FFO FLT, Wolfsburg vs. Fulham (Wed Jan 21) Wolfsburg | Fulham 4-4-2 L | 4-1-2-2-1 C - | Joe Brown | J_Bijlow GK | GK Unai_Simon J_Lascelles DF | DF E_Dier B_Diakite DF | DF R_Dunne P_Zabaleta DF | DF L_Eising M_Silvestre DF | DF L_Chambers C_Jones MF | DM J_McConnell I_Sarr MF | MF P_Barrios M_Wieffer MF | MF S_Eguren A_Knauff MF | AM W_Odobert M_Guiu FW | AM M_Arteta Ronaldo FW | FW E_Ferguson | A_McGregor SUB | SUB L_Vigouroux Z_Diamond SUB | SUB P_Ng R_Koch SUB | SUB S_Eustaquio C_Seedorf SUB | SUB H_Wilson D_Welbeck SUB | SUB K_Corredor Min. 1 :(ful) J_McConnell with the through ball to E_Ferguson ... M_Silvestre hits it out for a corner ... No nonsense clearance! ... CORNER! ... W_Odobert swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... P_Barrios gets something on it! ... J_Bijlow parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 2 :(ful) E_Dier takes advantage of a mistake by P_Zabaleta ... It's a lucky break ... E_Dier flicks the header toward the far post! ... J_Bijlow makes a difficult save ... CORNER! ... P_Barrios plays it towards the near post! ... M_Silvestre wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 3 :(ful) P_Barrios with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heels ... P_Barrios pounds a rocket on goal! ... J_Bijlow is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over!! ... J_Bijlow looks very relieved! Min. 10 :(wlb) M_Guiu with an incisive pass to B_Diakite ... B_Diakite with his head down lets it go! ... But Unai_Simon punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 11 :(wlb) C_Jones knocks the ball past the lunge of M_Arteta ... C_Jones pounds a rocket on goal! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... Unai_Simon looks relieved there! Min. 13 :(ful) W_Odobert flicks it over J_Lascelles and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... A_Knauff is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 14 :(ful) L_Chambers takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... M_Wieffer with the block Min. 15 :(ful) E_Ferguson with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heels ... E_Ferguson sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... J_Bijlow heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 18 :(wlb) J_Lascelles leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to M_Guiu ... P_Barrios with a pull on the shirt ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 24 :(wlb) A_Knauff gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... Ronaldo is unmarked ... L_Chambers cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 29 :(wlb) C_Jones controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... I_Sarr gets onto the end of the pass! ... P_Barrios wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 29 :(wlb) Ronaldo knocks it past L_Eising and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... E_Ferguson is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not too happy about that Min. 34 :(ful) M_Arteta with the dribble ... He's clean through ... The fans are on their feet ... M_Arteta has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into J_Bijlow's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! Min. 38 :(wlb) C_Jones jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to I_Sarr ... I_Sarr with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 46 :(wlb) M_Guiu with the dribble ... R_Dunne is easily beaten ... A scorcher of a shot from M_Guiu! ... It takes a deflection! ... Unai_Simon is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... B_Diakite dinks the ball into the area! ... J_McConnell heads it away ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Wolfsburg 0-0 Fulham Min. 46 :(wlb) B_Diakite finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled L_Chambers ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... L_Eising looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 46 :(ful) P_Barrios pulls it back to W_Odobert ... W_Odobert tries the lob from 30 yards! ... J_Bijlow with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 52 :(ful) E_Ferguson finds his way through ... They tried to play the offside trap ... M_Wieffer brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 55 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg ... COMING ON: C_Seedorf ... COMING OFF: A_Knauff Min. 55 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg ... COMING ON: Z_Diamond ... COMING OFF: M_Silvestre Min. 55 :(ful) E_Dier flicks the ball through ... E_Ferguson runs onto it! ... Ronaldo with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious Min. 56 :(ful) J_McConnell sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to P_Barrios ... M_Guiu brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 60 :(ful) Substitution by Fulham ... COMING ON: P_Ng ... COMING OFF: E_Dier Min. 60 :(ful) Substitution by Fulham ... COMING ON: S_Eustaquio ... COMING OFF: S_Eguren Min. 60 :(ful) Substitution by Fulham ... COMING ON: K_Corredor ... COMING OFF: W_Odobert Min. 63 :(wlb) P_Zabaleta spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to Z_Diamond! ... A glorious effort by Z_Diamond! ... Unai_Simon makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 65 :(wlb) C_Jones with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... But P_Ng clears the ball to safety Min. 69 :(wlb) M_Wieffer swings an elbow ... He caught S_Eustaquio full in the face ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 71 :(ful) L_Chambers plays a first time ball through the defence to M_Arteta ... M_Arteta tries to beat J_Bijlow from outside the area! ... But J_Bijlow makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 74 :(ful) K_Corredor pushes it past M_Guiu ... C_Jones is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... He lets him off with a strong talking too Min. 74 :(ful) J_McConnell flicks it past B_Diakite ... He runs forward ... J_McConnell attempts to drive it home! ... J_Bijlow with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 79 :(wlb) Ronaldo knocks it past L_Chambers and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... But P_Ng wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 80 :(wlb) I_Sarr beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... K_Corredor with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 82 :(wlb) Ronaldo beats his marker ... He muscled him off the ball ... K_Corredor takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee writes his name into the book ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 83 :(ful) P_Ng beats B_Diakite ... He showed great skill there ... C_Seedorf leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That's a bad foul!! ... The Referee writes his name in his little black book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 86 :(ful) S_Eustaquio holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to E_Ferguson ... E_Ferguson with the side footed shot! ... J_Bijlow makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 94 :(ful) S_Eustaquio gets lucky and beats B_Diakite ... Now with the centre to M_Arteta ... B_Diakite goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Volkswagen Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wolfsburg Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Bijlow (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Knauff (13), C_Seedorf (83) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fulham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Chambers Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : , P_Barrios (18), E_Ferguson (29)K_Corredor (82) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wolfsburg | Fulham Attempts on Goal : 5 | 9 Off target : 3 | 2 On target : 2 | 7 Possession : 43 | 57 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 3 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 7 Key Tackles : 6 | 6 Key Passes : 6 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Wolfsburg 0 - 0 Fulham ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Wolfsburg Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Bijlow GK 27 1 1 1 22 | 97 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 J_Lascelles DF 1 22 17 4 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 17 0 B_Diakite DF 1 21 18 10 24 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 0 20 P_Zabaleta DF 1 20 17 10 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 M_Silvestre DF 1 20 15 6 30 | 58 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 C_Jones MF 1 13 22 19 25 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 9 I_Sarr MF 1 8 22 20 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 M_Wieffer MF 1 19 21 6 27 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 A_Knauff MF 1 9 21 18 26 | 58 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 11 -2 M_Guiu FW 1 9 19 22 28 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 29 15 6 Ronaldo FW 1 4 17 22 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_McGregor GK 24 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z_Diamond DF 1 19 17 10 28 | 39 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 R_Koch DF 1 18 12 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Seedorf MF 1 11 20 16 20 | 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 D_Welbeck FW 1 5 14 20 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Fulham Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unai_Simon GK 27 1 1 1 25 | 97 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 E_Dier DF 1 24 15 10 25 | 63 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 0 20 R_Dunne DF 1 20 16 8 31 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Eising DF 1 21 15 3 20 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 L_Chambers DF 1 20 13 9 23 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 21 0 J_McConnell DM 1 14 19 5 22 | 97 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 30 25 P_Barrios MF 1 20 22 16 26 | 97 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 16 10 24 S_Eguren MF 1 13 21 15 25 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Odobert AM 1 9 20 17 29 | 63 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 M_Arteta AM 1 8 21 16 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 E_Ferguson FW 1 3 21 25 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 8 L_Vigouroux GK 18 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Ng DF 1 16 10 7 30 | 34 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 S_Eustaquio MF 1 11 15 6 21 | 34 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 H_Wilson AM 1 3 16 14 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Corredor FW 1 5 12 15 29 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 1769032768 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40