FFO2 Conference, Watford vs. Atalanta (Thu Sep 14)


                              Watford  |  Atalanta
                              4-5-1 P  |  5-3-2 C
                        Lauris Silins  |  Andrea Goitre
                                       |
                           M_Okoye GK  |  GK I_Meslier
                           K_Hause DF  |  DF S_van_Beek
                          H_Kamara DF  |  DF G_Montiel
                       F_Sierralta DF  |  DF T_Mings
                        C_Kabasele DF  |  DF M_Romeo
                         F_Neuhaus MF  |  DF T_Foket
                            I_Sarr MF  |  MF D_Neres
                           I_Louza MF  |  MF Brahim
                       T_Cleverley MF  |  MF S_McTominay
                           C_Under MF  |  FW M_Taremi
                           R_Manaj FW  |  FW U_Sadiq
                                       |
                           B_Hamer SUB |  SUB J_Smith
                         M_Pollock SUB |  SUB S_Denswil
                         E_Kayembe SUB |  SUB A_Miranchuk
                       T_D_Bashiru SUB |  SUB R_Sawyers
                          B_Embolo SUB |  SUB E_Dennis




Min. 1  :(wat) F_Neuhaus sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Manaj 
          ...  R_Manaj fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  But I_Meslier with the difficult save 
Min. 1  :(atl) M_Romeo with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heels 
          ...  M_Romeo tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 2  :(atl) T_Foket sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to Brahim 
          ...  Brahim sees M_Okoye off his line! 
          ...  What agility from M_Okoye 
Min. 4  :(wat) F_Sierralta leaves his marker standing 
          ...  F_Sierralta fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  I_Meslier acrobatically tips it over!! 
          ...  Great keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Neuhaus lofts the ball in! 
          ...  I_Meslier comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  R_Manaj with the shot! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 5  :(wat) R_Manaj 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! 
          ...  What a shot from R_Manaj! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  WELL WHAT CAN YOU SAY?! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Fantastic finish! 
          ...  That puts Watford ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Watford 1-0 Atalanta ...
Min. 6  :(atl) Tactical Change by Atalanta 
          ...  Atalanta have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 7  :(wat) C_Kabasele slumps to the ground! 
          ...  He gets up again though 
          ...  He signals to the bench he is ok to continue 
Min. 8  :(atl) D_Neres with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past K_Hause 
          ...  He knocks it to M_Taremi! 
          ...  M_Taremi hits a curling shot! 
          ...  M_Okoye just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 11 :(wat) I_Sarr finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  M_Taremi with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He can't complain about that 
Min. 14 :(atl) M_Taremi with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  H_Kamara with the block 
Min. 16 :(wat) R_Manaj sidesteps G_Montiel 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  R_Manaj with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 19 :(wat) I_Louza stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  S_McTominay with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  This is very far out 
          ...  I_Louza hoists it forward 
          ...  R_Manaj gets on the end of it 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from G_Montiel and it had to be 
Min. 23 :(wat) F_Neuhaus plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  F_Neuhaus with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 24 :(atl) T_Foket runs forward 
          ...  T_Foket drives it low! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 27 :(atl) S_McTominay finds M_Romeo with a ball over the defence 
          ...  A cheeky lob from M_Romeo! 
          ...  M_Okoye makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 28 :(atl) Brahim runs into space 
          ...  Brahim looks to see where M_Okoye is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  M_Okoye collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 29 :(atl) M_Taremi takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past C_Kabasele 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  M_Taremi with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  U_Sadiq with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for M_Okoye, who catches the ball 
Min. 30 :(wat) Tactical Change by Watford 
          ...  Watford have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 33 :(atl) Brahim plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  Brahim hits a curling shot! 
          ...  Looks like it should be M_Okoye's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by D_Neres! 
          ...  M_Romeo gets to it! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 35 :(wat) R_Manaj 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! 
          ...  T_Foket brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 36 :(atl) T_Mings races into the box 
          ...  He sees S_van_Beek lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from S_van_Beek! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 38 :(atl) M_Taremi takes possession on the edge of the box 
          ...  M_Taremi belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  But M_Okoye pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 40 :(wat) T_Cleverley can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  T_Cleverley with the strike! 
          ...  I_Meslier just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 40 :(atl) M_Romeo puts in Brahim 
          ...  I_Louza with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  They are lining up to take this one! 
          ...  Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! 
          ...  M_Taremi bends it round the wall 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(wat) I_Sarr passes the ball to F_Neuhaus 
          ...  F_Neuhaus aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  I_Meslier has to pick the ball out of the net 
          ...  Watford 2-0 Atalanta ...
Min. 45 :(wat) C_Under takes possession on the edge of the box 
          ...  S_McTominay slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 46 :(wat) H_Kamara with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to T_Cleverley 
          ...  T_Cleverley lobs I_Meslier! 
          ...  I_Meslier with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Watford 2-0 Atalanta

Min. 47 :(atl) D_Neres is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to M_Taremi 
          ...  C_Kabasele clears with a diving header 
Min. 48 :(atl) D_Neres plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  M_Romeo decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  M_Romeo swings in the shot! 
          ...  But M_Okoye makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 49 :(atl) Brahim drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to U_Sadiq 
          ...  U_Sadiq drives it towards goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Mings swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  M_Okoye thumps the ball away! 
Min. 50 :(wat) T_Cleverley controls the ball immaculately 
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead 
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance 
          ...  T_Cleverley with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 53 :(atl) T_Foket curls the ball out wide to M_Taremi 
          ...  F_Neuhaus wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 54 :(wat) I_Sarr is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  F_Neuhaus latches onto the ball 
          ...  F_Neuhaus cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  It floats over I_Meslier 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 55 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Embolo 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Manaj 
Min. 56 :(wat) F_Sierralta is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to T_Cleverley 
          ...  M_Romeo gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 57 :(wat) B_Embolo picks out K_Hause with the cross 
          ...  T_Foket with a bad challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 58 :(wat) F_Neuhaus sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Embolo 
          ...  B_Embolo hits a great shot! 
          ...  But I_Meslier punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 60 :(atl) Substitution by Atalanta 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Miranchuk 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Foket 
Min. 61 :(atl) T_Mings sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  U_Sadiq runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  A glorious effort by U_Sadiq! 
          ...  M_Okoye can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  M_Okoye makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 63 :(wat) I_Sarr sidesteps G_Montiel 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  T_Mings with an ugly foul 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
Min. 65 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: T_D_Bashiru 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Cleverley 
Min. 65 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Pollock 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Under 
Min. 66 :(wat) I_Louza runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off T_Mings back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  From long range I_Louza bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But I_Meslier smothers the ball 
Min. 66 :(atl) G_Montiel makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from H_Kamara 
Min. 69 :(wat) T_D_Bashiru gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds F_Sierralta 
          ...  M_Romeo hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy 
          ...  Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Louza flights it in! 
          ...  H_Kamara rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  I_Meslier gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Sarr dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  T_Mings deals with the danger and clears 
Min. 74 :(wat) F_Neuhaus gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  I_Louza is unmarked 
          ...  M_Romeo steals the ball of off him 
Min. 77 :(wat) I_Sarr breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat I_Meslier now! 
          ...  S_McTominay trips him up from behind! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! Dirty git! 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  I_Sarr floats it forward 
          ...  F_Sierralta latches onto the end of it 
          ...  F_Sierralta shoots towards goal! 
          ...  I_Meslier beats the ball away 
Min. 78 :(wat) B_Embolo takes on U_Sadiq 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  B_Embolo fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 79 :(wat) B_Embolo beats his marker 
          ...  B_Embolo tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  I_Meslier makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 80 :(wat) F_Neuhaus reads the run of B_Embolo 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Romeo and it had to be 
Min. 87 :(wat) I_Louza looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to F_Sierralta 
          ...  F_Sierralta with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But I_Meslier hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(atl) Brahim can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to D_Neres 
          ...  What a shot from D_Neres! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  M_Okoye is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  M_Okoye looks very relieved! 
Min. 89 :(wat) I_Sarr is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  I_Sarr swings in the shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He does a celebratory dance with his team-mates! 
          ...  Watford 3-0 Atalanta ...
Min. 90 :(wat) C_Kabasele runs forward 
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for goal in mind! 
          ...  S_McTominay cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 91 :(atl) D_Neres finds U_Sadiq in acres of space 
          ...  A well-placed shot from U_Sadiq! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  M_Okoye grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 93 :(wat) M_Pollock takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Embolo 
          ...  Blocked by T_Mings 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Vicarage Road
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : F_Neuhaus (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Manaj (5), F_Neuhaus (44), I_Sarr (89)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Atalanta Match Info
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Best player          : Brahim
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Taremi (11), T_Foket (57), S_McTominay (77)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Watford  |    Atalanta
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       17
Off target           :           7        |       12
On target            :          12        |       5
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           9        |       13
Key Tackles          :           4        |       10
Key Passes           :          12        |       11
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Final Score          : Watford 3 - 0 Atalanta
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Player Statistics - Watford
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Okoye        GK  21   1   1   1  29 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0   0   0
K_Hause        DF   1  19  12   5  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Kamara       DF   1  19  13   9  29 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  38  17  17
F_Sierralta    DF   1  18  12   6  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  18  60
C_Kabasele     DF   1  18  13  12  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
F_Neuhaus      MF   1  12  19   9  28 |  96   0   1   4   0   3   1   0   0   0  26  44  68
I_Sarr         MF   1   3  19  15  25 |  96   0   0   2   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  41  30
I_Louza        MF   1   6  18  12  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  14
T_Cleverley    MF   1   3  17  13  22 |  68   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  31
C_Under        MF   1   4  17  13  25 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Manaj        FW   1   3   9  18  24 |  58   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
B_Hamer        GK  15   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Pollock      DF   1  15  13   4  26 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
E_Kayembe      MF   1   9  13   5  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_D_Bashiru    MF   1   3  13   9  27 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
B_Embolo       FW   1   4  12  19  24 |  38   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  18  17

Player Statistics - Atalanta
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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I_Meslier      GK  21   1   1   1  22 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
S_van_Beek     DF   1  19  12   9  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
G_Montiel      DF   1  18  15  14  27 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Mings        DF   1  18  15   4  24 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
M_Romeo        DF   1  17  12   9  22 |  96   0   4   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  84   0  60
T_Foket        DF   1  17  13   8  29 |  63   0   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  19  32  12
D_Neres        MF   1   2  19  14  25 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  44   8
Brahim         MF   1   3  19  14  28 |  96   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  22  32
S_McTominay    MF   1  13  18  12  27 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  48  10  -2
M_Taremi       FW   1   3  15  19  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  14
U_Sadiq        FW   1   3  13  19  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
J_Smith        GK  16   1   1   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Denswil      DF   1  11   8   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Miranchuk    AM   1   4  17  12  30 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Sawyers      MF   1   4  16  13  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Dennis       FW   1   2  11  13  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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