FFO EFL2, Sparta Prague vs. Wolfsburg (Fri Oct 24) Sparta Prague | Wolfsburg 4-1-1-1-3 N | 5-3-2 N Simon Hill Caretaker | Jason Hopton | A_Lopes GK | GK A_McGregor D_Hancko DF | DF D_Rugani J_Headley DF | DF N_Nkounkou L_Morgalla DF | DF B_Diakite M_Andersen DF | DF C_Lell K_Kairinene DM | DF M_Wieffer M_Gibbs_White AM | MF A_Buta M_Nunex MF | MF A_Knauff M_Gomez FW | MF R_Esse R_Pepi FW | FW M_Guiu A_Dovbyk FW | FW A_Emakhu | G_Curci SUB | SUB J_Ledesma M_Alonso SUB | SUB R_Koch M_Rynes SUB | SUB B_Tomiak E_Bars SUB | SUB M_Shved D_Arize SUB | SUB J_Njinmah Min. 1 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to A Min. 2 :(spp) J_Headley runs at D_Rugani ... He takes it past him ... J_Headley with the punt towards goal! ... A_McGregor with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! ... CORNER! ... M_Nunex crosses it in! ... A_McGregor comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... M_Gibbs_White with the shot! ... GOAL!! ... It looks like he enjoyed that one!! ... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! ... That's put Sparta Prague ahead! ... Sparta Prague 1-0 Wolfsburg ... Min. 6 :(wlb) R_Esse changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to N_Nkounkou ... N_Nkounkou with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... A_Lopes guesses right Min. 10 :(spp) M_Nunex skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to R_Pepi ... An audacious effort from R_Pepi! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 11 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat A_McGregor now! ... A_Buta trips him up from behind! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... D_Hancko swings it in ... A_Dovbyk gets on the end of it ... A_Dovbyk tries to beat A_Lopes from outside the area! ... GOAL!! ... Sparta Prague 2-0 Wolfsburg ... Min. 12 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg ... Wolfsburg have changed their playing style to P Min. 12 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg ... A_Buta will now play as a DM Min. 12 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg ... M_Guiu will now play as a AM Min. 15 :(spp) M_Gomez watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position ... He decides to be greedy and run into the space ... He's gone right through! ... M_Gomez lobs A_McGregor! ... Looks like it should be A_McGregor's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... Swung in by D_Hancko ... C_Lell with the clearance Min. 24 :(wlb) M_Wieffer looks up ... He swings the ball right towards C_Lell ... C_Lell cracks a laser towards goal! ... A_Lopes with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 26 :(spp) M_Nunex skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_Dovbyk ... A_Dovbyk controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 28 :(spp) J_Headley looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to M_Gibbs_White ... M_Gibbs_White controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... A_McGregor just watches it float over the bar! Min. 29 :(spp) K_Kairinene floats the ball in to find M_Nunex ... The ball hits N_Nkounkou in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 30 :(spp) The ball is passed in from L_Morgalla, he finds A_Dovbyk ... The ball hits A_Buta in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 30 :(wlb) M_Wieffer knocks the ball past the lunge of D_Hancko ... Excellent sliding challenge by J_Headley ... He timed it well Min. 34 :(wlb) B_Diakite passes the ball to N_Nkounkou ... L_Morgalla fouls badly ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! ... Will we see it? ... D_Rugani smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 36 :(spp) A_Lopes is injured. He's been stretchered off Min. 36 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague ... COMING ON: G_Curci ... COMING OFF: A_Lopes Min. 37 :(wlb) A_Emakhu flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... A_Emakhu drives it towards goal! ... G_Curci blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 40 :(spp) M_Nunex retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... R_Pepi gets on the end of it ... R_Pepi with the chance! ... GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... The crowd goes wild! ... Sparta Prague 3-0 Wolfsburg ... Min. 41 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White sidesteps A_Knauff ... He showed great skill there ... M_Wieffer slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 42 :(spp) L_Morgalla runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... M_Gomez latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... M_Gomez is behind the defence! ... He just has to beat A_McGregor ... A_McGregor charges out of his area ... A_McGregor belts it clear! ... Great sweeper-keeping! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(spp) M_Nunex barges C_Lell off the ball ... M_Nunex with the shot on net! ... A_McGregor fists it away ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sparta Prague 3-0 Wolfsburg Min. 48 :(wlb) M_Guiu sidesteps his marker ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... J_Headley slices it ... G_Curci moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Wieffer flights it in! ... The ball comes to A_Knauff ... He knocks it goalward ... It floats over G_Curci ... It's heading goalward! ... GOAL!! ... That was a great effort ... Sparta Prague 3-1 Wolfsburg ... Min. 51 :(spp) D_Hancko is injured. He's unable to continue Min. 51 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague ... COMING ON: M_Alonso ... COMING OFF: D_Hancko Min. 57 :(wlb) M_Guiu plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... A_Knauff decides to go for goal instead! ... What a fantastic interception by J_Headley ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 58 :(wlb) C_Lell is on the ground motionless! ... He was involved in a nasty clash of heads there ... I don't think he's going to continue Min. 58 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg ... COMING ON: R_Koch ... COMING OFF: C_Lell Min. 59 :(wlb) A_Buta has plenty of time and space ... A scorcher of a shot from A_Buta! ... G_Curci falls over ... He recovers to tip it onto the post! ... But it deflects in! ... And goes wide!! ... G_Curci looks relieved!! ... CORNER! ... A_Knauff chips the ball in towards the far post! ... A_Emakhu swings a leg at it! ... G_Curci just watches it float over the bar! Min. 61 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg ... Wolfsburg have changed their playing style to A Min. 61 :(spp) M_Alonso gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to R_Pepi ... R_Pepi hits a great shot! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 62 :(spp) M_Alonso turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to R_Pepi ... R_Pepi shoots towards goal! ... GOOOOOAL!! ... Hammered home! ... The Sparta Prague fans chant his name! ... Sparta Prague 4-1 Wolfsburg ... Min. 63 :(wlb) A_Emakhu flicks the ball through ... D_Rugani runs onto it! ... D_Rugani hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... Over the bar! Min. 65 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg ... M_Guiu will now play as a FW Min. 65 :(spp) M_Alonso runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to R_Pepi ... A scorcher of a shot from R_Pepi! ... A_McGregor gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 68 :(wlb) A_Emakhu pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... M_Guiu is clean through! ... M_Guiu sees G_Curci off his line! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 69 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White puts in M_Gomez ... M_Gomez with a low drive through the rain! ... A_McGregor just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 70 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague ... COMING ON: D_Arize ... COMING OFF: R_Pepi Min. 70 :(spp) K_Kairinene spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to A_Dovbyk! ... A_Dovbyk rifles it to the far post! ... A_McGregor parries it Min. 72 :(wlb) R_Koch looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Emakhu ... K_Kairinene does well to intercept the ball Min. 74 :(wlb) N_Nkounkou kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... R_Esse gets on the end of the pass ... A great volley from R_Esse! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... R_Esse hits it towards the far post! ... N_Nkounkou gets on the end of it ... But G_Curci reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on G_Curci anyway Min. 75 :(spp) K_Kairinene holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to A_Dovbyk ... A_Dovbyk with a thundering drive! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 79 :(spp) K_Kairinene knocks the ball past B_Diakite ... Now he crosses to M_Nunex! ... D_Rugani clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 81 :(spp) M_Andersen takes possession ... Knocks it past D_Rugani ... He's through on goal ... M_Andersen could have let it bounce! ... A_McGregor heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 82 :(wlb) B_Diakite sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... M_Guiu gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... M_Gibbs_White is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 82 :(wlb) M_Guiu uses his feet well to turn on the ball ... M_Guiu fires a shot at goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... A_Knauff with an outswinging corner into the box ... A_Buta tries to place the shot! ... GOAL!! ... G_Curci will be disappointed he did not save that! ... That's given Wolfsburg something to fight for! ... Sparta Prague 4-2 Wolfsburg ... Min. 84 :(spp) J_Headley finds M_Andersen with a ball over the defence ... M_Andersen hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... A_McGregor with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 86 :(wlb) D_Rugani runs at goal ... He spots the run of A_Emakhu ... He's played him in ... M_Andersen slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 87 :(spp) D_Arize takes possession ... What can he do here? ... D_Arize with the 40 yard drive! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg ... COMING ON: M_Shved ... COMING OFF: A_Buta Min. 88 :(wlb) M_Wieffer is first to the loose ball ... K_Kairinene tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... N_Nkounkou flights it in! ... G_Curci comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... A_Emakhu with the shot! ... But G_Curci comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 91 :(spp) L_Morgalla plays in D_Arize with a beautiful ball ... D_Arize rifles it at the goal! ... A_McGregor gets up well to catch that one Min. 92 :(spp) D_Arize nutmegs R_Esse, he continues to run forward ... Wonderful sliding challenge by D_Rugani ... He had to get that one right! Min. 93 :(wlb) R_Esse jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... A skilful effort from R_Esse! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 94 :(wlb) B_Diakite beats M_Alonso ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... B_Diakite with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... 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! ... Wolfsburg have pulled one back! ... Simon Hill Caretaker looks a little anxious now ... Sparta Prague 4-3 Wolfsburg ... Min. 95 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C Min. 95 :(spp) D_Arize finds M_Gibbs_White on the edge of the box ... R_Koch knocks the ball back to A_McGregor ... Ohhhh no!! ... It's gone past A_McGregor! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... D_Arize with an outswinging corner into the box ... A_McGregor catches it! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Generali Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sparta Prague Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Nunex (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Gibbs_White (2), A_Dovbyk (11), R_Pepi (40,62) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Gibbs_White (82) Injured : A_Lopes (36), D_Hancko (51) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wolfsburg Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Knauff Scorers : , A_Knauff (48), A_Buta (82)B_Diakite (94) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Buta (11) Injured : C_Lell (58) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sparta Prague | Wolfsburg Attempts on Goal : 20 | 16 Off target : 9 | 7 On target : 11 | 9 Possession : 46 | 54 Corners : 3 | 5 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 12 | 7 Key Tackles : 6 | 7 Key Passes : 17 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sparta Prague 4 - 3 Wolfsburg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 36 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 D_Hancko DF 1 22 16 12 22 | 53 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 J_Headley DF 1 21 15 8 27 | 98 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 45 32 20 L_Morgalla DF 1 20 19 3 26 | 98 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 M_Andersen DF 1 21 13 8 25 | 98 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 0 40 K_Kairinene DM 1 15 20 11 24 | 98 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 44 0 M_Gibbs_White AM 1 6 21 17 25 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 8 37 M_Nunex MF 1 15 20 12 22 | 98 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 65 16 M_Gomez FW 1 8 14 20 31 | 98 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 R_Pepi FW 1 3 14 22 30 | 72 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 52 A_Dovbyk FW 1 5 18 24 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 G_Curci GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 62 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 M_Alonso DF 1 20 15 4 29 | 45 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 0 M_Rynes MF 1 5 15 12 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 18 Player Statistics - Wolfsburg Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_McGregor GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 98 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 D_Rugani DF 1 23 19 3 26 | 98 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 12 46 N_Nkounkou DF 1 21 15 14 29 | 98 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 16 28 B_Diakite DF 1 21 18 10 24 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 44 C_Lell DF 1 20 13 12 21 | 60 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 16 M_Wieffer DF 1 19 21 6 27 | 98 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 25 0 A_Buta DM 1 7 19 13 29 | 90 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 27 -2 51 A_Knauff MF 1 9 21 18 26 | 98 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 15 28 R_Esse MF 1 9 20 17 25 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 18 M_Guiu FW 1 8 19 22 28 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 8 A_Emakhu FW 1 6 16 22 30 | 98 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 30 16 J_Ledesma GK 18 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Koch DF 1 18 12 3 24 | 38 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 19 0 B_Tomiak DF 1 14 11 11 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Shved MF 1 3 15 12 28 | 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Njinmah FW 1 2 10 15 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1761327362 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40