FFO Champ, Bournemouth vs. Norwich City (Mon Mar 03) Bournemouth | Norwich City 4-3-1-2 P | 4-1-2-2-1 C - | Jon Banks | I_Meslier GK | GK N_Pope N_Tavares DF | DF A_Forson I_Zabarnyi DF | DF A_Cole W_Faes DF | DF K_Fisher P_Mertesacker DF | DF B_Howedes D_Ouattara MF | DM Joao_Neves F_Di_Mariano MF | MF B_Cheyrou L_Cook MF | MF A_Rais G_Reyna AM | AM P_Aimar M_Petrov FW | AM E_Laidlaw M_Kofod FW | FW J_Carew | B_Bertinato SUB | SUB L_Wahlstedt G_Zuiverloon SUB | SUB J_Bedeau G_Barry SUB | SUB H_Losada O_Kaschuk SUB | SUB N_Kebano G_Garner SUB | SUB J_Lens Min. 1 :(bou) D_Ouattara knocks the ball past B_Cheyrou ... Now he crosses to F_Di_Mariano! ... F_Di_Mariano with a thundering shot! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 1 :(bou) G_Reyna picks up the pass ... B_Howedes had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... He is ordered to cool off ... FREE KICK ... I_Zabarnyi plays it short to M_Kofod ... But A_Forson comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 4 :(nor) P_Aimar with the dribble ... He's clean through ... The fans are on their feet ... M_Kofod with an awful challenge Min. 7 :(bou) W_Faes with a glorious long pass to M_Petrov ... A wicked drive by M_Petrov! ... But N_Pope smothers the ball Min. 11 :(nor) B_Howedes unselfishly heads the ball back to J_Carew ... But P_Mertesacker wins the ball Min. 19 :(bou) I_Zabarnyi is spitting at B_Cheyrou ... He should be ashamed! ... Disgusting! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! Min. 20 :(bou) F_Di_Mariano hits a hard pass to M_Petrov ... M_Petrov smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... Bournemouth have taken the lead! ... Bournemouth 1-0 Norwich City ... Min. 21 :(nor) B_Cheyrou sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to E_Laidlaw ... I_Meslier with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... He received a good talking to from The Referee ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... A_Rais swings it in ... A_Forson takes control of it! ... A_Forson with a graceful, looping effort! ... I_Meslier with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 23 :(bou) The ball is passed in from D_Ouattara, he finds L_Cook ... L_Cook drives it towards goal! ... N_Pope saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 27 :(nor) Joao_Neves plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... M_Petrov scythes the player down! ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK ... Joao_Neves knocks it forward ... J_Carew gets on the end of it ... J_Carew could have let it bounce! ... But I_Meslier reaches the ball. Good save Min. 28 :(nor) J_Carew nutmegs the defender ... L_Cook with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... The Referee wants to have a word with him Min. 29 :(bou) M_Petrov leaves his marker standing ... M_Petrov with a thundering drive! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 29 :(nor) E_Laidlaw plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... E_Laidlaw smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... The shot slips through I_Meslier's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 31 :(nor) B_Cheyrou with the first time pass to P_Aimar ... A delicate header from P_Aimar! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 34 :(nor) B_Cheyrou gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... Joao_Neves is unmarked ... Joao_Neves with a low drive through the rain! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 34 :(bou) F_Di_Mariano with a clever shimmy ... Joao_Neves with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 35 :(bou) F_Di_Mariano runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... M_Petrov latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... Joao_Neves wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 37 :(nor) E_Laidlaw beats his marker ... Wonderful sliding challenge by P_Mertesacker ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 40 :(nor) B_Cheyrou turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Carew ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from J_Carew! ... It looks good ... I_Meslier gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 42 :(nor) E_Laidlaw lobs it over the defender ... E_Laidlaw hits a great drive! ... GOAL!! ... He jumps up and punches the air ... It's a level game! ... Bournemouth 1-1 Norwich City ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Bournemouth 1-1 Norwich City Min. 46 :(bou) F_Di_Mariano cuts the ball back to W_Faes ... W_Faes lobs N_Pope! ... Saved by N_Pope Min. 47 :(nor) A_Rais cuts the ball back to J_Carew ... L_Cook is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort Min. 49 :(nor) J_Carew slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... I_Zabarnyi with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 50 :(bou) D_Ouattara dribbles past the defender ... It was as if he wasn't even there ... B_Howedes takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 51 :(bou) L_Cook with a real burst of pace ... He's clean through! ... L_Cook runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... GOAL!! ... That's a contender for goal of the season! ... That puts Bournemouth ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it? ... Bournemouth 2-1 Norwich City ... Min. 52 :(nor) A_Cole moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to J_Carew ... W_Faes wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 53 :(bou) G_Reyna with a precise ball to L_Cook ... L_Cook with the drive! ... GOAL!! ... Bournemouth 3-1 Norwich City ... Min. 54 :(nor) J_Carew takes advantage of a mistake by N_Tavares ... It's a lucky break ... J_Carew with the shot! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 55 :(nor) A_Cole gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside L_Cook! ... He has some space now! ... A_Cole fires a shot at goal! ... I_Meslier with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 56 :(bou) G_Reyna looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to F_Di_Mariano ... A_Forson brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 56 :(nor) I_Meslier with a terrible kick! ... P_Aimar is through! ... A vicious shot by P_Aimar! ... I_Meslier saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 57 :(bou) G_Reyna jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... G_Reyna drives the ball low! ... But N_Pope hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 58 :(nor) A_Rais looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to J_Carew ... A well-placed shot from J_Carew! ... Over the bar! Min. 59 :(bou) The defender underhits the back pass! ... M_Petrov is through! ... What a mistake by B_Howedes! ... Joao_Neves gets to the ball first Min. 60 :(bou) Substitution by Bournemouth ... COMING ON: G_Garner ... COMING OFF: M_Kofod Min. 60 :(bou) Tactical Change by Bournemouth ... G_Reyna will now play as a MF Min. 62 :(bou) N_Tavares barges the defender off the ball ... But K_Fisher reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 64 :(bou) N_Tavares is too quick for Joao_Neves ... N_Tavares goes for the top corner! ... It's way wide ... The Norwich City fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 64 :(nor) B_Cheyrou turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Cole ... F_Di_Mariano takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 66 :(bou) W_Faes runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to G_Garner ... E_Laidlaw rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a good position! ... F_Di_Mariano hoists it forward ... G_Garner gets on the end of it ... G_Garner bears down on goal! ... Looks like it should be an easy save for N_Pope ... He's been nutmegged! ... GOAL!! ... N_Pope looks embarrassed! ... Bournemouth 4-1 Norwich City ... Min. 67 :(bou) F_Di_Mariano is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to L_Cook ... But B_Cheyrou comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 70 :(nor) A_Rais looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to P_Aimar ... P_Aimar with the side footed shot! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 73 :(nor) E_Laidlaw feeds the ball through the middle ... Joao_Neves runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... A left-footer by Joao_Neves! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 79 :(nor) P_Aimar looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to J_Carew ... G_Reyna cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 80 :(bou) D_Ouattara with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past Joao_Neves ... P_Aimar stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 81 :(bou) G_Garner nutmegs the defender ... G_Garner with a blistering shot! ... N_Pope has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... N_Pope is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 84 :(bou) L_Cook beats Joao_Neves ... He showed great skill there ... But B_Cheyrou wins the ball Min. 84 :(nor) The defender slips and falls over! ... K_Fisher is through! ... M_Petrov steals the ball of off him Min. 86 :(nor) A_Forson finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled the defender ... I_Zabarnyi makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 87 :(nor) P_Aimar slows the ball down 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! ... P_Aimar hits the ball on the bounce! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(nor) B_Cheyrou gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... A_Cole is unmarked ... A_Cole uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 90 :(nor) A_Rais with a short pass to find E_Laidlaw ... E_Laidlaw fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... But I_Meslier makes a fine save Min. 91 :(nor) A_Forson finds Joao_Neves with a ball over the defence ... Joao_Neves curls it towards the top corner! ... I_Meslier gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 92 :(bou) D_Ouattara beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... B_Howedes brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 93 :(nor) B_Cheyrou controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... A_Rais gets onto the end of the pass! ... A_Rais fires a shot at goal! ... Looks like it should be I_Meslier's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by Joao_Neves! ... N_Tavares heads it away ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Vitality Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bournemouth Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : F_Di_Mariano (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Petrov (20), L_Cook (51,53), G_Garner (66) Sent Off : N/A Booked : I_Zabarnyi (19), M_Petrov (27) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Cheyrou Scorers : E_Laidlaw (42) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bournemouth | Norwich City Attempts on Goal : 12 | 18 Off target : 4 | 11 On target : 8 | 7 Possession : 46 | 54 Corners : 0 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 1 | 0 Fouls : 11 | 17 Key Tackles : 9 | 9 Key Passes : 9 | 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Bournemouth 4 - 1 Norwich City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Bournemouth Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I_Meslier GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 96 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 N_Tavares DF 1 20 14 5 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 21 I_Zabarnyi DF 1 19 15 9 23 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 30 -4 -4 W_Faes DF 1 18 13 3 23 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 16 24 P_Mertesacker DF 1 18 13 4 25 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 D_Ouattara MF 1 5 19 16 29 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 F_Di_Mariano MF 1 7 18 16 26 | 96 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 29 74 10 L_Cook MF 1 14 17 10 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 97 G_Reyna MF 1 10 21 20 26 | 96 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 26 28 7 M_Petrov FW 1 7 13 18 22 | 96 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 25 -4 37 M_Kofod FW 1 13 14 16 20 | 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Bertinato GK 20 1 1 1 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Zuiverloon DF 1 17 11 12 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Barry DM 1 13 18 3 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Kaschuk MF 1 4 17 14 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Garner FW 1 9 14 16 16 | 34 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 Player Statistics - Norwich City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N_Pope GK 24 1 1 1 25 | 96 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 0 0 0 A_Forson DF 1 19 16 12 24 | 96 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 13 15 A_Cole DF 1 18 16 4 21 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 45 K_Fisher DF 1 18 14 2 30 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 B_Howedes DF 1 18 13 4 27 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 16 0 Joao_Neves DM 1 18 21 14 27 | 96 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 36 0 36 B_Cheyrou MF 1 12 18 8 30 | 96 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 77 0 A_Rais MF 1 4 18 16 24 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 10 P_Aimar AM 1 9 18 16 31 | 96 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 41 E_Laidlaw AM 1 5 15 18 20 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 14 41 J_Carew FW 1 8 13 19 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 L_Wahlstedt GK 19 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Bedeau DF 1 16 12 4 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Losada MF 1 6 17 15 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Kebano MF 1 5 15 14 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Lens FW 1 5 13 17 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1741030264 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40