FFO EFL CUP, Napoli vs. Real Sociedad (Wed Jan 14)


                               Napoli  |  Real Sociedad
                            4-2-3-1 C  |  4-1-2-1-2 E
                        Peter Hayward  |  Todd Fortune Caretaker
                                       |
                     O_Vlachodimos GK  |  GK Kepa
                        A_Rrahmani DF  |  DF J_Okore
                       C_C_Vickers DF  |  DF D_Furlong
                         T_Bramble DF  |  DF M_Hermoso
                          C_Natali DF  |  DF K_Tsimikas
                           Ederson DM  |  DM L_Shaw
                         A_Iniesta DM  |  MF J_Weigl
                            D_Ozoh MF  |  MF B_Kamara
                           M_Cunha MF  |  AM M_Gruger
                      I_De_la_Pena MF  |  FW R_Pepi
                        E_Mafoumbi FW  |  FW P_Goncalves
                                       |
                         G_Coudert SUB |  SUB J_Lehmann
                        J_St_Juste SUB |  SUB S_Vrsaljko
                           A_Diouf SUB |  SUB Y_Nakayama
                      M_van_Bommel SUB |  SUB Y_Bissouma
                        M_Zalayeta SUB |  SUB F_Navarro




Min. 7  :(nap) Ederson with a smart pass to M_Cunha 
          ...  L_Shaw dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 7  :(soc) J_Weigl holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to M_Hermoso 
          ...  A_Iniesta cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 12 :(soc) J_Weigl beats Ederson 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  J_Weigl with a terrific drive! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos manages to turn it behind 
Min. 14 :(soc) M_Hermoso wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Okore 
          ...  J_Okore with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 16 :(nap) D_Ozoh plays it forward to C_Natali 
          ...  C_Natali has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But Kepa punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 18 :(soc) J_Okore is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to P_Goncalves 
          ...  A_Iniesta tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by R_Pepi 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for O_Vlachodimos, who catches the ball 
Min. 19 :(nap) C_C_Vickers could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  K_Tsimikas takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 20 :(nap) D_Ozoh retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  Ederson gets on the end of it 
          ...  Ederson aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 21 :(soc) R_Pepi takes advantage of a mistake by A_Iniesta 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  R_Pepi unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  But O_Vlachodimos makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 23 :(nap) I_De_la_Pena with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past M_Hermoso 
          ...  He knocks it to Ederson! 
          ...  Ederson bears down on goal! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  Kepa looks relieved there! 
Min. 24 :(nap) A_Iniesta comes to collect the ball 
          ...  Great turn!! 
          ...  Superb play 
          ...  A_Iniesta hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 27 :(nap) C_C_Vickers squares up to his marker 
          ...  He spits at M_Hermoso 
          ...  Right in his face! 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Peter Hayward looks relieved 
Min. 27 :(soc) P_Goncalves get's past Ederson 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  P_Goncalves with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos catches it with style! 
Min. 29 :(soc) B_Kamara plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  Ederson fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 32 :(soc) R_Pepi with a precise pass to J_Weigl 
          ...  J_Weigl goes for the top corner! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos was beaten there! 
Min. 35 :(soc) B_Kamara with the cross-field pass to K_Tsimikas 
          ...  A cracking drive from K_Tsimikas! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Gruger plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  J_Okore with the header 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos tips it over !! 
          ...  Great keeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Goncalves flights it in! 
          ...  Great catch from O_Vlachodimos! 
Min. 40 :(soc) D_Furlong hoofs it upfield to find R_Pepi 
          ...  R_Pepi with the overhead! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had O_Vlachodimos beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Weigl plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  B_Kamara with the shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Okore lofts the ball in! 
          ...  P_Goncalves loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos with a superb tip around the post 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Weigl with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of O_Vlachodimos 
          ...  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. 41 :(nap) A_Iniesta looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to C_Natali 
          ...  C_Natali plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  Kepa collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 41 :(soc) M_Gruger takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Ederson cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 41 :(nap) M_Cunha flicks it over L_Shaw and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  R_Pepi with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
Min. 42 :(soc) M_Gruger hoofs it upfield to find P_Goncalves 
          ...  P_Goncalves chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 46 :(nap) T_Bramble plays it forward to E_Mafoumbi 
          ...  J_Okore is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 47 :(soc) B_Kamara with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  I_De_la_Pena reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Napoli 0-0 Real Sociedad

Min. 48 :(nap) I_De_la_Pena turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  I_De_la_Pena with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  M_Cunha flights it in! 
          ...  It comes to C_C_Vickers 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 51 :(soc) P_Goncalves nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  Cleared by A_Rrahmani 
Min. 52 :(nap) A_Rrahmani plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  C_Natali keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  K_Tsimikas with the block 
Min. 52 :(nap) C_C_Vickers 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! 
          ...  B_Kamara with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick 
          ...  E_Mafoumbi smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot 
          ...  Kepa makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 55 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli 
          ...  COMING ON: M_van_Bommel 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Ozoh 
Min. 56 :(nap) M_van_Bommel with a probing through ball M_Cunha 
          ...  M_Cunha attempts to nutmeg Kepa! 
          ...  But Kepa makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 60 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Zalayeta 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Mafoumbi 
Min. 65 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli 
          ...  COMING ON: J_St_Juste 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_C_Vickers 
Min. 65 :(nap) Ederson lays the ball back to M_Zalayeta 
          ...  M_Zalayeta hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  Kepa is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 65 :(soc) J_Okore brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on A_Rrahmani 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Gruger! 
          ...  A delicate chip from M_Gruger! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 67 :(soc) J_Okore 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! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  J_Okore aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 74 :(nap) Ederson lobs it over the defender 
          ...  K_Tsimikas with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that might be a tad harsh 
Min. 76 :(nap) I_De_la_Pena takes possession 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Hermoso 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 77 :(soc) M_Hermoso knocks the ball past the defender 
          ...  M_Hermoso with the side footed shot! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 
Min. 78 :(nap) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  Ederson is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by B_Kamara! 
          ...  Ederson attempts a chip! 
          ...  Kepa with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 80 :(soc) P_Goncalves plays a great one-two 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  P_Goncalves with the chance! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Real Sociedad fans go wild! 
          ...  Have Real Sociedad stolen the win late on with that goal? 
          ...  Napoli 0-1 Real Sociedad ...
Min. 81 :(nap) Tactical Change by Napoli 
          ...  Napoli have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 83 :(soc) R_Pepi looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Okore 
          ...  J_Okore with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(nap) I_De_la_Pena lays the ball back to C_Natali 
          ...  C_Natali hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  But Kepa makes an easy save 
Min. 89 :(soc) K_Tsimikas with a probing pass to P_Goncalves 
          ...  T_Bramble with a nasty foul 
Min. 90 :(nap) M_Zalayeta knocks it past L_Shaw and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  M_Zalayeta sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  Kepa makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 90 :(soc) D_Furlong looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to P_Goncalves 
          ...  P_Goncalves sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  O_Vlachodimos with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
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Napoli Match Info
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Best player          : Ederson
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Real Sociedad Match Info
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Best player          : P_Goncalves (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Goncalves (80)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : , J_Okore (46)K_Tsimikas (74)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                  Napoli  |    Real Sociedad
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       17
Off target           :           6        |       8
On target            :           7        |       9
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           1        |       6
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           9        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       4
Key Passes           :          10        |       10
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Final Score          : Napoli 0 - 1 Real Sociedad
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Player Statistics - Napoli
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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O_Vlachodimos  GK  27   1   1   1  26 |  95  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  89   0   0   0
A_Rrahmani     DF   1  23  18   5  30 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  18   0
C_C_Vickers    DF   1  23  16  12  25 |  68   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
T_Bramble      DF   1  20  16   7  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
C_Natali       DF   1  20  14  12  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  60
Ederson        DM   1  17  21  12  31 |  95   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  23  30  56
A_Iniesta      DM   1  16  21  15  26 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  48  15  15
D_Ozoh         MF   1  13  22  15  22 |  58   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
M_Cunha        MF   1   2  21  19  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
I_De_la_Pena   MF   1   9  21  19  24 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  31  30  11
E_Mafoumbi     FW   1   8  16  20  20 |  63   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
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  16  13  29 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Diouf        MF   1  14  20   9  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_van_Bommel   AM   1  14  21  11  24 |  37   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
M_Zalayeta     FW   1   5  16  20  21 |  32   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22

Player Statistics - Real Sociedad
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Kepa           GK  28   1   1   1  20 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  68   0   0   0
J_Okore        DF   1  23  16  14  23 |  95   0   0   2   0   4   0   1   0   0  15  38  68
D_Furlong      DF   1  22  16   8  25 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
M_Hermoso      DF   1  23  18   5  24 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  18  25
K_Tsimikas     DF   1  22  16  11  31 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  34  -2  17
L_Shaw         DM   1  21  19  14  28 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
J_Weigl        MF   1  15  23   9  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13  44
B_Kamara       MF   1  17  22  15  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  15
M_Gruger       AM   1  16  21  15  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  15
R_Pepi         FW   1   3  14  22  30 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  44  18
P_Goncalves    FW   1   3  16  24  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  54
J_Lehmann      GK  24   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Vrsaljko     DF   1  21  18  14  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Nakayama     DF   1  17  14   8  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Bissouma     MF   1  16  22  13  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Navarro      FW   1   9  16  21  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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