EFA Cup 1st Round, Real Sociedad vs. Brondby (Sun Apr 13)


                        Real Sociedad  |  Brondby
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-4-2 A
                         Kees de Boer  |  Tarl Smith
                                       |
                     Abbondanzieri GK  |  GK C_Ankergren
                        I_Ansotegi DF  |  DF J_DeMerit
                         K_Reddick DF  |  DF J_Escude
                        A_Barragan DF  |  DF M_Howard
                        M_Torrejon DF  |  DF J_Torres
                           J_Navas MF  |  MF M_Meerdink
                          X_Prieto MF  |  MF H_Maduro
                          P_Wotton MF  |  MF S_Holmen
                          J_Butler MF  |  MF M_Ericsson
                         J_Matondo FW  |  FW T_Rosenberg
                          DS_Villa FW  |  FW DJ_Campbell
                                       |
                      S_Westerveld SUB |  SUB B_Shust
                        Santamaria SUB |  SUB M_Spelmann
                       I_Gabilondo SUB |  SUB M_Jensen
                          S_Camara SUB |  SUB T_Mikkelsen17
                       A_Alejandro SUB |  SUB W_Keur

Referee: U_Meier (Germany)


Min. 1  :(bro) M_Meerdink dribbles it into the box 
          ...  J_Matondo with a well timed tackle 
          ...  U_Meier didn't like it though 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Kees de Boer looks relieved 
          ...  Tarl Smith is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 4  :(bro) J_DeMerit is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Meerdink 
          ...  K_Reddick brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 7  :(rsc) I_Ansotegi plays a long ball to J_Matondo 
          ...  But J_DeMerit comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 8  :(bro) H_Maduro unselfishly heads the ball back to J_Torres 
          ...  J_Torres with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 9  :(rsc) J_Navas beats J_DeMerit 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves U_Meier 
          ...  But M_Howard slides in 
Min. 10 :(bro) DJ_Campbell with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  DJ_Campbell with the crafty shot! 
          ...  Abbondanzieri won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 15 :(rsc) I_Ansotegi with a glorious 60-yard pass to J_Matondo 
          ...  J_Torres stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 17 :(rsc) P_Wotton takes possession 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  P_Wotton with the drive! 
          ...  But C_Ankergren palms it behind 
          ...  U_Meier has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 18 :(rsc) X_Prieto moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Matondo 
          ...  J_Matondo looks to see where C_Ankergren is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Over the bar 
Min. 19 :(rsc) X_Prieto brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  I_Ansotegi gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  The cross hits I_Ansotegi on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  C_Ankergren falls over 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 19 :(rsc) I_Ansotegi kicks M_Meerdink off the ball 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He's off!! 
Min. 20 :(bro) S_Holmen takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Maduro 
          ...  K_Reddick dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 23 :(rsc) Curled in dangerously from M_Torrejon to DS_Villa 
          ...  J_DeMerit reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 28 :(rsc) J_Butler hoofs it up field to find DS_Villa 
          ...  DS_Villa drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  But C_Ankergren tips it behind 
          ...  U_Meier has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 28 :(bro) H_Maduro with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves K_Reddick behind 
          ...  H_Maduro fires the shot in! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 29 :(rsc) P_Wotton with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past J_DeMerit 
          ...  P_Wotton curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 31 :(rsc) P_Wotton flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  P_Wotton with the strike ! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 32 :(bro) J_Torres brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  S_Holmen gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by DS_Villa 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 33 :(rsc) P_Wotton unselfishly heads the ball back to A_Barragan 
          ...  J_Escude gets to the ball first 
Min. 36 :(rsc) J_Butler with the kinky dribble 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from J_Torres 
Min. 37 :(bro) S_Holmen plays it forward to DJ_Campbell 
          ...  DJ_Campbell with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  Looks like it should be Abbondanzieri's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  Abbondanzieri looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Meerdink hits it into the box! 
          ...  The ball comes to J_Torres 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  But Abbondanzieri comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 38 :(bro) DJ_Campbell barges DS_Villa off the ball 
          ...  DJ_Campbell with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 39 :(bro) T_Rosenberg skips the challenge from DS_Villa 
          ...  T_Rosenberg with a powerful downward header! 
          ...  Abbondanzieri can't get to it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!! 
          ...  Lets see if Brondby can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Real Sociedad 0-1 Brondby ...
Min. 40 :(bro) H_Maduro takes advantage of a mistake by A_Barragan 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by H_Maduro ! 
          ...  Abbondanzieri catches the ball 
Min. 42 :(bro) M_Howard crosses into the box, finding T_Rosenberg 
          ...  T_Rosenberg hits a curling shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  Abbondanzieri never had a chance! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(rsc) P_Wotton is first to the loose ball 
          ...  P_Wotton hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo 
Min. 44 :(bro) T_Rosenberg picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  T_Rosenberg with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  Abbondanzieri was beaten there! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Real Sociedad 0-1 Brondby

Min. 47 :(bro) H_Maduro lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  S_Holmen latches on to it 
          ...  K_Reddick with a nasty foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one 
Min. 47 :(bro) M_Ericsson hits a hard pass to DJ_Campbell 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  K_Reddick belts it clear 
Min. 48 :(rsc) DS_Villa flicks it past M_Howard 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  J_DeMerit with a superb challenge 
          ...  U_Meier has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 50 :(bro) T_Rosenberg takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from T_Rosenberg ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Holmen plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  Abbondanzieri easily catches it! 
Min. 51 :(bro) M_Meerdink beats M_Torrejon 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  M_Meerdink with the crafty shot! 
          ...  Abbondanzieri makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop ! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 53 :(rsc) X_Prieto is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to DS_Villa 
          ...  M_Howard gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 54 :(rsc) J_Butler controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs H_Maduro 
          ...  He puts in J_Matondo! 
          ...  J_Matondo with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  C_Ankergren grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!! 
Min. 54 :(bro) T_Rosenberg flicks it over M_Torrejon's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  T_Rosenberg belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  Abbondanzieri never had a chance! 
Min. 56 :(rsc) J_Matondo knocks it past M_Howard and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  J_DeMerit forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  DS_Villa swings it in! 
          ...  C_Ankergren comes out and claims it! 
Min. 56 :(bro) S_Holmen flicks it past J_Navas 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  S_Holmen attempts a chip! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Torres drives it into the box! 
          ...  Abbondanzieri fists it away! 
Min. 57 :(bro) M_Ericsson races into the box 
          ...  He sees T_Rosenberg lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  T_Rosenberg with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  U_Meier talks to his assistant 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  The Brondby fans celebrate the goal 
          ...  But it's been ruled out! 
          ...  He was fouling the defender 
Min. 59 :(rsc) Real Sociedad will now play E 
Min. 60 :(rsc) P_Wotton with a probing through ball DS_Villa 
          ...  DS_Villa shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  But C_Ankergren punches it away 
Min. 63 :(bro) M_Howard steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs A_Barragan 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  M_Howard with a thundering volley! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 64 :(rsc) J_Navas with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Reddick 
          ...  J_DeMerit read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 66 :(bro) M_Meerdink miskicks! 
          ...  He finds DJ_Campbell though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  DJ_Campbell launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  Abbondanzieri falls over 
          ...  But Abbondanzieri is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 67 :(rsc) J_Matondo latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  J_Matondo aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  What agility from C_Ankergren 
Min. 68 :(bro) M_Howard kills the ball dead 
          ...  But A_Barragan spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 70 :(bro) H_Maduro with the header on 
          ...  He finds DJ_Campbell in space 
          ...  DJ_Campbell with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  But Abbondanzieri makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 71 :(bro) M_Meerdink lays the ball back to T_Rosenberg 
          ...  T_Rosenberg tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  Abbondanzieri can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  Abbondanzieri makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 72 :(rsc) P_Wotton retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  DS_Villa gets on the end of it 
          ...  DS_Villa is clean through! 
          ...  The linesman has his flag raised 
          ...  But U_Meier waves play on 
          ...  He just has to beat C_Ankergren 
          ...  He tries to slide it past C_Ankergren 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
Min. 75 :(rsc) The Real Sociedad manager told his side to change to a A strategy 
Min. 75 :(rsc) X_Prieto is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to P_Wotton 
          ...  P_Wotton with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 78 :(rsc) P_Wotton hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  J_Butler latches onto it! 
          ...  J_Butler hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Wotton chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Matondo with the shot! 
          ...  C_Ankergren with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 80 :(rsc) J_Butler with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows DJ_Campbell a clean set of heals 
          ...  J_Torres clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 81 :(bro) M_Ericsson is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to T_Rosenberg 
          ...  T_Rosenberg with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 83 :(rsc) J_Navas takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  J_Navas attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 83 :(bro) J_Escude pushes it past K_Reddick 
          ...  J_Escude with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 84 :(bro) T_Rosenberg back heels to find S_Holmen in space 
          ...  S_Holmen runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  Abbondanzieri saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 85 :(bro) S_Holmen looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to DJ_Campbell 
          ...  DJ_Campbell is miles offside! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  Abbondanzieri tries to close down the angle 
          ...  He rounds Abbondanzieri 
          ...  He taps it towards the goal! 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 86 :(bro) S_Holmen takes advantage of a bad back pass from K_Reddick 
          ...  S_Holmen with the side footed shot! 
          ...  Abbondanzieri falls over 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 87 :(bro) J_DeMerit unselfishly lays the ball back to T_Rosenberg 
          ...  The cross hits T_Rosenberg on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And Abbondanzieri reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Meerdink chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  J_Escude loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  Abbondanzieri tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Holmen hits it into the box! 
          ...  H_Maduro with the shot! 
          ...  Abbondanzieri with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bro) T_Rosenberg runs at X_Prieto 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  T_Rosenberg tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 89 :(rsc) A_Barragan off the woodwork. 
          ...  X_Prieto picks up the deflection 
          ...  X_Prieto has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo 
Min. 90 :(rsc) J_Matondo moves forward 
          ...  A well-placed shot from J_Matondo ! 
          ...  C_Ankergren gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 90 :(bro) M_Ericsson runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  T_Rosenberg latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  A wicked drive by T_Rosenberg ! 
          ...  Abbondanzieri was lucky there 
Min. 94 :(bro) H_Maduro pulls it back to T_Rosenberg 
          ...  From long range T_Rosenberg bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Anoeta
Attendance           : 30,226
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Real Sociedad Match Info
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Best player          : P_Wotton
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : I_Ansotegi (19)
Booked               : K_Reddick (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Brondby Match Info
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Best player          : T_Rosenberg (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Rosenberg (39)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Real Sociedad  |    Brondby
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       30
Off target           :          11        |       18
On target            :           6        |       12
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           2        |       5
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :           7        |       8
Key Tackles          :           5        |       10
Key Passes           :          15        |       19
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Final Score          : Real Sociedad 0 - 1 Brondby
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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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Abbondanzieri  GK  27   1   1   1  35 |  95  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  86   0   0   0
I_Ansotegi     DF   1  22  11   8  40 |  19   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   1   0 -20  10 -18
K_Reddick      DF   1  22   9   7  27 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  35  -4  -4
A_Barragan     DF   1  21  12   9  25 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  15   0
M_Torrejon     DF   1  20   9   4  11 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
J_Navas        MF   1   7  21   8  19 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -10   5  -8
X_Prieto       MF   1  10  26   5  38 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   2
P_Wotton       MF   1  10  24   8  33 |  95   0   0   4   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  60  13
J_Butler       MF   1  13  21  13  33 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   2
J_Matondo      FW   2   6   9  22  39 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
DS_Villa       FW   1   6  10  21  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  29   0  12
S_Westerveld   GK  27   1   1   1  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Santamaria     DF   1  14   9   6  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Gabilondo    MF   1   8  13   8  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Camara       FW   1   7  13  15  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Alejandro    FW   1   5  12  13  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Brondby
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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C_Ankergren    GK  28   1   1   1   6 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  99   0   0   0
J_DeMerit      DF   1  21   9   6  44 |  95   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 116  40  10
J_Escude       DF   1  20   7   4  35 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  15   0   7
M_Howard       DF   1  20   9   5  38 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  15   2
J_Torres       DF   1  18  11  11  22 |  95   0   3   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  61  25  17
M_Meerdink     MF   1   8  22   7  10 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  45   5
H_Maduro       MF   1   7  21  11  38 |  95   0   0   4   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  60  12
S_Holmen       MF   1   6  20   9  31 |  95   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  45   9
M_Ericsson     MF   1   9  17   6  16 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
T_Rosenberg    FW   1   5   9  23  35 |  95   0   0   1   0  12   1   0   0   0   0  15  58
DJ_Campbell    FW   1  10   7  18  42 |  95   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
B_Shust        GK  21   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Spelmann     DF   1  18  10   8  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Jensen       MF   1   9  17   9  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Mikkelsen17  MF   1   6  12   9  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Keur         FW   1   6   8  15  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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