FFO EFL2, Sparta Prague vs. Athletic Bilbao (Mon Nov 24) Sparta Prague | Athletic Bilbao 4-1-1-1-3 N | 5-1-1-1-2 P Simon Hill Caretaker | Neil Kirby Caretaker | A_Lopes GK | GK L_Maximiano D_Hancko DF | DF I_Zubeldia J_Headley DF | DF D_Vivian L_Morgalla DF | DF R_L_Cabral M_Andersen DF | DF Yeray K_Kairinene DM | DF J_Louis-Jean M_Gibbs_White AM | MF Jaurigezar M_Nunex MF | AM S_Chukwueze M_Gomez FW | DM M_Zubimendi R_Pepi FW | FW J_Stansfield A_Dovbyk FW | FW L_Jovic | G_Curci SUB | SUB J_Ezkieta Rafael SUB | SUB Gorasabel S_Dumont SUB | SUB A_Munoz E_Bars SUB | SUB G_Larrazabal D_Arize SUB | SUB A_Hierro Min. 1 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to A Min. 1 :(spp) M_Nunex cuts the ball back to A_Dovbyk ... A_Dovbyk shapes up for a shot! ... L_Maximiano makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 5 :(spp) M_Andersen looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to R_Pepi ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... R_L_Cabral picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 5 :(bil) J_Stansfield makes the tackle ... D_Hancko takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 6 :(bil) J_Louis-Jean with an intelligent ball to L_Jovic ... L_Jovic with a graceful, looping effort! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 9 :(bil) M_Zubimendi hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... R_L_Cabral latches onto it! ... Excellent sliding challenge from M_Nunex ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 10 :(bil) M_Zubimendi is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to J_Stansfield ... Cleared by K_Kairinene Min. 11 :(bil) J_Stansfield knocks it past M_Andersen and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... L_Morgalla with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... The Referee tries to calm him down ... FREE KICK! ... Just outside the box! ... S_Chukwueze bends it round the wall ... A_Lopes catches the ball Min. 14 :(spp) L_Morgalla gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds J_Headley ... Yeray gathers up the loose ball Min. 14 :(bil) S_Chukwueze brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... J_Stansfield gets on the end of the pass ... What a shot from J_Stansfield! ... It could go anywhere ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 15 :(spp) M_Andersen twists his ankle! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 15 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague ... COMING ON: Rafael ... COMING OFF: M_Andersen Min. 16 :(bil) S_Chukwueze has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on A_Lopes! ... Rafael hacks him down! ... He could be in big trouble! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! ... The ref must have got a nice Christmas present Min. 17 :(bil) J_Louis-Jean fires over a low cross to M_Zubimendi ... M_Zubimendi with the drive! ... But A_Lopes with the difficult save Min. 21 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to E Min. 26 :(spp) A_Dovbyk jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... A_Dovbyk with a scorcher of a shot! ... L_Maximiano parries it Min. 31 :(bil) M_Zubimendi with an early cross to L_Jovic ... L_Jovic with a thundering volley! ... But A_Lopes punches it away ... That's gone out for a corner kick ... CORNER! ... Jaurigezar swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... Great catch from A_Lopes! Min. 33 :(bil) R_L_Cabral slips past his marker L_Morgalla ... The ball is whipped into L_Jovic ... L_Jovic tries the lob from 30 yards! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... S_Chukwueze flights it in! ... A_Lopes comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... R_L_Cabral with the header ... But A_Lopes punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 35 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to A Min. 35 :(spp) R_Pepi slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! ... Excellent sliding challenge by Jaurigezar ... He timed it well Min. 35 :(bil) L_Jovic flicks it over J_Headley and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... L_Jovic tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... GOAL!! ... A classy finish ... Athletic Bilbao go ahead in this match now! ... Sparta Prague 0-1 Athletic Bilbao ... Min. 37 :(spp) K_Kairinene with the heel pass to A_Dovbyk ... A_Dovbyk tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... L_Maximiano with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 38 :(bil) Yeray plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... M_Nunex with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee writes his name into the book ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 39 :(spp) R_Pepi with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... Superbly timed tackle by J_Stansfield ... He made it look easy Min. 42 :(bil) I_Zubeldia knocks it forward ... D_Hancko slips ... S_Chukwueze gets to it! ... S_Chukwueze pounds a rocket on goal! ... GOAL!! ... Oooooohhhhhhh!!?... ... I can't believe it! n ... It's a GOAL! ... Unbelievable ! ... Sparta Prague 0-2 Athletic Bilbao ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(spp) M_Nunex has the ball ... He knocks the ball past M_Zubimendi ... He puts in M_Gibbs_White! ... M_Gibbs_White must beat L_Maximiano! ... L_Maximiano gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 44 :(bil) J_Louis-Jean plays a long ball to J_Stansfield ... J_Stansfield tries the shot! ... GOAL!! ... Hammered into the top corner! ... He salutes the Athletic Bilbao fans!! ... Sparta Prague 0-3 Athletic Bilbao ... Min. 45 :(bil) J_Stansfield with a precise ball to Yeray ... Yeray with the overhead! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 46 :(spp) M_Gomez lobs the ball over the defence ... Rafael latches on to it ... But he loses control of it ... J_Louis-Jean belts it clear ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sparta Prague 0-3 Athletic Bilbao Min. 50 :(spp) A_Dovbyk jumps over J_Louis-Jean's challenge ... But R_L_Cabral slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 50 :(bil) Yeray rushes through the defence ... Yeray tries one from the edge of the box! ... But A_Lopes parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 51 :(spp) A_Dovbyk hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... R_Pepi collects the loose ball! ... R_Pepi with a thundering volley! ... But L_Maximiano punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 52 :(bil) J_Stansfield lobs it over the defender ... Rafael with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... His 2nd yellow this game! ... RED CARD!! ... He looks dejected with himself now ... FREE KICK ... Just inside their own half ... Yeray floats it forward ... D_Vivian latches onto the end of it ... A delicate header from D_Vivian! ... A_Lopes takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 53 :(spp) A_Dovbyk plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... A_Dovbyk has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 56 :(bil) Jaurigezar with an amazing show of skill to get past L_Morgalla ... He crosses to L_Jovic ... L_Jovic rifles it at the goal! ... But A_Lopes comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 58 :(bil) L_Jovic sidesteps L_Morgalla ... L_Jovic swings in the shot! ... But A_Lopes punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 60 :(bil) R_L_Cabral with a 40-yard pass to D_Vivian ... D_Vivian drives the shot in! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... J_Louis-Jean plays it into the danger area! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 61 :(bil) S_Chukwueze finds I_Zubeldia with a perfectly weighted pass ... I_Zubeldia fires the shot in! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... S_Chukwueze curls it into the box! ... D_Hancko heads it away Min. 63 :(bil) L_Jovic leaves his marker standing ... L_Jovic tries to catch the keeper out! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 65 :(spp) A defence splitting pass from A_Dovbyk to M_Gomez ... M_Gomez must beat L_Maximiano! ... The ball moves through the air! ... L_Maximiano moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 65 :(bil) M_Zubimendi changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to L_Jovic ... L_Jovic with a graceful, looping effort! ... A_Lopes saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 67 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague ... COMING ON: S_Dumont ... COMING OFF: K_Kairinene Min. 68 :(bil) S_Chukwueze kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... J_Stansfield gets on the end of the pass ... J_Stansfield has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... It hits the post!! ... GOAL!! ... Sparta Prague 0-4 Athletic Bilbao ... Min. 69 :(spp) M_Nunex skips the challenge from J_Louis-Jean ... R_L_Cabral fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee writes his name in his little black book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 72 :(bil) J_Stansfield gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past D_Hancko! ... He has some space now! ... But L_Morgalla wins the tackle Min. 75 :(bil) L_Jovic with a probing through ball R_L_Cabral ... A cracking drive from R_L_Cabral! ... But A_Lopes punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 76 :(spp) M_Gomez finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... J_Louis-Jean slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 77 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: Gorasabel ... COMING OFF: Yeray Min. 77 :(bil) Jaurigezar with a 30-yard pass to J_Louis-Jean ... J_Louis-Jean curls the ball in on goal! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 78 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: A_Hierro ... COMING OFF: J_Stansfield Min. 78 :(spp) R_Pepi rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to A_Dovbyk ... But M_Zubimendi slides in Min. 78 :(bil) S_Chukwueze spots a team mate in space ... He finds R_L_Cabral with a lovely pass! ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from R_L_Cabral! ... It looks good ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL!! ... That was unstoppable! ... No! It's disallowed! ... The linesman raised his flag Min. 79 :(bil) L_Jovic chests it down ... L_Jovic blasts the ball towards goal! ... The shot slips through A_Lopes's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 81 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: G_Larrazabal ... COMING OFF: Jaurigezar Min. 81 :(spp) That's it for S_Dumont ... He's picked up a knock and can't continue... ... AWW BOO-HOOOO! ... SHUCKY DUCKY QUACK QUACK! ... Back in my day if you went down like that you would get the piss ripped out of you! ... Players are such faries these days! Min. 81 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague ... COMING ON: E_Bars ... COMING OFF: S_Dumont Min. 82 :(bil) G_Larrazabal looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to A_Hierro ... E_Bars with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not happy with that! ... He's got to be careful now! Min. 83 :(bil) R_L_Cabral looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to M_Zubimendi ... M_Zubimendi drives it low! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 84 :(spp) J_Headley with the diagonal pass to D_Hancko ... D_Hancko with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But L_Maximiano punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 84 :(bil) R_L_Cabral with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... R_L_Cabral blasts the ball towards goal! ... A_Lopes watches it sail safely wide! Min. 85 :(spp) D_Hancko turns well with the ball ... He has some space now! ... D_Hancko hits a curling shot! ... L_Maximiano won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 86 :(bil) G_Larrazabal cuts inside M_Nunex ... He worked that well ... G_Larrazabal attempts a lob! ... A_Lopes just watches it drift out of play! Min. 87 :(spp) R_Pepi with a real burst of pace ... He leaves Gorasabel behind ... R_Pepi has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... L_Maximiano goes down well to save Min. 87 :(bil) G_Larrazabal beats R_Pepi ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... M_Gomez with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! ... FREE KICK ... Just inside their own half ... L_Jovic passes to A_Hierro ... A_Hierro tries to chip the ball over L_Maximiano! ... But A_Lopes pulls out a save of the game Min. 87 :(bil) J_Louis-Jean leaves J_Headley standing ... J_Louis-Jean with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... A_Lopes with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(spp) D_Hancko sidesteps R_L_Cabral ... He showed great skill there ... D_Hancko with the punt towards goal! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 90 :(spp) R_Pepi gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds A_Dovbyk ... A_Dovbyk leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 90 :(bil) R_L_Cabral is all alone ... The linesman keeps his flag down ... But L_Morgalla will cut out the threat Min. 91 :(bil) L_Jovic breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat A_Lopes now! ... M_Nunex trips him up from behind! ... That's a clumsy challenge ... The referee beckons him over with his finger ... He's on a yellow - he knows what's coming next! ... RED CARD!! ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup ... R_L_Cabral shapes to shoot ... He plays it to A_Hierro instead ... A_Hierro aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 92 :(bil) L_Jovic leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to R_L_Cabral ... R_L_Cabral fires off a right-footed shot! ... A_Lopes gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 93 :(spp) E_Bars lays the ball back to M_Gibbs_White ... M_Gibbs_White rifles it to the far post! ... But L_Maximiano just gets his fingers to that one ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Generali Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sparta Prague Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Dovbyk Scorers : N/A Sent Off : , Rafael (52)M_Nunex (91) Booked : E_Bars (82), M_Gomez (87) Injured : M_Andersen (15), S_Dumont (81) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Athletic Bilbao Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Chukwueze (Man of the Match) Scorers : , L_Jovic (35), S_Chukwueze (42)J_Stansfield (44,68) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_L_Cabral (69) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sparta Prague | Athletic Bilbao Attempts on Goal : 13 | 31 Off target : 5 | 13 On target : 8 | 18 Possession : 34 | 66 Corners : 0 | 4 Red Cards : 2 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 15 | 5 Key Tackles : 6 | 8 Key Passes : 12 | 21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sparta Prague 0 - 4 Athletic Bilbao ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Sparta Prague Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Lopes GK 27 1 1 1 28 | 95 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 D_Hancko DF 1 22 17 12 22 | 95 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 28 0 44 J_Headley DF 1 21 15 8 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 L_Morgalla DF 1 20 19 3 26 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 12 0 M_Andersen DF 1 21 13 9 25 | 15 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 K_Kairinene DM 1 15 20 11 24 | 69 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 11 0 M_Gibbs_White AM 1 6 22 18 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 M_Nunex MF 1 15 20 12 22 | 93 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 10 -12 M_Gomez FW 1 8 14 20 31 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 15 4 R_Pepi FW 1 3 14 22 30 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 34 12 A_Dovbyk FW 1 5 19 24 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 24 16 G_Curci GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rafael DF 1 18 15 9 27 | 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -12 -12 -12 S_Dumont MF 1 12 18 7 27 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Bars MF 1 9 18 13 20 | 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 11 -2 D_Arize FW 1 5 13 18 22 | 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 33 0 0 0 I_Zubeldia DF 1 22 18 14 30 | 95 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 12 D_Vivian DF 1 22 16 7 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 R_L_Cabral DF 1 22 16 12 27 | 95 0 2 3 0 5 0 1 0 0 26 43 76 Yeray DF 1 20 16 12 26 | 79 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 0 30 J_Louis-Jean DF 1 20 16 9 24 | 95 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 48 65 36 Jaurigezar MF 1 14 19 7 26 | 83 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 24 0 S_Chukwueze AM 1 4 22 23 27 | 95 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 50 23 M_Zubimendi DM 1 20 21 12 27 | 95 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 40 30 J_Stansfield FW 1 5 16 21 22 | 80 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 31 15 49 L_Jovic FW 1 7 19 24 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 24 40 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 16 4 23 | 16 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 | 12 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 12 A_Hierro FW 1 7 14 19 27 | 15 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1764004634 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40