FFO EFL2, Wolfsburg vs. RB Leipzig (Fri Jul 18) Wolfsburg | RB Leipzig 5-3-2 N | 4-2-0-2-2 A Jason Hopton | Tim Brown Caretaker | A_McGregor GK | GK M_Sarkic D_Rugani DF | DF E_Laird N_Nkounkou DF | DF Caio_Henrique L_Dubois DF | DF H_Westermann C_Lell DF | DF M_Cech M_Wieffer DF | DM J_Schouten R_Esse MF | DM L_Cana Z_Flemming MF | AM Reinier A_Knauff MF | AM W_Sneijder A_Emakhu FW | FW G_Guruzeta M_Guiu FW | FW N_Jackson | J_Ledesma SUB | SUB B_Labont R_Koch SUB | SUB T_Leibold A_Buta SUB | SUB F_Onyeka M_Shved SUB | SUB R_Leonard J_Njinmah SUB | SUB K_Lasagna Min. 1 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... RB Leipzig have changed their playing style to C Min. 3 :(rbl) G_Guruzeta with a real burst of pace ... N_Nkounkou can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... But he loses control of it ... A_Knauff belts it clear Min. 5 :(wlb) A_Emakhu breaks free from E_Laird ... A_Emakhu with the crafty shot! ... M_Sarkic with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 7 :(wlb) R_Esse slips past H_Westermann ... But E_Laird with the fine tackle Min. 9 :(wlb) A_Emakhu with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... J_Schouten looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 13 :(rbl) The ball is passed in from E_Laird, he finds N_Jackson ... N_Jackson tries to catch the keeper out! ... A_McGregor with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 16 :(rbl) G_Guruzeta sidesteps L_Dubois ... But he loses control of it ... M_Wieffer belts it clear Min. 22 :(rbl) N_Jackson picks out G_Guruzeta with the cross ... M_Guiu tackles cleanly Min. 28 :(rbl) Reinier barges L_Dubois off the ball ... Reinier flicks the header toward the far post! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... H_Westermann swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... A_McGregor fists it away! Min. 31 :(wlb) M_Wieffer slips past his marker E_Laird ... The ball is whipped into M_Guiu ... M_Guiu from 20 yards! ... M_Sarkic makes a good save Min. 33 :(wlb) Z_Flemming reads the run of A_Emakhu ... M_Cech intercepts the pass Min. 38 :(wlb) R_Esse jumps over M_Cech's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... Reinier wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not too happy about that Min. 40 :(wlb) M_Guiu gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... M_Guiu smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... M_Sarkic blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 41 :(wlb) A_Emakhu brings the ball into the opposing area ... A_Emakhu with the chance! ... The Wolfsburg fans get off their seats! ... GOAL!! ... Wolfsburg go in front now with that goal! ... Wolfsburg 1-0 RB Leipzig ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(wlb) R_Esse takes possession ... Knocks it past Caio_Henrique ... He's through on goal ... R_Esse with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... M_Sarkic narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 43 :(wlb) M_Wieffer picks out Z_Flemming with the cross ... W_Sneijder with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning Min. 46 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... RB Leipzig have changed their playing style to A Min. 46 :(wlb) A_Knauff back heels to find A_Emakhu in space ... A_Emakhu with the chance! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Wolfsburg 1-0 RB Leipzig Min. 47 :(wlb) A_Emakhu has the ball ... He knocks the ball past L_Cana ... He puts in Z_Flemming! ... Z_Flemming sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... M_Sarkic tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 47 :(rbl) M_Cech with a probing pass to W_Sneijder ... Fine tackle by N_Nkounkou ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 50 :(wlb) C_Lell runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off E_Laird back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... C_Lell with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... M_Sarkic gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 51 :(rbl) Reinier takes advantage of a mistake by D_Rugani ... Reinier chases it through, he must score! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 52 :(wlb) M_Guiu finds his way through ... M_Guiu drives the shot in! ... GOAL!! ... That was sheer delightful football!! ... Wolfsburg 2-0 RB Leipzig ... Min. 53 :(rbl) J_Schouten is clutching his leg! ... The RB Leipzig physio rushes on ... He isn't able to carry on! Min. 53 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig ... COMING ON: F_Onyeka ... COMING OFF: J_Schouten Min. 54 :(wlb) M_Guiu beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... M_Guiu with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And M_Sarkic reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... M_Wieffer dinks the ball into the area! ... A_Emakhu loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... R_Esse with an inswinging corner into the box ... M_Guiu swings a leg at it! ... But he puts it well wide ... The RB Leipzig fans taunt him! Min. 57 :(wlb) Z_Flemming with a 50-yard pass to A_Emakhu ... F_Onyeka with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 57 :(rbl) W_Sneijder retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... L_Cana latches onto the end of it ... But M_Wieffer sweeps up the threat Min. 59 :(rbl) N_Jackson with a real burst of pace ... He's clean through! ... D_Rugani steals the ball of off him 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: Z_Flemming Min. 60 :(wlb) The defender underhits the back pass! ... M_Guiu is through! ... What a mistake by L_Cana! ... M_Guiu with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... Wolfsburg 3-0 RB Leipzig ... Min. 63 :(wlb) A_Buta slips past L_Cana ... W_Sneijder is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... The Referee yells at him to come over ... It's not the first time he's been called over today ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 68 :(rbl) L_Cana searches out N_Jackson ... N_Jackson with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... A_McGregor gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic save by A_McGregor to tip it wide!! ... CORNER! ... Caio_Henrique drives it into the box! ... It is kicked away by D_Rugani Min. 69 :(wlb) R_Esse skips the challenge from the defender ... Good sliding challenge from M_Cech Min. 70 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg ... Wolfsburg have changed their playing style to C Min. 70 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg ... A_Knauff will now play as a AM Min. 74 :(wlb) A_Emakhu headbutts H_Westermann! ... He's taken leave of his senses! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! Min. 76 :(wlb) A_Buta crosses to N_Nkounkou ... N_Jackson read the danger and stops the pass Min. 77 :(rbl) H_Westermann 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! ... E_Laird receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... R_Koch with a nasty foul ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 77 :(rbl) E_Laird 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! ... G_Guruzeta receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... Excellent sliding challenge by R_Koch ... He timed it well Min. 78 :(wlb) M_Guiu with an incisive pass to A_Knauff ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from A_Knauff! ... It looks good ... But M_Sarkic punches it away Min. 80 :(rbl) G_Guruzeta with a smart pass to Reinier ... M_Guiu fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... The Referee just wants to lecture him Min. 85 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg ... COMING ON: M_Shved ... COMING OFF: R_Esse Min. 86 :(rbl) N_Jackson finds L_Cana in acres of space ... A_Knauff with a nasty foul ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(wlb) M_Guiu with a perfectly timed run ... E_Laird read the danger and stops the pass Min. 92 :(wlb) A_Knauff leaves his marker standing ... H_Westermann intercepts the pass ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Volkswagen Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wolfsburg Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Guiu (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Emakhu (41), M_Guiu (52,60) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Emakhu (74), R_Koch (77), A_Knauff (86) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RB Leipzig Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Jackson Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : Reinier (38), W_Sneijder (63) Injured : J_Schouten (53) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wolfsburg | RB Leipzig Attempts on Goal : 14 | 4 Off target : 3 | 2 On target : 11 | 2 Possession : 61 | 39 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 11 | 7 Key Tackles : 8 | 8 Key Passes : 8 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Wolfsburg 3 - 0 RB Leipzig ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 93 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 D_Rugani DF 1 23 19 3 26 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 N_Nkounkou DF 1 21 15 13 29 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 L_Dubois DF 1 20 17 10 24 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 C_Lell DF 1 19 13 11 21 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 M_Wieffer DF 1 19 21 5 27 | 93 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 20 0 R_Esse MF 1 9 20 16 25 | 86 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Z_Flemming MF 1 6 20 17 29 | 61 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 11 A_Knauff AM 1 9 20 17 26 | 93 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 25 9 9 A_Emakhu FW 1 6 15 22 30 | 93 0 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 -2 14 32 M_Guiu FW 1 8 18 20 28 | 93 0 1 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 28 13 78 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 | 32 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 -2 -2 A_Buta MF 1 7 18 13 29 | 32 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 M_Shved MF 1 3 15 12 28 | 7 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 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 24 1 1 1 27 | 93 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 E_Laird DF 1 21 17 11 23 | 93 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 28 0 Caio_Henrique DF 1 21 16 3 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Westermann DF 1 19 14 9 28 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 17 0 M_Cech DF 1 18 16 9 25 | 93 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 15 0 J_Schouten DM 1 15 19 11 31 | 54 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 L_Cana DM 1 15 18 6 23 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 Reinier AM 1 4 20 19 27 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 12 W_Sneijder AM 1 6 19 18 23 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 10 -2 G_Guruzeta FW 1 5 15 22 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 N_Jackson FW 1 4 18 23 26 | 93 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 32 26 10 B_Labont GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Leibold DF 1 13 11 6 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Onyeka DM 1 12 15 7 27 | 39 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 R_Leonard MF 1 13 17 8 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Lasagna FW 1 3 8 13 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1752853027 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40