FMFA World Challenge Cup, Napoli vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (Wed May 20)


                               Napoli  |  Wolverhampton Wanderers
                            4-2-2-2 A  |  4-2-2-2 C
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                           A_Meret GK  |  GK M_Weiss
                       M_Gutierrez DF  |  DF T_Hume
                        A_Rrahmani DF  |  DF Y_Ribeiro
                      L_Spinazzola DF  |  DF Dan_Ballard
                        P_Mazzochi DF  |  DF P_Hincapie
                       K_De_Bruyne AM  |  MF C_Vaden
                           D_Neres AM  |  MF T_Collyer
                         S_Lobotka MF  |  AM B_Saka
                         A_Vergara MF  |  AM Ben_Stevens
                         R_Hojlund FW  |  FW M_Tel
                          R_Lukaku FW  |  FW D_Fofana
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                       V_Mil-Savic SUB |  SUB A_Patterson
                      G_Di_Lorenzo SUB |  SUB K_Tierney
                      A_Buongiorno SUB |  SUB G_Xhaka
                           E_Elmas SUB |  SUB P_Roberts
                           Giovane SUB |  SUB G_Simeone




Min. 5  :(nap) M_Gutierrez plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  P_Hincapie wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 6  :(wol) P_Hincapie holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees Ben_Stevens in space! 
          ...  Ben_Stevens with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 10 :(wol) P_Hincapie looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Ben_Stevens 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_Rrahmani 
Min. 12 :(wol) T_Hume picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  R_Hojlund with a terrible tackle 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 13 :(nap) K_De_Bruyne runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  T_Collyer wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 14 :(wol) Dan_Ballard has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  D_Fofana gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  But A_Rrahmani sweeps up the threat 
Min. 15 :(nap) D_Neres sidesteps Y_Ribeiro 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  D_Neres aiming for the bottom corner ! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 17 :(nap) D_Neres holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Hojlund 
          ...  R_Hojlund tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  M_Weiss can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  M_Weiss makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 21 :(wol) M_Tel finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled M_Gutierrez 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  P_Mazzochi hits it out for a throw 
Min. 24 :(wol) T_Collyer plays in B_Saka with a beautiful ball 
          ...  B_Saka gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  A_Meret with a superb tip over the bar 
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Tel chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Meret jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 27 :(wol) Dan_Ballard plays it back 
          ...  M_Weiss slips!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He has put it into his own net!! 
          ...  Napoli 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers ...
Min. 28 :(wol) Wolverhampton Wanderers switch to playing A 
Min. 28 :(nap) D_Neres holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees A_Vergara in space! 
          ...  But T_Hume puts it in row Z! 
Min. 29 :(nap) A_Vergara with a slide rule pass to R_Hojlund 
          ...  Dan_Ballard beats him to the ball 
Min. 29 :(wol) T_Collyer with a smart pass to Dan_Ballard 
          ...  L_Spinazzola with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  The manager of Napoli looks relieved 
          ...  The Wolverhampton Wanderers manager is far from happy with that decision 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  M_Tel swings it in 
          ...  D_Fofana gets on the end of it 
          ...  D_Fofana hits a curling shot! 
          ...  A_Meret gathers it comfortably 
Min. 30 :(nap) L_Spinazzola pulls it back to R_Lukaku 
          ...  P_Hincapie with the tackle 
          ...  He did well to stop that attack! 
Min. 30 :(wol) B_Saka takes possession 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  B_Saka hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  But A_Meret tips it over 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 35 :(nap) L_Spinazzola is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to R_Hojlund 
          ...  A great volley from R_Hojlund ! 
          ...  M_Weiss parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 36 :(wol) Ben_Stevens takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Saka 
          ...  B_Saka aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  A_Meret with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 40 :(nap) S_Lobotka with an inch perfect pass to R_Hojlund 
          ...  R_Hojlund with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  M_Weiss watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(nap) A_Rrahmani flicks it over M_Tel's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  A_Rrahmani attempts the shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season! 
          ...  Napoli 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Napoli 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Min. 46 :(nap) R_Hojlund picks out A_Vergara with the cross 
          ...  What a shot from A_Vergara ! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 48 :(nap) A_Vergara looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to R_Hojlund 
          ...  T_Collyer makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 50 :(nap) A_Buongiorno is going to be brought on 
          ...  A_Rrahmani is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 52 :(nap) R_Hojlund with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves P_Hincapie behind 
          ...  R_Hojlund with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 53 :(nap) K_De_Bruyne takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  What a shot from K_De_Bruyne ! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  M_Weiss saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 53 :(wol) A_Meret miss-kicks! 
          ...  D_Fofana is through! 
          ...  D_Fofana with the strike ! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 55 :(nap) G_Di_Lorenzo replaces M_Gutierrez and will play DF 
Min. 56 :(wol) B_Saka runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off P_Mazzochi back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  B_Saka flings a shot at goal ! 
          ...  A_Meret with a superb tip around the post 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Fofana crosses it in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Meret 
Min. 57 :(wol) M_Tel comes to collect the ball 
          ...  Great turn!!! 
          ...  Superb play 
          ...  A_Buongiorno with a bad challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
Min. 57 :(nap) D_Neres finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  D_Fofana with a reckless challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  K_De_Bruyne hits it hard 
          ...  M_Weiss fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 58 :(wol) B_Saka finds Ben_Stevens with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  Ben_Stevens tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  A_Meret never had a chance! 
Min. 59 :(nap) Giovane takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace R_Lukaku 
          ...  He'll play as a FW 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 60 :(wol) T_Collyer bursts forward 
          ...  T_Collyer tries to chip the ball over A_Meret! 
          ...  But A_Meret punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 61 :(wol) D_Fofana gets possession in his own half 
          ...  L_Spinazzola slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 64 :(nap) D_Neres plays a long ball to R_Hojlund 
          ...  R_Hojlund rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  M_Weiss was lucky there 
Min. 65 :(nap) K_De_Bruyne with a glorious long pass to R_Hojlund 
          ...  The ball hits Dan_Ballard in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 65 :(wol) C_Vaden looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Fofana 
          ...  P_Mazzochi clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 70 :(wol) K_Tierney will replace the useless T_Hume and will play DF 
Min. 70 :(wol) G_Xhaka is being brought on 
          ...  C_Vaden is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF 
Min. 70 :(wol) P_Roberts comes on for B_Saka and takes up a AM role 
Min. 70 :(wol) G_Simeone is coming on for M_Tel and playing FW 
Min. 70 :(wol) P_Roberts whips the ball across to Ben_Stevens 
          ...  Ben_Stevens drives the shot in! 
          ...  But A_Meret just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 71 :(wol) Dan_Ballard with a first time pass 
          ...  T_Collyer runs onto it! 
          ...  A_Buongiorno slices it 
          ...  A_Meret moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Xhaka chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  It comes to D_Fofana 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 72 :(wol) G_Simeone barges A_Buongiorno off the ball 
          ...  P_Mazzochi fouls badly 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
Min. 72 :(wol) A_Meret miss-kicks! 
          ...  G_Simeone is through! 
          ...  A_Buongiorno gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 76 :(nap) A_Vergara runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to R_Hojlund 
          ...  R_Hojlund with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into M_Weiss's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 77 :(nap) A_Vergara with the cross-field pass to R_Hojlund 
          ...  R_Hojlund rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  But M_Weiss punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 78 :(nap) S_Lobotka looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Buongiorno 
          ...  Y_Ribeiro is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  M_Weiss misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Neres chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  The ball comes to A_Buongiorno 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 80 :(wol) G_Xhaka cuts the ball back to P_Roberts 
          ...  P_Roberts cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  But A_Meret stops that one easily 
Min. 81 :(wol) G_Xhaka with the towering header to Ben_Stevens 
          ...  Ben_Stevens with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 82 :(nap) D_Neres plays the early ball across the box to find R_Hojlund in space 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by P_Hincapie 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 82 :(nap) Giovane gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at P_Hincapie 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 83 :(nap) R_Hojlund gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside Y_Ribeiro! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  What a shot from R_Hojlund ! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Di_Lorenzo chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  M_Weiss comes out and claims it! 
Min. 83 :(wol) D_Fofana sidesteps his marker 
          ...  D_Fofana tries to beat A_Meret from outside the area! 
          ...  A_Meret takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 84 :(nap) S_Lobotka with a glorious long pass to Giovane 
          ...  P_Hincapie plays it back 
          ...  M_Weiss slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Neres chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  Y_Ribeiro wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 86 :(wol) G_Simeone runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off P_Mazzochi back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  A cheeky lob from G_Simeone ! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Right into the top corner! 
          ...  Wolverhampton Wanderers have narrowed the deficit! 
          ...  Napoli 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(nap) A_Vergara looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Mazzochi 
          ...  G_Simeone is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 

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





Match Details
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Napoli Match Info
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Best player          : A_Rrahmani (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Dan_Ballard (27 og), A_Rrahmani (47)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Hojlund (12), Giovane (82)
Injured              : N/A
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Wolverhampton Wanderers Match Info
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Best player          : B_Saka
Scorers              : G_Simeone (86)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Fofana (57), G_Simeone (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                  Napoli  |    Wolverhampton Wanderers
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       15
Off target           :           9        |       5
On target            :           5        |       10
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :           7        |       10
Key Passes           :          16        |       12
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Final Score          : Napoli 2 - 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
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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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A_Meret        GK  26   3   2   1  22 |  97  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0   0
M_Gutierrez    DF   1  24  10   3  23 |  59   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Rrahmani     DF   1  24   6   5  26 |  54   0   2   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  26   0  23
L_Spinazzola   DF   1  24  10   3  25 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  20   0
P_Mazzochi     DF   1  23  10   4  24 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
K_De_Bruyne    AM   1   4  26  11  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
D_Neres        AM   1   3  23  12  23 |  97   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   1
S_Lobotka      MF   1  10  24   3  26 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Vergara      MF   1   5  24   4  24 |  97   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   1
R_Hojlund      FW   1   2   4  25  22 |  97   0   0   1   0   8   0   1   0   0  -3   7   9
R_Lukaku       FW   1   4   5  26  27 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   8   8
V_Mil-Savic    GK  25   2   2   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Di_Lorenzo   DF   1  25  12   5  25 |  38   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Buongiorno   DF   1  26   7   4  28 |  43   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0   1
E_Elmas        MF   1   3  23  10  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Giovane        FW   1   3   3  24  21 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   5   5

Player Statistics - Wolverhampton Wanderers
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_Weiss        GK  26   1   1   1  25 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -4   0   0   0
T_Hume         DF   1  22   6   4  25 |  74   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
Y_Ribeiro      DF   1  22  14   3  24 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
Dan_Ballard    DF   1  24   7   5  24 |  97   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  18   0
P_Hincapie     DF   1  24  13   4  24 |  97   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  52  20   0
C_Vaden        MF   1  14  23   2  20 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Collyer      MF   1  12  23   8  21 |  97   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  20   3
B_Saka         AM   1   8  23  14  24 |  74   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  12
Ben_Stevens    AM   1   3  21  14  22 |  97   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
M_Tel          FW   1   4  13  26  19 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Fofana       FW   1   8  13  24  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -3  -3   5
A_Patterson    GK  26   2   2   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Tierney      DF   1  22  14   2  21 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Xhaka        MF   1   5  23   7  26 |  23   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20