FFO EFL2, RB Salzburg vs. Sparta Prague (Fri Jan 23) RB Salzburg | Sparta Prague 5-1-1-1-2 P | 4-1-1-2-2 N Dave Thacker | Simon Hill Caretaker | N_Atubolu GK | GK A_Lopes O_Solet DF | DF D_Hancko A_Dedic DF | DF J_Headley G_Neville DF | DF L_Morgalla G_Castro DF | DF Edgar S_Pavlovic DF | DM S_Fofana M_Diaby AM | AM M_Gibbs_White Y_Benayoun MF | MF B_Jankovic K_Thomson DM | AM D_Ndoye D_Nene FW | FW M_Gomez T_Pasnik FW | FW A_Dovbyk | A_Palmer SUB | SUB G_Curci P_Ceccaroni SUB | SUB M_Andersen M_Bidstrup SUB | SUB D_Matsui M_Regal SUB | SUB M_Nunex J_Brekalo SUB | SUB H_Postiga Min. 1 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C Min. 3 :(slz) K_Thomson takes advantage of a mistake by L_Morgalla ... He puts in M_Diaby! ... M_Diaby unleashes a pile driver! ... GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! ... He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration! ... Simon Hill Caretaker is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... RB Salzburg 1-0 Sparta Prague ... Min. 8 :(slz) G_Castro unselfishly lays the ball back to T_Pasnik ... A_Dovbyk robs him of the ball Min. 9 :(slz) M_Diaby is first to the ball ... M_Diaby curls the ball in on goal! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 9 :(spp) D_Ndoye plays a first time ball through the defence to M_Gomez ... M_Gomez with the shot on net! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into N_Atubolu's arms ... Unlucky Min. 10 :(slz) O_Solet is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to G_Castro ... G_Castro curls the ball in on goal! ... A_Lopes makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... A defender hoofs it out for a corner! ... CORNER! ... M_Diaby drives it into the box! ... D_Hancko gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 11 :(slz) O_Solet fires over a low cross to T_Pasnik ... L_Morgalla with a terrible tackle ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 12 :(slz) K_Thomson drives it forward to T_Pasnik ... T_Pasnik with a low drive through the rain! ... A_Lopes parries it, he follows it up ... GOAL!! ... The defence had gone walk about! ... RB Salzburg 2-0 Sparta Prague ... Min. 15 :(spp) A_Dovbyk loses his marker! ... A_Dovbyk tries to catch the keeper out! ... N_Atubolu narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 19 :(spp) D_Ndoye with a real burst of pace ... G_Neville can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... D_Ndoye from 20 yards! ... N_Atubolu won't get to that! ... GOAL!! ... Pick that one out!! ... RB Salzburg 2-1 Sparta Prague ... Min. 21 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to P Min. 21 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... D_Ndoye will now play as a FW Min. 21 :(slz) D_Nene with the dribble ... He uses his pace to get free ... D_Nene rifles it at the goal! ... But A_Lopes reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on A_Lopes anyway Min. 22 :(spp) L_Morgalla with the through ball to D_Ndoye ... D_Ndoye sends it flying towards goal! ... N_Atubolu tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 23 :(slz) Y_Benayoun dribbles past Edgar ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... Edgar moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 24 :(spp) J_Headley spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to Edgar! ... Excellent sliding challenge from G_Castro ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 28 :(slz) Y_Benayoun gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds O_Solet ... Fine tackle by L_Morgalla ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 30 :(slz) T_Pasnik barges Edgar off the ball ... T_Pasnik hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... But A_Lopes punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 30 :(spp) A_Dovbyk breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat N_Atubolu now! ... A_Dedic trips him up from behind! ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning Min. 30 :(spp) B_Jankovic with a short pass to find M_Gomez ... M_Gomez shoots towards goal! ... The ball moves through the air! ... N_Atubolu moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... GOAL!! ... N_Atubolu looks dejected! ... It's all to play for again! ... RB Salzburg 2-2 Sparta Prague ... Min. 30 :(slz) D_Nene storms past his marker ... L_Morgalla is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... His 2nd yellow this game! ... RED CARD!! ... He knew he had to be careful after the first one ... And this time he had to walk! Min. 30 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague ... COMING ON: M_Andersen ... COMING OFF: B_Jankovic Min. 35 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C Min. 36 :(spp) Curled in dangerously from M_Gibbs_White to D_Ndoye ... Y_Benayoun with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... PENALTY!! ... M_Gomez stepped up to take it ... GOAL!! ... That was a powerful strike right down the middle! ... Sparta Prague take the lead! ... RB Salzburg 2-3 Sparta Prague... Min. 37 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... D_Ndoye will now play as a AM Min. 37 :(slz) G_Neville gets to the byline and finds M_Diaby with a beautiful cross ... M_Diaby tries to lob the keeper! ... But A_Lopes hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 38 :(slz) M_Diaby drives it forward to A_Dedic ... A_Dedic leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... A_Lopes blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 38 :(spp) D_Ndoye with the diagonal pass to D_Hancko ... But G_Neville barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 41 :(spp) S_Fofana looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to M_Gomez ... Good sliding challenge from S_Pavlovic Min. 42 :(slz) M_Diaby takes advantage of a mistake by S_Fofana ... That mistake could prove costly ... M_Diaby cracks a laser towards goal! ... But A_Lopes punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 46 :(spp) J_Headley gets to the byline and finds M_Gibbs_White with a beautiful cross ... M_Gibbs_White curls the ball in on goal! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: RB Salzburg 2-3 Sparta Prague Min. 46 :(slz) Y_Benayoun with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Diaby gets on the end of the pass ... M_Diaby with a bomb of a shot! ... A_Lopes makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 47 :(slz) Y_Benayoun holds the ball up ... He sees D_Nene in space! ... D_Nene hits a great drive! ... A_Lopes makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 48 :(slz) K_Thomson has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... K_Thomson with the cheeky shot! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 48 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... S_Fofana gets on the end of the pass ... S_Fofana tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... N_Atubolu parries it, he follows it up ... And N_Atubolu recovers to save!! Min. 52 :(slz) S_Pavlovic with the deft touch ... He takes it past J_Headley ... He knocks it to O_Solet! ... O_Solet hits the ball first time! ... But A_Lopes punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 55 :(slz) Tactical Change by RB Salzburg ... RB Salzburg have changed their playing style to A Min. 55 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague ... COMING ON: M_Nunex ... COMING OFF: S_Fofana Min. 57 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White cuts in on O_Solet's blind side ... M_Gibbs_White bears down on goal! ... N_Atubolu parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 60 :(spp) A_Dovbyk jinks through the defence ... A_Dovbyk fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... N_Atubolu saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 61 :(spp) D_Ndoye knocks the ball past A_Dedic ... O_Solet beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 62 :(slz) M_Diaby with an inswinging cross to D_Nene ... D_Nene with a blistering shot! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And A_Lopes reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... T_Pasnik flights it in! ... A_Lopes reads it well, and claims it! 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_Bidstrup ... COMING OFF: Y_Benayoun Min. 65 :(slz) Substitution by RB Salzburg ... COMING ON: J_Brekalo ... COMING OFF: T_Pasnik Min. 66 :(slz) G_Neville plays the early ball across the box to find M_Diaby in space ... M_Diaby with a blistering shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Lopes dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had A_Lopes beaten! ... CORNER! ... M_Diaby with an outswinging corner into the box ... K_Thomson rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 77 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague ... COMING ON: H_Postiga ... COMING OFF: M_Gomez Min. 80 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled A_Dedic ... O_Solet reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 81 :(slz) G_Castro spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to M_Bidstrup! ... M_Bidstrup flings a shot at goal! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 83 :(slz) O_Solet looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to D_Nene ... M_Andersen wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 83 :(spp) J_Headley cuts inside K_Thomson ... He worked that well ... A_Dedic wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 83 :(slz) G_Neville crosses in from the wing, he finds J_Brekalo in the box ... J_Headley with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 84 :(slz) O_Solet runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... O_Solet goes for goal! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... A_Dedic plays it towards the near post! ... A_Lopes thumps the ball away! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(slz) G_Castro plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... G_Castro tries to beat A_Lopes from outside the area! ... But A_Lopes makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 90 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White holds the ball up and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... M_Gibbs_White hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... But N_Atubolu stops that one easily Min. 93 :(slz) G_Castro beats M_Nunex ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... From long range G_Castro bends the ball towards goal! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 94 :(slz) M_Bidstrup knocks the ball past M_Andersen ... Now he crosses to J_Brekalo! ... J_Brekalo hits a great shot! ... He hits the side netting ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Red Bull Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RB Salzburg Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Diaby (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Diaby (3), T_Pasnik (12) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sparta Prague Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Gomez Scorers : , D_Ndoye (19)M_Gomez (30,36 pen) Sent Off : L_Morgalla (30) Booked : J_Headley (83) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RB Salzburg | Sparta Prague Attempts on Goal : 21 | 11 Off target : 8 | 2 On target : 13 | 9 Possession : 60 | 40 Corners : 4 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 5 Key Tackles : 6 | 5 Key Passes : 17 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : RB Salzburg 2 - 3 Sparta Prague ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 O_Solet DF 1 21 17 15 21 | 96 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 34 51 28 A_Dedic DF 1 22 17 6 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 24 G_Neville DF 1 20 17 5 24 | 96 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 51 0 G_Castro DF 1 20 16 9 28 | 96 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 18 36 61 S_Pavlovic DF 1 20 15 10 31 | 67 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 19 0 M_Diaby AM 1 3 22 21 30 | 96 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 24 67 Y_Benayoun MF 1 7 21 17 29 | 67 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 K_Thomson DM 1 16 20 6 31 | 96 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 64 44 D_Nene FW 1 3 16 22 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 T_Pasnik FW 1 6 17 21 22 | 67 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 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 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Bidstrup MF 1 12 19 12 20 | 29 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 16 M_Regal DM 1 13 18 5 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Brekalo FW 1 3 14 19 27 | 29 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Player Statistics - Sparta Prague Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Lopes GK 26 1 1 1 28 | 96 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 0 0 0 D_Hancko DF 1 22 17 12 22 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 J_Headley DF 1 21 15 8 27 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 36 -2 L_Morgalla DF 1 21 20 4 26 | 30 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 -12 Edgar DF 1 23 15 10 23 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 S_Fofana DM 1 16 22 14 23 | 57 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 16 M_Gibbs_White AM 1 6 22 18 25 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 34 B_Jankovic MF 1 11 21 16 30 | 30 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 D_Ndoye AM 1 8 21 19 26 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 26 41 M_Gomez FW 1 8 15 21 31 | 79 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 59 A_Dovbyk FW 1 5 19 24 24 | 96 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 33 0 12 G_Curci GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Andersen DF 1 21 13 9 25 | 66 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 D_Matsui MF 1 5 19 13 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Nunex MF 1 15 20 13 22 | 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Postiga FW 1 8 14 19 21 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1769194969 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40