FFO EFL1, Fiorentina vs. Lens (Fri Jul 18)


                           Fiorentina  |  Lens
                          5-1-0-1-3 A  |  4-2-3-1 C
                        Jason Fortune  |  Chris Spero
                                       |
                      G_Mamardvili GK  |  GK B_Samba
                     A_Wan_Bissaka DF  |  DF J_Gimenez
                           Gabriel DF  |  DF F_Kostic
                           R_James DF  |  DF C_Gunter
                       P_Estupinan DF  |  DF T_Buchmann
                          B_Wilmot DF  |  DM S_Lobotka
                       M_Locatelli DM  |  DM Y_Fofana
                           M_Diaby AM  |  MF N_de_Jong
                       S_Chukwueze FW  |  MF A_Diouf
                          K_Mbappe FW  |  MF J_McGinn
                         D_Berardi FW  |  FW A_Sorloth
                                       |
                           D_Greif SUB |  SUB A_Schlager
                             G_Zan SUB |  SUB B_Sagna
                           M_Sivis SUB |  SUB I_Saibari
                       A_Tymoschuk SUB |  SUB E_Skhiri
                          A_Licata SUB |  SUB H_Boua_Die




Min. 1  :(len) S_Lobotka chips the ball over the defence and finds A_Sorloth 
          ...  A_Sorloth throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  G_Mamardvili gathers it comfortably 
Min. 3  :(len) A_Sorloth sidesteps P_Estupinan 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  M_Locatelli takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 4  :(fio) M_Diaby over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds S_Chukwueze though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  S_Chukwueze keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  B_Samba saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 5  :(fio) P_Estupinan is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  M_Locatelli latches onto the ball 
          ...  M_Locatelli attempts the shot! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 6  :(fio) S_Chukwueze spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to D_Berardi! 
          ...  D_Berardi with the chance! 
          ...  B_Samba is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 8  :(len) A_Sorloth looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  M_Diaby with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. 
          ...  That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! 
Min. 9  :(fio) P_Estupinan lobs it over Y_Fofana 
          ...  F_Kostic takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 13 :(fio) S_Chukwueze finds the space intelligently 
          ...  T_Buchmann takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 15 :(len) Tactical Change by Lens 
          ...  Lens have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 20 :(fio) B_Wilmot brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  S_Chukwueze gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A glorious effort by S_Chukwueze! 
          ...  It floats over B_Samba 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was a great effort 
          ...  That's given Fiorentina the advantage! 
          ...  Fiorentina 1-0 Lens ...
Min. 23 :(fio) K_Mbappe skips the challenge from T_Buchmann 
          ...  K_Mbappe with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  B_Samba with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 24 :(fio) M_Diaby drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Gabriel 
          ...  Gabriel sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  But B_Samba palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 25 :(fio) R_James with a probing through ball M_Diaby 
          ...  M_Diaby with a thundering volley! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 26 :(fio) D_Berardi cuts inside 
          ...  D_Berardi hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  B_Samba tips it over !! 
          ...  Great keeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Locatelli hits it into the box! 
          ...  T_Buchmann clears the danger 
Min. 26 :(len) A_Diouf moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Buchmann 
          ...  T_Buchmann drives it low! 
          ...  But G_Mamardvili just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 30 :(fio) K_Mbappe sidesteps S_Lobotka 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  T_Buchmann with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 33 :(fio) K_Mbappe drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Berardi 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from D_Berardi! 
          ...  B_Samba gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 33 :(len) A_Sorloth nutmegs D_Berardi, he continues to run forward 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by A_Wan_Bissaka 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 34 :(len) Y_Fofana controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  N_de_Jong gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  N_de_Jong with a little chip! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 35 :(fio) S_Chukwueze has picked up a knock 
          ...  It looks like he will try to run it off 
Min. 35 :(len) A_Sorloth pushes it past A_Wan_Bissaka 
          ...  A_Sorloth with the side footed shot! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 36 :(len) F_Kostic beats R_James 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  B_Wilmot hits it out for a throw 
Min. 39 :(fio) P_Estupinan brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  M_Locatelli gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Locatelli shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 42 :(len) S_Lobotka jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Gimenez 
          ...  J_Gimenez tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  But G_Mamardvili hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 46 :(fio) S_Chukwueze with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  A_Sorloth wins the ball well 
          ...  The Referee has given a free kick 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  D_Berardi runs up straight 
          ...  And hits it hard with a massive toe-bunger! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Fiorentina 1-0 Lens

Min. 46 :(fio) R_James plays it forward to M_Diaby 
          ...  M_Diaby attempts a lob! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into B_Samba's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 49 :(fio) A_Wan_Bissaka with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  S_Chukwueze gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  J_Gimenez with the tackle 
Min. 49 :(len) N_de_Jong flicks the ball through 
          ...  A_Sorloth runs onto it! 
          ...  M_Locatelli hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy 
          ...  Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Gunter with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  G_Mamardvili fists it away! 
Min. 50 :(fio) D_Berardi with a burst of pace 
          ...  T_Buchmann with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
Min. 52 :(fio) D_Berardi is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  K_Mbappe latches onto the ball 
          ...  K_Mbappe attempts to nutmeg B_Samba! 
          ...  B_Samba makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 52 :(len) A_Diouf is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to S_Lobotka 
          ...  S_Lobotka with the overhead! 
          ...  It floats over G_Mamardvili 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 55 :(len) Substitution by Lens 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Saibari 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_de_Jong 
Min. 56 :(fio) B_Samba miskicks! 
          ...  S_Chukwueze is through! 
          ...  J_Gimenez clears with a diving header 
Min. 60 :(fio) Tactical Change by Fiorentina 
          ...  Fiorentina have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 61 :(fio) D_Berardi knocks the ball past the lunge of T_Buchmann 
          ...  A_Diouf with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 63 :(len) A_Diouf holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to J_McGinn 
          ...  P_Estupinan with an awful challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He could be in big trouble! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! 
          ...  The ref must have got a nice Christmas present 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  T_Buchmann hits it hard with some tremendous top spin 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_McGinn crosses it in! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  Y_Fofana with the shot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 64 :(fio) M_Diaby looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to K_Mbappe 
          ...  K_Mbappe with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 65 :(len) I_Saibari with a neat pass into J_Gimenez 
          ...  K_Mbappe with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 68 :(fio) M_Locatelli with the heel pass to D_Berardi 
          ...  D_Berardi blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  B_Samba with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 69 :(fio) R_James feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  S_Chukwueze runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  A_Sorloth leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside their own half 
          ...  R_James plays it short to D_Berardi 
          ...  D_Berardi hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  B_Samba with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 70 :(len) Substitution by Lens 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Sagna 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Buchmann 
Min. 70 :(fio) A_Wan_Bissaka sidesteps Y_Fofana 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  B_Sagna makes the challenge and clears the ball 
          ...  But it drifts out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_James crosses it in! 
          ...  D_Berardi swings a leg at it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Fiorentina fans are ecstatic! 
          ...  Goosebumps and tears every time 
          ...  Fiorentina 2-0 Lens ...
Min. 71 :(len) J_Gimenez holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Sorloth 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by Gabriel!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 72 :(len) Substitution by Lens 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Boua_Die 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Diouf 
Min. 72 :(len) Tactical Change by Lens 
          ...  A_Sorloth will now play as a MF 
Min. 75 :(len) B_Sagna with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  Gabriel fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 76 :(fio) Gabriel can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to D_Berardi 
          ...  But J_Gimenez slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 78 :(fio) B_Wilmot with a precise ball to M_Locatelli 
          ...  M_Locatelli launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  B_Samba with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 78 :(len) I_Saibari nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  R_James takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 79 :(len) B_Sagna turns on a sixpence 
          ...  K_Mbappe fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Jason Fortune looks relieved 
Min. 79 :(len) S_Lobotka gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  A_Sorloth is unmarked 
          ...  K_Mbappe gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 81 :(fio) K_Mbappe takes advantage of a mistake by B_Sagna 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  K_Mbappe goes for the top corner! 
          ...  But B_Samba parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 81 :(fio) M_Locatelli gains possession 
          ...  A_Sorloth with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 82 :(len) C_Gunter takes advantage of a mistake by R_James 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  C_Gunter with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  But G_Mamardvili just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(fio) B_Wilmot looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Chukwueze 
          ...  F_Kostic with the block 
Min. 88 :(len) A_Sorloth rushes through the defence 
          ...  P_Estupinan hits it out for a corner 
          ...  No nonsense clearance! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Boua_Die dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for G_Mamardvili, who catches the ball 
Min. 90 :(fio) M_Locatelli looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards K_Mbappe 
          ...  K_Mbappe hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_James hits it into the box! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of B_Samba 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 91 :(fio) S_Chukwueze has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past F_Kostic! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A well-placed shot from S_Chukwueze! 
          ...  B_Samba saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 94 :(fio) A_Wan_Bissaka holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Diaby 
          ...  M_Diaby sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  But B_Samba punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stadio Artemio Franchi
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Fiorentina Match Info
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Best player          : D_Berardi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Chukwueze (20), D_Berardi (70)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Estupinan (63), K_Mbappe (65), Gabriel (75)
Injured              : N/A
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Lens Match Info
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Best player          : B_Samba
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_Kostic (9), T_Buchmann (30), A_Sorloth (46), A_Diouf (61)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Fiorentina  |    Lens
Attempts on Goal     :          22        |       9
Off target           :           8        |       4
On target            :          14        |       5
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       4
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       15
Key Tackles          :           8        |       7
Key Passes           :          18        |       10
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Final Score          : Fiorentina 2 - 0 Lens
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Player Statistics - Fiorentina
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Mamardvili   GK  26   1   1   1  25 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0   0
A_Wan_Bissaka  DF   1  23  18  13  23 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  30   0
Gabriel        DF   1  23  20   5  27 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  13  11  23
R_James        DF   1  23  19   9  25 |  96   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  47   0
P_Estupinan    DF   1  23  20  15  27 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  24  -2
B_Wilmot       DF   1  21  14   5  21 |  96   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  17  81   0
M_Locatelli    DM   1  19  23  16  27 |  96   0   2   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  38  20  38
M_Diaby        AM   1   3  21  20  30 |  96   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  36  26
S_Chukwueze    FW   1   3  22  22  27 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  11  40
K_Mbappe       FW   1   4  20  25  27 |  96   0   1   1   0   5   0   1   0   0  32  11  19
D_Berardi      FW   1   9  21  24  30 |  96   0   0   1   0   7   1   0   0   0   0  12  52
D_Greif        GK  18   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Zan          DF   1  17  11  11  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Sivis        DF   1  16  12   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Tymoschuk    MF   1  11  18  12  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Licata       FW   1   5  15  17  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Lens
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_Samba        GK  26   1   1   1  21 |  96  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  58   0   0   0
J_Gimenez      DF   1  23  18  13  27 |  96   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  45  15  17
F_Kostic       DF   1  22  18  15  31 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  14  -2  -2
C_Gunter       DF   1  22  15   8  32 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
T_Buchmann     DF   1  20  15  15  24 |  71   0   2   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  34  -2  26
S_Lobotka      DM   1  17  22   8  21 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  33  20
Y_Fofana       DM   1  16  21   4  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  24
N_de_Jong      MF   1  14  18  12  25 |  56   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  18
A_Diouf        MF   1   8  20  17  21 |  73   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  37  -2
J_McGinn       MF   1  13  22  20  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Sorloth      MF   1   2  19  24  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   8
A_Schlager     GK  21   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Sagna        DF   1  18  16   7  22 |  25   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
I_Saibari      MF   1   5  20  16  26 |  40   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
E_Skhiri       MF   1  13  18   6  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Boua_Die     FW   1   5  14  19  27 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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