FFO EFL CUP, PSV vs. Sporting Lisbon (Wed Mar 25)


                                  PSV  |  Sporting Lisbon
                              4-4-2 C  |  5-1-0-3-1 C
                       Harry Kleinjan  |  Sam Bradwell
                                       |
                       J_Griffiths GK  |  GK M_Di_Gregorio
                          M_Dawson DF  |  DF P_Kimpembe
                           B_Alves DF  |  DF J_Timber
                          M_Sverko DF  |  DF Fran_Garcia
                         B_Howedes DF  |  DF M_Zubimendi
                        Y_Kabadayi MF  |  DF D_McNamara
                        D_Biondini MF  |  DM D_Frattesi
                            R_Baro MF  |  AM L_Trossard
                        E_Anderson MF  |  AM P_Neto
                      D_Washington FW  |  AM A_Guler
                         G_Higuain FW  |  FW G_Guedes
                                       |
                        M_Landreau SUB |  SUB J_Drommel
                           L_Oppie SUB |  SUB B_Davies
                         R_Zalazar SUB |  SUB S_Feghouli
                            Michel SUB |  SUB A_Franco
                        S_Fletcher SUB |  SUB L_Suarez




Min. 4  :(psv) G_Higuain over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds B_Alves though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  P_Kimpembe clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 4  :(lis) L_Trossard spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to G_Guedes! 
          ...  G_Guedes tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Zubimendi curls it into the box! 
          ...  A_Guler loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  J_Griffiths parries it 
Min. 10 :(psv) Y_Kabadayi cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Higuain 
          ...  G_Higuain has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  M_Di_Gregorio makes a good save 
Min. 12 :(lis) M_Zubimendi has space to run with the ball 
          ...  M_Zubimendi attempts a low drive! 
          ...  J_Griffiths parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  But it's been ruled out! 
          ...  The linesman raised his flag 
Min. 14 :(psv) B_Alves beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  B_Alves cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  But M_Di_Gregorio comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 15 :(lis) L_Trossard holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Guler 
          ...  A_Guler looks to see where J_Griffiths is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was unstoppable! 
          ...  Sporting Lisbon have taken the lead! 
          ...  PSV 0-1 Sporting Lisbon ...
Min. 17 :(lis) D_Frattesi runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to G_Guedes 
          ...  B_Alves slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 19 :(lis) A_Guler is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to L_Trossard 
          ...  L_Trossard with the overhead! 
          ...  J_Griffiths gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Timber swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  J_Griffiths catches it with ease 
Min. 20 :(psv) R_Baro with an early cross to D_Washington 
          ...  Cleared by M_Zubimendi 
Min. 22 :(lis) L_Trossard looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to G_Guedes 
          ...  G_Guedes with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  Saved by J_Griffiths 
Min. 23 :(psv) R_Baro is clutching his leg! 
          ...  This doesn't look good 
          ...  I think Harry Kleinjan is going to take him off 
Min. 23 :(psv) Substitution by PSV 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Zalazar 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Baro 
Min. 24 :(psv) G_Higuain holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees D_Washington in space! 
          ...  P_Kimpembe brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 26 :(lis) P_Neto takes advantage of a bad back pass from D_Washington 
          ...  M_Dawson is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
Min. 27 :(psv) E_Anderson 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! 
          ...  M_Zubimendi is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
          ...  The Referee writes his name in his little black book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 33 :(lis) P_Neto beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  M_Sverko gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 34 :(psv) G_Higuain takes advantage of a mistake by P_Neto 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  D_McNamara brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 35 :(psv) D_Washington takes on J_Timber 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  M_Zubimendi reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 41 :(psv) E_Anderson beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" waves The Referee 
          ...  Well intercepted by D_Frattesi 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 46 :(psv) Tactical Change by PSV 
          ...  PSV have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 46 :(psv) Tactical Change by PSV 
          ...  E_Anderson will now play as a AM 
Min. 47 :(lis) A_Guler with a real burst of pace 
          ...  M_Dawson can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  A_Guler hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  J_Griffiths looks relieved there! 
Min. 48 :(lis) A_Guler makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  A_Guler attempts a lob! 
          ...  J_Griffiths guesses right 
Min. 49 :(psv) B_Alves holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees D_Washington in space! 
          ...  D_Frattesi fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: PSV 0-1 Sporting Lisbon

Min. 49 :(lis) D_McNamara chests it down 
          ...  B_Howedes steals the ball of off him 
Min. 51 :(lis) D_Frattesi with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to J_Timber 
          ...  J_Timber tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  J_Griffiths dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had J_Griffiths beaten! 
Min. 51 :(psv) M_Dawson looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Anderson 
          ...  D_McNamara with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
Min. 52 :(lis) P_Neto controls the ball with ease 
          ...  B_Alves seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 55 :(lis) J_Timber with a long pass to G_Guedes 
          ...  A cracking drive from G_Guedes! 
          ...  J_Griffiths is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 60 :(lis) Substitution by Sporting Lisbon 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Suarez 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Guler 
Min. 61 :(psv) Y_Kabadayi retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  B_Alves gets on the end of it 
          ...  L_Suarez goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 61 :(lis) J_Griffiths with a terrible kick! 
          ...  P_Kimpembe takes control of the ball! 
          ...  P_Kimpembe hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 62 :(psv) Y_Kabadayi beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" waves The Referee 
          ...  A glorious effort by Y_Kabadayi! 
          ...  M_Di_Gregorio won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 66 :(psv) Tactical Change by PSV 
          ...  PSV have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 70 :(lis) M_Zubimendi holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Trossard 
          ...  L_Trossard with a stunning strike! 
          ...  But J_Griffiths reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on J_Griffiths anyway 
Min. 73 :(lis) P_Kimpembe turns past M_Sverko 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from B_Howedes 
Min. 74 :(lis) Curled in dangerously from L_Trossard to G_Guedes 
          ...  G_Guedes is through on goal! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  He just has J_Griffiths to beat 
          ...  He tries to slide it past J_Griffiths 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 75 :(psv) D_Washington takes advantage of a mistake by J_Timber 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to E_Anderson! 
          ...  But P_Kimpembe wins the tackle 
Min. 78 :(lis) J_Timber turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to M_Zubimendi 
          ...  M_Zubimendi with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb strike! 
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration 
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!! 
          ...  PSV 0-2 Sporting Lisbon ...
Min. 79 :(psv) Substitution by PSV 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Oppie 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Sverko 
Min. 80 :(psv) Substitution by PSV 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Fletcher 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Higuain 
Min. 80 :(lis) L_Trossard controls the ball immaculately 
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead 
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  B_Alves looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 81 :(psv) L_Oppie lays the ball back to D_Washington 
          ...  P_Kimpembe clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 81 :(lis) D_McNamara finds his way through 
          ...  D_McNamara with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  J_Griffiths watches it sail wide! 
Min. 82 :(psv) Y_Kabadayi runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to B_Alves 
          ...  A thundering drive by B_Alves! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 82 :(lis) D_McNamara with the majestic dribble 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Dawson 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 85 :(psv) D_Biondini looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to S_Fletcher 
          ...  M_Zubimendi is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  That's his second booking! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  S_Fletcher with the delicate chip over the wall 
          ...  But M_Di_Gregorio punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that M_Di_Gregorio got a touch 
Min. 87 :(psv) Y_Kabadayi jumps over Fran_Garcia's challenge 
          ...  Y_Kabadayi belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  M_Di_Gregorio with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 87 :(lis) P_Neto with a 40-yard pass to G_Guedes 
          ...  G_Guedes is in acres of space! 
          ...  He looked offside to me 
          ...  He tries to round J_Griffiths 
          ...  He rounds J_Griffiths 
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal! 
          ...  It goes over!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(psv) E_Anderson jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  E_Anderson curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 90 :(psv) L_Oppie crosses into the box, finding R_Zalazar 
          ...  R_Zalazar with a stunning strike! 
          ...  M_Di_Gregorio won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 91 :(lis) P_Neto flicks the ball on to G_Guedes 
          ...  G_Guedes hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  But J_Griffiths parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 93 :(lis) G_Guedes with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past L_Oppie 
          ...  Y_Kabadayi hits it out for a corner 
          ...  We need a good ball in here! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by P_Neto! 
          ...  J_Griffiths comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  G_Guedes swings a leg at it! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  J_Griffiths is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  D_Frattesi flights it in! 
          ...  L_Trossard gets a shot in 
          ...  J_Griffiths with a superb tip over the bar 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Frattesi lofts the ball in! 
          ...  G_Guedes rises above his marker and heads it towards 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. 95 :(psv) R_Zalazar takes advantage of a mistake by D_McNamara 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to D_Biondini! 
          ...  D_Biondini could have let it bounce! 
          ...  M_Di_Gregorio narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Philips Stadion
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PSV Match Info
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Best player          : Y_Kabadayi
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : R_Baro (23)
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Sporting Lisbon Match Info
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Best player          : L_Trossard (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : , A_Guler (15)M_Zubimendi (78)
Sent Off             : M_Zubimendi (85)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                     PSV  |    Sporting Lisbon
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       20
Off target           :           4        |       10
On target            :           5        |       10
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           0        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           5        |       10
Key Tackles          :           8        |       9
Key Passes           :          13        |       12
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Final Score          : PSV 0 - 2 Sporting Lisbon
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Player Statistics - PSV
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_Griffiths    GK  27   1   1   1  26 | 100   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0   0   0
M_Dawson       DF   1  21  17  15  25 | 100   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  19   0
B_Alves        DF   1  21  16  14  26 | 100   0   3   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  57  20  34
M_Sverko       DF   1  20  16   5  20 |  83   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
B_Howedes      DF   1  21  15   6  27 | 100   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0
Y_Kabadayi     MF   1  10  22  18  31 | 100   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  30  42  26
D_Biondini     MF   1  16  20  15  22 | 100   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  17
R_Baro         MF   1  16  21  13  28 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
E_Anderson     AM   1  11  22  19  22 | 100   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
D_Washington   FW   1  10  20  24  27 | 100   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
G_Higuain      FW   1   8  16  21  25 |  84   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  11
M_Landreau     GK  24   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Oppie        DF   1  18  15  12  28 |  17   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0
R_Zalazar      MF   1   8  15  11  23 |  77   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  21  19
Michel         MF   1   8  18  13  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Fletcher     FW   1   4  13  18  26 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14

Player Statistics - Sporting Lisbon
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_Di_Gregorio  GK  28   1   1   1  28 | 100   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0   0   0
P_Kimpembe     DF   1  24  21  16  23 | 100   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0  14
J_Timber       DF   1  24  20   7  27 | 100   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  52  23
Fran_Garcia    DF   1  23  20   5  25 | 100   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Zubimendi    DF   1  20  22  13  27 |  89   0   2   1   0   2   1   0   1   0  28   2  53
D_McNamara     DF   1  21  17  10  29 | 100   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  19   0  20
D_Frattesi     DM   1  18  23  15  27 | 100   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  26   0
L_Trossard     AM   1  11  25  23  24 | 100   0   0   4   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  59  27
P_Neto         AM   1  11  24  20  26 | 100   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
A_Guler        AM   1  12  21  21  27 |  64   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  15  61
G_Guedes       FW   1   7  17  25  27 | 100   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0  44
J_Drommel      GK  19   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Davies       DF   1  19  13   6  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Feghouli     MF   1   3  19  15  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Franco       MF   1   3  15  11  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Suarez       FW   1   2  18  24  20 |  36   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0
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