FFO2 Premiership, Norwich City vs. Manchester United (Fri Mar 10)


                         Norwich City  |  Manchester United
                              5-3-2 C  |  3-2-1-2-2 E
                        Steve Knights  |  Steve Outten
                                       |
                           A_Meret GK  |  GK W_Szczesny
                             J_Tah DF  |  DF M_De_Ligt
                          D_Rugani DF  |  DF T_Nianzou
                         D_Amartey DF  |  DF J_Timber
                        E_Palacios DF  |  DM Lis_Martinez
                         D_Furlong DF  |  DM F_Valverde
                       Saul_Niguez MF  |  MF C_Nkunku
                     A_Chamberlain MF  |  AM A_Elanga
                       G_Kondogbia MF  |  AM B_Saka
                           M_Gomez FW  |  FW J_Sancho
                      D_Calv_Lewin FW  |  FW K_Adeyemi
                                       |
                         C_Trueman SUB |  SUB Pacheco
                           L_Gooch SUB |  SUB N_Mazraoui
                           L_ONien SUB |  SUB B_M_Indi
                         J_Dasilva SUB |  SUB Fabian_Ruiz
                          F_Borini SUB |  SUB E_Kachunga




Min. 1  :(nor) D_Rugani beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  Fantastic skill!! 
          ...  D_Rugani has a dig at goal! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 1  :(mnu) J_Timber hits a hard pass to B_Saka 
          ...  E_Palacios does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 7  :(nor) J_Tah with a short pass to find M_Gomez 
          ...  M_De_Ligt clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 11 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez loses his marker! 
          ...  Lis_Martinez with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He scores! 
          ...  Can You Believe It? 
          ...  Manchester United have taken the lead! 
          ...  Norwich City 0-1 Manchester United ...
Min. 12 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City 
          ...  Norwich City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 12 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  Lis_Martinez will now play as a DF 
Min. 12 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  B_Saka will now play as a MF 
Min. 13 :(nor) Saul_Niguez is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  M_Gomez latches onto the ball 
          ...  M_Gomez with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  W_Szczesny with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 15 :(mnu) A_Elanga takes advantage of a mistake by E_Palacios 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to B_Saka! 
          ...  B_Saka with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Meret dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Meret beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Nianzou swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to K_Adeyemi 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  A_Meret makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 16 :(nor) G_Kondogbia with an early cross to D_Calv_Lewin 
          ...  K_Adeyemi takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 18 :(mnu) C_Nkunku looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Sancho 
          ...  D_Amartey takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 22 :(mnu) B_Saka with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past E_Palacios 
          ...  He knocks it to K_Adeyemi! 
          ...  D_Amartey with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  Nothing. Just a ticking off! 
Min. 23 :(mnu) A_Elanga plays a long ball to C_Nkunku 
          ...  C_Nkunku tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Norwich City fans taunt him! 
Min. 25 :(nor) G_Kondogbia unselfishly lays the ball back to D_Calv_Lewin 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by F_Valverde!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 25 :(mnu) C_Nkunku with a measured pass to J_Sancho 
          ...  J_Sancho aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 27 :(nor) A_Chamberlain squares it to G_Kondogbia 
          ...  G_Kondogbia throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  W_Szczesny falls over 
          ...  But W_Szczesny is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 29 :(mnu) J_Sancho searches out J_Timber 
          ...  J_Timber lobs A_Meret! 
          ...  What agility from A_Meret 
Min. 30 :(mnu) J_Timber kills the ball dead 
          ...  D_Amartey with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee tells him that he has been warned enough 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 30 :(mnu) F_Valverde plays a first time ball through the defence to K_Adeyemi 
          ...  K_Adeyemi flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  But A_Meret punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 32 :(nor) Saul_Niguez hoofs it upfield to find M_Gomez 
          ...  T_Nianzou slices it 
          ...  W_Szczesny moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Chamberlain with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  J_Tah rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  W_Szczesny makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 33 :(mnu) C_Nkunku looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  F_Valverde receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  F_Valverde aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  A_Meret watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 35 :(nor) M_Gomez has plenty of time and space 
          ...  M_Gomez cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  W_Szczesny gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 40 :(nor) D_Rugani turns past M_De_Ligt 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  D_Rugani with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  But W_Szczesny is equal to it 
Min. 41 :(nor) D_Calv_Lewin holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Gomez 
          ...  A delicate header from M_Gomez! 
          ...  W_Szczesny saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 41 :(mnu) T_Nianzou crosses into the box, finding B_Saka 
          ...  B_Saka with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  A_Meret turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Valverde plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  A_Elanga gets on the end of it 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 42 :(nor) D_Calv_Lewin runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  T_Nianzou bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 42 :(mnu) B_Saka squares it to K_Adeyemi 
          ...  K_Adeyemi with the overhead! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(nor) Saul_Niguez has it now 
          ...  He takes on J_Timber 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Gomez! 
          ...  M_Gomez with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 45 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  Manchester United have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 46 :(nor) D_Rugani takes advantage of a mistake by M_De_Ligt 
          ...  He knocks the ball to D_Calv_Lewin! 
          ...  F_Valverde knocks the ball back to W_Szczesny 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It's gone past W_Szczesny! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Kondogbia drives it into the box! 
          ...  M_Gomez with the shot! 
          ...  Brilliant save from W_Szczesny 
Min. 46 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi with a byline cross to J_Sancho 
          ...  E_Palacios with an ugly foul 
Min. 46 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  B_Saka latches onto the ball 
          ...  B_Saka with the drive! 
          ...  A_Meret parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 47 :(mnu) F_Valverde looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Elanga 
          ...  An audacious effort from A_Elanga! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Norwich City 0-1 Manchester United

Min. 46 :(mnu) J_Sancho flicks it over A_Chamberlain's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  J_Sancho swings in the shot! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 48 :(nor) Saul_Niguez sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  D_Rugani runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  D_Rugani hits a curling shot! 
          ...  W_Szczesny gathers it easily 
Min. 48 :(mnu) J_Sancho heads the ball back to C_Nkunku 
          ...  C_Nkunku has a dig at goal! 
          ...  A_Meret goes down well to save 
Min. 49 :(mnu) J_Sancho slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  J_Sancho with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 55 :(nor) G_Kondogbia skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to D_Calv_Lewin 
          ...  K_Adeyemi goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
Min. 56 :(nor) Saul_Niguez pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  D_Amartey is clean through! 
          ...  J_Timber is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 59 :(mnu) T_Nianzou with a glorious long pass to A_Elanga 
          ...  A_Elanga hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 61 :(mnu) A_Elanga leaves J_Tah standing 
          ...  A_Elanga tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But A_Meret punches it away 
Min. 64 :(mnu) A_Elanga with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  C_Nkunku gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  D_Amartey with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 65 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Borini 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Calv_Lewin 
Min. 65 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Mazraoui 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Sancho 
Min. 65 :(mnu) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  F_Valverde is through! 
          ...  D_Amartey goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
Min. 69 :(nor) A_Chamberlain pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  But M_De_Ligt with the fine tackle 
Min. 69 :(mnu) M_De_Ligt spits at D_Rugani 
          ...  That is disgraceful! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  It could have been worse! 
Min. 70 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United 
          ...  COMING ON: Fabian_Ruiz 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Adeyemi 
Min. 74 :(mnu) B_Saka is too quick for D_Rugani 
          ...  M_Gomez with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  And in a dangerous position as well! 
          ...  M_De_Ligt bends it round the wall 
          ...  A_Meret with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 74 :(nor) It's game over for D_Amartey 
          ...  He's pulled up and won't be able to continue! Even the magic sponge did not work! 
Min. 74 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Gooch 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Amartey 
Min. 76 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  But E_Palacios comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 77 :(nor) Saul_Niguez gets possession in his own half 
          ...  What a shot from Saul_Niguez! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  But W_Szczesny punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 80 :(mnu) Fabian_Ruiz moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Elanga 
          ...  L_Gooch cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 82 :(nor) D_Furlong finds his way through 
          ...  Lis_Martinez forces him off the ball 
Min. 83 :(nor) E_Palacios with an early cross to F_Borini 
          ...  F_Borini launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  W_Szczesny parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 83 :(mnu) C_Nkunku swings at A_Chamberlain 
          ...  Right in front of The Referee! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 84 :(mnu) B_Saka with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  B_Saka hits the ball first time! 
          ...  A_Meret gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 85 :(mnu) J_Timber flicks the ball through 
          ...  Lis_Martinez runs onto it! 
          ...  L_Gooch with an ugly foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! 
          ...  B_Saka plays it short to F_Valverde 
          ...  F_Valverde fires the shot in! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Elanga hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  It is kicked away by J_Tah 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(mnu) F_Valverde takes advantage of a mistake by J_Tah 
          ...  F_Valverde with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  But A_Meret gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Mazraoui hits it into the box! 
          ...  F_Valverde rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 90 :(nor) F_Borini slips past his marker 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  C_Nkunku hits it out for a throw 
Min. 90 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to F_Valverde 
          ...  D_Rugani gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 92 :(mnu) A_Elanga is first to the ball 
          ...  A_Elanga tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  A_Meret never had a chance! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Carrow Road
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : Saul_Niguez
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Amartey (30), L_Gooch (85)
Injured              : D_Amartey (74)
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Manchester United Match Info
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Best player          : Lis_Martinez (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Lis_Martinez (11)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Timber (56), M_De_Ligt (69), C_Nkunku (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Norwich City  |    Manchester United
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       24
Off target           :           3        |       13
On target            :           9        |       11
Possession           :          37        |       63
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       3
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :          17        |       5
Key Tackles          :           7        |       9
Key Passes           :          12        |       19
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Final Score          : Norwich City 0 - 1 Manchester United
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Player Statistics - Norwich City
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  20   1   1   1  27 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
J_Tah          DF   1  19  11  10  26 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  21  21  18
D_Rugani       DF   1  18  11   9  31 |  95   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  22  21  53
D_Amartey      DF   1  17  10   8  32 |  76   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  44  -2  -2
E_Palacios     DF   1  13  16   2  26 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  54  16   0
D_Furlong      DF   1  14   9   4  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Saul_Niguez    MF   1   6  18  11  24 |  95   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  70  17
A_Chamberlain  MF   1   7  18  12  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
G_Kondogbia    MF   1   5  17  12  23 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  16
M_Gomez        FW   1   2  11  18  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  42
D_Calv_Lewin   FW   1   2  14  17  25 |  67   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
C_Trueman      GK  13   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Gooch        DF   1   9  13   7  25 |  19   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  29  -2  -2
L_ONien        MF   1   7  16  12  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Dasilva      MF   1   5  13   6  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Borini       FW   1   3  10  16  25 |  28   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12

Player Statistics - Manchester United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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W_Szczesny     GK  21   1   1   1  26 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  82   0   0   0
M_De_Ligt      DF   1  20  15   5  28 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  38  -2  21
T_Nianzou      DF   1  18  15   5  28 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  44  34   0
J_Timber       DF   1  18  15   3  27 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  32  23
Lis_Martinez   DF   1  18  16  10  29 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  22  32  44
F_Valverde     DM   1  15  19  11  29 |  95   0   2   2   0   4   0   0   0   0  50  26  56
C_Nkunku       MF   1   9  19  14  26 |  95   0   1   3   0   2   0   1   0   0  29  37  22
A_Elanga       AM   1   5  18  16  24 |  95   0   0   3   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  42  44
B_Saka         MF   1   2  18  16  22 |  95   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  28  44
J_Sancho       FW   1   1  15  21  22 |  67   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  34   9
K_Adeyemi      FW   1   5  14  19  25 |  72   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  35   0  23
Pacheco        GK  16   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Mazraoui     DF   1  19  14   7  27 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0   0
B_M_Indi       DF   1  13   7   4  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fabian_Ruiz    DM   1  15  19   7  29 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
E_Kachunga     FW   1   2   6  10  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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