FFO EFL2, Athletic Bilbao vs. Union Berlin (Fri Feb 20)


                      Athletic Bilbao  |  Union Berlin
                            5-1-1-3 E  |  5-2-1-2 L
                 Neil Kirby Caretaker  |  Lee Clark
                                       |
                       L_Maximiano GK  |  GK N_Pope
                        I_Zubeldia DF  |  DF N_Burdisso
                         I_Monreal DF  |  DF M_Faye
                       R_Ferdinand DF  |  DF W_Armitage
                       M_Materazzi DF  |  DF A_Theate
                      J_Louis-Jean DF  |  DF M_Bentayg
                     A_Olabarrieta MF  |  MF Zubimendi
                      J_Stansfield FW  |  MF A_Kral
                          J_Brandt AM  |  AM P_Canales
                         A_Y_Bonny FW  |  FW D_Fofana
                          A_Emakhu FW  |  FW R_Keane
                                       |
                           S_Roman SUB |  SUB H_J_Butt
                          M_Skrtel SUB |  SUB P_Jaeckel
                         Gorasabel SUB |  SUB E_Cambiasso
                          T_Buffel SUB |  SUB A_Buzaky
                            A_Sola SUB |  SUB K_L_Potter




Min. 1  :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin 
          ...  Union Berlin have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 2  :(bil) The ball is passed in from A_Y_Bonny, he finds A_Emakhu 
          ...  A_Emakhu could have let it bounce! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 7  :(bil) I_Zubeldia loses Zubimendi 
          ...  I_Zubeldia rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  N_Pope with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 8  :(bil) A_Olabarrieta with a probing pass to A_Y_Bonny 
          ...  But M_Faye comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 10 :(uni) N_Burdisso sidesteps I_Zubeldia 
          ...  J_Stansfield is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not happy with that! 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 10 :(uni) M_Faye retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  P_Canales latches onto the end of it 
          ...  R_Ferdinand with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 16 :(bil) A_Olabarrieta rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to A_Emakhu 
          ...  A_Emakhu has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 17 :(uni) Zubimendi slides it through the middle to A_Kral 
          ...  L_Maximiano body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
          ...  The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning 
          ...  There can only be one outcome! 
          ...  The Referee consults his assistant!! 
          ...  IT'S A PENALTY!! 
          ...  D_Fofana is the man who takes it 
          ...  He sends L_Maximiano the wrong way 
          ...  But it has gone over!! 
          ...  Terrible, terrible miss!! 
Min. 22 :(bil) I_Zubeldia controls the ball with ease 
          ...  But M_Faye comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 22 :(uni) M_Bentayg moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Canales 
          ...  P_Canales runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  L_Maximiano saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 23 :(uni) Zubimendi with a probing pass to A_Theate 
          ...  A_Emakhu seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 24 :(bil) A_Olabarrieta has it now 
          ...  He takes on N_Burdisso 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in I_Zubeldia! 
          ...  I_Zubeldia with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  N_Pope with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 26 :(bil) J_Stansfield looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  J_Stansfield with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  But it goes in!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's put Athletic Bilbao ahead! 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao 1-0 Union Berlin ...
Min. 27 :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin 
          ...  Union Berlin have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 27 :(uni) D_Fofana with a long pass to A_Kral 
          ...  But M_Materazzi slides in 
Min. 27 :(bil) J_Stansfield breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on N_Pope! 
          ...  N_Burdisso brings him down! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  M_Materazzi hoists it forward 
          ...  J_Stansfield gets on the end of it 
          ...  P_Canales tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  He's a lucky boy!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Brandt crosses it in! 
          ...  A_Emakhu loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Materazzi! 
          ...  N_Pope fists it away! 
Min. 32 :(bil) J_Stansfield takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  J_Stansfield with the header! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 35 :(bil) I_Zubeldia beats the defender 
          ...  N_Burdisso with an ugly foul 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick 
          ...  J_Brandt hoists it forward 
          ...  A_Emakhu gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Emakhu with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  But N_Pope tips it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Olabarrieta dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  J_Stansfield rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  N_Pope gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 37 :(uni) P_Canales spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to M_Faye! 
          ...  M_Faye must beat L_Maximiano! 
          ...  L_Maximiano is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  L_Maximiano holds his head in his hands! 
          ...  Now they are back in the game! 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao 1-1 Union Berlin ...
Min. 37 :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin 
          ...  Union Berlin have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 37 :(bil) R_Ferdinand turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Olabarrieta 
          ...  D_Fofana with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  Neil Kirby Caretaker looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 38 :(bil) J_Brandt beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds J_Stansfield 
          ...  J_Stansfield hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  N_Pope makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 40 :(uni) P_Canales picks up a loose ball 
          ...  P_Canales with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  L_Maximiano with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(bil) J_Brandt latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  A_Theate wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 44 :(bil) J_Brandt finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  J_Brandt with the strike! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 47 :(bil) I_Zubeldia knocks the ball past N_Burdisso 
          ...  Now he crosses to A_Emakhu! 
          ...  A_Kral with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 48 :(bil) A_Olabarrieta works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Y_Bonny 
          ...  A_Y_Bonny tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  N_Pope is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 48 :(uni) P_Canales pulls it back to R_Keane 
          ...  A_Olabarrieta with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Athletic Bilbao 1-1 Union Berlin

Min. 46 :(bil) A_Emakhu with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  A_Emakhu runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 47 :(bil) J_Stansfield finds the run of J_Louis-Jean 
          ...  But N_Burdisso sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 51 :(bil) J_Stansfield with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  J_Stansfield with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 51 :(uni) P_Canales jinks past J_Louis-Jean 
          ...  But R_Ferdinand wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 54 :(bil) A_Y_Bonny with a real burst of pace 
          ...  N_Burdisso can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  A_Y_Bonny with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Y_Bonny flights it in! 
          ...  M_Faye deals with the danger and clears 
Min. 55 :(bil) M_Materazzi with a 50-yard pass to A_Emakhu 
          ...  A_Emakhu tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  N_Pope moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  N_Pope catches it with style! 
Min. 58 :(bil) J_Brandt with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to A_Emakhu 
          ...  P_Canales rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 61 :(bil) J_Stansfield plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Brandt decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  J_Brandt plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 62 :(bil) A_Olabarrieta threads the through ball to J_Brandt 
          ...  J_Brandt curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  N_Pope tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Olabarrieta hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  M_Faye gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 66 :(bil) M_Materazzi takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into A_Y_Bonny 
          ...  A_Y_Bonny with the side footed shot! 
          ...  N_Pope saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 67 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: K_L_Potter 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Keane 
Min. 70 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: Gorasabel 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Ferdinand 
Min. 70 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Buzaky 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Canales 
Min. 70 :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin 
          ...  A_Kral will now play as a AM 
Min. 71 :(bil) Gorasabel backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Y_Bonny latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A_Y_Bonny hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  But N_Pope makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 71 :(uni) K_L_Potter runs at I_Zubeldia 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  A_Olabarrieta with the high feet 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  Nothing. Just a ticking off! 
Min. 71 :(uni) Zubimendi takes advantage of a mistake by J_Louis-Jean 
          ...  He puts in A_Theate! 
          ...  A_Theate rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  L_Maximiano is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Zubimendi curls it into the box! 
          ...  L_Maximiano comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 72 :(bil) J_Brandt finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  The defence was sleeping 
          ...  He made a fantastic run though 
          ...  Intercepted by W_Armitage 
Min. 73 :(uni) D_Fofana breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on L_Maximiano! 
          ...  A_Olabarrieta brings him down! 
          ...  He could be in big trouble! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! 
          ...  The ref must have got a nice Christmas present 
Min. 75 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Buffel 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Olabarrieta 
Min. 75 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Sola 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Emakhu 
Min. 75 :(uni) A_Theate is shaking his head 
          ...  It looks like he's hurt his knee 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 75 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Jaeckel 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Theate 
Min. 76 :(bil) Gorasabel leaves D_Fofana standing 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  N_Burdisso belts it clear 
Min. 76 :(uni) W_Armitage knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Gorasabel stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a rash challenge!! 
Min. 77 :(bil) Gorasabel gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Louis-Jean 
          ...  A_Buzaky with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 79 :(uni) A_Buzaky with an early cross to W_Armitage 
          ...  But M_Materazzi wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 80 :(bil) I_Monreal plays it long to A_Sola 
          ...  A_Sola launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  N_Pope catches the ball 
Min. 83 :(bil) J_Stansfield takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  J_Stansfield tries to chip the ball over N_Pope! 
          ...  It floats over N_Pope 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 85 :(uni) A_Kral spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds W_Armitage with a lovely pass! 
          ...  I_Zubeldia intercepts the pass 
Min. 87 :(bil) A_Y_Bonny holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Brandt 
          ...  J_Brandt tries to chip the ball over N_Pope! 
          ...  But N_Pope hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 96 :(uni) P_Jaeckel plays it forward to A_Buzaky 
          ...  A skilful effort from A_Buzaky! 
          ...  L_Maximiano with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : San Mames
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Athletic Bilbao Match Info
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Best player          : J_Stansfield
Scorers              : J_Stansfield (26)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Stansfield (10), A_Olabarrieta (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Union Berlin Match Info
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Best player          : P_Canales (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Faye (37)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : , N_Burdisso (27)A_Kral (47)
Injured              : A_Theate (75)
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Match Statistics
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                         Athletic Bilbao  |    Union Berlin
Attempts on Goal     :          23        |       5
Off target           :          12        |       1
On target            :          11        |       4
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           5        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       11
Key Tackles          :           7        |       9
Key Passes           :          17        |       11
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Final Score          : Athletic Bilbao 1 - 1 Union Berlin
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Player Statistics - Athletic Bilbao
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Maximiano    GK  27   1   1   1  25 |  99   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0   0
I_Zubeldia     DF   1  22  18  15  30 |  99   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  16  16  30
I_Monreal      DF   1  19  15   4  23 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0
R_Ferdinand    DF   1  21  17   4  28 |  73   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  17   0
M_Materazzi    DF   1  20  16   5  21 |  99   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  36  36   0
J_Louis-Jean   DF   1  21  16  10  24 |  99   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Olabarrieta  MF   1   8  20  18  21 |  78   0   1   5   0   0   0   1   0   0  28  68  -2
J_Stansfield   FW   1   6  17  22  22 |  99   0   0   2   0   6   1   1   0   0  -2  32  54
J_Brandt       AM   1   6  23  22  26 |  99   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  11  28
A_Y_Bonny      FW   1   7  21  23  27 |  99   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  26  24
A_Emakhu       FW   1   6  16  23  30 |  78   0   1   0   0   6   0   0   0   0  32   0  34
S_Roman        GK  21   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Skrtel       DF   1  21  15   7  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Gorasabel      DF   1  18  16   5  23 |  26   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
T_Buffel       MF   1   6  20  15  27 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Sola         FW   1   3  13  15  20 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15

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  26   1   1   1  25 |  99  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  78   0   0   0
N_Burdisso     DF   1  21  16  12  23 |  99   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  32  -2  -2
M_Faye         DF   1  21  18  15  30 |  99   0   4   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  68  16  38
W_Armitage     DF   1  22  16  14  26 |  99   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
A_Theate       DF   1  21  17   7  25 |  78   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  17   0  21
M_Bentayg      DF   1  14  15   4  16 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0
Zubimendi      MF   1  16  22   8  28 |  99   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
A_Kral         AM   1  15  21  11  23 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  11  -2
P_Canales      AM   1   8  21  18  26 |  73   0   1   2   1   2   0   0   0   0  30  43  24
D_Fofana       FW   1   9  15  23  26 |  99   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  19   5
R_Keane        FW   1   6  15  21  22 |  70   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_J_Butt       GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Jaeckel      DF   1  15  12   6  24 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0
E_Cambiasso    DM   1  13  21   4  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Buzaky       AM   1   4  20  15  25 |  26   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  15
K_L_Potter     FW   1   2  14  20  31 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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