FFO EFL CUP, Atalanta vs. Monaco (Wed Jan 14)


                             Atalanta  |  Monaco
                              5-3-2 C  |  4-3-2-1 P
                           James Howl  |  Mike Bridge Caretaker
                                       |
                           M_Perin GK  |  GK A_Ramsdale
                           P_Dorgu DF  |  DF M_Olivera
                     A_V_den_Borre DF  |  DF R_Burke
                         J_Berthod DF  |  DF J_Bednarek
                          A_Hinkel DF  |  DF Pepe
                     L_Klostermann DF  |  MF Arthur
                          E_Hazard MF  |  MF A_Diouf
                         H_Sudakov MF  |  MF A_Basinas
                       D_W_Pillips MF  |  AM A_Ricchiuti
                     Saint_Maximin FW  |  AM M_Sabitzer
                           C_Tevez FW  |  FW A_McGeady
                                       |
                           J_Butez SUB |  SUB N_Ratti
                        G_Scalvini SUB |  SUB D_Batubinsika
                         I_Afellay SUB |  SUB F_Bilbija
                          K_Lukoki SUB |  SUB J_Leko
                           M_Beier SUB |  SUB V_Olatunji




Min. 1  :(atl) H_Sudakov is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to C_Tevez 
          ...  C_Tevez with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 3  :(atl) A_V_den_Borre with a 50-yard pass to E_Hazard 
          ...  Driven towards goal by E_Hazard! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Fantastic finish! 
          ...  You wouldn't have saved that with two keepers! 
          ...  Mike Bridge Caretaker is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Atalanta 1-0 Monaco ...
Min. 4  :(mon) A_Ricchiuti gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to R_Burke 
          ...  R_Burke with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  M_Perin won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 5  :(atl) H_Sudakov spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to A_V_den_Borre! 
          ...  R_Burke with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 6  :(mon) M_Sabitzer can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to A_Basinas 
          ...  A_Basinas throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 9  :(atl) P_Dorgu is first to the loose ball 
          ...  The ball hits M_Olivera in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 9  :(mon) A_Ricchiuti retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  A_McGeady gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_McGeady attempts to nutmeg M_Perin! 
          ...  M_Perin narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 10 :(atl) C_Tevez with the cross-field pass to A_Hinkel 
          ...  A_Hinkel sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 11 :(mon) A_Ricchiuti sidesteps L_Klostermann 
          ...  A_Ricchiuti hits a curling shot! 
          ...  M_Perin makes a good save 
Min. 14 :(mon) M_Sabitzer cuts inside A_V_den_Borre 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in M_Olivera! 
          ...  But J_Berthod slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 16 :(atl) A_V_den_Borre takes advantage of a mistake by R_Burke 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to C_Tevez! 
          ...  C_Tevez tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Sudakov hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  A_V_den_Borre swings a leg at it! 
          ...  But A_Ramsdale with the difficult save 
Min. 17 :(mon) Arthur is in some pain 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  He looks like he will continue 
Min. 18 :(atl) Saint_Maximin knocks it past R_Burke and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Saint_Maximin unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale never had a chance! 
Min. 19 :(mon) M_Olivera runs forward 
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for goal in mind! 
          ...  A_V_den_Borre gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Basinas curls it into the box! 
          ...  Arthur with the header 
          ...  M_Perin saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 20 :(atl) D_W_Pillips has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Saint_Maximin gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Saint_Maximin attempts the shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by A_Hinkel 
          ...  L_Klostermann makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was unfortunate 
          ...  Atalanta 2-0 Monaco ...
Min. 21 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco 
          ...  Monaco have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 21 :(mon) A_Basinas takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  A_Basinas hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  M_Perin parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 22 :(mon) A_Basinas has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  A_Ricchiuti collects the loose ball! 
          ...  D_W_Pillips is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 22 :(mon) M_Olivera has it now 
          ...  He takes on A_V_den_Borre 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in J_Bednarek! 
          ...  J_Bednarek with the side footed shot! 
          ...  M_Perin with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 23 :(atl) P_Dorgu with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Tevez 
          ...  C_Tevez belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 24 :(atl) A_V_den_Borre curls the ball out wide to J_Berthod 
          ...  But A_McGeady wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 24 :(mon) Arthur finds himself in acres of space 
          ...  Arthur hits a curling shot! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Pepe swings it in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of M_Perin 
          ...  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. 30 :(atl) L_Klostermann puts in Saint_Maximin 
          ...  Pepe slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 30 :(mon) J_Bednarek with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  J_Bednarek with a thundering volley! 
          ...  M_Perin dives towards his top let hand corner 
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal 
          ...  Super Stop! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Ricchiuti dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  M_Perin catches it! 
Min. 36 :(atl) C_Tevez sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  C_Tevez with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 
Min. 36 :(mon) M_Olivera floats the ball in to find A_McGeady 
          ...  A_McGeady fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air 
          ...  The defenders out leap the attackers 
          ...  The ball is away and clear from the danger area 
Min. 37 :(atl) A_Hinkel hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  C_Tevez collects the loose ball! 
          ...  Pepe takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 39 :(mon) Pepe flights the ball to A_McGeady 
          ...  A_McGeady curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  M_Perin gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Diouf floats the ball in! 
          ...  J_Berthod wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 42 :(atl) L_Klostermann lays the ball back to Saint_Maximin 
          ...  Saint_Maximin is miles offside! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  A_Ramsdale tries to close down the angle 
          ...  A_Ramsdale charges out of his area 
          ...  He's lobbed him!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  But it's been disallowed! There was a foul in the move 
          ...  That looked like a harsh decision. 
          ...  Why not check VAR? 
Min. 42 :(mon) M_Sabitzer breaks free from his marker 
          ...  P_Dorgu is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 44 :(mon) A_Diouf spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to Pepe! 
          ...  L_Klostermann with an awful challenge 
Min. 45 :(atl) Substitution by Atalanta 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Lukoki 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_W_Pillips 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Atalanta 2-0 Monaco

Min. 46 :(atl) K_Lukoki with the heel pass to C_Tevez 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by C_Tevez! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 46 :(mon) A_Basinas bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Arthur 
          ...  J_Berthod stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a rash challenge!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup 
          ...  Pepe knocks it forward 
          ...  A_McGeady gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_McGeady with a blistering shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through M_Perin's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 47 :(mon) M_Olivera holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Sabitzer 
          ...  M_Sabitzer tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  M_Perin with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 49 :(atl) J_Berthod unselfishly lays the ball back to E_Hazard 
          ...  E_Hazard with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 52 :(mon) A_McGeady takes advantage of a mistake by A_Hinkel 
          ...  He crosses to Arthur 
          ...  P_Dorgu makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 60 :(atl) Substitution by Atalanta 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Scalvini 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Klostermann 
Min. 60 :(atl) Substitution by Atalanta 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Beier 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Tevez 
Min. 63 :(atl) J_Berthod breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Ramsdale! 
          ...  A_Ricchiuti brings him down! 
          ...  The Referee consults his linesman 
          ...  Now he calls the player over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red really 
          ...  That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! 
Min. 68 :(mon) A_McGeady gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to R_Burke 
          ...  J_Berthod with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
Min. 69 :(atl) M_Beier slides it through the middle to Saint_Maximin 
          ...  Saint_Maximin rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Berthod plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Ramsdale 
          ...  Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 74 :(atl) J_Berthod has picked up a knock 
          ...  He's going to play through the pain barrier 
Min. 75 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Leko 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Diouf 
Min. 76 :(mon) J_Bednarek dribbles it into the box 
          ...  A_Hinkel wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 78 :(atl) J_Berthod with a probing through ball Saint_Maximin 
          ...  Saint_Maximin tries to beat A_Ramsdale from outside the area! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 79 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Batubinsika 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Bednarek 
Min. 79 :(mon) Pepe slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! 
          ...  P_Dorgu with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee marches over with gusto! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He can't complain about that 
          ...  He's had too many warnings 
Min. 79 :(mon) M_Olivera looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Arthur 
          ...  P_Dorgu beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 80 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco 
          ...  COMING ON: V_Olatunji 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_McGeady 
Min. 83 :(atl) K_Lukoki rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to M_Beier 
          ...  M_Beier strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 85 :(atl) E_Hazard jumps over R_Burke's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  R_Burke is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  James Howl looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 
Min. 86 :(atl) M_Beier with the first time flick to K_Lukoki 
          ...  Pepe brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 86 :(mon) V_Olatunji runs at K_Lukoki 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  But E_Hazard wins the ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(mon) A_Ricchiuti barges G_Scalvini off the ball 
          ...  P_Dorgu is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  He has already been booked also! 
          ...  The Referee shows him his second yellow!! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 89 :(mon) A defence splitting pass from Arthur to Pepe 
          ...  Pepe drives it towards goal! 
          ...  M_Perin with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Gewiss Stadium
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Atalanta Match Info
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Best player          : A_V_den_Borre (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Hazard (3), L_Klostermann (20)
Sent Off             : P_Dorgu (88)
Booked               : J_Berthod (46)
Injured              : N/A
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Monaco Match Info
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Best player          : A_McGeady
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : , Pepe (37), A_Ricchiuti (63)R_Burke (85)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Atalanta  |    Monaco
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       14
Off target           :          10        |       5
On target            :           6        |       9
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           3        |       4
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       6
Key Tackles          :           7        |       5
Key Passes           :          17        |       14
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Final Score          : Atalanta 2 - 0 Monaco
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Player Statistics - Atalanta
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Perin        GK  27   1   1   1  21 |  92  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 112   0   0   0
P_Dorgu        DF   1  21  19   4  23 |  89   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   1   0  45   5 -12
A_V_den_Borre  DF   1  20  16   7  24 |  92   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  84  25
J_Berthod      DF   1  20  17   8  29 |  92   0   2   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  36  -2
A_Hinkel       DF   1  20  16   8  22 |  92   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  44  22
L_Klostermann  DF   1  22  20  17  26 |  61   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  32  38
E_Hazard       MF   1  11  20  18  26 |  92   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  29   0  48
H_Sudakov      MF   1  16  22  16  30 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
D_W_Pillips    MF   1   5  15  13  30 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0
Saint_Maximin  FW   1   5  19  24  28 |  92   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  32
C_Tevez        FW   1   9  16  20  29 |  61   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  20  52
J_Butez        GK  25   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Scalvini     DF   1  22  16  12  25 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Afellay      MF   1   5  20  18  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Lukoki       MF   1  16  21   7  29 |  47   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Beier        FW   1   9  18  21  27 |  31   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36  11

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 |  92   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
M_Olivera      DF   1  22  18  17  28 |  92   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  72   0
R_Burke        DF   1  22  17   9  28 |  92   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  16  -2  19
J_Bednarek     DF   1  21  16  12  23 |  80   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40
Pepe           DF   1  20  14  14  29 |  92   0   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  38  20  16
Arthur         MF   1   6  22  17  23 |  92   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  14  28
A_Diouf        MF   1   8  21  17  21 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Basinas      MF   1  13  20   7  24 |  92   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  32  48
A_Ricchiuti    AM   1   7  20  16  20 |  92   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  30  14
M_Sabitzer     AM   1   1  22  19  23 |  92   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  28  13
A_McGeady      FW   1   9  16  21  20 |  81   0   1   2   0   4   0   0   0   0  31  40  40
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 |  12   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 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Olatunji     FW   1   7  12  15  26 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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