FFO EFL2, Wolfsburg vs. Napoli (Fri Jul 04)


                            Wolfsburg  |  Napoli
                              5-3-2 N  |  4-1-2-3 A
                         Jason Hopton  |  Peter Hayward
                                       |
                        A_McGregor GK  |  GK O_Vlachodimos
                          D_Rugani DF  |  DF C_C_Vickers
                        N_Nkounkou DF  |  DF N_Schlotrbeck
                          L_Dubois DF  |  DF C_Natali
                            C_Lell DF  |  DF J_St_Juste
                         M_Wieffer DF  |  DM A_Diouf
                            R_Esse MF  |  MF M_van_Bommel
                        Z_Flemming MF  |  MF D_Ozoh
                          A_Knauff MF  |  FW I_Cardona
                              Beto FW  |  FW G_Pazzini
                            M_Guiu FW  |  FW R_Palladino
                                       |
                         J_Ledesma SUB |  SUB A_Gomis
                            R_Koch SUB |  SUB K_Toure
                            A_Buta SUB |  SUB M_Valbuena
                           M_Shved SUB |  SUB C_Humphreys
                            D_Dike SUB |  SUB O_Diallo




Min. 1  :(wlb) A_Knauff sidesteps J_St_Juste 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  A_Knauff with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Napoli fans taunt him! 
Min. 4  :(wlb) N_Nkounkou takes on J_St_Juste 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  N_Nkounkou with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  But O_Vlachodimos reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 5  :(nap) N_Schlotrbeck with an inch perfect pass to C_Natali 
          ...  C_Natali tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  It floats over A_McGregor 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 11 :(nap) M_van_Bommel with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to R_Palladino 
          ...  R_Palladino attempts to nutmeg A_McGregor! 
          ...  A_McGregor with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 12 :(nap) I_Cardona finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  The defence was sleeping 
          ...  He made a fantastic run though 
          ...  I_Cardona with a thundering volley! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a great effort! 
          ...  Napoli have the advantage! 
          ...  Wolfsburg 0-1 Napoli ...
Min. 19 :(wlb) M_Guiu hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  A_Knauff latches onto it! 
          ...  A_Knauff with a terrific drive! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos fists it away 
Min. 20 :(nap) J_St_Juste with a probing through ball M_van_Bommel 
          ...  Beto with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
Min. 21 :(nap) N_Schlotrbeck smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  I_Cardona latches onto the ball 
          ...  I_Cardona with the shot on net! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_McGregor dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_McGregor beaten! 
Min. 24 :(nap) A_McGregor with a terrible kick! 
          ...  C_Natali takes control of the ball! 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Wieffer and it had to be 
Min. 26 :(nap) M_van_Bommel drives it forward to G_Pazzini 
          ...  G_Pazzini with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  A_McGregor falls over 
          ...  But A_McGregor is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 27 :(wlb) Z_Flemming with a first time pass 
          ...  M_Guiu runs onto it! 
          ...  M_Guiu is miles offside! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos tries to close down the angle 
          ...  He tries to slide it past O_Vlachodimos 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos dives bravely at his feet!! 
Min. 35 :(wlb) Beto brushes C_Natali aside and breaks free 
          ...  Beto curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  He salutes the Wolfsburg fans!! 
          ...  Peter Hayward is furious! 
          ...  Wolfsburg are back level! 
          ...  Wolfsburg 1-1 Napoli ...
Min. 37 :(wlb) A_Knauff squares it to L_Dubois 
          ...  L_Dubois throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos catches the ball 
Min. 39 :(wlb) D_Rugani drives it across the face of the goal Z_Flemming 
          ...  Z_Flemming with the crafty shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 46 :(wlb) D_Rugani with a short pass to find R_Esse 
          ...  C_C_Vickers takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 47 :(nap) I_Cardona has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Knauff! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  I_Cardona fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  A_McGregor parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  Napoli go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Wolfsburg 1-2 Napoli ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Wolfsburg 1-2 Napoli

Min. 46 :(wlb) A_Knauff flicks it over N_Schlotrbeck and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  N_Schlotrbeck goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! 
Min. 46 :(nap) I_Cardona sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  I_Cardona with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  A_McGregor with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 48 :(wlb) N_Nkounkou slips past his marker C_Natali 
          ...  The ball is whipped into Beto 
          ...  Beto with the header! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 49 :(wlb) M_Guiu makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  A great volley from M_Guiu! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 51 :(nap) N_Schlotrbeck with a one-touch layoff to I_Cardona 
          ...  I_Cardona has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  A_McGregor parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  That's his hat-trick! 
          ...  Wolfsburg 1-3 Napoli ...
Min. 52 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg 
          ...  Wolfsburg have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 52 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg 
          ...  R_Esse will now play as a DM 
Min. 52 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg 
          ...  Beto will now play as a AM 
Min. 52 :(wlb) C_Lell with a byline cross to M_Guiu 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from M_Guiu! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 52 :(wlb) D_Rugani rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to R_Esse 
          ...  R_Palladino knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up 
          ...  M_Guiu drives it in 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos was lucky there 
Min. 60 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Koch 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Dubois 
Min. 60 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Buta 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Knauff 
Min. 61 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg 
          ...  Wolfsburg have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 62 :(wlb) R_Esse takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  R_Esse shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But O_Vlachodimos reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on O_Vlachodimos anyway 
Min. 63 :(wlb) Z_Flemming knocks the ball on and sprints past J_St_Juste 
          ...  A delightful ball in to Beto 
          ...  Beto with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 64 :(nap) J_St_Juste cuts inside R_Koch 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in R_Palladino! 
          ...  R_Palladino with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 65 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg 
          ...  Beto will now play as a FW 
Min. 65 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli 
          ...  COMING ON: O_Diallo 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Cardona 
Min. 65 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Toure 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_St_Juste 
Min. 65 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Humphreys 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Ozoh 
Min. 65 :(wlb) N_Nkounkou brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  Beto makes himself available 
          ...  Beto has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 69 :(nap) R_Palladino leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to K_Toure 
          ...  K_Toure strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 70 :(wlb) M_Guiu gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Z_Flemming 
          ...  Z_Flemming tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 71 :(wlb) Beto looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Buta 
          ...  A_Buta hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 72 :(wlb) R_Koch plays a first time ball through the defence to C_Lell 
          ...  C_Lell with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  The net moves! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs towards the fans! 
          ...  And slides on his knees! 
          ...  Wolfsburg 2-3 Napoli ...
Min. 73 :(wlb) D_Rugani has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Guiu gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  M_Guiu with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 74 :(nap) C_Humphreys with a byline cross to O_Diallo 
          ...  What a shot from O_Diallo! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  A_McGregor gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Wolfsburg 2-4 Napoli ...
Min. 75 :(wlb) R_Koch races into the box 
          ...  He sees M_Guiu lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  M_Guiu with a thundering volley! 
          ...  But O_Vlachodimos hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 75 :(nap) G_Pazzini jumps over R_Koch's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  D_Rugani with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 79 :(nap) C_C_Vickers beats R_Koch 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Beto with a poor challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 80 :(nap) N_Schlotrbeck slips past N_Nkounkou 
          ...  A_Buta fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 80 :(nap) M_van_Bommel unselfishly heads the ball back to C_Humphreys 
          ...  Z_Flemming slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 81 :(wlb) R_Koch is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to Z_Flemming 
          ...  Z_Flemming carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 83 :(wlb) C_Lell brushes his marker behind and breaks free 
          ...  C_Lell tries to chip the ball over O_Vlachodimos! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 83 :(nap) R_Palladino with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past N_Nkounkou 
          ...  C_Lell with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 85 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Shved 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Esse 
Min. 86 :(wlb) A_Buta gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds M_Guiu 
          ...  M_Guiu has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 86 :(nap) A_Diouf has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  O_Diallo collects the loose ball! 
          ...  But C_Lell puts it in row Z! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(nap) O_Diallo has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  R_Palladino collects the loose ball! 
          ...  C_Lell with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 90 :(wlb) M_Guiu with the dribble 
          ...  A_Diouf is easily beaten 
          ...  A powerful shot by M_Guiu! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 91 :(wlb) M_Wieffer turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to A_Buta 
          ...  But C_Natali puts it in row Z! 
Min. 92 :(wlb) Z_Flemming is first to the ball 
          ...  N_Schlotrbeck reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 95 :(wlb) D_Rugani whips the ball across to Z_Flemming 
          ...  Z_Flemming must beat O_Vlachodimos! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Volkswagen Arena
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Wolfsburg Match Info
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Best player          : M_Guiu
Scorers              : Beto (35), C_Lell (72)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Beto (79), A_Buta (80)
Injured              : N/A
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Napoli Match Info
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Best player          : I_Cardona (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : I_Cardona (12,47,51), O_Diallo (74)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Wolfsburg  |    Napoli
Attempts on Goal     :          24        |       11
Off target           :          10        |       4
On target            :          14        |       7
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           0        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          16        |       6
Key Tackles          :           6        |       4
Key Passes           :          18        |       12
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Final Score          : Wolfsburg 2 - 4 Napoli
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Player Statistics - Wolfsburg
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_McGregor     GK  22   1   1   1  25 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -16   0   0   0
D_Rugani       DF   1  23  18   3  26 |  97   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  52   0
N_Nkounkou     DF   1  20  15  13  29 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  32  15
L_Dubois       DF   1  20  16  10  24 |  62   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
C_Lell         DF   1  19  13  11  21 |  97   0   3   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  51  18  57
M_Wieffer      DF   1  19  21   5  27 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  10   0
R_Esse         DM   1   9  20  16  25 |  87   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
Z_Flemming     MF   1   6  20  17  29 |  97   0   1   2   0   4   0   0   0   0  30  22  38
A_Knauff       MF   1   9  20  17  26 |  62   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  11  20
Beto           FW   1   8  15  21  30 |  97   0   0   1   0   4   1   1   0   0  -2  14  39
M_Guiu         FW   1   8  18  20  28 |  97   0   0   2   0   8   0   0   0   0   0  26  56
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  17  12   3  24 |  35   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  81   0
A_Buta         MF   1   7  18  13  29 |  35   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  11  13
M_Shved        MF   1   3  15  12  28 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Dike         FW   1   5  16  21  21 |   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
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O_Vlachodimos  GK  27   1   1   1  26 |  97  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0   0
C_C_Vickers    DF   1  23  15  11  25 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
N_Schlotrbeck  DF   1  22  18   6  26 |  97   0   2   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  28  57   0
C_Natali       DF   1  18  13  11  31 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  18   0  15
J_St_Juste     DF   1  18  16  13  29 |  67   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Diouf        DM   1  14  20   9  26 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
M_van_Bommel   MF   1  13  20  10  24 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  33   0
D_Ozoh         MF   1  13  21  14  22 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Cardona      FW   1   7  14  20  22 |  67   0   0   0   0   5   3   0   0   0   0   0  86
G_Pazzini      FW   1   7  15  19  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
R_Palladino    FW   1   9  13  18  26 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  18
A_Gomis        GK  18   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Toure        DF   1  18  13   8  29 |  30   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
M_Valbuena     MF   1   5  19  14  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Humphreys    MF   1   4  19  16  24 |  30   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  29   0
O_Diallo       FW   1   6  14  18  30 |  30   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  17  28
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