FFO EFL2, Union Berlin vs. Napoli (Fri Feb 13) Union Berlin | Napoli 5-2-1-2 L | 4-4-2 C Lee Clark | Peter Hayward | N_Pope GK | GK O_Vlachodimos N_Burdisso DF | DF A_Rrahmani M_Faye DF | DF C_C_Vickers W_Armitage DF | DF T_Bramble A_Theate DF | DF C_Natali D_Leite DF | MF M_van_Bommel Zubimendi MF | MF D_Ozoh A_Kral MF | MF Ederson P_Canales AM | MF A_Iniesta D_Fofana FW | FW E_Mafoumbi R_Keane FW | FW M_Zalayeta | H_J_Butt SUB | SUB G_Coudert P_Jaeckel SUB | SUB J_St_Juste E_Cambiasso SUB | SUB K_Toure A_Buzaky SUB | SUB A_Diouf K_L_Potter SUB | SUB R_Palladino Min. 1 :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin ... Union Berlin have changed their playing style to C Min. 1 :(nap) A_Iniesta is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to E_Mafoumbi ... E_Mafoumbi is clean through, he is one on one with N_Pope ... N_Pope charges out of his area ... N_Pope parries it Min. 12 :(uni) P_Canales 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! ... A great volley from P_Canales! ... O_Vlachodimos gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 14 :(nap) C_C_Vickers with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to M_van_Bommel ... M_van_Bommel rises above the defence to head the ball! ... N_Pope makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 21 :(uni) P_Canales sprints past A_Rrahmani ... A_Rrahmani with a nasty foul ... The Referee wants a word ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 24 :(nap) A_Iniesta is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to M_Zalayeta ... But A_Theate wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 27 :(uni) D_Leite wins possession ... He plays the ball across to R_Keane ... R_Keane with a graceful, looping effort! ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 28 :(nap) M_Zalayeta saunters past his marker ... D_Fofana with a bad challenge Min. 29 :(uni) P_Canales has time and space on the edge of the box ... C_C_Vickers slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 34 :(uni) Zubimendi hoofs it upfield to find D_Fofana ... The defender plays it back to O_Vlachodimos ... D_Fofana intercepts the back pass! ... He tries to dummy O_Vlachodimos ... O_Vlachodimos charges out of his area ... He's lobbed him!! ... It's hit the bar and gone over!! Min. 36 :(nap) Ederson kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... E_Mafoumbi gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... E_Mafoumbi with the punt towards goal! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 42 :(nap) A_Iniesta lobs it over D_Fofana ... A_Iniesta with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... N_Pope narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(uni) R_Keane rushes through the defence ... E_Mafoumbi slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... A_Theate floats the ball in! ... That's a poor one ... O_Vlachodimos catches it with ease Min. 45 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli ... COMING ON: R_Palladino ... COMING OFF: M_Zalayeta Min. 45 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli ... COMING ON: A_Diouf ... COMING OFF: A_Iniesta ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Union Berlin 0-0 Napoli Min. 51 :(uni) Zubimendi plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... P_Canales keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... P_Canales hits a curling shot! ... O_Vlachodimos just watches it float over the bar! Min. 55 :(nap) Ederson with a reverse pass to E_Mafoumbi ... D_Leite with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... Peter Hayward looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 60 :(nap) A_Diouf looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to R_Palladino ... R_Palladino aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 64 :(uni) Zubimendi feeds the ball through the middle ... A_Kral runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... Ederson takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 67 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin ... COMING ON: K_L_Potter ... COMING OFF: D_Fofana Min. 67 :(uni) R_Keane with a 50-yard pass to M_Faye ... C_C_Vickers with the block Min. 67 :(nap) A_Diouf gets lucky and beats Zubimendi ... Now with the centre to C_C_Vickers ... C_C_Vickers tries to beat N_Pope from outside the area! ... N_Pope parries it ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... D_Ozoh swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... N_Pope comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... A_Rrahmani gets to it! ... N_Pope tips it round the post ... Good save ... CORNER! ... Ederson hits it towards the far post! ... A_Theate wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 70 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin ... COMING ON: A_Buzaky ... COMING OFF: P_Canales Min. 70 :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin ... A_Kral will now play as a AM Min. 71 :(uni) Zubimendi with a slick pass to K_L_Potter ... A cheeky lob from K_L_Potter! ... GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! ... He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration! ... But it's been ruled out! ... The ref seen a foul ... Angry players surround the ref! ... But he just waves them away! Min. 77 :(nap) M_van_Bommel 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! ... R_Palladino receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... R_Keane with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 79 :(nap) D_Ozoh gets to the byline and finds E_Mafoumbi with a beautiful cross ... E_Mafoumbi with the crafty shot! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 83 :(uni) Zubimendi with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... C_C_Vickers gets to the ball first Min. 84 :(uni) R_Keane could get a shot on goal here ... R_Keane has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... But it goes wide Min. 85 :(uni) A_Kral squares it to R_Keane ... R_Keane with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... O_Vlachodimos saves, but he can't keep hold of it ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Buzaky crosses it in! ... D_Leite gets a shot in ... O_Vlachodimos makes a difficult save Min. 86 :(uni) D_Leite breaks free from D_Ozoh ... A_Rrahmani with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. ... That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! ... The Referee warns him Min. 87 :(uni) K_L_Potter fires over a low cross to Zubimendi ... Zubimendi attempts to nutmeg O_Vlachodimos! ... But O_Vlachodimos comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 87 :(nap) E_Mafoumbi sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... M_Faye wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(nap) R_Palladino pushes it past the defender ... M_Faye with an over the top challenge ... FREE KICK! ... It's within shooting distance! ... D_Ozoh knocks it forward ... M_van_Bommel gets on the end of it ... Excellent sliding challenge from D_Leite Min. 92 :(uni) R_Keane slips past C_Natali ... C_Natali recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadion Alten Forsterei ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Union Berlin Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Leite Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Napoli Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_C_Vickers (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Rrahmani (21) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Union Berlin | Napoli Attempts on Goal : 9 | 8 Off target : 5 | 3 On target : 4 | 5 Possession : 43 | 57 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 6 | 7 Key Tackles : 4 | 6 Key Passes : 8 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Union Berlin 0 - 0 Napoli ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Union Berlin Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N_Pope GK 26 1 1 1 25 | 94 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 0 N_Burdisso DF 1 21 16 12 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Faye DF 1 21 18 15 30 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 W_Armitage DF 1 22 16 14 26 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Theate DF 1 21 17 7 25 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 0 D_Leite DF 1 20 16 9 27 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 18 21 Zubimendi MF 1 16 22 8 28 | 94 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 22 A_Kral AM 1 15 21 11 23 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 P_Canales AM 1 8 21 18 26 | 72 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 D_Fofana FW 1 9 15 23 26 | 69 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 R_Keane FW 1 6 15 21 22 | 94 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19 23 H_J_Butt GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Jaeckel DF 1 15 12 6 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Cambiasso DM 1 13 21 4 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Buzaky AM 1 4 20 14 25 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_L_Potter FW 1 2 14 20 31 | 25 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 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 28 1 1 1 26 | 94 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 A_Rrahmani DF 1 24 19 5 30 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 23 C_C_Vickers DF 1 24 16 12 25 | 94 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 42 18 18 T_Bramble DF 1 20 16 7 21 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Natali DF 1 20 14 12 31 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 M_van_Bommel MF 1 14 22 11 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 D_Ozoh MF 1 13 22 15 22 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 Ederson MF 1 17 21 13 31 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 26 0 A_Iniesta MF 1 16 21 15 26 | 45 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 15 E_Mafoumbi FW 1 8 16 21 20 | 94 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 30 0 23 M_Zalayeta FW 1 5 16 20 21 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 17 13 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Toure DF 1 19 14 9 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Diouf MF 1 14 21 9 26 | 49 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 R_Palladino FW 1 10 14 20 26 | 49 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1771013633 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40