Kepa saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 69 :(sha) F_Pisano picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  F_Pisano hits a great drive! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 73 :(sha) J_Obikwu takes possession 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  X_Schlager hits it out for a throw 
Min. 75 :(sha) Substitution by Shakhtar Donetsk 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Fabiano 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_Pisano 
Min. 76 :(wlb) Beto slips past his marker J_St_Juste 
          ...  The ball is whipped into W_Bouma 
          ...  J_St_Juste recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 78 :(wlb) H_Smolcic retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  Beto latches onto the end of it 
          ...  V_Bondar takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 78 :(sha) J_Obikwu is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to L_Fabiano 
          ...  H_Smolcic cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 80 :(wlb) M_Tonetto knocks it forward 
          ...  V_Bondar slips 
          ...  S_Eguren gets to it! 
          ...  H_Sudakov reads the play well 
Min. 81 :(wlb) A_Knauff takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  A_Knauff aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  In off the post 
          ...  Wolfsburg 5-1 Shakhtar Donetsk ...
Min. 82 :(wlb) M_Wieffer with a 30-yard pass to Beto 
          ...  Beto hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  J_Butez is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 83 :(sha) Substitution by Shakhtar Donetsk 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Heskey 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Baro 
Min. 83 :(wlb) S_Eguren with a probing through ball Vinicius_Jr 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr with a thundering shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 84 :(wlb) S_Eguren runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to X_Schlager 
          ...  J_St_Juste steals the ball of off him 
Min. 85 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Hague 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Eguren 
Min. 85 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Njinmah 
          ...  COMING OFF: Beto 
Min. 85 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past V_Gyokeres 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  J_Butez watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 85 :(sha) J_Obikwu with the first time flick to H_Sudakov 
          ...  H_Sudakov aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  Kepa was lucky there 
Min. 87 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Njinmah 
          ...  J_Njinmah hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  But J_Butez reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on J_Butez anyway 
Min. 87 :(sha) L_Fabiano with a measured pass to V_Gyokeres 
          ...  V_Gyokeres fires the shot in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He jumps into the Shakhtar Donetsk crowd to celebrate!! 
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!! 
          ...  That's not even raised a smile from -! 
          ...  Wolfsburg 5-2 Shakhtar Donetsk ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(sha) E_Heskey sidesteps H_Smolcic 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  A_Knauff fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
Min. 89 :(sha) H_Sudakov chips the ball over the defence and finds J_Obikwu 
          ...  J_Obikwu beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He looked offside to me 
          ...  Kepa comes towards him 
          ...  He tries to beat Kepa 
          ...  Kepa dives bravely at his feet!! 
Min. 92 :(wlb) N_Nkounkou gets lucky and beats V_Gyokeres 
          ...  Now with the centre to A_Knauff 
          ...  A_Knauff hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 92 :(sha) V_Gyokeres sidesteps M_Tonetto 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  V_Gyokeres shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But Kepa parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Volkswagen Arena
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Wolfsburg Match Info
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Best player          : Vinicius_Jr (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Nkounkou (2,36), F_Pisano (39 og), Beto (55), A_Knauff (81)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Shakhtar Donetsk Match Info
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Best player          : J_Obikwu
Scorers              : J_Obikwu (50), V_Gyokeres (87)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Luiz (5), V_Gyokeres (44)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Wolfsburg  |    Shakhtar Donetsk
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       20
Off target           :           9        |       8
On target            :           8        |       12
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           4        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           7        |       11
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :          17        |       18
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Final Score          : Wolfsburg 5 - 2 Shakhtar Donetsk
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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  25   1   1   1  20 |  95  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0   0
M_Tonetto      DF   1  19  15   3  24 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0
W_Bouma        DF   1  18  12   9  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
H_Smolcic      DF   1  19  14   8  21 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  34  15  18
N_Nkounkou     DF   1  20  14  13  29 |  95   0   1   2   0   2   2   0   0   0  16  30  68
M_Wieffer      DF   1  18  20   5  27 |  95   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  36  27   0
A_Buta         AM   1   6  18  13  29 |  68   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
S_Eguren       MF   1  11  18  13  25 |  88   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0
A_Knauff       AM   1   9  20  16  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  68
Vinicius_Jr    FW   1   2  18  24  22 |  95   0   0   2   2   4   0   0   0   0   0  52  10
Beto           FW   1   8  14  21  30 |  88   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  30  29
J_Ledesma      GK  19   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Henrichs     DF   1  15  10   6  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Hague        MF   1   2  14  11  25 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
X_Schlager     MF   1  13  15   8  24 |  27   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0   0
J_Njinmah      FW   1   2  10  15  30 |   7   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12

Player Statistics - Shakhtar Donetsk
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_Butez        GK  25   1   1   1  28 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -26   0   0   0
V_Bondar       DF   1  20  15   6  27 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  16   0  41
J_St_Juste     DF   1  18  16  12  29 |  95   0   3   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  54  39  15
D_Luiz         DF   1  18  14   5  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  11  -4
F_Pisano       DF   1  18  16   9  21 |  78   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -10 -10  35
R_Baro         DM   1  15  20  12  28 |  86   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  31  15
H_Sudakov      MF   1  15  21  15  30 |  95   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  21  24  12
B_Diarra       MF   1   5  19  15  27 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  31  10   0
Joelinton      AM   1   6  18  17  25 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  22  19
V_Gyokeres     FW   1   8  17  20  28 |  95   0   1   1   0   6   1   1   0   0  24   8  48
J_Obikwu       FW   1   5  14  20  26 |  95   0   0   4   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  60  46
M_Serni        GK  20   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Norman       DF   1  15  13   4  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Angelo         MF   1   9  18  12  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Fabiano      FW   1   3  13  18  26 |  17   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
E_Heskey       FW   1   3  14  17  28 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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