FFO DBC, West Brom vs. Real Sociedad (Wed Jan 17)


                            West Brom  |  Real Sociedad
                            5-3-1-1 N  |  5-3-2 C
                        Frank Deeming  |  Freddie Kaye
                                       |
                           T_Hasal GK  |  GK G_Vicario
                           J_Poyth DF  |  DF J_Juranovic
                        Ruben_Vezo DF  |  DF H_Maguire
                      N_Milenkovic DF  |  DF L_Ayling
                         M_Holgate DF  |  DF K_Walker
                         A_M_Niles DF  |  DF I_Konate
                          T_Pobega MF  |  MF C_Nkunku
                         Marc_Roca MF  |  MF I_Sangare
                          J_Jordan MF  |  FW D_Jota
                         D_Solanke AM  |  MF A_Ilarramendi
                       Lucas_Moura FW  |  FW K_Benzema
                                       |
                          B_Kamara SUB |  SUB M_Pigliacelli
                            M_Bola SUB |  SUB A_Sola
                       S_Longstaff SUB |  SUB A_Malanda
                             G_May SUB |  SUB Zarraga
                        R_Brewster SUB |  SUB A_Sorloth




Min. 1  :(wba) J_Jordan is shaking his head 
          ...  It looks like he's hurt his thigh 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 1  :(wba) Substitution by West Brom 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Longstaff 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Jordan 
Min. 4  :(soc) H_Maguire knocks the ball past A_M_Niles 
          ...  Now he crosses to I_Konate! 
          ...  I_Konate tries to beat T_Hasal! 
          ...  But T_Hasal reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 6  :(soc) C_Nkunku jinks past N_Milenkovic 
          ...  C_Nkunku aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  T_Hasal plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 12 :(soc) C_Nkunku runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to H_Maguire 
          ...  J_Poyth slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 15 :(wba) Marc_Roca takes advantage of a mistake by I_Konate 
          ...  He knocks the ball to D_Solanke! 
          ...  I_Konate reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 19 :(wba) Marc_Roca over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds Ruben_Vezo though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  Ruben_Vezo drives it low! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Ruben_Vezo hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  G_Vicario fists it away! 
Min. 20 :(soc) K_Benzema plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  K_Benzema sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 20 :(wba) Marc_Roca is too quick for the defence 
          ...  C_Nkunku with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been taking tips from Juninho 
          ...  Can he show the techniques he's learned? 
          ...  T_Pobega plays it short to Lucas_Moura 
          ...  The ball hits I_Konate in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 22 :(wba) Marc_Roca jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Solanke 
          ...  D_Solanke launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  G_Vicario dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had G_Vicario beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by Ruben_Vezo 
          ...  G_Vicario makes the catch! 
Min. 24 :(wba) T_Pobega has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Marc_Roca gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Marc_Roca fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 24 :(soc) A_Ilarramendi is clutching his leg! 
          ...  This looks like a bad one 
          ...  He signals to the bench he can't carry on 
Min. 24 :(soc) Substitution by Real Sociedad 
          ...  COMING ON: Zarraga 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Ilarramendi 
Min. 28 :(wba) M_Holgate with the diagonal pass to A_M_Niles 
          ...  Zarraga reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 29 :(soc) D_Jota sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  Lucas_Moura with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 30 :(wba) J_Poyth makes himself available 
          ...  J_Poyth hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A classy finish 
          ...  West Brom go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  West Brom 1-0 Real Sociedad ...
Min. 31 :(soc) Tactical Change by Real Sociedad 
          ...  Real Sociedad have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 31 :(soc) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  K_Benzema takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  K_Benzema belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  T_Hasal plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 32 :(wba) A_M_Niles with a deep cross to D_Solanke 
          ...  D_Solanke hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air 
          ...  West Brom 2-0 Real Sociedad ...
Min. 33 :(soc) Tactical Change by Real Sociedad 
          ...  C_Nkunku will now play as a AM 
Min. 41 :(soc) C_Nkunku beats his marker 
          ...  C_Nkunku with the header! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: West Brom 2-0 Real Sociedad

Min. 49 :(wba) Lucas_Moura rushes through the defence 
          ...  C_Nkunku is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
Min. 57 :(soc) D_Jota looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Benzema 
          ...  K_Benzema with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  T_Hasal makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 58 :(soc) J_Juranovic cuts the ball back to I_Konate 
          ...  I_Konate hits a curling shot! 
          ...  T_Hasal won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Excellent strike!! 
          ...  West Brom 2-1 Real Sociedad ...
Min. 60 :(soc) Tactical Change by Real Sociedad 
          ...  H_Maguire will now play as a DM 
Min. 64 :(soc) K_Benzema is through on goal 
          ...  K_Benzema carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  T_Hasal falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects in! 
          ...  And goes wide!! 
          ...  T_Hasal looks relieved!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Nkunku with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  T_Hasal comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  K_Benzema swings a leg at it! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Right into the top corner! 
          ...  That's got Real Sociedad back level! 
          ...  West Brom 2-2 Real Sociedad ...
Min. 66 :(soc) The defender slips up! 
          ...  I_Konate is through! 
          ...  Marc_Roca is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee writes his name in his little black book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 66 :(soc) K_Benzema spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to C_Nkunku! 
          ...  C_Nkunku breaks clear! 
          ...  He tries to take it round T_Hasal 
          ...  He rounds T_Hasal 
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal! 
          ...  It goes over!! 
Min. 68 :(soc) D_Jota runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of C_Nkunku 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  T_Hasal with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. 
          ...  That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! 
          ...  The Referee looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  K_Benzema places the ball on the spot! 
          ...  T_Hasal gets his fingertips to the ball 
          ...  And he saves it! 
Min. 68 :(soc) H_Maguire with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to I_Sangare 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by N_Milenkovic 
Min. 69 :(soc) K_Benzema flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Ruben_Vezo 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 70 :(wba) D_Solanke finds Marc_Roca in acres of space 
          ...  Marc_Roca hits a great drive! 
          ...  G_Vicario with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 73 :(soc) I_Sangare plays a long ball to K_Benzema 
          ...  K_Benzema with the shot! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 74 :(wba) D_Solanke with a slick pass to M_Holgate 
          ...  M_Holgate goes for goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 74 :(soc) Zarraga sidesteps J_Poyth 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from N_Milenkovic 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 75 :(wba) Lucas_Moura knocks it past J_Juranovic and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Lucas_Moura with the header! 
          ...  G_Vicario parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 78 :(wba) S_Longstaff turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to D_Solanke 
          ...  D_Solanke with the strike! 
          ...  G_Vicario claws it off the line 
          ...  The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! 
          ...  The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? 
          ...  What's he going to give? 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  YOU BEAUTY!! 
          ...  That must surely be the winner!! 
          ...  West Brom 3-2 Real Sociedad ...
Min. 80 :(soc) Tactical Change by Real Sociedad 
          ...  C_Nkunku will now play as a FW 
Min. 82 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to S_Longstaff 
          ...  S_Longstaff launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  G_Vicario blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 87 :(soc) D_Jota knocks the ball past J_Poyth 
          ...  D_Jota with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(wba) J_Poyth watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  I_Sangare cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 91 :(soc) C_Nkunku runs at the defence 
          ...  T_Pobega with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  They are lining up to take this one! 
          ...  Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! 
          ...  D_Jota hits it hard with some tremendous top spin 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 92 :(soc) K_Benzema takes on 3 men 
          ...  K_Benzema from 20 yards! 
          ...  But T_Hasal punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 93 :(soc) L_Ayling with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past M_Holgate 
          ...  L_Ayling tries to chip the ball over T_Hasal! 
          ...  But T_Hasal punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 

*************  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
Scorers              : J_Poyth (30), D_Solanke (32,78)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Marc_Roca (66)
Injured              : J_Jordan (1)
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Real Sociedad Match Info
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Best player          : K_Benzema (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : I_Konate (58), K_Benzema (64)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : A_Ilarramendi (24)
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Match Statistics
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                               West Brom  |    Real Sociedad
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       15
Off target           :           4        |       6
On target            :           6        |       9
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       1
Fouls                :           8        |       2
Key Tackles          :           4        |       4
Key Passes           :          10        |       7
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Final Score          : West Brom 3 - 2 Real Sociedad
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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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T_Hasal        GK  17   1   1   1  24 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0   0   0
J_Poyth        DF   1  18  11   9  25 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  16   0  34
Ruben_Vezo     DF   1  20  14   7  35 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  24  22  25
N_Milenkovic   DF   1  18  13   8  31 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
M_Holgate      DF   1  19  13  10  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  12
A_M_Niles      DF   1  12   6   3  29 |  96   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0
T_Pobega       MF   1  10  17  13  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0
Marc_Roca      MF   1   2  17  13  28 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   0   1   0   0  -5  22  15
J_Jordan       MF   1   7  18  13  21 |   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Solanke      AM   1   2  12  19  24 |  96   0   0   2   0   3   2   0   0   0   0  28  31
Lucas_Moura    FW   1   4  12  19  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  10  10  15
B_Kamara       GK  14   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bola         DF   1  16  14   7  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Longstaff    MF   1  11  18   5  24 |  95   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  18  19
G_May          MF   1   7  15   6  20 |   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 - Real Sociedad
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Vicario      GK  23   1   1   1  31 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15   0   0   0
J_Juranovic    DF   1  19  14   8  27 |  96   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0 -10  16 -10
H_Maguire      DM   1  20  15  11  29 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0
L_Ayling       DF   1  19  14   9  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
K_Walker       DF   1  19  16  10  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Konate       DF   1  20  15   9  25 |  96   0   2   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  28   0  49
C_Nkunku       FW   1   9  21  16  26 |  96   0   0   1   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  12  20
I_Sangare      MF   1  14  19   7  20 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  -3 -10
D_Jota         FW   1   5  15  20  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  11   4
A_Ilarramendi  MF   1   4  18  16  25 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Benzema      FW   1   3  15  21  32 |  96   0   0   1   0   8   1   0   0   0   0  11  27
M_Pigliacelli  GK  19   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Sola         DF   1  14  10   9  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Malanda      DF   1  14  13   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Zarraga        MF   1   5  15  12  22 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  29   0   0
A_Sorloth      FW   1   7  11  15  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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