FFO EFL2, Real Betis vs. Athletic Bilbao (Fri Aug 08)


                           Real Betis  |  Athletic Bilbao
                              4-4-2 L  |  5-2-1-2 N
                Darren Lear Caretaker  |  Neil Kirby Caretaker
                                       |
                        A_Bayindir GK  |  GK L_Maximiano
                        F_Uduokhai DF  |  DF I_Zubeldia
                         C_Awaziem DF  |  DF D_Vivian
                        M_Reisinho MF  |  DF R_L_Cabral
                           A_Nesta DF  |  DF Yeray
                         J_Vazquez DF  |  DF J_Louis-Jean
                        Y_Gourcuff MF  |  AM S_Benrahma
                           Melendo MF  |  MF M_Zubimendi
                           D_Nunez FW  |  MF N_Serrano
                         O_Edouard FW  |  FW J_Stansfield
                          N_Vlasic MF  |  FW L_Jovic
                                       |
                           L_Burge SUB |  SUB J_Ezkieta
                            M_Nade SUB |  SUB Gorasabel
                          D_Garcia SUB |  SUB Jaurigezar
                          N_Pecnik SUB |  SUB A_Hierro
                         D_Braaten SUB |  SUB A_Sola




Min. 1  :(bet) Tactical Change by Real Betis 
          ...  Real Betis have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 7  :(bet) Y_Gourcuff plays it long to D_Nunez 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from D_Nunez! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  L_Maximiano never had a chance! 
Min. 8  :(bil) M_Zubimendi looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Stansfield 
          ...  J_Stansfield cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  A_Bayindir with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 13 :(bet) Melendo has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Stansfield! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Louis-Jean with the block 
Min. 15 :(bet) D_Nunez jumps over N_Serrano's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  Yeray with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 21 :(bil) R_L_Cabral dribbles past C_Awaziem 
          ...  C_Awaziem does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 22 :(bet) C_Awaziem runs into space 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by D_Vivian 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 23 :(bil) M_Zubimendi with a flicked pass to D_Vivian 
          ...  D_Vivian with the shot! 
          ...  A_Bayindir won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 27 :(bil) I_Zubeldia runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off J_Vazquez back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  But C_Awaziem will cut out the threat 
Min. 28 :(bet) Melendo with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past D_Vivian 
          ...  He knocks it to D_Nunez! 
          ...  D_Nunez flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Reisinho swings it in! 
          ...  J_Vazquez gets to it! 
          ...  L_Maximiano blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 34 :(bil) M_Zubimendi sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_Stansfield 
          ...  J_Stansfield with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 37 :(bet) O_Edouard nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  O_Edouard with a little chip! 
          ...  L_Maximiano saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 37 :(bil) Yeray gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to N_Serrano 
          ...  J_Vazquez is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
Min. 37 :(bil) J_Louis-Jean barges N_Vlasic off the ball 
          ...  J_Louis-Jean from 20 yards! 
          ...  A_Bayindir is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  A_Bayindir looks very relieved! 
Min. 37 :(bet) A_Nesta looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Melendo 
          ...  N_Serrano fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 40 :(bet) C_Awaziem finds D_Nunez in acres of space 
          ...  D_Nunez tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into L_Maximiano's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 40 :(bet) O_Edouard holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees A_Nesta in space! 
          ...  D_Vivian with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  D_Nunez hits it hard with some tremendous top spin 
          ...  YES !! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh, you have to say that's magnificent! 
          ...  Real Betis take the lead! 
          ...  Real Betis 1-0 Athletic Bilbao ...
Min. 41 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 41 :(bet) C_Awaziem beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  I_Zubeldia with the block 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 46 :(bil) L_Jovic dribbles past J_Vazquez 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  L_Jovic attempts a chip! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The Referee is signalling for VAR 
          ...  It's been given! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Athletic Bilbao fans celebrate! 
          ...  It's all to play for again! 
          ...  Real Betis 1-1 Athletic Bilbao ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Real Betis 1-1 Athletic Bilbao

Min. 50 :(bil) N_Serrano runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to L_Jovic 
          ...  C_Awaziem plays the back pass 
          ...  A_Bayindir can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Benrahma with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  L_Jovic gets a shot in 
          ...  A_Bayindir gathers it easily 
Min. 52 :(bet) O_Edouard steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs I_Zubeldia 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  Yeray gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 55 :(bil) R_L_Cabral is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to N_Serrano 
          ...  What a shot from N_Serrano! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  But A_Bayindir punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 60 :(bet) N_Vlasic flicks it over I_Zubeldia's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  N_Vlasic keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  ITS THERE! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He punches the corner flag in delight! 
          ...  Let's see if Real Betis can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Real Betis 2-1 Athletic Bilbao ...
Min. 61 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 65 :(bil) M_Zubimendi beats F_Uduokhai 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  M_Zubimendi with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 66 :(bet) C_Awaziem sprints past J_Louis-Jean 
          ...  C_Awaziem aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through L_Maximiano's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 67 :(bil) Yeray squares it to M_Zubimendi 
          ...  M_Zubimendi with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  Looks like it should be A_Bayindir's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_L_Cabral plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  A_Bayindir catches it! 
Min. 69 :(bil) S_Benrahma beats F_Uduokhai 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  S_Benrahma with the strike! 
          ...  A_Bayindir makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 70 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Hierro 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Louis-Jean 
Min. 70 :(bil) A_Hierro flicks it over J_Vazquez's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  A_Hierro swings in the shot! 
          ...  A_Bayindir claws it off the line 
          ...  No need for VAR The Referee awards a goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  GOAL! 
          ...  A_Bayindir is saying he clawed 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? 
          ...  NO GOAL!! 
Min. 72 :(bet) N_Vlasic with an intelligent ball to Melendo 
          ...  What a shot from Melendo! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 72 :(bil) M_Zubimendi plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  L_Jovic decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  L_Jovic goes for goal! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for A_Bayindir 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  A_Bayindir looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 74 :(bet) F_Uduokhai with a penetrating pass to N_Vlasic 
          ...  N_Vlasic with a thundering drive! 
          ...  But L_Maximiano is equal to it 
Min. 76 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: Jaurigezar 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Benrahma 
Min. 76 :(bet) N_Vlasic with the nod to M_Reisinho 
          ...  R_L_Cabral with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong talking too 
Min. 77 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: Gorasabel 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Vivian 
Min. 78 :(bet) Tactical Change by Real Betis 
          ...  Real Betis have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 83 :(bil) N_Serrano sidesteps J_Vazquez 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  N_Serrano chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  But A_Bayindir makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 84 :(bet) N_Vlasic with the first time flick to Melendo 
          ...  Melendo sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  L_Maximiano was beaten there! 
Min. 85 :(bil) J_Stansfield finds L_Jovic in acres of space 
          ...  L_Jovic controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 
Min. 86 :(bil) R_L_Cabral looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to L_Jovic 
          ...  L_Jovic fires the shot in! 
          ...  But A_Bayindir comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 93 :(bet) A_Nesta finds himself in a good position 
          ...  A_Nesta could have let it bounce! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 93 :(bil) N_Serrano turns past A_Nesta 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  A_Nesta with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 95 :(bil) M_Zubimendi leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to J_Stansfield 
          ...  J_Stansfield drives the ball low! 
          ...  A_Bayindir gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 
Min. 95 :(bet) J_Vazquez controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs Yeray 
          ...  He puts in D_Nunez! 
          ...  N_Serrano with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Real Betis players 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  Nothing. Just a ticking off! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  Y_Gourcuff floats it forward 
          ...  O_Edouard latches onto the end of it 
          ...  O_Edouard with the shot! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Darren Lear Caretaker spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 96 :(bil) Yeray 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! 
          ...  N_Serrano receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  N_Serrano with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio Benito Villamarin
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Real Betis Match Info
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Best player          : N_Vlasic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Nunez (40), N_Vlasic (60)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Nesta (93)
Injured              : N/A
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Athletic Bilbao Match Info
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Best player          : L_Jovic
Scorers              : L_Jovic (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Vivian (40)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Real Betis  |    Athletic Bilbao
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       17
Off target           :           8        |       9
On target            :           5        |       8
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       10
Key Tackles          :           3        |       5
Key Passes           :           9        |       11
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Final Score          : Real Betis 2 - 1 Athletic Bilbao
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Player Statistics - Real Betis
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_Bayindir     GK  25   1   1   1  28 |  98   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
F_Uduokhai     DF   1  19  15   4  30 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
C_Awaziem      DF   1  19  15   6  32 |  98   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  51  16  20
M_Reisinho     MF   1  11  19  16  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Nesta        DF   1  19  15   7  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  17
J_Vazquez      DF   1  20  14  13  20 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17  15
Y_Gourcuff     MF   1   3  19  14  26 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Melendo        MF   1   9  22  16  27 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   9  20
D_Nunez        FW   1   6  17  23  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  27
O_Edouard      FW   1   4  16  23  23 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15   8
N_Vlasic       MF   1   9  19  17  28 |  98   0   0   3   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  36  41
L_Burge        GK  19   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Nade         DF   1  19  14   5  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Garcia       DM   1  11  13   5  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Pecnik       MF   1   3  18  14  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Braaten      FW   1   6  15  17  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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
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L_Maximiano    GK  26   1   1   1  25 |  98   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -8   0   0   0
I_Zubeldia     DF   1  21  17  14  30 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
D_Vivian       DF   1  22  16   7  25 |  79   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  12  -2  17
R_L_Cabral     DF   1  23  15  11  27 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0
Yeray          DF   1  20  15  11  26 |  98   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  32   0
J_Louis-Jean   DF   1  19  15   9  24 |  72   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  17   0  17
S_Benrahma     AM   1   6  21  18  22 |  78   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
M_Zubimendi    MF   1  19  21  12  27 |  98   0   0   5   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  50  28
N_Serrano      MF   1  11  19  18  26 |  98   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  12  28
J_Stansfield   FW   1   5  16  20  22 |  98   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  15  20
L_Jovic        FW   1   6  18  23  24 |  98   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  34
J_Ezkieta      GK  18   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Gorasabel      DF   1  18  15   4  23 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jaurigezar     MF   1  13  19   7  26 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hierro       FW   1   7  14  19  27 |  26   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
A_Sola         FW   1   3  13  15  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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