FFO EFL2, Sparta Prague vs. RB Leipzig (Mon Aug 25) Sparta Prague | RB Leipzig 4-1-1-1-3 N | 5-1-1-2-1 C Simon Hill Caretaker | Tim Brown Caretaker | A_Lopes GK | GK M_Sarkic D_Hancko DF | DF E_Laird J_Headley DF | DF J_Vazquez L_Morgalla DF | DF J_Branthwaite M_Alonso DF | DF N_Vidic K_Kairinene DM | DF M_Cech M_Gibbs_White AM | DM C_Doucoure M_Nunex MF | MF M_Blasi M_Gomez FW | AM Reinier R_Pepi FW | AM W_Sneijder A_Dovbyk FW | FW N_Jackson | G_Curci SUB | SUB B_Labont M_Andersen SUB | SUB M_Kiilerich S_Dumont SUB | SUB L_Cana E_Bars SUB | SUB J_Briand D_Arize SUB | SUB S_Downing Min. 1 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to P Min. 3 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past C_Doucoure! ... He has some space now! ... A powerful shot by M_Gibbs_White! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 8 :(rbl) M_Cech gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past D_Hancko! ... He has some space now! ... M_Cech with a thundering shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... A_Lopes is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... E_Laird swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... A_Lopes catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 11 :(spp) K_Kairinene is through on goal ... N_Vidic wins the ball Min. 13 :(rbl) N_Jackson with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... N_Jackson chases it through, he must score! ... A_Lopes heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 14 :(spp) K_Kairinene has it now ... He takes on M_Blasi ... He gets past him! ... He puts in M_Nunex! ... M_Nunex with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 16 :(spp) M_Nunex plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... M_Nunex sees M_Sarkic off his line! ... GOOOOAAAAAAL!! ... That was unstoppable! ... Sparta Prague have taken the lead! ... Sparta Prague 1-0 RB Leipzig ... Min. 16 :(rbl) Reinier sidesteps his marker ... That was too easy ... Reinier tries to beat A_Lopes from outside the area! ... But A_Lopes punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 20 :(rbl) C_Doucoure is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to N_Jackson ... D_Hancko rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 21 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to A Min. 23 :(rbl) N_Vidic cuts inside J_Headley ... He worked that well ... N_Vidic bears down on goal! ... But A_Lopes punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 27 :(rbl) E_Laird with a long pass to M_Cech ... M_Cech curls it towards the top corner! ... The ball moves through the air! ... A_Lopes moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... A_Lopes catches it with style! Min. 28 :(rbl) W_Sneijder takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... M_Alonso hits it out for a corner ... Exellent clearance from the defender ... CORNER! ... J_Branthwaite flights it in! ... It goes straight into the arms of A_Lopes ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 29 :(rbl) M_Cech works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Vazquez ... M_Alonso anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 30 :(rbl) M_Blasi holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to Reinier ... Reinier tries to beat A_Lopes! ... But A_Lopes punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 32 :(rbl) N_Jackson dribbles past the defender ... It was as if he wasn't even there ... D_Hancko rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 34 :(rbl) M_Blasi is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to N_Jackson ... N_Jackson goes for the top corner! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 35 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to P Min. 35 :(spp) L_Morgalla runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to M_Gibbs_White ... But E_Laird slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 36 :(rbl) W_Sneijder cuts through the defence ... M_Gomez with the foul ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It's just a warning Min. 37 :(rbl) Reinier sidesteps M_Alonso ... He showed great skill there ... A_Dovbyk is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(rbl) Reinier sidesteps L_Morgalla ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... Great challenge by J_Headley ... But it goes out for a corner ... CORNER! ... C_Doucoure with an inswinging corner into the box ... L_Morgalla gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 45 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig ... COMING ON: J_Briand ... COMING OFF: M_Cech Min. 45 :(rbl) Reinier skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to N_Jackson ... N_Jackson with a blistering shot! ... He watches the ball, volleys it with superb technique ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations on their smartphones! ... That will be a viral clip! ... Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! ... Sparta Prague 1-1 RB Leipzig ... Min. 46 :(rbl) J_Briand has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past M_Alonso! ... He has some space now! ... J_Briand with the side footed shot! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 47 :(spp) J_Headley flicks the ball through ... M_Gomez runs onto it! ... E_Laird dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 49 :(spp) R_Pepi 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! ... R_Pepi looks to see where M_Sarkic is! ... He shoots! ... But M_Sarkic hits it away ... He could have held onto that! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sparta Prague 1-1 RB Leipzig Min. 46 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White turns past the defender ... He has created space for himself now ... J_Vazquez with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 49 :(rbl) Reinier is too quick for M_Alonso ... Reinier strikes a wicked curler! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 50 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... RB Leipzig have changed their playing style to A Min. 50 :(rbl) N_Jackson with a pinpoint pass to M_Blasi ... M_Blasi with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 51 :(spp) A_Dovbyk steps over the ball ... He nutmegs J_Vazquez ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... J_Branthwaite hits it out for a throw Min. 51 :(rbl) N_Jackson takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... Fine tackle by D_Hancko ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 53 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite squares it to J_Briand ... J_Briand hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... It takes a deflection! ... A_Lopes is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Briand swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for A_Lopes, who catches the ball Min. 54 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White nutmegs the defender ... Cleared by J_Branthwaite Min. 55 :(rbl) C_Doucoure hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... Reinier latches onto it! ... Reinier has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... A_Lopes manages to turn it behind Min. 56 :(spp) M_Gomez with the diagonal pass to D_Hancko ... D_Hancko attempts a low drive! ... M_Sarkic makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 57 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite 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! ... Reinier receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... Reinier hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... A_Lopes gets his fingertips to it Min. 58 :(spp) M_Gomez plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... M_Gomez hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... M_Sarkic gets his fingertips to it ... It's pushed around the post to safety ... CORNER! ... D_Hancko floats the ball in! ... It comes to A_Dovbyk ... He gets the shot away ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 59 :(spp) M_Gomez retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... D_Hancko gets on the end of it ... D_Hancko controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... But M_Sarkic punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 59 :(rbl) N_Jackson cuts inside M_Alonso ... He worked that well ... D_Hancko takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 59 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds R_Pepi ... J_Briand body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! Min. 60 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague ... COMING ON: M_Andersen ... COMING OFF: M_Alonso Min. 60 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig ... COMING ON: S_Downing ... COMING OFF: W_Sneijder Min. 60 :(rbl) E_Laird is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to Reinier ... Reinier bears down on goal! ... YES !! ... GOAL!! ... Oh, you have to say that's magnificent! ... RB Leipzig go ahead in this match now! ... Sparta Prague 1-2 RB Leipzig ... Min. 61 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to A Min. 61 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... RB Leipzig have changed their playing style to C Min. 61 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... Reinier will now play as a MF Min. 63 :(rbl) N_Jackson has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past J_Headley! ... He has some space now! ... J_Headley recovers the situation to win the ball back Min. 64 :(rbl) J_Vazquez slides it through the middle to C_Doucoure ... C_Doucoure keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... A_Lopes claws it off the line ... The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! ... The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? ... What's he going to give? ... GOAL!! ... Sparta Prague 1-3 RB Leipzig ... Min. 65 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague ... COMING ON: S_Dumont ... COMING OFF: K_Kairinene Min. 67 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague ... COMING ON: D_Arize ... COMING OFF: R_Pepi Min. 67 :(spp) S_Dumont heads the ball back to M_Gomez ... M_Gomez aims for the top right corner! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... M_Sarkic never had a chance! Min. 70 :(rbl) E_Laird with a deep cross to S_Downing ... M_Andersen tackles cleanly Min. 71 :(rbl) J_Briand drives it across the face of the goal N_Jackson ... N_Jackson blasts it at the goal! ... GOAL!! ... He runs towards the bench ... He jumps on a delighted Tim Brown Caretaker ... Sparta Prague 1-4 RB Leipzig ... Min. 72 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to S_Downing ... S_Downing controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... A_Lopes claws it off the line ... No need for VAR The Referee awards a goal! ... GOAL!! ... Sparta Prague 1-5 RB Leipzig ... Min. 73 :(rbl) S_Downing flicks it past D_Hancko ... He runs forward ... A_Dovbyk with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee beckons him over with his finger ... The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 76 :(spp) A_Dovbyk has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on M_Sarkic! ... N_Vidic hacks him down! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! ... FREE KICK! ... That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! ... D_Arize shapes to shoot ... He plays it to S_Dumont instead ... S_Dumont aims for the top right corner! ... M_Sarkic goes down well to save Min. 78 :(rbl) S_Downing beats his marker ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... S_Downing with the overhead! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 79 :(spp) M_Nunex kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... D_Hancko gets on the end of the pass ... The ball hits S_Downing in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 80 :(spp) D_Hancko breaks free from E_Laird ... D_Hancko with a thundering volley! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 80 :(rbl) N_Jackson holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to M_Blasi ... D_Hancko clears with a diving header Min. 83 :(rbl) N_Vidic slips past M_Nunex ... Driven towards goal by N_Vidic! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Lopes dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had A_Lopes beaten! Min. 84 :(spp) M_Nunex looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Dovbyk ... J_Branthwaite rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 85 :(rbl) M_Blasi controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... N_Jackson gets onto the end of the pass! ... L_Morgalla gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 87 :(rbl) N_Jackson plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... N_Jackson with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to S_Downing ... L_Morgalla clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 89 :(spp) A defence splitting pass from A_Dovbyk to M_Nunex ... M_Nunex with his head down lets it go! ... GOAL!! ... That's a contender for goal of the season! ... Simon Hill Caretaker doesn't even raise a smile ... That goal's not going to change anything! ... Sparta Prague 2-5 RB Leipzig ... Min. 90 :(spp) L_Morgalla plays in M_Gibbs_White with a beautiful ball ... An audacious effort from M_Gibbs_White! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 90 :(rbl) M_Blasi sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... J_Briand runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... J_Briand fires off a right-footed shot! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 92 :(spp) M_Gomez with a probing pass to A_Dovbyk ... A_Dovbyk with a bicycle kick! ... M_Sarkic won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Generali Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sparta Prague Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Nunex Scorers : M_Nunex (16,89) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Dovbyk (73) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RB Leipzig Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Reinier (Man of the Match) Scorers : N_Jackson (45,71), Reinier (60), C_Doucoure (64), S_Downing (72) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Vidic (76) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sparta Prague | RB Leipzig Attempts on Goal : 14 | 22 Off target : 7 | 10 On target : 7 | 12 Possession : 39 | 61 Corners : 1 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 8 | 7 Key Tackles : 13 | 8 Key Passes : 11 | 19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sparta Prague 2 - 5 RB Leipzig ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 25 1 1 1 28 | 97 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Hancko DF 1 21 16 12 22 | 97 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 75 0 46 J_Headley DF 1 20 15 8 27 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 16 0 L_Morgalla DF 1 20 18 3 26 | 97 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 26 0 M_Alonso DF 1 20 15 4 29 | 64 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 K_Kairinene DM 1 14 20 11 24 | 69 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 M_Gibbs_White AM 1 6 21 17 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 M_Nunex MF 1 15 20 12 22 | 97 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 22 94 M_Gomez FW 1 7 14 19 31 | 97 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 51 16 R_Pepi FW 1 3 14 22 30 | 71 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 A_Dovbyk FW 1 5 18 24 24 | 97 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 -2 29 2 G_Curci GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Andersen DF 1 20 13 8 25 | 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 S_Dumont MF 1 12 18 7 27 | 28 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 21 E_Bars AM 1 9 18 13 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Arize FW 1 5 13 18 22 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 97 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 E_Laird DF 1 21 17 11 23 | 97 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 61 0 J_Vazquez DF 1 20 14 13 20 | 97 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 39 0 J_Branthwaite DF 1 21 17 4 28 | 97 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 45 75 0 N_Vidic DF 1 19 14 8 30 | 97 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 15 -2 36 M_Cech DF 1 18 16 9 25 | 45 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 36 C_Doucoure DM 1 18 21 6 26 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 52 M_Blasi MF 1 14 19 16 25 | 97 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 10 Reinier MF 1 4 20 19 27 | 97 0 0 1 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 27 69 W_Sneijder AM 1 6 19 18 23 | 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Jackson FW 1 4 18 23 26 | 97 0 0 2 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 26 47 B_Labont GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 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 J_Briand FW 1 6 15 19 31 | 52 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 37 21 S_Downing FW 1 5 16 19 23 | 33 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 31 0 33 1756141169 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40