FFO DBC, Wolfsburg vs. Portsmouth (Wed Jul 16)


                            Wolfsburg  |  Portsmouth
                            5-1-2-2 A  |  5-2-1-2 P
                         Jason Hopton  |  Neil Kirby
                                       |
                        A_McGregor GK  |  GK Agirrezabala
                          D_Rugani DF  |  DF C_Richards
                        N_Nkounkou DF  |  DF M_Hermoso
                          L_Dubois DF  |  DF E_Can
                            C_Lell DF  |  DF L_Kelly
                         M_Wieffer DF  |  DF R_Bensebaini
                            R_Esse MF  |  MF Andre
                        Z_Flemming AM  |  MF A_Gray
                          A_Knauff AM  |  AM A_Berenguer
                          A_Emakhu FW  |  FW A_Correa
                            M_Guiu FW  |  FW S_Gimenez
                                       |
                         J_Ledesma SUB |  SUB R_Descamps
                            R_Koch SUB |  SUB G_Alvarez
                            A_Buta SUB |  SUB J_Ngakia
                           M_Shved SUB |  SUB Y_Vertessen
                         J_Njinmah SUB |  SUB W_Rooney




Min. 3  :(por) A_Correa plays a long ball to A_Berenguer 
          ...  A_Berenguer with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_McGregor will be disappointed he did not save that! 
          ...  Portsmouth have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Wolfsburg 0-1 Portsmouth ...
Min. 4  :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth 
          ...  Andre will now play as a DM 
Min. 4  :(wlb) M_Guiu jinks through the defence 
          ...  But A_Gray clears the danger 
Min. 10 :(wlb) M_Wieffer looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Rugani 
          ...  D_Rugani hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  Agirrezabala with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 10 :(por) E_Can sidesteps C_Lell 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  E_Can smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Gray curls it into the box! 
          ...  A_McGregor comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  C_Richards with the header 
          ...  But A_McGregor parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 13 :(wlb) L_Dubois 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 A_Knauff 
          ...  A_Knauff fires the shot in! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  Agirrezabala never had a chance! 
Min. 17 :(wlb) Z_Flemming sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  R_Bensebaini wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 18 :(por) E_Can flicks the ball on to Andre 
          ...  Andre from 20 yards! 
          ...  A_McGregor gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 19 :(wlb) A_Knauff leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to A_Emakhu 
          ...  A_Emakhu tries to beat Agirrezabala from outside the area! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a volley! 
          ...  What a finish. That is outrageous. 
          ...  Three words. Marco. Van. Basten 
          ...  But it's been disallowed! The referee spotted something 
          ...  That looked like a bit of shirt pulling, well spotted by the ref! 
Min. 22 :(por) E_Can runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Correa 
          ...  M_Wieffer gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by Andre! 
          ...  A_McGregor comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  A_Correa swings a leg at it! 
          ...  A_McGregor saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 24 :(por) Andre with a byline cross to A_Correa 
          ...  A_Correa keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  A_McGregor parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 24 :(por) C_Richards squares up to his marker 
          ...  He spits at D_Rugani 
          ...  Right in his face! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 27 :(wlb) R_Esse with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from L_Kelly 
          ...  R_Esse sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 31 :(wlb) Z_Flemming with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  Z_Flemming with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  Agirrezabala just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 32 :(wlb) A_Emakhu plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  A_Emakhu hits a curling shot! 
          ...  Agirrezabala parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And Agirrezabala recovers to save!! 
Min. 34 :(wlb) A_Knauff dribbles it into the box 
          ...  A_Knauff with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  He salutes the Wolfsburg fans!! 
          ...  Neil Kirby is shaking his head on the touchline 
          ...  Wolfsburg have equalised! 
          ...  Wolfsburg 1-1 Portsmouth ...
Min. 36 :(wlb) L_Dubois takes advantage of a mistake by R_Bensebaini 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to N_Nkounkou! 
          ...  N_Nkounkou blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  Agirrezabala with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 41 :(wlb) M_Wieffer looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Emakhu 
          ...  Fine tackle by C_Richards 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(por) A_Berenguer runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  A thundering drive by A_Berenguer! 
          ...  But A_McGregor punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that A_McGregor got a touch 
Min. 47 :(por) A_Correa is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Berenguer 
          ...  A_Berenguer fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  A_McGregor gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Wolfsburg 1-1 Portsmouth

Min. 46 :(por) S_Gimenez beats L_Dubois 
          ...  S_Gimenez with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_McGregor's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh dear! 
          ...  And Portsmouth are leading in the game now 
          ...  Wolfsburg 1-2 Portsmouth ...
Min. 47 :(wlb) D_Rugani searches out M_Guiu 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from A_Correa 
Min. 48 :(por) E_Can knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  E_Can with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  A_McGregor blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 50 :(wlb) Z_Flemming has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Andre! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Z_Flemming from 20 yards! 
          ...  Agirrezabala can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  Agirrezabala makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 52 :(por) A_Correa gets to the byline and finds S_Gimenez with a beautiful cross 
          ...  L_Dubois goes in studs first 
Min. 56 :(wlb) L_Dubois with a 50-yard pass to Z_Flemming 
          ...  Z_Flemming launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 59 :(por) E_Can jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Gimenez 
          ...  S_Gimenez pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  A_McGregor with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 60 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Koch 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Dubois 
Min. 60 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Buta 
          ...  COMING OFF: Z_Flemming 
Min. 60 :(wlb) A_Buta controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  R_Esse gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A left-footer by R_Esse! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 61 :(por) R_Bensebaini slips past A_Buta 
          ...  C_Lell brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 63 :(wlb) M_Wieffer spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds R_Esse with a lovely pass! 
          ...  R_Bensebaini bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 66 :(wlb) A_Emakhu skips the challenge from E_Can 
          ...  C_Richards with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
Min. 68 :(por) A_Berenguer with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  A_Berenguer drives the shot in! 
          ...  But A_McGregor punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that A_McGregor got a touch 
Min. 69 :(por) A_Correa with an inch perfect pass to A_Berenguer 
          ...  A_Berenguer has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 70 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth 
          ...  COMING ON: W_Rooney 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Correa 
Min. 70 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth 
          ...  COMING ON: Y_Vertessen 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Berenguer 
Min. 70 :(wlb) A_Emakhu with a flashy move 
          ...  Andre tackles cleanly 
Min. 74 :(wlb) A_Emakhu kills the ball dead 
          ...  Agirrezabala with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  That ooked like a dive to me 
          ...  But The Referee has given it 
          ...  M_Guiu will take it 
          ...  Agirrezabala acrobatically tips it over!! What a save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by A_Knauff 
          ...  Agirrezabala comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  M_Guiu gets to it! 
          ...  But Agirrezabala reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 75 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Alvarez 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Bensebaini 
Min. 75 :(por) S_Gimenez finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  R_Koch fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
Min. 82 :(por) S_Gimenez looks injured. He's been stretchered off 
          ...  Let's hope it's not serious 
          ...  He returns to the pitch to carry on 
          ...  He seems to be ok 
Min. 83 :(por) L_Kelly looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  S_Gimenez receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  S_Gimenez drifts clear! 
          ...  He is clean through! 
          ...  He is one on one with A_McGregor 
          ...  A_McGregor charges out of his area 
          ...  He's lobbed him!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Massive mistake by A_McGregor! 
          ...  Wolfsburg 1-3 Portsmouth ...
Min. 83 :(wlb) A_Emakhu with a byline cross to N_Nkounkou 
          ...  S_Gimenez fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 84 :(wlb) A_Buta with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  A_Buta belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  Agirrezabala can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  Agirrezabala makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 84 :(por) A_Gray with an early cross to S_Gimenez 
          ...  S_Gimenez attempts the shot! 
          ...  A_McGregor parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 85 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Shved 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Esse 
Min. 87 :(por) M_Hermoso with a slide rule pass to C_Richards 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by C_Richards! 
          ...  A_McGregor just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 92 :(por) G_Alvarez is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to Y_Vertessen 
          ...  Y_Vertessen tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  But A_McGregor makes an easy save 
Min. 93 :(wlb) M_Guiu takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from L_Kelly and it had to be 
Min. 94 :(wlb) A_Buta takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  A_Buta with a terrific drive! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 95 :(wlb) A_Buta beats E_Can 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  E_Can fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
Min. 96 :(por) Andre with the header on 
          ...  He finds W_Rooney in space 
          ...  W_Rooney has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 97 :(por) Andre looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to S_Gimenez 
          ...  C_Lell hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Will the quality of the ball be good? 
          ...  It has to beat the first defender! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  M_Hermoso flights it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to S_Gimenez 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Volkswagen Arena
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Wolfsburg Match Info
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Best player          : A_Knauff
Scorers              : A_Knauff (34)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Portsmouth Match Info
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Best player          : S_Gimenez (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Berenguer (3), S_Gimenez (46,83)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Richards (24), Agirrezabala (74)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Wolfsburg  |    Portsmouth
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       19
Off target           :           8        |       6
On target            :           6        |       13
Possession           :          37        |       63
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       6
Key Tackles          :           3        |       7
Key Passes           :           9        |       13
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Final Score          : Wolfsburg 1 - 3 Portsmouth
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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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A_McGregor     GK  22   1   1   1  25 |  99  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
D_Rugani       DF   1  23  19   3  26 |  99   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  27
N_Nkounkou     DF   1  21  15  13  29 |  99   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
L_Dubois       DF   1  20  17  10  24 |  62   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
C_Lell         DF   1  19  13  11  21 |  99   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0
M_Wieffer      DF   1  19  21   5  27 |  99   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  36   0
R_Esse         MF   1   9  20  16  25 |  87   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  24
Z_Flemming     AM   1   6  20  17  29 |  62   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  33
A_Knauff       AM   1   9  20  17  26 |  99   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  13  45
A_Emakhu       FW   1   6  15  22  30 |  99   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
M_Guiu         FW   1   8  18  20  28 |  99   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
J_Ledesma      GK  18   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Koch         DF   1  18  12   3  24 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Buta         MF   1   7  18  13  29 |  37   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15  30
M_Shved        MF   1   3  15  12  28 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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 - Portsmouth
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Agirrezabala   GK  26   1   1   1  22 |  99   5   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  18   0   0   0
C_Richards     DF   1  19  12   4  31 |  99   0   1   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  17  -2  48
M_Hermoso      DF   1  22  18   4  24 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
E_Can          DF   1  22  21  15  25 |  99   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  36  28
L_Kelly        DF   1  22  16  12  23 |  99   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  39   0
R_Bensebaini   DF   1  21  17   4  24 |  77   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
Andre          DM   1  20  21  11  28 |  99   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  18  36  19
A_Gray         MF   1  18  20   3  26 |  99   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  13   0
A_Berenguer    AM   1   4  21  20  25 |  72   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  66
A_Correa       FW   1   5  21  23  26 |  72   0   1   3   1   2   0   0   0   0  33  53  14
S_Gimenez      FW   1   4  19  24  28 |  99   0   0   0   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0  54
R_Descamps     GK  19   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Alvarez      DF   1  17  14   6  23 |  22   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0
J_Ngakia       DF   1  15  11   7  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Vertessen    AM   1   2  16  12  22 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
W_Rooney       FW   1   7  16  19  21 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
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