FFO EFL2, RB Leipzig vs. Napoli (Mon Apr 13)


                           RB Leipzig  |  Napoli
                          4-1-2-2-1 P  |  4-4-2 A
                         Rares Ghirau  |  Peter Hayward
                                       |
                         A_Batalla GK  |  GK O_Vlachodimos
                     E_C_Bitshiabu DF  |  DF A_Rrahmani
                     J_Branthwaite DF  |  DF C_C_Vickers
                       M_Finkgrafe DF  |  DF J_St_Juste
                         J_Vazquez DF  |  DF K_Toure
                           E_Laird DM  |  MF Ederson
                        C_Doucoure MF  |  MF A_Iniesta
                            L_Cana MF  |  MF D_Ozoh
                         S_Downing AM  |  MF I_De_la_Pena
                        Y_Diomande AM  |  FW E_Mafoumbi
                            Romulo FW  |  FW R_Palladino
                                       |
                        D_Enriquez SUB |  SUB G_Coudert
                            T_Mohr SUB |  SUB C_Natali
                       M_Kiilerich SUB |  SUB O_Zubkov
                        T_Chandler SUB |  SUB A_Diouf
                            I_Paro SUB |  SUB O_Diallo




Min. 1  :(rbl) E_C_Bitshiabu pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  Y_Diomande is clean through! 
          ...  Y_Diomande has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 2  :(rbl) Romulo brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  E_Laird gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Rrahmani takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 2  :(nap) D_Ozoh beats J_Branthwaite 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  D_Ozoh looks to see where A_Batalla is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  It's beaten A_Batalla 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 4  :(rbl) L_Cana gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  L_Cana fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos shouts at his defenders 
          ...  That's put RB Leipzig in front! 
          ...  RB Leipzig 1-0 Napoli ...
Min. 5  :(nap) I_De_la_Pena takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  A delicate header from I_De_la_Pena! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 7  :(rbl) S_Downing with the towering header to Romulo 
          ...  J_St_Juste robs him of the ball 
Min. 8  :(nap) Ederson runs at J_Branthwaite 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  M_Finkgrafe with a terrible tackle 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
Min. 9  :(rbl) J_Vazquez cuts the ball back to S_Downing 
          ...  S_Downing has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  But O_Vlachodimos parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 11 :(rbl) Y_Diomande runs at A_Rrahmani 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_St_Juste 
Min. 12 :(nap) A_Rrahmani holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_St_Juste 
          ...  J_St_Juste with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  But A_Batalla punches it away 
Min. 12 :(nap) D_Ozoh pushes &s away!! 
          ...  The Referee has seen it! 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 14 :(nap) A_Iniesta slides the ball across to C_C_Vickers 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Vazquez 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 16 :(rbl) S_Downing runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  S_Downing hits the ball first time! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 16 :(nap) The ball is passed in from D_Ozoh, he finds A_Iniesta 
          ...  A_Iniesta tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  A_Batalla with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 17 :(rbl) C_Doucoure takes advantage of a mistake by C_C_Vickers 
          ...  He crosses to Romulo 
          ...  Romulo hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos looks dejected 
          ...  RB Leipzig 2-0 Napoli ...
Min. 18 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to Y_Diomande 
          ...  Y_Diomande from 20 yards! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 18 :(nap) Ederson squares it to E_Mafoumbi 
          ...  E_Mafoumbi has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Batalla punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 19 :(nap) A_Rrahmani with the cross-field pass to R_Palladino 
          ...  R_Palladino hits a great shot! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for A_Batalla 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  A_Batalla looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 20 :(rbl) S_Downing spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to E_Laird! 
          ...  E_Laird with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 20 :(nap) D_Ozoh with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Palladino 
          ...  R_Palladino smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  But A_Batalla just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 26 :(nap) E_Mafoumbi barges J_Branthwaite off the ball 
          ...  Romulo knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that might be a tad harsh 
Min. 27 :(rbl) E_C_Bitshiabu takes advantage of a mistake by A_Rrahmani 
          ...  He knocks the ball to Romulo! 
          ...  Romulo attempts the shot! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 28 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite beats the defender 
          ...  J_Branthwaite with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos gathers it comfortably 
Min. 29 :(rbl) L_Cana holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Y_Diomande 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  A_Rrahmani belts it clear 
Min. 29 :(nap) A_Batalla with a terrible kick! 
          ...  R_Palladino is through! 
          ...  R_Palladino strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  A_Batalla saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 33 :(rbl) S_Downing is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to Y_Diomande 
          ...  Y_Diomande runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 34 :(rbl) E_Laird with a precise pass to C_Doucoure 
          ...  C_Doucoure curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos watches it sail wide! 
Min. 35 :(nap) A_Iniesta beats Y_Diomande 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  A_Iniesta with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  But A_Batalla punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Iniesta swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  A_Batalla comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  R_Palladino with the shot! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Peter Hayward spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 37 :(rbl) S_Downing with a slide rule pass to E_Laird 
          ...  E_Laird throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 37 :(nap) C_C_Vickers flicks it over E_C_Bitshiabu and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Y_Diomande is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
Min. 40 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to M_Finkgrafe 
          ...  M_Finkgrafe with the shot on net! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 41 :(rbl) Y_Diomande puts in M_Finkgrafe 
          ...  M_Finkgrafe sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through O_Vlachodimos's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 41 :(rbl) Y_Diomande with the heel pass to J_Vazquez 
          ...  J_St_Juste fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(nap) A_Rrahmani picks out R_Palladino with the cross 
          ...  R_Palladino with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 44 :(rbl) L_Cana crosses into the box, finding Romulo 
          ...  Romulo hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: RB Leipzig 2-0 Napoli

Min. 46 :(nap) I_De_la_Pena passes the ball to R_Palladino 
          ...  A glorious effort by R_Palladino! 
          ...  But A_Batalla stops that one easily 
Min. 48 :(rbl) E_Laird knocks it past J_St_Juste and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  A_Rrahmani looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 52 :(nap) D_Ozoh takes advantage of a mistake by J_Vazquez 
          ...  D_Ozoh tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  A_Batalla never had a chance! 
Min. 53 :(rbl) M_Finkgrafe skips the challenge from C_C_Vickers 
          ...  M_Finkgrafe lobs O_Vlachodimos! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 55 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Diouf 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Ozoh 
Min. 55 :(nap) A_Rrahmani has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  R_Palladino gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  But L_Cana barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 56 :(rbl) Y_Diomande brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  S_Downing makes himself available 
          ...  S_Downing with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Laird swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos makes the catch! 
Min. 56 :(nap) E_Mafoumbi with a long pass to Ederson 
          ...  Ederson throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 57 :(rbl) C_Doucoure with an inswinging cross to Romulo 
          ...  A_Diouf with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 58 :(nap) Ederson nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  L_Cana wins the ball 
Min. 60 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli 
          ...  COMING ON: O_Diallo 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Palladino 
Min. 60 :(rbl) C_Doucoure searches out S_Downing 
          ...  Intercepted by J_St_Juste 
Min. 60 :(nap) O_Diallo knocks the ball past the defender 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by O_Diallo! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 65 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Mohr 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Finkgrafe 
Min. 65 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Natali 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_St_Juste 
Min. 65 :(nap) I_De_la_Pena runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  E_Mafoumbi latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from E_Mafoumbi! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  A_Batalla with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 67 :(nap) A_Rrahmani with an inch perfect pass to O_Diallo 
          ...  Driven towards goal by O_Diallo! 
          ...  A_Batalla beats the ball away 
Min. 68 :(rbl) Romulo slides the ball across to E_C_Bitshiabu 
          ...  E_Mafoumbi with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He can't complain about that 
Min. 69 :(rbl) Romulo with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  Ederson takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
Min. 70 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig 
          ...  L_Cana will now play as a DM 
Min. 70 :(nap) A_Rrahmani rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to O_Diallo 
          ...  J_Branthwaite brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 71 :(nap) A_Diouf with an intelligent ball to E_Mafoumbi 
          ...  E_Mafoumbi with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  But A_Batalla punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 77 :(rbl) Y_Diomande cuts the ball back to Romulo 
          ...  Romulo hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 81 :(nap) E_Mafoumbi takes possession 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  E_Mafoumbi with the shot on net! 
          ...  But A_Batalla smothers the ball 
Min. 86 :(nap) Ederson runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  I_De_la_Pena latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  E_Laird hits it out for a throw 
Min. 87 :(rbl) Romulo takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Y_Diomande 
          ...  Y_Diomande with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(rbl) Y_Diomande jinks past the defender 
          ...  Y_Diomande with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 89 :(nap) A_Iniesta with the heel pass to O_Diallo 
          ...  J_Vazquez takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 90 :(nap) K_Toure with an inswinging cross to O_Diallo 
          ...  O_Diallo sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But A_Batalla palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 93 :(nap) C_C_Vickers volleys it forward. He finds K_Toure 
          ...  K_Toure attempts a chip! 
          ...  A_Batalla with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 

*************  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          : Romulo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Cana (4), Romulo (17)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Finkgrafe (8), Romulo (26)
Injured              : N/A
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Napoli Match Info
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Best player          : A_Rrahmani
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Mafoumbi (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              RB Leipzig  |    Napoli
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       21
Off target           :           7        |       8
On target            :          13        |       13
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       14
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :          21        |       18
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Final Score          : RB Leipzig 2 - 0 Napoli
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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 |  95  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 116   0   0   0
E_C_Bitshiabu  DF   1  20  16   5  20 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
J_Branthwaite  DF   1  22  18   4  28 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  32  26
M_Finkgrafe    DF   1  19  17  10  25 |  67   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  56
J_Vazquez      DF   1  22  15  14  20 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  19   0
E_Laird        DM   1  22  18  12  23 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  16  16  34
C_Doucoure     MF   1  19  22   7  26 |  95   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  52  21
L_Cana         DM   1  16  19   6  23 |  95   0   2   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  44  30  56
S_Downing      AM   1   6  17  20  23 |  95   0   0   4   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  68  26
Y_Diomande     AM   1  11  20  19  25 |  95   0   0   3   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  42  51
Romulo         FW   1   7  17  22  31 |  95   0   0   3   0   4   1   1   0   0  -2  49  46
D_Enriquez     GK  24   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Mohr         DF   1   4  15  11  23 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
M_Kiilerich    MF   1  15  13   6  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Chandler     DM   1   3  12   9  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Paro         DM   1  16  14   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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 |  95  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0   0   0
A_Rrahmani     DF   1  24  19   5  30 |  95   0   3   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  42  90   0
C_C_Vickers    DF   1  24  17  12  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
J_St_Juste     DF   1  19  17  13  29 |  67   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  57   0  17
K_Toure        DF   1  19  14   9  29 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  21
Ederson        MF   1  17  21  13  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  26  15
A_Iniesta      MF   1  16  21  15  26 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  26  30
D_Ozoh         MF   1  14  23  16  22 |  57   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  22  24
I_De_la_Pena   MF   1   9  21  19  24 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  26   9
E_Mafoumbi     FW   1   9  17  21  20 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  15  34
R_Palladino    FW   1  10  14  20  26 |  62   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  54
G_Coudert      GK  21   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Natali       DF   1  20  15  12  31 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Zubkov       MF   1   6  14  13  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Diouf        AM   1  14  21   9  26 |  38   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  13   0
O_Diallo       FW   1   7  15  18  30 |  33   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  34
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