FFO EFL2, Athletic Bilbao vs. Napoli (Mon Jan 12) Athletic Bilbao | Napoli 5-2-1-2 E | 4-2-3-1 C Neil Kirby Caretaker | Peter Hayward | L_Maximiano GK | GK O_Vlachodimos I_Zubeldia DF | DF A_Rrahmani M_Skrtel DF | DF C_C_Vickers R_Ferdinand DF | DF T_Bramble M_Materazzi DF | DF C_Natali J_Louis-Jean DF | DM Ederson R_Gravenberch MF | DM A_Iniesta A_Olabarrieta MF | MF D_Ozoh J_Brandt AM | MF M_Cunha A_Y_Bonny FW | MF I_De_la_Pena A_Emakhu FW | FW E_Mafoumbi | S_Roman SUB | SUB G_Coudert I_Monreal SUB | SUB J_St_Juste Gorasabel SUB | SUB A_Diouf G_Larrazabal SUB | SUB M_van_Bommel J_Stansfield SUB | SUB M_Zalayeta Min. 2 :(bil) A_Emakhu unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Skrtel ... A delicate header from M_Skrtel! ... O_Vlachodimos makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 3 :(bil) A_Olabarrieta knocks it past E_Mafoumbi and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... C_C_Vickers cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 6 :(bil) A_Olabarrieta dribbles past A_Rrahmani ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... A_Olabarrieta leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 11 :(nap) E_Mafoumbi has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past M_Skrtel ... He knocks it to I_De_la_Pena! ... M_Skrtel recovers the situation to win the ball back Min. 13 :(bil) J_Brandt turns past C_C_Vickers ... He has some space now! ... J_Brandt with a bomb of a shot! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 18 :(nap) M_Cunha sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... T_Bramble gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... T_Bramble with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... L_Maximiano with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 20 :(nap) M_Cunha has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... A_Olabarrieta catches his opponent late!! ... The Napoli fans want him to be sent off! ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 21 :(nap) E_Mafoumbi plays in C_C_Vickers with a beautiful ball ... But M_Materazzi slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 28 :(bil) J_Brandt knocks the ball past A_Rrahmani ... J_Brandt with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... O_Vlachodimos watches it sail safely wide! Min. 32 :(nap) Ederson back heels to find D_Ozoh in space ... A_Olabarrieta pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! ... His 2nd yellow this game! ... RED CARD!! Min. 32 :(bil) A_Emakhu has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on O_Vlachodimos! ... I_De_la_Pena hacks him down! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... It could have been worse! Min. 36 :(bil) J_Brandt looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to A_Emakhu ... A_Emakhu fires the shot in! ... O_Vlachodimos gathers it easily Min. 40 :(bil) I_Zubeldia takes advantage of a bad back pass from T_Bramble ... I_Zubeldia hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... The ball moves through the air! ... O_Vlachodimos moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... O_Vlachodimos catches it with style! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 46 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao ... Athletic Bilbao have changed their playing style to P ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Athletic Bilbao 0-0 Napoli Min. 46 :(bil) A_Y_Bonny skips the challenge from Ederson ... C_C_Vickers with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 51 :(nap) E_Mafoumbi turns nicely onto the ball ... R_Ferdinand with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 55 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli ... COMING ON: M_van_Bommel ... COMING OFF: D_Ozoh Min. 55 :(nap) The ball goes loose! ... E_Mafoumbi seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... E_Mafoumbi hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... L_Maximiano dives desperately to try and save it!! ... And L_Maximiano tips it wide! ... Great goalkeeping! ... CORNER! ... Ederson floats the ball in! ... T_Bramble with the header ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 59 :(bil) A_Emakhu takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... A_Emakhu looks to see where O_Vlachodimos is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Napoli fans taunt him! Min. 60 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli ... COMING ON: M_Zalayeta ... COMING OFF: E_Mafoumbi Min. 63 :(bil) R_Ferdinand whips the ball across to A_Emakhu ... A_Emakhu breaks clear! ... He just has O_Vlachodimos to beat! ... He rounds O_Vlachodimos ... He has been pushed wide! ... He shoots from a tight angle ... It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!! Min. 64 :(bil) J_Louis-Jean has plenty of time and space ... J_Louis-Jean with the punt towards goal! ... O_Vlachodimos has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... O_Vlachodimos is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 64 :(nap) M_Zalayeta has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... M_Zalayeta curls it towards the top corner! ... L_Maximiano gets up well to catch that one Min. 65 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli ... COMING ON: J_St_Juste ... COMING OFF: C_C_Vickers Min. 74 :(bil) A_Emakhu flicks it over M_van_Bommel's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... A_Emakhu bears down on goal! ... O_Vlachodimos collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 75 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: I_Monreal ... COMING OFF: R_Ferdinand Min. 75 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: J_Stansfield ... COMING OFF: A_Emakhu Min. 75 :(bil) M_Materazzi can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to J_Stansfield ... J_Stansfield has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... O_Vlachodimos parries it, he follows it up ... GOAL!! ... The defence had gone walk about! ... And Athletic Bilbao are leading in the game now ... Athletic Bilbao 1-0 Napoli ... Min. 76 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao ... R_Gravenberch will now play as a DM Min. 76 :(nap) Tactical Change by Napoli ... Napoli have changed their playing style to A Min. 76 :(nap) A_Rrahmani is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to M_van_Bommel ... M_van_Bommel belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 77 :(bil) J_Stansfield is first to the ball ... J_Stansfield from 20 yards! ... GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... The crowd goes wild! ... Athletic Bilbao 2-0 Napoli ... Min. 78 :(nap) Tactical Change by Napoli ... I_De_la_Pena will now play as a FW Min. 80 :(bil) J_Louis-Jean 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 J_Brandt ... J_Brandt has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... O_Vlachodimos makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 83 :(nap) J_St_Juste takes advantage of a mistake by J_Brandt ... He puts in M_Zalayeta! ... M_Zalayeta tries to place it in the corner! ... But L_Maximiano makes a fine save Min. 84 :(bil) J_Stansfield takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... M_Cunha with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Athletic Bilbao players Min. 86 :(bil) I_Zubeldia with a measured pass to R_Gravenberch ... A_Rrahmani reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 87 :(bil) J_Stansfield runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to J_Brandt ... Blocked by T_Bramble Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(bil) A_Y_Bonny plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... A_Y_Bonny with the 40 yard drive! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... I_Monreal floats the ball in! ... O_Vlachodimos catches it! Min. 89 :(nap) I_De_la_Pena can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to M_Cunha ... M_Cunha with a low drive through the rain! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 90 :(bil) J_Stansfield sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... J_Brandt gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Natali ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 91 :(bil) I_Zubeldia slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... I_Zubeldia with the 40 yard drive! ... O_Vlachodimos makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 94 :(bil) J_Stansfield looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Y_Bonny ... A_Y_Bonny hits a crisp volley! ... GOAL!! ... A quality strike ... Athletic Bilbao 3-0 Napoli ... ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : San Mames ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Athletic Bilbao Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Stansfield (Man of the Match) Scorers : , J_Stansfield (75,77)A_Y_Bonny (94) Sent Off : A_Olabarrieta (32) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Napoli Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Mafoumbi Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : I_De_la_Pena (32) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Athletic Bilbao | Napoli Attempts on Goal : 16 | 7 Off target : 7 | 3 On target : 9 | 4 Possession : 49 | 51 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 5 | 8 Key Tackles : 3 | 4 Key Passes : 9 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Athletic Bilbao 3 - 0 Napoli ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Athletic Bilbao Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Maximiano GK 27 1 1 1 25 | 96 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 0 I_Zubeldia DF 1 22 18 14 30 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 32 M_Skrtel DF 1 21 14 7 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 0 23 R_Ferdinand DF 1 20 17 3 28 | 77 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 17 0 M_Materazzi DF 1 20 16 5 21 | 96 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 40 0 J_Louis-Jean DF 1 20 16 9 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 18 19 R_Gravenberch DM 1 19 22 9 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Olabarrieta MF 1 8 20 18 21 | 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -12 -12 -2 J_Brandt AM 1 6 23 21 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 23 A_Y_Bonny FW 1 7 20 22 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 A_Emakhu FW 1 6 16 23 30 | 77 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 18 24 S_Roman GK 21 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Monreal DF 1 19 15 4 23 | 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gorasabel DF 1 18 16 5 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Larrazabal MF 1 3 16 14 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Stansfield FW 1 6 17 21 22 | 19 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 72 52 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 27 1 1 1 26 | 96 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 A_Rrahmani DF 1 23 18 5 30 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 16 0 C_C_Vickers DF 1 23 16 12 25 | 67 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 T_Bramble DF 1 20 16 7 21 | 96 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 18 0 44 C_Natali DF 1 20 14 12 31 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 Ederson DM 1 17 21 12 31 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 A_Iniesta DM 1 16 21 15 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Ozoh MF 1 13 22 15 22 | 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Cunha MF 1 2 21 19 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 9 I_De_la_Pena FW 1 9 21 19 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 11 -2 E_Mafoumbi FW 1 8 16 20 20 | 62 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 10 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 16 13 29 | 29 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 A_Diouf MF 1 14 20 9 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_van_Bommel AM 1 14 21 11 24 | 39 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 M_Zalayeta FW 1 5 16 20 21 | 34 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 1768236370 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40