FFO Premier League, Sheffield United vs. West Ham (Fri Feb 23)


                     Sheffield United  |  West Ham
                          4-1-1-1-3 A  |  4-1-2-2-1 C
                     Kelsey Barkworth  |  Todd Fortune
                                       |
                         P_Gulacsi GK  |  GK N_Pope
                        F_Guilbert DF  |  DM R_Toloi
                          R_Gosens DF  |  DF C_Soyuncu
                         Mario_Rui DF  |  DF J_Teze
                        Joao_Mario DF  |  DF A_Hickey
                        M_Verratti DM  |  DF D_Lovren
                         M_Asensio AM  |  MF I_Bennacer
                           L_Benes MF  |  AM M_Sabitzer
                          T_Muller FW  |  MF A_Golovin
                         A_Belotti FW  |  AM Thiago
                         M_Philipp FW  |  FW W_Zaha
                                       |
                           T_Ernst SUB |  SUB P_Rajkovic
                         E_Bristow SUB |  SUB A_Malanda
                           J_Foyth SUB |  SUB M_Etuin
                         A_Danjuma SUB |  SUB W_Collar
                        S_Pontisso SUB |  SUB P_Bamford




Min. 2  :(shu) A_Belotti with a slick pass to T_Muller 
          ...  M_Sabitzer with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
Min. 7  :(shu) T_Muller looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to A_Belotti 
          ...  I_Bennacer with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 8  :(shu) M_Verratti retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Philipp gets on the end of it 
          ...  I_Bennacer clears with a diving header 
Min. 14 :(whu) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  J_Teze is through! 
          ...  Joao_Mario steals the ball of off him 
Min. 17 :(whu) M_Sabitzer takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Mario_Rui 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Bennacer plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  M_Sabitzer swings a leg at it! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 18 :(shu) T_Muller takes advantage of a mistake by A_Hickey 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  T_Muller tries to chip the ball over N_Pope! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Sheffield United fans are delighted! 
          ...  That's put Sheffield United ahead! 
          ...  Sheffield United 1-0 West Ham ...
Min. 18 :(whu) M_Sabitzer jumps over R_Gosens's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  M_Sabitzer with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  But P_Gulacsi punches it away 
Min. 19 :(whu) C_Soyuncu looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Thiago 
          ...  Thiago tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  P_Gulacsi dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And P_Gulacsi tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Bennacer plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  It comes to D_Lovren 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  But P_Gulacsi punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 21 :(whu) W_Zaha cuts inside L_Benes 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in I_Bennacer! 
          ...  A cheeky lob from I_Bennacer! 
          ...  Looks like it should be P_Gulacsi's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Golovin! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  A_Hickey gets to it! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 23 :(shu) M_Verratti gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past J_Teze! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A left-footer by M_Verratti! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 25 :(shu) M_Philipp plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  But C_Soyuncu slides in 
Min. 26 :(shu) A_Belotti races into the box 
          ...  He sees T_Muller lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  T_Muller with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 26 :(whu) Thiago drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to M_Sabitzer 
          ...  But R_Gosens reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 29 :(shu) M_Asensio whips the ball across to M_Philipp 
          ...  A powerful shot by M_Philipp! 
          ...  But N_Pope punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 29 :(shu) A_Belotti moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Benes 
          ...  I_Bennacer with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 31 :(shu) Mario_Rui drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Philipp 
          ...  But R_Toloi wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 31 :(whu) R_Toloi kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  I_Bennacer gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  I_Bennacer with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 32 :(shu) M_Philipp bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Mario_Rui 
          ...  Mario_Rui throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  N_Pope guesses right 
Min. 33 :(whu) Thiago leaves F_Guilbert standing 
          ...  Thiago sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 35 :(shu) Joao_Mario flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  J_Teze takes possession 
Min. 38 :(shu) M_Philipp jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Belotti 
          ...  A_Hickey slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 39 :(whu) R_Toloi holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees Thiago in space! 
          ...  R_Gosens reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sheffield United 1-0 West Ham

Min. 46 :(whu) C_Soyuncu pushes it past the defender 
          ...  F_Guilbert bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 47 :(whu) J_Teze runs at M_Verratti 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  J_Teze drives the shot in! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 49 :(whu) I_Bennacer runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Thiago 
          ...  Mario_Rui goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 50 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Pontisso 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Benes 
Min. 50 :(shu) F_Guilbert takes advantage of a mistake by R_Toloi 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  Thiago with the foul 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
Min. 51 :(shu) R_Gosens with the header on 
          ...  He finds S_Pontisso in space 
          ...  An audacious effort from S_Pontisso! 
          ...  But N_Pope pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 54 :(whu) I_Bennacer with a byline cross to C_Soyuncu 
          ...  C_Soyuncu has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is one on one with P_Gulacsi 
          ...  He rounds P_Gulacsi 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  Surely he can't score from that angle! 
          ...  He's missed the target!! 
Min. 55 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Foyth 
          ...  COMING OFF: Mario_Rui 
Min. 58 :(whu) D_Lovren stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  D_Lovren fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi was lucky there 
Min. 61 :(whu) A_Golovin jinks past S_Pontisso 
          ...  A wicked drive by A_Golovin! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 62 :(shu) M_Verratti brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on J_Teze 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in R_Gosens! 
          ...  A_Hickey cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 63 :(shu) M_Philipp takes advantage of a mistake by D_Lovren 
          ...  A_Hickey knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 64 :(shu) T_Muller beats his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  T_Muller with a blistering shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  N_Pope is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Philipp drives it into the box! 
          ...  N_Pope fists it away! 
Min. 65 :(whu) Substitution by West Ham 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Bamford 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Golovin 
Min. 67 :(whu) Curled in dangerously from M_Sabitzer to W_Zaha 
          ...  J_Foyth with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the West Ham players 
Min. 68 :(whu) P_Bamford dribbles past Joao_Mario 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  M_Verratti fouls badly 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 70 :(whu) Substitution by West Ham 
          ...  COMING ON: W_Collar 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Bennacer 
Min. 70 :(shu) M_Verratti gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to T_Muller 
          ...  T_Muller leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  N_Pope gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 71 :(whu) A_Hickey knocks the ball past the defender 
          ...  F_Guilbert wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 73 :(whu) M_Sabitzer cuts inside R_Gosens 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in P_Bamford! 
          ...  P_Bamford with the drive! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi never had a chance! 
Min. 75 :(whu) M_Sabitzer with the nod to A_Hickey 
          ...  A thundering drive by A_Hickey! 
          ...  The shot slips through P_Gulacsi's hands 
          ...  But P_Gulacsi recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 77 :(whu) Thiago knocks it forward 
          ...  F_Guilbert slips 
          ...  A_Hickey gets to it! 
          ...  M_Verratti takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 78 :(shu) M_Verratti is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  M_Asensio latches onto the ball 
          ...  M_Asensio has a dig at goal! 
          ...  But N_Pope smothers the ball 
Min. 78 :(whu) Thiago with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past Joao_Mario 
          ...  He knocks it to P_Bamford! 
          ...  A cracking drive from P_Bamford! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a great finish 
          ...  West Ham have equalised in the dying moments! 
          ...  Sheffield United 1-1 West Ham ...
Min. 81 :(whu) W_Zaha latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  T_Muller with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 83 :(shu) R_Gosens looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Joao_Mario 
          ...  Joao_Mario strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb strike! 
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration 
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!! 
          ...  Sheffield United have surely won this game! 
          ...  Sheffield United 2-1 West Ham ...
Min. 85 :(shu) M_Verratti knocks it past C_Soyuncu and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  But J_Teze puts it in row Z! 
Min. 86 :(shu) T_Muller with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows W_Collar a clean set of heals 
          ...  D_Lovren is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(shu) T_Muller finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from T_Muller! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  N_Pope fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 89 :(whu) R_Toloi with a glorious 60-yard pass to Thiago 
          ...  Thiago curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 91 :(shu) R_Gosens with a first time pass 
          ...  T_Muller runs onto it! 
          ...  C_Soyuncu brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 91 :(whu) J_Teze beats F_Guilbert 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  J_Teze with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Sheffield United fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 93 :(whu) A_Hickey runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to W_Zaha 
          ...  W_Zaha hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  Brilliant save from P_Gulacsi 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Bramall Lane
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : T_Muller (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Muller (18), Joao_Mario (83)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Verratti (68)
Injured              : N/A
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West Ham Match Info
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Best player          : Thiago
Scorers              : P_Bamford (78)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Bennacer (29), Thiago (50), D_Lovren (86)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Sheffield United  |    West Ham
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       18
Off target           :           3        |       11
On target            :           8        |       7
Possession           :          36        |       64
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :          10        |       7
Key Tackles          :           8        |       10
Key Passes           :          15        |       13
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Final Score          : Sheffield United 2 - 1 West Ham
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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 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
F_Guilbert     DF   1  20  13  10  33 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42  10  10
R_Gosens       DF   1  22  15  10  25 |  95   0   2   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  28  54   0
Mario_Rui      DF   1  19  13  10  24 |  56   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  44  25  26
Joao_Mario     DF   1  20  14  13  28 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  16   0  30
M_Verratti     DM   1  13  20   9  28 |  95   0   1   4   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  27  10
M_Asensio      AM   1   4  19  18  20 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   9   8
L_Benes        MF   1   6  18  12  26 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Muller       FW   1   2  11  19  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  17  42
A_Belotti      FW   1   2  13  20  26 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
M_Philipp      FW   1   2  15  19  22 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  26   7
T_Ernst        GK  18   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Bristow      DF   1  14  13   8  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  18  11   9  23 |  39   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Danjuma      MF   1   3  20  16  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Pontisso     MF   1  11  15   7  31 |  44   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19

Player Statistics - West Ham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Pope         GK  23   1   1   1  25 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
R_Toloi        DM   1  21  17  12  27 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  33   0
C_Soyuncu      DF   1  20  13   9  23 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  32  15  15
J_Teze         DF   1  21  15  11  20 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  30   0  26
A_Hickey       DF   1  20  15  11  30 |  95   0   3   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  48  13  28
D_Lovren       DF   1  21  16  13  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -5  -5  21
I_Bennacer     MF   1  14  20   7  31 |  71   0   2   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  39  11  29
M_Sabitzer     AM   1   1  20  17  23 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  16  16
A_Golovin      MF   1   7  19  14  29 |  66   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Thiago         AM   1   9  21  17  25 |  95   0   0   3   1   3   0   1   0   0  -5  25  18
W_Zaha         FW   1   3  14  23  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -10   4  -7
P_Rajkovic     GK  17   1   1   1  32 |   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
M_Etuin        DF   1  15  12   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Collar       MF   1  12  16  11  20 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Bamford      FW   1   3  11  16  25 |  29   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  32
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