FFO EFL2, Athletic Bilbao vs. Wolfsburg (Mon Jul 21)


                      Athletic Bilbao  |  Wolfsburg
                            5-2-1-2 P  |  5-2-2-1 E
                 Neil Kirby Caretaker  |  Jason Hopton
                                       |
                         A_Padilla GK  |  GK A_McGregor
                        R_L_Cabral DF  |  DF D_Rugani
                          D_Vivian DF  |  DF N_Nkounkou
                        I_Zubeldia DF  |  DF L_Dubois
                             Yeray DF  |  DF C_Lell
                      J_Louis-Jean DF  |  DF M_Wieffer
                        S_Benrahma AM  |  MF R_Esse
                       M_Zubimendi MF  |  AM Z_Flemming
                        Jaurigezar MF  |  MF A_Knauff
                          A_Hierro FW  |  FW A_Emakhu
                           L_Jovic FW  |  AM M_Guiu
                                       |
                         J_Ezkieta SUB |  SUB J_Ledesma
                         Gorasabel SUB |  SUB R_Koch
                           I_Cisse SUB |  SUB A_Buta
                      G_Larrazabal SUB |  SUB M_Shved
                            A_Sola SUB |  SUB J_Njinmah




Min. 2  :(wlb) M_Guiu gets to the byline and finds N_Nkounkou with a beautiful cross 
          ...  N_Nkounkou runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  He watches the ball, volleys it sweetly! 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  And what a goal!! 
          ...  His twitter account will be trending after that one! 
          ...  That's put Wolfsburg into the lead! 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao 0-1 Wolfsburg ...
Min. 3  :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 6  :(wlb) Z_Flemming runs forward 
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for goal in mind! 
          ...  Z_Flemming with the side footed shot! 
          ...  A_Padilla parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao 0-2 Wolfsburg ...
Min. 8  :(wlb) A_Knauff plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  L_Dubois decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  Great challenge by R_L_Cabral 
          ...  But it goes out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Wieffer! 
          ...  D_Vivian heads it away 
Min. 11 :(wlb) M_Wieffer takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Z_Flemming 
          ...  But Yeray slides in 
Min. 12 :(wlb) Z_Flemming holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Emakhu 
          ...  M_Zubimendi rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 17 :(bil) I_Zubeldia sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  I_Zubeldia with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 17 :(wlb) M_Guiu breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Padilla! 
          ...  L_Jovic brings him down! 
          ...  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 
Min. 18 :(bil) M_Zubimendi flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  But L_Dubois sweeps up the threat 
Min. 19 :(wlb) A_Knauff runs into space 
          ...  Yeray tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Dubois swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Padilla 
          ...  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. 25 :(wlb) Z_Flemming with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  Z_Flemming pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  A_Padilla is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish! 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao 0-3 Wolfsburg ...
Min. 26 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg 
          ...  Wolfsburg have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 26 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg 
          ...  A_Knauff will now play as a AM 
Min. 26 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg 
          ...  Z_Flemming will now play as a MF 
Min. 27 :(wlb) M_Guiu has it now 
          ...  He takes on I_Zubeldia 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in A_Emakhu! 
          ...  I_Zubeldia hits it out for a corner 
          ...  No nonsense clearance! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Nkounkou dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  A_Padilla jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 29 :(bil) R_L_Cabral with a clever shimmy 
          ...  R_L_Cabral goes for goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was unstoppable! 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao 1-3 Wolfsburg ...
Min. 30 :(bil) J_Louis-Jean kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  S_Benrahma gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  S_Benrahma launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 40 :(bil) M_Zubimendi moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Yeray 
          ...  Yeray has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 41 :(bil) J_Louis-Jean cuts inside L_Dubois 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  J_Louis-Jean hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  A_McGregor makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(bil) Jaurigezar hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  A_Hierro latches onto it! 
          ...  But D_Rugani slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 45 :(bil) R_L_Cabral hoists the ball across to Jaurigezar 
          ...  Jaurigezar has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 46 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 46 :(wlb) R_Esse hoofs it upfield to find N_Nkounkou 
          ...  Jaurigezar fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 47 :(wlb) Z_Flemming is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Guiu 
          ...  A well-placed shot from M_Guiu! 
          ...  A_Padilla gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Emakhu curls it into the box! 
          ...  It is kicked away by I_Zubeldia 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Athletic Bilbao 1-3 Wolfsburg

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 :(bil) L_Jovic is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to S_Benrahma 
          ...  D_Rugani tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Benrahma lofts the ball in! 
          ...  R_L_Cabral rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 61 :(wlb) M_Wieffer with a one-touch layoff to M_Guiu 
          ...  D_Vivian does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 64 :(bil) Yeray turns past A_Buta 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Yeray with the strike! 
          ...  A_McGregor gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 65 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 69 :(wlb) A_Buta get's past M_Zubimendi 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  A cheeky lob from A_Buta! 
          ...  But A_Padilla punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 71 :(bil) D_Vivian threads the through ball to L_Jovic 
          ...  L_Jovic goes for the top corner! 
          ...  A_McGregor makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 71 :(wlb) A_Buta turns past Jaurigezar 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  A_Buta with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 73 :(bil) D_Vivian looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Hierro 
          ...  A_Hierro hits a great drive! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And A_McGregor reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Zubimendi hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  Jaurigezar gets a shot in 
          ...  A_McGregor gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 74 :(bil) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  Yeray seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  Yeray fires the shot in! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 76 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Larrazabal 
          ...  COMING OFF: Jaurigezar 
Min. 76 :(wlb) D_Rugani spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds R_Koch with a lovely pass! 
          ...  R_Koch tries to chip the ball over A_Padilla! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 77 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: Gorasabel 
          ...  COMING OFF: Yeray 
Min. 78 :(bil) D_Vivian hits a hard pass to L_Jovic 
          ...  But N_Nkounkou sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 78 :(wlb) A_Knauff pushes it past Gorasabel 
          ...  A_Knauff with the shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 79 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Sola 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Hierro 
Min. 81 :(wlb) M_Guiu slips past R_L_Cabral 
          ...  A great volley from M_Guiu! 
          ...  But A_Padilla punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 82 :(bil) L_Jovic knocks the ball past C_Lell 
          ...  L_Jovic with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_McGregor dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And A_McGregor tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by G_Larrazabal 
          ...  A_McGregor comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  L_Jovic swings a leg at it! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 84 :(bil) J_Louis-Jean reads the run of L_Jovic 
          ...  L_Jovic with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  But A_McGregor punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 85 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Shved 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Esse 
Min. 85 :(bil) M_Zubimendi gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  C_Lell is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
Min. 87 :(wlb) A_Emakhu pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  Fine tackle by D_Vivian 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(bil) R_L_Cabral knocks the ball on and sprints past D_Rugani 
          ...  A delightful ball in to A_Sola 
          ...  A_Sola with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 91 :(bil) Gorasabel kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  L_Jovic gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Wieffer tackles cleanly 
Min. 95 :(bil) L_Jovic is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to R_L_Cabral 
          ...  R_L_Cabral hits a great shot! 
          ...  But A_McGregor reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on A_McGregor anyway 
Min. 95 :(wlb) M_Shved runs towards the goal 
          ...  Gorasabel with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee writes his name into the book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup 
          ...  A_Buta knocks it forward 
          ...  N_Nkounkou gets on the end of it 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Zubimendi 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : San Mames
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Athletic Bilbao Match Info
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Best player          : L_Jovic
Scorers              : R_L_Cabral (29)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Jovic (17), Gorasabel (95)
Injured              : N/A
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Wolfsburg Match Info
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Best player          : Z_Flemming (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Nkounkou (2), Z_Flemming (6,25)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Athletic Bilbao  |    Wolfsburg
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       9
Off target           :           8        |       3
On target            :           9        |       6
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           3        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       9
Key Tackles          :          10        |       5
Key Passes           :          12        |       9
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Final Score          : Athletic Bilbao 1 - 3 Wolfsburg
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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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A_Padilla      GK  25   1   1   1  21 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
R_L_Cabral     DF   1  22  15  11  27 |  97   0   1   2   0   3   1   0   0   0  14  32  74
D_Vivian       DF   1  22  15   7  25 |  97   0   3   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  42  48   0
I_Zubeldia     DF   1  21  17  13  30 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0  13
Yeray          DF   1  20  15  11  26 |  79   0   2   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  32   0  47
J_Louis-Jean   DF   1  19  15   8  24 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  32  20
S_Benrahma     AM   1   6  21  18  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
M_Zubimendi    MF   1  19  21  12  27 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  10   0
Jaurigezar     MF   1  13  19   7  26 |  78   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  40
A_Hierro       FW   1   7  14  19  27 |  81   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
L_Jovic        FW   1   6  18  23  24 |  97   0   0   2   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  24  16
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 |  18   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  14  -2
I_Cisse        DF   1  15  12  10  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Larrazabal   MF   1   3  16  14  25 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Sola         FW   1   3  13  15  20 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11

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 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  46   0   0   0
D_Rugani       DF   1  23  19   3  26 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  12   0
N_Nkounkou     DF   1  21  15  13  29 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  15   0  38
L_Dubois       DF   1  20  17  10  24 |  62   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
C_Lell         DF   1  19  13  11  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Wieffer      DF   1  19  21   5  27 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  20   0
R_Esse         MF   1   9  20  16  25 |  87   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
Z_Flemming     MF   1   6  20  17  29 |  62   0   0   2   0   2   2   0   0   0   0  22  60
A_Knauff       AM   1   9  20  17  26 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  11   9
A_Emakhu       FW   1   6  15  22  30 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Guiu         AM   1   8  18  21  28 |  97   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  44  14
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 |  35   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23
A_Buta         MF   1   7  18  13  29 |  35   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  28
M_Shved        MF   1   3  15  12  28 |  10   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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