FFO2 WM CUP, Norwich City vs. Marseille (Wed Feb 15)


                         Norwich City  |  Marseille
                            4-1-3-2 C  |  4-2-2-2 A
                        Steve Knights  |  Euan Neale
                                       |
                           A_Meret GK  |  GK G_Donnarumma
                             J_Tah DF  |  DF S_Savic
                     H_Augustinson DF  |  DF S_Coleman
                          D_Rugani DF  |  DF R_Guerreiro
                         D_Amartey DF  |  DF L_Olaza
                        E_Palacios DM  |  MF G_Bonaventura
                       Saul_Niguez MF  |  AM A_Ilarramendi
                     A_Chamberlain MF  |  AM M_Pjaca
                       G_Kondogbia MF  |  MF A_MacAllister
                           M_Gomez FW  |  FW S_Castillejo
                      D_Calv_Lewin FW  |  FW M_Simon
                                       |
                         C_Trueman SUB |  SUB R_Olsen
                         D_Furlong SUB |  SUB F_Dabo
                           L_ONien SUB |  SUB C_Roberts
                         J_Dasilva SUB |  SUB B_Santamaria
                          F_Borini SUB |  SUB M_Pronichev




Min. 3  :(nor) Saul_Niguez with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  Saul_Niguez rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 5  :(mrs) S_Castillejo brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on D_Rugani 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Pjaca! 
          ...  M_Pjaca tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 8  :(nor) M_Gomez knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  M_Gomez hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  Looks like it should be G_Donnarumma's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Amartey swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of G_Donnarumma 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 10 :(mrs) M_Simon finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled D_Amartey 
          ...  M_Simon from 20 yards! 
          ...  A_Meret watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 12 :(nor) A_Chamberlain with a 30-yard pass to J_Tah 
          ...  But R_Guerreiro clears the danger 
Min. 15 :(nor) A_Chamberlain backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  Saul_Niguez latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Saul_Niguez drives the ball low! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 17 :(nor) Saul_Niguez sprints past S_Savic 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  Saul_Niguez launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 20 :(nor) D_Calv_Lewin barges S_Savic off the ball 
          ...  D_Calv_Lewin with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 21 :(nor) G_Kondogbia with an amazing show of skill to get past R_Guerreiro 
          ...  He crosses to D_Amartey 
          ...  D_Amartey flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma never had a chance! 
          ...  That's put Norwich City ahead! 
          ...  Norwich City 1-0 Marseille ...
Min. 21 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City 
          ...  Norwich City have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 21 :(mrs) G_Bonaventura plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  S_Castillejo keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  S_Castillejo blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Norwich City fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 27 :(nor) A_Chamberlain lays the ball back to M_Gomez 
          ...  M_Gomez with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 27 :(mrs) M_Simon is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to A_MacAllister 
          ...  A_MacAllister hits a great shot! 
          ...  A_Meret makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 29 :(mrs) S_Castillejo latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  S_Castillejo with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 33 :(mrs) S_Coleman threads the through ball to G_Bonaventura 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from E_Palacios 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 35 :(mrs) G_Bonaventura boots it towards M_Simon 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  D_Rugani hits it out for a throw 
Min. 38 :(nor) D_Calv_Lewin with the nod to A_Chamberlain 
          ...  A_Chamberlain is clean through! 
          ...  He rounds G_Donnarumma 
          ...  He tries to slide it past G_Donnarumma 
          ...  G_Donnarumma dives bravely at his feet!! 
Min. 38 :(mrs) A_MacAllister is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Simon 
          ...  A glorious effort by M_Simon! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Ilarramendi swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  The ball comes to S_Savic 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But A_Meret palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 40 :(nor) Saul_Niguez 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! 
          ...  M_Gomez receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  A_MacAllister fouls badly 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  They are lining up to take this one! 
          ...  Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! 
          ...  M_Gomez smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot 
          ...  G_Donnarumma with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(mrs) S_Coleman with a one-touch layoff to R_Guerreiro 
          ...  R_Guerreiro beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat the keeper 
          ...  He nutmegs A_Meret 
          ...  GOAL!! I like it. 
          ...  I like it a lot! 
          ...  Now they are back in the game! 
          ...  Norwich City 1-1 Marseille ...
Min. 44 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City 
          ...  Norwich City have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 45 :(mrs) Tactical Change by Marseille 
          ...  Marseille have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 45 :(nor) A_Chamberlain cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Kondogbia 
          ...  G_Kondogbia with the side footed shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 46 :(nor) Saul_Niguez jinks past S_Savic 
          ...  Saul_Niguez chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  A defender hoofs it out for a corner! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by G_Kondogbia! 
          ...  A_Chamberlain tries to place the shot! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 46 :(mrs) A_Ilarramendi with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  But E_Palacios comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 47 :(mrs) A_Ilarramendi kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Simon gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  J_Tah takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Norwich City 1-1 Marseille

Min. 51 :(nor) A_Chamberlain brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Gomez gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Gomez with the side footed shot! 
          ...  But G_Donnarumma smothers the ball 
Min. 51 :(nor) J_Tah kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Gomez gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  M_Simon with a nasty foul 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 55 :(mrs) S_Coleman with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past J_Tah 
          ...  He knocks it to A_Ilarramendi! 
          ...  A_Ilarramendi shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 56 :(nor) A_Chamberlain runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to G_Kondogbia 
          ...  Blocked by R_Guerreiro 
Min. 64 :(nor) D_Amartey is on the ground 
          ...  He looks in agony 
          ...  He won't be able to continue! 
Min. 64 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Furlong 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Amartey 
Min. 65 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Borini 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Calv_Lewin 
Min. 65 :(nor) J_Tah takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  R_Guerreiro with an ugly foul 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 66 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_ONien 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Kondogbia 
Min. 66 :(mrs) S_Savic with a slide rule pass to S_Castillejo 
          ...  S_Castillejo with the shot on net! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 68 :(nor) D_Furlong with a smart pass to M_Gomez 
          ...  L_Olaza takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 71 :(mrs) A_Ilarramendi holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to G_Bonaventura 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by D_Furlong 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 75 :(mrs) A_MacAllister sidesteps E_Palacios 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  H_Augustinson gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 76 :(mrs) A_MacAllister takes advantage of a mistake by D_Furlong 
          ...  He puts in S_Castillejo! 
          ...  D_Rugani reads the play well 
Min. 78 :(nor) F_Borini controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs S_Coleman 
          ...  He puts in D_Rugani! 
          ...  S_Savic is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Steve Knights looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 
Min. 81 :(mrs) S_Savic sidesteps D_Furlong 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  S_Savic rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  A_Meret makes a good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  M_Pjaca flights it in! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to S_Castillejo 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Norwich City fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 83 :(nor) Saul_Niguez sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  M_Gomez runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  R_Guerreiro wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 83 :(mrs) A_Ilarramendi slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! 
          ...  D_Rugani reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 84 :(mrs) M_Simon plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from M_Simon! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 91 :(mrs) A_Ilarramendi curls the ball out wide to M_Simon 
          ...  D_Furlong with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  Oh no he isn't! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! 

*************  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          : A_Chamberlain (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Amartey (21)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Furlong (91)
Injured              : D_Amartey (64)
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : R_Guerreiro
Scorers              : R_Guerreiro (43)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Guerreiro (65), S_Savic (78)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Norwich City  |    Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       13
Off target           :           4        |       9
On target            :           9        |       4
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       4
Key Passes           :          12        |       13
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Final Score          : Norwich City 1 - 1 Marseille
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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   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0
J_Tah          DF   1  19  11  10  26 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  19   0
H_Augustinson  DF   1  18  12   8  23 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Rugani       DF   1  18  11   9  31 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
D_Amartey      DF   1  17  10   8  32 |  68   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  44
E_Palacios     DM   1  13  16   2  26 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
Saul_Niguez    MF   1   6  17  11  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  13  56
A_Chamberlain  MF   1   7  18  12  25 |  95   0   0   6   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  72  28
G_Kondogbia    MF   1   5  17  12  23 |  70   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  34  10
M_Gomez        FW   1   2  11  18  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  28
D_Calv_Lewin   FW   1   2  14  17  25 |  69   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16   5
C_Trueman      GK  13   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Furlong      DF   1  14   9   4  22 |  27   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  22  19  -2
L_ONien        MF   1   7  16  12  18 |  25   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 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0

Player Statistics - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Donnarumma   GK  21   1   1   1  24 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
S_Savic        DF   1  18  12   9  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  16  32
S_Coleman      DF   1  16  11   6  25 |  95   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  84   0
R_Guerreiro    DF   1  18   9   9  31 |  95   0   3   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  58  -2  40
L_Olaza        DF   1  17   9   9  28 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0   0
G_Bonaventura  MF   1   5  17  12  29 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
A_Ilarramendi  AM   1   4  16  14  25 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  42   8
M_Pjaca        AM   1   2  16  13  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
A_MacAllister  MF   1   3  16  11  27 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  28  15
S_Castillejo   FW   1   1  12  17  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  18  20
M_Simon        FW   1   2  12  17  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  18  15
R_Olsen        GK  20   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Dabo         DF   1  13  11   4  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Roberts      DF   1  15  11   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Santamaria   MF   1   2  15  11  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Pronichev    FW   1   5   9  13  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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