FFO FA CUP, Norwich City vs. Wigan Athletic (Wed Jan 03)


                         Norwich City  |  Wigan Athletic
                          4-2-0-2-2 P  |  4-5-1 C
                  John Read Caretaker  |  -
                                       |
                         D_Vasquez GK  |  GK S_Tickle
                           S_Duffy DF  |  DF J_Kerr
                          G_Hanley DF  |  DF C_Hughes
                      D_Giannoulis DF  |  DF T_Pearce
                           M_Nunex DM  |  DF L_Morrison
                            A_Idah FW  |  MF M_Smith
                           D_Batth DF  |  MF C_Lang
                           L_Gibbs DM  |  MF B_Adeeko
                          H_Ui_Job FW  |  MF S_Smith
                       C_Fassnacht AM  |  MF M_Godo
                           B_Sainz AM  |  FW C_Wyke
                                       |
                       L_Wahlstedt SUB |  SUB B_Amos
                            G_Sara SUB |  SUB D_Dwyer
                            J_Rowe SUB |  SUB E_Mitchell
                          K_McLean SUB |  SUB T_Aasgaard
                       A_Armstrong SUB |  SUB J_Magennis




Min. 5  :(wig) A defence splitting pass from S_Smith to M_Smith 
          ...  G_Hanley forces him off the ball 
Min. 9  :(nor) B_Sainz plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  A_Idah decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  A_Idah with a stunning strike! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  S_Tickle is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Idah floats the ball in! 
          ...  Great catch from S_Tickle! 
Min. 9  :(wig) S_Smith cuts inside D_Batth 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in C_Wyke! 
          ...  D_Giannoulis reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 13 :(nor) B_Sainz beats J_Kerr 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  T_Pearce takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 15 :(nor) M_Nunex brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on S_Smith 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in A_Idah! 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  C_Hughes hits it out for a throw 
Min. 16 :(nor) S_Duffy takes advantage of a mistake by B_Adeeko 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  A glorious effort by S_Duffy! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He’s scored from 30 yards, he’ll be reliving that goal on Crouch’s podcast next weekend! 
          ...  And Norwich City are leading in the game now 
          ...  Norwich City 1-0 Wigan Athletic ...
Min. 17 :(nor) M_Nunex holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to S_Duffy 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  T_Pearce looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 19 :(nor) B_Sainz cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Idah 
          ...  A_Idah must beat S_Tickle! 
          ...  YES !! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh, you have to say that's magnificent! 
          ...  Norwich City 2-0 Wigan Athletic ...
Min. 21 :(nor) The ball is passed in from G_Hanley, he finds A_Idah 
          ...  J_Kerr 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! 
          ...  D_Batth hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of S_Tickle 
Min. 25 :(wig) C_Hughes intercepts the opposition pass with a sliding tackle 
          ...  But it's shot into his own net!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh dear!! 
          ...  He hangs his head in shame 
          ...  He's devastated 
          ...  Norwich City 3-0 Wigan Athletic ...
Min. 27 :(nor) L_Gibbs has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Smith 
          ...  He puts in S_Duffy! 
          ...  S_Duffy with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  S_Tickle dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had S_Tickle beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Idah floats the ball in! 
          ...  Great catch from S_Tickle! 
Min. 29 :(nor) H_Ui_Job jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  H_Ui_Job hits the ball first time! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 33 :(nor) A_Idah takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  J_Kerr tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Gibbs hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  T_Pearce belts it clear 
Min. 35 :(wig) S_Smith controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  C_Hughes gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  C_Hughes tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  D_Vasquez moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  D_Vasquez catches it with style! 
Min. 36 :(nor) S_Duffy is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to C_Fassnacht 
          ...  C_Fassnacht cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 44 :(nor) L_Gibbs is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to B_Sainz 
          ...  B_Sainz runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  S_Tickle is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Fassnacht drives it into the box! 
          ...  A_Idah makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  The shot slips through S_Tickle's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He buries his head in his hands! 
          ...  Norwich City 4-0 Wigan Athletic ...
Min. 45 :(wig) Substitution by Wigan Athletic 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Magennis 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Wyke 
Min. 45 :(wig) Substitution by Wigan Athletic 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Aasgaard 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Godo 
Min. 45 :(nor) D_Giannoulis looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards M_Nunex 
          ...  M_Nunex unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  S_Tickle saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 46 :(nor) D_Batth controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  S_Duffy gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  S_Duffy runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  S_Tickle parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Norwich City 4-0 Wigan Athletic

Min. 47 :(wig) J_Magennis has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  L_Morrison gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A_Idah with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  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. 49 :(wig) L_Morrison flicks the ball through 
          ...  T_Aasgaard runs onto it! 
          ...  T_Aasgaard breaks clear! 
          ...  He just has D_Vasquez to beat! 
          ...  He rounds D_Vasquez 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  Surely he can't score from that angle! 
          ...  He's missed the target!! 
Min. 50 :(wig) T_Aasgaard squares it to J_Magennis 
          ...  J_Magennis hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 52 :(nor) C_Fassnacht is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to A_Idah 
          ...  A heafty challenge by T_Pearce 
          ...  Which leads to the ball going out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by A_Idah 
          ...  S_Tickle comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 52 :(wig) C_Lang is spitting at C_Fassnacht 
          ...  Despicable! 
          ...  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 
Min. 54 :(nor) B_Sainz runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off C_Hughes back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from B_Adeeko 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 54 :(wig) T_Pearce takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  T_Pearce has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  D_Vasquez with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 55 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Armstrong 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Sainz 
Min. 60 :(nor) H_Ui_Job nutmegs the defender 
          ...  H_Ui_Job with the shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  S_Tickle dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had S_Tickle beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Ui_Job dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  G_Hanley gets to it! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 64 :(nor) H_Ui_Job has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past T_Pearce! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  H_Ui_Job looks to see where S_Tickle is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into S_Tickle's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 67 :(nor) D_Giannoulis with a byline cross to A_Armstrong 
          ...  B_Adeeko takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 70 :(nor) L_Gibbs changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Idah 
          ...  T_Aasgaard takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong talking too 
Min. 76 :(nor) C_Fassnacht drives it across the face of the goal G_Hanley 
          ...  G_Hanley with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  S_Tickle is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And S_Tickle reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Gibbs plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  S_Tickle comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  A_Armstrong with the shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Fassnacht swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  A_Idah tries to place the shot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Wigan Athletic fans laugh at him 
Min. 82 :(wig) S_Smith beats S_Duffy with absolute ease! 
          ...  S_Smith flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  D_Vasquez gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(nor) D_Giannoulis sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Idah gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A_Idah with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  S_Tickle takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 90 :(nor) A_Armstrong flicks it over T_Pearce's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  J_Kerr hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are throwing coins at the corner taker! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by C_Fassnacht! 
          ...  A_Idah with the shot! 
          ...  S_Tickle with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 91 :(wig) M_Smith with a glorious long pass to J_Magennis 
          ...  H_Ui_Job with a nasty foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 92 :(nor) D_Giannoulis takes advantage of a mistake by J_Kerr 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  C_Hughes cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 96 :(nor) C_Fassnacht flicks the ball through 
          ...  H_Ui_Job runs onto it! 
          ...  H_Ui_Job tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  The shot slips through S_Tickle's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 

*************  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          : A_Idah (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Duffy (16), A_Idah (19,44), C_Hughes (25 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Idah (47), H_Ui_Job (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Wigan Athletic Match Info
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Best player          : S_Smith
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Lang (52), B_Adeeko (67)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Norwich City  |    Wigan Athletic
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       5
Off target           :          11        |       3
On target            :           8        |       2
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :          10        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :           5        |       7
Key Tackles          :           2        |       10
Key Passes           :          16        |       7
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Final Score          : Norwich City 4 - 0 Wigan Athletic
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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 |  97   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0   0   0
S_Duffy        DF   1  19  11  10  22 |  97   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  10  27  76
G_Hanley       DF   1  18  11   6  21 |  97   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  18  17  38
D_Giannoulis   DF   1  17  11  11  31 |  97   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  51   0
M_Nunex        DM   1  13  17  10  22 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22  16
A_Idah         FW   1   3  13  19  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   6   2   1   0   0  -5  -5  55
D_Batth        DF   1  17  11   8  30 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  27  10
L_Gibbs        DM   1  12  17   3  28 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  33   0
H_Ui_Job       FW   1   4  14  18  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -5  -5  19
C_Fassnacht    AM   1   2  19  14  29 |  97   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  38  10
B_Sainz        AM   1   6  18  13  25 |  56   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  32  11
L_Wahlstedt    GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Sara         DM   1  11  15  10  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Rowe         MF   1   8  16  12  24 |   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 |  41   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7

Player Statistics - Wigan Athletic
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_Tickle       GK  21   1   1   1  18 |  97   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0   0   0
J_Kerr         DF   1  17  14   7  22 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  47 -10 -10
C_Hughes       DF   1  16  13   7  26 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25 -15  19
T_Pearce       DF   1  16  13   6  14 |  97   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0  20
L_Morrison     DF   1  16  13   7  30 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   5 -10
M_Smith        MF   1  14  17   5  26 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
C_Lang         MF   1   5  16  14  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -5  -5  -5
B_Adeeko       MF   1  14  16   4  26 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  17  -5  -5
S_Smith        MF   1  13  16   4  22 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36  20
M_Godo         MF   1   4  15  13  10 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Wyke         FW   1   8  12  15  24 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Amos         GK  19   1   1   1   8 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Dwyer        DF   1  14  10   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Mitchell     DF   1  13  10   4  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Aasgaard     MF   1   4  15  13  12 |  52   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  11
J_Magennis     FW   1   8  12  15  30 |  52   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16   9
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