FFO FLT, Wolfsburg vs. Sparta Prague (Wed Apr 15)


                            Wolfsburg  |  Sparta Prague
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  4-1-1-2-2 N
                           Ryan Field  |  -
                                       |
                          J_Bijlow GK  |  GK D_Petrovic
                       J_Lascelles DF  |  DF D_Hancko
                         B_Diakite DF  |  DF J_Headley
                        P_Zabaleta DF  |  DF L_Morgalla
                       M_Silvestre DF  |  DF Edgar
                           C_Jones MF  |  DM S_Fofana
                            I_Sarr AM  |  AM M_Gibbs_White
                         M_Wieffer MF  |  AM D_Ndoye
                           M_Nunex MF  |  MF B_Jankovic
                            M_Guiu FW  |  FW M_Gomez
                           Ronaldo FW  |  FW A_Dovbyk
                                       |
                        A_McGregor SUB |  SUB G_Curci
                        B_Henrichs SUB |  SUB M_Andersen
                          R_McGree SUB |  SUB D_Matsui
                          R_Hedges SUB |  SUB H_Tangen
                         D_Welbeck SUB |  SUB H_Postiga




Min. 1  :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 2  :(spp) D_Ndoye finds his way through 
          ...  He sets up the shot 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from D_Ndoye! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  J_Bijlow is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And J_Bijlow reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Ndoye crosses it in! 
          ...  A_Dovbyk with the shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 4  :(wlb) C_Jones with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  C_Jones keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! 
          ...  D_Petrovic moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And into the net! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  - is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Wolfsburg 1-0 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 6  :(wlb) M_Nunex with the heel pass to Ronaldo 
          ...  Ronaldo with a thundering volley! 
          ...  But D_Petrovic with the difficult save 
Min. 8  :(spp) M_Gomez volleys it forward. He finds B_Jankovic 
          ...  J_Lascelles seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 9  :(spp) Edgar cuts inside P_Zabaleta 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in M_Gibbs_White! 
          ...  P_Zabaleta goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 12 :(wlb) C_Jones off the woodwork! 
          ...  M_Guiu picks up the deflection 
          ...  A_Dovbyk with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning 
Min. 14 :(wlb) Ronaldo eases past Edgar 
          ...  Ronaldo with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  D_Petrovic with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 14 :(spp) A_Dovbyk plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  J_Lascelles with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
Min. 15 :(wlb) M_Guiu takes advantage of a mistake by L_Morgalla 
          ...  He puts in I_Sarr! 
          ...  D_Hancko with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 17 :(wlb) C_Jones slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! 
          ...  But Edgar sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 17 :(spp) L_Morgalla runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  Edgar latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  B_Diakite belts it clear 
Min. 19 :(spp) L_Morgalla squares it to M_Gibbs_White 
          ...  From long range M_Gibbs_White bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  He watches the ball, half volleys it sweetly! 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  A brilliant goal! 
          ...  Remember the name! 
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting! 
          ...  Wolfsburg 1-1 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 21 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 22 :(spp) A_Dovbyk knocks the ball past I_Sarr 
          ...  A_Dovbyk with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  J_Bijlow makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 23 :(spp) S_Fofana looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Gomez 
          ...  M_Gomez with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 24 :(wlb) Ronaldo slides the ball across to I_Sarr 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 25 :(wlb) M_Guiu sprints past L_Morgalla 
          ...  M_Guiu fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  D_Petrovic with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 26 :(spp) L_Morgalla looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Ndoye 
          ...  C_Jones with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
Min. 29 :(wlb) M_Wieffer reads the run of Ronaldo 
          ...  Ronaldo smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  What agility from D_Petrovic 
Min. 29 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to A_Dovbyk 
          ...  A_Dovbyk tries the shot! 
          ...  J_Bijlow with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 30 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  I_Sarr with an awful challenge 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Ryan Field looks relieved 
          ...  - is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 32 :(wlb) A defence splitting pass from P_Zabaleta to M_Guiu 
          ...  M_Guiu has slipped behind the defence! 
          ...  He is one on one with D_Petrovic 
          ...  He tries to slide it past D_Petrovic 
          ...  D_Petrovic gets a foot to it!! 
Min. 33 :(wlb) I_Sarr dribbles past J_Headley 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  J_Headley tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Jones plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  L_Morgalla wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 35 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 42 :(wlb) M_Guiu cuts through the defence 
          ...  J_Headley with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(wlb) I_Sarr puts in Ronaldo 
          ...  Ronaldo curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  D_Petrovic saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 45 :(wlb) I_Sarr runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  I_Sarr controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  D_Petrovic gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender puts the ball behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Guiu curls it into the box! 
          ...  D_Petrovic comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  M_Silvestre with the shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Guiu swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  It comes to I_Sarr 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  D_Petrovic was beaten there! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Wolfsburg 1-1 Sparta Prague

Min. 48 :(wlb) J_Lascelles turns past A_Dovbyk 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Headley with the block 
Min. 50 :(wlb) M_Nunex brushes J_Headley aside and breaks free 
          ...  B_Jankovic with the high feet 
Min. 53 :(spp) L_Morgalla beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds A_Dovbyk 
          ...  A thundering drive by A_Dovbyk! 
          ...  But J_Bijlow just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 58 :(spp) D_Hancko backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  B_Jankovic latches onto the end of it 
          ...  B_Diakite rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 58 :(spp) D_Ndoye looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Gibbs_White 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White has a dig at goal! 
          ...  But J_Bijlow parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 59 :(spp) L_Morgalla hits a hard pass to D_Hancko 
          ...  D_Hancko tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  J_Bijlow watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 60 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Andersen 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Headley 
Min. 61 :(wlb) C_Jones with a measured ball to M_Guiu 
          ...  M_Guiu with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  D_Petrovic grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 63 :(wlb) P_Zabaleta runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Guiu 
          ...  M_Guiu with a thundering drive! 
          ...  D_Petrovic watches it sail wide! 
Min. 63 :(spp) D_Ndoye takes advantage of a mistake by J_Lascelles 
          ...  He knocks the ball to M_Gomez! 
          ...  M_Guiu wins the ball 
Min. 65 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Hedges 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Silvestre 
Min. 65 :(wlb) Ronaldo with a slick pass to M_Guiu 
          ...  M_Guiu with a stunning strike! 
          ...  D_Petrovic with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 70 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: R_McGree 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Sarr 
Min. 70 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg 
          ...  Wolfsburg have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 70 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Postiga 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Gomez 
Min. 73 :(wlb) B_Diakite turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to M_Wieffer 
          ...  M_Wieffer rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  Interesting. Very interesting! 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  Look at his face! 
          ...  Just look at his face!!! 
          ...  That's put Wolfsburg into the lead! 
          ...  Wolfsburg 2-1 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 74 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 74 :(spp) D_Hancko turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Ndoye 
          ...  R_McGree with a reckless challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 74 :(spp) B_Jankovic sidesteps J_Lascelles 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  J_Lascelles moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 75 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Henrichs 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Lascelles 
Min. 75 :(wlb) B_Diakite sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to R_McGree 
          ...  R_McGree with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 76 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Matsui 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Ndoye 
Min. 76 :(wlb) P_Zabaleta spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to R_Hedges! 
          ...  R_Hedges tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  D_Petrovic saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 76 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White crosses in from the wing, he finds A_Dovbyk in the box 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  M_Wieffer belts it clear 
Min. 77 :(wlb) C_Jones uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  C_Jones goes for goal! 
          ...  D_Petrovic makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 78 :(spp) B_Jankovic with a neat pass into H_Postiga 
          ...  H_Postiga with a thundering drive! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered home! 
          ...  gol-gol-gol-gol-gol-gol-goaaaaaaaall 
          ...  An equaliser late in the game!! 
          ...  Ryan Field looks gutted 
          ...  Wolfsburg 2-2 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 83 :(spp) D_Matsui looks up 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! 
          ...  A well-placed shot from D_Matsui! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 84 :(spp) H_Postiga plays in M_Gibbs_White with a beautiful ball 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White hits the ball first time! 
          ...  Brilliant save from J_Bijlow 
Min. 85 :(spp) D_Hancko with the through ball to H_Postiga 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from B_Diakite 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(spp) M_Andersen looks in some pain. He'll have to come off 
          ...  They have made three substitutions already! 
          ...  They will have to play on with a man less! 
Min. 89 :(spp) B_Jankovic gets lucky and beats M_Wieffer 
          ...  Now with the centre to A_Dovbyk 
          ...  M_Nunex with a poor challenge 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line 
          ...  A_Dovbyk with the outside of his boot 
          ...  J_Bijlow with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 92 :(wlb) Ronaldo with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  D_Hancko with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 93 :(spp) D_Matsui has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Wieffer steals the ball of off him 
Min. 94 :(spp) D_Matsui looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Dovbyk 
          ...  A_Dovbyk with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Volkswagen Arena
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Wolfsburg Match Info
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Best player          : M_Wieffer
Scorers              : C_Jones (4), M_Wieffer (73)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Sparta Prague Match Info
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Best player          : M_Gibbs_White (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : , M_Gibbs_White (19)H_Postiga (78)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : M_Andersen (88)
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Match Statistics
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                               Wolfsburg  |    Sparta Prague
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       14
Off target           :           5        |       5
On target            :          12        |       9
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          15        |       8
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :          13        |       18
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Final Score          : Wolfsburg 2 - 2 Sparta Prague
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Player Statistics - Wolfsburg
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Bijlow       GK  28   1   1   1  22 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0   0
J_Lascelles    DF   1  23  18   4  25 |  77   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
B_Diakite      DF   1  22  19  11  24 |  96   0   2   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  32  49   0
P_Zabaleta     DF   1  21  17  10  26 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  51   0
M_Silvestre    DF   1  21  16   6  30 |  67   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
C_Jones        MF   1  13  23  20  25 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  22  38
I_Sarr         AM   1   8  23  21  24 |  72   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  11  16
M_Wieffer      MF   1  20  22   6  27 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  36  12  56
M_Nunex        MF   1  15  21  13  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
M_Guiu         FW   1   9  20  23  28 |  96   0   1   1   0   5   0   0   0   0  29  14  31
Ronaldo        FW   1   4  17  23  28 |  96   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  34  28
A_McGregor     GK  24   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Henrichs     DF   1  16  10   6  22 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_McGree       MF   1   6  16  11  28 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
R_Hedges       MF   1   3  16   7  28 |  29   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23
D_Welbeck      FW   1   5  14  20  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sparta Prague
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Petrovic     GK  28   1   1   1  28 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
D_Hancko       DF   1  23  18  13  22 |  96   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  32  15
J_Headley      DF   1  21  15   8  27 |  62   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  51   0   0
L_Morgalla     DF   1  22  20   4  26 |  96   0   1   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  88   0
Edgar          DF   1  24  16  11  23 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  18   0
S_Fofana       DM   1  16  22  14  23 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
M_Gibbs_White  AM   1   6  22  19  25 |  96   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  24  52
D_Ndoye        AM   1   9  23  20  26 |  78   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22  10
B_Jankovic     MF   1  11  22  17  30 |  96   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
M_Gomez        FW   1   8  15  21  31 |  72   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  19   7
A_Dovbyk       FW   1   5  19  25  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  26
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  14   9  25 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Matsui       MF   1   5  19  14  22 |  18   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  14
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 |  24   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  30
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