FFO Championship, West Brom vs. Luton Town (Fri Feb 23)


                            West Brom  |  Luton Town
                              5-3-2 C  |  4-1-3-1-1 P
                        Frank Deeming  |  Neil Stockley
                                       |
                         D_Iversen GK  |  GK S_Soares
                        Ruben_Vezo DF  |  DF S_Bradley
                           J_Poyth DF  |  DF B_Davies
                      N_Milenkovic DF  |  DF G_Alvarez
                         M_Holgate DF  |  DF C_Richards
                            M_Bola DF  |  DM E_Skhiri
                          T_Pobega MF  |  MF J_Clark
                          J_Jordan MF  |  MF Rodrigo
                       S_Longstaff MF  |  MF P_R_Mpanzu
                         D_Solanke FW  |  AM M_Almiron
                       Lucas_Moura FW  |  FW E_Adebayo
                                       |
                           T_Hasal SUB |  SUB Rui_Silva
                         A_M_Niles SUB |  SUB N_Patterson
                          J_Rudoni SUB |  SUB G_Veiga
                         Marc_Roca SUB |  SUB S_Touray
                        R_Brewster SUB |  SUB C_Morris




Min. 4  :(wba) S_Longstaff feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  M_Holgate runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  G_Alvarez pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  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! 
Min. 11 :(wba) D_Solanke boots it towards M_Holgate 
          ...  M_Holgate hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  S_Soares is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 12 :(lut) C_Richards with a glorious 60-yard pass to P_R_Mpanzu 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by J_Poyth 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 15 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Solanke 
          ...  D_Solanke fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a finish! 
          ...  The West Brom fans sing his praises! 
          ...  West Brom have the advantage! 
          ...  West Brom 1-0 Luton Town ...
Min. 16 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town 
          ...  Luton Town have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 16 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town 
          ...  J_Clark will now play as a AM 
Min. 16 :(wba) M_Holgate picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  M_Holgate from 20 yards! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 16 :(lut) E_Adebayo get's past J_Jordan 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  Blocked by M_Bola 
Min. 19 :(wba) S_Longstaff feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  J_Poyth runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  C_Richards seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 22 :(wba) S_Longstaff looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards D_Solanke 
          ...  D_Solanke swings in the shot! 
          ...  But S_Soares pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 24 :(wba) T_Pobega unselfishly lays the ball back to J_Poyth 
          ...  P_R_Mpanzu with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 25 :(wba) D_Solanke sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  D_Solanke with a thundering shot! 
          ...  S_Soares with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 29 :(lut) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  M_Almiron seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  S_Longstaff cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 39 :(lut) Rodrigo threads the through ball to P_R_Mpanzu 
          ...  T_Pobega with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 40 :(lut) S_Bradley holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Almiron 
          ...  M_Holgate with an awful challenge 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Frank Deeming looks relieved 
Min. 40 :(lut) Rodrigo with a flicked pass to E_Adebayo 
          ...  E_Adebayo drives the shot in! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 41 :(lut) Rodrigo spots M_Almiron who is in acres of space 
          ...  J_Jordan wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 47 :(wba) S_Soares miskicks! 
          ...  J_Jordan is through! 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from J_Jordan! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  S_Soares gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 48 :(wba) T_Pobega with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows S_Bradley a clean set of heals 
          ...  C_Richards with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: West Brom 1-0 Luton Town

Min. 46 :(wba) N_Milenkovic is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to Lucas_Moura 
          ...  But G_Alvarez puts the ball out of play 
Min. 46 :(lut) P_R_Mpanzu runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to E_Skhiri 
          ...  N_Milenkovic with a nasty foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 48 :(lut) Rodrigo slumps to the ground! 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 48 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Veiga 
          ...  COMING OFF: Rodrigo 
Min. 49 :(lut) J_Clark runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_R_Mpanzu 
          ...  N_Milenkovic makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 52 :(lut) J_Clark with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past M_Holgate 
          ...  J_Clark sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  D_Iversen makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 59 :(lut) M_Almiron with a flashy move 
          ...  A left-footer by M_Almiron! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 60 :(wba) D_Solanke beats S_Bradley 
          ...  D_Solanke with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  S_Soares dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had S_Soares beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Longstaff chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by E_Skhiri 
Min. 61 :(wba) D_Solanke plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  Fine tackle by E_Skhiri 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 62 :(wba) M_Holgate turns well with the ball 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A skilful effort from M_Holgate! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 65 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Morris 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Adebayo 
Min. 65 :(wba) J_Poyth runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Jordan 
          ...  J_Jordan smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 68 :(lut) J_Clark storms past his marker 
          ...  S_Longstaff tackles from behind 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
Min. 68 :(lut) G_Alvarez takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  G_Alvarez tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  But D_Iversen makes an easy save 
Min. 70 :(wba) T_Pobega slides it through the middle to D_Solanke 
          ...  D_Solanke with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  But S_Soares just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 72 :(lut) G_Alvarez sprints forward with the ball 
          ...  T_Pobega with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 73 :(lut) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  C_Morris seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  C_Morris with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!! 
          ...  The fans go wild! 
          ...  That could be a game changer! 
          ...  Luton Town have pulled level! 
          ...  West Brom 1-1 Luton Town ...
Min. 75 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town 
          ...  Luton Town have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 75 :(lut) E_Skhiri with the nod to C_Morris 
          ...  C_Morris plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 77 :(wba) D_Solanke takes on 3 men 
          ...  D_Solanke with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 80 :(lut) G_Veiga with an amazing show of skill to get past T_Pobega 
          ...  He crosses to M_Almiron 
          ...  M_Almiron blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  D_Iversen falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects in! 
          ...  And goes wide!! 
          ...  D_Iversen looks relieved!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_R_Mpanzu swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to M_Almiron 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 84 :(wba) D_Solanke loses his marker! 
          ...  D_Solanke hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  S_Soares gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 85 :(lut) P_R_Mpanzu takes possession on the halfway line 
          ...  He runs forward with the ball 
          ...  He skips past the challenges 
          ...  M_Bola with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 87 :(wba) J_Jordan knocks the ball past G_Alvarez 
          ...  J_Jordan with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  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 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(wba) M_Bola with a one-touch layoff to Lucas_Moura 
          ...  E_Skhiri with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 88 :(lut) C_Morris with the dribble 
          ...  C_Morris runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air 
          ...  The defenders out leap the attackers 
          ...  The ball is away and clear from the danger area 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : The Hawthorns
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West Brom Match Info
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Best player          : D_Solanke (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Solanke (15)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Milenkovic (46)
Injured              : N/A
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Luton Town Match Info
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Best player          : C_Morris
Scorers              : C_Morris (73)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Alvarez (4)
Injured              : Rodrigo (48)
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Match Statistics
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                               West Brom  |    Luton Town
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       9
Off target           :           7        |       5
On target            :           6        |       4
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :          10        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :          10        |       9
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Final Score          : West Brom 1 - 1 Luton Town
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Player Statistics - West Brom
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Iversen      GK  22   1   1   1  24 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0
Ruben_Vezo     DF   1  20  14   7  35 |  94   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
J_Poyth        DF   1  18  11   9  25 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  15   0
N_Milenkovic   DF   1  18  13   8  31 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  11   8  -5
M_Holgate      DF   1  19  13  10  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  36
M_Bola         DF   1  16  14   8  21 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  36  12   0
T_Pobega       MF   1  10  17  13  22 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
J_Jordan       MF   1   7  18  13  21 |  94   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  27   0  29
S_Longstaff    MF   1  11  18   5  24 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  24   0
D_Solanke      FW   1   2  13  19  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   7   1   0   0   0   0  13  40
Lucas_Moura    FW   1   4  13  20  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Hasal        GK  17   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_M_Niles      DF   1  12   7   3  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Rudoni       MF   1   8  16  11  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marc_Roca      MF   1   2  17  13  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Brewster     FW   1   4  10  18  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Luton Town
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_Soares       GK  21   1   1   1  23 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
S_Bradley      DF   1  18  13   9  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
B_Davies       DF   1  18  12   5  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Alvarez      DF   1  16  13   6  23 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  13  -5  13
C_Richards     DF   1  17  11   4  31 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  15   0
E_Skhiri       DM   1  13  17   6  27 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  63   9   0
J_Clark        AM   1   3  17  16  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   9   8
Rodrigo        MF   1   4  18  13  23 |  51   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
P_R_Mpanzu     MF   1   7  19  13  25 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  27   7   0
M_Almiron      AM   1   6  18  16  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
E_Adebayo      FW   1   3  12  17  22 |  68   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Rui_Silva      GK  22   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Patterson    DF   1  15  13   9  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Veiga        MF   1   4  16  14  24 |  43   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Touray       MF   1  10  15   4  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Morris       FW   1   3  15  19  28 |  26   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
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