FFO DBC, Fiorentina vs. Watford (Wed Aug 28)


                           Fiorentina  |  Watford
                            5-2-1-2 P  |  5-4-1 P
                           Neil Kirby  |  Lauris Silins
                                       |
                      G_Mamardvili GK  |  GK M_Okoye
                      Eder_Militao DF  |  DF A_Rrahmani
                       A_Cresswell DF  |  DF C_Kabasele
                         S_De_Vrij DF  |  DF F_Sierralta
                          P_Kalulu DF  |  DF H_Kamara
                           M_Helik DF  |  DF M_Pollock
                        L_Goretzka MF  |  MF F_Neuhaus
                              Suso MF  |  MF I_Sarr
                        P_Coutinho AM  |  MF I_Louza
                           M_Boadu FW  |  MF C_Under
                        S_Guirassy FW  |  FW B_Embolo
                                       |
                        A_Bachmann SUB |  SUB B_Hamer
                        R_Karsdorp SUB |  SUB J_Ngakia
                            N_Zeze SUB |  SUB W_T_Ekong
                         Chiquinho SUB |  SUB L_Hall
                           B_Lasme SUB |  SUB K_Davis




Min. 1  :(fio) M_Boadu sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  M_Boadu tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He jumps into the Fiorentina crowd to celebrate!! 
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!! 
          ...  That's given Fiorentina the advantage! 
          ...  Fiorentina 1-0 Watford ...
Min. 4  :(fio) P_Coutinho has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  C_Kabasele hits it out for a throw 
Min. 5  :(fio) S_Guirassy finds M_Boadu with a ball over the defence 
          ...  M_Boadu beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He runs at M_Okoye 
          ...  He dinks it over M_Okoye 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Fiorentina 2-0 Watford ...
Min. 6  :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Zeze 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_De_Vrij 
Min. 6  :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Lasme 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Boadu 
Min. 6  :(fio) L_Goretzka flights the ball to S_Guirassy 
          ...  A delicate chip from S_Guirassy! 
          ...  M_Okoye gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 8  :(wat) H_Kamara picks out B_Embolo with the cross 
          ...  A_Cresswell with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 9  :(wat) C_Under plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  A_Cresswell is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 11 :(wat) H_Kamara moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Kabasele 
          ...  But A_Cresswell wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 15 :(fio) L_Goretzka moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Helik 
          ...  M_Helik drives it low! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 16 :(fio) P_Coutinho spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to S_Guirassy! 
          ...  S_Guirassy flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  M_Okoye watches it sail wide! 
Min. 17 :(fio) B_Lasme is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  L_Goretzka latches onto the ball 
          ...  F_Neuhaus is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
Min. 18 :(wat) F_Neuhaus plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  H_Kamara keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  M_Helik with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Neil Kirby looks relieved 
Min. 20 :(wat) F_Sierralta brushes P_Kalulu aside and breaks free 
          ...  F_Sierralta with the crafty shot! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for G_Mamardvili 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 22 :(fio) Suso finds A_Cresswell in acres of space 
          ...  But C_Kabasele wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 23 :(fio) L_Goretzka gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside C_Kabasele! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  L_Goretzka hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  M_Okoye parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 24 :(wat) M_Pollock can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to H_Kamara 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  N_Zeze belts it clear 
Min. 27 :(fio) B_Lasme with a 50-yard pass to S_Guirassy 
          ...  S_Guirassy with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 30 :(fio) N_Zeze takes advantage of a mistake by M_Pollock 
          ...  He crosses to A_Cresswell 
          ...  A_Cresswell with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And M_Okoye reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Suso swings it in! 
          ...  C_Kabasele reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 30 :(wat) B_Embolo plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  B_Embolo sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  A_Rrahmani flights it in! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili easily claims the ball! 
Min. 33 :(fio) P_Coutinho looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  P_Coutinho shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Watford fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 35 :(fio) B_Lasme with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past A_Rrahmani 
          ...  C_Kabasele knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 39 :(fio) P_Coutinho with a probing pass to N_Zeze 
          ...  N_Zeze goes for goal! 
          ...  M_Okoye makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 41 :(fio) S_Guirassy beats M_Pollock with absolute ease! 
          ...  M_Pollock moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 41 :(wat) I_Louza sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  B_Embolo runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  P_Kalulu slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 42 :(wat) F_Sierralta with a long pass to M_Pollock 
          ...  S_Guirassy is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  A_Rrahmani passes to B_Embolo 
          ...  B_Embolo with the crafty shot! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 44 :(wat) B_Embolo knocks the ball past the defender 
          ...  S_Guirassy goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  His 2nd yellow card! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  That's an early shower for him! 
Min. 45 :(fio) Suso controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  P_Coutinho gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  P_Coutinho tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  M_Okoye makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Fiorentina 2-0 Watford

Min. 47 :(fio) L_Goretzka has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past H_Kamara 
          ...  He puts in P_Coutinho! 
          ...  P_Coutinho with the crafty shot! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 51 :(wat) C_Kabasele breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on G_Mamardvili! 
          ...  Eder_Militao brings him down! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! 
Min. 55 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Davis 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Embolo 
Min. 56 :(fio) A_Cresswell sidesteps M_Pollock 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  A_Cresswell with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 57 :(fio) P_Coutinho is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  B_Lasme latches onto the ball 
          ...  B_Lasme with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  M_Okoye saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 60 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Ngakia 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Pollock 
Min. 63 :(fio) Eder_Militao pulls it back to B_Lasme 
          ...  B_Lasme blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  M_Okoye parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 63 :(wat) C_Under barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  C_Under with the shot! 
          ...  The Watford fans get off their seats! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Fiorentina 2-1 Watford ...
Min. 65 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Hall 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Kamara 
Min. 65 :(wat) C_Kabasele with a precise pass to K_Davis 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by A_Cresswell!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 71 :(wat) K_Davis plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  L_Hall decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  L_Hall has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 72 :(fio) A_Cresswell cuts in on F_Sierralta's blind side 
          ...  A_Rrahmani reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 72 :(fio) M_Helik finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  C_Kabasele with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! 
          ...  Will we see it? 
          ...  B_Lasme hits it hard 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He scores! 
          ...  Can You Believe It? 
          ...  Fiorentina 3-1 Watford ...
Min. 73 :(wat) I_Sarr controls the ball immaculately 
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead 
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance 
          ...  I_Sarr with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by L_Hall! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of G_Mamardvili 
          ...  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. 75 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina 
          ...  COMING ON: Chiquinho 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Goretzka 
Min. 75 :(fio) Chiquinho with an inch perfect pass to M_Helik 
          ...  M_Helik breaks clear! 
          ...  He just has M_Okoye to beat! 
          ...  M_Okoye charges out of his area 
          ...  M_Okoye catches the ball 
Min. 75 :(wat) I_Sarr slides the ball across to F_Sierralta 
          ...  N_Zeze beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 78 :(fio) P_Coutinho barges J_Ngakia off the ball 
          ...  P_Coutinho with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 79 :(fio) P_Kalulu with a precise ball to A_Cresswell 
          ...  J_Ngakia is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  The Referee tries to calm him down 
Min. 84 :(wat) I_Louza with a one-touch layoff to F_Neuhaus 
          ...  P_Kalulu plays it back 
          ...  G_Mamardvili slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Kabasele chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 85 :(wat) I_Louza retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  I_Sarr latches onto the end of it 
          ...  What a shot from I_Sarr! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 87 :(wat) K_Davis leaves A_Cresswell standing 
          ...  K_Davis with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili guesses right 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(fio) Eder_Militao finds the run of Suso 
          ...  But C_Kabasele slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stadio Artemio Franchi
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Fiorentina Match Info
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Best player          : M_Boadu (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Boadu (1,5), B_Lasme (72)
Sent Off             : S_Guirassy (44)
Booked               : A_Cresswell (9), Eder_Militao (51)
Injured              : N/A
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : C_Under
Scorers              : C_Under (63)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Fiorentina  |    Watford
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       8
Off target           :           8        |       6
On target            :          10        |       2
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       13
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :          15        |       11
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Final Score          : Fiorentina 3 - 1 Watford
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Player Statistics - Fiorentina
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Mamardvili   GK  25   1   1   1  25 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0
Eder_Militao   DF   1  23  18   4  29 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  18  -4
A_Cresswell    DF   1  22  14  10  22 |  94   0   3   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  38  -4  29
S_De_Vrij      DF   1  22  15  13  28 |   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Kalulu       DF   1  20  17   6  21 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  12   0
M_Helik        DF   1  18  14  13  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  27
L_Goretzka     MF   1  16  22  17  25 |  76   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  21  10
Suso           MF   1   3  19  20  28 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
P_Coutinho     AM   1   4  21  19  26 |  94   0   0   3   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  24  29
M_Boadu        FW   1   4  17  22  26 |   6   0   0   0   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0  32
S_Guirassy     FW   1   6  17  23  24 |  44   0   0   1   1   3   0   0   1   0 -15  13  -5
A_Bachmann     GK  17   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Karsdorp     DF   1  20  18  13  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Zeze         DF   1  17  14   5  24 |  88   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  38  15  22
Chiquinho      MF   1   8  17  13  26 |  18   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
B_Lasme        FW   1   7  13  17  21 |  88   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  16  45

Player Statistics - Watford
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Okoye        GK  23   1   1   1  29 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0   0   0
A_Rrahmani     DF   1  22  17   4  30 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0
C_Kabasele     DF   1  19  14  13  22 |  94   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  85  15   0
F_Sierralta    DF   1  20  13   7  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  19
H_Kamara       DF   1  20  14  11  29 |  66   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Pollock      DF   1  17  14   5  26 |  61   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  15   0
F_Neuhaus      MF   1  13  20  10  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0
I_Sarr         MF   1   3  20  17  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   9  18
I_Louza        MF   1   7  19  14  26 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
C_Under        MF   1   4  19  14  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  32
B_Embolo       FW   1   4  12  20  24 |  56   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
B_Hamer        GK  16   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Ngakia       DF   1  14  11   7  21 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_T_Ekong      DF   1  13   6   4  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Hall         DM   1  16  17   8  20 |  28   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
K_Davis        FW   1   4  11  19  22 |  38   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18   8
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