FFO EFL2, Napoli vs. Athletic Bilbao (Fri Apr 03)


                               Napoli  |  Athletic Bilbao
                              4-4-2 L  |  5-2-1-2 P
                        Peter Hayward  |  Neil Kirby
                                       |
                     O_Vlachodimos GK  |  GK L_Maximiano
                        A_Rrahmani DF  |  DF M_Skrtel
                       C_C_Vickers DF  |  DF J_Louis-Jean
                         T_Bramble DF  |  DF R_Ferdinand
                          C_Natali DF  |  DF M_Materazzi
                            D_Ozoh MF  |  DF I_Zubeldia
                      M_van_Bommel MF  |  MF R_Gravenberch
                           M_Cunha MF  |  FW J_Stansfield
                           Ederson MF  |  MF J_Gittens
                        E_Mafoumbi FW  |  FW A_Y_Bonny
                        M_Zalayeta FW  |  AM A_Olabarrieta
                                       |
                         G_Coudert SUB |  SUB S_Roman
                        J_St_Juste SUB |  SUB I_Monreal
                           K_Toure SUB |  SUB A_Munoz
                         A_Iniesta SUB |  SUB J_Koumas
                       R_Palladino SUB |  SUB I_Sainz




Min. 1  :(bil) J_Gittens sidesteps D_Ozoh 
          ...  C_Natali fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 1  :(bil) A_Y_Bonny looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to R_Gravenberch 
          ...  C_Natali with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 3  :(nap) D_Ozoh jumps over R_Gravenberch's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  R_Ferdinand knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's well within shooting range! 
          ...  Make yourself famous kid!! 
          ...  M_Cunha hits it hard 
          ...  L_Maximiano gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Mafoumbi with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  L_Maximiano easily claims the ball! 
Min. 4  :(nap) C_C_Vickers takes advantage of a mistake by M_Skrtel 
          ...  He crosses to C_Natali 
          ...  C_Natali hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  But L_Maximiano punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 5  :(bil) J_Louis-Jean races into the box 
          ...  He sees J_Stansfield lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by T_Bramble 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 7  :(bil) A_Y_Bonny takes possession 
          ...  E_Mafoumbi reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 9  :(bil) J_Louis-Jean with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows T_Bramble a clean set of heals 
          ...  J_Louis-Jean has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos makes a difficult save 
Min. 11 :(bil) R_Gravenberch is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  J_Gittens latches onto the ball 
          ...  J_Gittens controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  The Athletic Bilbao fans get off their seats! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's put Athletic Bilbao in front! 
          ...  Napoli 0-1 Athletic Bilbao ...
Min. 11 :(nap) M_Zalayeta had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  R_Ferdinand with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That was his second, so that means... 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 14 :(nap) M_Zalayeta jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  I_Zubeldia with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 19 :(nap) E_Mafoumbi picks up the pass 
          ...  A glorious effort by E_Mafoumbi! 
          ...  L_Maximiano with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 21 :(nap) D_Ozoh sidesteps I_Zubeldia 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  R_Gravenberch with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 25 :(nap) A_Rrahmani reads the run of D_Ozoh 
          ...  I_Zubeldia fouls badly 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 26 :(bil) R_Gravenberch kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  I_Zubeldia gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  I_Zubeldia with the crafty shot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 28 :(bil) I_Zubeldia moves inside 
          ...  I_Zubeldia fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 28 :(bil) M_Skrtel squares up to his marker 
          ...  He spits at Ederson 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 29 :(bil) M_Skrtel with an inswinging cross to I_Zubeldia 
          ...  But E_Mafoumbi barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 30 :(nap) M_Cunha works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Ederson 
          ...  Ederson with the strike! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by C_C_Vickers 
          ...  L_Maximiano fists it away! 
Min. 30 :(bil) I_Zubeldia gets to the byline and finds J_Stansfield with a beautiful cross 
          ...  A thundering drive by J_Stansfield! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch! 
          ...  Napoli 0-2 Athletic Bilbao ...
Min. 40 :(bil) J_Stansfield with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from A_Rrahmani 
          ...  But C_C_Vickers puts the ball out of play 
Min. 41 :(nap) M_Cunha spots Ederson who is in acres of space 
          ...  J_Gittens rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 45 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Palladino 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Zalayeta 
Min. 45 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Iniesta 
          ...  COMING OFF: Ederson 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Napoli 0-2 Athletic Bilbao

Min. 48 :(nap) D_Ozoh hoofs it upfield to find E_Mafoumbi 
          ...  E_Mafoumbi has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  L_Maximiano parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 48 :(nap) C_Natali gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Gittens stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a rash challenge!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Neil Kirby looks relieved 
Min. 49 :(bil) M_Skrtel slides the ball across to J_Stansfield 
          ...  D_Ozoh hits it out for a corner 
          ...  No nonsense clearance! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Gravenberch swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  It comes to A_Y_Bonny 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But O_Vlachodimos punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 50 :(bil) R_Gravenberch is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to M_Skrtel 
          ...  C_Natali with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 51 :(bil) J_Stansfield turns past T_Bramble 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Stansfield with the side footed shot! 
          ...  But O_Vlachodimos parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 52 :(bil) J_Stansfield runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to R_Gravenberch 
          ...  T_Bramble takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Here we go, a real chance of a goal 
          ...  A_Y_Bonny with the thundering drive 
          ...  But O_Vlachodimos pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 52 :(bil) M_Skrtel flicks it over T_Bramble and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  M_Cunha seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 53 :(nap) E_Mafoumbi with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  E_Mafoumbi sees L_Maximiano off his line! 
          ...  L_Maximiano saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 56 :(nap) A_Rrahmani looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to E_Mafoumbi 
          ...  E_Mafoumbi looks to see where L_Maximiano is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 56 :(bil) A_Y_Bonny jumps over T_Bramble's challenge 
          ...  A_Rrahmani body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
          ...  The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  They are lining up to take this one! 
          ...  Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! 
          ...  J_Louis-Jean hoists it forward 
          ...  J_Gittens gets on the end of it 
          ...  J_Gittens with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Gittens with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  A_Olabarrieta with the shot! 
          ...  But O_Vlachodimos stops that one easily 
Min. 57 :(bil) A_Y_Bonny finds himself in a good position 
          ...  A_Y_Bonny sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  But O_Vlachodimos makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 60 :(nap) R_Palladino finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  R_Palladino hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  L_Maximiano won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 61 :(bil) M_Materazzi uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  C_Natali hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Exellent clearance from the defender 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Olabarrieta hits it into the box! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos fists it away! 
Min. 66 :(nap) E_Mafoumbi slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! 
          ...  But M_Materazzi puts the ball out of play 
Min. 70 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Koumas 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Olabarrieta 
Min. 70 :(nap) C_C_Vickers with the diagonal pass to M_Cunha 
          ...  M_Cunha has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  L_Maximiano makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 71 :(nap) A_Iniesta takes possession 
          ...  A_Iniesta cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Athletic Bilbao fans taunt him! 
Min. 71 :(nap) M_Cunha looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to R_Palladino 
          ...  I_Zubeldia takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  That's his second yellow! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He is furious with the referee! 
          ...  But his captain drags him off! 
Min. 72 :(nap) D_Ozoh fires over a low cross to M_Cunha 
          ...  M_Cunha attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  L_Maximiano fists it away 
Min. 74 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Munoz 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Louis-Jean 
Min. 74 :(nap) M_Cunha sidesteps M_Materazzi 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  M_Cunha with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 
Min. 75 :(nap) T_Bramble hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  C_C_Vickers latches onto it! 
          ...  A delicate header from C_C_Vickers! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 76 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Sainz 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Stansfield 
Min. 78 :(nap) M_van_Bommel knocks it forward 
          ...  J_Koumas slips 
          ...  E_Mafoumbi gets to it! 
          ...  E_Mafoumbi with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 79 :(nap) C_Natali with an intelligent ball to M_van_Bommel 
          ...  M_van_Bommel curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  L_Maximiano with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 80 :(bil) I_Sainz had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  I_Sainz with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 82 :(nap) C_C_Vickers knocks the ball past A_Munoz 
          ...  C_C_Vickers drives the ball low! 
          ...  But L_Maximiano with the difficult save 
Min. 82 :(nap) R_Palladino takes advantage of a mistake by M_Skrtel 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  J_Koumas rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 87 :(bil) R_Gravenberch finds I_Sainz with a ball over the defence 
          ...  I_Sainz sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 90 :(bil) R_Gravenberch off the woodwork! 
          ...  A_Y_Bonny picks up the deflection 
          ...  A_Y_Bonny curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 91 :(nap) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  C_Natali is through! 
          ...  C_Natali from 20 yards! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  L_Maximiano is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Bramble lofts the ball in! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
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Napoli Match Info
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Best player          : M_Cunha
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Natali (50)
Injured              : N/A
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Athletic Bilbao Match Info
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Best player          : R_Gravenberch (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : , J_Gittens (11)J_Stansfield (30)
Sent Off             : R_Ferdinand (11), I_Zubeldia (71)
Booked               : J_Koumas (82)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                  Napoli  |    Athletic Bilbao
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       14
Off target           :           8        |       3
On target            :           9        |       11
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       2
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       11
Key Tackles          :           8        |       4
Key Passes           :          12        |       11
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Final Score          : Napoli 0 - 2 Athletic Bilbao
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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  28   1   1   1  26 |  92  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
A_Rrahmani     DF   1  24  19   5  30 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
C_C_Vickers    DF   1  24  17  12  25 |  92   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  14  34  34
T_Bramble      DF   1  21  16   7  21 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  18   0
C_Natali       DF   1  20  15  12  31 |  92   0   2   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  34  17  32
D_Ozoh         MF   1  14  23  16  22 |  92   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  22   0
M_van_Bommel   MF   1  14  22  11  24 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  19
M_Cunha        MF   1   2  22  20  22 |  92   0   1   3   0   4   0   0   0   0  36  36  38
Ederson        MF   1  17  21  13  31 |  45   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
E_Mafoumbi     FW   1   9  17  21  20 |  92   0   2   0   0   5   0   0   0   0  58   0  41
M_Zalayeta     FW   1   5  16  20  21 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Coudert      GK  21   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_St_Juste     DF   1  19  17  13  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Toure        DF   1  19  14   9  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Iniesta      MF   1  16  21  15  26 |  47   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
R_Palladino    FW   1  10  14  20  26 |  47   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8

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  28   1   1   1  25 |  92  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  82   0   0   0
M_Skrtel       DF   1  21  15   7  25 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  38   0
J_Louis-Jean   DF   1  21  16  10  24 |  75   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18  20
R_Ferdinand    DF   1  21  17   4  28 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -12 -12 -12
M_Materazzi    DF   1  21  17   5  21 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
I_Zubeldia     DF   1  22  18  15  30 |  72   0   1   1   1   2   0   0   1   0   4  24  14
R_Gravenberch  MF   1  19  23   9  23 |  92   0   1   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  19  70   0
J_Stansfield   FW   1   6  17  22  22 |  77   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  17  32
J_Gittens      MF   1   8  22  20  24 |  92   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  30   0  38
A_Y_Bonny      FW   1   7  21  23  27 |  92   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  13  26
A_Olabarrieta  AM   1   8  20  18  21 |  71   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
S_Roman        GK  21   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Monreal      DF   1  19  16   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Munoz        DF   1  15  13   3  26 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Koumas       AM   1  11  20  18  22 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
I_Sainz        FW   1   7  17  21  20 |  15   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
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