FFO EFL2, Monaco vs. RB Leipzig (Mon Jan 05)


                               Monaco  |  RB Leipzig
                              4-4-2 P  |  5-1-0-3-1 C
                Mike Bridge Caretaker  |  Tim Brown Caretaker
                                       |
                        A_Ramsdale GK  |  GK A_Batalla
                         M_Olivera DF  |  DF E_Laird
                           R_Burke DF  |  DF K_Nedeljkovic
                        J_Bednarek DF  |  DF J_Branthwaite
                              Pepe DF  |  DF J_Vazquez
                            Arthur MF  |  DF E_C_Bitshiabu
                        M_Sabitzer MF  |  DM C_Doucoure
                         A_Basinas MF  |  AM C_Baumgartner
                       A_Ricchiuti MF  |  AM Y_Diomande
                            R_Pepi FW  |  AM W_Sneijder
                         A_McGeady FW  |  FW Romulo
                                       |
                           N_Ratti SUB |  SUB D_Sappa
                     D_Batubinsika SUB |  SUB M_Finkgrafe
                         F_Bilbija SUB |  SUB L_Cana
                            J_Leko SUB |  SUB Beto
                        V_Olatunji SUB |  SUB S_Downing




Min. 5  :(mon) R_Pepi fires over a low cross to J_Bednarek 
          ...  A cheeky lob from J_Bednarek! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 7  :(mon) R_Burke gets possession in his own half 
          ...  R_Burke tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  But A_Batalla makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 8  :(mon) J_Bednarek holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to R_Pepi 
          ...  A_Batalla tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  R_Pepi is the man who's going to take the kick 
          ...  A_Batalla saves it with ease!! 
          ...  But it looks like he was miles off his line?! 
Min. 11 :(mon) Arthur flicks the ball on to A_McGeady 
          ...  A_McGeady flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 11 :(rbl) C_Baumgartner beats R_Burke 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  C_Baumgartner keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 12 :(rbl) W_Sneijder with the diagonal pass to K_Nedeljkovic 
          ...  K_Nedeljkovic curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That puts RB Leipzig ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Monaco 0-1 RB Leipzig ...
Min. 18 :(mon) R_Pepi beats K_Nedeljkovic with absolute ease! 
          ...  R_Pepi aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  He salutes the Monaco fans!! 
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! 
          ...  Monaco 1-1 RB Leipzig ...
Min. 18 :(rbl) W_Sneijder with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  A_Ricchiuti with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Mike Bridge Caretaker looks relieved 
          ...  Tim Brown Caretaker is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 21 :(rbl) W_Sneijder watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  But Pepe spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 22 :(mon) A_McGeady lobs it over the defender 
          ...  E_C_Bitshiabu rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 27 :(mon) Pepe knocks it forward 
          ...  J_Branthwaite slips 
          ...  M_Sabitzer gets to it! 
          ...  M_Sabitzer with a stunning strike! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Batalla moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 27 :(rbl) K_Nedeljkovic feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  C_Doucoure runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  A great volley from C_Doucoure! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale claws it off the line 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's put RB Leipzig into the lead! 
          ...  Monaco 1-2 RB Leipzig ...
Min. 34 :(rbl) W_Sneijder dribbles past the defender 
          ...  It was as if he wasn't even there 
          ...  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! 
          ...  But A_Ramsdale with the difficult save 
Min. 37 :(rbl) C_Doucoure with a simple pass to Romulo 
          ...  What a shot from Romulo! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  A_Ramsdale gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Sneijder with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_Ramsdale comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  Y_Diomande with the header 
          ...  A_Ramsdale with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 38 :(mon) R_Burke runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to M_Olivera 
          ...  M_Olivera strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  But A_Batalla punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that A_Batalla got a touch 
Min. 38 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Romulo 
          ...  Romulo with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale looks dejected! 
          ...  Monaco 1-3 RB Leipzig ...
Min. 39 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco 
          ...  Monaco have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 39 :(rbl) E_C_Bitshiabu feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  Romulo runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  Romulo is clean through! 
          ...  He tries to take it round A_Ramsdale 
          ...  A_Ramsdale charges out of his area 
          ...  A_Ramsdale catches the ball 
Min. 40 :(mon) A_Basinas finds M_Olivera with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  M_Olivera sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season! 
          ...  Monaco 2-3 RB Leipzig ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(mon) A_Ricchiuti with a probing pass to R_Pepi 
          ...  R_Pepi with the side footed shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Batalla's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 48 :(mon) Arthur finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  W_Sneijder with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Monaco 2-3 RB Leipzig

Min. 46 :(rbl) Y_Diomande kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Romulo gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Olivera wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 46 :(mon) Pepe stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  K_Nedeljkovic rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 47 :(mon) A_Ricchiuti finds M_Olivera in the box 
          ...  M_Olivera has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Batalla hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 50 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig 
          ...  RB Leipzig have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 57 :(mon) J_Bednarek threads the through ball to Arthur 
          ...  Arthur with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  A_Batalla gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 60 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Finkgrafe 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_C_Bitshiabu 
Min. 60 :(rbl) Romulo steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  A_Ricchiuti with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! 
          ...  Romulo curls it towards the top corner 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  A_Ramsdale catches it with style! 
Min. 62 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Batubinsika 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Burke 
Min. 62 :(mon) A_Basinas has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Finkgrafe 
          ...  He puts in R_Pepi! 
          ...  C_Doucoure slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 63 :(rbl) Romulo lobs it over J_Bednarek 
          ...  Romulo attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale can't get to it 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish! 
          ...  Monaco 2-4 RB Leipzig ...
Min. 64 :(mon) M_Olivera with a 40-yard pass to R_Pepi 
          ...  R_Pepi must beat A_Batalla! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  A_Batalla never had a chance! 
Min. 64 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Baumgartner 
          ...  C_Baumgartner with the header! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 66 :(mon) A_Ricchiuti plays a great one-two 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  A_Ricchiuti runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for A_Batalla 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  A_Batalla looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 67 :(rbl) Romulo curls the ball out wide to Y_Diomande 
          ...  D_Batubinsika with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 69 :(rbl) Y_Diomande looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to W_Sneijder 
          ...  W_Sneijder drives it towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 70 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Leko 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Basinas 
Min. 70 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig 
          ...  COMING ON: Beto 
          ...  COMING OFF: W_Sneijder 
Min. 71 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Cana 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Doucoure 
Min. 74 :(mon) M_Sabitzer gets to the byline and finds J_Leko with a beautiful cross 
          ...  J_Leko with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  But A_Batalla reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 77 :(rbl) E_Laird is too quick for J_Bednarek 
          ...  E_Laird keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 79 :(rbl) L_Cana with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Beto 
          ...  Beto fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  But A_Ramsdale makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 80 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco 
          ...  COMING ON: V_Olatunji 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_McGeady 
Min. 80 :(rbl) M_Finkgrafe smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  Romulo latches onto the ball 
          ...  Romulo cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 81 :(mon) M_Sabitzer with a precise pass to V_Olatunji 
          ...  V_Olatunji drives the shot in! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Batalla is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by Arthur! 
          ...  M_Olivera gets his head on it 
          ...  A_Batalla catches the ball 
Min. 83 :(mon) A_Ricchiuti sprints past L_Cana 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  J_Branthwaite hits it out for a corner 
          ...  No nonsense clearance! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Leko lofts the ball in! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for A_Batalla, who catches the ball 
Min. 87 :(mon) M_Sabitzer with a slide rule pass to R_Pepi 
          ...  A cracking drive from R_Pepi! 
          ...  A_Batalla blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 92 :(mon) V_Olatunji is first to the ball 
          ...  V_Olatunji with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
          ...  The crowd goes wild! 
          ...  Monaco are not quite finished yet! 
          ...  Monaco 3-4 RB Leipzig ...
Min. 92 :(rbl) L_Cana slides the ball across to Romulo 
          ...  Romulo with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stade Louis II
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Monaco Match Info
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Best player          : R_Pepi
Scorers              : R_Pepi (18), M_Olivera (40), V_Olatunji (92)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Ricchiuti (60)
Injured              : N/A
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RB Leipzig Match Info
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Best player          : Romulo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : , K_Nedeljkovic (12), C_Doucoure (27)Romulo (38,63)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Batalla (8)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                  Monaco  |    RB Leipzig
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       16
Off target           :           7        |       3
On target            :          10        |       13
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       6
Key Tackles          :           3        |       3
Key Passes           :          14        |       12
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Final Score          : Monaco 3 - 4 RB Leipzig
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Player Statistics - Monaco
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Ramsdale     GK  26   1   1   1  29 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0   0
M_Olivera      DF   1  22  18  16  28 |  95   0   1   1   0   4   1   0   0   0  16  16  78
R_Burke        DF   1  22  17   9  28 |  65   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17  21
J_Bednarek     DF   1  21  15  12  23 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  38  16
Pepe           DF   1  20  14  14  29 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  20   0
Arthur         MF   1   6  22  17  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  13
M_Sabitzer     MF   1   1  22  19  23 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   9
A_Basinas      MF   1  13  20   7  24 |  73   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  46   0
A_Ricchiuti    MF   1   7  20  16  20 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  26  10
R_Pepi         FW   1   3  14  22  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  20  52
A_McGeady      FW   1   9  16  21  20 |  83   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
N_Ratti        GK  18   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Batubinsika  DF   1  17  13   5  26 |  30   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0   0
F_Bilbija      MF   1   6  16  12  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Leko         MF   1   8  15  13  18 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
V_Olatunji     FW   1   7  12  15  26 |  12   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  51

Player Statistics - RB Leipzig
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Batalla      GK  25   1   1   1  27 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  49   0   0   0
E_Laird        DF   1  21  18  11  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
K_Nedeljkovic  DF   1  20  17  11  22 |  95   0   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  38  46
J_Branthwaite  DF   1  21  17   4  28 |  95   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  17  55   0
J_Vazquez      DF   1  21  15  13  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_C_Bitshiabu  DF   1  20  15   5  20 |  63   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  19   0
C_Doucoure     DM   1  18  22   6  26 |  74   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  12  56
C_Baumgartner  AM   1   4  21  20  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
Y_Diomande     AM   1  11  20  19  25 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  28  11
W_Sneijder     AM   1   7  20  19  23 |  73   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  32  20
Romulo         FW   1   7  16  21  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   7   2   0   0   0   0  18  95
D_Sappa        GK  17   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Finkgrafe    DF   1  18  16  10  25 |  32   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
L_Cana         DM   1  15  18   6  23 |  21   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0
Beto           FW   1   8  15  21  30 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
S_Downing      FW   1   6  16  20  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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