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Fulham 4 Wisla Krakow 1: Johnson double proves Cottagers are Poles apart
Andrew Johnson just can't stop scoring in the Europa League. [LNB]Two goals from the in-form striker put Fulham in the driving seat to qualify for the competition's knock-out stages. [LNB]Johnson took his European tally to eight to give Martin Jol's side revenge for their frustrating 1-0 defeattwo weeks ago in Poland.[LNB] Flaring up: Wisla fans set off a flare in the away (above) and the smoke enveloped the ground (below)[LNB] [LNB] [LNB][LNB] [LNB]MATCH FACTS Fulham: Schwarzer, Kelly, Hangeland, Baird, Riise, Duff, Etuhu,Murphy (Sidwell 63), Dempsey, Johnson (Kasami 76), Zamora (Frei 72). [LNB]Subs not used: Etheridge, Gecov, Grygera, Briggs.[LNB]Booked: Zamora,Etuhu.[LNB]Goals: Duff 5, Johnson 30, 57, Sidwell 79.[LNB]Wisla Krakow: Pareiko, Lamey, Jaliens, Brud (Illiev 60), Diaz, Wilk, Nunez, Paljic,Gargula (Genkov 61), Kirm, Biton (Jovanovic 88).[LNB]Subs not used: Jovanic,Kurto,Boguski,Czekaj.[LNB]Booked: Jaliens,Paljic,Diaz.[LNB]Goal: Kirm 9.[LNB]Attendance: 20,319[LNB]Referee: Halis Ozkahya (Turkey).[LNB] Damien Duff put Fulham ahead before Wisla Krakow equalised through Andraz Krim, but Johnson's brace and a late goal from Steve Sidwell sealed a comfortable win. [LNB]Jol said: 'Johnson for England? If you keep on scoring everyone says you should be in the England team but,for me, as a second striker he is one of the best.[LNB] 'We scored some great goals. If you could come up with ideas like that every week you would be like Real Madrid in the golden days.' [LNB]On a feisty evening at Craven Cottage, Krakow fans were ejected from the home sections and a smoke flare was let off in the historic Johnny Haynes Stand. [LNB]The fireworks continued on the pitch,too, with Bobby Zamora clashing with Kew Jaliens late in the first halfand Duff having a heated exchange with Gervasio Nunez, whose disgraceful play-acting earned Mousa Dembele a red card in Krakow. [LNB]Krakow boss Robert Maaskant then claimed his Fulham counterpart had overplayed his criticism of Nunez prior to the match, adding: 'Jol played the Nunez card quite well, whichgave us a hostile atmosphere. [LNB] Stunner: Johnson slammed home this volley in the first-half[LNB] [LNB]'It's always nice for a coach who worked with (Uruguay and Liverpool striker) Luis Suarez (at Ajax) for a year and a half to say something about another player like that.' [LNB]Jol fielded a strong side ahead of Sunday's Premier League clash against his old club, Tottenham Hotspur, and it paid off after just five minutes. [LNB]Duff started and finished the Fulham counter-attack; finding Zamora who fed Johnson on the right and then sprinting into the box to complete the move with a first-time left foot shot. [LNB]But Krakow capitalised when Dickson Etuhu lost the ball inside his own half four minutes later. [LNB] Early dart: Duff opened the scoring for Fulham with this sweet strike (below)[LNB] [LNB] [LNB]Captain Cezary Wilk ran into the box and found David Biton, who teed up Kirm to fire a deflected shot past Mark Schwarzer. [LNB]Johnson had a goal disallowed after 10 minutes but then hit a sensational strike to put Fulham ahead after half an hour. [LNB]A Danny Murphy corner came back to the Fulham captain and he had ample time to curl the ball back into the box, where Johnson hit a beautiful right-foot volley which cannoned in off the post.[LNB] Back on track: Fulham threatened throughout with Zamora and Johnson[LNB] [LNB] Johnson then made it 3-0 after 57 minutes, completing a training ground routine which worked to perfection. [LNB]Murphy slotted a free-kick through to Zamora, who turned to watch his strike partner beat the goalkeeper at the near post. [LNB] Brace yourself: Johnson scored two as Fulham cruised to victory over Wisla Krakow [LNB] Substitute Steve Sidwell, who replaced Murphy, made it 4-0 in the 79th minute.[LNB] The midfielder hit the post with his initial header from a Duff cross, but fired in his second of the season on the rebound. [LNB] Consolation: Kirm fired home this equaliser early in the first-half[LNB] Making a racket: The Krakow fans travelled en masse to west London[LNB] Wisla wait on trio as immigration issues could prevent them from facing FulhamFulham and QPR ramp up bid to sign ?6m Juventus striker Amauri Tottenham clash is spurring on Jol as Fulham go in search of European pointsAll the latest Fulham news, features and opinion [LNB] [LNB]
