FFO EFL2, Monaco vs. Napoli (Fri Nov 28) Monaco | Napoli 5-2-3 P | 4-4-2 P Mike Bridge Caretaker | Peter Hayward | L_Castellazzi GK | GK O_Vlachodimos Edgar DF | DF C_C_Vickers J_Bednarek DF | DF N_Schlotrbeck M_Aarons DF | DF C_Natali C_Davies DF | DF K_Toure M_Pederson DF | MF M_van_Bommel L_McCulloch MF | MF A_Diouf S_Benrahma MF | MF C_Humphreys E_Mor FW | MF J_St_Juste L_Guily FW | FW I_Cardona A_McGeady FW | FW G_Pazzini | N_Ratti SUB | SUB A_Gomis P_Kalambayi SUB | SUB B_Hubner Walace SUB | SUB D_Batth F_Bilbija SUB | SUB E_Mafoumbi A_Hunt SUB | SUB R_Palladino Min. 5 :(mon) C_Davies runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... C_Davies fires off a right-footed shot! ... O_Vlachodimos parries it, he follows it up ... And O_Vlachodimos recovers to save!! Min. 5 :(nap) K_Toure plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... M_Aarons with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It's just a warning Min. 6 :(mon) E_Mor beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... But A_Diouf clears the ball to safety Min. 8 :(nap) C_Humphreys retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... A_Diouf gets on the end of it ... A_Diouf flings a shot at goal! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Monaco fans taunt him! Min. 9 :(mon) A_McGeady holds the ball up ... He sees E_Mor in space! ... But K_Toure clears the ball to safety Min. 13 :(mon) J_Bednarek with a real burst of pace ... He shows C_Natali a clean set of heals ... Cleared by N_Schlotrbeck Min. 16 :(mon) L_McCulloch skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to L_Guily ... L_Guily with the side footed shot! ... O_Vlachodimos with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 17 :(nap) N_Schlotrbeck slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... N_Schlotrbeck hits the ball on the bounce! ... But L_Castellazzi punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 18 :(nap) J_St_Juste jinks past the defender ... A cracking drive from J_St_Juste! ... L_Castellazzi catches the ball Min. 19 :(nap) I_Cardona with a clever shimmy ... J_Bednarek with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 20 :(nap) J_St_Juste backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... C_Humphreys latches onto the end of it ... Launched towards the top corner by C_Humphreys! ... L_Castellazzi parries it, he follows it up ... And L_Castellazzi recovers to save!! Min. 21 :(mon) A_McGeady slides it through the middle to E_Mor ... E_Mor hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... O_Vlachodimos with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 22 :(mon) E_Mor floats the ball in to find L_Guily ... Wonderful sliding challenge by N_Schlotrbeck Min. 22 :(nap) C_Humphreys with a simple pass to M_van_Bommel ... M_van_Bommel hits a great shot! ... L_Castellazzi gets a hand to it!! ... But can't hold onto it! ... GOAL !! ... That's given Napoli the advantage! ... Monaco 0-1 Napoli ... Min. 23 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... Monaco have changed their playing style to E Min. 24 :(nap) J_St_Juste gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside J_Bednarek! ... He has some space now! ... M_Pederson had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... The Referee writes his name into the book ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 27 :(nap) A_Diouf with an incisive pass to K_Toure ... K_Toure fires a shot at goal! ... But L_Castellazzi punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 27 :(mon) C_Davies sprints past the defender ... J_St_Juste with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 30 :(nap) I_Cardona slips past his marker C_Davies ... The ball is whipped into G_Pazzini ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... Edgar hits it out for a throw Min. 31 :(nap) J_St_Juste crosses into the box, finding I_Cardona ... I_Cardona with the crafty shot! ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 39 :(nap) A_Diouf finds a hole in the defence ... L_Guily with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 40 :(mon) M_Pederson is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to A_McGeady ... A_McGeady with a stunning strike! ... O_Vlachodimos saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 41 :(nap) G_Pazzini pushes it past C_Davies ... M_Pederson reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(mon) E_Mor spots a team mate in space ... He finds A_McGeady with a lovely pass! ... A_McGeady with a thundering shot! ... But O_Vlachodimos punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 44 :(mon) S_Benrahma with the first time flick to L_Guily ... L_Guily with a thundering drive! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 45 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli ... COMING ON: E_Mafoumbi ... COMING OFF: J_St_Juste Min. 47 :(nap) I_Cardona with a smart turn ... L_Guily tugs on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... FREE KICK! ... That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! ... I_Cardona smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... C_Humphreys with an outswinging corner into the box ... C_Davies wins the ball ... He belts it away ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Monaco 0-1 Napoli Min. 46 :(mon) J_Bednarek takes advantage of a mistake by K_Toure ... That mistake could prove costly ... C_Natali reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 51 :(nap) K_Toure flicks the ball through ... G_Pazzini runs onto it! ... From long range G_Pazzini bends the ball towards goal! ... L_Castellazzi gets his fingertips to it ... He just manages to tip it over ... CORNER! ... M_van_Bommel floats the ball in! ... C_Natali rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 54 :(mon) M_Aarons takes advantage of a mistake by N_Schlotrbeck ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to A_McGeady! ... C_C_Vickers takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 55 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli ... COMING ON: R_Palladino ... COMING OFF: G_Pazzini Min. 55 :(mon) E_Mor with the header on ... He finds A_McGeady in space ... A_McGeady rifles it to the far post! ... O_Vlachodimos watches it sail wide! Min. 62 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco ... COMING ON: P_Kalambayi ... COMING OFF: J_Bednarek Min. 64 :(mon) L_McCulloch passes the ball to E_Mor ... E_Mor tries to chip the ball over O_Vlachodimos! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 65 :(mon) L_McCulloch plays the early ball across the box to find A_McGeady in space ... C_Natali slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... S_Benrahma swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... R_Palladino with a great clearance! Min. 69 :(nap) L_Castellazzi with a terrible kick! ... R_Palladino takes control of the ball! ... A_McGeady with an awful challenge ... The Referee writes his name into the book ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 71 :(nap) C_C_Vickers with a precise ball to E_Mafoumbi ... But M_Aarons barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 72 :(nap) C_Humphreys cuts in on Edgar's blind side ... L_Guily fouls badly Min. 75 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco ... COMING ON: F_Bilbija ... COMING OFF: S_Benrahma Min. 76 :(nap) C_Humphreys beats M_Pederson ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... C_Davies is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a good position! ... R_Palladino hits it over the wall ... L_Castellazzi manages to turn it behind Min. 78 :(mon) M_Aarons fires over a low cross to E_Mor ... E_Mor tries to beat O_Vlachodimos! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... E_Mor hits it towards the far post! ... O_Vlachodimos makes the catch! Min. 78 :(nap) E_Mafoumbi has time and space on the edge of the box ... E_Mafoumbi sees L_Castellazzi off his line! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... L_Castellazzi dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had L_Castellazzi beaten! ... CORNER! ... C_Humphreys lofts the ball in! ... The ball comes to R_Palladino ... He knocks it goalward ... But L_Castellazzi makes a superb stop down low Min. 79 :(nap) C_Natali with a probing pass to A_Diouf ... But M_Pederson puts it in row Z! Min. 80 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco ... COMING ON: A_Hunt ... COMING OFF: L_Guily Min. 80 :(nap) R_Palladino knocks the ball past the lunge of P_Kalambayi ... R_Palladino tries to beat L_Castellazzi from outside the area! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 81 :(mon) F_Bilbija with a neat pass into A_McGeady ... But he loses control of it ... C_Natali takes possession Min. 82 :(nap) R_Palladino holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_van_Bommel ... M_van_Bommel with the cheeky shot! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... E_Mafoumbi floats the ball in! ... That's a poor one ... M_Pederson clears the danger Min. 83 :(nap) C_Humphreys with a neat pass into I_Cardona ... L_McCulloch body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 83 :(nap) R_Palladino plays a long ball to I_Cardona ... I_Cardona with the shot! ... GOAL!! ... L_Castellazzi got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out ... Monaco 0-2 Napoli ... Min. 84 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... Monaco have changed their playing style to A Min. 86 :(mon) A_McGeady jumps over C_C_Vickers's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... But N_Schlotrbeck spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 86 :(nap) K_Toure takes advantage of a mistake by P_Kalambayi ... That mistake could prove costly ... P_Kalambayi with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 87 :(nap) R_Palladino knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... P_Kalambayi wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stade Louis II ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monaco Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Mor Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Pederson (24), L_Guily (39), A_McGeady (69), L_McCulloch (83), P_Kalambayi (86) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Napoli Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Palladino (Man of the Match) Scorers : , M_van_Bommel (22)I_Cardona (83) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monaco | Napoli Attempts on Goal : 9 | 16 Off target : 4 | 7 On target : 5 | 9 Possession : 39 | 61 Corners : 2 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 5 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 14 | 4 Key Tackles : 7 | 10 Key Passes : 13 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Monaco 0 - 2 Napoli ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Monaco Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Castellazzi GK 24 1 1 1 25 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 Edgar DF 1 23 15 10 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 J_Bednarek DF 1 22 16 13 23 | 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Aarons DF 1 21 16 10 24 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 30 0 C_Davies DF 1 19 16 12 25 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 0 16 M_Pederson DF 1 21 16 15 24 | 95 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 43 13 -2 L_McCulloch MF 1 12 18 3 20 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 37 -2 S_Benrahma MF 1 6 21 18 22 | 77 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 E_Mor FW 1 5 17 23 26 | 95 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 42 11 L_Guily FW 1 4 15 19 30 | 82 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 14 A_McGeady FW 1 8 16 20 20 | 95 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 28 20 N_Ratti GK 19 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Kalambayi DF 1 15 11 4 24 | 31 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 -2 -2 Walace MF 1 12 14 10 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Bilbija MF 1 6 16 12 34 | 18 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 A_Hunt FW 1 8 14 17 22 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Napoli Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O_Vlachodimos GK 27 1 1 1 26 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 C_C_Vickers DF 1 23 16 12 25 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 15 0 N_Schlotrbeck DF 1 23 18 7 26 | 95 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 39 0 21 C_Natali DF 1 19 14 11 31 | 95 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 51 17 15 K_Toure DF 1 19 14 8 29 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 17 20 M_van_Bommel MF 1 13 21 10 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 A_Diouf MF 1 14 20 9 26 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 11 17 C_Humphreys MF 1 4 19 17 24 | 95 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 53 11 J_St_Juste MF 1 19 16 13 29 | 45 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 15 I_Cardona FW 1 8 15 21 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 16 32 G_Pazzini FW 1 8 16 20 28 | 57 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 A_Gomis GK 18 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Hubner DF 1 18 12 6 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Batth DF 1 16 10 7 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Mafoumbi MF 1 8 16 20 20 | 50 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 R_Palladino FW 1 9 14 19 26 | 38 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 27 56 25 1764355701 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40