FFO EFL2, RB Salzburg vs. Napoli (Mon Mar 30) RB Salzburg | Napoli 5-1-1-1-2 P | 3-5-2 D Dave Thacker | Peter Hayward | N_Atubolu GK | GK O_Vlachodimos O_Solet DF | DF C_C_Vickers P_Ceccaroni DF | DF T_Bramble G_Neville DF | DF C_Natali G_Castro DF | MF D_Ozoh S_Pavlovic DF | MF M_van_Bommel M_Diaby AM | MF M_Cunha Y_Benayoun MF | MF Ederson K_Thomson DM | MF A_Iniesta D_Nene FW | FW E_Mafoumbi T_Pasnik FW | FW M_Zalayeta | A_Palmer SUB | SUB G_Coudert M_Wolf SUB | SUB J_St_Juste M_Valbuena SUB | SUB K_Toure N_Dorsch SUB | SUB A_Diouf R_Ruiz SUB | SUB R_Palladino Min. 2 :(nap) M_Cunha beats K_Thomson ... Another tackle close to the line by K_Thomson ... But he cant prevent the corner ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by M_Cunha! ... It is kicked away by S_Pavlovic Min. 6 :(slz) T_Pasnik picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... T_Pasnik with a thundering volley! ... The fans get off their seats! ... O_Vlachodimos plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 7 :(slz) Y_Benayoun has a go! ... It hits the defender ... T_Pasnik collects the loose ball! ... T_Pasnik rises above the defence to head the ball! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 7 :(nap) Ederson runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off G_Castro back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... N_Atubolu with a nasty foul ... Is The Referee going to give a penalty? ... He points to the spot! ... PENALTY!! ... E_Mafoumbi will take it ... GOAL!! ... N_Atubolu almost got his fingers to it but it was too powerful! ... That is his 10th goal this season!! ... Napoli have snatched the lead! ... RB Salzburg 0-1 Napoli... Min. 9 :(slz) D_Nene with a flashy move ... M_Cunha wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 10 :(nap) D_Ozoh is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... M_van_Bommel latches onto the ball ... Another tackle close to the line by S_Pavlovic ... But he cant prevent the corner ... CORNER! ... C_Natali lofts the ball in! ... It goes straight into the arms of N_Atubolu Min. 13 :(nap) A_Iniesta looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to C_Natali ... S_Pavlovic hits it out for a corner ... Exellent clearance from the defender ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by E_Mafoumbi! ... N_Atubolu reads it well, and claims it! Min. 14 :(slz) G_Castro hoofs it upfield to find T_Pasnik ... C_Natali seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 16 :(nap) D_Ozoh can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to E_Mafoumbi ... G_Castro dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 31 :(nap) M_Cunha with a simple pass to A_Iniesta ... The defender is caught ball watching ... A_Iniesta takes advantage and races towards the goal! ... Just N_Atubolu is between him and the goal ... N_Atubolu charges out of his area ... N_Atubolu parries it Min. 40 :(nap) A_Iniesta gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... M_Zalayeta is unmarked ... P_Ceccaroni hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy ... Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! ... CORNER! ... M_van_Bommel with an outswinging corner into the box ... G_Neville reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 41 :(nap) D_Ozoh threads the through ball to M_Cunha ... Good sliding challenge from O_Solet Min. 42 :(nap) D_Ozoh pulls it back to M_Zalayeta ... O_Solet with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(nap) M_Cunha passes the ball to E_Mafoumbi ... But K_Thomson reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 45 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli ... COMING ON: R_Palladino ... COMING OFF: M_Zalayeta Min. 45 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli ... COMING ON: A_Diouf ... COMING OFF: A_Iniesta ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: RB Salzburg 0-1 Napoli Min. 51 :(slz) G_Castro runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off R_Palladino back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... G_Castro with a bomb of a shot! ... But O_Vlachodimos punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that O_Vlachodimos got a touch Min. 52 :(nap) R_Palladino knocks it past O_Solet and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... R_Palladino has a dig at goal! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 52 :(slz) Y_Benayoun has a go! ... It hits the defender ... T_Pasnik collects the loose ball! ... E_Mafoumbi with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning Min. 53 :(slz) D_Nene jumps over C_Natali's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... C_C_Vickers brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 54 :(slz) G_Castro takes advantage of a mistake by Ederson ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to M_Diaby! ... From long range M_Diaby bends the ball towards goal! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 60 :(nap) E_Mafoumbi plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... G_Neville anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 62 :(nap) M_Cunha takes advantage of a mistake by G_Castro ... He runs towards goal ... P_Ceccaroni with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! ... He received a good talking to from The Referee ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... C_C_Vickers plays it short to R_Palladino ... R_Palladino with the overhead! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... N_Atubolu dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had N_Atubolu beaten! ... CORNER! ... A_Diouf flights it in! ... G_Neville reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 64 :(slz) S_Pavlovic with a burst of pace ... E_Mafoumbi with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 65 :(slz) Substitution by RB Salzburg ... COMING ON: M_Wolf ... 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. 67 :(nap) A_Diouf slips past M_Wolf ... M_Wolf recovers the situation to win the ball back Min. 68 :(nap) C_C_Vickers is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to Ederson ... M_Valbuena with a reckless challenge ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that Min. 68 :(nap) M_Cunha with a slick pass to R_Palladino ... The defender fails to control it ... R_Palladino picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal ... He is one on one with N_Atubolu ... He rounds N_Atubolu ... He taps it towards the goal! ... Cleared off the line by O_Solet!! Min. 70 :(slz) G_Castro with the heel pass to M_Diaby ... M_Diaby blasts it at the goal! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 73 :(slz) R_Ruiz with a great first touch ... R_Ruiz attempts a lob! ... O_Vlachodimos saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 82 :(slz) O_Solet takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to R_Ruiz ... R_Ruiz with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... O_Vlachodimos with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 82 :(nap) R_Palladino beats G_Neville ... O_Solet slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 84 :(nap) M_van_Bommel steps over the ball ... He nutmegs the defender ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... K_Thomson pulls the player to the ground!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He can't complain about that ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a very dangerous position! ... E_Mafoumbi bends it round the wall ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... D_Ozoh floats the ball in! ... It is cleared by G_Castro Min. 85 :(slz) M_Diaby with a 30-yard pass to D_Nene ... D_Nene tries to lob the keeper! ... O_Vlachodimos fists it away Min. 87 :(slz) D_Nene runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off R_Palladino back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... But M_van_Bommel barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(nap) D_Ozoh slides the ball across to M_Cunha ... The ball hits O_Solet in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 92 :(nap) A_Diouf threads the through ball to Ederson ... Ederson from 20 yards! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... N_Atubolu never had a chance! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Red Bull Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RB Salzburg Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Castro Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Thomson (84) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Napoli Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Mafoumbi (Man of the Match) Scorers : E_Mafoumbi (7 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Cunha (9) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RB Salzburg | Napoli Attempts on Goal : 8 | 7 Off target : 3 | 4 On target : 5 | 3 Possession : 51 | 49 Corners : 0 | 6 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 12 | 9 Key Tackles : 16 | 4 Key Passes : 7 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : RB Salzburg 0 - 1 Napoli ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - RB Salzburg Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N_Atubolu GK 26 1 1 1 27 | 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 O_Solet DF 1 22 17 15 21 | 96 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 17 0 P_Ceccaroni DF 1 19 14 6 32 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 G_Neville DF 1 21 17 5 24 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 0 G_Castro DF 1 20 17 9 28 | 96 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 36 51 21 S_Pavlovic DF 1 21 16 10 31 | 66 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 0 M_Diaby AM 1 3 22 21 30 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 14 Y_Benayoun MF 1 7 21 18 29 | 66 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 K_Thomson DM 1 16 21 6 31 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 42 -2 -2 D_Nene FW 1 3 16 22 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 T_Pasnik FW 1 6 18 22 22 | 66 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 M_Wolf DF 1 19 12 6 24 | 30 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 M_Valbuena MF 1 6 21 15 21 | 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Dorsch DM 1 14 19 7 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Ruiz FW 1 8 17 20 31 | 30 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Player Statistics - Napoli Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O_Vlachodimos GK 28 1 1 1 26 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 C_C_Vickers DF 1 24 16 12 25 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 18 0 T_Bramble DF 1 20 16 7 21 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Natali DF 1 20 15 12 31 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 D_Ozoh MF 1 14 22 16 22 | 96 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 M_van_Bommel MF 1 14 22 11 24 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 M_Cunha MF 1 2 22 20 22 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 34 -2 Ederson MF 1 17 21 13 31 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 A_Iniesta MF 1 16 21 15 26 | 45 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 15 E_Mafoumbi FW 1 9 17 21 20 | 96 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 29 0 33 M_Zalayeta FW 1 5 16 20 21 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Coudert GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_St_Juste DF 1 19 17 13 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Toure DF 1 19 14 9 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Diouf MF 1 14 21 9 26 | 51 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 R_Palladino FW 1 10 14 20 26 | 51 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 1774898239 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40