FFO EFL2, Monaco vs. Lazio (Fri Aug 15)


                               Monaco  |  Lazio
                              5-3-2 P  |  4-1-0-3-2 A
                Mike Bridge Caretaker  |  Ryan Field
                                       |
                     L_Castellazzi GK  |  GK G_Restes
                          L_Eising DF  |  DF J_P_van_Hecke
                          M_Aarons DF  |  DF P_Evra
                          C_Davies DF  |  DF M_Tonetto
                         C_Panucci DF  |  DF M_Materazzi
                        M_Pederson DF  |  DM A_Engels
                          M_Gruger MF  |  AM H_Elliott
                           M_Blasi MF  |  AM O_Gloukh
                           I_Sainz MF  |  AM S_Cziommer
                         A_McGeady FW  |  FW J_Alvarez
                            A_Hunt FW  |  FW O_Watkins
                                       |
                           N_Ratti SUB |  SUB D_Sappa
                           J_Mejdr SUB |  SUB L_Baines
                         F_Beltran SUB |  SUB M_Pfertzel
                            J_Leko SUB |  SUB M_Valbuena
                         R_Quaison SUB |  SUB G_Guruzeta




Min. 1  :(laz) O_Watkins knocks it past M_Gruger and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  O_Watkins hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 2  :(laz) H_Elliott flicks it over L_Eising's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  H_Elliott sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But L_Castellazzi punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 3  :(mon) L_Castellazzi is clutching his leg! 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  He looks like he will continue 
Min. 4  :(mon) C_Panucci with a glorious long pass to A_Hunt 
          ...  A_Hunt has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  G_Restes makes a fine save 
Min. 7  :(laz) J_P_van_Hecke moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Alvarez 
          ...  J_Alvarez tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 8  :(mon) M_Gruger dribbles past M_Tonetto 
          ...  M_Gruger with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  G_Restes has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  G_Restes is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 10 :(laz) A_Engels with a 30-yard pass to O_Watkins 
          ...  But M_Pederson sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 13 :(laz) O_Gloukh moves forward 
          ...  A wicked drive by O_Gloukh! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi tips it wide for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Gloukh plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  I_Sainz clears the corner with a header away from the near post 
Min. 16 :(laz) P_Evra with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past M_Aarons 
          ...  P_Evra with the crafty shot! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for L_Castellazzi 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 20 :(laz) H_Elliott chests it down 
          ...  H_Elliott hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  But L_Castellazzi palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 21 :(mon) M_Gruger with a slick pass to M_Aarons 
          ...  M_Aarons with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  But G_Restes parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 24 :(laz) H_Elliott takes on L_Eising 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  H_Elliott tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 33 :(laz) S_Cziommer takes advantage of a mistake by M_Pederson 
          ...  He puts in O_Watkins! 
          ...  M_Pederson moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 40 :(laz) M_Tonetto cuts inside L_Eising 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in O_Watkins! 
          ...  O_Watkins breaks clear! 
          ...  He tries to take it round L_Castellazzi 
          ...  He lobs it over L_Castellazzi 
          ...  It goes over!! 
          ...  He'll have to be a master of spin to explain that one to his manager! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 46 :(mon) M_Aarons beats M_Tonetto with absolute ease! 
          ...  A well-placed shot from M_Aarons! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Gruger drives it into the box! 
          ...  Great catch from G_Restes! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Monaco 0-0 Lazio

Min. 46 :(laz) O_Watkins leaves his marker standing 
          ...  O_Watkins blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 47 :(laz) M_Materazzi retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  J_P_van_Hecke latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A wicked drive by J_P_van_Hecke! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi claws 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? 
          ...  He's given it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Lazio have the advantage! 
          ...  Monaco 0-1 Lazio ...
Min. 51 :(laz) P_Evra is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to O_Watkins 
          ...  O_Watkins cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 53 :(mon) A_McGeady jinks through the defence 
          ...  A_McGeady with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  But G_Restes is equal to it 
Min. 57 :(laz) A_Engels works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Alvarez 
          ...  L_Castellazzi bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  J_Alvarez passes to J_P_van_Hecke 
          ...  J_P_van_Hecke fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 58 :(mon) A_Hunt leaves P_Evra standing 
          ...  P_Evra recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 58 :(mon) I_Sainz steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs A_Engels 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  M_Tonetto knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
Min. 59 :(laz) J_Alvarez is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to J_P_van_Hecke 
          ...  J_P_van_Hecke rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 60 :(laz) Substitution by Lazio 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Baines 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Evra 
Min. 60 :(laz) Substitution by Lazio 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Valbuena 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Cziommer 
Min. 60 :(laz) Substitution by Lazio 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Guruzeta 
          ...  COMING OFF: O_Watkins 
Min. 60 :(mon) C_Panucci brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  A_McGeady gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Tonetto knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 60 :(laz) J_P_van_Hecke floats the ball in to find H_Elliott 
          ...  But M_Pederson sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 65 :(laz) M_Valbuena hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  L_Baines collects the loose ball! 
          ...  L_Baines launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 68 :(mon) M_Gruger looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to I_Sainz 
          ...  I_Sainz tries the shot! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Gruger hits it into the box! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to A_Hunt 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  G_Restes gathers it comfortably 
Min. 68 :(laz) L_Baines has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  Well intercepted by M_Gruger 
Min. 70 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco 
          ...  Monaco have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 70 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco 
          ...  M_Blasi will now play as a FW 
Min. 70 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco 
          ...  I_Sainz will now play as a FW 
Min. 70 :(mon) A_McGeady skips the challenge from J_P_van_Hecke 
          ...  A_McGeady tries the shot! 
          ...  G_Restes can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  G_Restes makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 71 :(laz) J_P_van_Hecke runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to O_Gloukh 
          ...  O_Gloukh is clean through! 
          ...  The linesman has his flag raised 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on 
          ...  He just has to beat L_Castellazzi 
          ...  He rounds L_Castellazzi 
          ...  the defenders chasing but all he has to do is slot it in! 
          ...  He looks to slot it in ...He's missed it, it goes past the wrong side of the post!! 
          ...  How do I tell my kids Beckham scored from the halfway line but he's missed from there 
          ...  I'm lost for words. 
Min. 74 :(mon) C_Davies is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to C_Panucci 
          ...  C_Panucci with the side footed shot! 
          ...  G_Restes makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 74 :(laz) J_P_van_Hecke spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to M_Valbuena! 
          ...  M_Valbuena 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. 76 :(laz) M_Materazzi chips the ball forward to H_Elliott 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  C_Davies picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 77 :(laz) O_Gloukh gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to J_P_van_Hecke 
          ...  J_P_van_Hecke with the shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Rifled home! 
          ...  OOOHHHHH LAAAA-LAAA! 
          ...  Monaco 0-2 Lazio ...
Min. 77 :(mon) A_McGeady breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on G_Restes! 
          ...  M_Tonetto 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! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! 
          ...  Will we see it? 
          ...  A_McGeady bends it round the wall 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Gruger hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  G_Restes reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 78 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Beltran 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Gruger 
Min. 79 :(mon) C_Panucci with a probing pass to I_Sainz 
          ...  I_Sainz curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  G_Restes makes a fine save 
Min. 79 :(laz) J_Alvarez gets possession in his own half 
          ...  C_Panucci does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 80 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Quaison 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Hunt 
Min. 80 :(mon) M_Blasi rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to A_McGeady 
          ...  A_McGeady throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered home! 
          ...  gol-gol-gol-gol-gol-gol-goaaaaaaaall 
          ...  Could this be the start of a comeback from <t1>? 
          ...  Monaco 1-2 Lazio ...
Min. 83 :(mon) M_Blasi finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  M_Blasi sees G_Restes off his line! 
          ...  G_Restes can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  G_Restes was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 83 :(laz) H_Elliott is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Tonetto latches onto the end of it 
          ...  From long range M_Tonetto bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Elliott swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  J_P_van_Hecke gets to it! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 84 :(mon) C_Davies takes advantage of a mistake by L_Baines 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  C_Davies controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 86 :(laz) H_Elliott works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Valbuena 
          ...  M_Valbuena with the shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi was beaten there! 
Min. 87 :(laz) M_Valbuena takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Elliott 
          ...  C_Davies with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(mon) L_Eising with the first time pass to F_Beltran 
          ...  F_Beltran uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  G_Restes guesses right 
Min. 89 :(laz) L_Baines runs at M_Blasi 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  L_Baines with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Monaco fans taunt him! 
Min. 90 :(laz) J_Alvarez with a flashy move 
          ...  F_Beltran scythes the player down! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
Min. 91 :(mon) M_Aarons threads the through ball to A_McGeady 
          ...  A_McGeady with the strike! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And G_Restes reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Quaison swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for G_Restes, who catches the ball 
Min. 95 :(mon) M_Pederson over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds C_Davies though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  M_Tonetto bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 96 :(laz) O_Gloukh sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_Alvarez 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Panucci 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 

*************  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          : A_McGeady
Scorers              : A_McGeady (80)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Lazio Match Info
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Best player          : J_P_van_Hecke (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_P_van_Hecke (47,77)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Tonetto (77)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                  Monaco  |    Lazio
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       21
Off target           :           7        |       14
On target            :           9        |       7
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       10
Key Tackles          :           9        |       3
Key Passes           :          10        |       18
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Final Score          : Monaco 1 - 2 Lazio
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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 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
L_Eising       DF   1  20  14   3  20 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
M_Aarons       DF   1  20  15  10  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  16  34
C_Davies       DF   1  19  15  12  25 |  97   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  34  16  14
C_Panucci      DF   1  19  15   7  20 |  97   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  34  48  21
M_Pederson     DF   1  21  16  14  24 |  97   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  15   0
M_Gruger       MF   1  16  20  14  22 |  79   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  22  12
M_Blasi        FW   1  14  19  16  25 |  97   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  29  10
I_Sainz        FW   1   7  16  20  20 |  97   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  29   0  14
A_McGeady      FW   1   8  16  19  20 |  97   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  58
A_Hunt         FW   1   8  14  17  22 |  81   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
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 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Beltran      MF   1  11  15   5  25 |  18   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23
J_Leko         AM   1   8  15  13  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Quaison      FW   1   1  12  16  24 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Lazio
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Restes       GK  26   1   1   1  26 |  97  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0   0
J_P_van_Hecke  DF   1  23  18  15  31 |  97   0   0   4   0   5   2   0   0   0   0  52 101
P_Evra         DF   1  19  16  11  22 |  61   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  15  15
M_Tonetto      DF   1  20  16   4  24 |  97   0   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  30  13  22
M_Materazzi    DF   1  19  15   4  21 |  97   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  53   0
A_Engels       DM   1  18  21   5  23 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
H_Elliott      AM   1  13  21  21  26 |  97   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  19
O_Gloukh       AM   1   8  21  20  23 |  97   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  35  14
S_Cziommer     AM   1   4  19  16  31 |  61   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
J_Alvarez      FW   1   3  19  23  28 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   3
O_Watkins      FW   1   7  12  23  24 |  61   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
D_Sappa        GK  18   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Baines       DF   1  19  15  14  28 |  36   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  24
M_Pfertzel     DM   1  18  13   9  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Valbuena     MF   1   5  19  14  21 |  36   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  24  24
G_Guruzeta     FW   1   5  15  22  26 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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