FFO Championship, Norwich City vs. Stockport County (Mon Mar 25) Norwich City | Stockport County 4-4-2 C | 4-4-2 P - | Mike Bridge | D_Vasquez GK | GK S_Johnstone S_Duffy DF | DF J_Bernat G_Hanley DF | DF C_Soyuncu A_Webster DF | DF M_Sykes D_Giannoulis DF | DF A_Wisdom C_Fassnacht MF | MF F_Downes B_Sainz MF | MF F_Anderson L_Gibbs MF | MF M_Nakamba M_Nunex MF | MF N_Barella A_Idah FW | FW A_Rebic M_Terrier FW | FW M_Rajovic | L_Wahlstedt SUB | SUB B_Hinchcliffe S_McCallum SUB | SUB R_Giles S_Wharton SUB | SUB N_Nartey M_James SUB | SUB Vesga S_Azmoun SUB | SUB S_Dembele Min. 1 :(stp) F_Anderson looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to M_Nakamba ... A_Idah fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 2 :(nor) M_Nunex controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... A_Idah gets onto the end of the pass! ... J_Bernat reads the play well Min. 3 :(nor) C_Fassnacht is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to A_Idah ... A skilful effort from A_Idah! ... It floats over S_Johnstone ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 4 :(nor) M_Nunex with a one-touch layoff to M_Terrier ... But A_Wisdom will cut out the threat Min. 11 :(nor) D_Giannoulis jinks through the defence ... D_Giannoulis with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... GOAL!! ... Hammered into the top corner! ... Right in the postage stamp! ... That's given Norwich City the lead! ... Norwich City 1-0 Stockport County ... Min. 11 :(stp) F_Downes knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... F_Downes tries the lob from 30 yards! ... He watches the ball, half volleys it sweetly! ... GOAL!!!! ... A brilliant goal! ... Remember the name! ... It's a level game! ... Norwich City 1-1 Stockport County ... Min. 13 :(stp) F_Anderson with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... B_Sainz wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did ... The Referee lectures him ... FREE KICK! ... Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up ... C_Soyuncu swings it in ... M_Sykes gets on the end of it ... D_Giannoulis intercepts the pass Min. 13 :(stp) F_Anderson with the nod to J_Bernat ... Brilliantly taken away by S_Duffy!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 14 :(nor) B_Sainz plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... A_Idah keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... A left-footer by A_Idah! ... But S_Johnstone punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 15 :(stp) M_Rajovic pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... M_Rajovic keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 18 :(nor) M_Terrier with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heels ... M_Terrier with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 18 :(stp) F_Downes spots N_Barella who is in acres of space ... S_Duffy with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 20 :(stp) M_Rajovic holds the ball up 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! ... M_Rajovic with the punt towards goal! ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 22 :(nor) M_Nunex with a pinpoint pass to S_Duffy ... S_Duffy sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... Brilliant save from S_Johnstone Min. 25 :(nor) D_Giannoulis finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... D_Giannoulis fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... S_Johnstone gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 26 :(stp) M_Rajovic sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... M_Rajovic bears down on goal! ... It's beaten D_Vasquez ... It goes wide!! Min. 26 :(nor) M_Terrier knocks it past J_Bernat and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... A_Rebic leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That's a bad foul!! ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a good position! ... C_Fassnacht plays it short to M_Terrier ... M_Terrier throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 29 :(nor) B_Sainz takes advantage of a mistake by C_Soyuncu ... It's a lucky break ... B_Sainz chases it through, he must score! ... S_Johnstone is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 30 :(stp) A_Rebic skips the challenge from C_Fassnacht ... A_Rebic with the drive! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 35 :(nor) B_Sainz off the woodwork! ... C_Fassnacht picks up the deflection ... C_Fassnacht goes for goal! ... S_Johnstone takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 39 :(nor) G_Hanley back heels to find A_Webster in space ... M_Sykes hits it out for a corner ... The pressure is mounting! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by D_Giannoulis! ... That's a poor one ... S_Johnstone catches it with ease Min. 40 :(stp) J_Bernat volleys it forward. He finds M_Rajovic ... G_Hanley with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 41 :(nor) A_Idah finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... A_Idah with a screamer of a shot! ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... - spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 41 :(stp) Tactical Change by Stockport County ... Stockport County have changed their playing style to A Min. 41 :(stp) J_Bernat jumps over A_Webster's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... M_Nunex gets to the ball first Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: S_Azmoun ... COMING OFF: M_Terrier Min. 45 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: S_McCallum ... COMING OFF: D_Giannoulis Min. 45 :(nor) S_McCallum with a long pass to C_Fassnacht ... C_Fassnacht tries to place it in the corner! ... S_Johnstone makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 47 :(nor) A_Idah has it on the edge of the box ... A_Rebic fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... YELLOW CARD!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Norwich City 1-1 Stockport County Min. 46 :(nor) A_Webster lays the ball back to S_Azmoun ... S_Azmoun with a thundering volley! ... S_Johnstone gathers it easily Min. 50 :(nor) C_Fassnacht gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to A_Idah ... A_Idah has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... S_Johnstone saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 51 :(stp) C_Soyuncu runs at goal ... He spots the run of M_Nakamba ... He's played him in ... M_Nakamba sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... But he puts it wide Min. 53 :(nor) The ball rolls free! ... S_Azmoun takes control of it on the half way line ... He sprints past the defenders!! ... A_Wisdom gets to the ball first Min. 54 :(nor) C_Fassnacht is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to S_Azmoun ... M_Sykes with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 56 :(stp) The ball goes loose! ... M_Rajovic gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... But G_Hanley comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 57 :(nor) A_Idah sidesteps M_Sykes ... He was too quick for his marker ... M_Sykes reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 58 :(nor) C_Fassnacht with a short pass to find S_Azmoun ... S_Azmoun tries to beat S_Johnstone! ... GOAL!! ... He jumps into the crowd! ... The fans love him!! ... Mike Bridge is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Norwich City 2-1 Stockport County ... Min. 58 :(stp) N_Barella with a real burst of pace ... He's clean through! ... N_Barella cracks a laser towards goal! ... D_Vasquez 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. 60 :(stp) Substitution by Stockport County ... COMING ON: Vesga ... COMING OFF: M_Nakamba Min. 60 :(stp) Vesga spots a team mate in space ... He finds F_Downes with a lovely pass! ... F_Downes lobs D_Vasquez! ... It floats over D_Vasquez ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 61 :(nor) S_Azmoun takes advantage of a mistake by F_Downes ... Vesga wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... - looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! Min. 64 :(nor) A_Webster works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to B_Sainz ... Excellent sliding challenge from J_Bernat Min. 65 :(stp) Substitution by Stockport County ... COMING ON: S_Dembele ... COMING OFF: A_Rebic Min. 67 :(stp) J_Bernat sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... N_Barella runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... A_Webster wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 68 :(stp) F_Downes has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... S_Dembele gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... S_Dembele has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... D_Vasquez saves, but he can't keep hold of it ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Bernat drives it into the box! ... D_Vasquez easily claims the ball! Min. 69 :(stp) N_Barella spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to S_Dembele! ... The defender is caught ball watching ... S_Dembele takes advantage and races towards the goal! ... Just D_Vasquez is between him and the goal ... He rounds D_Vasquez ... He has been pushed wide! ... Surely he can't score from that angle! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 70 :(stp) Substitution by Stockport County ... COMING ON: R_Giles ... COMING OFF: C_Soyuncu Min. 70 :(nor) B_Sainz hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... A_Idah latches onto it! ... A_Idah tries to beat S_Johnstone! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 72 :(stp) F_Anderson looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to S_Dembele ... But M_Nunex sweeps up the threat Min. 75 :(nor) B_Sainz runs at goal ... He spots the run of A_Webster ... He's played him in ... A_Webster with a terrific drive! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 76 :(nor) S_Duffy dribbles past J_Bernat ... Excellent sliding challenge from F_Downes Min. 77 :(stp) S_Dembele takes advantage of a mistake by A_Webster ... That mistake could prove costly ... S_Dembele with the cheeky shot! ... D_Vasquez gathers it easily Min. 78 :(nor) S_Azmoun jinks through the defence ... A cracking drive from S_Azmoun! ... S_Johnstone blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 80 :(nor) C_Fassnacht jinks through the defence ... C_Fassnacht attempts to nutmeg S_Johnstone! ... But S_Johnstone punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that S_Johnstone got a touch Min. 85 :(nor) L_Gibbs finds B_Sainz in the box ... A well-placed shot from B_Sainz! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 86 :(stp) N_Barella takes advantage of a bad back pass from A_Webster ... N_Barella with the shot on net! ... But D_Vasquez stops that one easily Min. 87 :(stp) F_Anderson finds M_Sykes with a perfectly weighted pass ... M_Sykes looks to see where D_Vasquez is! ... He shoots! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(stp) M_Sykes lobs it over the defender ... B_Sainz rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 90 :(nor) S_Duffy turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to B_Sainz ... B_Sainz could have let it bounce! ... S_Johnstone with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 91 :(stp) J_Bernat gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... J_Bernat with the cheeky shot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Carrow Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Fassnacht (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_Giannoulis (11), S_Azmoun (58) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Idah (1), G_Hanley (40) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stockport County Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : F_Downes Scorers : F_Downes (11) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Rebic (47), Vesga (61) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City | Stockport County Attempts on Goal : 20 | 14 Off target : 8 | 10 On target : 12 | 4 Possession : 53 | 47 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 8 Key Tackles : 8 | 8 Key Passes : 17 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Norwich City 2 - 1 Stockport County ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Norwich City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Vasquez GK 22 1 1 1 22 | 94 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 S_Duffy DF 1 20 12 11 22 | 94 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 14 13 G_Hanley DF 1 19 12 6 21 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 9 -5 A_Webster DF 1 18 14 5 24 | 94 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 24 17 D_Giannoulis DF 1 17 11 12 31 | 45 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 17 0 40 C_Fassnacht MF 1 2 19 14 29 | 94 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 37 30 B_Sainz MF 1 6 18 13 25 | 94 0 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 28 32 29 L_Gibbs MF 1 13 18 3 28 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 M_Nunex MF 1 14 18 10 22 | 94 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 34 10 A_Idah FW 1 3 13 20 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 9 M_Terrier FW 1 4 13 19 25 | 45 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 L_Wahlstedt GK 19 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_McCallum DF 1 17 11 5 25 | 49 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 S_Wharton DF 1 14 12 11 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_James MF 1 11 17 10 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Azmoun FW 1 3 11 19 26 | 49 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 Player Statistics - Stockport County Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Johnstone GK 24 1 1 1 27 | 94 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 J_Bernat DF 1 19 13 9 29 | 94 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 26 13 C_Soyuncu DF 1 20 13 9 23 | 72 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 M_Sykes DF 1 17 13 6 28 | 94 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 51 0 16 A_Wisdom DF 1 18 13 10 23 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 F_Downes MF 1 13 18 8 21 | 94 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 21 16 50 F_Anderson MF 1 1 20 16 25 | 94 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 M_Nakamba MF 1 3 18 16 20 | 62 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 N_Barella MF 1 9 21 16 28 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -10 -5 4 A_Rebic FW 1 6 12 21 24 | 67 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 -4 M_Rajovic FW 1 5 13 19 30 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 B_Hinchcliffe GK 18 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Giles DF 1 15 12 6 26 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Nartey MF 1 9 14 7 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vesga MF 1 4 13 9 22 | 32 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -15 -2 -15 S_Dembele FW 1 4 13 15 28 | 27 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 1711396067 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40