FFO Championship, Watford vs. Coventry City (Fri Feb 09)


                              Watford  |  Coventry City
                            4-4-1-1 E  |  5-3-1-1 P
                        Lauris Silins  |  Will Schoolar
                                       |
                           M_Okoye GK  |  GK S_Moore
                           K_Hause DF  |  DF M_van_Ewijk
                          H_Kamara DF  |  DF T_Sakamoto
                       F_Sierralta DF  |  DF B_Thomas
                        C_Kabasele DF  |  DF L_Kitching
                         F_Neuhaus MF  |  MF J_Eccles
                           I_Louza MF  |  MF B_Sheaf
                       T_Cleverley MF  |  AM C_OHare
                           C_Under MF  |  MF K_Palmer
                            I_Sarr AM  |  FW H_Wright
                          B_Embolo FW  |  DF L_Maloney
                                       |
                           B_Hamer SUB |  SUB B_Collins
                         M_Pollock SUB |  SUB K_McFadzean
                           R_Manaj SUB |  SUB L_Binks
                         B_Brahimi SUB |  SUB L_Kelly
                           K_Davis SUB |  SUB E_Simms




Min. 1  :(wat) C_Under looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to B_Embolo 
          ...  B_Embolo flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  S_Moore just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 3  :(wat) F_Neuhaus looks in some pain 
          ...  He'll try and run it off though 
Min. 6  :(cov) T_Sakamoto with a precise pass to H_Wright 
          ...  But I_Sarr clears the ball to safety 
Min. 6  :(cov) T_Sakamoto falls badly 
          ...  He's clutching his shoulder 
          ...  He signals to the bench he can't carry on 
Min. 6  :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: K_McFadzean 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Sakamoto 
Min. 10 :(wat) B_Embolo with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  B_Embolo drives the shot in! 
          ...  But S_Moore smothers the ball 
Min. 14 :(cov) K_Palmer puts in H_Wright 
          ...  C_Kabasele with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 22 :(cov) L_Maloney with a penetrating pass to J_Eccles 
          ...  J_Eccles could have let it bounce! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 23 :(cov) B_Sheaf with the diagonal pass to H_Wright 
          ...  H_Wright attempts a chip! 
          ...  M_Okoye gathers it easily 
Min. 27 :(cov) B_Thomas lays the ball back to M_van_Ewijk 
          ...  F_Neuhaus slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 28 :(wat) F_Sierralta with a byline cross to F_Neuhaus 
          ...  F_Neuhaus drives the ball low! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  S_Moore is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Cleverley curls it into the box! 
          ...  L_Maloney wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(cov) K_McFadzean slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  C_Kabasele 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! 
          ...  J_Eccles flights it in! 
          ...  M_Okoye fists it away! 
Min. 46 :(wat) B_Embolo runs at K_McFadzean 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from B_Thomas 
Min. 48 :(cov) L_Maloney has broken clear! Just M_Okoye to beat! 
          ...  H_Kamara brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Watford 0-0 Coventry City

Min. 46 :(wat) I_Sarr with a 30-yard pass to C_Under 
          ...  L_Maloney anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 53 :(cov) M_van_Ewijk controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  B_Thomas gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  C_Kabasele with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 54 :(wat) F_Neuhaus is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to T_Cleverley 
          ...  T_Cleverley with a blistering shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  S_Moore tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Louza floats the ball in! 
          ...  T_Cleverley tries to place the shot! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 55 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Davis 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Embolo 
Min. 55 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Pollock 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Kabasele 
Min. 55 :(wat) Tactical Change by Watford 
          ...  Watford have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 57 :(wat) K_Davis searches out I_Sarr 
          ...  A well-placed shot from I_Sarr! 
          ...  S_Moore can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  S_Moore makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 58 :(wat) C_Under uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  But K_McFadzean sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 60 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Manaj 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_Sierralta 
Min. 61 :(wat) I_Louza smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  I_Sarr latches onto the ball 
          ...  I_Sarr with the shot on net! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  S_Moore never had a chance! 
Min. 62 :(cov) H_Wright looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Eccles 
          ...  J_Eccles hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 65 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Kelly 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Eccles 
Min. 66 :(cov) L_Kelly takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  K_Hause slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 68 :(cov) K_Palmer takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  What a shot from K_Palmer! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  M_Okoye goes down well to save 
Min. 69 :(cov) L_Kelly with the through ball to H_Wright 
          ...  K_Hause slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 70 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Simms 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Wright 
Min. 72 :(cov) L_Kitching with a slide rule pass to E_Simms 
          ...  E_Simms hits the ball first time! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 73 :(cov) L_Kelly gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds L_Maloney 
          ...  L_Maloney tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  M_Okoye gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 76 :(wat) I_Louza with the heel pass to K_Hause 
          ...  K_Hause tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  S_Moore is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  S_Moore looks very relieved! 
Min. 76 :(cov) E_Simms with a precise pass to B_Thomas 
          ...  C_Under with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line. 
          ...  K_McFadzean swings it in 
          ...  E_Simms gets on the end of it 
          ...  E_Simms tries to chip the ball over S_Moore! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  M_Okoye grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 76 :(cov) B_Sheaf runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of E_Simms 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  E_Simms tries the shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Sheaf with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  M_Pollock belts it clear 
Min. 77 :(cov) E_Simms crosses in from the wing, he finds L_Kitching in the box 
          ...  L_Kitching flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  M_Okoye moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 80 :(wat) H_Kamara plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  K_Davis keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  K_Davis has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  S_Moore gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 81 :(cov) L_Maloney finds K_Palmer in the box 
          ...  K_Palmer tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  M_Okoye acrobatically tips it over!! 
          ...  Great keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Thomas crosses it in! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to E_Simms 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 84 :(cov) L_Kelly with an amazing show of skill to get past M_Pollock 
          ...  He crosses to L_Maloney 
          ...  L_Maloney could have let it bounce! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(wat) F_Neuhaus turns past L_Kitching 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  F_Neuhaus with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air 
          ...  That surely hands Watford victory!! 
          ...  The Coventry City fans are distraught and are piling out the stadium! 
          ...  Watford 1-0 Coventry City ...
Min. 89 :(wat) Tactical Change by Watford 
          ...  Watford have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 89 :(cov) Tactical Change by Coventry City 
          ...  Coventry City have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 89 :(wat) I_Sarr runs at K_McFadzean 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  I_Sarr tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 89 :(cov) M_van_Ewijk had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  M_van_Ewijk sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Watford fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 90 :(cov) K_McFadzean with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves K_Hause behind 
          ...  M_Pollock pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 92 :(cov) C_OHare plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  A glorious effort by C_OHare! 
          ...  M_Okoye fists it away 
Min. 95 :(cov) C_OHare lobs it over H_Kamara 
          ...  C_OHare with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  M_Okoye dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had M_Okoye beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Palmer dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  The ball comes to L_Kelly 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  M_Okoye makes a difficult save 

*************  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              : F_Neuhaus (88)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Kamara (48), C_Under (76)
Injured              : N/A
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Coventry City Match Info
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Best player          : L_Maloney
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : T_Sakamoto (6)
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Match Statistics
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                                 Watford  |    Coventry City
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       16
Off target           :           7        |       10
On target            :           4        |       6
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       7
Key Tackles          :           9        |       4
Key Passes           :           8        |       15
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Final Score          : Watford 1 - 0 Coventry City
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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  23   1   1   1  29 |  99   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
K_Hause        DF   1  19  12   5  24 |  99   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  39   0  17
H_Kamara       DF   1  19  13  10  29 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -5   8  -5
F_Sierralta    DF   1  19  12   6  26 |  63   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
C_Kabasele     DF   1  18  13  12  22 |  58   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0   0
F_Neuhaus      MF   1  13  20   9  28 |  99   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  21   6  47
I_Louza        MF   1   7  18  13  26 |  99   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
T_Cleverley    MF   1   3  18  13  22 |  99   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
C_Under        MF   1   4  18  13  25 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -5   3  -5
I_Sarr         AM   1   3  19  16  25 |  99   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  31   7  18
B_Embolo       FW   1   4  12  20  24 |  58   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
B_Hamer        GK  16   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Pollock      DF   1  16  13   4  26 |  41   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
R_Manaj        FW   1   3   9  18  24 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  10  10
B_Brahimi      MF   1  11  15   7  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Davis        FW   1   4  11  19  22 |  41   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  10  25  15

Player Statistics - Coventry 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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S_Moore        GK  19   1   1   1  21 |  99   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
M_van_Ewijk    DF   1  19  14   6  31 |  99   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  16
T_Sakamoto     DF   1  18  13   8  29 |   6   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
B_Thomas       DF   1  17  13  11  24 |  99   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  13   0
L_Kitching     DF   1  17  13  10  25 |  99   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  12
J_Eccles       MF   1  10  16  10  29 |  68   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  24
B_Sheaf        MF   1  13  18   5  23 |  99   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
C_OHare        AM   1   5  19  15  23 |  99   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
K_Palmer       MF   1   7  18  14  28 |  99   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   8  20
H_Wright       FW   1   4  13  20  31 |  73   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13   4
L_Maloney      DF   1  16  13   9  20 |  99   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  36  26  28
B_Collins      GK  16   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_McFadzean    DF   1  17  12   9  28 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7 -10 -10
L_Binks        DF   1  15  13   3  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Kelly        MF   1  11  15   9  29 |  31   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  33  15
E_Simms        FW   1   2  12  18  25 |  26   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  28  16
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