FFO EFLCUP, Sparta Prague vs. Torino (Wed Jan 08) Sparta Prague | Torino 5-1-2-1-1 P | 4-5-1 N Emlyn Brennan | - | M_Di_Gregorio GK | GK V_M_Savic M_Andersen DF | DF A_Buongiorno Tuta DF | DF R_Bellanova J_Headley DF | DF R_Rodriguez K_Rekik DF | DF K_Djidji L_Morgalla DF | MF I_Ilic M_Nunex DM | MF A_Tameze J_Bacuna MF | MF N_Radonjic K_Kairinene MF | MF K_Linetty S_Canales AM | MF Y_Karamoh R_Pepi FW | FW P_Pellegri | G_Curci SUB | SUB M_Popa Vivian SUB | SUB S_Sazonov E_Bars SUB | SUB D_Zima M_Rynes SUB | SUB M_Ruszel D_Arize SUB | SUB A_Sanabria Min. 1 :(spp) K_Rekik with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to S_Canales ... S_Canales with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... V_M_Savic is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... GOAL!! ... V_M_Savic holds his head in his hands! ... Sparta Prague have snatched the lead! ... Sparta Prague 1-0 Torino ... Min. 1 :(tor) A_Buongiorno sidesteps L_Morgalla ... He showed great skill there ... R_Pepi with a poor challenge ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning Min. 1 :(tor) A_Buongiorno with a reverse pass to Y_Karamoh ... K_Rekik with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 2 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to A Min. 4 :(tor) P_Pellegri is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... N_Radonjic latches onto the ball ... From long range N_Radonjic bends the ball towards goal! ... M_Di_Gregorio makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 5 :(spp) R_Pepi with the dribble ... R_Pepi keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Tuta lofts the ball in! ... R_Bellanova heads it away Min. 6 :(spp) L_Morgalla takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to M_Nunex ... A_Buongiorno clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 9 :(spp) J_Bacuna moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to S_Canales ... A_Buongiorno wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... S_Canales plays it into the danger area! ... R_Rodriguez reads the ball well and clears Min. 16 :(spp) R_Pepi saunters past A_Tameze ... R_Pepi with the attempt at goal! ... V_M_Savic can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... V_M_Savic was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 17 :(tor) I_Ilic runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... I_Ilic hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... M_Di_Gregorio dives towards his top let hand corner ... He's pushed that one just around the goal ... Super Stop! ... CORNER! ... K_Djidji drives it into the box! ... M_Di_Gregorio easily catches it! Min. 19 :(spp) R_Pepi loses A_Tameze ... What a shot from R_Pepi! ... It could go anywhere ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 19 :(tor) P_Pellegri takes on 3 men ... P_Pellegri with the header! ... M_Di_Gregorio saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 20 :(spp) Tuta volleys it forward. He finds M_Andersen ... K_Linetty pulls the player to the ground!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 21 :(spp) K_Rekik with a glorious 60-yard pass to R_Pepi ... R_Pepi attempts a chip! ... GOAL!! ... YOU BEAUTY! ... Sparta Prague 2-0 Torino ... Min. 25 :(tor) A_Buongiorno runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to K_Djidji ... Tuta makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 29 :(spp) R_Pepi takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... I_Ilic cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 31 :(tor) R_Bellanova is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to K_Djidji ... J_Bacuna with a bad challenge ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 31 :(tor) A_Tameze changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to P_Pellegri ... P_Pellegri with a bicycle kick! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... M_Di_Gregorio dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had M_Di_Gregorio beaten! ... CORNER! ... R_Bellanova lofts the ball in! ... It goes straight into the arms of M_Di_Gregorio ... 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. 32 :(tor) N_Radonjic takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Y_Karamoh ... Y_Karamoh with the drive! ... M_Di_Gregorio blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 36 :(tor) K_Linetty is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to R_Bellanova ... Tuta with a nasty foul ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 41 :(spp) K_Kairinene slides the ball across to S_Canales ... S_Canales attempts a chip! ... V_M_Savic won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(tor) Y_Karamoh runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... K_Rekik pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... He's tried to take it off him! ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 43 :(tor) A_Buongiorno passes the ball to P_Pellegri ... Excellent sliding challenge from Tuta Min. 44 :(spp) R_Pepi takes advantage of a bad back pass ... R_Pepi with a screamer of a shot! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 44 :(tor) I_Ilic skips the challenge from J_Bacuna ... I_Ilic attempts the shot! ... M_Di_Gregorio watches it sail safely wide! Min. 45 :(tor) Substitution by Torino ... COMING ON: A_Sanabria ... COMING OFF: P_Pellegri Min. 45 :(tor) Substitution by Torino ... COMING ON: S_Sazonov ... COMING OFF: K_Djidji Min. 47 :(spp) M_Nunex heads the ball back to M_Andersen ... M_Andersen tries to lob the keeper! ... V_M_Savic turns it behind for a corner ... CORNER! ... Swung in by Tuta ... V_M_Savic comes out and claims it! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sparta Prague 2-0 Torino Min. 49 :(spp) R_Pepi with a precise ball to K_Kairinene ... K_Kairinene looks to see where V_M_Savic is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 50 :(spp) J_Headley finds K_Kairinene in the box ... But K_Linetty puts it in row Z! Min. 55 :(spp) M_Andersen with a real burst of pace ... He shows A_Tameze a clean set of heals ... A left-footer by M_Andersen! ... It floats over V_M_Savic ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 55 :(tor) A_Tameze controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... S_Sazonov gets onto the end of the pass! ... S_Canales rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... FREE KICK ... A_Buongiorno hoists it forward ... A_Sanabria gets on the end of it ... A_Sanabria hits a curling shot! ... The shot slips through M_Di_Gregorio's hands ... GOAL!! ... He buries his head in his hands! ... Sparta Prague 2-1 Torino ... Min. 57 :(tor) I_Ilic is hurt ... He's receiving some treatment now ... He looks like he will continue Min. 58 :(tor) K_Linetty leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to R_Rodriguez ... But Tuta wins the tackle Min. 59 :(spp) S_Canales takes advantage of a mistake by R_Rodriguez ... He crosses to M_Nunex ... M_Nunex has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... V_M_Savic never had a chance! Min. 62 :(spp) V_M_Savic with a terrible kick! ... K_Kairinene takes control of the ball! ... K_Kairinene tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 62 :(tor) A_Sanabria takes possession ... L_Morgalla with the block Min. 63 :(tor) Y_Karamoh knocks the ball past Tuta ... Now he crosses to R_Rodriguez! ... R_Pepi with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... FREE KICK! ... And in a dangerous position as well! ... R_Bellanova bends it in ... But M_Di_Gregorio punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 63 :(tor) R_Rodriguez knocks it forward ... L_Morgalla slips ... A_Sanabria gets to it! ... A_Sanabria with the cheeky shot! ... But M_Di_Gregorio makes an easy save Min. 68 :(spp) R_Pepi with an inch perfect pass to S_Canales ... S_Canales controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... V_M_Savic is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 69 :(spp) S_Canales sprints past I_Ilic ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... S_Canales sees V_M_Savic off his line! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 71 :(spp) J_Bacuna sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... R_Pepi runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... But A_Buongiorno clears the ball to safety Min. 72 :(tor) R_Rodriguez is down clutching his leg ... He is ok to carry on though Min. 74 :(tor) R_Bellanova with a first time pass ... R_Rodriguez runs onto it! ... M_Andersen forces him off the ball Min. 80 :(spp) R_Pepi runs with pace at the defence ... R_Pepi shapes up for a shot! ... V_M_Savic saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(tor) N_Radonjic with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... A_Sanabria gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A_Sanabria with the shot! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... M_Di_Gregorio grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 90 :(tor) A_Tameze has it now ... He takes on Tuta ... He gets past him! ... He puts in N_Radonjic! ... A vicious shot by N_Radonjic! ... M_Di_Gregorio gathers it easily Min. 91 :(spp) M_Nunex knocks the ball on and sprints past R_Rodriguez ... A delightful ball in to Tuta ... R_Rodriguez redeems himself with a great tackle Min. 91 :(tor) N_Radonjic turns past L_Morgalla ... He has created space for himself now ... Blocked by M_Andersen Min. 94 :(tor) I_Ilic sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to A_Sanabria ... A_Sanabria tries one from the edge of the box! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Generali Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sparta Prague Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Pepi (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Canales (1), R_Pepi (21) Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Rekik (43) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Torino Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Buongiorno Scorers : A_Sanabria (55) Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Linetty (20) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sparta Prague | Torino Attempts on Goal : 15 | 12 Off target : 11 | 4 On target : 4 | 8 Possession : 44 | 56 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 2 Fouls : 11 | 7 Key Tackles : 7 | 8 Key Passes : 13 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sparta Prague 2 - 1 Torino ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Sparta Prague Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Di_Gregorio GK 25 1 1 1 28 | 99 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0 M_Andersen DF 1 20 12 7 25 | 99 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 34 0 41 Tuta DF 1 19 14 5 30 | 99 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 16 0 J_Headley DF 1 19 14 7 27 | 99 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 K_Rekik DF 1 20 12 11 24 | 99 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 13 76 -4 L_Morgalla DF 1 18 17 3 26 | 99 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 13 0 M_Nunex DM 1 14 19 11 22 | 99 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 16 J_Bacuna MF 1 11 19 9 25 | 99 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 K_Kairinene MF 1 14 19 10 24 | 99 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 34 S_Canales AM 1 3 21 20 21 | 99 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 9 43 R_Pepi FW 1 3 13 20 30 | 99 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 34 58 G_Curci GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vivian DF 1 14 9 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Bars MF 1 8 17 13 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Rynes MF 1 5 15 12 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Arize FW 1 5 13 17 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Torino Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- V_M_Savic GK 22 1 1 1 22 | 99 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 A_Buongiorno DF 1 18 15 9 30 | 99 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 57 64 0 R_Bellanova DF 1 18 13 8 22 | 99 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 19 34 20 R_Rodriguez DF 1 18 15 9 22 | 99 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 15 0 K_Djidji DF 1 16 13 7 24 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Ilic MF 1 7 18 13 20 | 99 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 30 12 29 A_Tameze MF 1 14 18 8 26 | 99 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 N_Radonjic MF 1 5 16 12 30 | 99 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 32 K_Linetty MF 1 11 16 6 26 | 99 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 24 -4 Y_Karamoh MF 1 4 15 13 16 | 99 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 P_Pellegri FW 1 9 14 19 22 | 45 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 17 M_Popa GK 21 1 1 1 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Sazonov DF 1 16 13 7 26 | 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Zima DF 1 14 11 7 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Ruszel MF 1 4 14 12 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Sanabria FW 1 9 13 19 26 | 54 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 49 1736367505 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40