FFO EFL2, PSV vs. Monaco (Fri Jul 25) PSV | Monaco 4-3-1-2 C | 5-1-0-3-1 C Harry Kleinjan | Mike Bridge Caretaker | J_Griffiths GK | GK L_Castellazzi B_Alves DF | DF L_Eising B_Howedes DF | DF M_Aarons M_Dawson DF | DF C_Davies F_Pisano DF | DF C_Panucci Y_Kabadayi MF | DF M_Pederson R_Baro MF | DM M_Gruger D_Biondini MF | AM M_Blasi N_Fraser AM | AM I_Sainz D_Washington FW | AM A_McGeady G_Higuain FW | FW L_Guily | O_Nyland SUB | SUB N_Ratti M_Sverko SUB | SUB J_Mejdr G_May SUB | SUB L_McCulloch Michel SUB | SUB A_Doci S_Fletcher SUB | SUB A_Hunt Min. 2 :(mon) L_Eising slides the ball across to L_Guily ... But he loses control of it ... B_Howedes hits it out for a throw Min. 3 :(psv) Y_Kabadayi with a glorious long pass to N_Fraser ... M_Pederson is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... L_Castellazzi misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... G_Higuain crosses it in! ... L_Castellazzi comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 10 :(psv) D_Washington finds himself with plenty of time ... L_Eising with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 10 :(mon) J_Griffiths with a terrible kick! ... I_Sainz is through! ... D_Washington with a clumsy challenge Min. 10 :(mon) The ball is passed in from M_Gruger, he finds M_Pederson ... Good sliding challenge from B_Alves and it had to be Min. 13 :(psv) F_Pisano hoofs it upfield to find D_Washington ... M_Blasi with a bad challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 15 :(psv) D_Biondini has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... M_Dawson gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... M_Dawson from 20 yards! ... L_Castellazzi with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 16 :(psv) D_Biondini finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... C_Davies slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 17 :(mon) L_Guily knocks the ball past the lunge of B_Howedes ... L_Guily tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 21 :(psv) Y_Kabadayi with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... A_McGeady with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... He got away with just a warning Min. 23 :(psv) D_Biondini plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... D_Biondini with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL!! ... L_Castellazzi never had a chance! ... PSV have the advantage! ... PSV 1-0 Monaco ... Min. 24 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... Monaco have changed their playing style to A Min. 24 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... I_Sainz will now play as a FW Min. 24 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_McGeady will now play as a FW Min. 29 :(psv) B_Alves beats M_Pederson ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... B_Alves hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 33 :(psv) R_Baro looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Dawson ... M_Dawson leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... GOAL!! ... Goodness gracious me! ... it's amazing the goal is still standing ... That looked offside to me! ... PSV 2-0 Monaco ... Min. 34 :(psv) D_Biondini knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... M_Pederson with the block Min. 35 :(psv) R_Baro has it now ... He takes on C_Davies ... He gets past him! ... He puts in G_Higuain! ... M_Aarons wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 40 :(mon) M_Blasi is clutching his leg! ... That doesn't look good ... But he'll continue and try to run it off Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(mon) C_Davies eases past G_Higuain ... C_Davies with a blistering shot! ... GOAL!! ... What a finish! ... What a player! ... PSV 2-1 Monaco ... Min. 44 :(psv) N_Fraser with a precise pass to Y_Kabadayi ... M_Aarons robs him of the ball Min. 46 :(psv) D_Biondini works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to G_Higuain ... G_Higuain hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 46 :(mon) M_Pederson nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... M_Pederson attempts a low drive! ... J_Griffiths makes a good save Min. 47 :(psv) R_Baro floats the ball in to find G_Higuain ... G_Higuain hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 47 :(mon) L_Guily plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... I_Sainz keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... I_Sainz has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 48 :(mon) M_Aarons takes advantage of a bad back pass ... A delicate chip from M_Aarons! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: PSV 2-1 Monaco Min. 47 :(psv) M_Dawson takes advantage of a bad back pass from M_Aarons ... A left-footer by M_Dawson! ... L_Castellazzi watches it sail wide! Min. 50 :(mon) M_Blasi beats R_Baro ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... M_Blasi keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... J_Griffiths saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 51 :(mon) M_Blasi with an amazing show of skill to get past M_Dawson ... He crosses to I_Sainz ... A vicious shot by I_Sainz! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 53 :(mon) C_Davies with a short pass to find A_McGeady ... F_Pisano steals the ball of off him Min. 54 :(psv) D_Washington feeds the ball to R_Baro ... An audacious effort from R_Baro! ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... The Referee is signalling for VAR ... It's been given! ... GOAL!! ... The PSV fans celebrate! ... PSV 3-1 Monaco ... Min. 55 :(psv) G_Higuain looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to D_Washington ... L_Guily with a poor challenge Min. 61 :(psv) M_Dawson brings the ball into the opposing area ... N_Fraser makes himself available ... N_Fraser drives it towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... What a finish! ... What a player! ... PSV 4-1 Monaco ... Min. 64 :(mon) A_McGeady is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to M_Blasi ... B_Alves reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 65 :(mon) L_Eising has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past B_Alves ... He knocks it to I_Sainz! ... I_Sainz rifles it to the far post! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 66 :(psv) N_Fraser beats M_Pederson ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... N_Fraser hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... L_Castellazzi saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 66 :(mon) M_Pederson plays it forward to A_McGeady ... A_McGeady with a low drive through the rain! ... It hits the inside of the post ... the balls hits J_Griffiths and comes out ... the striker is on hand! ... GOAL!! ... Easy tap in! That was a bit of a freak goal! ... PSV 4-2 Monaco ... Min. 69 :(psv) F_Pisano sidesteps his marker ... He was too quick for his marker ... F_Pisano sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... B_Alves with an outswinging corner into the box ... It goes straight into the arms of L_Castellazzi ... Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... It looks like ... NO PENALTY Min. 70 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco ... COMING ON: A_Doci ... COMING OFF: M_Blasi Min. 72 :(mon) A_Doci with a byline cross to M_Gruger ... Y_Kabadayi takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 73 :(mon) L_Guily sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to I_Sainz ... F_Pisano pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 74 :(psv) D_Washington drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to G_Higuain ... But C_Panucci comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 75 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco ... COMING ON: A_Hunt ... COMING OFF: L_Guily Min. 75 :(psv) M_Dawson loses L_Eising ... M_Dawson with the overhead! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into L_Castellazzi's arms ... Unlucky Min. 78 :(psv) D_Washington with a real burst of pace ... Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Davies ... He had to get that one right! Min. 79 :(psv) D_Washington beats M_Gruger ... He showed great skill there ... L_Eising pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 80 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco ... COMING ON: J_Mejdr ... COMING OFF: C_Panucci Min. 81 :(psv) Substitution by PSV ... COMING ON: S_Fletcher ... COMING OFF: G_Higuain Min. 81 :(psv) Substitution by PSV ... COMING ON: G_May ... COMING OFF: D_Biondini Min. 83 :(psv) Substitution by PSV ... COMING ON: M_Sverko ... COMING OFF: B_Alves Min. 83 :(psv) S_Fletcher skips the challenge from L_Eising ... S_Fletcher fires off a right-footed shot! ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 85 :(mon) C_Davies is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to M_Pederson ... M_Pederson sends it flying towards goal! ... J_Griffiths fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 87 :(mon) A_McGeady has it now ... He takes on M_Dawson ... He gets past him! ... He puts in I_Sainz! ... I_Sainz goes for the top corner! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a crappy effort! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(psv) N_Fraser looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Y_Kabadayi ... But L_Eising wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 90 :(mon) M_Pederson turns past B_Howedes ... He has some space now! ... M_Pederson flings a shot at goal! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 93 :(psv) D_Washington with a glorious 60-yard pass to M_Dawson ... Excellent sliding challenge by M_Pederson ... He timed it well Min. 96 :(psv) D_Washington with a well-controlled run ... A_Hunt with an awful challenge ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... Mike Bridge Caretaker looks relieved ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been taking tips from Juninho ... Can he show the techniques he's learned? ... S_Fletcher hits it hard ... L_Castellazzi is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Philips Stadion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PSV Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Baro (Man of the Match) Scorers : , D_Biondini (23), M_Dawson (33), R_Baro (54)N_Fraser (61) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monaco Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_McGeady Scorers : C_Davies (43), A_McGeady (66) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Blasi (13) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PSV | Monaco Attempts on Goal : 14 | 12 Off target : 8 | 7 On target : 6 | 5 Possession : 54 | 46 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 5 | 10 Key Tackles : 6 | 11 Key Passes : 13 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : PSV 4 - 2 Monaco ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - PSV Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Griffiths GK 25 1 1 1 26 | 100 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 B_Alves DF 1 19 14 13 26 | 87 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 0 13 B_Howedes DF 1 19 13 5 27 | 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 M_Dawson DF 1 19 15 13 25 | 100 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 37 79 F_Pisano DF 1 19 17 10 21 | 100 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 14 16 Y_Kabadayi MF 1 10 21 17 31 | 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 R_Baro MF 1 16 20 12 28 | 100 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 49 40 D_Biondini MF 1 15 18 14 22 | 85 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 26 36 N_Fraser AM 1 7 16 19 29 | 100 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 30 35 D_Washington FW 1 9 19 22 27 | 100 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 0 G_Higuain FW 1 7 14 19 25 | 85 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 O_Nyland GK 19 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Sverko DF 1 19 15 5 20 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_May MF 1 7 15 7 20 | 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Michel MF 1 7 18 12 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Fletcher FW 1 3 13 17 26 | 15 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 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 23 1 1 1 25 | 100 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 L_Eising DF 1 20 14 2 20 | 100 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 34 0 M_Aarons DF 1 20 15 9 24 | 100 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 0 17 C_Davies DF 1 18 15 12 25 | 100 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 36 32 40 C_Panucci DF 1 19 15 7 20 | 84 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 M_Pederson DF 1 21 16 14 24 | 100 0 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 45 35 40 M_Gruger DM 1 16 20 14 22 | 100 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 M_Blasi AM 1 14 19 16 25 | 74 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 10 10 I_Sainz FW 1 7 16 20 20 | 100 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 A_McGeady FW 1 8 16 19 20 | 100 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 30 26 L_Guily FW 1 4 15 19 30 | 79 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 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 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 26 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 A_Hunt FW 1 8 14 17 22 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1753453007 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40