FFO EFL2, RB Leipzig vs. Napoli (Mon Oct 27) RB Leipzig | Napoli 4-1-1-2-2 E | 4-2-0-1-3 C Tim Brown Caretaker | Peter Hayward | M_Sarkic GK | GK O_Vlachodimos E_Laird DF | DF C_C_Vickers N_Vidic DF | DF N_Schlotrbeck J_Branthwaite DF | DF C_Natali L_Dubois DF | DF K_Toure C_Doucoure DM | DM A_Diouf Reinier AM | DM M_van_Bommel W_Sneijder AM | AM D_Ozoh M_Blasi MF | FW I_Cardona J_Briand FW | FW G_Pazzini S_Downing FW | FW E_Mafoumbi | J_Louchet SUB | SUB A_Gomis M_Kiilerich SUB | SUB J_St_Juste L_Cana SUB | SUB C_Humphreys T_Mohr SUB | SUB O_Diallo D_Sikan SUB | SUB R_Palladino Min. 3 :(rbl) S_Downing holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to J_Branthwaite ... C_C_Vickers read the danger and stops the pass Min. 4 :(rbl) L_Dubois beats G_Pazzini ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... L_Dubois with the overhead! ... O_Vlachodimos blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 4 :(nap) N_Schlotrbeck holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to I_Cardona ... I_Cardona with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... M_Sarkic parries it Min. 6 :(rbl) J_Briand times his run well ... C_Natali wins the ball Min. 6 :(nap) D_Ozoh feeds the ball through the middle ... I_Cardona runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... I_Cardona with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... But M_Sarkic punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 14 :(rbl) J_Briand eases past C_C_Vickers ... J_Briand rifles it at the goal! ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 17 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite takes advantage of a mistake by C_C_Vickers ... He crosses to E_Laird ... N_Schlotrbeck with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... He got away with just a warning Min. 18 :(rbl) Reinier brushes K_Toure aside and breaks free ... Reinier with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But O_Vlachodimos pulls out a save of the game Min. 22 :(nap) D_Ozoh beats his man ... J_Briand takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 23 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite drives it forward to E_Laird ... E_Laird is clean through, he is one on one with O_Vlachodimos ... He nutmegs O_Vlachodimos ... It hits the upright!! ... And goes wide! Min. 24 :(nap) D_Ozoh sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to I_Cardona ... I_Cardona fires the shot in! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 29 :(rbl) M_Blasi with an intelligent ball to S_Downing ... S_Downing fires a shot at goal! ... But O_Vlachodimos pulls out a save of the game Min. 30 :(rbl) M_Blasi steps over the ball ... He nutmegs D_Ozoh ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... N_Schlotrbeck gathers up the loose ball Min. 33 :(rbl) Reinier knocks the ball on and sprints past E_Mafoumbi ... A delightful ball in to J_Briand ... J_Briand tries the shot! ... O_Vlachodimos makes a fine save Min. 33 :(nap) A_Diouf gets lucky and beats L_Dubois ... Now with the centre to M_van_Bommel ... Blocked by C_Doucoure Min. 36 :(nap) I_Cardona volleys it forward. He finds A_Diouf ... C_Doucoure wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... C_Natali swings it in! ... M_Sarkic comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... K_Toure with the shot! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a crappy effort! Min. 37 :(rbl) Reinier takes advantage of a mistake by G_Pazzini ... He puts in M_Blasi! ... M_Blasi sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... The shot slips through O_Vlachodimos's hands ... GOAL!! ... He buries his head in his hands! ... Peter Hayward is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... RB Leipzig 1-0 Napoli ... Min. 38 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... RB Leipzig have changed their playing style to C Min. 39 :(rbl) S_Downing takes possession on the edge of the box ... M_van_Bommel fouls ... That was disgusting ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now Min. 41 :(nap) I_Cardona sidesteps L_Dubois ... That was too easy ... I_Cardona with a thundering drive! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 42 :(nap) I_Cardona sprints past C_Doucoure ... J_Briand bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee beckons him over with his finger ... The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 46 :(rbl) J_Briand is hurt ... He's receiving some treatment now ... He looks like he will continue ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: RB Leipzig 1-0 Napoli Min. 48 :(nap) N_Schlotrbeck plays a long ball to I_Cardona ... I_Cardona launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 49 :(nap) I_Cardona with the dribble ... J_Branthwaite is easily beaten ... I_Cardona tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... The ball moves through the air! ... M_Sarkic moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 50 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... Reinier will now play as a MF Min. 50 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... W_Sneijder will now play as a MF Min. 50 :(rbl) S_Downing with a Cruyff turn ... N_Schlotrbeck wins the ball Min. 53 :(nap) I_Cardona finds the space intelligently ... M_Blasi tackles cleanly Min. 57 :(nap) I_Cardona over hits his pass ... He finds E_Mafoumbi though ... That was fortunate ... E_Mafoumbi hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... GOAL!! ... M_Sarkic looks dejected ... Tim Brown Caretaker is furious! ... Napoli are back level! ... RB Leipzig 1-1 Napoli ... Min. 64 :(nap) M_van_Bommel with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... E_Mafoumbi gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... E_Mafoumbi with a thundering drive! ... M_Sarkic makes a fine save Min. 64 :(rbl) W_Sneijder looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to M_Blasi ... I_Cardona is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly 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. 69 :(rbl) W_Sneijder spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to J_Briand! ... A vicious shot by J_Briand! ... O_Vlachodimos saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 72 :(nap) C_Humphreys plays a long ball to D_Ozoh ... S_Downing catches his opponent late!! ... That's an awful tackle! ... The Referee warns him Min. 73 :(nap) A defence splitting pass from C_Humphreys to G_Pazzini ... S_Downing with an awful challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Peter Hayward looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! Min. 73 :(nap) G_Pazzini beats his man ... A left-footer by G_Pazzini! ... But M_Sarkic smothers the ball Min. 74 :(rbl) J_Briand with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... J_Briand with the header! ... But O_Vlachodimos reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on O_Vlachodimos anyway Min. 75 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig ... COMING ON: T_Mohr ... COMING OFF: M_Blasi Min. 77 :(rbl) T_Mohr runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to J_Briand ... J_Briand has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... O_Vlachodimos manages to turn it behind Min. 79 :(rbl) J_Briand slows the ball down 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! ... I_Cardona intercepts the pass Min. 80 :(nap) C_Humphreys turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to M_van_Bommel ... N_Vidic slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 85 :(rbl) S_Downing cuts the ball back to E_Laird ... E_Laird aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 87 :(rbl) W_Sneijder spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to E_Laird! ... C_Natali plays the back pass ... O_Vlachodimos can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by W_Sneijder! ... J_St_Juste gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(rbl) T_Mohr is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... J_Branthwaite latches onto the ball ... C_Natali bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning Min. 93 :(rbl) J_Briand controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... E_Laird gets onto the end of the pass! ... E_Laird attempts a chip! ... O_Vlachodimos saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 94 :(nap) C_Humphreys cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to O_Diallo ... A glorious effort by O_Diallo! ... M_Sarkic can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... M_Sarkic makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was always going over? ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Red Bull Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RB Leipzig Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Blasi Scorers : M_Blasi (37) Sent Off : N/A Booked : , J_Briand (42)S_Downing (73) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Napoli Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : I_Cardona (Man of the Match) Scorers : E_Mafoumbi (57) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RB Leipzig | Napoli Attempts on Goal : 12 | 11 Off target : 3 | 6 On target : 9 | 5 Possession : 58 | 42 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 13 | 10 Key Tackles : 4 | 7 Key Passes : 12 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : RB Leipzig 1 - 1 Napoli ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - RB Leipzig Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Sarkic GK 25 1 1 1 27 | 99 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 E_Laird DF 1 22 18 11 23 | 99 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 N_Vidic DF 1 19 14 8 30 | 99 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 J_Branthwaite DF 1 21 17 4 28 | 99 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 L_Dubois DF 1 20 17 11 24 | 99 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 C_Doucoure DM 1 18 22 6 26 | 99 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 Reinier MF 1 4 20 20 27 | 99 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 8 W_Sneijder MF 1 6 20 18 23 | 99 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 M_Blasi MF 1 15 19 16 25 | 78 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 21 12 32 J_Briand FW 1 6 16 20 31 | 99 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 -2 13 36 S_Downing FW 1 5 16 19 23 | 99 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 28 7 J_Louchet GK 17 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Kiilerich DF 1 15 13 6 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Cana DM 1 15 18 6 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Mohr MF 1 4 15 11 23 | 21 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 D_Sikan FW 1 6 13 16 22 | 0 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 | 99 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 C_C_Vickers DF 1 23 16 12 25 | 99 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 N_Schlotrbeck DF 1 22 18 7 26 | 99 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 26 0 C_Natali DF 1 19 14 11 31 | 99 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 K_Toure DF 1 19 13 8 29 | 68 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 A_Diouf DM 1 14 20 9 26 | 68 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 M_van_Bommel DM 1 13 21 10 24 | 99 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Ozoh AM 1 13 21 15 22 | 99 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 I_Cardona FW 1 8 15 21 22 | 99 0 1 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 28 53 34 G_Pazzini FW 1 8 15 20 28 | 99 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 E_Mafoumbi FW 1 8 16 19 20 | 68 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 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 | 31 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 C_Humphreys MF 1 4 19 17 24 | 31 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 O_Diallo FW 1 6 14 18 30 | 31 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 R_Palladino FW 1 9 14 19 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1761586298 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40