FMFA World Challenge Cup, Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Napoli (Wed May 06) Wolverhampton Wanderers | Napoli 4-1-2-1-2 P | 4-3-1-2 P | | M_Weiss GK | GK A_Meret Cedric_Kipre DF | DF A_Buongiorno K_Tierney DF | DF G_Di_Lorenzo Dan_Ballard DF | DF M_Olivera P_Hincapie DF | DF M_Gutierrez C_Vaden DM | AM K_De_Bruyne T_Collyer MF | MF S_McTominay G_Xhaka MF | MF A_Vergara Ben_Stevens AM | MF S_Lobotka M_Tel FW | FW R_Lukaku D_Fofana FW | FW R_Hojlund | A_Patterson SUB | SUB V_Mil-Savic T_Hume SUB | SUB A_Rrahmani P_Roberts SUB | SUB L_Spinazzola B_Saka SUB | SUB A-F_Anguissa G_Simeone SUB | SUB Giovane Min. 1 :(wol) M_Tel runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... A vicious shot by M_Tel ! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 8 :(nap) K_De_Bruyne volleys it forward. He finds R_Hojlund ... Cedric_Kipre with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning ... The Napoli manager looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 8 :(nap) R_Hojlund runs at the defender ... He takes it past him ... R_Hojlund tries one from the edge of the box ! ... It hits off a defender! ... M_Weiss is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... K_De_Bruyne hits it towards the far post! ... C_Vaden belts it clear Min. 12 :(nap) R_Hojlund loses G_Xhaka ... R_Hojlund with the strike ! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 13 :(nap) K_De_Bruyne leaves Dan_Ballard standing ... G_Xhaka fouls badly ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! Min. 17 :(nap) S_McTominay moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to R_Lukaku ... P_Hincapie gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 21 :(wol) C_Vaden looks in some pain. He'll have to come off Min. 21 :(wol) P_Roberts is going to be brought on ... C_Vaden is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play DM Min. 22 :(nap) S_Lobotka holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to R_Hojlund ... G_Xhaka with a bad challenge ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... He got away with just a warning Min. 22 :(nap) R_Lukaku is rolling on the ground! ... He gets up again ... Looks like a little bit of play acting Min. 28 :(wol) D_Fofana beats M_Gutierrez ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... D_Fofana tries to beat A_Meret! ... A_Meret makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 29 :(nap) A_Vergara beats his marker ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... G_Xhaka fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... R_Hojlund with the thundering drive ... But M_Weiss makes a fine save Min. 29 :(nap) S_McTominay plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... R_Lukaku keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... R_Lukaku with the punt towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by K_De_Bruyne! ... A_Buongiorno gets to it! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 32 :(wol) T_Collyer with the dribble ... S_McTominay stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That’s a rash challenge!! ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 36 :(wol) Ben_Stevens with the first time pass to M_Tel ... M_Tel gets up high for the header ! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it’s gone just wide !! Min. 37 :(wol) K_Tierney drives the ball across field ... It comes to M_Tel ... M_Tel hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... Unbelievable!!! ... It's gone wide Min. 40 :(wol) M_Tel runs at A_Buongiorno ... He takes it past him ... Cleared by G_Di_Lorenzo Min. 41 :(wol) M_Tel nutmegs M_Olivera, he continues to run forward ... S_McTominay fouls badly ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(wol) D_Fofana finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... D_Fofana with a powerful diving header! ... The shot slips through A_Meret's hands ... GOAL !! ... What a terrible mistake ... Wolverhampton Wanderers go in front now with that goal! ... Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Napoli ... Min. 46 :(wol) M_Tel finds himself in a good position ... R_Lukaku is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line ... P_Hincapie swings it in ... M_Tel gets on the end of it ... M_Tel must beat M_Weiss! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Napoli Min. 49 :(wol) P_Hincapie brings the ball into the opposing area ... D_Fofana makes himself available ... D_Fofana with the strike ! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 57 :(nap) K_De_Bruyne with a simple pass to A_Vergara ... Dan_Ballard rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 63 :(wol) Cedric_Kipre gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds D_Fofana ... G_Di_Lorenzo plays it back ... A_Meret slips!! ... It goes just wide ... CORNER! ... Ben_Stevens plays it towards the near post! ... Dan_Ballard loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 65 :(wol) Ben_Stevens chips the ball over the defence and finds D_Fofana ... D_Fofana with a graceful, looping effort ! ... A_Meret won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 66 :(nap) R_Hojlund pushes it past P_Hincapie ... Cedric_Kipre gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 70 :(wol) T_Hume is coming on for Dan_Ballard and will play DF Min. 70 :(wol) B_Saka is being brought on ... G_Xhaka is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 70 :(wol) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... G_Simeone will come on for M_Tel and play FW Min. 72 :(wol) B_Saka cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to D_Fofana ... D_Fofana hits a great shot ! ... But A_Meret punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 74 :(wol) Ben_Stevens has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past M_Olivera ... He knocks it to D_Fofana! ... D_Fofana rifles it at the goal ! ... A_Meret watches it sail safely wide! Min. 75 :(wol) K_Tierney drives it across the face of the goal P_Roberts ... M_Olivera robs him of the ball Min. 76 :(nap) S_McTominay looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to R_Lukaku ... R_Lukaku tries to place it in the corner ! ... It floats over M_Weiss ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 83 :(nap) S_McTominay takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_Lukaku ... R_Lukaku drives it towards goal ! ... M_Weiss makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 86 :(wol) P_Roberts with electric pace ... He eases past A_Buongiorno ... Excellent sliding challenge from K_De_Bruyne ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 86 :(nap) S_McTominay works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_Lukaku ... P_Hincapie gets to the ball first Min. 87 :(nap) M_Gutierrez finds R_Hojlund in acres of space ... R_Hojlund tries to chip the ball over M_Weiss! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... S_Lobotka hits it towards the far post! ... A_Buongiorno gets something on it! ... M_Weiss gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(wol) D_Fofana gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside G_Di_Lorenzo! ... He has some space now! ... A_Buongiorno wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 91 :(wol) Ben_Stevens with a real burst of pace ... K_De_Bruyne fouls ... That was disgusting ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wolverhampton Wanderers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Fofana (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_Fofana (45) Sent Off : N/A Booked : G_Xhaka (29) Injured : C_Vaden (21) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Napoli Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_McTominay Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_McTominay (41), R_Lukaku (46), K_De_Bruyne (91) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wolverhampton Wanderers | Napoli Attempts on Goal : 11 | 9 Off target : 8 | 6 On target : 3 | 3 Possession : 48 | 52 Corners : 1 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 3 Subs Used : 4 | 0 Fouls : 8 | 8 Key Tackles : 3 | 5 Key Passes : 8 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 - 0 Napoli ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Wolverhampton Wanderers Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Weiss GK 26 1 1 1 25 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 Cedric_Kipre DF 1 22 14 2 29 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 K_Tierney DF 1 22 14 2 21 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 20 0 Dan_Ballard DF 1 24 7 5 24 | 74 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 P_Hincapie DF 1 24 13 4 24 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 C_Vaden DM 1 14 23 2 20 | 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 T_Collyer MF 1 12 23 8 21 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Xhaka MF 1 5 23 7 26 | 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 5 5 Ben_Stevens AM 1 3 21 14 22 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 M_Tel FW 1 4 13 26 19 | 74 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 D_Fofana FW 1 8 13 24 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 A_Patterson GK 26 2 2 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Hume DF 1 22 6 4 25 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Roberts DM 1 4 23 12 22 | 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 B_Saka MF 1 8 23 14 24 | 23 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 G_Simeone FW 2 4 11 24 21 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Napoli Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Meret GK 26 3 2 1 22 | 97 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 A_Buongiorno DF 1 26 7 4 28 | 97 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 0 4 G_Di_Lorenzo DF 1 25 12 5 25 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 M_Olivera DF 1 25 11 3 24 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Gutierrez DF 1 24 10 3 23 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 K_De_Bruyne AM 1 4 26 11 24 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 17 -3 S_McTominay MF 1 6 25 7 27 | 97 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 47 -3 A_Vergara MF 1 5 24 4 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Lobotka MF 1 10 24 3 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 R_Lukaku FW 1 4 5 26 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 2 R_Hojlund FW 1 2 4 25 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 V_Mil-Savic GK 25 2 2 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Rrahmani DF 1 24 6 5 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Spinazzola DF 1 24 10 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A-F_Anguissa MF 1 6 24 6 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Giovane FW 1 3 3 24 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1778095401 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35