UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, September 18, 2014
Sparta Prague DWLDW 1
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Napoli WDLWL 3
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SPP101
NAP123
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Match Report

Napoli 3-1 Sparta Prague

Dries Mertens scored twice as Napoli came from behind to begin their UEFA Europa League Group I campaign with a 3-1 win over Sparta Prague.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
7
5
Saves
0
42
Possession
58
9
SHOTS
21
1
ON GOAL
8
0.1
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
339
Accurate Passes
497
426
Passes
585
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
7
14
Crosses
28
0.1
Cross %
0.3
51
Long Balls
68
24
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
5
14
Effective Tackles
10
18
Tackles
12
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
37
Effective Clearances
17
37
Clearances
17

Lineups

NAP · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1RafaelG
  2. 26Kalidou KoulibalyCD-L
  3. 33Raúl AlbiolCD-R
  4. 5Miguel BritosLB
  5. 4HenriqueRB
  6. 17Marek HamsikAM
  7. 88Gökhan InlerLM
  8. 77Walter GarganoRM
  9. 9Gonzalo HiguaínF
  10. 14Dries MertensAM-L
  11. 7José CallejónAM-R

SPP · 4-2-3-1

  1. 35David BicíkG
  2. 5Jakub BrabecCD-L
  3. 15Radoslav KovácCD-R
  4. 26Costa NhamoinesuLB
  5. 16Pavel KaderábekRB
  6. 22Josef HusbauerAM
  7. 11Lukás MarecekLM
  8. 8Marek MatejovskýRM
  9. 21David LafataF
  10. 23Ladislav KrejcíAM-L
  11. 9Borek DockalAM-R

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! Napoli 0, Sparta Prague 1. Josef Husbauer (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Costa Nhamoinesu following a corner.
  2. 22' Costa Nhamoinesu (Sparta Prague) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  3. 23' Goal! Napoli 1, Sparta Prague 1. Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  4. 51' Goal! Napoli 2, Sparta Prague 1. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gonzalo Higuaín with a cross.
  5. 66' Dries Mertens (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  6. 70' Substitution, Napoli. Michu replaces Gonzalo Higuaín.
  7. 75' Substitution, Sparta Prague. Tiemoko Konaté replaces Borek Dockal.
  8. 78' Substitution, Sparta Prague. Roman Bednar replaces Josef Husbauer.
  9. 81' Goal! Napoli 3, Sparta Prague 1. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michu.
  10. 82' Substitution, Napoli. Juan Zuñiga replaces Marek Hamsik.
  11. 84' Substitution, Napoli. David López replaces José Callejón.
  12. 84' Substitution, Sparta Prague. Patrik Schick replaces David Lafata.
  13. 90'+4' Roman Bednar (Sparta Prague) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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