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Played
October 20, 2011 6:00 PM BST
Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana — Kraków
Referee: M. Hansson
Attendance: 16377
October 20, 2011 6:00 PM BST
Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana — Kraków
Referee: M. Hansson
Attendance: 16377
60′
Dudu Biton
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| Wisla | 3.30 | 1.04 | 3.70 | 1.08 | 3.75 | 3.40 | 1.05 | 3.05 | 3.50 |
| Draw | 3.30 | 7.00 | 3.10 | 8.50 | 3.40 | 3.35 | 8.50 | 3.20 | 3.20 |
| Fulham | 2.15 | 51.00 | 2.10 | 51.00 | 2.00 | 2.05 | 50.00 | 2.16 | 2.05 |
Top of the Match
Ivica Iliev
Wisla
Wisla
Ivica Iliev
Wisla
Wisla
Flop of the Match
Osman Chávez
Wisla
Wisla
Orlando Sá
Fulham
Fulham
Goal.com Rating 
Fans' Rating Wisla Krakow 1-0 Fulham: Dembele dismissed in first-half as Martin Jol’s side lose first group match of Europa League campaign
Both sides finish with 10 men as Osman Chavez sees red for the hosts, while defeat for the London outfit sees them drop from top spot
By Shane Farrington
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Ten-man Fulham suffered their first defeat of this season’s Europa League group stages, after a Dudu Biton goal on the hour-mark handed Wisla Krakow their first three points.
Martin Jol’s side had to play for over an hour a man light after Moussa Dembele received his marching orders for a seemingly innocuous clash with the Krakow’s Gervasio Nunez.
Despite making six changes from their weekend 2-0 defeat at the hands of Stoke City, Fulham started the match brightly and passed the passed the ball around in a confident manner. The Londoner’s came close to scoring after five minutes when Damien Duff forced Sergei Pareiko into the first save of the game after hitting a stinging shot from 25 yards out.
The home side’s danger man Ivica Iliev came agonisingly close to breaking the deadline five minutes later. The Serbian picked up the ball close to the half-way line before driving towards Fulham’s goal and unleashing a shot which took a wicked deflection off Brede Hangeland’s leg, only to bounce onto Mark Schwarzer’s crossbar and out for a corner.
This seemed to spark the home fans into life and Ilivev again came close to finding the net on the 20-minute mark, this time drilling another long-range shot to Schwarzer’s left-hand side which the Australian did well to parry out.
The visitors were harshly reduced to 10 men a third of the way through the game when Dembele received his marching orders for an off-the-ball clash with Argentine Nunez close to the half way line.
The Belgian forward shoved his opponent's shoulder but Nunez fell to the ground holding his face, and Swedish referee Martin Hansson adjudged there was enough in it to send him off. Fulham struggled to settle and were glad to go into the half-time interval level.
The second-half begun in an even fashion but the Polish side were again the team who worked their opposition keeper. Captain Cezary Wilk drove into Fulham’s half before hitting a thumping long-range effort which again had Schwarzer scrambling to put the ball past his post for a corner.
The home side’s pressure finally told on the hour mark through a cracking goal by their star striker Biton. Fulham lost the ball cheaply in their own half and the on-loan Israeli made them pay unleashing a stunning dipping long-range effort which gave Schwarzer no chance.
The Polish side continued to push forward for a second but were themselves to ten-men after Osman Chavez received his marching orders for a second bookable offence after one late tackle too many with three minutes remaining.
However they managed to hang on to the win which inflicts defeat on Fulham for the first time in this season’s Europa League group stages. Jol’s side will be keen to reverse the results when the two teams meet again in two weeks time.
Martin Jol’s side had to play for over an hour a man light after Moussa Dembele received his marching orders for a seemingly innocuous clash with the Krakow’s Gervasio Nunez.
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Despite making six changes from their weekend 2-0 defeat at the hands of Stoke City, Fulham started the match brightly and passed the passed the ball around in a confident manner. The Londoner’s came close to scoring after five minutes when Damien Duff forced Sergei Pareiko into the first save of the game after hitting a stinging shot from 25 yards out.
The home side’s danger man Ivica Iliev came agonisingly close to breaking the deadline five minutes later. The Serbian picked up the ball close to the half-way line before driving towards Fulham’s goal and unleashing a shot which took a wicked deflection off Brede Hangeland’s leg, only to bounce onto Mark Schwarzer’s crossbar and out for a corner.
This seemed to spark the home fans into life and Ilivev again came close to finding the net on the 20-minute mark, this time drilling another long-range shot to Schwarzer’s left-hand side which the Australian did well to parry out.
The visitors were harshly reduced to 10 men a third of the way through the game when Dembele received his marching orders for an off-the-ball clash with Argentine Nunez close to the half way line.
The Belgian forward shoved his opponent's shoulder but Nunez fell to the ground holding his face, and Swedish referee Martin Hansson adjudged there was enough in it to send him off. Fulham struggled to settle and were glad to go into the half-time interval level.
The second-half begun in an even fashion but the Polish side were again the team who worked their opposition keeper. Captain Cezary Wilk drove into Fulham’s half before hitting a thumping long-range effort which again had Schwarzer scrambling to put the ball past his post for a corner.
The home side’s pressure finally told on the hour mark through a cracking goal by their star striker Biton. Fulham lost the ball cheaply in their own half and the on-loan Israeli made them pay unleashing a stunning dipping long-range effort which gave Schwarzer no chance.
The Polish side continued to push forward for a second but were themselves to ten-men after Osman Chavez received his marching orders for a second bookable offence after one late tackle too many with three minutes remaining.
However they managed to hang on to the win which inflicts defeat on Fulham for the first time in this season’s Europa League group stages. Jol’s side will be keen to reverse the results when the two teams meet again in two weeks time.
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Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
Striker Schalke |
14 | 3 |
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Radamel Falcao
Striker Atlético Madrid |
12 | 1 |
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Adrián
Striker Atlético Madrid |
10 | 0 |
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Fernando Llorente Torres
Striker Bilbao |
7 | 2 |
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Jonatan Ezequiel Cristaldo
Striker Metalist Kharki |
7 | 0 |
