FFO EFL2, RB Leipzig vs. Monaco (Fri Mar 27)


                           RB Leipzig  |  Monaco
                          4-1-1-2-2 P  |  5-1-0-4 P
                         Rares Ghirau  |  Mike Bridge Caretaker
                                       |
                         A_Batalla GK  |  GK A_Ramsdale
                     K_Nedeljkovic DF  |  DF B_Ivanovic
                     J_Branthwaite DF  |  DF Pepe
                       M_Finkgrafe DF  |  DF J_Bednarek
                         J_Vazquez DF  |  DF Z_Sanusi
                           E_Laird DM  |  DF C_Rool
                        C_Doucoure MF  |  DM S_Sensi
                     C_Baumgartner AM  |  FW S_Aguero
                        W_Sneijder AM  |  FW A_Ricchiuti
                            Romulo FW  |  FW J_Duffus
                              Beto FW  |  FW A_McGeady
                                       |
                        D_Enriquez SUB |  SUB N_Ratti
                     E_C_Bitshiabu SUB |  SUB C_Ozkacar
                        Y_Diomande SUB |  SUB A_Basinas
                         S_Downing SUB |  SUB E_Kayembe
                            L_Cana SUB |  SUB R_Colwill




Min. 1  :(mon) S_Aguero holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees Z_Sanusi in space! 
          ...  Z_Sanusi is clean through! 
          ...  A_Batalla tries to make himself big 
          ...  He rounds A_Batalla 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  Surely he can't score from that angle! 
          ...  It's hit the side netting!! 
Min. 7  :(rbl) E_Laird sidesteps B_Ivanovic 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  A_McGeady is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
Min. 10 :(mon) B_Ivanovic is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to S_Aguero 
          ...  S_Aguero tries the shot! 
          ...  A_Batalla gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic save by A_Batalla to tip it wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Duffus floats the ball in! 
          ...  K_Nedeljkovic reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 11 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite sidesteps Z_Sanusi 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  A_Ricchiuti with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Mike Bridge Caretaker looks relieved 
          ...  Rares Ghirau is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 12 :(mon) J_Duffus sprints past K_Nedeljkovic 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  J_Duffus smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 12 :(rbl) Beto gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Branthwaite 
          ...  J_Bednarek with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
Min. 15 :(rbl) K_Nedeljkovic finds C_Baumgartner with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  Pepe forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Sneijder with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  Romulo gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Ramsdale gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by K_Nedeljkovic 
          ...  J_Branthwaite gets something on it! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 15 :(mon) Pepe runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  K_Nedeljkovic slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 16 :(rbl) Romulo takes advantage of a mistake by B_Ivanovic 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by S_Sensi 
Min. 17 :(mon) J_Bednarek gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds S_Aguero 
          ...  S_Aguero with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  A_Batalla guesses right 
Min. 18 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite threads the through ball to C_Doucoure 
          ...  C_Doucoure shoots towards goal! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 21 :(rbl) Beto pushes it past J_Duffus 
          ...  Beto drives it low! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 22 :(rbl) Romulo takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  Romulo with a thundering volley! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  Right in the postage stamp! 
          ...  That puts RB Leipzig ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  RB Leipzig 1-0 Monaco ...
Min. 26 :(mon) Z_Sanusi brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  S_Aguero gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  S_Aguero looks to see where A_Batalla is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  He watches the ball, half volleys it sweetly! 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  And what a goal!! 
          ...  The subs are on the pitch taking pictures of the celebrations on their smartphones! 
          ...  They're tinkering with the filters 
          ...  The goalscoring hero will be IG famous after that goal! 
          ...  Monaco are back on level terms now! 
          ...  RB Leipzig 1-1 Monaco ...
Min. 28 :(rbl) J_Vazquez retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  Romulo latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Romulo! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 32 :(mon) A_McGeady has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past W_Sneijder 
          ...  He knocks it to J_Bednarek! 
          ...  J_Bednarek must beat A_Batalla! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 34 :(mon) S_Sensi 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_McGeady receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  J_Vazquez takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 35 :(rbl) M_Finkgrafe pushes it past J_Bednarek 
          ...  A_McGeady rushes in with a crazy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! 
Min. 37 :(rbl) C_Baumgartner beats J_Bednarek 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  C_Baumgartner keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  But A_Ramsdale punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 37 :(mon) Z_Sanusi cuts inside C_Baumgartner 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Branthwaite 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 37 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  C_Rool with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
Min. 38 :(rbl) W_Sneijder pulls it back to Romulo 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  S_Sensi belts it clear 
Min. 38 :(mon) J_Bednarek sidesteps Romulo 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  Romulo moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 39 :(mon) S_Sensi cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to S_Aguero 
          ...  But K_Nedeljkovic sweeps up the threat 
Min. 40 :(mon) C_Rool rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to A_McGeady 
          ...  E_Laird fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 41 :(rbl) M_Finkgrafe is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to W_Sneijder 
          ...  B_Ivanovic cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 41 :(mon) A_McGeady beats E_Laird 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  A_McGeady with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  A_Batalla with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 46 :(mon) S_Sensi flicks it past K_Nedeljkovic 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  S_Sensi with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  A_Batalla with a superb tip over the bar 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Z_Sanusi drives it into the box! 
          ...  K_Nedeljkovic clears the corner with a header away from the near post 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: RB Leipzig 1-1 Monaco

Min. 48 :(rbl) C_Baumgartner stamps down A_McGeady's shin! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
Min. 49 :(rbl) K_Nedeljkovic with a probing through ball W_Sneijder 
          ...  W_Sneijder with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale 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. 53 :(rbl) C_Doucoure with a long pass to Beto 
          ...  Beto strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  GOAL!!!!!!! 
          ...  He runs towards the RB Leipzig fans! 
          ...  RB Leipzig have the advantage! 
          ...  RB Leipzig 2-1 Monaco ...
Min. 56 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite 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 C_Baumgartner 
          ...  The ball hits C_Rool in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 60 :(rbl) K_Nedeljkovic kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Beto gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  B_Ivanovic is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
Min. 62 :(mon) J_Duffus sprints past the defender 
          ...  J_Duffus sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  A_Batalla parries it 
Min. 63 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Ozkacar 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Bednarek 
Min. 63 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Colwill 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Ricchiuti 
Min. 64 :(mon) J_Duffus hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  A_McGeady latches onto it! 
          ...  A_McGeady drives the ball low! 
          ...  A_Batalla catches the ball 
Min. 65 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig 
          ...  COMING ON: E_C_Bitshiabu 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Finkgrafe 
Min. 65 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco 
          ...  Monaco have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 65 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco 
          ...  S_Aguero will now play as a AM 
Min. 65 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco 
          ...  J_Duffus will now play as a AM 
Min. 65 :(rbl) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  E_Laird gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  B_Ivanovic with a nasty foul 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The crowd expects from this range 
          ...  W_Sneijder with the thundering drive 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 66 :(mon) B_Ivanovic runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  Beto hits it out for a throw 
Min. 67 :(mon) B_Ivanovic takes advantage of a mistake by C_Doucoure 
          ...  He crosses to J_Duffus 
          ...  J_Duffus attempts a chip! 
          ...  A_Batalla makes a good save 
Min. 68 :(mon) A_McGeady makes a run into space 
          ...  The ball hits E_Laird in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 70 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Downing 
          ...  COMING OFF: W_Sneijder 
Min. 70 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Cana 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Laird 
Min. 70 :(mon) R_Colwill gains control of the loose ball 
          ...  But K_Nedeljkovic wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 72 :(mon) J_Duffus barges J_Vazquez off the ball 
          ...  J_Branthwaite gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 74 :(rbl) L_Cana 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! 
          ...  K_Nedeljkovic receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  K_Nedeljkovic with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Ramsdale makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 78 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Kayembe 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Sensi 
Min. 78 :(mon) J_Duffus breaks free from E_C_Bitshiabu 
          ...  A powerful shot by J_Duffus! 
          ...  It floats over A_Batalla 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 79 :(mon) S_Aguero crosses to R_Colwill 
          ...  R_Colwill with a terrific drive! 
          ...  A_Batalla gathers it comfortably 
Min. 80 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco 
          ...  Monaco have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 80 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco 
          ...  S_Aguero will now play as a FW 
Min. 80 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco 
          ...  J_Duffus will now play as a FW 
Min. 80 :(rbl) Beto turns past C_Ozkacar 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  Z_Sanusi stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a rash challenge!! 
Min. 81 :(rbl) Romulo dribbles past C_Rool 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  Pepe reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 85 :(rbl) C_Baumgartner rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to J_Vazquez 
          ...  J_Vazquez beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  A_Ramsdale comes towards him 
          ...  He nutmegs A_Ramsdale 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(rbl) L_Cana with the header on 
          ...  He finds K_Nedeljkovic in space 
          ...  A glorious effort by K_Nedeljkovic! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Downing swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale reads it well, and claims it! 

*************  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          : K_Nedeljkovic
Scorers              : Romulo (22), Beto (53)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Baumgartner (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Monaco Match Info
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Best player          : S_Aguero (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Aguero (26)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : , A_McGeady (35)B_Ivanovic (65)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              RB Leipzig  |    Monaco
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       13
Off target           :           6        |       4
On target            :           7        |       9
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       13
Key Tackles          :          11        |       6
Key Passes           :          13        |       10
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Final Score          : RB Leipzig 2 - 1 Monaco
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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   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0   0
K_Nedeljkovic  DF   1  21  17  12  22 |  93   0   5   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  85  51  34
J_Branthwaite  DF   1  22  18   4  28 |  93   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  32  32  26
M_Finkgrafe    DF   1  19  17  10  25 |  67   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
J_Vazquez      DF   1  21  15  14  20 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  19  14
E_Laird        DM   1  22  18  12  23 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
C_Doucoure     MF   1  19  22   7  26 |  93   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  28  23
C_Baumgartner  AM   1   4  21  21  27 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  11   7
W_Sneijder     AM   1   7  21  19  23 |  72   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13  18
Romulo         FW   1   7  17  22  31 |  93   0   1   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  31   0  38
Beto           FW   1   8  15  22  30 |  93   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  30  19  30
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
S_Downing      MF   1   6  17  20  23 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Cana         MF   1  16  19   6  23 |  21   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0

Player Statistics - Monaco
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_Ramsdale     GK  27   1   1   1  29 |  93   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   1  20  16   5  26 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  16  34  -2
Pepe           DF   1  20  14  14  29 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
J_Bednarek     DF   1  22  16  13  23 |  65   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18  15
Z_Sanusi       DF   1  20  14  13  29 |  93   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  44  15
C_Rool         DF   1  19  16   8  27 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
S_Sensi        DM   1  16  20  13  27 |  80   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  44  28  17
S_Aguero       FW   1   9  17  22  24 |  93   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  34  40
A_Ricchiuti    FW   1   7  21  17  20 |  65   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Duffus       FW   1  10  18  21  24 |  93   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  16  32
A_McGeady      FW   1   9  17  21  20 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  15  16
N_Ratti        GK  18   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Ozkacar      DF   1  17  15   2  24 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Basinas      MF   1  13  20   8  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Kayembe      DM   1  13  16  10  37 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Colwill      FW   1   5  14  17  24 |  28   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
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