FFO EFL2, Atalanta vs. Athletic Bilbao (Mon Aug 25) Atalanta | Athletic Bilbao 4-1-1-3-1 C | 5-1-2-2 P James Howl | Neil Kirby Caretaker | M_Perin GK | GK L_Maximiano G_Scalvini DF | DF Gorasabel M_Skrtel DF | DF D_Vivian A_Hutton DF | DF R_L_Cabral T_Cora DF | DF Yeray K_Lukoki DM | DF J_Louis-Jean S_Ireland MF | MF N_Serrano M_Cunha AM | DM I_Zubeldia Beto AM | MF Jaurigezar J_Baptista FW | FW J_Stansfield J_Wilshere AM | FW L_Jovic | A_Niemi SUB | SUB J_Ezkieta T_Gray SUB | SUB A_Munoz T_Buffel SUB | SUB P_Beruatto D_Forlan SUB | SUB G_Larrazabal K_Boyd SUB | SUB A_Sola Min. 2 :(atl) G_Scalvini gets possession in his own half ... But he loses control of it ... N_Serrano hits it out for a throw Min. 2 :(bil) N_Serrano with a probing pass to J_Stansfield ... J_Stansfield bears down on goal! ... Looks like it should be M_Perin's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... Swung in by D_Vivian ... M_Perin comes out and claims it! Min. 6 :(atl) J_Wilshere hoofs it upfield to find Beto ... Gorasabel dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 6 :(bil) Gorasabel beats Beto ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Gorasabel with a terrific drive! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 10 :(atl) J_Baptista has time and space on the edge of the box ... J_Stansfield tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... Beto flights it in! ... L_Maximiano reads it well, and claims it! Min. 11 :(atl) J_Baptista takes advantage of a mistake by I_Zubeldia ... He knocks the ball to G_Scalvini! ... R_L_Cabral clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 13 :(atl) Beto with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past D_Vivian ... Beto with the overhead! ... L_Maximiano collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 14 :(atl) J_Wilshere plays a great one-two ... He runs towards goal now ... N_Serrano with an ugly foul ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 16 :(atl) Beto beats N_Serrano ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... Beto has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... L_Maximiano is beaten! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish!! ... And Atalanta are leading in the game now ... Atalanta 1-0 Athletic Bilbao ... Min. 16 :(atl) Tactical Change by Atalanta ... Atalanta have changed their playing style to D Min. 16 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao ... Athletic Bilbao have changed their playing style to N Min. 16 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao ... N_Serrano will now play as a AM Min. 16 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao ... I_Zubeldia will now play as a MF Min. 16 :(bil) Jaurigezar races into the box ... He sees L_Jovic lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... M_Skrtel with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 41 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao ... Athletic Bilbao have changed their playing style to C Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(atl) Beto floats the ball in to find J_Wilshere ... But R_L_Cabral comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Atalanta 1-0 Athletic Bilbao Min. 46 :(bil) Yeray can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... Yeray pounds a rocket on goal! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 47 :(atl) Beto has plenty of time and space ... Jaurigezar is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort Min. 48 :(atl) J_Wilshere saunters past Yeray ... Gorasabel tackles cleanly Min. 48 :(bil) J_Stansfield finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... J_Wilshere with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 48 :(bil) L_Jovic takes advantage of a mistake by K_Lukoki ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to D_Vivian! ... K_Lukoki plays the back pass ... M_Perin can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... J_Stansfield flights it in! ... L_Jovic with the shot! ... M_Perin just watches it drift out of play! Min. 52 :(atl) Beto eases past R_L_Cabral ... Beto hits a great drive! ... GOAL!! ... Ooooohh... Un-be-lievable ! ... What a goal... ... Atalanta 2-0 Athletic Bilbao ... Min. 53 :(bil) N_Serrano sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... L_Jovic gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... L_Jovic attempts the shot! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 55 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao ... Athletic Bilbao have changed their playing style to A Min. 55 :(atl) M_Cunha kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Beto gets on the end of the pass ... Beto is clean through! ... He just has L_Maximiano to beat! ... He nutmegs L_Maximiano ... GOAL!! I like it. ... I like it a lot! ... Three goals! He's a hat-trick hero! ... Atalanta 3-0 Athletic Bilbao ... Min. 58 :(bil) Jaurigezar feeds the ball to J_Louis-Jean ... J_Louis-Jean with the goal bound shot! ... M_Perin gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 60 :(atl) Substitution by Atalanta ... COMING ON: D_Forlan ... COMING OFF: J_Wilshere Min. 64 :(bil) The ball is passed in from Jaurigezar, he finds J_Stansfield ... J_Stansfield pounds a rocket on goal! ... But he somehow misses ... The Atalanta fans laugh at him Min. 67 :(atl) Beto crosses into the box, finding M_Cunha ... Gorasabel wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... S_Ireland plays it towards the near post! ... It comes to J_Baptista ... He fires it towards to goal ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 69 :(atl) J_Baptista nutmegs D_Vivian, he continues to run forward ... J_Baptista tries to beat L_Maximiano from outside the area! ... L_Maximiano is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 70 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: G_Larrazabal ... COMING OFF: J_Louis-Jean Min. 70 :(bil) N_Serrano kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... L_Jovic gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... L_Jovic with a graceful, looping effort! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... M_Perin never had a chance! Min. 74 :(bil) G_Larrazabal with a one-touch layoff to J_Stansfield ... J_Stansfield with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... M_Perin gets up well to catch that one Min. 75 :(atl) Substitution by Atalanta ... COMING ON: T_Buffel ... COMING OFF: S_Ireland Min. 76 :(bil) J_Stansfield takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... M_Skrtel tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... Jaurigezar lofts the ball in! ... T_Cora reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 77 :(bil) R_L_Cabral looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to G_Larrazabal ... G_Larrazabal hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... What agility from M_Perin Min. 79 :(atl) T_Buffel nutmegs R_L_Cabral, he continues to run forward ... But I_Zubeldia will cut out the threat Min. 79 :(bil) L_Jovic finds his way through ... They tried to play the offside trap ... L_Jovic with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... It floats over M_Perin ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 80 :(atl) Substitution by Atalanta ... COMING ON: K_Boyd ... COMING OFF: Beto Min. 82 :(atl) J_Baptista nutmegs I_Zubeldia, he continues to run forward ... I_Zubeldia moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 83 :(atl) K_Boyd with an amazing show of skill to get past R_L_Cabral ... He crosses to J_Baptista ... Gorasabel gets to the ball first Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(bil) I_Zubeldia unselfishly lays the ball back to J_Stansfield ... J_Stansfield keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... But M_Perin gets down well to tip the ball wide ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... Gorasabel flights it in! ... Great catch from M_Perin! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Gewiss Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atalanta Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Beto (Man of the Match) Scorers : Beto (16,52,55) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Wilshere (48) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Athletic Bilbao Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Stansfield Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Serrano (14) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atalanta | Athletic Bilbao Attempts on Goal : 6 | 12 Off target : 2 | 9 On target : 4 | 3 Possession : 34 | 66 Corners : 2 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 6 | 11 Key Tackles : 4 | 10 Key Passes : 6 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Atalanta 3 - 0 Athletic Bilbao ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Atalanta Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Perin GK 27 1 1 1 21 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 G_Scalvini DF 1 21 16 12 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Skrtel DF 1 20 13 7 25 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 A_Hutton DF 1 18 12 5 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Cora DF 1 18 13 11 29 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 K_Lukoki DM 1 15 20 6 29 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 S_Ireland MF 1 10 19 17 25 | 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Cunha AM 1 2 21 19 22 | 95 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 Beto AM 1 8 15 21 30 | 81 0 0 2 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 32 73 J_Baptista FW 1 9 13 20 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 12 J_Wilshere AM 1 3 17 19 24 | 61 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 12 -2 A_Niemi GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Gray DF 1 17 13 7 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Buffel MF 1 6 19 14 27 | 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Forlan FW 1 4 15 19 24 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Boyd FW 1 4 13 18 22 | 14 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 Player Statistics - Athletic Bilbao Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Maximiano GK 26 1 1 1 25 | 95 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -22 0 0 0 Gorasabel DF 1 18 15 4 23 | 95 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 72 0 22 D_Vivian DF 1 22 16 7 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_L_Cabral DF 1 23 16 11 27 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 15 0 Yeray DF 1 20 15 12 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 J_Louis-Jean DF 1 19 15 9 24 | 71 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 N_Serrano AM 1 11 20 18 26 | 95 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 31 -2 I_Zubeldia MF 1 21 17 14 30 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 14 0 Jaurigezar MF 1 13 19 7 26 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 J_Stansfield FW 1 5 16 20 22 | 95 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 31 0 28 L_Jovic FW 1 6 18 23 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 13 12 J_Ezkieta GK 18 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Munoz DF 1 15 13 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Beruatto DF 1 15 13 2 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Larrazabal MF 1 3 16 14 25 | 24 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 14 A_Sola FW 1 3 13 15 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1756141150 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40