FFO EFL2, Athletic Bilbao vs. RB Salzburg (Fri Sep 19) Athletic Bilbao | RB Salzburg 5-1-1-1-2 C | 5-1-1-1-2 P Neil Kirby Caretaker | Dave Thacker | L_Maximiano GK | GK N_Atubolu I_Zubeldia DF | DF O_Solet D_Vivian DF | DF A_Dedic R_L_Cabral DF | DF S_Pavlovic Yeray DF | DF P_Ceccaroni J_Louis-Jean DF | DF A_Terzic N_Serrano MF | DM K_Thomson D_Jebbison AM | MF M_Bidstrup M_Zubimendi DM | AM M_Ozil J_Stansfield FW | FW T_Pasnik L_Jovic FW | FW D_Nene | J_Ezkieta SUB | SUB A_Palmer Gorasabel SUB | SUB R_Johnson P_Beruatto SUB | SUB N_Dorsch Jaurigezar SUB | SUB L_Reis A_Hierro SUB | SUB J_Brekalo Min. 7 :(bil) M_Zubimendi beats A_Terzic with absolute ease! ... A great volley from M_Zubimendi! ... GOAL!! ... He nutmegged N_Atubolu ... No! It's disallowed! ... The RB Salzburg players are surrounding the referee! Min. 9 :(bil) M_Zubimendi takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into J_Stansfield ... J_Stansfield tries to lob the keeper! ... But N_Atubolu makes a fine save Min. 9 :(slz) D_Nene with the cross-field pass to K_Thomson ... I_Zubeldia knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... He got away with just a warning Min. 14 :(bil) R_L_Cabral looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to L_Jovic ... L_Jovic attempts a lob! ... N_Atubolu parries it, he follows it up ... And N_Atubolu recovers to save!! Min. 17 :(slz) M_Ozil changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_Pavlovic ... I_Zubeldia with the tackle Min. 21 :(bil) M_Zubimendi backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... D_Jebbison gets on the end of it ... K_Thomson with a pull on the shirt ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee Min. 22 :(bil) I_Zubeldia is spitting at O_Solet ... He should be ashamed! ... Disgusting! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 25 :(bil) J_Stansfield sprints past M_Ozil ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... O_Solet rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 28 :(bil) R_L_Cabral with the diagonal pass to M_Zubimendi ... M_Ozil with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that's a foul ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Dave Thacker looks relieved Min. 33 :(bil) N_Serrano hoists the ball across to M_Zubimendi ... M_Zubimendi cracks a laser towards goal! ... The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! ... N_Atubolu moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And into the net! ... GOAL!! ... Athletic Bilbao go in front now with that goal! ... Athletic Bilbao 1-0 RB Salzburg ... Min. 34 :(bil) L_Jovic finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... What a fantastic interception by A_Terzic ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 34 :(slz) T_Pasnik get's past N_Serrano ... He's gonna worry them again ... T_Pasnik sends it flying towards goal! ... But L_Maximiano reaches the ball. Good save Min. 35 :(slz) A_Terzic moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to T_Pasnik ... A thundering drive by T_Pasnik! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... K_Thomson lofts the ball in! ... It goes straight into the arms of L_Maximiano ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 39 :(bil) Yeray sidesteps his marker ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... Yeray drives the shot in! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 40 :(slz) T_Pasnik takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to D_Nene ... D_Vivian knocks the ball back to L_Maximiano ... Ohhhh no!! ... It's gone past L_Maximiano! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... P_Ceccaroni with an inswinging corner into the box ... It goes straight into the arms of L_Maximiano Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(bil) Yeray saunters past P_Ceccaroni ... Yeray tries to beat N_Atubolu! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... N_Atubolu never had a chance! Min. 45 :(slz) M_Ozil 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! ... D_Nene receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... D_Nene pounds a rocket on goal! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 49 :(bil) L_Jovic has broken clear! Just N_Atubolu to beat! ... S_Pavlovic brings him down! ... The Referee consults his linesman ... Now he calls the player over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red really ... That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Athletic Bilbao 1-0 RB Salzburg Min. 47 :(bil) L_Jovic with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to J_Stansfield ... A_Dedic 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! ... J_Louis-Jean chips the ball in towards the far post! ... A_Dedic with the clearance Min. 48 :(bil) N_Serrano cuts inside K_Thomson ... He worked that well ... He puts in D_Jebbison! ... A_Terzic with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 50 :(bil) D_Jebbison gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... N_Serrano is unmarked ... N_Serrano hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... N_Atubolu with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 57 :(bil) J_Stansfield hits a hard pass to N_Serrano ... N_Serrano keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... N_Atubolu makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 60 :(slz) Substitution by RB Salzburg ... COMING ON: L_Reis ... COMING OFF: M_Bidstrup Min. 63 :(bil) N_Serrano gets lucky and beats A_Terzic ... Now with the centre to D_Jebbison ... D_Jebbison drives the shot in! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... N_Atubolu looks relieved there! Min. 65 :(slz) Substitution by RB Salzburg ... COMING ON: J_Brekalo ... COMING OFF: D_Nene Min. 65 :(slz) Substitution by RB Salzburg ... COMING ON: N_Dorsch ... COMING OFF: K_Thomson Min. 65 :(bil) Yeray takes advantage of a mistake by P_Ceccaroni ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to J_Stansfield! ... J_Stansfield looks to see where N_Atubolu is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... But N_Atubolu makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 69 :(bil) J_Stansfield volleys it forward. He finds R_L_Cabral ... R_L_Cabral shoots towards goal! ... N_Atubolu has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... N_Atubolu reacts well to save!! Min. 72 :(bil) D_Vivian with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... D_Vivian unleashes a pile driver! ... It's way wide ... The RB Salzburg fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 73 :(bil) L_Jovic with the through ball to I_Zubeldia ... A_Dedic reads the play well Min. 76 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: Gorasabel ... COMING OFF: Yeray Min. 79 :(slz) O_Solet takes advantage of a mistake by N_Serrano ... He puts in N_Dorsch! ... But Gorasabel wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 80 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: A_Hierro ... COMING OFF: D_Jebbison Min. 80 :(slz) N_Dorsch backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... J_Brekalo latches onto the end of it ... J_Brekalo hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... L_Maximiano with a superb tip around the post ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league ... CORNER! ... J_Brekalo hits it towards the far post! ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for L_Maximiano, who catches the ball Min. 81 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: Jaurigezar ... COMING OFF: N_Serrano Min. 87 :(bil) I_Zubeldia with a probing through ball A_Hierro ... A_Hierro hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(bil) Jaurigezar with a real burst of pace ... He's clean through! ... Brilliantly taken away by N_Dorsch!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 90 :(bil) D_Vivian crosses into the box, finding L_Jovic ... L_Jovic with the attempt at goal! ... N_Atubolu has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... N_Atubolu is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 95 :(bil) L_Jovic get's past S_Pavlovic ... He's gonna worry them again ... P_Ceccaroni 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! ... Jaurigezar chips the ball in towards the far post! ... N_Atubolu comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... L_Jovic swings a leg at it! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... D_Vivian flights it in! ... Jaurigezar with the header ... N_Atubolu can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... N_Atubolu was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : San Mames ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Athletic Bilbao Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Serrano (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Zubimendi (33) Sent Off : N/A Booked : I_Zubeldia (22) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RB Salzburg Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Pasnik Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Pavlovic (49) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Athletic Bilbao | RB Salzburg Attempts on Goal : 16 | 4 Off target : 8 | 2 On target : 8 | 2 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 3 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 9 Key Tackles : 3 | 8 Key Passes : 15 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Athletic Bilbao 1 - 0 RB Salzburg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 99 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 I_Zubeldia DF 1 21 17 14 30 | 99 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 12 -2 D_Vivian DF 1 22 16 7 25 | 99 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 15 19 R_L_Cabral DF 1 22 16 11 27 | 99 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 17 Yeray DF 1 20 16 12 26 | 80 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 28 J_Louis-Jean DF 1 19 15 9 24 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Serrano MF 1 11 20 18 26 | 85 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 49 20 D_Jebbison AM 1 4 18 20 28 | 84 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 6 M_Zubimendi DM 1 19 21 12 27 | 99 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20 56 J_Stansfield FW 1 5 16 20 22 | 99 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 16 L_Jovic FW 1 6 18 23 24 | 99 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 26 11 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 P_Beruatto DF 1 15 13 2 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jaurigezar MF 1 13 19 7 26 | 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 A_Hierro FW 1 7 14 19 27 | 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Player Statistics - RB Salzburg Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N_Atubolu GK 25 1 1 1 27 | 99 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 O_Solet DF 1 21 16 15 21 | 99 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 15 0 A_Dedic DF 1 21 17 5 25 | 99 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 S_Pavlovic DF 1 20 15 10 31 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 P_Ceccaroni DF 1 19 14 5 32 | 99 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 A_Terzic DF 1 18 14 10 24 | 99 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 17 0 K_Thomson DM 1 15 19 5 31 | 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Bidstrup MF 1 12 19 12 20 | 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Ozil AM 1 7 19 17 25 | 99 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 T_Pasnik FW 1 6 16 20 22 | 99 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 14 D_Nene FW 1 3 16 21 26 | 69 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 A_Palmer GK 20 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Johnson DF 1 15 10 4 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Dorsch DM 1 14 19 7 32 | 30 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 12 0 L_Reis MF 1 11 16 10 23 | 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Brekalo FW 1 3 14 19 27 | 30 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1758296421 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40