FFO Champ, Luton Town vs. Sheffield United (Mon Oct 21)


                           Luton Town  |  Sheffield United
                              5-3-2 E  |  5-3-2 A
                         Neil Kirby C  |  Dave Thacker C
                                       |
                       L_Chevalier GK  |  GK P_Gulacsi
                          B_Davies DF  |  DF R_Gosens
                           F_Panak DF  |  DF F_Guilbert
                           M_Sykes DF  |  DF Joao_Mario
                          L_Eising DF  |  DF Mario_Rui
                        C_Richards DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                           M_Camus MF  |  MF M_Verratti
                          I_Sunjic MF  |  MF A_Danjuma
                        Florentino MF  |  MF L_Benes
                           L_Jovic FW  |  FW A_Belotti
                         T_Awoniyi FW  |  FW T_Muller
                                       |
                            J_Shea SUB |  SUB T_Ernst
                         S_Bradley SUB |  SUB P_Okon
                         G_Alvarez SUB |  SUB S_Pontisso
                        D_Turnbull SUB |  SUB T_Lemperle
                          D_Loader SUB |  SUB M_Philipp




Min. 1  :(shu) M_Verratti has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on L_Chevalier! 
          ...  M_Sykes hacks him down! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  It could have been worse! 
Min. 1  :(shu) T_Muller runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  T_Muller attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  L_Chevalier is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  Sheffield United have taken the lead! 
          ...  Luton Town 0-1 Sheffield United ...
Min. 4  :(lut) L_Eising gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Awoniyi 
          ...  T_Awoniyi with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi fists it away 
Min. 6  :(shu) Mario_Rui with a slick pass to M_Verratti 
          ...  M_Verratti with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 7  :(shu) A_Danjuma is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Belotti 
          ...  C_Richards with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 8  :(shu) A_Danjuma nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  A_Danjuma with a terrific drive! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He receives the congratulations from his team-mates! 
          ...  Luton Town 0-2 Sheffield United ...
Min. 16 :(lut) M_Camus runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to T_Awoniyi 
          ...  T_Awoniyi tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Florentino drives it into the box! 
          ...  Mario_Rui gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 23 :(shu) L_Benes over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds A_Danjuma though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  A_Danjuma shoots towards goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through L_Chevalier's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 24 :(shu) A_Belotti runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  A_Belotti has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 30 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town 
          ...  Luton Town have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 31 :(shu) R_Gosens with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Foyth 
          ...  J_Foyth sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  L_Chevalier tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 32 :(lut) I_Sunjic with a 40-yard pass to L_Jovic 
          ...  J_Foyth with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 37 :(shu) J_Foyth with an incisive pass to R_Gosens 
          ...  C_Richards is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 37 :(shu) Mario_Rui plays a first time ball through the defence to L_Benes 
          ...  L_Benes attempts a lob! 
          ...  L_Chevalier with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 41 :(shu) F_Guilbert hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  M_Verratti collects the loose ball! 
          ...  M_Verratti sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(lut) M_Camus takes advantage of a bad back pass from F_Guilbert 
          ...  But Mario_Rui reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 44 :(shu) M_Verratti takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  T_Awoniyi leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 45 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town 
          ...  Luton Town have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 45 :(shu) A_Belotti takes on 3 men 
          ...  A_Belotti with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  But L_Chevalier just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 46 :(shu) M_Verratti loses L_Eising 
          ...  M_Verratti tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 47 :(shu) F_Guilbert kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Belotti gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  F_Panak takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 49 :(shu) L_Benes with a precise pass to M_Verratti 
          ...  M_Verratti with the header! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Luton Town fans taunt him! 
Min. 49 :(lut) F_Panak takes advantage of a mistake by A_Belotti 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  J_Foyth is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  But that wasn't his first... 
          ...  RED CARD!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Luton Town 0-2 Sheffield United

Min. 48 :(shu) Joao_Mario looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Mario_Rui 
          ...  C_Richards with an over the top challenge 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! 
          ...  Mario_Rui floats it forward 
          ...  T_Muller latches onto the end of it 
          ...  L_Eising with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 49 :(shu) Joao_Mario hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  R_Gosens latches onto it! 
          ...  R_Gosens sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 51 :(shu) The ball is passed in from A_Danjuma, he finds T_Muller 
          ...  T_Muller smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  L_Chevalier gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 52 :(lut) M_Camus looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to L_Jovic 
          ...  A well-placed shot from L_Jovic! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 52 :(shu) M_Verratti smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  T_Muller latches onto the ball 
          ...  T_Muller has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 55 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town 
          ...  Florentino will now play as a DM 
Min. 55 :(shu) Mario_Rui spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to T_Muller! 
          ...  M_Sykes slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 55 :(lut) Florentino backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  I_Sunjic gets on the end of it 
          ...  Joao_Mario with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Luton Town players 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
Min. 59 :(lut) T_Awoniyi beats his man 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by R_Gosens!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 60 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Loader 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Richards 
Min. 60 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town 
          ...  Luton Town have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 60 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Philipp 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Muller 
Min. 60 :(shu) M_Verratti is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to A_Belotti 
          ...  A_Belotti could have let it bounce! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 61 :(lut) T_Awoniyi chips the ball forward to I_Sunjic 
          ...  I_Sunjic with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 61 :(shu) R_Gosens holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Philipp 
          ...  M_Philipp with the shot on net! 
          ...  L_Chevalier makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 62 :(lut) B_Davies backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  L_Jovic latches onto the end of it 
          ...  F_Guilbert plays the back pass 
          ...  P_Gulacsi can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Sykes swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  I_Sunjic swings a leg at it! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Davies swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of P_Gulacsi 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 63 :(lut) L_Eising with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past Mario_Rui 
          ...  He knocks it to L_Jovic! 
          ...  But A_Belotti spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 64 :(lut) I_Sunjic looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to T_Awoniyi 
          ...  T_Awoniyi with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 64 :(shu) F_Guilbert beats Florentino 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  F_Guilbert attempts the shot! 
          ...  L_Chevalier gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 66 :(shu) A_Belotti nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  A_Belotti has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But L_Chevalier just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 70 :(shu) Joao_Mario takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into A_Belotti 
          ...  A_Belotti beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He runs at L_Chevalier 
          ...  He lobs it over L_Chevalier 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 71 :(lut) Florentino spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to D_Loader! 
          ...  D_Loader with the shot on net! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 74 :(lut) L_Jovic knocks it past Joao_Mario and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  A cheeky lob from L_Jovic! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 75 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Turnbull 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Sunjic 
Min. 76 :(lut) M_Camus brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  D_Loader gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Loader hits a great drive! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  P_Gulacsi dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had P_Gulacsi beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Loader hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  Headed away by Joao_Mario 
Min. 77 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Bradley 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Sykes 
Min. 77 :(shu) A_Belotti finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  A_Belotti attempts a chip! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 79 :(shu) M_Philipp with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  M_Philipp tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  L_Chevalier gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 81 :(lut) L_Jovic holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  L_Jovic goes for goal! 
          ...  But P_Gulacsi punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 82 :(lut) L_Jovic takes advantage of a mistake by R_Gosens 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  But Mario_Rui wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 84 :(lut) S_Bradley flicks the ball on to D_Loader 
          ...  D_Loader tries to beat P_Gulacsi from outside the area! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi never had a chance! 
Min. 85 :(lut) S_Bradley spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to L_Jovic! 
          ...  F_Guilbert with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 85 :(shu) A_Danjuma runs with pace at the defence 
          ...  A_Danjuma with the overhead! 
          ...  The shot slips through L_Chevalier's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 86 :(shu) M_Philipp beats D_Turnbull with absolute ease! 
          ...  Driven towards goal by M_Philipp! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by A_Belotti 
          ...  L_Chevalier fists it away! 
Min. 87 :(lut) D_Turnbull looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Camus 
          ...  M_Camus pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(lut) L_Jovic with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  R_Gosens reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 89 :(shu) M_Verratti 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 M_Philipp 
          ...  L_Eising brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Kenilworth Road
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Luton Town Match Info
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Best player          : M_Camus
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Sykes (1)
Injured              : N/A
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : Mario_Rui (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Muller (1), A_Danjuma (8)
Sent Off             : J_Foyth (49)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Luton Town  |    Sheffield United
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       23
Off target           :           9        |       14
On target            :           3        |       9
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           9        |       5
Key Tackles          :           4        |       9
Key Passes           :          14        |       17
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Final Score          : Luton Town 0 - 2 Sheffield United
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Player Statistics - Luton Town
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Chevalier    GK  24   1   1   1  28 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0   0   0
B_Davies       DF   1  19  12   6  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
F_Panak        DF   1  20  14   9  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Sykes        DF   1  18  14   6  28 |  81   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  -4  -4
L_Eising       DF   1  18  12   2  20 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  32   0
C_Richards     DF   1  18  12   4  31 |  64   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
M_Camus        MF   1   4  19  15  29 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  27  11
I_Sunjic       MF   1  13  19   5  26 |  79   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  40
Florentino     DM   1  15  19  11  25 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
L_Jovic        FW   1   6  18  22  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
T_Awoniyi      FW   1   3  13  21  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  15  13
J_Shea         GK  18   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Bradley      DF   1  19  13   9  22 |  15   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
G_Alvarez      DF   1  16  13   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Turnbull     MF   1  11  15   9  24 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
D_Loader       FW   1   7  14  18  31 |  32   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  21

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  24   1   1   1  22 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
R_Gosens       DF   1  23  15  11  25 |  96   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  24  26  14
F_Guilbert     DF   1  21  14  11  33 |  96   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  28  28  15
Joao_Mario     DF   1  21  15  14  28 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  39   0
Mario_Rui      DF   1  20  14  10  24 |  96   0   3   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  58  42   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  19  12  10  23 |  49   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -15 -15   1
M_Verratti     MF   1  14  21  10  28 |  96   0   0   3   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  21  60
A_Danjuma      MF   1   3  20  17  24 |  96   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  16  40
L_Benes        MF   1   6  19  13  26 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18  13
A_Belotti      FW   1   2  14  21  26 |  96   0   1   0   0   6   0   0   0   0  33   0  26
T_Muller       FW   1   2  12  20  23 |  64   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  29
T_Ernst        GK  18   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Okon         DF   1  14  17   4  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Pontisso     MF   1  11  15   7  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Lemperle     FW   1   5  12  15  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Philipp      FW   1   2  16  20  22 |  32   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
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