FFO EFL2, Monaco vs. Athletic Bilbao (Mon Jul 14)


                               Monaco  |  Athletic Bilbao
                          5-1-0-2-2 E  |  5-3-2 P
                Mike Bridge Caretaker  |  Neil Kirby Caretaker
                                       |
                     L_Castellazzi GK  |  GK A_Padilla
                          L_Eising DF  |  DF R_L_Cabral
                          M_Aarons DF  |  DF D_Vivian
                          C_Davies DF  |  DF I_Zubeldia
                         C_Panucci DF  |  DF Yeray
                        M_Pederson DF  |  DF J_Louis-Jean
                          M_Gruger DM  |  MF S_Benrahma
                           M_Blasi AM  |  MF M_Zubimendi
                           I_Sainz AM  |  MF N_Serrano
                         A_McGeady FW  |  FW O_Watkins
                           L_Guily FW  |  FW L_Jovic
                                       |
                           N_Ratti SUB |  SUB J_Ezkieta
                           J_Mejdr SUB |  SUB Gorasabel
                       L_McCulloch SUB |  SUB I_Cisse
                            A_Doci SUB |  SUB G_Larrazabal
                            A_Hunt SUB |  SUB A_Hierro




Min. 3  :(mon) C_Davies has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past I_Zubeldia 
          ...  He knocks it to I_Sainz! 
          ...  R_L_Cabral with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 4  :(bil) D_Vivian works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Yeray 
          ...  A_McGeady with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
Min. 6  :(mon) M_Blasi sidesteps J_Louis-Jean 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  J_Louis-Jean recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 6  :(bil) O_Watkins is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to L_Jovic 
          ...  L_Jovic is miles offside! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  L_Castellazzi tries to close down the angle 
          ...  He tries to round past L_Castellazzi 
          ...  But he loses his balance and drags it wide!! 
          ...  Whenever I watch him play 
          ...  It looks like he's being controlled by an 11-year-old in the crowd on a PS4! 
Min. 7  :(mon) M_Aarons hoofs it upfield to find M_Pederson 
          ...  M_Pederson with the strike! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 11 :(bil) S_Benrahma with the nod to R_L_Cabral 
          ...  R_L_Cabral is clean through! 
          ...  He rounds L_Castellazzi 
          ...  He tries to slip it past L_Castellazzi Oooh you beauty! 
          ...  What a hit, son! 
          ...  What a hit! 
          ...  GOAL!!!!! 
          ...  That's put Athletic Bilbao into the lead! 
          ...  Monaco 0-1 Athletic Bilbao ...
Min. 12 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco 
          ...  Monaco have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 12 :(mon) M_Pederson picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  M_Pederson could have let it bounce! 
          ...  Interesting. Very interesting! 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  Look at his face! 
          ...  Just look at his face!!! 
          ...  Monaco have pulled level! 
          ...  Monaco 1-1 Athletic Bilbao ...
Min. 23 :(bil) M_Zubimendi pulls it back to R_L_Cabral 
          ...  R_L_Cabral tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi makes a difficult save 
Min. 29 :(bil) L_Jovic beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  Fantastic skill!! 
          ...  L_Jovic with the chance! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 30 :(mon) M_Blasi beats J_Louis-Jean 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  But M_Zubimendi spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 30 :(bil) L_Jovic gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past C_Davies! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Fine tackle by M_Blasi 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 31 :(mon) L_Guily finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  Yeray takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 31 :(bil) O_Watkins with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  I_Sainz with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  The ref gives a PENALTY!! 
          ...  L_Jovic with the spot kick 
          ...  L_Castellazzi with a comfortable save!! 
Min. 32 :(mon) M_Blasi turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  A delicate header from M_Blasi! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a finish! 
          ...  What a player! 
          ...  That's given Monaco the advantage! 
          ...  Monaco 2-1 Athletic Bilbao ...
Min. 33 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 36 :(mon) I_Sainz loses his marker! 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Zubimendi and it had to be 
Min. 39 :(mon) M_Blasi with a real burst of pace 
          ...  Yeray can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  A skilful effort from M_Blasi! 
          ...  A_Padilla saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 39 :(bil) R_L_Cabral steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  I_Sainz is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
Min. 40 :(mon) M_Blasi has it now 
          ...  He takes on R_L_Cabral 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in A_McGeady! 
          ...  A_McGeady with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  A_Padilla is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And A_Padilla reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Sainz plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  A_Padilla comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  M_Aarons swings a leg at it! 
          ...  But A_Padilla reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 42 :(bil) L_Jovic with an incisive pass to N_Serrano 
          ...  N_Serrano shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(bil) J_Louis-Jean gets to the byline and finds O_Watkins with a beautiful cross 
          ...  O_Watkins with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Zubeldia swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  M_Aarons heads it away 
Min. 44 :(mon) M_Gruger jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Eising 
          ...  L_Eising with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 44 :(bil) D_Vivian dribbles past C_Davies 
          ...  D_Vivian with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Neil Kirby Caretaker spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 46 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 47 :(mon) I_Sainz barges J_Louis-Jean off the ball 
          ...  J_Louis-Jean reacts well to win the ball back 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Monaco 2-1 Athletic Bilbao

Min. 46 :(mon) M_Blasi brushes S_Benrahma aside and breaks free 
          ...  S_Benrahma muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
Min. 49 :(mon) M_Gruger kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  L_Guily gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  O_Watkins slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Pederson lofts the ball in! 
          ...  A_Padilla comes out and claims it! 
Min. 51 :(mon) M_Blasi holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  M_Zubimendi tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
Min. 52 :(mon) I_Sainz takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Blasi 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Yeray 
Min. 53 :(mon) A_McGeady is too quick for D_Vivian 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by Yeray 
Min. 54 :(mon) M_Gruger sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  M_Zubimendi with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee writes his name in his little black book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  M_Blasi with the outside of his boot 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Padilla's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 55 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 56 :(mon) L_Eising with the heel pass to M_Blasi 
          ...  M_Blasi drives it towards goal! 
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Monaco 3-1 Athletic Bilbao ...
Min. 56 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco 
          ...  Monaco have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 56 :(bil) M_Zubimendi takes advantage of a mistake by L_Eising 
          ...  He knocks the ball to O_Watkins! 
          ...  M_Pederson slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 57 :(mon) A_McGeady with a deep cross to M_Blasi 
          ...  Yeray rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 57 :(bil) L_Jovic sidesteps M_Pederson 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  L_Jovic with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 59 :(bil) M_Zubimendi with a precise ball to Yeray 
          ...  Yeray has a dig at goal! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 60 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Hierro 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Benrahma 
Min. 60 :(bil) J_Louis-Jean runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Serrano 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  M_Aarons belts it clear 
Min. 62 :(mon) M_Gruger looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Guily 
          ...  L_Guily must beat A_Padilla! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into A_Padilla's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 62 :(bil) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  N_Serrano seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  C_Davies with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 70 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Doci 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Sainz 
Min. 70 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Hunt 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Guily 
Min. 71 :(bil) N_Serrano hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  R_L_Cabral latches onto it! 
          ...  R_L_Cabral tries to beat L_Castellazzi from outside the area! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi falls over 
          ...  But L_Castellazzi is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 75 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Larrazabal 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Louis-Jean 
Min. 75 :(mon) Curled in dangerously from M_Gruger to L_Eising 
          ...  L_Eising fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 75 :(bil) Yeray takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Hierro 
          ...  A_Hierro with the shot! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 77 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: Gorasabel 
          ...  COMING OFF: Yeray 
Min. 78 :(bil) M_Zubimendi holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Hierro 
          ...  Well intercepted by L_Eising 
Min. 79 :(mon) A_Doci leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to M_Blasi 
          ...  Gorasabel gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Pederson swings it in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Padilla 
Min. 80 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Mejdr 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Davies 
Min. 80 :(bil) Curled in dangerously from Gorasabel to R_L_Cabral 
          ...  R_L_Cabral aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 81 :(mon) J_Mejdr squares up to his marker 
          ...  He spits at M_Zubimendi 
          ...  Right in his face! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
Min. 84 :(mon) M_Aarons plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  M_Aarons with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Mejdr floats the ball in! 
          ...  A_Padilla reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 86 :(bil) G_Larrazabal has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Panucci 
          ...  He puts in A_Hierro! 
          ...  L_Eising fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(bil) M_Zubimendi crosses to Gorasabel 
          ...  Gorasabel is clean through! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi tries to make himself big 
          ...  He tries to slip it past L_Castellazzi Oooh you beauty! 
          ...  What a hit, son! 
          ...  What a hit! 
          ...  GOAL!!!!! 
          ...  Don't write Athletic Bilbao off just yet! 
          ...  Monaco 3-2 Athletic Bilbao ...
Min. 90 :(mon) M_Blasi beats Gorasabel 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  A skilful effort from M_Blasi! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 91 :(mon) A_Hunt with the nod to M_Aarons 
          ...  A powerful shot by M_Aarons! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 94 :(mon) A_Doci looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Blasi 
          ...  M_Blasi runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 94 :(bil) L_Jovic takes advantage of a mistake by L_Eising 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  But M_Pederson spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 95 :(mon) M_Aarons cuts the ball back to M_Blasi 
          ...  M_Blasi controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 95 :(bil) O_Watkins knocks it forward 
          ...  L_Eising slips 
          ...  I_Zubeldia gets to it! 
          ...  M_Aarons fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  O_Watkins hits it hard with some tremendous top spin 
          ...  L_Castellazzi gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by G_Larrazabal! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi thumps the ball away! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stade Louis II
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Monaco Match Info
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Best player          : M_Blasi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Pederson (12), M_Blasi (32,56)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Sainz (31), C_Davies (62), J_Mejdr (81)
Injured              : N/A
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Athletic Bilbao Match Info
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Best player          : M_Zubimendi
Scorers              : R_L_Cabral (11), Gorasabel (89)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Zubimendi (54)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                  Monaco  |    Athletic Bilbao
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       14
Off target           :          10        |       7
On target            :           6        |       7
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       10
Key Passes           :          14        |       15
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Final Score          : Monaco 3 - 2 Athletic Bilbao
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Player Statistics - Monaco
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_Castellazzi  GK  23   1   1   1  25 | 100   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  29   0   0   0
L_Eising       DF   1  20  14   2  20 | 100   0   1   1   1   2   0   0   0   0  16  39  48
M_Aarons       DF   1  20  15   9  24 | 100   0   2   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  32  32  53
C_Davies       DF   1  18  15  12  25 |  83   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  14  -2
C_Panucci      DF   1  18  15   7  20 | 100   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Pederson     DF   1  20  16  14  24 | 100   0   2   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  32   0  48
M_Gruger       DM   1  15  20  14  22 | 100   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0
M_Blasi        AM   1  14  19  15  25 | 100   0   1   1   0   7   2   0   0   0  22  12 125
I_Sainz        AM   1   7  16  19  20 |  73   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  13  -2
A_McGeady      FW   1   8  15  19  20 | 100   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16   9
L_Guily        FW   1   4  15  19  30 |  73   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
N_Ratti        GK  19   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Mejdr        DF   1  15  14   7  27 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
L_McCulloch    MF   1  12  17   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Doci         AM   1   9  18  15  24 |  27   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
A_Hunt         FW   1   8  14  17  22 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   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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A_Padilla      GK  25   1   1   1  21 | 100   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_L_Cabral     DF   1  22  15  11  27 | 100   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  91
D_Vivian       DF   1  22  15   7  25 | 100   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  19
I_Zubeldia     DF   1  21  17  13  30 | 100   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yeray          DF   1  20  15  11  26 |  80   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  64  16  15
J_Louis-Jean   DF   1  19  15   8  24 |  78   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  32   0
S_Benrahma     MF   1   6  21  17  22 |  63   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0
M_Zubimendi    MF   1  19  21  12  27 | 100   0   2   5   1   0   0   1   0   0  32  63  -2
N_Serrano      MF   1  11  19  18  26 | 100   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  10
O_Watkins      FW   1   7  12  23  24 | 100   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  29  19   8
L_Jovic        FW   1   6  18  23  24 | 100   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  13  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 |  20   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  18  16  56
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 |  22   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
A_Hierro       FW   1   7  14  19  27 |  37   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
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