FFO EFL1, Atletico Madrid vs. Union Berlin (Fri Aug 29)


                      Atletico Madrid  |  Union Berlin
                          4-1-2-1-2 A  |  4-3-3 N
                          Simon Marsh  |  -
                                       |
                           D_Costa GK  |  GK N_Pope
                        J_Frimpong DF  |  DF W_Armitage
                      M_van_de_Ven DF  |  DF A_Theate
                          S_Botman DF  |  DF D_Leite
                       B_Cristante DF  |  DF N_Burdisso
                        E_Palacios DM  |  MF Zubimendi
                          Casemiro MF  |  MF A_Kral
                       C_Gallagher MF  |  MF E_Nuamah
                        M_Odegaard AM  |  FW R_Keane
                         R_K_Muani FW  |  FW M_Kaufmann
                            Y_Pino FW  |  FW M_Faye
                                       |
                         P_Gulacsi SUB |  SUB N_Hedl
                          J_Senior SUB |  SUB A_V_den_Borre
                              Isco SUB |  SUB P_Jaeckel
                            K_Zefi SUB |  SUB E_Cambiasso
                          L_Petkov SUB |  SUB S_Surridge




Min. 5  :(atm) R_K_Muani with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past Zubimendi 
          ...  R_K_Muani flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 6  :(atm) M_Odegaard takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  A_Kral cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 8  :(atm) Y_Pino takes advantage of a mistake by W_Armitage 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  Zubimendi fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line 
          ...  R_K_Muani hoists it forward 
          ...  Y_Pino gets on the end of it 
          ...  What a shot from Y_Pino! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 10 :(atm) Y_Pino turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Frimpong 
          ...  J_Frimpong with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  N_Pope claws it off the line 
          ...  The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! 
          ...  The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? 
          ...  He's given it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  - is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Atletico Madrid 1-0 Union Berlin ...
Min. 13 :(atm) Y_Pino races into the box 
          ...  He sees S_Botman lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by S_Botman! 
          ...  N_Pope narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 15 :(atm) M_Odegaard holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees Casemiro in space! 
          ...  Casemiro fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  N_Pope makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 16 :(atm) B_Cristante runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs M_Kaufmann 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  W_Armitage wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 20 :(atm) R_K_Muani has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Leite 
          ...  He puts in B_Cristante! 
          ...  B_Cristante with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  But N_Pope punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 21 :(atm) M_Odegaard lays the ball back to J_Frimpong 
          ...  A wicked drive by J_Frimpong! 
          ...  N_Pope gathers it comfortably 
Min. 23 :(uni) M_Faye slips past his marker J_Frimpong 
          ...  The ball is whipped into M_Kaufmann 
          ...  M_Kaufmann with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  D_Costa dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had D_Costa beaten! 
Min. 24 :(atm) M_Odegaard changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_van_de_Ven 
          ...  M_van_de_Ven pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  But N_Pope makes an easy save 
Min. 25 :(uni) R_Keane takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  But M_van_de_Ven reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 28 :(atm) J_Frimpong retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  R_K_Muani latches onto the end of it 
          ...  R_K_Muani with a terrific drive! 
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Atletico Madrid 2-0 Union Berlin ...
Min. 28 :(uni) R_Keane eases past B_Cristante 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by S_Botman 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 28 :(atm) R_K_Muani sidesteps N_Burdisso 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  R_Keane is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up 
          ...  M_Odegaard runs up straight 
          ...  And hits it hard with a massive toe-bunger! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Frimpong chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  N_Burdisso clears the danger 
Min. 29 :(atm) R_K_Muani pushes it past W_Armitage 
          ...  D_Leite takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 29 :(uni) E_Nuamah unselfishly heads the ball back to Zubimendi 
          ...  A wicked drive by Zubimendi! 
          ...  D_Costa gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 34 :(atm) M_Odegaard is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to Y_Pino 
          ...  Y_Pino hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  N_Pope makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 35 :(atm) E_Palacios takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  A_Kral with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 38 :(atm) S_Botman times his run well 
          ...  A well-placed shot from S_Botman! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(atm) M_van_de_Ven runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_K_Muani 
          ...  R_K_Muani with the shot on net! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Union Berlin fans taunt him! 
Min. 45 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Surridge 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Faye 
Min. 45 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Cambiasso 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Nuamah 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Atletico Madrid 2-0 Union Berlin

Min. 48 :(uni) S_Surridge with a glorious long pass to R_Keane 
          ...  R_Keane drives the shot in! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 50 :(atm) R_K_Muani takes advantage of a bad back pass from W_Armitage 
          ...  From long range R_K_Muani bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  N_Pope is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  Atletico Madrid 3-0 Union Berlin ...
Min. 54 :(atm) J_Frimpong loses D_Leite 
          ...  W_Armitage does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 58 :(atm) M_Odegaard plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  M_Odegaard goes for goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  N_Pope never had a chance! 
Min. 59 :(uni) E_Cambiasso sidesteps Casemiro 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  E_Cambiasso runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 62 :(uni) W_Armitage spots Zubimendi who is in acres of space 
          ...  B_Cristante gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 63 :(uni) Zubimendi looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Kaufmann 
          ...  M_Kaufmann with a little chip! 
          ...  What agility from D_Costa 
Min. 64 :(uni) D_Costa with a terrible kick! 
          ...  R_Keane takes control of the ball! 
          ...  C_Gallagher is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
Min. 65 :(uni) R_Keane bursts forward 
          ...  C_Gallagher with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 69 :(uni) Zubimendi hoofs it upfield to find D_Leite 
          ...  D_Leite hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  D_Costa fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 75 :(uni) Zubimendi looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Kaufmann 
          ...  E_Palacios does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 78 :(atm) Substitution by Atletico Madrid 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Zefi 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Odegaard 
Min. 78 :(atm) C_Gallagher crosses in from the wing, he finds Y_Pino in the box 
          ...  A delicate chip from Y_Pino! 
          ...  N_Pope won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 79 :(atm) Substitution by Atletico Madrid 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Petkov 
          ...  COMING OFF: Casemiro 
Min. 80 :(atm) Substitution by Atletico Madrid 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Senior 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Botman 
Min. 81 :(atm) E_Palacios plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  R_K_Muani decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  R_K_Muani with the side footed shot! 
          ...  N_Pope makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 85 :(atm) L_Petkov sidesteps N_Burdisso 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  L_Petkov keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  N_Pope saves, but he can't keep hold of it 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Senior crosses it in! 
          ...  N_Pope comes out and claims it! 
Min. 85 :(uni) S_Surridge takes advantage of a mistake by E_Palacios 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by S_Surridge! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(atm) B_Cristante beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  Fantastic skill!! 
          ...  B_Cristante strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 89 :(atm) K_Zefi with a flicked pass to B_Cristante 
          ...  N_Burdisso bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 89 :(uni) D_Leite 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 W_Armitage 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Senior 
Min. 89 :(atm) Y_Pino has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Kaufmann 
          ...  He puts in B_Cristante! 
          ...  D_Leite with a bad challenge 
Min. 90 :(atm) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  K_Zefi is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by W_Armitage! 
          ...  K_Zefi launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  N_Pope with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Wanda Metropolitano
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Atletico Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : J_Frimpong (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Frimpong (10), R_K_Muani (28,50)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Union Berlin Match Info
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Best player          : Zubimendi
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Kral (35)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Atletico Madrid  |    Union Berlin
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       7
Off target           :           8        |       5
On target            :          12        |       2
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           6        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       6
Key Passes           :          12        |       8
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Final Score          : Atletico Madrid 3 - 0 Union Berlin
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Player Statistics - Atletico Madrid
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Costa        GK  27   1   1   1  23 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0   0   0
J_Frimpong     DF   1  25  18  14  26 |  94   0   0   1   1   2   1   0   0   0  13  35  56
M_van_de_Ven   DF   1  24  18  15  28 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  14  15  15
S_Botman       DF   1  23  18   8  26 |  83   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  15   0  42
B_Cristante    DF   1  22  24  15  26 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  16   0  28
E_Palacios     DM   1  19  23  13  30 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  10   0
Casemiro       MF   1  18  24  16  28 |  82   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
C_Gallagher    MF   1  16  23  17  22 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  10   0
M_Odegaard     AM   1   4  23  22  27 |  81   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40  12
R_K_Muani      FW   1   8  18  25  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   5   2   0   0   0   0  15  47
Y_Pino         FW   1   7  19  24  25 |  94   0   0   2   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  47  14
P_Gulacsi      GK  24   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Senior       DF   1  17  13   5  26 |  11   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0   0
Isco           MF   1   6  21  19  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Zefi         AM   1   6  18  14  29 |  13   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  16
L_Petkov       MF   1  10  17  13  24 |  12   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17

Player Statistics - Union Berlin
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Pope         GK  25   1   1   1  25 |  94  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
W_Armitage     DF   1  20  15  13  26 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  36  18   0
A_Theate       DF   1  20  16   7  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Leite        DF   1  19  15   9  27 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  19  18  21
N_Burdisso     DF   1  19  15  12  23 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0
Zubimendi      MF   1  16  21   7  28 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36  21
A_Kral         MF   1  14  20  11  23 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  22  -2  -2
E_Nuamah       MF   1   8  20  18  24 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
R_Keane        FW   1   5  15  20  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
M_Kaufmann     FW   1   8  11  15  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  28
M_Faye         FW   1  19  17  14  30 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
N_Hedl         GK  20   1   1   1   8 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_V_den_Borre  DF   1  19  15   7  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Jaeckel      DF   1  15  12   6  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Cambiasso    MF   1  13  20   4  24 |  49   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  24
S_Surridge     FW   1   2  12  14  24 |  49   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  21  14
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