FFO EFL2, Sparta Prague vs. RB Leipzig (Fri Feb 06) Sparta Prague | RB Leipzig 4-1-1-1-3 N | 5-2-1-2 C Simon Hill Caretaker | Rares Ghirau | A_Lopes GK | GK A_Batalla D_Hancko DF | DF E_Laird J_Headley DF | DF K_Nedeljkovic L_Morgalla DF | DF J_Branthwaite Edgar DF | DF J_Vazquez S_Fofana DM | DF E_C_Bitshiabu M_Gibbs_White AM | MF C_Doucoure B_Jankovic MF | MF W_Sneijder D_Ndoye FW | AM C_Baumgartner M_Gomez FW | FW Romulo A_Dovbyk FW | FW Y_Diomande | G_Curci SUB | SUB D_Sappa M_Andersen SUB | SUB M_Finkgrafe D_Matsui SUB | SUB S_Downing H_Tangen SUB | SUB Beto H_Postiga SUB | SUB L_Cana Min. 1 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to P Min. 1 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... C_Doucoure will now play as a DM Min. 2 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to Romulo ... Romulo with the side footed shot! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 6 :(spp) A_Dovbyk takes C_Baumgartner down UFC style ... The RB Leipzig players are furious! ... They're waving imaginary cards at The Referee ... He could be off here! ... The referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... RED CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! ... FREE KICK! ... Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up ... Romulo hits it hard ... But A_Lopes is equal to it Min. 12 :(rbl) W_Sneijder with a one-touch layoff to Y_Diomande ... B_Jankovic reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 13 :(rbl) The defender slips and falls over! ... J_Vazquez is through! ... J_Vazquez hits a great drive! ... A_Lopes tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 16 :(rbl) E_C_Bitshiabu brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... Romulo gets on the end of the pass ... Romulo sees A_Lopes off his line! ... A_Lopes is beaten! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish!! ... That's put RB Leipzig into the lead! ... Sparta Prague 0-1 RB Leipzig ... Min. 18 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White with a measured pass to M_Gomez ... But he loses control of it ... C_Doucoure belts it clear Min. 18 :(spp) J_Headley is clutching his leg! ... He gets to his feet ... He signals to the bench he can't carry on Min. 18 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague ... COMING ON: M_Andersen ... COMING OFF: J_Headley Min. 19 :(spp) L_Morgalla knocks it past J_Branthwaite and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... L_Morgalla must beat A_Batalla! ... A_Batalla makes a fine save Min. 21 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C Min. 21 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... D_Ndoye will now play as a AM Min. 21 :(spp) The defender slips up! ... M_Gibbs_White is through! ... M_Gibbs_White curls the ball in on goal! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 30 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... RB Leipzig have changed their playing style to P Min. 33 :(rbl) C_Baumgartner controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... W_Sneijder gets onto the end of the pass! ... Edgar wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 35 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to P Min. 36 :(rbl) C_Baumgartner jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Y_Diomande ... A cracking drive from Y_Diomande! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 37 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... D_Ndoye will now play as a FW Min. 40 :(spp) S_Fofana finds M_Gibbs_White with a perfectly weighted pass ... A delicate header from M_Gibbs_White! ... A_Batalla gathers it easily Min. 40 :(rbl) A_Batalla pulls up ... That looks like his knee gave in! ... He won't be able to continue! Min. 40 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig ... COMING ON: D_Sappa ... COMING OFF: A_Batalla Min. 41 :(spp) M_Andersen finds the space intelligently ... M_Andersen hits the ball first time! ... D_Sappa parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 41 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into J_Vazquez ... J_Vazquez runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... A_Lopes gets his fingertips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... C_Baumgartner drives it into the box! ... A_Lopes comes out and claims it! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(spp) D_Ndoye runs at the defender ... The defender slips and falls over ... Y_Diomande with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 47 :(spp) M_Gomez jinks past K_Nedeljkovic ... E_Laird slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 47 :(rbl) C_Doucoure takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to C_Baumgartner ... C_Baumgartner with a thundering shot! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 49 :(rbl) C_Doucoure with the diagonal pass to C_Baumgartner ... L_Morgalla is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... The Referee tries to calm him down ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sparta Prague 0-1 RB Leipzig Min. 47 :(spp) D_Ndoye with a real burst of pace ... He shows J_Vazquez a clean set of heals ... W_Sneijder with the foul ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Rares Ghirau looks relieved ... Simon Hill Caretaker is far from happy with that decision ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line. ... M_Gomez swings it in ... D_Ndoye takes control of it! ... A scorcher of a shot from D_Ndoye! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... S_Fofana plays it towards the near post! ... It comes to D_Ndoye ... He fires it towards to goal ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 50 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... RB Leipzig have changed their playing style to C Min. 50 :(rbl) Y_Diomande finds his way through ... M_Andersen wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 53 :(rbl) Y_Diomande breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat A_Lopes now! ... M_Gomez trips him up from behind! ... The Referee consults his linesman ... Now he calls the player over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red really ... That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! Min. 54 :(spp) M_Andersen beats K_Nedeljkovic ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... A scorcher of a shot from M_Andersen! ... He watches the ball, half volleys it sweetly! ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... The subs are on the pitch taking pictures of the celebrations on their smartphones! ... They're tinkering with the filters ... The goalscoring hero will be IG famous after that goal! ... It's a level game! ... Sparta Prague 1-1 RB Leipzig ... Min. 55 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... RB Leipzig have changed their playing style to P Min. 57 :(rbl) C_Doucoure lays the ball back to Romulo ... Romulo strikes a wicked curler! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 59 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig ... COMING ON: S_Downing ... COMING OFF: J_Vazquez Min. 63 :(spp) D_Ndoye gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... D_Ndoye rifles it at the goal! ... GOOOOOAL!! ... Hammered home! ... The Sparta Prague fans chant his name! ... That's put Sparta Prague into the lead! ... Sparta Prague 2-1 RB Leipzig ... Min. 65 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague ... COMING ON: D_Matsui ... COMING OFF: M_Gibbs_White Min. 65 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C Min. 66 :(spp) D_Matsui works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Edgar ... Edgar sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... GOAL!! ... Ooooohh... Un-be-lievable ! ... What a goal... ... Sparta Prague 3-1 RB Leipzig ... Min. 67 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to A Min. 67 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... C_Doucoure will now play as a MF Min. 67 :(spp) B_Jankovic with a 50-yard pass to M_Gomez ... M_Gomez plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... D_Sappa makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 70 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... C_Baumgartner will now play as a FW Min. 70 :(spp) M_Gomez back heels to find D_Hancko in space ... Romulo wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 70 :(spp) L_Morgalla with an inch perfect pass to D_Matsui ... Y_Diomande with a nasty foul ... He is warned by The Referee Min. 73 :(spp) S_Fofana with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... L_Morgalla gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... L_Morgalla aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... D_Sappa makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 73 :(spp) S_Fofana is clutching his leg! ... This doesn't look good ... I think Simon Hill Caretaker is going to take him off Min. 73 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague ... COMING ON: H_Tangen ... COMING OFF: S_Fofana Min. 74 :(rbl) Y_Diomande curls the ball out wide to E_Laird ... E_Laird with his head down lets it go! ... A_Lopes with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 76 :(rbl) C_Baumgartner finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... C_Baumgartner with a scorcher of a shot! ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 79 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite hoists the ball across to C_Baumgartner ... C_Baumgartner drifts clear! ... He is clean through! ... He is one on one with A_Lopes ... He tries to flick it past A_Lopes ... But crashes into the keeper ... The ball trickles out for a goal kick!! Min. 81 :(rbl) C_Doucoure skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to C_Baumgartner ... M_Andersen with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee tries to calm him down ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... C_Baumgartner with the curler ... But A_Lopes punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 82 :(spp) D_Hancko with an incisive pass to L_Morgalla ... L_Morgalla with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... 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. 83 :(rbl) W_Sneijder leaves M_Andersen standing ... W_Sneijder sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... A_Lopes fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 84 :(spp) D_Ndoye spots Edgar who is in acres of space ... Edgar sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 85 :(rbl) A defence splitting pass from Y_Diomande to E_Laird ... M_Andersen read the danger and stops the pass Min. 86 :(rbl) K_Nedeljkovic runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... K_Nedeljkovic hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 87 :(spp) M_Gomez turns on a sixpence ... M_Gomez with the punt towards goal! ... D_Sappa makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(spp) H_Tangen runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... E_C_Bitshiabu gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 89 :(spp) B_Jankovic smashes the ball upfield ... D_Ndoye latches onto the ball ... D_Ndoye uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... But he somehow misses ... The RB Leipzig fans laugh at him Min. 92 :(spp) D_Matsui brings the ball into the opposing area ... B_Jankovic makes himself available ... B_Jankovic shapes up for a shot! ... D_Sappa has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... D_Sappa reacts well to save!! Min. 93 :(rbl) C_Baumgartner holds the ball up ... He sees Y_Diomande in space! ... Y_Diomande blasts the ball towards goal! ... But A_Lopes just gets his fingers to that one Min. 94 :(rbl) C_Baumgartner curls the ball out wide to S_Downing ... D_Hancko with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Generali Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sparta Prague Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Andersen Scorers : M_Andersen (54), D_Ndoye (63), Edgar (66) Sent Off : A_Dovbyk (6) Booked : M_Gomez (53) Injured : J_Headley (18), S_Fofana (73) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RB Leipzig Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Romulo (Man of the Match) Scorers : Romulo (16) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : A_Batalla (40) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sparta Prague | RB Leipzig Attempts on Goal : 16 | 15 Off target : 6 | 7 On target : 10 | 8 Possession : 38 | 62 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 10 | 7 Key Tackles : 5 | 5 Key Passes : 11 | 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sparta Prague 3 - 1 RB Leipzig ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 27 1 1 1 28 | 99 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 0 D_Hancko DF 1 23 17 12 22 | 99 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 17 0 J_Headley DF 1 21 15 8 27 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Morgalla DF 1 21 20 4 26 | 99 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 76 Edgar DF 1 23 16 10 23 | 99 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 15 0 66 S_Fofana DM 1 16 22 14 23 | 77 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 M_Gibbs_White AM 1 6 22 18 25 | 69 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 22 B_Jankovic MF 1 11 21 16 30 | 99 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 27 26 14 D_Ndoye FW 1 9 22 20 26 | 99 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 12 52 M_Gomez FW 1 8 15 21 31 | 99 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 17 16 A_Dovbyk FW 1 5 19 24 24 | 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -12 -12 -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 | 81 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 34 0 71 D_Matsui MF 1 5 19 13 22 | 30 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 0 H_Tangen DM 1 8 15 10 20 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Postiga FW 1 8 14 19 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - RB Leipzig Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Batalla GK 26 1 1 1 27 | 40 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 E_Laird DF 1 22 18 11 23 | 99 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 19 K_Nedeljkovic DF 1 21 17 11 22 | 99 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 J_Branthwaite DF 1 21 18 4 28 | 99 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 J_Vazquez DF 1 21 15 13 20 | 63 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 E_C_Bitshiabu DF 1 20 16 5 20 | 99 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 40 0 C_Doucoure MF 1 18 22 7 26 | 99 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 48 0 W_Sneijder MF 1 7 21 19 23 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 11 C_Baumgartner FW 1 4 21 20 27 | 99 0 0 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 65 34 Romulo FW 1 7 17 21 31 | 99 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 31 0 49 Y_Diomande FW 1 11 20 19 25 | 99 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 27 28 20 D_Sappa GK 17 1 1 1 25 | 59 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 0 0 M_Finkgrafe DF 1 19 16 10 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Downing FW 1 6 16 20 23 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Beto FW 1 8 15 21 30 | 0 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 1770397319 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40