FFO EFL2, Sparta Prague vs. Wolfsburg (Fri Feb 13) Sparta Prague | Wolfsburg 4-1-1-2-2 N | 5-4-1 C Simon Hill Caretaker | - | G_Curci GK | GK J_Bijlow D_Hancko DF | DF J_Lascelles J_Headley DF | DF B_Diakite L_Morgalla DF | DF P_Zabaleta Edgar DF | DF M_Silvestre S_Fofana DM | DF Z_Diamond M_Gibbs_White AM | MF M_Wieffer B_Jankovic MF | MF C_Jones D_Ndoye AM | MF I_Sarr M_Gomez FW | MF C_Seedorf A_Dovbyk FW | FW M_Guiu | P_Jensen SUB | SUB A_McGregor K_Schlitte SUB | SUB R_Koch D_Matsui SUB | SUB X_Schlager H_Tangen SUB | SUB R_Navarro H_Postiga SUB | SUB D_Welbeck Min. 1 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C Min. 9 :(wlb) C_Jones knocks the ball past the lunge of L_Morgalla ... From long range C_Jones bends the ball towards goal! ... G_Curci tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 16 :(wlb) P_Zabaleta pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... I_Sarr is clean through! ... But M_Gomez with the fine tackle Min. 18 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White with a first time pass ... B_Jankovic runs onto it! ... B_Jankovic swings in the shot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 21 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to P Min. 21 :(wlb) M_Guiu slumps to the ground! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 21 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg ... COMING ON: D_Welbeck ... COMING OFF: M_Guiu Min. 22 :(spp) M_Gomez has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past Z_Diamond ... He knocks it to D_Ndoye! ... But P_Zabaleta wins the tackle cleanly Min. 22 :(wlb) P_Zabaleta takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... B_Jankovic tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... He's a lucky boy!! ... CORNER! ... C_Jones chips the ball in towards the far post! ... B_Diakite with the header ... G_Curci beats the ball away Min. 28 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to A_Dovbyk ... Launched towards the top corner by A_Dovbyk! ... J_Bijlow has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... J_Bijlow reacts well to save!! Min. 28 :(wlb) C_Seedorf with a precise pass to P_Zabaleta ... P_Zabaleta hits a great shot! ... But G_Curci punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 31 :(wlb) B_Diakite holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to D_Welbeck ... A scorcher of a shot from D_Welbeck! ... GOAL!! ... Ooooohh... Un-be-lievable ! ... What a goal... ... Wolfsburg go ahead in this match now! ... Sparta Prague 0-1 Wolfsburg ... Min. 32 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg ... M_Wieffer will now play as a DM Min. 32 :(wlb) The ball rolls free! ... I_Sarr takes control of it on the half way line ... He sprints past the defenders!! ... I_Sarr with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... G_Curci parries it, he follows it up ... And G_Curci recovers to save!! Min. 34 :(wlb) P_Zabaleta changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to D_Welbeck ... D_Welbeck uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... But G_Curci tips it over ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by M_Wieffer! ... G_Curci comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... P_Zabaleta with the header ... G_Curci with a superb tip around the post ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league ... CORNER! ... J_Lascelles swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... G_Curci jumps well to claim it! Min. 35 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C Min. 35 :(wlb) B_Diakite runs at goal ... He spots the run of P_Zabaleta ... He's played him in ... But he loses control of it ... J_Headley takes possession Min. 40 :(wlb) C_Seedorf cuts in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Silvestre ... M_Gomez with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 40 :(wlb) I_Sarr moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to C_Jones ... S_Fofana steals the ball of off him Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(wlb) C_Jones with an incisive pass to D_Welbeck ... D_Welbeck with a thundering drive! ... G_Curci won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 45 :(spp) J_Headley turns past C_Seedorf ... He has some space now! ... Another tackle close to the line by P_Zabaleta ... But he cant prevent the corner ... CORNER! ... D_Ndoye curls it into the box! ... C_Seedorf belts it clear ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sparta Prague 0-1 Wolfsburg Min. 48 :(spp) B_Jankovic chips the ball forward to M_Gomez ... M_Gomez hits a great shot! ... J_Bijlow saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 54 :(spp) M_Gomez 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 ... The ball hits J_Lascelles in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 54 :(wlb) M_Wieffer hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... C_Jones latches onto it! ... M_Gibbs_White with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that Min. 57 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague ... COMING ON: H_Postiga ... COMING OFF: A_Dovbyk Min. 57 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to A Min. 57 :(spp) H_Postiga leaves J_Lascelles standing ... J_Lascelles goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 58 :(spp) D_Ndoye hoofs it upfield to find Edgar ... Edgar tries to beat J_Bijlow from outside the area! ... It flies in! ... GOAL!! ... Look at the delight on his face!! ... Sparta Prague have equalised! ... Sparta Prague 1-1 Wolfsburg ... Min. 58 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg ... M_Wieffer will now play as a MF Min. 58 :(wlb) B_Diakite holds the ball up ... He sees C_Jones in space! ... Edgar with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 59 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg ... COMING ON: R_Navarro ... COMING OFF: J_Lascelles Min. 59 :(spp) Edgar with a glorious 60-yard pass to M_Gibbs_White ... Wonderful sliding challenge by Z_Diamond Min. 59 :(wlb) M_Silvestre kills the ball dead ... A delicate header from M_Silvestre! ... But he somehow misses ... The Sparta Prague fans laugh at him Min. 60 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague ... COMING ON: K_Schlitte ... COMING OFF: J_Headley Min. 60 :(spp) K_Schlitte 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 Edgar ... Edgar with the punt towards goal! ... But J_Bijlow punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 61 :(spp) B_Jankovic hoists the ball across to D_Ndoye ... Superbly timed tackle by M_Silvestre ... He made it look easy Min. 61 :(wlb) D_Welbeck with the dribble ... K_Schlitte is easily beaten ... Edgar takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 62 :(wlb) I_Sarr with a precise ball to M_Wieffer ... M_Wieffer drives the shot in! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 64 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White barges the defender off the ball ... D_Welbeck fouls badly ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It's just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... The crowd expects from this range ... D_Ndoye smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot ... J_Bijlow won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 66 :(spp) Edgar unselfishly heads the ball back to M_Gomez ... M_Gomez hits a great drive! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 66 :(wlb) M_Silvestre barges D_Hancko off the ball ... A wicked drive by M_Silvestre! ... G_Curci heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 68 :(spp) Edgar backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... B_Jankovic latches onto the end of it ... B_Jankovic chases it through, he must score! ... J_Bijlow heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 70 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague ... COMING ON: D_Matsui ... COMING OFF: M_Gibbs_White Min. 70 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg ... C_Jones will now play as a AM Min. 70 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg ... I_Sarr will now play as a AM Min. 70 :(spp) D_Hancko moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to M_Gomez ... M_Gomez hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... J_Bijlow is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And J_Bijlow reacts well to palm it behind! ... CORNER! ... Edgar curls it into the box! ... J_Bijlow comes towards the ball ... And he claims it with ease! Min. 71 :(wlb) D_Welbeck is unmarked! ... D_Welbeck attempts to nutmeg G_Curci! ... G_Curci gets his fingertips to it Min. 73 :(spp) H_Postiga runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for goal in mind! ... Excellent sliding challenge from B_Diakite ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 74 :(wlb) I_Sarr with a 40-yard pass to D_Welbeck ... D_Welbeck flicks the header toward the far post! ... But G_Curci palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 77 :(spp) B_Jankovic finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled B_Diakite ... But C_Seedorf barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 78 :(wlb) D_Welbeck skips the challenge from the defender ... D_Welbeck hits a crisp volley! ... G_Curci with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 81 :(spp) D_Ndoye moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to D_Hancko ... But M_Wieffer clears the danger Min. 81 :(wlb) C_Jones 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! ... C_Jones has a dig at goal! ... G_Curci gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 87 :(spp) B_Jankovic takes on P_Zabaleta ... He runs past him ... Launched towards the top corner by B_Jankovic! ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... Simon Hill Caretaker spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(spp) D_Ndoye runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off R_Navarro back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... D_Ndoye tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... But J_Bijlow punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 89 :(spp) Edgar is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to S_Fofana ... But M_Silvestre wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 89 :(wlb) M_Wieffer finds C_Seedorf with a perfectly weighted pass ... C_Seedorf hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 90 :(spp) H_Postiga plays a long ball to S_Fofana ... From long range S_Fofana bends the ball towards goal! ... J_Bijlow gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 91 :(spp) The ball runs loose! ... D_Ndoye seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... I_Sarr with a poor challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... - looks relieved Min. 92 :(spp) M_Gomez curls the ball out wide to D_Matsui ... R_Navarro pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Generali Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sparta Prague Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Edgar (Man of the Match) Scorers : Edgar (58) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Gomez (40) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wolfsburg Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Welbeck Scorers : D_Welbeck (31) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : M_Guiu (21) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sparta Prague | Wolfsburg Attempts on Goal : 12 | 16 Off target : 4 | 5 On target : 8 | 11 Possession : 41 | 59 Corners : 2 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 4 | 9 Key Tackles : 6 | 11 Key Passes : 15 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sparta Prague 1 - 1 Wolfsburg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Sparta Prague Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Curci GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 97 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 122 0 0 0 D_Hancko DF 1 23 17 12 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 J_Headley DF 1 21 15 8 27 | 64 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 L_Morgalla DF 1 21 20 4 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edgar DF 1 23 16 10 23 | 97 0 2 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 30 72 68 S_Fofana DM 1 16 22 14 23 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 0 16 M_Gibbs_White AM 1 6 22 18 25 | 74 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 B_Jankovic MF 1 11 21 16 30 | 97 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 27 26 38 D_Ndoye AM 1 9 22 20 26 | 97 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 18 M_Gomez FW 1 8 15 21 31 | 97 0 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 28 36 23 A_Dovbyk FW 1 5 19 24 24 | 61 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 P_Jensen GK 17 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Schlitte DF 1 19 15 4 26 | 33 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 D_Matsui MF 1 5 19 13 22 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Tangen MF 1 8 15 10 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Postiga FW 1 8 14 19 21 | 36 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 Player Statistics - Wolfsburg Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Bijlow GK 27 1 1 1 22 | 97 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 0 J_Lascelles DF 1 22 17 4 25 | 63 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 B_Diakite DF 1 21 19 10 24 | 97 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 17 64 20 P_Zabaleta DF 1 21 17 10 26 | 97 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 34 34 40 M_Silvestre DF 1 20 15 6 30 | 97 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 36 0 46 Z_Diamond DF 1 19 17 10 28 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 M_Wieffer MF 1 20 22 6 27 | 97 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 24 22 C_Jones AM 1 13 22 20 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 18 I_Sarr AM 1 8 23 20 24 | 97 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 10 C_Seedorf MF 1 11 21 16 20 | 97 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 54 26 12 M_Guiu FW 1 9 20 22 28 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_McGregor GK 24 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Koch DF 1 18 12 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X_Schlager MF 1 13 15 8 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Navarro FW 1 3 17 15 23 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Welbeck FW 1 5 14 20 22 | 76 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 76 1771013631 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40