FFO EFL2, Sevilla vs. Athletic Bilbao (Mon Jan 19) Sevilla | Athletic Bilbao 5-2-0-2-1 C | 5-1-1-3 C Steve Talbot Caretaker | Neil Kirby Caretaker | S_Lammens GK | GK L_Maximiano J_Defoe FW | DF I_Zubeldia N_Nkounkou DF | DF M_Skrtel A_Coda DF | DF R_Ferdinand K_Fisher DF | DF M_Materazzi G_Caldwell DF | DF J_Louis-Jean L_Remy AM | MF R_Gravenberch K_Boulahrouz DF | FW J_Stansfield M_Cech DM | AM J_Brandt H_Cartwright DM | FW A_Y_Bonny Yakubu AM | FW A_Emakhu | F_Marchetti SUB | SUB S_Roman T_Akimoto SUB | SUB I_Monreal J_Areso SUB | SUB Gorasabel W_Taibi SUB | SUB A_Olabarrieta M_Pellegrino SUB | SUB A_Sola Min. 1 :(sev) Tactical Change by Sevilla ... Sevilla have changed their playing style to A Min. 1 :(sev) Tactical Change by Sevilla ... L_Remy will now play as a FW Min. 1 :(sev) Tactical Change by Sevilla ... Yakubu will now play as a FW Min. 1 :(sev) The ball is passed in from A_Coda, he finds Yakubu ... A wicked drive by Yakubu! ... L_Maximiano with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 4 :(bil) R_Gravenberch races into the box ... He sees A_Y_Bonny lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... A_Y_Bonny hits the ball first time! ... But S_Lammens reaches the ball. Good save Min. 5 :(sev) H_Cartwright turns nicely onto the ball ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... I_Zubeldia hits it out for a throw Min. 5 :(bil) A_Y_Bonny with electric pace ... He eases past J_Defoe ... M_Cech with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee lectures him Min. 8 :(bil) I_Zubeldia takes advantage of a mistake by K_Fisher ... He knocks the ball to J_Brandt! ... J_Brandt beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... He just has to beat the keeper ... He rounds S_Lammens ... He taps it towards the goal! ... K_Boulahrouz clears it in the nick of time! Min. 9 :(sev) Yakubu with a burst of pace ... The ball hits M_Skrtel in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 9 :(bil) I_Zubeldia sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to A_Emakhu ... K_Fisher forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... J_Brandt flights it in! ... The ball finds its way to I_Zubeldia ... He gets the shot away ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 13 :(sev) L_Remy sidesteps M_Skrtel ... He was too quick for his marker ... L_Remy with a stunning strike! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 14 :(bil) J_Brandt with the first time flick to A_Y_Bonny ... A_Y_Bonny with the 40 yard drive! ... S_Lammens with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 16 :(sev) Yakubu takes possession ... J_Brandt stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 18 :(bil) J_Brandt takes advantage of a mistake by L_Remy ... He knocks the ball to A_Y_Bonny! ... A_Coda stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK ... M_Skrtel swings it in ... I_Zubeldia gets on the end of it ... I_Zubeldia has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... I_Zubeldia with an inswinging corner into the box ... J_Brandt makes a firm connection with his head ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 19 :(sev) L_Remy takes advantage of a mistake by M_Materazzi ... Can he make them pay? ... L_Remy with his head down lets it go! ... L_Maximiano blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 19 :(bil) A_Emakhu runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... But N_Nkounkou puts the ball out of play Min. 23 :(sev) L_Remy plays a great one-two ... He runs towards goal now ... M_Materazzi with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 30 :(bil) R_Gravenberch moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to J_Brandt ... J_Brandt must beat S_Lammens! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... J_Stansfield swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... It goes straight into the arms of S_Lammens Min. 33 :(bil) I_Zubeldia beats N_Nkounkou ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... I_Zubeldia throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... But S_Lammens punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 35 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao ... Athletic Bilbao have changed their playing style to P Min. 36 :(sev) G_Caldwell with a penetrating pass to N_Nkounkou ... N_Nkounkou with the header! ... L_Maximiano gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 37 :(bil) S_Lammens miskicks! ... A_Emakhu takes control of the ball! ... N_Nkounkou reads the play well Min. 40 :(sev) Yakubu steps over the ball ... He nutmegs R_Gravenberch ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... A cheeky lob from Yakubu! ... But L_Maximiano punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 40 :(bil) A_Y_Bonny plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... A_Y_Bonny hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... But S_Lammens comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 42 :(bil) J_Louis-Jean spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to M_Materazzi! ... But M_Cech comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(bil) J_Brandt brings the ball into the opposing area ... J_Stansfield makes himself available ... J_Stansfield tries to lob the keeper! ... S_Lammens is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... GOAL!! ... Great strike! ... Athletic Bilbao have snatched the lead! ... Sevilla 0-1 Athletic Bilbao ... Min. 45 :(sev) Tactical Change by Sevilla ... N_Nkounkou will now play as a MF Min. 45 :(sev) Tactical Change by Sevilla ... H_Cartwright will now play as a MF Min. 45 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao ... R_Gravenberch will now play as a DM Min. 46 :(bil) J_Brandt volleys it forward. He finds J_Stansfield ... Blocked by L_Remy Min. 47 :(sev) G_Caldwell takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... I_Zubeldia with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! Min. 49 :(bil) I_Zubeldia looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to J_Brandt ... Launched towards the top corner by J_Brandt! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... S_Lammens never had a chance! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sevilla 0-1 Athletic Bilbao Min. 48 :(bil) J_Brandt moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to A_Emakhu ... A_Coda slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 50 :(sev) Substitution by Sevilla ... COMING ON: W_Taibi ... COMING OFF: M_Cech Min. 50 :(sev) N_Nkounkou curls the ball out wide to J_Defoe ... What a shot from J_Defoe! ... It could go anywhere ... L_Maximiano gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... GOAL!! ... Sevilla have squared things up with that goal! ... Sevilla 1-1 Athletic Bilbao ... Min. 51 :(sev) Tactical Change by Sevilla ... N_Nkounkou will now play as a DF Min. 51 :(sev) Tactical Change by Sevilla ... H_Cartwright will now play as a DM Min. 51 :(bil) J_Stansfield knocks the ball past G_Caldwell ... L_Remy dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 52 :(bil) The defender slips up! ... A_Emakhu is through! ... An audacious effort from A_Emakhu! ... But S_Lammens is equal to it Min. 55 :(bil) R_Ferdinand lays the ball back to J_Brandt ... A_Coda wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 56 :(bil) R_Gravenberch get's past A_Coda ... He's gonna worry them again ... L_Remy takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 58 :(sev) L_Remy steps over the ball ... He nutmegs the defender ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... R_Gravenberch slices it ... L_Maximiano moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... K_Boulahrouz crosses it in! ... L_Maximiano easily claims the ball! Min. 60 :(sev) H_Cartwright with a flashy move ... But J_Louis-Jean barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 61 :(sev) Substitution by Sevilla ... COMING ON: J_Areso ... COMING OFF: G_Caldwell Min. 63 :(sev) N_Nkounkou gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to L_Remy ... L_Remy attempts to drive it home! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 65 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao ... Athletic Bilbao have changed their playing style to A Min. 68 :(sev) L_Remy finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled I_Zubeldia ... J_Louis-Jean gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 70 :(bil) J_Brandt holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to J_Louis-Jean ... J_Louis-Jean with the shot on net! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 71 :(bil) R_Gravenberch crosses to J_Brandt ... A_Coda bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 72 :(bil) The ball goes loose! ... A_Emakhu gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... A_Emakhu with the shot on net! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 75 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: I_Monreal ... COMING OFF: R_Ferdinand Min. 76 :(bil) J_Brandt lobs it over the defender ... J_Areso intercepts the pass Min. 77 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: A_Olabarrieta ... COMING OFF: R_Gravenberch Min. 80 :(sev) Substitution by Sevilla ... COMING ON: M_Pellegrino ... COMING OFF: K_Boulahrouz Min. 81 :(bil) A_Emakhu beats H_Cartwright ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... A_Emakhu carves a shot towards goal! ... S_Lammens makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 82 :(sev) M_Pellegrino moves forward ... But A_Olabarrieta sweeps up the threat Min. 83 :(sev) L_Remy beats I_Monreal ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... But J_Stansfield sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 83 :(bil) J_Louis-Jean cuts inside J_Areso ... He worked that well ... He puts in A_Y_Bonny! ... K_Fisher does well to intercept the ball Min. 85 :(sev) Yakubu with a real burst of pace ... He leaves the defender behind ... But M_Materazzi sweeps up the threat Min. 86 :(sev) N_Nkounkou jinks past M_Skrtel ... N_Nkounkou could have let it bounce! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 87 :(bil) M_Skrtel is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to J_Brandt ... J_Brandt hits the ball first time! ... He watches the ball, half volleys it sweetly! ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... The subs are on the pitch taking pictures of the celebrations on their smartphones! ... They're tinkering with the filters ... The goalscoring hero will be IG famous after that goal! ... Athletic Bilbao have surely won this game now! ... Sevilla 1-2 Athletic Bilbao ... Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(sev) Tactical Change by Sevilla ... N_Nkounkou will now play as a MF Min. 88 :(sev) Tactical Change by Sevilla ... H_Cartwright will now play as a MF Min. 88 :(bil) I_Zubeldia dribbles it into the box ... What a shot from I_Zubeldia! ... It could go anywhere ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 90 :(bil) A_Y_Bonny beats H_Cartwright ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... A_Y_Bonny with a little chip! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 91 :(sev) H_Cartwright runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to Yakubu ... Yakubu tries to beat L_Maximiano! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into L_Maximiano's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sevilla Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Nkounkou Scorers : J_Defoe (50) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Coda (18) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Athletic Bilbao Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Brandt (Man of the Match) Scorers : , J_Stansfield (44)J_Brandt (87) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sevilla | Athletic Bilbao Attempts on Goal : 9 | 18 Off target : 5 | 9 On target : 4 | 9 Possession : 40 | 60 Corners : 1 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 10 | 10 Key Tackles : 12 | 9 Key Passes : 5 | 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sevilla 1 - 2 Athletic Bilbao ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Sevilla Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Lammens GK 27 1 1 1 26 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 J_Defoe FW 1 10 17 21 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 N_Nkounkou MF 1 20 16 14 29 | 95 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 36 58 28 A_Coda DF 1 20 17 4 22 | 95 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 52 15 -2 K_Fisher DF 1 20 15 3 30 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 G_Caldwell DF 1 19 15 4 27 | 65 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 L_Remy FW 1 8 17 20 20 | 95 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 90 0 26 K_Boulahrouz DF 1 19 13 7 24 | 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Cech DM 1 18 16 10 25 | 54 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 H_Cartwright MF 1 17 20 13 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 Yakubu FW 1 11 15 20 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 F_Marchetti GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Akimoto DF 1 17 14 10 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Areso DF 1 15 13 2 22 | 30 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 W_Taibi MF 1 3 17 13 25 | 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Pellegrino FW 1 7 13 16 28 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 I_Zubeldia DF 1 22 18 14 30 | 95 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 16 48 58 M_Skrtel DF 1 21 14 7 25 | 95 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 44 0 R_Ferdinand DF 1 20 17 3 28 | 79 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 M_Materazzi DF 1 20 16 5 21 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 J_Louis-Jean DF 1 20 16 9 24 | 95 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 36 36 19 R_Gravenberch DM 1 19 22 9 23 | 81 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 36 0 J_Stansfield FW 1 6 17 22 22 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 32 0 24 J_Brandt AM 1 6 23 22 26 | 95 0 1 6 1 5 1 0 0 0 32 81 50 A_Y_Bonny FW 1 7 20 22 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 A_Emakhu FW 1 6 16 23 30 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 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 | 16 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 A_Olabarrieta MF 1 8 20 18 21 | 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 A_Sola FW 1 3 13 15 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1768842524 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40