FFO EFL2, RB Leipzig vs. Schalke (Fri Feb 27)


                           RB Leipzig  |  Schalke
                          5-1-2-1-1 P  |  5-2-3 P
                         Rares Ghirau  |  Hamza Siddiqui
                                       |
                         A_Batalla GK  |  GK E_Jaouen
                           E_Laird DF  |  DF N_Zeze
                     K_Nedeljkovic DF  |  DF J_Zanetti
                     J_Branthwaite DF  |  DF R_Albiol
                         J_Vazquez DF  |  DF C_Davies
                     E_C_Bitshiabu DF  |  DF J_Lepenant
                        C_Doucoure DM  |  MF Ruben_Neves
                        W_Sneijder MF  |  MF M_Burke
                        Y_Diomande MF  |  FW N_Woltemade
                     C_Baumgartner AM  |  FW D_Jebbison
                            Romulo FW  |  FW M_Cho
                                       |
                        D_Enriquez SUB |  SUB S_Asenjo
                       M_Finkgrafe SUB |  SUB Dante
                         S_Downing SUB |  SUB I_Martinez
                              Beto SUB |  SUB N_Serrano
                            L_Cana SUB |  SUB J_Feret




Min. 5  :(sch) J_Lepenant plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  J_Lepenant attempts to nutmeg A_Batalla! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air 
          ...  The defenders out leap the attackers 
          ...  The ball is away and clear from the danger area 
Min. 7  :(rbl) Y_Diomande spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to C_Baumgartner! 
          ...  C_Baumgartner blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 17 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite sidesteps N_Zeze 
          ...  J_Lepenant is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  Romulo Places the ball on the spot 
          ...  He sends E_Jaouen the wrong way 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was a clinical penalty 
          ...  That's put RB Leipzig into the lead! 
          ...  RB Leipzig 1-0 Schalke...
Min. 27 :(rbl) W_Sneijder kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Romulo gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But Ruben_Neves barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 29 :(sch) M_Burke kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  J_Lepenant gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But J_Branthwaite slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 30 :(rbl) K_Nedeljkovic spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to W_Sneijder! 
          ...  W_Sneijder tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  E_Jaouen manages to turn it behind 
Min. 30 :(rbl) C_Baumgartner runs with pace at the defence 
          ...  D_Jebbison with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Rares Ghirau looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 
Min. 31 :(rbl) K_Nedeljkovic pushes it past the defender 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  J_Zanetti hits it out for a throw 
Min. 34 :(rbl) E_Laird finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  E_Laird goes for goal! 
          ...  E_Jaouen saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 36 :(rbl) J_Vazquez brushes his marker behind and breaks free 
          ...  J_Vazquez with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  But E_Jaouen just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 36 :(sch) M_Cho jumps over J_Vazquez's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  C_Baumgartner with an awful challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
Min. 40 :(rbl) K_Nedeljkovic looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Baumgartner 
          ...  C_Baumgartner drives it towards goal! 
          ...  E_Jaouen just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(rbl) C_Baumgartner controls it with ease 
          ...  C_Davies seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 44 :(rbl) J_Vazquez with the majestic dribble 
          ...  J_Vazquez rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  E_Jaouen gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 45 :(rbl) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  Y_Diomande is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by J_Lepenant! 
          ...  Y_Diomande hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Rares Ghirau spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 45 :(rbl) C_Doucoure with a reverse pass to K_Nedeljkovic 
          ...  Ruben_Neves is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  J_Branthwaite plays it short to K_Nedeljkovic 
          ...  K_Nedeljkovic leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 48 :(sch) Ruben_Neves is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to M_Cho 
          ...  M_Cho looks to see where A_Batalla is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  But A_Batalla parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: RB Leipzig 1-0 Schalke

Min. 46 :(rbl) Y_Diomande runs at C_Davies 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  Y_Diomande leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  It floats over E_Jaouen 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 48 :(rbl) C_Baumgartner is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to Romulo 
          ...  Romulo with a thundering shot! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 53 :(sch) N_Woltemade turns past E_C_Bitshiabu 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  W_Sneijder is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
Min. 58 :(sch) D_Jebbison jinks past K_Nedeljkovic 
          ...  E_C_Bitshiabu with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
Min. 60 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig 
          ...  RB Leipzig have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 63 :(sch) M_Cho runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by E_Laird!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 64 :(sch) D_Jebbison plays the early ball across the box to find C_Davies in space 
          ...  A cracking drive from C_Davies! 
          ...  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. 65 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Finkgrafe 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_C_Bitshiabu 
Min. 67 :(rbl) E_Laird turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  Ruben_Neves is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee beckons him over with his finger 
          ...  The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 68 :(sch) D_Jebbison is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  D_Jebbison tries the shot! 
          ...  A_Batalla with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 70 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig 
          ...  COMING ON: Beto 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Baumgartner 
Min. 72 :(sch) M_Burke with a long pass to D_Jebbison 
          ...  E_Laird gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Burke floats the ball in! 
          ...  Ruben_Neves with the shot! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 74 :(rbl) C_Doucoure retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  Romulo latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A great volley from Romulo! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 78 :(rbl) Beto nutmegs J_Lepenant, he continues to run forward 
          ...  C_Davies reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 78 :(sch) D_Jebbison kills the ball dead 
          ...  D_Jebbison hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 79 :(rbl) Romulo watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  Romulo hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  But E_Jaouen stops that one easily 
Min. 86 :(sch) D_Jebbison breaks free from his marker 
          ...  C_Doucoure reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 87 :(sch) M_Burke with a 50-yard pass to D_Jebbison 
          ...  C_Doucoure plays the back pass 
          ...  A_Batalla can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Woltemade hits it into the box! 
          ...  A_Batalla catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(rbl) W_Sneijder with a probing pass to K_Nedeljkovic 
          ...  K_Nedeljkovic fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  E_Jaouen makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 89 :(sch) D_Jebbison crosses to M_Cho 
          ...  M_Finkgrafe with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 91 :(rbl) J_Vazquez controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs N_Zeze 
          ...  He puts in C_Doucoure! 
          ...  C_Doucoure strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Rifled into the top corner! 
          ...  RB Leipzig 2-0 Schalke ...
Min. 91 :(sch) M_Cho smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  N_Woltemade latches onto the ball 
          ...  N_Woltemade with the shot on net! 
          ...  A_Batalla gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 92 :(rbl) Y_Diomande nutmegs N_Zeze, he continues to run forward 
          ...  Y_Diomande drives the shot in! 
          ...  E_Jaouen makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 93 :(rbl) Curled in dangerously from J_Branthwaite to Romulo 
          ...  A heafty challenge by J_Lepenant 
          ...  Which leads to the ball going out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_Diomande floats the ball in! 
          ...  E_Laird gets his head on it 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_Diomande crosses it in! 
          ...  E_Jaouen comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  W_Sneijder with the shot! 
          ...  But E_Jaouen just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 95 :(rbl) W_Sneijder cuts inside 
          ...  W_Sneijder must beat E_Jaouen! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 96 :(sch) N_Zeze with a short pass to find D_Jebbison 
          ...  M_Finkgrafe is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  M_Cho hoists it forward 
          ...  D_Jebbison gets on the end of it 
          ...  D_Jebbison has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 97 :(rbl) Romulo jumps over R_Albiol's challenge 
          ...  Romulo with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  E_Jaouen makes a difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Laird plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  E_Jaouen comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 

*************  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          : J_Vazquez (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Romulo (17 pen), C_Doucoure (91)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Schalke Match Info
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Best player          : D_Jebbison
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : , D_Jebbison (30)Ruben_Neves (67)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              RB Leipzig  |    Schalke
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       8
Off target           :           9        |       6
On target            :          11        |       2
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :           9        |       11
Key Tackles          :           6        |       5
Key Passes           :          10        |       8
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Final Score          : RB Leipzig 2 - 0 Schalke
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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 | 100   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0   0
E_Laird        DF   1  22  18  12  23 | 100   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  48   0  34
K_Nedeljkovic  DF   1  21  17  12  22 | 100   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  34  34
J_Branthwaite  DF   1  22  18   4  28 | 100   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  16   0
J_Vazquez      DF   1  21  15  14  20 | 100   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  42  32
E_C_Bitshiabu  DF   1  20  16   5  20 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Doucoure     DM   1  18  22   7  26 | 100   0   2   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  40  24  54
W_Sneijder     MF   1   7  21  19  23 | 100   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  26  31
Y_Diomande     MF   1  11  20  19  25 | 100   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  14  29
C_Baumgartner  AM   1   4  21  21  27 |  73   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13  14
Romulo         FW   1   7  17  21  31 | 100   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  58
D_Enriquez     GK  24   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Finkgrafe    DF   1  19  17  10  25 |  32   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
S_Downing      MF   1   6  17  20  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Beto           FW   1   8  15  22  30 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Cana         DM   1  16  19   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Schalke
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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E_Jaouen       GK  26   1   1   1  25 | 100  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
N_Zeze         DF   1  21  17   7  24 | 100   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
J_Zanetti      DF   1  21  17   5  26 | 100   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
R_Albiol       DF   1  20  17  10  24 | 100   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Davies       DF   1  20  16  13  25 | 100   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  36   0  15
J_Lepenant     DF   1  20  22  16  25 | 100   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  18   0  12
Ruben_Neves    MF   1   7  23  21  26 | 100   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  29   9   5
M_Burke        MF   1  17  21   4  24 | 100   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0
N_Woltemade    FW   1   4  20  23  26 | 100   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_Jebbison     FW   1   4  19  22  28 | 100   0   0   2   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  28  18
M_Cho          FW   1   5  15  20  28 | 100   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  19  10
S_Asenjo       GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dante          DF   1  19  12   4  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Martinez     DF   1  18  12   8  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Serrano      MF   1  11  21  19  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Feret        FW   1   5  19  15  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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