FFO FA CUP, Norwich City vs. Sheffield Wednesday (Wed Jan 10)


                         Norwich City  |  Sheffield Wednesday
                          5-2-0-1-2 P  |  4-1-3-2 C
                  John Read Caretaker  |  Mike Bradwell
                                       |
                         D_Vasquez GK  |  GK A_Gunn
                           S_Duffy DF  |  DF B_Engels
                          G_Hanley DF  |  DF E_Dier
                      D_Giannoulis DF  |  DF M_Targett
                           M_Nunex DM  |  DF M_de_Roon
                            A_Idah FW  |  DM C_Soler
                           D_Batth DF  |  MF Fred
                           L_Gibbs DM  |  MF H_Calhanoglu
                          H_Ui_Job FW  |  MF H_Mkhitaryan
                       C_Fassnacht AM  |  FW O_Watkins
                         A_Webster DF  |  FW Joao_Pedro
                                       |
                       L_Wahlstedt SUB |  SUB A_Gomis
                        S_McCallum SUB |  SUB S_Hogan
                           B_Sainz SUB |  SUB P_Placheta
                          K_McLean SUB |  SUB Taison
                       A_Armstrong SUB |  SUB P_Martino




Min. 1  :(nor) G_Hanley spots L_Gibbs who is in acres of space 
          ...  L_Gibbs cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Gunn punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 9  :(nor) A_Idah dribbles past M_de_Roon 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  C_Soler wins the ball 
Min. 14 :(shw) E_Dier with a deep cross to H_Calhanoglu 
          ...  L_Gibbs reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by H_Mkhitaryan 
          ...  The ball comes to B_Engels 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  D_Vasquez takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 17 :(nor) S_Duffy hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  D_Giannoulis latches onto it! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_de_Roon 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 17 :(shw) H_Calhanoglu beats D_Batth 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  Cleaned up by G_Hanley 
Min. 19 :(nor) A_Idah takes advantage of a mistake by E_Dier 
          ...  He knocks the ball to G_Hanley! 
          ...  A skilful effort from G_Hanley! 
          ...  A_Gunn watches it sail wide! 
Min. 22 :(shw) C_Soler is through on goal 
          ...  C_Soler with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a finish! 
          ...  What a player! 
          ...  Sheffield Wednesday take the lead! 
          ...  Norwich City 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday ...
Min. 26 :(shw) B_Engels turns past D_Giannoulis 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  B_Engels attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  But D_Vasquez with the difficult save 
Min. 32 :(shw) C_Soler with a 50-yard pass to M_de_Roon 
          ...  Great challenge by D_Giannoulis 
          ...  But it goes out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Mkhitaryan crosses it in! 
          ...  D_Vasquez comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  M_de_Roon with the header 
          ...  D_Vasquez with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 37 :(shw) Fred takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Calhanoglu 
          ...  C_Fassnacht with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(nor) H_Ui_Job is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to M_Nunex 
          ...  M_Nunex smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  But A_Gunn punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 43 :(shw) H_Calhanoglu has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Webster 
          ...  He puts in Fred! 
          ...  S_Duffy with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 44 :(nor) D_Batth flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  D_Batth with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  A_Gunn makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 44 :(shw) C_Soler breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on D_Vasquez! 
          ...  A_Idah brings him down! 
          ...  He could be in big trouble! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! 
          ...  The ref must have got a nice Christmas present 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Norwich City 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Min. 46 :(nor) L_Gibbs takes advantage of a mistake by M_Targett 
          ...  He knocks the ball to H_Ui_Job! 
          ...  C_Soler reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 46 :(shw) C_Soler lashes out at D_Giannoulis 
          ...  That was disgraceful! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 49 :(nor) A_Webster is too quick for E_Dier 
          ...  A_Webster attempts to nutmeg A_Gunn! 
          ...  But A_Gunn makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 51 :(shw) M_Targett crosses to O_Watkins 
          ...  O_Watkins with the strike! 
          ...  D_Vasquez can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  D_Vasquez was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 55 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Armstrong 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Ui_Job 
Min. 55 :(shw) Joao_Pedro with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  Fine tackle by L_Gibbs 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 56 :(shw) O_Watkins flicks it past D_Batth 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  O_Watkins with the header! 
          ...  D_Vasquez with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 57 :(shw) Joao_Pedro with the dribble 
          ...  G_Hanley is easily beaten 
          ...  M_Nunex with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
Min. 62 :(shw) B_Engels is clutching his leg! 
          ...  This looks like a bad one 
          ...  I think Mike Bradwell is going to take him off 
Min. 62 :(shw) Substitution by Sheffield Wednesday 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Martino 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Engels 
Min. 63 :(nor) A_Idah takes possession 
          ...  An audacious effort from A_Idah! 
          ...  But A_Gunn stops that one easily 
Min. 65 :(shw) H_Mkhitaryan knocks it forward 
          ...  L_Gibbs slips 
          ...  O_Watkins gets to it! 
          ...  D_Giannoulis with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
Min. 68 :(nor) A_Webster squares it to C_Fassnacht 
          ...  C_Fassnacht with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 68 :(shw) H_Calhanoglu sprints past G_Hanley 
          ...  G_Hanley reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 73 :(nor) D_Giannoulis sprints past C_Soler 
          ...  D_Giannoulis smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  A_Gunn watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 74 :(shw) Joao_Pedro gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past D_Batth! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Joao_Pedro sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 75 :(nor) A_Webster controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  G_Hanley gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  G_Hanley tries the shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  A_Gunn palms it behind !! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Gibbs swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  S_Duffy gets on the end of it 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Gunn's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 76 :(shw) H_Mkhitaryan saunters past G_Hanley 
          ...  H_Mkhitaryan attempts the shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 77 :(nor) A_Armstrong with the dribble 
          ...  M_Targett is easily beaten 
          ...  E_Dier anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 83 :(shw) H_Mkhitaryan runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Joao_Pedro 
          ...  Joao_Pedro hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  But D_Vasquez with the difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Soler curls it into the box! 
          ...  Joao_Pedro gets to it! 
          ...  D_Vasquez gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 87 :(nor) A_Webster retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  S_Duffy latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A powerful shot by S_Duffy! 
          ...  But A_Gunn just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Fassnacht plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  A_Gunn comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  A_Webster with the header 
          ...  A_Gunn is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 87 :(shw) Fred reads the run of O_Watkins 
          ...  Cleared by M_Nunex 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(shw) H_Calhanoglu chips the ball over the defence and finds O_Watkins 
          ...  D_Giannoulis with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 88 :(shw) P_Martino with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Dier 
          ...  E_Dier sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  D_Vasquez makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 91 :(shw) O_Watkins crosses in from the wing, he finds M_de_Roon in the box 
          ...  M_de_Roon tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 93 :(nor) A_Armstrong takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  A_Armstrong shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  A_Gunn tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Idah! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for A_Gunn, who catches the ball 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Carrow Road
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : L_Gibbs
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Duffy (43), A_Idah (44), D_Giannoulis (88)
Injured              : N/A
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Sheffield Wednesday Match Info
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Best player          : C_Soler (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Soler (22)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : B_Engels (62)
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Match Statistics
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                            Norwich City  |    Sheffield Wednesday
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       12
Off target           :           5        |       4
On target            :           8        |       8
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       1
Fouls                :           9        |       6
Key Tackles          :           6        |       4
Key Passes           :           8        |       9
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Final Score          : Norwich City 0 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday
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Player Statistics - Norwich 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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D_Vasquez      GK  21   1   1   1  22 |  98   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0   0
S_Duffy        DF   1  19  11  10  22 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0 -15   2  15
G_Hanley       DF   1  18  11   6  21 |  98   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  26   7  28
D_Giannoulis   DF   1  17  11  11  31 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  14  -5   8
M_Nunex        DM   1  13  17  10  22 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  23   0  16
A_Idah         FW   1   3  13  19  24 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -5  10   2
D_Batth        DF   1  17  11   8  30 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
L_Gibbs        DM   1  12  17   3  28 |  98   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  48  11  23
H_Ui_Job       FW   1   4  14  18  26 |  58   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
C_Fassnacht    AM   1   2  19  14  29 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
A_Webster      DF   1  18  14   4  24 |  98   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  42  42
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  16  11   5  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Sainz        MF   1   6  18  13  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_McLean       MF   1  10  16   5  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Armstrong    FW   1   6  12  17  26 |  40   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9

Player Statistics - Sheffield Wednesday
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Gunn         GK  23   1   1   1  21 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0   0   0
B_Engels       DF   1  19  15  10  28 |  65   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  32
E_Dier         DF   1  21  13   9  25 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  15  17
M_Targett      DF   1  20  12   9  31 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  16   0
M_de_Roon      DF   1  15  19   6  27 |  98   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  31  10  48
C_Soler        DM   1  11  19   7  27 |  98   0   2   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  60  19  52
Fred           MF   1   3  19  12  26 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0
H_Calhanoglu   MF   1   4  19  15  21 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
H_Mkhitaryan   MF   1   3  18  13  27 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  11
O_Watkins      FW   1   6  11  22  24 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  17   6
Joao_Pedro     FW   1   8  15  19  28 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
A_Gomis        GK  18   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Hogan        FW   1   4  14  18  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Placheta     MF   1   5  13  10  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Taison         MF   1   5  11   8  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Martino      DF   1  15  10   4  28 |  33   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
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