FFO EFL2, Napoli vs. Athletic Bilbao (Fri Oct 31) Napoli | Athletic Bilbao 4-2-0-1-3 C | 5-1-1-1-2 P Peter Hayward | Neil Kirby Caretaker | O_Vlachodimos GK | GK L_Maximiano C_C_Vickers DF | DF I_Zubeldia N_Schlotrbeck DF | DF D_Vivian C_Natali DF | DF R_L_Cabral K_Toure DF | DF Yeray A_Diouf DM | DF J_Louis-Jean M_van_Bommel DM | MF Jaurigezar D_Ozoh AM | AM S_Chukwueze I_Cardona FW | DM M_Zubimendi G_Pazzini FW | FW J_Stansfield E_Mafoumbi FW | FW L_Jovic | A_Gomis SUB | SUB J_Ezkieta J_St_Juste SUB | SUB Gorasabel C_Humphreys SUB | SUB A_Munoz O_Diallo SUB | SUB G_Larrazabal R_Palladino SUB | SUB A_Hierro Min. 3 :(bil) L_Jovic with the towering header to M_Zubimendi ... I_Cardona with a nasty foul ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 5 :(nap) E_Mafoumbi nutmegs M_Zubimendi, he continues to run forward ... E_Mafoumbi drives the ball low! ... L_Maximiano makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 6 :(nap) D_Ozoh moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to I_Cardona ... I_Cardona is clean through! ... He rounds L_Maximiano ... He rounds L_Maximiano ... He taps it towards the goal! ... L_Maximiano manages to get to it!! Min. 12 :(nap) D_Ozoh kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... C_Natali gets on the end of the pass ... C_Natali with the shot! ... L_Maximiano gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 16 :(bil) Jaurigezar floats the ball in to find L_Jovic ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from L_Jovic! ... It looks good ... O_Vlachodimos narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 19 :(nap) G_Pazzini gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... D_Vivian seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 20 :(nap) D_Ozoh runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... D_Ozoh with the cheeky shot! ... L_Maximiano heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 21 :(nap) A_Diouf with a slick pass to E_Mafoumbi ... E_Mafoumbi with a thundering drive! ... He hits the side netting Min. 21 :(bil) J_Stansfield holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to L_Jovic ... L_Jovic fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... But O_Vlachodimos gets down well to tip the ball wide ... CORNER! ... I_Zubeldia plays it towards the near post! ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for O_Vlachodimos, who catches the ball Min. 26 :(bil) Jaurigezar volleys it forward. He finds L_Jovic ... C_Natali is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly Min. 27 :(bil) S_Chukwueze loses his marker ... A well-placed shot from S_Chukwueze! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 28 :(bil) J_Stansfield kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... I_Zubeldia gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... I_Zubeldia with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... O_Vlachodimos just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 31 :(nap) A_Diouf leaves Yeray standing ... I_Zubeldia dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 32 :(nap) D_Ozoh with the dribble ... R_L_Cabral is easily beaten ... Yeray with the block Min. 32 :(bil) J_Louis-Jean with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to J_Stansfield ... J_Stansfield with the strike! ... O_Vlachodimos makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 36 :(bil) S_Chukwueze sidesteps C_C_Vickers ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... S_Chukwueze sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... But O_Vlachodimos parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 39 :(nap) I_Cardona searches out D_Ozoh ... D_Ozoh controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 42 :(nap) I_Cardona turns past M_Zubimendi ... He has created space for himself now ... I_Cardona drives it low! ... L_Maximiano is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Napoli 0-0 Athletic Bilbao Min. 46 :(nap) D_Ozoh dribbles past J_Louis-Jean ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... D_Ozoh hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 47 :(bil) L_Jovic with electric pace ... He eases past A_Diouf ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... G_Pazzini picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 50 :(nap) C_Natali knocks the ball past I_Zubeldia ... C_Natali with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... But L_Maximiano pulls out a save of the game Min. 50 :(bil) L_Jovic turns nicely onto the ball ... L_Jovic fires off a right-footed shot! ... He watches the ball, volleys it sweetly! ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... His twitter account will be trending after that one! ... And Athletic Bilbao are leading in the game now ... Napoli 0-1 Athletic Bilbao ... Min. 52 :(nap) D_Ozoh brushes D_Vivian aside and breaks free ... I_Zubeldia with an over the top challenge ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It's just a warning ... PENALTY!! ... The Referee has no hesitation in pointing to the spot! ... G_Pazzini places the ball on the spot ... He sends L_Maximiano the wrong way with a shimmy John Aldridge style ... GOAL! ... He made it look easy. ... All square, that should make things interesting! ... Napoli 1-1 Athletic Bilbao... Min. 60 :(bil) L_Jovic looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to J_Stansfield ... J_Stansfield attempts a lob! ... But O_Vlachodimos parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 60 :(nap) M_van_Bommel with the towering header to I_Cardona ... J_Louis-Jean with an awful challenge Min. 62 :(bil) J_Stansfield knocks the ball past K_Toure ... From long range J_Stansfield bends the ball towards goal! ... It comes back off the woodwork!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... GOAL!! ... That's given Athletic Bilbao the advantage! ... Napoli 1-2 Athletic Bilbao ... Min. 64 :(nap) M_van_Bommel moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to G_Pazzini ... G_Pazzini plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... But L_Maximiano reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on L_Maximiano anyway Min. 65 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli ... COMING ON: O_Diallo ... COMING OFF: E_Mafoumbi Min. 65 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli ... COMING ON: J_St_Juste ... COMING OFF: K_Toure Min. 65 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli ... COMING ON: C_Humphreys ... COMING OFF: A_Diouf Min. 65 :(nap) J_St_Juste takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into G_Pazzini ... But D_Vivian sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 66 :(nap) I_Cardona jumps over J_Louis-Jean's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... J_Louis-Jean with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 67 :(bil) Jaurigezar is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to J_Stansfield ... J_Stansfield tries one from the edge of the box! ... O_Vlachodimos gathers it easily Min. 69 :(nap) D_Ozoh finds M_van_Bommel with a perfectly weighted pass ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... J_Louis-Jean picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 70 :(bil) J_Stansfield 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! ... N_Schlotrbeck cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 71 :(bil) M_Zubimendi 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! ... R_L_Cabral receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... R_L_Cabral with the cheeky shot! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 74 :(nap) G_Pazzini slips past his marker R_L_Cabral ... The ball is whipped into I_Cardona ... I_Cardona unleashes a pile driver! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 75 :(nap) O_Diallo runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off J_Louis-Jean back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... Fine tackle by Jaurigezar ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 75 :(bil) Jaurigezar spots a team mate in space ... He finds R_L_Cabral with a lovely pass! ... Well intercepted by C_Natali Min. 77 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: Gorasabel ... COMING OFF: Yeray Min. 77 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: A_Hierro ... COMING OFF: J_Stansfield Min. 77 :(bil) R_L_Cabral knocks the ball past J_St_Juste ... R_L_Cabral has a dig at goal! ... O_Vlachodimos gathers it easily Min. 78 :(nap) D_Ozoh takes possession ... Knocks it past J_Louis-Jean ... He's through on goal ... Well intercepted by R_L_Cabral Min. 79 :(nap) O_Diallo gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... G_Pazzini is unmarked ... I_Zubeldia takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 81 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: G_Larrazabal ... COMING OFF: Jaurigezar Min. 81 :(nap) C_Natali has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... G_Pazzini gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... G_Pazzini attempts a lob! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... I_Cardona flights it in! ... L_Maximiano easily claims the ball! Min. 81 :(bil) L_Jovic slips past his marker G_Pazzini ... The ball is whipped into I_Zubeldia ... I_Zubeldia hits the ball on the bounce! ... O_Vlachodimos makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 84 :(bil) S_Chukwueze plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... S_Chukwueze with the overhead! ... But O_Vlachodimos makes an easy save Min. 85 :(nap) M_van_Bommel off the woodwork! ... D_Ozoh picks up the deflection ... R_L_Cabral with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(nap) C_Humphreys with the heel pass to O_Diallo ... O_Diallo with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... L_Maximiano can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... L_Maximiano makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was always going over? Min. 89 :(nap) C_C_Vickers with a flicked pass to M_van_Bommel ... M_van_Bommel tries to catch the keeper out! ... L_Maximiano gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender puts the ball behind ... CORNER! ... M_van_Bommel dinks the ball into the area! ... I_Zubeldia reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 90 :(nap) C_Humphreys holds the ball up ... He sees M_van_Bommel in space! ... M_van_Bommel with the chance! ... The fans get off their seats! ... L_Maximiano plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 91 :(bil) J_Louis-Jean feeds the ball through the middle ... M_Zubimendi runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... A well-placed shot from M_Zubimendi! ... O_Vlachodimos with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 94 :(nap) D_Ozoh finds the space intelligently ... R_L_Cabral brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadio Diego Armando Maradona ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Napoli Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Pazzini Scorers : G_Pazzini (52 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Athletic Bilbao Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Stansfield (Man of the Match) Scorers : , L_Jovic (50)J_Stansfield (62) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Napoli | Athletic Bilbao Attempts on Goal : 16 | 15 Off target : 8 | 3 On target : 8 | 12 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 8 Key Tackles : 3 | 10 Key Passes : 14 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Napoli 1 - 2 Athletic Bilbao ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 C_C_Vickers DF 1 23 16 12 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 N_Schlotrbeck DF 1 22 18 7 26 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 C_Natali DF 1 19 14 11 31 | 95 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 17 17 32 K_Toure DF 1 19 13 8 29 | 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Diouf DM 1 14 20 9 26 | 66 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 M_van_Bommel DM 1 13 21 10 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 36 D_Ozoh AM 1 13 21 15 22 | 95 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 30 35 I_Cardona FW 1 8 15 21 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16 17 G_Pazzini FW 1 8 15 20 28 | 95 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 28 16 38 E_Mafoumbi FW 1 8 16 19 20 | 66 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 A_Gomis GK 18 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_St_Juste DF 1 19 16 13 29 | 29 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 C_Humphreys MF 1 4 19 17 24 | 29 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 O_Diallo FW 1 6 14 18 30 | 29 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 8 R_Palladino FW 1 9 14 19 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Maximiano GK 27 1 1 1 25 | 95 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 I_Zubeldia DF 1 22 17 14 30 | 95 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 42 0 26 D_Vivian DF 1 22 16 7 25 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 R_L_Cabral DF 1 22 16 12 27 | 95 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 28 0 30 Yeray DF 1 20 16 12 26 | 78 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 J_Louis-Jean DF 1 20 16 9 24 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 30 0 Jaurigezar MF 1 13 19 7 26 | 82 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 36 0 S_Chukwueze AM 1 4 22 22 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 M_Zubimendi DM 1 19 21 12 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 16 J_Stansfield FW 1 5 16 21 22 | 78 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 30 43 L_Jovic FW 1 7 19 24 24 | 95 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 36 24 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 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Munoz DF 1 15 13 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Larrazabal MF 1 3 16 14 25 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Hierro FW 1 7 14 19 27 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1761929243 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40