FFO2 Conference, Villarreal vs. Norwich City (Mon Aug 21) Villarreal | Norwich City 4-4-2 N | 4-3-3 A Ian Greaves(Caretaker) | Steve Knights | Kepa GK | GK A_Meret D_Santon DF | DF H_Augustinson Dalbert DF | DF D_Sanchez A_Munoz DF | DF D_Furlong H_Mallo DF | DF E_Palacios T_Chalobah MF | MF A_El_Ghazi J_Guilavogui MF | MF G_Kondogbia A_Rinomhota MF | MF A_Chamberlain E_Le_Fee MF | FW D_Calv_Lewin V_Pavlidis FW | FW M_Gomez L_Ajorque FW | FW F_Borini | R_Runarsson SUB | SUB C_Trueman I_Carcelen SUB | SUB D_Rugani J_Pied SUB | SUB D_Amartey J_Olasagasti SUB | SUB A_Elustondo D_Welbeck SUB | SUB J_Lundstram Min. 2 :(nor) H_Augustinson gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... H_Augustinson sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... GOAL!! ... Runs off and slides on his knees!! ... The fans go wild! ... Norwich City have the advantage! ... Villarreal 0-1 Norwich City ... Min. 3 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City ... Norwich City have changed their playing style to P Min. 3 :(nor) F_Borini with a real burst of pace ... He leaves D_Santon behind ... F_Borini sends it flying towards goal! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 3 :(vil) V_Pavlidis with the dribble ... E_Palacios is easily beaten ... D_Calv_Lewin is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... He lets him off with a strong talking too Min. 5 :(vil) E_Le_Fee wins possession ... He plays the ball across to L_Ajorque ... L_Ajorque curls it towards the top corner! ... GOAL!! ... Fantastic finish! ... You wouldn't have saved that with two keepers! ... That could be a game changer! ... Villarreal have pulled level! ... Villarreal 1-1 Norwich City ... Min. 6 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City ... Norwich City have changed their playing style to A Min. 7 :(vil) J_Guilavogui is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to A_Munoz ... A_Munoz has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... A_Meret with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 7 :(nor) A_Chamberlain takes advantage of a mistake by Dalbert ... He knocks the ball to A_El_Ghazi! ... Dalbert body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 9 :(vil) L_Ajorque jumps over D_Furlong's challenge ... L_Ajorque tries to lob the keeper! ... But A_Meret smothers the ball Min. 12 :(vil) D_Santon kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... V_Pavlidis gets on the end of the pass ... V_Pavlidis attempts to nutmeg A_Meret! ... A_Meret gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 12 :(nor) G_Kondogbia boots it towards M_Gomez ... M_Gomez hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 13 :(vil) D_Santon with an early cross to V_Pavlidis ... A great volley from V_Pavlidis! ... The shot slips through A_Meret's hands ... GOAL!! ... What a terrible mistake ... That's given Villarreal the advantage! ... Villarreal 2-1 Norwich City ... Min. 14 :(vil) H_Mallo spots his team mate making a run ... He finds T_Chalobah with a lovely pass! ... T_Chalobah with the attempt at goal! ... Looks like it should be easy for A_Meret ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... A_Meret looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 14 :(vil) V_Pavlidis hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... H_Mallo latches onto it! ... A_El_Ghazi with the foul Min. 15 :(nor) M_Gomez runs with pace at the defence ... M_Gomez sends it flying towards goal! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 16 :(vil) H_Mallo turns past his marker ... He has some space now! ... A skilful effort from H_Mallo! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 16 :(nor) G_Kondogbia with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Gomez gets on the end of the pass ... M_Gomez curls it towards the top corner! ... Kepa tips it over ... CORNER! ... A_Chamberlain plays it towards the near post! ... Kepa comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... A_El_Ghazi with the shot! ... But it goes wide Min. 18 :(nor) G_Kondogbia controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... M_Gomez gets onto the end of the pass! ... M_Gomez with a blistering shot! ... Kepa with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 20 :(vil) Dalbert runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to V_Pavlidis ... V_Pavlidis tries one from the edge of the box! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 20 :(nor) D_Calv_Lewin beats T_Chalobah ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... D_Calv_Lewin drives it towards goal! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 22 :(vil) A_Munoz with a well-controlled run ... A cracking drive from A_Munoz! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... A_Meret never had a chance! Min. 23 :(vil) J_Guilavogui gains control of the loose ball ... J_Guilavogui chases it through, he must score! ... It's beaten A_Meret ... It goes wide!! Min. 28 :(vil) V_Pavlidis turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Dalbert ... D_Furlong wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 31 :(nor) F_Borini dribbles past J_Guilavogui ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... F_Borini throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... Steve Knights spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 33 :(nor) G_Kondogbia gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside Dalbert! ... He has some space now! ... V_Pavlidis had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... The Referee gave him a strong warning Min. 34 :(vil) A_Rinomhota is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to J_Guilavogui ... J_Guilavogui leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... But A_Meret pulls out a save of the game Min. 35 :(vil) E_Le_Fee hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... A_Rinomhota latches onto it! ... A_Rinomhota tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 37 :(vil) Dalbert dribbles past D_Sanchez ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... D_Sanchez moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 38 :(nor) A_El_Ghazi skips the challenge from the defender ... A_Munoz slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 39 :(vil) The ball is passed in from H_Mallo, he finds A_Munoz ... A_Munoz tries to chip the ball over A_Meret! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a crappy effort! Min. 40 :(nor) D_Sanchez moves inside ... But D_Santon slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 41 :(vil) A_Rinomhota sidesteps his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... A_Rinomhota with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... But A_Meret makes a superb stop down low Min. 42 :(vil) A_Meret with a terrible kick! ... Dalbert takes control of the ball! ... Dalbert with a low drive through the rain! ... A_Meret catches the ball Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(vil) L_Ajorque beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds V_Pavlidis ... D_Sanchez reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 43 :(nor) M_Gomez can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... A well-placed shot from M_Gomez! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 47 :(vil) V_Pavlidis holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to J_Guilavogui ... A cracking drive from J_Guilavogui! ... Brilliant save from A_Meret ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Villarreal 2-1 Norwich City Min. 48 :(vil) E_Le_Fee holds the ball up ... He sees V_Pavlidis in space! ... V_Pavlidis with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... A_Meret with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 51 :(vil) H_Mallo finds L_Ajorque on the edge of the box ... L_Ajorque curls it towards the top corner! ... But A_Meret punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 51 :(vil) V_Pavlidis gets lucky and beats E_Palacios ... Now with the centre to A_Rinomhota ... D_Sanchez with an awful challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning Min. 55 :(vil) T_Chalobah jinks past D_Furlong ... T_Chalobah rises above the defence to head the ball! ... A_Meret blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 56 :(vil) E_Le_Fee with a slick pass to V_Pavlidis ... A powerful shot by V_Pavlidis! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 60 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: D_Rugani ... COMING OFF: H_Augustinson Min. 60 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: D_Amartey ... COMING OFF: D_Sanchez Min. 60 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: J_Lundstram ... COMING OFF: A_Chamberlain Min. 60 :(nor) J_Lundstram with a smart pass to G_Kondogbia ... G_Kondogbia hits a crisp volley! ... Kepa makes a good save Min. 62 :(vil) E_Le_Fee has it now ... He takes on E_Palacios ... He gets past him! ... He puts in L_Ajorque! ... L_Ajorque with the goal bound shot! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Norwich City fans taunt him about that effort Min. 62 :(nor) G_Kondogbia takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... G_Kondogbia with a terrific drive! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 65 :(vil) J_Guilavogui finds his way through ... He bears down on goal ... J_Guilavogui rises above the defence to head the ball! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 67 :(vil) E_Le_Fee 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! ... A_El_Ghazi takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line. ... A_Rinomhota swings it in ... J_Guilavogui gets on the end of it ... J_Guilavogui hits a great shot! ... The shot slips through A_Meret's hands ... But A_Meret recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 68 :(vil) A_Rinomhota takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... A_Rinomhota aims for the top right corner! ... But A_Meret punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 68 :(nor) M_Gomez brings the ball into the opposing area ... A delicate chip from M_Gomez! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 69 :(vil) L_Ajorque sidesteps D_Amartey ... A_Meret is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... Is The Referee going to give a penalty? ... He points to the spot! ... PENALTY!! ... V_Pavlidis is the man who takes it ... He's converted it!! ... GOAL!! ... Villarreal 3-1 Norwich City... Min. 70 :(vil) Tactical Change by Villarreal ... Villarreal have changed their playing style to C Min. 70 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City ... Norwich City have changed their playing style to P Min. 71 :(nor) M_Gomez with a short pass to find D_Amartey ... Great challenge by D_Santon ... But it goes out for a corner ... CORNER! ... G_Kondogbia dinks the ball into the area! ... H_Mallo cleans up with a great clearance Min. 73 :(vil) L_Ajorque with a slide rule pass to J_Guilavogui ... J_Guilavogui aims for the top right corner! ... A_Meret gathers it comfortably Min. 75 :(nor) M_Gomez takes on D_Santon ... He runs past him ... But H_Mallo will cut out the threat Min. 76 :(nor) E_Palacios off the woodwork! ... D_Calv_Lewin picks up the deflection ... D_Calv_Lewin hits a crisp volley! ... But he puts it wide Min. 77 :(vil) L_Ajorque dribbles past D_Amartey ... L_Ajorque tries one from the edge of the box! ... A_Meret tips it over his bar ... CORNER! ... L_Ajorque hits it towards the far post! ... A_Meret fists it away! Min. 77 :(nor) D_Amartey with an incisive pass to A_El_Ghazi ... D_Santon wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did Min. 78 :(nor) E_Palacios brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... D_Calv_Lewin gets on the end of the pass ... D_Santon seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 80 :(vil) E_Le_Fee flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... E_Le_Fee drives it towards goal! ... A_Meret parries it ... CORNER! ... A_Munoz swings it in! ... It goes straight into the arms of A_Meret Min. 80 :(nor) F_Borini runs into space ... E_Le_Fee wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 84 :(vil) Substitution by Villarreal ... COMING ON: J_Olasagasti ... COMING OFF: J_Guilavogui Min. 85 :(nor) G_Kondogbia pushes it past the defender ... D_Santon with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a good position! ... M_Gomez drives it in ... GOAL!! ... Kepa was caught out there ... Norwich City are back in it! ... Villarreal 3-2 Norwich City ... Min. 85 :(vil) Tactical Change by Villarreal ... Villarreal have changed their playing style to N Min. 85 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City ... Norwich City have changed their playing style to A Min. 85 :(vil) L_Ajorque is force to hold onto the ball ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... A_El_Ghazi fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now Min. 86 :(nor) D_Amartey looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to F_Borini ... A delicate header from F_Borini! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(vil) L_Ajorque with an amazing show of skill to get past D_Rugani ... He crosses to H_Mallo ... H_Mallo goes for goal! ... A_Meret with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 89 :(vil) D_Santon lays the ball back to V_Pavlidis ... V_Pavlidis swings in the shot! ... He hits the side netting Min. 90 :(vil) V_Pavlidis takes advantage of a mistake by D_Furlong ... It's a lucky break ... Great challenge by D_Furlong ... But it goes out for a corner ... CORNER! ... A_Rinomhota flights it in! ... D_Santon tries to place the shot! ... It hits off a defender! ... A_Meret is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... L_Ajorque hits it towards the far post! ... A_Meret catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 92 :(vil) J_Olasagasti reads the run of L_Ajorque ... L_Ajorque launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... A_Meret makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 93 :(vil) E_Le_Fee leaves his marker standing ... A delicate chip from E_Le_Fee! ... A_Meret saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 93 :(vil) T_Chalobah with a precise ball to L_Ajorque ... D_Rugani fouls ... That was disgusting ... The Referee writes his name in his little black book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Estadio El Madrigal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Villarreal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : V_Pavlidis (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Ajorque (5), V_Pavlidis (13,69 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Dalbert (7) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Gomez Scorers : H_Augustinson (2), M_Gomez (85) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Meret (69), D_Rugani (93) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Villarreal | Norwich City Attempts on Goal : 33 | 16 Off target : 12 | 11 On target : 21 | 5 Possession : 64 | 36 Corners : 4 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 15 | 13 Key Tackles : 7 | 4 Key Passes : 22 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Villarreal 3 - 2 Norwich City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Villarreal Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kepa GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 D_Santon DF 1 18 11 7 27 | 96 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 60 84 15 Dalbert DF 1 18 11 5 27 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 17 19 A_Munoz DF 1 17 12 9 23 | 96 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 21 0 43 H_Mallo DF 1 16 13 7 28 | 96 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 44 51 34 T_Chalobah MF 1 10 18 8 19 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 32 J_Guilavogui MF 1 6 17 11 27 | 86 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 13 82 A_Rinomhota MF 1 10 17 5 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 59 E_Le_Fee MF 1 10 16 12 26 | 96 0 1 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 28 92 28 V_Pavlidis FW 1 2 14 19 21 | 96 0 0 3 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 48 67 L_Ajorque FW 1 4 13 17 24 | 96 0 0 3 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 51 67 R_Runarsson GK 13 1 1 1 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Carcelen DF 1 13 7 2 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Pied DF 1 12 7 2 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Olasagasti MF 1 3 13 8 33 | 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 D_Welbeck FW 1 3 7 13 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Norwich City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Meret GK 21 1 1 1 27 | 96 21 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 73 0 0 0 H_Augustinson DF 1 19 13 8 23 | 62 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 D_Sanchez DF 1 18 11 10 31 | 62 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 D_Furlong DF 1 15 9 4 22 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 E_Palacios DF 1 14 17 2 26 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 A_El_Ghazi MF 1 5 18 14 28 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 G_Kondogbia MF 1 5 18 13 23 | 96 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 22 A_Chamberlain MF 1 7 19 13 25 | 62 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 D_Calv_Lewin FW 1 2 15 18 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 M_Gomez FW 1 2 12 20 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 18 40 F_Borini FW 1 3 10 17 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 C_Trueman GK 13 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Rugani DF 1 19 12 9 31 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 D_Amartey DF 1 18 11 9 32 | 34 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 A_Elustondo DF 1 19 12 13 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Lundstram MF 1 13 18 7 32 | 34 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 1692605008 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40