FFO EFL2, RB Salzburg vs. Athletic Bilbao (Fri Jan 16)


                          RB Salzburg  |  Athletic Bilbao
                          5-1-1-1-2 P  |  5-1-2-2 C
                         Dave Thacker  |  Neil Kirby Caretaker
                                       |
                         N_Atubolu GK  |  GK L_Maximiano
                           O_Solet DF  |  DF I_Zubeldia
                           A_Dedic DF  |  DF M_Skrtel
                         G_Neville DF  |  DF R_Ferdinand
                          G_Castro DF  |  DF M_Materazzi
                        S_Pavlovic DF  |  DF J_Louis-Jean
                           M_Diaby AM  |  MF R_Gravenberch
                        Y_Benayoun MF  |  FW J_Stansfield
                         K_Thomson DM  |  AM J_Brandt
                            D_Nene FW  |  AM A_Y_Bonny
                          T_Pasnik FW  |  FW A_Emakhu
                                       |
                          A_Palmer SUB |  SUB S_Roman
                       P_Ceccaroni SUB |  SUB I_Monreal
                        M_Valbuena SUB |  SUB Gorasabel
                           M_Regal SUB |  SUB G_Larrazabal
                            R_Ruiz SUB |  SUB A_Sola




Min. 2  :(bil) A_Y_Bonny with a glorious long pass to J_Brandt 
          ...  A left-footer by J_Brandt! 
          ...  N_Atubolu with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 3  :(slz) S_Pavlovic pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  D_Nene is clean through! 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from D_Nene! 
          ...  L_Maximiano saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 4  :(slz) O_Solet with a flashy move 
          ...  O_Solet tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 4  :(bil) J_Brandt threads the through ball to A_Y_Bonny 
          ...  O_Solet forces him off the ball 
Min. 6  :(bil) M_Materazzi flights the ball to J_Stansfield 
          ...  J_Stansfield sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But N_Atubolu punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 11 :(slz) M_Diaby feeds the ball to D_Nene 
          ...  A vicious shot by D_Nene! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 12 :(bil) J_Stansfield takes possession 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  J_Stansfield hits a great drive! 
          ...  GOOOOAAAAAAL!! 
          ...  That was unstoppable! 
          ...  That puts Athletic Bilbao ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  RB Salzburg 0-1 Athletic Bilbao ...
Min. 13 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  R_Gravenberch will now play as a DM 
Min. 13 :(bil) M_Materazzi takes advantage of a mistake by K_Thomson 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  A_Dedic wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
Min. 13 :(bil) M_Skrtel with a glorious long pass to J_Stansfield 
          ...  J_Stansfield sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 14 :(slz) O_Solet looks injured. He's been stretchered off 
          ...  Let's hope it's not serious 
          ...  He returns to the pitch to carry on 
          ...  He seems to be ok 
Min. 15 :(bil) M_Skrtel with the nod to J_Brandt 
          ...  J_Brandt hits a great drive! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  RB Salzburg 0-2 Athletic Bilbao ...
Min. 16 :(slz) K_Thomson looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Y_Benayoun 
          ...  A_Y_Bonny with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 27 :(bil) I_Zubeldia takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Brandt 
          ...  G_Neville with a pull on the shirt 
Min. 27 :(bil) J_Stansfield with the towering header to I_Zubeldia 
          ...  But A_Dedic spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 29 :(slz) O_Solet with a well-controlled run 
          ...  O_Solet flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  But L_Maximiano makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 32 :(slz) S_Pavlovic with the first time flick to D_Nene 
          ...  D_Nene leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 37 :(slz) O_Solet backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Diaby latches onto the end of it 
          ...  M_Materazzi wins the ball 
Min. 38 :(slz) Y_Benayoun rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to T_Pasnik 
          ...  T_Pasnik with the header! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 38 :(bil) J_Brandt is hurt 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  He looks like he will continue 
Min. 40 :(slz) T_Pasnik beats M_Materazzi 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  T_Pasnik sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  L_Maximiano has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  L_Maximiano is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 42 :(slz) G_Neville nutmegs M_Materazzi, he continues to run forward 
          ...  G_Neville with a thundering drive! 
          ...  L_Maximiano narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(slz) O_Solet takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  O_Solet tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 45 :(slz) D_Nene looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Diaby 
          ...  M_Diaby rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into L_Maximiano's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 48 :(slz) M_Diaby with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past M_Materazzi 
          ...  M_Diaby tries to beat L_Maximiano! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Dave Thacker spits his dummy out yet again. 

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

Min. 47 :(bil) A_Y_Bonny finds his way through 
          ...  He sets up the shot 
          ...  A_Y_Bonny must beat N_Atubolu! 
          ...  N_Atubolu gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Brandt lofts the ball in! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to M_Skrtel 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  N_Atubolu fists it away 
Min. 49 :(bil) J_Stansfield takes possession on the edge of the box 
          ...  J_Stansfield has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  N_Atubolu has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  N_Atubolu reacts well to save!! 
Min. 51 :(slz) A_Dedic with a byline cross to D_Nene 
          ...  D_Nene looks to see where L_Maximiano is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 53 :(bil) R_Ferdinand takes advantage of a mistake by S_Pavlovic 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to A_Emakhu! 
          ...  A_Emakhu has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  N_Atubolu with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 54 :(slz) O_Solet gets possession in his own half 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Skrtel 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 54 :(bil) R_Gravenberch drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Ferdinand 
          ...  S_Pavlovic with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 55 :(slz) Tactical Change by RB Salzburg 
          ...  RB Salzburg have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 57 :(bil) Curled in dangerously from R_Ferdinand to A_Emakhu 
          ...  A_Emakhu blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  N_Atubolu heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 58 :(bil) R_Ferdinand turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  G_Castro with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He can't complain about that 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  This is very far out 
          ...  J_Louis-Jean hoists it forward 
          ...  A_Emakhu gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Emakhu could have let it bounce! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 62 :(slz) K_Thomson cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to A_Dedic 
          ...  A cheeky lob from A_Dedic! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  L_Maximiano moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  L_Maximiano catches it with style! 
Min. 62 :(bil) J_Brandt slips past his marker 
          ...  J_Brandt with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 65 :(slz) Substitution by RB Salzburg 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Ceccaroni 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Pavlovic 
Min. 65 :(slz) Substitution by RB Salzburg 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Valbuena 
          ...  COMING OFF: Y_Benayoun 
Min. 65 :(slz) Substitution by RB Salzburg 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Ruiz 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Pasnik 
Min. 65 :(slz) M_Valbuena threads the through ball to A_Dedic 
          ...  R_Gravenberch reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 70 :(slz) D_Nene plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  I_Zubeldia with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 72 :(slz) P_Ceccaroni spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to D_Nene! 
          ...  But R_Gravenberch sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 75 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Monreal 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Ferdinand 
Min. 78 :(bil) I_Monreal leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to J_Stansfield 
          ...  G_Neville tackles from behind 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
Min. 83 :(slz) K_Thomson sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  D_Nene gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  D_Nene drives the ball low! 
          ...  He watches the ball, half volleys it flush 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  And what a goal!! 
          ...  The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations with their smartphones! 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao were probably counting their chickens 
          ...  RB Salzburg have pegged a goal back! 
          ...  Still life in this game yet! 
          ...  RB Salzburg 1-2 Athletic Bilbao ...
Min. 83 :(slz) R_Ruiz can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to M_Valbuena 
          ...  M_Skrtel is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
Min. 84 :(bil) N_Atubolu miskicks! 
          ...  A_Emakhu is through! 
          ...  A_Emakhu attempts the shot! 
          ...  N_Atubolu with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(bil) J_Brandt sidesteps M_Valbuena 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  J_Brandt with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  N_Atubolu gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's pushed behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Brandt swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  J_Stansfield rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  N_Atubolu moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  N_Atubolu catches it with style! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Red Bull Arena
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RB Salzburg Match Info
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Best player          : D_Nene
Scorers              : D_Nene (83)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Castro (58)
Injured              : N/A
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Athletic Bilbao Match Info
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Best player          : J_Stansfield (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : , J_Stansfield (12)J_Brandt (15)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             RB Salzburg  |    Athletic Bilbao
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       15
Off target           :           9        |       3
On target            :           5        |       12
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           0        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :          10        |       9
Key Tackles          :           3        |       4
Key Passes           :          11        |       10
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Final Score          : RB Salzburg 1 - 2 Athletic Bilbao
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Player Statistics - RB Salzburg
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Atubolu      GK  26   1   1   1  27 |  97  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
O_Solet        DF   1  21  17  15  21 |  97   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  17  17  41
A_Dedic        DF   1  21  17   6  25 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  17  24
G_Neville      DF   1  20  17   5  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25
G_Castro       DF   1  20  16   9  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
S_Pavlovic     DF   1  20  15  10  31 |  69   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  38   0
M_Diaby        AM   1   3  22  21  30 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  14
Y_Benayoun     MF   1   7  21  17  29 |  69   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
K_Thomson      DM   1  16  20   6  31 |  97   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  46   0
D_Nene         FW   1   3  16  22  26 |  97   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  18  50
T_Pasnik       FW   1   6  17  21  22 |  69   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
A_Palmer       GK  20   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Ceccaroni    DF   1  19  14   6  32 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Valbuena     MF   1   6  20  15  21 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
M_Regal        DM   1  13  18   5  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Ruiz         FW   1   8  17  19  31 |  28   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  27   1   1   1  25 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0   0
I_Zubeldia     DF   1  22  18  14  30 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Skrtel       DF   1  21  14   7  25 |  97   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  17  64  23
R_Ferdinand    DF   1  20  17   3  28 |  79   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0
M_Materazzi    DF   1  20  16   5  21 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  18   0
J_Louis-Jean   DF   1  20  16   9  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Gravenberch  DM   1  19  22   9  23 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  38  12   0
J_Stansfield   FW   1   6  17  22  22 |  97   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  17  54
J_Brandt       AM   1   6  23  21  26 |  97   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  11  51
A_Y_Bonny      AM   1   7  20  22  27 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14   8
A_Emakhu       FW   1   6  16  23  30 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  26
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  15   4  23 |  18   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0
Gorasabel      DF   1  18  16   5  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Larrazabal   MF   1   3  16  14  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Sola         FW   1   3  13  15  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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