FFO EFL2, RB Leipzig vs. Athletic Bilbao (Mon Apr 20)


                           RB Leipzig  |  Athletic Bilbao
                          4-1-1-2-2 P  |  5-2-1-2 C
                         Rares Ghirau  |  Neil Kirby
                                       |
                         A_Batalla GK  |  GK L_Maximiano
                     K_Nedeljkovic DF  |  DF A_Robertson
                     J_Branthwaite DF  |  DF J_Louis-Jean
                       M_Finkgrafe DF  |  DF I_Zubeldia
                         J_Vazquez DF  |  DF M_Materazzi
                           E_Laird DM  |  DF T_Araujo
                        C_Doucoure MF  |  MF R_Gravenberch
                         S_Downing AM  |  MF J_Grealish
                        W_Sneijder AM  |  AM M_Fernandes
                            Romulo FW  |  FW A_Y_Bonny
                              Beto FW  |  FW B_Johnson
                                       |
                        D_Enriquez SUB |  SUB A_Castro
                     E_C_Bitshiabu SUB |  SUB I_Monreal
                        Y_Diomande SUB |  SUB A_Munoz
                         R_Leonard SUB |  SUB A_Olabarrieta
                            L_Cana SUB |  SUB G_Pazzini




Min. 1  :(bil) M_Fernandes flicks it over W_Sneijder's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  M_Fernandes attempts a lob! 
          ...  A_Batalla makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 3  :(rbl) C_Doucoure breaks free from A_Robertson 
          ...  I_Zubeldia with the tackle 
Min. 5  :(bil) R_Gravenberch takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past E_Laird 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  A cheeky lob from R_Gravenberch! 
          ...  A_Batalla beats the ball away 
Min. 12 :(rbl) M_Finkgrafe flicks it over M_Fernandes's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  M_Finkgrafe with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs to the corner and dives on his belly 
          ...  RB Leipzig go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  RB Leipzig 1-0 Athletic Bilbao ...
Min. 12 :(rbl) K_Nedeljkovic looks in some pain 
          ...  He'll try and run it off though 
Min. 12 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 12 :(bil) A_Y_Bonny sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  A left-footer by A_Y_Bonny! 
          ...  A_Batalla gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 
Min. 14 :(bil) A_Batalla miskicks! 
          ...  B_Johnson is through! 
          ...  Blocked by M_Finkgrafe 
Min. 17 :(rbl) K_Nedeljkovic cuts the ball back to S_Downing 
          ...  Driven towards goal by S_Downing! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 17 :(bil) R_Gravenberch with a 30-yard pass to B_Johnson 
          ...  J_Branthwaite intercepts the pass 
Min. 20 :(bil) A_Y_Bonny takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Materazzi 
          ...  M_Materazzi fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Batalla dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Batalla beaten! 
Min. 21 :(bil) J_Grealish has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past K_Nedeljkovic 
          ...  He knocks it to M_Fernandes! 
          ...  M_Fernandes with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 22 :(rbl) Beto gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds Romulo 
          ...  Romulo plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 27 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite with the cross-field pass to Romulo 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Robertson 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 29 :(rbl) W_Sneijder cuts in on B_Johnson's blind side 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from W_Sneijder! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 33 :(rbl) E_Laird crosses into the box, finding Beto 
          ...  M_Materazzi wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 35 :(bil) B_Johnson is too quick for E_Laird 
          ...  B_Johnson with the header! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 36 :(bil) J_Grealish is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to I_Zubeldia 
          ...  I_Zubeldia with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  A_Batalla parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And A_Batalla recovers to save!! 
Min. 37 :(bil) M_Fernandes skips the challenge from K_Nedeljkovic 
          ...  A vicious shot by M_Fernandes! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Y_Bonny drives it into the box! 
          ...  It comes to I_Zubeldia 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 39 :(bil) I_Zubeldia runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off J_Vazquez back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  I_Zubeldia attempts a chip! 
          ...  It flies in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!! 
          ...  That's levelled the scores! 
          ...  they've done it! Absolutely incredible! 
          ...  It ain't over 'til it's over 
          ...  RB Leipzig 1-1 Athletic Bilbao ...
Min. 40 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  J_Vazquez latches onto the ball 
          ...  J_Vazquez from 20 yards! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  L_Maximiano is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Beto flights it in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of L_Maximiano 
Min. 40 :(bil) R_Gravenberch 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! 
          ...  A_Y_Bonny receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Branthwaite 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 41 :(bil) R_Gravenberch gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Louis-Jean 
          ...  J_Vazquez gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 42 :(rbl) E_Laird takes advantage of a mistake by A_Robertson 
          ...  He knocks the ball to Beto! 
          ...  Beto with the chance! 
          ...  But L_Maximiano punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(bil) A_Y_Bonny finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  E_Laird with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
Min. 44 :(rbl) S_Downing chips the ball over the defence and finds W_Sneijder 
          ...  I_Zubeldia with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 45 :(bil) A_Y_Bonny sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  An audacious effort from A_Y_Bonny! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  YOU BEAUTY! 
          ...  That's given Athletic Bilbao the lead! 
          ...  RB Leipzig 1-2 Athletic Bilbao ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: RB Leipzig 1-2 Athletic Bilbao

Min. 46 :(bil) J_Grealish cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Johnson 
          ...  J_Branthwaite slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Araujo chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Batalla 
          ...  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. 49 :(bil) J_Grealish plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  M_Finkgrafe with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee writes his name into the book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Here we go, a real chance of a goal 
          ...  A_Y_Bonny runs up straight 
          ...  And hits it hard with a massive toe-bunger! 
          ...  A_Batalla can't get to it 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish! 
          ...  RB Leipzig 1-3 Athletic Bilbao ...
Min. 49 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Monreal 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Zubeldia 
Min. 49 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Pazzini 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Johnson 
Min. 49 :(bil) G_Pazzini sidesteps Beto 
          ...  Beto recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 51 :(bil) That's it for A_Robertson 
          ...  He's picked up a knock and can't continue... 
          ...  AWW BOO-HOOOO! 
          ...  SHUCKY DUCKY QUACK QUACK! 
          ...  Back in my day if you went down like that you would get the piss ripped out of you! 
          ...  Players are such faries these days! 
Min. 51 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Munoz 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Robertson 
Min. 60 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig 
          ...  W_Sneijder will now play as a FW 
Min. 65 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig 
          ...  COMING ON: E_C_Bitshiabu 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Finkgrafe 
Min. 67 :(bil) I_Monreal 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 G_Pazzini 
          ...  G_Pazzini with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  A_Batalla is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Batalla holds his head in his hands! 
          ...  But it's been ruled out! 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
Min. 70 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Cana 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Laird 
Min. 73 :(rbl) W_Sneijder has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  I_Monreal slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 74 :(rbl) W_Sneijder bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to K_Nedeljkovic 
          ...  K_Nedeljkovic must beat L_Maximiano! 
          ...  L_Maximiano goes down well to save 
Min. 75 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig 
          ...  C_Doucoure will now play as a AM 
Min. 77 :(rbl) J_Vazquez with a simple pass to Romulo 
          ...  J_Grealish takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 77 :(bil) A_Munoz looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Materazzi 
          ...  M_Materazzi rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 80 :(bil) T_Araujo gains possession 
          ...  T_Araujo tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  A_Batalla gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's pushed behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Materazzi swings it in! 
          ...  A_Batalla comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 81 :(rbl) S_Downing with an amazing show of skill to get past J_Louis-Jean 
          ...  He crosses to Beto 
          ...  Beto with a blistering shot! 
          ...  But L_Maximiano comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 84 :(bil) M_Fernandes looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  K_Nedeljkovic wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by R_Gravenberch 
          ...  T_Araujo gets his head on it 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Neil Kirby spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 85 :(rbl) S_Downing controls the ball with ease 
          ...  I_Monreal wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 87 :(rbl) K_Nedeljkovic cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to Romulo 
          ...  Romulo with a thundering drive! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Red Bull Arena
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RB Leipzig Match Info
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Best player          : M_Finkgrafe
Scorers              : M_Finkgrafe (12)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Finkgrafe (49)
Injured              : N/A
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Athletic Bilbao Match Info
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Best player          : A_Y_Bonny (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : , I_Zubeldia (39)A_Y_Bonny (45,49)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : A_Robertson (51)
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Match Statistics
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                              RB Leipzig  |    Athletic Bilbao
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       16
Off target           :           5        |       8
On target            :           4        |       8
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       4
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :          11        |       9
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Final Score          : RB Leipzig 1 - 3 Athletic Bilbao
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Player Statistics - RB Leipzig
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_Batalla      GK  26   1   1   1  27 |  93   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0   0
K_Nedeljkovic  DF   1  21  18  12  22 |  93   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  32  18
J_Branthwaite  DF   1  22  18   4  28 |  93   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  48  32   0
M_Finkgrafe    DF   1  19  17  10  25 |  67   0   1   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  17  -2  46
J_Vazquez      DF   1  22  15  14  20 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  19  14
E_Laird        DM   1  22  18  12  23 |  72   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0
C_Doucoure     AM   1  19  22   7  26 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Downing      AM   1   6  17  20  23 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  34   8
W_Sneijder     FW   1   7  21  19  23 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13   9
Romulo         FW   1   7  17  22  31 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
Beto           FW   1   8  15  22  30 |  93   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  30  19  16
D_Enriquez     GK  24   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_C_Bitshiabu  DF   1  20  16   5  20 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Diomande     MF   1  11  20  19  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Leonard      DM   1  13  17   7  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Cana         MF   1  16  19   6  23 |  21   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
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L_Maximiano    GK  28   1   1   1  25 |  93   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0   0
A_Robertson    DF   1  24  20  11  29 |  53   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0
J_Louis-Jean   DF   1  21  17  10  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Zubeldia     DF   1  22  18  15  30 |  51   0   2   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  32   0  66
M_Materazzi    DF   1  21  17   5  21 |  93   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  17   0  46
T_Araujo       DF   1  21  16  15  22 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  28
R_Gravenberch  MF   1  19  23   9  23 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  33  21
J_Grealish     MF   1   9  24  21  27 |  93   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  29  30   0
M_Fernandes    AM   1   5  22  21  29 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  23
A_Y_Bonny      FW   1   7  21  24  27 |  93   0   0   1   0   3   2   0   0   0   0  13  44
B_Johnson      FW   1   4  17  24  24 |  51   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
A_Castro       GK  18   1   1   1   8 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Monreal      DF   1  19  16   4  23 |  42   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  38  18   0
A_Munoz        DF   1  15  13   3  26 |  40   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0
A_Olabarrieta  MF   1   8  20  18  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Pazzini      FW   1   8  16  21  28 |  42   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
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