FFO EFL2, Atalanta vs. Wolfsburg (Fri Jul 25)


                             Atalanta  |  Wolfsburg
                              4-3-3 P  |  5-1-2-2 A
                           James Howl  |  Jason Hopton
                                       |
                           M_Perin GK  |  GK A_McGregor
                        G_Scalvini DF  |  DF D_Rugani
                          M_Skrtel DF  |  DF N_Nkounkou
                          A_Hutton DF  |  DF L_Dubois
                            T_Cora DF  |  DF C_Lell
                          K_Lukoki MF  |  DF M_Wieffer
                         S_Ireland MF  |  MF R_Esse
                           M_Cunha MF  |  AM Z_Flemming
                           D_Undav FW  |  AM A_Knauff
                              Beto FW  |  FW A_Emakhu
                        J_Baptista FW  |  FW M_Guiu
                                       |
                           A_Niemi SUB |  SUB J_Ledesma
                            T_Gray SUB |  SUB R_Koch
                          T_Buffel SUB |  SUB A_Buta
                          D_Forlan SUB |  SUB X_Schlager
                        J_Wilshere SUB |  SUB J_Njinmah




Min. 1  :(wlb) M_Guiu looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards A_Knauff 
          ...  Driven towards goal by A_Knauff! 
          ...  M_Perin heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 1  :(atl) D_Undav beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds M_Skrtel 
          ...  Z_Flemming with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 2  :(atl) S_Ireland plays it forward to D_Undav 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Lell 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 2  :(wlb) A_Emakhu picks up the pass 
          ...  T_Cora goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 3  :(wlb) M_Wieffer jumps over A_Hutton's challenge 
          ...  M_Wieffer with the drive! 
          ...  But M_Perin palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 5  :(atl) M_Cunha takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  M_Cunha sees A_McGregor off his line! 
          ...  A_McGregor parries it 
Min. 6  :(atl) T_Cora gets lucky and beats L_Dubois 
          ...  Now with the centre to D_Undav 
          ...  D_Undav with a thundering shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 13 :(wlb) A_Knauff eases past T_Cora 
          ...  J_Baptista tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
Min. 19 :(atl) J_Baptista turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Cunha 
          ...  M_Cunha fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  But A_McGregor reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on A_McGregor anyway 
Min. 19 :(wlb) C_Lell with a deep cross to A_Knauff 
          ...  A_Knauff hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Terrific football and a well deserved goal 
          ...  Wolfsburg have taken the lead! 
          ...  Atalanta 0-1 Wolfsburg ...
Min. 19 :(atl) D_Undav beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  D_Rugani had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Here we go, a real chance of a goal 
          ...  K_Lukoki passes to J_Baptista 
          ...  J_Baptista rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  Brilliant save from A_McGregor 
Min. 20 :(wlb) N_Nkounkou plays the early ball across the box to find A_Knauff in space 
          ...  G_Scalvini cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 24 :(wlb) A_Knauff is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to M_Guiu 
          ...  M_Guiu bears down on goal! 
          ...  M_Perin gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 
Min. 28 :(wlb) A_Knauff makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  A_Knauff tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But M_Perin punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that M_Perin got a touch 
Min. 29 :(atl) T_Cora flicks it over A_Knauff's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  T_Cora keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  A_McGregor gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Atalanta are back level! 
          ...  Atalanta 1-1 Wolfsburg ...
Min. 29 :(wlb) C_Lell takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  C_Lell uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  But M_Perin just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 31 :(atl) G_Scalvini spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to M_Cunha! 
          ...  M_Cunha plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  It's beaten A_McGregor 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's put Atalanta in front! 
          ...  Atalanta 2-1 Wolfsburg ...
Min. 31 :(wlb) C_Lell off the woodwork! 
          ...  Z_Flemming picks up the deflection 
          ...  A thundering drive by Z_Flemming! 
          ...  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. 34 :(wlb) A_Emakhu get's past G_Scalvini 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  A_Emakhu with a blistering shot! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Atalanta fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 36 :(atl) K_Lukoki hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  G_Scalvini latches onto it! 
          ...  G_Scalvini with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into A_McGregor's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 36 :(wlb) M_Guiu with the nod to A_Emakhu 
          ...  A_Emakhu has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  M_Perin is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 40 :(wlb) D_Rugani takes advantage of a mistake by G_Scalvini 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to C_Lell! 
          ...  But A_Hutton clears the danger 
Min. 41 :(wlb) R_Esse loses A_Hutton 
          ...  R_Esse hits a curling shot! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 42 :(atl) M_Cunha plays in J_Baptista with a beautiful ball 
          ...  J_Baptista unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  It floats over A_McGregor 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(atl) J_Baptista with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  L_Dubois reads the play well 
Min. 44 :(atl) S_Ireland retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  Beto latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A_Emakhu dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 44 :(wlb) A_Knauff hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  C_Lell latches onto it! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from S_Ireland 
Min. 45 :(wlb) A_Knauff with a smart pass to A_Emakhu 
          ...  A_Emakhu keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  M_Perin manages to turn it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Z_Flemming drives it into the box! 
          ...  A_Hutton with the clearance 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Atalanta 2-1 Wolfsburg

Min. 46 :(wlb) M_Guiu runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off G_Scalvini back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  M_Guiu sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  M_Perin makes a difficult save 
Min. 46 :(atl) M_Cunha finds his way through 
          ...  M_Wieffer with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  An expectant silence takes the crowd 
          ...  K_Lukoki smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 47 :(wlb) R_Esse takes on 3 men 
          ...  A skilful effort from R_Esse! 
          ...  M_Perin gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 52 :(wlb) A_Knauff beats A_Hutton 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  A well-placed shot from A_Knauff! 
          ...  M_Perin parries it 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Guiu dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  Great catch from M_Perin! 
Min. 54 :(wlb) M_Guiu sidesteps M_Skrtel 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  A_Hutton with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 57 :(wlb) A_Knauff plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  N_Nkounkou keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  N_Nkounkou has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  M_Perin with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 58 :(atl) Beto back heels to find J_Baptista in space 
          ...  But M_Wieffer puts the ball out of play 
Min. 58 :(wlb) M_Wieffer spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to A_Emakhu! 
          ...  A_Emakhu breaks clear! 
          ...  He tries to take it round M_Perin 
          ...  He nutmegs M_Perin 
          ...  It hits the upright!! 
          ...  M_Perin recovers to save it!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Rugani lofts the ball in! 
          ...  The ball comes to Z_Flemming 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  M_Perin gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 60 :(atl) Substitution by Atalanta 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Forlan 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Undav 
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. 61 :(atl) D_Forlan plays it forward to T_Cora 
          ...  T_Cora with the overhead! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 63 :(atl) S_Ireland looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Forlan 
          ...  A_Emakhu tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
Min. 66 :(wlb) N_Nkounkou takes possession 
          ...  T_Cora does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 67 :(atl) K_Lukoki 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! 
          ...  Beto receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  N_Nkounkou gets to the ball first 
Min. 68 :(wlb) A_Buta takes advantage of a mistake by G_Scalvini 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to A_Knauff! 
          ...  A_Knauff with a little chip! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 72 :(atl) D_Forlan with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past C_Lell 
          ...  N_Nkounkou pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  You can't swap shirts until after the game! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 73 :(wlb) R_Esse runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  R_Esse with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  But M_Perin reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 74 :(wlb) A_Emakhu jinks infield 
          ...  A_Emakhu hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 75 :(atl) Substitution by Atalanta 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Buffel 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Ireland 
Min. 75 :(atl) Substitution by Atalanta 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Wilshere 
          ...  COMING OFF: Beto 
Min. 76 :(wlb) C_Lell backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Emakhu latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A_Hutton read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 77 :(wlb) A_Knauff turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  A_Knauff with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 78 :(wlb) A_Knauff takes advantage of a mistake by G_Scalvini 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to A_Emakhu! 
          ...  A_Emakhu has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It floats over M_Perin 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 79 :(wlb) D_Rugani smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Guiu latches onto the ball 
          ...  M_Guiu curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 81 :(wlb) A_Emakhu sidesteps G_Scalvini 
          ...  A_Emakhu attempts a low drive! 
          ...  M_Perin gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Wieffer drives it into the box! 
          ...  It comes to M_Guiu 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  M_Perin pushes it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Buta hits it into the box! 
          ...  M_Perin comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  A_Emakhu gets to it! 
          ...  It floats over M_Perin 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 83 :(wlb) A_Buta makes himself available 
          ...  A_Buta has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  It floats over M_Perin 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 85 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: X_Schlager 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Esse 
Min. 85 :(wlb) A_Buta spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds M_Guiu with a lovely pass! 
          ...  M_Guiu fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 86 :(atl) A_Hutton runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  D_Forlan latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  A_Knauff fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 87 :(wlb) A_Knauff runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off A_Hutton back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  A_Knauff with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  M_Perin gathers it easily 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 89 :(atl) G_Scalvini with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  D_Rugani pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
Min. 91 :(atl) J_Wilshere gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside R_Koch! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Wilshere with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  A_McGregor makes a fine save 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Gewiss Stadium
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Atalanta Match Info
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Best player          : M_Cunha
Scorers              : T_Cora (29), M_Cunha (31)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Wolfsburg Match Info
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Best player          : A_Knauff (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Knauff (19)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Nkounkou (72)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Atalanta  |    Wolfsburg
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       29
Off target           :           5        |       13
On target            :           6        |       16
Possession           :          37        |       63
Corners              :           0        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          14        |       12
Key Tackles          :           7        |       5
Key Passes           :          12        |       16
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Final Score          : Atalanta 2 - 1 Wolfsburg
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Player Statistics - Atalanta
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Perin        GK  26   1   1   1  21 |  92  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0   0
G_Scalvini     DF   1  21  16  11  25 |  92   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  15  35  15
M_Skrtel       DF   1  19  13   6  25 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hutton       DF   1  18  11   5  24 |  92   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  54  20   0
T_Cora         DF   1  18  13  11  29 |  92   0   2   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  36  18  57
K_Lukoki       MF   1  15  20   6  29 |  92   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22  20
S_Ireland      MF   1  10  19  17  25 |  76   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  24   0
M_Cunha        MF   1   2  21  19  22 |  92   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  44
D_Undav        FW   1   2  14  22  24 |  61   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17   4
Beto           FW   1   8  15  21  30 |  76   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
J_Baptista     FW   1   9  13  19  26 |  92   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  16
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 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Forlan       FW   1   4  15  19  24 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
J_Wilshere     FW   1   3  17  19  24 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9

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  23   1   1   1  25 |  92   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0
D_Rugani       DF   1  23  19   3  26 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
N_Nkounkou     DF   1  21  15  13  29 |  92   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  13  14  13
L_Dubois       DF   1  20  17  10  24 |  61   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
C_Lell         DF   1  19  13  11  21 |  92   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  17  77  17
M_Wieffer      DF   1  19  21   5  27 |  92   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  10  23
R_Esse         MF   1   9  20  16  25 |  86   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  34
Z_Flemming     AM   1   6  20  17  29 |  61   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
A_Knauff       AM   1   9  21  17  26 |  92   0   0   5   0   7   1   0   0   0   0  50  92
A_Emakhu       FW   1   6  15  22  30 |  92   0   1   0   0   8   0   0   0   0  30   0  38
M_Guiu         FW   1   8  18  21  28 |  92   0   0   2   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  26  29
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 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Buta         MF   1   7  18  13  29 |  31   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  26  13
X_Schlager     MF   1  13  15   8  24 |   6   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
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