FFO EFL2, Real Betis vs. Union Berlin (Fri May 15)


                           Real Betis  |  Union Berlin
                            4-2-3-1 L  |  4-2-0-2-2 C
                                    -  |  Lee Clark
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                        A_Bayindir GK  |  GK N_Pope
                         C_Awaziem DF  |  DF A_Theate
                        F_Uduokhai DF  |  DF W_Armitage
                        J_Schouten DM  |  DF M_Faye
                           A_Nesta DF  |  DF N_Burdisso
                        P_Fritschi DF  |  DM E_Cambiasso
                          N_Vlasic MF  |  DM Zubimendi
                         H_Mullins DM  |  AM E_Nuamah
                           D_Nunez FW  |  AM P_Canales
                        M_Reisinho MF  |  FW D_Fofana
                           Melendo MF  |  FW R_Keane
                                       |
                           L_Burge SUB |  SUB H_J_Butt
                            M_Nade SUB |  SUB D_Leite
                         G_Torrado SUB |  SUB A_Kral
                          N_Pecnik SUB |  SUB A_Buzaky
                         R_Palacio SUB |  SUB K_L_Potter




Min. 1  :(bet) Tactical Change by Real Betis 
          ...  Real Betis have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 1  :(bet) N_Vlasic runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Nunez 
          ...  D_Nunez with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 3  :(uni) W_Armitage stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  H_Mullins with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
Min. 3  :(uni) W_Armitage cuts inside F_Uduokhai 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  H_Mullins takes possession 
Min. 5  :(uni) W_Armitage kills the ball dead 
          ...  W_Armitage aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Real Betis fans taunt him! 
Min. 6  :(bet) Melendo skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to D_Nunez 
          ...  D_Nunez tries to beat N_Pope! 
          ...  N_Pope with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 8  :(bet) J_Schouten with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves M_Faye behind 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from A_Theate 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Schouten chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of N_Pope 
Min. 9  :(uni) E_Nuamah with an early cross to P_Canales 
          ...  P_Canales with the side footed shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 12 :(uni) P_Canales with the dribble 
          ...  J_Schouten is easily beaten 
          ...  Melendo brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 16 :(bet) H_Mullins with an early cross to Melendo 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  W_Armitage takes possession 
Min. 16 :(uni) R_Keane takes possession on the edge of the box 
          ...  R_Keane with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Zubimendi hits it into the box! 
          ...  A_Bayindir comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 17 :(bet) N_Vlasic sidesteps N_Burdisso 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  N_Vlasic has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  But N_Pope smothers the ball 
Min. 19 :(bet) J_Schouten takes advantage of a mistake by W_Armitage 
          ...  A cracking drive from J_Schouten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A quality strike 
          ...  Real Betis have the advantage! 
          ...  Real Betis 1-0 Union Berlin ...
Min. 20 :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin 
          ...  Union Berlin have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 20 :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin 
          ...  Zubimendi will now play as a MF 
Min. 20 :(bet) F_Uduokhai finds J_Schouten with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  But E_Cambiasso sweeps up the threat 
Min. 21 :(bet) A_Nesta cuts inside 
          ...  A glorious effort by A_Nesta! 
          ...  But N_Pope punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that N_Pope got a touch 
Min. 21 :(uni) A_Theate squares it to E_Nuamah 
          ...  E_Nuamah with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  A_Bayindir goes down well to save 
Min. 23 :(bet) C_Awaziem can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to D_Nunez 
          ...  But E_Nuamah wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 27 :(bet) M_Reisinho runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  M_Reisinho fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Real Betis 2-0 Union Berlin ...
Min. 28 :(bet) Tactical Change by Real Betis 
          ...  Real Betis have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 30 :(uni) M_Faye sidesteps C_Awaziem 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  M_Faye cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 33 :(bet) N_Vlasic with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from M_Faye 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by W_Armitage!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 33 :(uni) D_Fofana plays it forward to A_Theate 
          ...  A_Nesta with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Union Berlin players 
Min. 35 :(bet) M_Reisinho over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds H_Mullins though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  P_Canales with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Real Betis players 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 37 :(uni) M_Faye gets to the byline and finds N_Burdisso with a beautiful cross 
          ...  C_Awaziem fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
Min. 40 :(bet) M_Reisinho with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  M_Reisinho must beat N_Pope! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Reisinho plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  N_Pope catches it with ease 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(bet) H_Mullins with the cross-field pass to P_Fritschi 
          ...  P_Fritschi uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  N_Pope gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 47 :(bet) N_Vlasic with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past M_Faye 
          ...  N_Vlasic carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  N_Pope is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Real Betis 2-0 Union Berlin

Min. 47 :(uni) E_Cambiasso with a first time pass 
          ...  W_Armitage runs onto it! 
          ...  J_Schouten gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 49 :(uni) D_Fofana beats his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  D_Fofana with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  A_Bayindir with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 50 :(bet) Melendo looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Nesta 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from N_Burdisso 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 50 :(uni) N_Burdisso with a neat pass into R_Keane 
          ...  F_Uduokhai seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 51 :(bet) H_Mullins kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  N_Vlasic gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  N_Burdisso brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 52 :(bet) D_Nunez is first to the ball 
          ...  D_Nunez rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  N_Pope gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Vlasic drives it into the box! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of N_Pope 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 52 :(uni) N_Burdisso gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Nuamah 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from C_Awaziem 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 55 :(bet) D_Nunez brushes E_Cambiasso aside and breaks free 
          ...  A well-placed shot from D_Nunez! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 57 :(uni) W_Armitage sidesteps C_Awaziem 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  W_Armitage with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  A_Bayindir parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 59 :(bet) M_Reisinho with a deep cross to D_Nunez 
          ...  D_Nunez has a dig at goal! 
          ...  N_Pope just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 60 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Kral 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Cambiasso 
Min. 61 :(uni) Zubimendi holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Nuamah 
          ...  H_Mullins intercepts the opposition pass 
          ...  And he clears the ball behind goal 
          ...  He wasn't taking any risks there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Kral with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  The ball comes to W_Armitage 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  A_Bayindir just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 64 :(bet) H_Mullins is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to C_Awaziem 
          ...  R_Keane forces him off the ball 
Min. 65 :(uni) A_Kral gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to M_Faye 
          ...  M_Faye with the chance! 
          ...  A_Bayindir saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 66 :(bet) P_Fritschi beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  P_Fritschi lobs N_Pope! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Union Berlin fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 67 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: K_L_Potter 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Fofana 
Min. 68 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Leite 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Faye 
Min. 68 :(uni) N_Burdisso jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_L_Potter 
          ...  K_L_Potter has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  A_Bayindir looks relieved there! 
Min. 69 :(bet) A_Nesta puts in D_Nunez 
          ...  But W_Armitage slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 70 :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin 
          ...  Union Berlin have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 71 :(bet) Substitution by Real Betis 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Nade 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Mullins 
Min. 72 :(uni) K_L_Potter takes advantage of a mistake by C_Awaziem 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  K_L_Potter rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  But A_Bayindir makes a fine save 
Min. 73 :(bet) A_Nesta with the towering header to D_Nunez 
          ...  Zubimendi hits it out for a corner 
          ...  That was sent up into the top tier 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Fritschi chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  N_Pope fists it away! 
Min. 73 :(uni) K_L_Potter with a glorious long pass to E_Nuamah 
          ...  E_Nuamah with the drive! 
          ...  A_Bayindir makes a fine save 
Min. 75 :(bet) M_Reisinho beats N_Burdisso 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  A_Kral with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 76 :(bet) A_Nesta cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Vlasic 
          ...  N_Vlasic smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 81 :(uni) E_Nuamah plays a long ball to N_Burdisso 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by P_Fritschi 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 82 :(bet) F_Uduokhai picks out C_Awaziem with the cross 
          ...  C_Awaziem drives it towards goal! 
          ...  But N_Pope punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 83 :(bet) J_Schouten spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to D_Nunez! 
          ...  Great turn! Astonishing! The defence has gone to sleep 
          ...  D_Nunez is all alone 
          ...  N_Pope comes towards him 
          ...  He tries to slide it past N_Pope 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Real Betis 3-0 Union Berlin ...
Min. 83 :(uni) W_Armitage with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  N_Vlasic takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  Nothing. Just a ticking off! 
Min. 85 :(bet) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  Melendo seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  Melendo with a thundering shot! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Fritschi dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of N_Pope 
          ...  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. 87 :(bet) J_Schouten with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves N_Burdisso behind 
          ...  But W_Armitage slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(bet) C_Awaziem is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to M_Reisinho 
          ...  But N_Burdisso sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 90 :(uni) A_Kral finds E_Nuamah with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  E_Nuamah sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It floats over A_Bayindir 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 91 :(bet) M_Nade curls the ball out wide to Melendo 
          ...  Melendo with a thundering volley! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  His manager looks unmoved 
          ...  Real Betis 4-0 Union Berlin ...
Min. 91 :(uni) Zubimendi with the Cruyff turn 
          ...  M_Nade goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio Benito Villamarin
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Real Betis Match Info
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Best player          : J_Schouten (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Schouten (19), M_Reisinho (27), D_Nunez (83), Melendo (91)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Union Berlin Match Info
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Best player          : E_Nuamah
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Real Betis  |    Union Berlin
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       13
Off target           :           8        |       8
On target            :          10        |       5
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           5        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       7
Key Tackles          :           8        |       13
Key Passes           :          18        |       12
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Final Score          : Real Betis 4 - 0 Union Berlin
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Player Statistics - Real Betis
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_Bayindir     GK  27   1   1   1  28 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  53   0   0   0
C_Awaziem      DF   1  20  16   6  32 |  97   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  18  36  24
F_Uduokhai     DF   1  20  16   5  30 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  36   0
J_Schouten     DM   1  16  20  12  31 |  97   0   1   1   1   1   1   0   0   0  22  32  44
A_Nesta        DF   1  21  16   8  22 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  54  22
P_Fritschi     DF   1  22  16  10  24 |  97   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  16   0  38
N_Vlasic       MF   1  10  20  18  28 |  97   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  14  32
H_Mullins      DM   1  15  19   8  30 |  74   0   2   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  46  60   0
D_Nunez        FW   1   6  18  24  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  44
M_Reisinho     MF   1  12  20  17  22 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  28  45
Melendo        MF   1   9  23  17  27 |  97   0   1   2   0   2   1   0   0   0  29  22  45
L_Burge        GK  19   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Nade         DF   1  20  15   6  20 |  23   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  36  42   0
G_Torrado      DM   1  13  19   9  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Pecnik       MF   1   3  19  15  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Palacio      FW   1  10  14  20  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Union Berlin
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Pope         GK  28   1   1   1  25 |  97  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
A_Theate       DF   1  21  18   8  25 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  16   0
W_Armitage     DF   1  22  16  14  26 |  97   0   4   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  64   0  42
M_Faye         DF   1  21  18  15  30 |  71   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  16  28
N_Burdisso     DF   1  21  17  13  23 |  97   0   3   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  51  51   0
E_Cambiasso    DM   1  14  21   4  24 |  63   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  13   0
Zubimendi      MF   1  16  22   8  28 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  12   0
E_Nuamah       AM   1   8  22  19  24 |  97   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  30  24  31
P_Canales      AM   1   8  21  19  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
D_Fofana       FW   1   9  15  24  26 |  70   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
R_Keane        FW   1   6  16  21  22 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  32   0   7
H_J_Butt       GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Leite        DF   1  20  16   9  27 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Kral         DM   1  15  22  12  23 |  34   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  24   0
A_Buzaky       AM   1   4  20  15  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_L_Potter     FW   1   2  14  21  31 |  27   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  16
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