FFO EFL2, Monaco vs. Wolfsburg (Mon Jan 12)


                               Monaco  |  Wolfsburg
                            4-3-2-1 P  |  3-4-3 L
                Mike Bridge Caretaker  |  -
                                       |
                        A_Ramsdale GK  |  GK J_Bijlow
                         M_Olivera DF  |  DF J_Lascelles
                           R_Burke DF  |  DF B_Diakite
                        J_Bednarek DF  |  DF P_Zabaleta
                              Pepe DF  |  MF C_Jones
                            Arthur MF  |  MF I_Sarr
                           A_Diouf MF  |  MF M_Wieffer
                         A_Basinas MF  |  MF A_Knauff
                       A_Ricchiuti AM  |  FW M_Guiu
                        M_Sabitzer AM  |  FW Ronaldo
                         A_McGeady FW  |  FW D_Welbeck
                                       |
                           N_Ratti SUB |  SUB A_McGregor
                     D_Batubinsika SUB |  SUB M_Silvestre
                         F_Bilbija SUB |  SUB Z_Diamond
                            J_Leko SUB |  SUB C_Seedorf
                        V_Olatunji SUB |  SUB J_Njinmah




Min. 4  :(mon) Arthur slips past B_Diakite 
          ...  Arthur with the crafty shot! 
          ...  J_Bijlow was lucky there 
Min. 5  :(mon) Pepe takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  Pepe blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  J_Bijlow parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 6  :(mon) M_Olivera looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Sabitzer 
          ...  A powerful shot by M_Sabitzer! 
          ...  J_Bijlow takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 8  :(wlb) C_Jones with an inch perfect pass to P_Zabaleta 
          ...  From long range P_Zabaleta bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Ramsdale with the difficult save 
Min. 8  :(mon) A_Ricchiuti sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  M_Sabitzer runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  M_Wieffer body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 9  :(mon) R_Burke gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  M_Olivera is unmarked 
          ...  M_Olivera has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 9  :(wlb) M_Wieffer can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to Ronaldo 
          ...  But A_Diouf clears the danger 
Min. 10 :(mon) A_Ricchiuti takes advantage of a mistake by J_Lascelles 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  An audacious effort from A_Ricchiuti! 
          ...  J_Bijlow manages to turn it behind 
Min. 10 :(wlb) M_Guiu gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past J_Bednarek! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Guiu belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  A_Ramsdale parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 12 :(mon) Arthur leaves P_Zabaleta standing 
          ...  P_Zabaleta redeems himself with a great tackle 
Min. 13 :(mon) A_McGeady loses his marker! 
          ...  A_McGeady looks to see where J_Bijlow is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  J_Bijlow moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 17 :(mon) A_Diouf lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  Arthur latches on to it 
          ...  B_Diakite bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 19 :(mon) M_Sabitzer looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_McGeady 
          ...  A_McGeady with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 20 :(mon) Pepe dribbles past C_Jones 
          ...  Pepe with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  J_Bijlow was beaten there! 
Min. 21 :(mon) R_Burke takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past M_Wieffer 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  P_Zabaleta steals the ball of off him 
Min. 22 :(mon) M_Olivera looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Ricchiuti 
          ...  A_Ricchiuti is in acres of space! 
          ...  He looked offside to me 
          ...  He tries to round J_Bijlow 
          ...  He slips it underneath J_Bijlow 
          ...  He hits it towards goal! 
          ...  wide!! 
Min. 24 :(mon) A_Ricchiuti gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  M_Sabitzer is unmarked 
          ...  M_Sabitzer launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Rifled home! 
          ...  OOOHHHHH LAAAA-LAAA! 
          ...  Monaco go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Monaco 1-0 Wolfsburg ...
Min. 24 :(wlb) Ronaldo skips the challenge from the defender 
          ...  J_Bednarek with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  P_Zabaleta floats it forward 
          ...  M_Guiu latches onto the end of it 
          ...  J_Bednarek clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 26 :(mon) A_Ricchiuti back heels to find M_Sabitzer in space 
          ...  P_Zabaleta gets to the ball first 
Min. 27 :(mon) M_Olivera looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Burke 
          ...  A delicate chip from R_Burke! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  J_Bijlow moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 32 :(mon) A_McGeady finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  The defence was sleeping 
          ...  He made a fantastic run though 
          ...  A_McGeady belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a finish! 
          ...  The Monaco fans sing his praises! 
          ...  Monaco 2-0 Wolfsburg ...
Min. 33 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco 
          ...  Monaco have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 33 :(wlb) D_Welbeck can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to C_Jones 
          ...  C_Jones with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  But A_Ramsdale makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 34 :(wlb) J_Lascelles with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Knauff 
          ...  A_Knauff keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 35 :(wlb) B_Diakite is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  M_Guiu latches onto the ball 
          ...  A_Ricchiuti with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been taking tips from Juninho 
          ...  Can he show the techniques he's learned? 
          ...  Ronaldo fires it towards the goal 
          ...  A_Ramsdale saves, but he can't keep hold of it 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Jones hits it into the box! 
          ...  J_Bednarek reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 36 :(wlb) J_Lascelles sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to D_Welbeck 
          ...  Pepe with an ugly foul 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 37 :(mon) Pepe with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  A_McGeady gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_McGeady with the shot! 
          ...  J_Bijlow was lucky there 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(mon) M_Sabitzer is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Olivera 
          ...  M_Olivera bears down on goal! 
          ...  J_Bijlow parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  Monaco 3-0 Wolfsburg ...
Min. 45 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Silvestre 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Zabaleta 
Min. 46 :(wlb) I_Sarr breaks free from his marker 
          ...  I_Sarr launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 47 :(mon) M_Sabitzer flights the ball to A_McGeady 
          ...  I_Sarr tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 48 :(mon) A_Ricchiuti with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heels 
          ...  A_Ricchiuti with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  J_Bijlow saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 48 :(wlb) M_Guiu kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  C_Jones gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  C_Jones pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Monaco 3-0 Wolfsburg

Min. 46 :(wlb) M_Guiu hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  M_Silvestre collects the loose ball! 
          ...  Pepe with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line 
          ...  Ronaldo passes to M_Guiu 
          ...  M_Guiu with the header! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 53 :(wlb) M_Guiu plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  But R_Burke slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 55 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Seedorf 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Knauff 
Min. 56 :(mon) R_Burke cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to Arthur 
          ...  C_Seedorf slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 58 :(wlb) D_Welbeck gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past Pepe! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  D_Welbeck hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 60 :(wlb) C_Jones with an amazing show of skill to get past Pepe 
          ...  He crosses to D_Welbeck 
          ...  A cheeky lob from D_Welbeck! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  Monaco 3-1 Wolfsburg ...
Min. 62 :(wlb) M_Silvestre knocks it forward 
          ...  M_Olivera slips 
          ...  Ronaldo gets to it! 
          ...  Arthur is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  Oh no he isn't! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! 
Min. 62 :(wlb) Ronaldo with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  Ronaldo drives it low! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Seedorf lofts the ball in! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale comes out and claims it! 
Min. 63 :(wlb) I_Sarr punches A_Ricchiuti off the ball 
          ...  The Monaco players are furious! 
          ...  They want the red card to come out! 
          ...  That's a brutal challenge 
          ...  The referee comes over 
          ...  He's already on a yellow 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 64 :(wlb) B_Diakite chips the ball over the defence and finds Ronaldo 
          ...  Ronaldo with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Wieffer dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  It is kicked away by A_Diouf 
Min. 65 :(wlb) B_Diakite with a measured ball to Ronaldo 
          ...  Ronaldo hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Seedorf floats the ball in! 
          ...  M_Wieffer gets something on it! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 67 :(mon) A_McGeady lobs it over the defender 
          ...  A_McGeady hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  J_Bijlow dives towards his top let hand corner 
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal 
          ...  Super Stop! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_McGeady hits it into the box! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of J_Bijlow 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 69 :(mon) J_Bednarek takes possession on the halfway line 
          ...  He runs forward with the ball 
          ...  He skips past the challenges 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  B_Diakite belts it clear 
Min. 69 :(mon) M_Sabitzer storms past his marker 
          ...  Ronaldo with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
Min. 70 :(wlb) M_Wieffer is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Jones 
          ...  Pepe takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 71 :(mon) J_Bednarek turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to Arthur 
          ...  M_Guiu is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
Min. 72 :(mon) A_Ricchiuti sprints past C_Jones 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Lascelles 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 74 :(mon) A_Ricchiuti runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Olivera 
          ...  M_Olivera with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  But J_Bijlow parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 74 :(mon) A_Basinas whips the ball across to A_McGeady 
          ...  C_Jones is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 75 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Leko 
          ...  COMING OFF: Arthur 
Min. 79 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Batubinsika 
          ...  COMING OFF: Pepe 
Min. 80 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco 
          ...  COMING ON: V_Olatunji 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_McGeady 
Min. 80 :(wlb) D_Welbeck turns on a sixpence 
          ...  But M_Olivera clears the ball to safety 
Min. 83 :(wlb) Ronaldo sidesteps J_Bednarek 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  A_Ricchiuti is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 91 :(mon) J_Bednarek flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from J_Bednarek! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But J_Bijlow with the difficult save 
Min. 92 :(mon) A_Diouf barges B_Diakite off the ball 
          ...  B_Diakite does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 93 :(mon) V_Olatunji lobs it over Ronaldo 
          ...  C_Jones slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 

*************  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          : M_Sabitzer (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Sabitzer (24), A_McGeady (32), M_Olivera (44)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Pepe (46), Arthur (62), A_Ricchiuti (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Wolfsburg Match Info
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Best player          : C_Jones
Scorers              : D_Welbeck (60)
Sent Off             : I_Sarr (63)
Booked               : , M_Wieffer (8)C_Jones (74)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                  Monaco  |    Wolfsburg
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       14
Off target           :           6        |       10
On target            :          12        |       4
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          11        |       10
Key Tackles          :           7        |       9
Key Passes           :          16        |       12
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Final Score          : Monaco 3 - 1 Wolfsburg
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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 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0   0
M_Olivera      DF   1  22  18  17  28 |  96   0   1   3   0   3   1   0   0   0  16  48  58
R_Burke        DF   1  22  17   9  28 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  34  19
J_Bednarek     DF   1  21  16  12  23 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  34  18  18
Pepe           DF   1  20  14  14  29 |  82   0   1   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  16  18  28
Arthur         MF   1   6  22  17  23 |  78   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  11
A_Diouf        MF   1   8  21  17  21 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  13   0
A_Basinas      MF   1  13  20   7  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
A_Ricchiuti    AM   1   7  20  16  20 |  96   0   0   4   1   3   0   1   0   0  -2  72  38
M_Sabitzer     AM   1   1  22  19  23 |  96   0   0   3   1   2   1   0   0   0   0  52  41
A_McGeady      FW   1   9  16  21  20 |  83   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  58
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 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Olatunji     FW   1   7  12  15  26 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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  26   1   1   1  22 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
J_Lascelles    DF   1  22  17   4  25 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  34   0
B_Diakite      DF   1  21  18  10  24 |  96   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  51  32   0
P_Zabaleta     DF   1  20  17  10  26 |  45   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  54   0  20
C_Jones        MF   1  13  22  19  25 |  96   0   1   2   1   2   0   1   0   0  23  38  18
I_Sarr         MF   1   8  22  20  24 |  66   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -12 -12  -4
M_Wieffer      MF   1  19  21   6  27 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  24  20
A_Knauff       MF   1   9  21  18  26 |  58   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
M_Guiu         FW   1   9  19  22  28 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30  12
Ronaldo        FW   1   4  17  22  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  26
D_Welbeck      FW   1   5  14  20  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  20  36
A_McGregor     GK  24   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Silvestre    DF   1  20  15   6  30 |  51   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0
Z_Diamond      DF   1  19  17  10  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Seedorf      MF   1  11  20  16  20 |  38   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  27   0   0
J_Njinmah      FW   1   2  10  15  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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