FFO Premier League, Newcastle United vs. Sheffield United (Mon Apr 01)


                     Newcastle United  |  Sheffield United
                          4-1-2-1-2 A  |  4-1-2-1-2 N
                          Chris Banks  |  Kelsey Barkworth
                                       |
                       T_Strakosha GK  |  GK P_Gulacsi
                          J_Clauss DF  |  DF F_Guilbert
                        A_Grimaldo DF  |  DF R_Gosens
                       Nuno_Santos DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                           M_Acuna DF  |  DF Joao_Mario
                        M_Llorente MF  |  DM M_Verratti
                           T_Kroos DM  |  AM M_Asensio
                        J_W_Prowse MF  |  MF S_Pontisso
                         S_Canales AM  |  MF A_Danjuma
                        R_De_Tomas FW  |  FW A_Belotti
                           J_David FW  |  FW M_Philipp
                                       |
                         S_Herrera SUB |  SUB T_Ernst
                           J_Evans SUB |  SUB Mario_Rui
                       J_Tarkowski SUB |  SUB T_Darikwa
                        M_Svanberg SUB |  SUB H_Akpan
                            V_Torp SUB |  SUB T_Muller




Min. 2  :(new) S_Canales brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on Joao_Mario 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in R_De_Tomas! 
          ...  R_De_Tomas fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 4  :(new) M_Llorente cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_David 
          ...  J_David cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 4  :(shu) A_Danjuma with the heel pass to M_Philipp 
          ...  M_Philipp tries to chip the ball over T_Strakosha! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Belotti dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  T_Strakosha makes the catch! 
Min. 8  :(new) S_Canales takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  S_Canales tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi guesses right 
Min. 9  :(new) Nuno_Santos looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to J_Clauss 
          ...  J_Clauss hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  But P_Gulacsi comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 10 :(shu) M_Philipp with a glorious long pass to M_Asensio 
          ...  M_Asensio hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered home! 
          ...  gol-gol-gol-gol-gol-gol-goaaaaaaaall 
          ...  Sheffield United go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Newcastle United 0-1 Sheffield United ...
Min. 11 :(new) J_W_Prowse slips past his marker S_Pontisso 
          ...  The ball is whipped into S_Canales 
          ...  S_Canales sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It flies in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!! 
          ...  It's a level game! 
          ...  Newcastle United 1-1 Sheffield United ...
Min. 16 :(new) J_W_Prowse with a simple pass to S_Canales 
          ...  But J_Foyth reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 17 :(shu) Joao_Mario with a deep cross to A_Danjuma 
          ...  R_De_Tomas fouls badly 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Kelsey Barkworth looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 
Min. 17 :(shu) M_Verratti with the Cruyff turn 
          ...  M_Acuna robs him of the ball 
Min. 19 :(new) S_Canales spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to M_Acuna! 
          ...  But F_Guilbert slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 19 :(shu) S_Pontisso moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Belotti 
          ...  A_Belotti controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  T_Strakosha gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 22 :(shu) M_Asensio runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  M_Asensio with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 23 :(new) M_Llorente controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs F_Guilbert 
          ...  He puts in R_De_Tomas! 
          ...  R_De_Tomas hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 23 :(shu) M_Asensio has it now 
          ...  He takes on M_Llorente 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in A_Belotti! 
          ...  A_Belotti hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 24 :(new) T_Kroos looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Clauss 
          ...  J_Clauss carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 27 :(new) R_De_Tomas sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  J_Foyth with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 28 :(shu) A_Belotti sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  A_Belotti goes for the top corner! 
          ...  T_Strakosha collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 29 :(new) R_De_Tomas is through on goal 
          ...  R_Gosens tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  He's a lucky boy!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Kroos swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  Joao_Mario heads it away 
Min. 29 :(shu) A_Belotti can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to M_Asensio 
          ...  A wicked drive by M_Asensio! 
          ...  T_Strakosha parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 33 :(new) A_Grimaldo boots it towards R_De_Tomas 
          ...  R_De_Tomas pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi makes a good save 
Min. 38 :(new) R_De_Tomas beats J_Foyth 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  R_De_Tomas hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 40 :(new) Tactical Change by Newcastle United 
          ...  Newcastle United have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 40 :(shu) A_Belotti eases past M_Llorente 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Clauss 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Verratti plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  S_Pontisso gets on the end of it 
          ...  T_Strakosha makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(new) S_Canales holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to M_Llorente 
          ...  M_Llorente runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 44 :(shu) M_Verratti takes advantage of a mistake by J_Clauss 
          ...  He crosses to A_Belotti 
          ...  A_Belotti with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  T_Strakosha parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 45 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Akpan 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Pontisso 
Min. 45 :(new) M_Acuna sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to J_Clauss 
          ...  A well-placed shot from J_Clauss! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 47 :(new) T_Kroos flights the ball to Nuno_Santos 
          ...  Nuno_Santos aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi never had a chance! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Newcastle United 1-1 Sheffield United

Min. 47 :(new) J_David chips the ball forward to M_Llorente 
          ...  M_Llorente hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Kroos with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  J_Clauss gets on the end of it 
          ...  P_Gulacsi goes down well to save 
Min. 48 :(shu) J_Foyth beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from T_Kroos 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Belotti dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  T_Strakosha easily catches it! 
Min. 50 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Evans 
          ...  COMING OFF: Nuno_Santos 
Min. 50 :(new) M_Llorente kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  S_Canales gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  S_Canales pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 51 :(shu) R_Gosens with a short pass to find M_Philipp 
          ...  A well-placed shot from M_Philipp! 
          ...  T_Strakosha saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 54 :(new) R_De_Tomas turns on a sixpence 
          ...  Driven towards goal by R_De_Tomas! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 55 :(shu) A_Belotti takes advantage of a bad back pass from A_Grimaldo 
          ...  A delicate chip from A_Belotti! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 56 :(new) J_David knocks the ball past the lunge of F_Guilbert 
          ...  J_David tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  But P_Gulacsi punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 64 :(shu) M_Philipp holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to R_Gosens 
          ...  J_Evans scythes the player down! 
Min. 67 :(new) J_David looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards R_De_Tomas 
          ...  R_De_Tomas hits a great drive! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into P_Gulacsi's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 67 :(shu) M_Philipp barges into T_Kroos!! 
          ...  And he's butted him!! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! 
Min. 68 :(new) S_Canales finds J_Evans in acres of space 
          ...  Joao_Mario with an ugly foul 
Min. 70 :(shu) A_Danjuma loses his marker 
          ...  A_Grimaldo goes in studs first 
Min. 72 :(new) J_David knocks it past M_Verratti and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  J_David with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 75 :(shu) F_Guilbert kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Asensio gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  M_Asensio blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Newcastle United fans laugh at him 
Min. 77 :(new) M_Llorente spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds R_De_Tomas with a lovely pass! 
          ...  R_De_Tomas lobs P_Gulacsi! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 83 :(new) S_Canales turns on a sixpence 
          ...  R_Gosens is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The crowd expects from this range 
          ...  J_David hits it hard with some tremendous top spin 
          ...  But P_Gulacsi just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_W_Prowse flights it in! 
          ...  J_David swings a leg at it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out 
          ...  But it's been disallowed! He was in an offside position 
Min. 84 :(new) S_Canales is clutching his leg! 
          ...  This doesn't look good 
          ...  He signals to the bench he can't carry on 
Min. 84 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Svanberg 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Canales 
Min. 85 :(shu) A_Belotti takes advantage of a mistake by J_Clauss 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  A_Belotti plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(new) J_W_Prowse looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  A_Grimaldo receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  A_Grimaldo attempts to nutmeg P_Gulacsi! 
          ...  But P_Gulacsi hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 88 :(new) R_De_Tomas steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs M_Verratti 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  P_Gulacsi fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  R_De_Tomas Places the ball on the spot 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  No mistake! 
          ...  The keeper never stood a chance! 
          ...  YOU BEAUTY!! 
          ...  That must surely be the winner!! 
          ...  Newcastle United 2-1 Sheffield United...
Min. 89 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United 
          ...  Sheffield United have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 89 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United 
          ...  M_Verratti will now play as a MF 
Min. 91 :(shu) M_Philipp with the majestic dribble 
          ...  M_Philipp could have let it bounce! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 94 :(new) J_Evans jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_De_Tomas 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by R_Gosens 
          ...  He timed it well 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : St James Park
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Newcastle United Match Info
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Best player          : S_Canales (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Canales (11), R_De_Tomas (88 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_De_Tomas (17)
Injured              : S_Canales (84)
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : M_Asensio
Scorers              : M_Asensio (10)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Philipp (67), R_Gosens (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Newcastle United  |    Sheffield United
Attempts on Goal     :          24        |       14
Off target           :          12        |       8
On target            :          12        |       6
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       1
Fouls                :          11        |       9
Key Tackles          :           3        |       6
Key Passes           :          18        |       9
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Final Score          : Newcastle United 2 - 1 Sheffield United
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Player Statistics - Newcastle United
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_Strakosha    GK  24   1   1   1  24 |  98   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0   0
J_Clauss       DF   1  21  17  14  26 |  98   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  15   0  46
A_Grimaldo     DF   1  20  15  11  31 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  15
Nuno_Santos    DF   1  20  15  12  25 |  54   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  10  23  22
M_Acuna        DF   1  21  15  14  25 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  13   0
M_Llorente     MF   1  12  21  14  22 |  98   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  28  20
T_Kroos        DM   1  16  22  16  22 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  12   0
J_W_Prowse     MF   1  13  19  13  22 |  98   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0
S_Canales      AM   1   4  22  20  21 |  88   0   0   3   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  18  26
R_De_Tomas     FW   1   3  16  22  25 |  98   0   0   0   0   8   1   1   0   0  -5  -5  25
J_David        FW   1   6  17  20  29 |  98   0   0   2   0   5   0   0   0   0  10  32  36
S_Herrera      GK  18   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Evans        DF   1  17  14  10  28 |  44   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
J_Tarkowski    DF   1  20  13  11  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Svanberg     AM   1  10  17  13  22 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Torp         FW   1   8  10  14  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sheffield United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Gulacsi      GK  23   1   1   1  22 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
F_Guilbert     DF   1  20  13  10  33 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  15   0
R_Gosens       DF   1  22  15  10  25 |  98   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  -2 -15
J_Foyth        DF   1  18  11   9  23 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
Joao_Mario     DF   1  20  14  13  28 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  14   0
M_Verratti     MF   1  13  21   9  28 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10  -3 -10
M_Asensio      AM   1   5  19  18  20 |  98   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   9  38
S_Pontisso     MF   1  11  15   7  31 |  45   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  19
A_Danjuma      MF   1   3  20  16  24 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0
A_Belotti      FW   1   2  13  20  26 |  98   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  15  30
M_Philipp      FW   1   2  15  20  22 |  98   0   0   1   1   3   0   1   0   0  -5  23   9
T_Ernst        GK  18   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mario_Rui      DF   1  19  13  10  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Darikwa      DF   1  11   8   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Akpan        MF   1   3  11   9  22 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Muller       FW   1   2  11  19  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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