FFO EFL CUP, Roma vs. Athletic Bilbao (Wed Sep 17) Roma | Athletic Bilbao 5-2-2-1 C | 5-2-1-2 C Keith Drummond | Neil Kirby Caretaker | Lucas_Perri GK | GK L_Maximiano E_NDicka DF | DF I_Zubeldia P_Kimpembe DF | DF D_Vivian T_Tomiyasu DF | DF R_L_Cabral Raillo DF | DF Yeray F_Medina DF | DF J_Louis-Jean N_Barella MF | MF N_Serrano N_Rovella MF | AM D_Jebbison J_Musiala AM | MF M_Zubimendi B_Mbeumo FW | FW J_Stansfield A_Guler AM | FW L_Jovic | Y_Sommer SUB | SUB J_Ezkieta M_Nilsson SUB | SUB Gorasabel E_Diop SUB | SUB P_Beruatto S_Davis SUB | SUB Jaurigezar M_Petrov SUB | SUB A_Hierro Min. 1 :(rom) N_Barella is too quick for I_Zubeldia ... Yeray slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 3 :(rom) T_Tomiyasu has it on the edge of the box ... T_Tomiyasu sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 13 :(rom) P_Kimpembe drives it across the face of the goal B_Mbeumo ... A great volley from B_Mbeumo! ... GOAL!! ... A quality strike ... And that takes his tally to 10 for the campaign!! ... Roma go ahead in this match now! ... Roma 1-0 Athletic Bilbao ... Min. 14 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao ... D_Jebbison will now play as a FW Min. 14 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao ... N_Serrano will now play as a AM Min. 20 :(rom) P_Kimpembe whips the ball across to A_Guler ... A_Guler could have let it bounce! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 21 :(rom) B_Mbeumo with the heel pass to P_Kimpembe ... Superbly timed tackle by R_L_Cabral ... He made it look easy Min. 27 :(rom) A_Guler finds J_Musiala with a ball over the defence ... R_L_Cabral brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 27 :(bil) D_Jebbison runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to M_Zubimendi ... A_Guler with an ugly foul ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 29 :(bil) N_Serrano moves forward ... B_Mbeumo goes in studs first ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! Min. 30 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao ... Athletic Bilbao have changed their playing style to P Min. 31 :(bil) D_Jebbison looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to J_Stansfield ... J_Stansfield is through on goal! ... The flag stays down ... He just has Lucas_Perri to beat ... He dinks it over Lucas_Perri ... It goes over!! Min. 32 :(bil) The defender slips and falls over! ... D_Jebbison is through! ... D_Jebbison cracks a laser towards goal! ... Lucas_Perri with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 35 :(bil) D_Jebbison lobs it over T_Tomiyasu ... But J_Musiala puts it in row Z! Min. 36 :(rom) The ball is passed in from N_Barella, he finds Raillo ... D_Vivian reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 40 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao ... Athletic Bilbao have changed their playing style to L Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 46 :(bil) J_Stansfield finds his way through ... He bears down on goal ... A well-placed shot from J_Stansfield! ... Lucas_Perri with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 47 :(bil) L_Jovic plays a long ball to J_Stansfield ... J_Stansfield with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... But it goes wide of the post ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Roma 1-0 Athletic Bilbao Min. 49 :(bil) I_Zubeldia plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... D_Jebbison decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... T_Tomiyasu gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 53 :(rom) B_Mbeumo with the dribble ... He uses his pace to get free ... M_Zubimendi had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 55 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao ... Athletic Bilbao have changed their playing style to A Min. 55 :(rom) A_Guler slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... A vicious shot by A_Guler! ... L_Maximiano saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 56 :(rom) N_Barella has it now ... He takes on I_Zubeldia ... He gets past him! ... He puts in A_Guler! ... A_Guler drives the ball low! ... L_Maximiano won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 57 :(rom) N_Rovella brushes M_Zubimendi aside and breaks free ... N_Rovella has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... L_Maximiano gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 58 :(rom) F_Medina times his run well ... F_Medina drives it low! ... But he somehow misses ... The Athletic Bilbao fans laugh at him Min. 60 :(rom) Substitution by Roma ... COMING ON: E_Diop ... COMING OFF: N_Rovella Min. 68 :(rom) A_Guler pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... B_Mbeumo is clean through! ... D_Vivian slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 68 :(bil) L_Jovic takes advantage of a bad back pass ... Raillo with a nasty foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 70 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: Jaurigezar ... COMING OFF: J_Louis-Jean Min. 70 :(rom) B_Mbeumo sidesteps I_Zubeldia ... B_Mbeumo sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... GOAL!! ... Roma 2-0 Athletic Bilbao ... Min. 71 :(rom) Tactical Change by Roma ... Roma have changed their playing style to D Min. 76 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: Gorasabel ... COMING OFF: Yeray Min. 78 :(rom) J_Musiala works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to N_Barella ... N_Barella with a thundering volley! ... L_Maximiano falls over ... But L_Maximiano is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 78 :(bil) J_Stansfield brings it under control ... He takes on Raillo ... He gets past him! ... He puts in L_Jovic! ... L_Jovic plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... The ball moves through the air! ... Lucas_Perri moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... Lucas_Perri catches it with style! Min. 79 :(bil) D_Jebbison with a probing pass to J_Stansfield ... J_Stansfield launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 80 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: A_Hierro ... COMING OFF: D_Jebbison Min. 86 :(bil) L_Jovic saunters past N_Barella ... F_Medina is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 92 :(bil) M_Zubimendi with an early cross to Gorasabel ... Gorasabel has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... But Lucas_Perri makes a superb stop down low Min. 93 :(bil) Jaurigezar finds A_Hierro with a perfectly weighted pass ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from A_Hierro! ... It looks good ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadio Olimpico ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roma Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Mbeumo (Man of the Match) Scorers : B_Mbeumo (13,70) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Guler (27), B_Mbeumo (29), Raillo (68), F_Medina (86) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Athletic Bilbao Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Jebbison Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roma | Athletic Bilbao Attempts on Goal : 9 | 8 Off target : 5 | 4 On target : 4 | 4 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 0 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 4 | 0 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 7 Key Tackles : 2 | 5 Key Passes : 8 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Roma 2 - 0 Athletic Bilbao ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Roma Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lucas_Perri GK 27 1 1 1 24 | 96 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 E_NDicka DF 1 24 17 9 28 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Kimpembe DF 1 23 20 15 23 | 96 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 T_Tomiyasu DF 1 23 18 16 28 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 12 Raillo DF 1 23 14 10 33 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 -2 -2 F_Medina DF 1 22 16 13 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 13 N_Barella MF 1 10 22 18 28 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 12 N_Rovella MF 1 18 23 9 25 | 63 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 J_Musiala AM 1 9 22 21 28 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 11 0 B_Mbeumo FW 1 10 20 24 21 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 -2 11 38 A_Guler AM 1 11 20 19 27 | 96 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 24 27 Y_Sommer GK 21 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Nilsson DF 1 19 12 9 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Diop MF 1 12 18 17 24 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Davis MF 1 12 18 12 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Petrov FW 1 7 14 19 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 26 1 1 1 25 | 96 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 I_Zubeldia DF 1 21 17 14 30 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 D_Vivian DF 1 22 16 7 25 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 R_L_Cabral DF 1 22 16 11 27 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 Yeray DF 1 20 16 12 26 | 79 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 J_Louis-Jean DF 1 19 15 9 24 | 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Serrano AM 1 11 20 18 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Jebbison FW 1 4 18 20 28 | 83 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 45 10 M_Zubimendi MF 1 19 21 12 27 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 J_Stansfield FW 1 5 16 20 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 17 34 L_Jovic FW 1 6 18 23 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 7 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 15 4 23 | 17 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 P_Beruatto DF 1 15 13 2 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jaurigezar MF 1 13 19 7 26 | 23 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 A_Hierro FW 1 7 14 19 27 | 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1758120974 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40