FFO Champ, Fulham vs. Norwich City (Mon Feb 17)


                               Fulham  |  Norwich City
                            4-2-2-2 C  |  5-1-0-2-2 P
                            Joe Brown  |  Jon Banks
                                       |
                           A_Lunin GK  |  GK N_Pope
                            M_Cash DF  |  DF A_Forson
                          R_Oxford DF  |  DF A_Cole
                           J_Matip DF  |  DF K_Fisher
                           Wendell DF  |  DF B_Howedes
                         P_Barrios MF  |  DF D_Harvie
                        J_Veretout MF  |  DM Joao_Neves
                         Joelinton AM  |  AM A_Rais
                          H_Wilson AM  |  AM P_Aimar
                         S_Downing FW  |  FW J_Carew
                        E_Ferguson FW  |  FW E_Laidlaw
                                       |
                       L_Vigouroux SUB |  SUB L_Wahlstedt
                           W_Orban SUB |  SUB J_Roddy
                         J_Wallace SUB |  SUB B_Cheyrou
                        Y_Gourcuff SUB |  SUB N_Kebano
                          N_Fraser SUB |  SUB B_Barker




Min. 6  :(ful) J_Matip beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  J_Matip tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  N_Pope makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 7  :(nor) A_Forson hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  Joao_Neves latches onto it! 
          ...  Joao_Neves plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  Saved by A_Lunin 
Min. 8  :(ful) Joelinton sidesteps B_Howedes 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  But A_Cole wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Oxford curls it into the box! 
          ...  N_Pope comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 10 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City 
          ...  Norwich City have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 11 :(ful) E_Ferguson jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  A_Cole with the tackle 
Min. 12 :(ful) H_Wilson holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Ferguson 
          ...  E_Ferguson looks to see where N_Pope is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Veretout swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of N_Pope 
          ...  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. 15 :(ful) M_Cash fires over a low cross to E_Ferguson 
          ...  E_Ferguson has a dig at goal! 
          ...  N_Pope won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 17 :(ful) J_Matip takes on 3 men 
          ...  J_Matip tries to beat N_Pope! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into N_Pope's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 18 :(nor) E_Laidlaw comes to collect the ball 
          ...  Great turn!! 
          ...  Superb play 
          ...  E_Laidlaw sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  But A_Lunin makes an easy save 
Min. 20 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City 
          ...  Norwich City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 20 :(ful) S_Downing fires over a low cross to E_Ferguson 
          ...  E_Ferguson with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  N_Pope with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 21 :(nor) Joao_Neves has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Veretout! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Joao_Neves sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  A_Lunin with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 24 :(nor) J_Carew knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  J_Carew uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  A_Lunin makes a fine save 
Min. 26 :(ful) J_Veretout crosses to J_Matip 
          ...  J_Matip drives the ball low! 
          ...  But N_Pope punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 30 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City 
          ...  Norwich City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 30 :(ful) H_Wilson makes a run into space 
          ...  H_Wilson with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  N_Pope blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 32 :(ful) J_Veretout dribbles past K_Fisher 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  Fine tackle by E_Laidlaw 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 35 :(ful) R_Oxford spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to Wendell! 
          ...  Wendell has a dig at goal! 
          ...  It floats over N_Pope 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was a great effort 
          ...  That's given Fulham the lead! 
          ...  Fulham 1-0 Norwich City ...
Min. 35 :(nor) A_Forson holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Harvie 
          ...  D_Harvie launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  A_Lunin acrobatically tips it over!! 
          ...  Great keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Laidlaw plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  A_Lunin comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  A_Rais swings a leg at it! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Harvie swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  A_Lunin comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  Joao_Neves gets to it! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 35 :(ful) Joelinton jinks past B_Howedes 
          ...  K_Fisher with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee refrained from booking him but had words 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's within shooting distance! 
          ...  S_Downing curls it towards the top corner 
          ...  It flies in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!! 
          ...  No! It's disallowed! 
          ...  The referee spotted a handball 
Min. 39 :(nor) E_Laidlaw knocks the ball past the lunge of E_Ferguson 
          ...  From long range E_Laidlaw bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  A_Lunin won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 40 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City 
          ...  Norwich City have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 40 :(ful) Joelinton plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  Joelinton pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 41 :(ful) J_Matip sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  Joao_Neves goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 45 :(nor) E_Laidlaw fires over a low cross to A_Forson 
          ...  P_Barrios gets to the ball first 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Fulham 1-0 Norwich City

Min. 48 :(ful) Joelinton boots it towards S_Downing 
          ...  S_Downing is clean through! 
          ...  He just has N_Pope to beat! 
          ...  He tries to slip it past N_Pope 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
Min. 48 :(nor) J_Carew with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows J_Matip a clean set of heals 
          ...  J_Carew flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  A_Lunin is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  A_Lunin looks very relieved! 
Min. 50 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City 
          ...  Norwich City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 50 :(nor) J_Carew leaves his marker standing 
          ...  An audacious effort from J_Carew! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 55 :(nor) Joao_Neves jumps over Wendell's challenge 
          ...  Joao_Neves aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  But A_Lunin comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 59 :(ful) M_Cash rushes through the defence 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Joao_Neves and it had to be 
Min. 60 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City 
          ...  Norwich City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 60 :(nor) J_Carew knocks the ball past R_Oxford 
          ...  Now he crosses to A_Rais! 
          ...  R_Oxford reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 61 :(ful) R_Oxford with the towering header to H_Wilson 
          ...  H_Wilson with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  N_Pope with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 61 :(nor) J_Carew cuts inside M_Cash 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  J_Carew belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  A_Lunin makes a difficult save 
Min. 64 :(ful) J_Matip backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  H_Wilson latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A_Cole reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 65 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Roddy 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Howedes 
Min. 65 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Kebano 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Rais 
Min. 67 :(nor) A_Forson finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  S_Downing with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 67 :(ful) M_Cash runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  E_Laidlaw with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
Min. 68 :(ful) H_Wilson cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  H_Wilson with the drive! 
          ...  But N_Pope comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 70 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City 
          ...  Norwich City have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 71 :(nor) J_Carew gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside R_Oxford! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  But J_Matip wins the tackle 
Min. 72 :(nor) P_Aimar feeds the ball to J_Carew 
          ...  P_Barrios is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up 
          ...  E_Laidlaw with the curler 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 75 :(nor) A_Forson finds E_Laidlaw with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  Joelinton is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
Min. 78 :(ful) J_Veretout stamps down J_Carew's shin! 
          ...  The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning 
Min. 78 :(nor) P_Aimar backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  E_Laidlaw latches onto the end of it 
          ...  But H_Wilson comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 80 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City 
          ...  Norwich City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 83 :(ful) N_Pope with a terrible kick! 
          ...  H_Wilson takes control of the ball! 
          ...  Intercepted by K_Fisher 
Min. 83 :(nor) P_Aimar crosses to N_Kebano 
          ...  N_Kebano fires the shot in! 
          ...  But A_Lunin punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 84 :(ful) R_Oxford picks up a loose ball 
          ...  D_Harvie reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 85 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Barker 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Carew 
Min. 86 :(ful) M_Cash spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to E_Ferguson! 
          ...  E_Ferguson tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(ful) Joelinton works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Cash 
          ...  M_Cash has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  N_Pope makes a difficult save 
Min. 89 :(nor) P_Aimar with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  P_Aimar aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 90 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City 
          ...  Norwich City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 90 :(ful) Wendell plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  Wendell chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 90 :(nor) E_Laidlaw with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  E_Laidlaw with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Lunin is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Kebano plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  D_Harvie gets a shot in 
          ...  Brilliant save from A_Lunin 
Min. 95 :(ful) J_Veretout runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to S_Downing 
          ...  S_Downing drives the ball low! 
          ...  N_Pope with a superb tip over the bar 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Veretout with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  J_Roddy clears the corner with a header away from the near post 
Min. 96 :(ful) E_Ferguson races into the box 
          ...  He sees H_Wilson lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  H_Wilson tries to beat N_Pope! 
          ...  The shot slips through N_Pope's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He buries his head in his hands! 
          ...  Fulham 2-0 Norwich City ...

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Craven Cottage
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Fulham Match Info
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Best player          : H_Wilson (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Wendell (35), H_Wilson (96)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : Joao_Neves
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Laidlaw (67)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                  Fulham  |    Norwich City
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       17
Off target           :           7        |       8
On target            :          11        |       9
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       6
Key Tackles          :           4        |       9
Key Passes           :          12        |       6
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Final Score          : Fulham 2 - 0 Norwich City
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Player Statistics - Fulham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Lunin        GK  24   1   1   1  23 |  97   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
M_Cash         DF   1  21  15  13  28 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  28  14
R_Oxford       DF   1  18  13   4  30 |  97   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  18  52   0
J_Matip        DF   1  21  16  13  29 |  97   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  28  13  41
Wendell        DF   1  16  10   7  30 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  65
P_Barrios      MF   1  19  21  15  26 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
J_Veretout     MF   1  13  18  11  24 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0
Joelinton      AM   1   6  18  16  25 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22  10
H_Wilson       AM   1   3  16  14  31 |  97   0   1   1   0   4   1   0   0   0  33  13  71
S_Downing      FW   1   5  15  18  23 |  97   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  14  26
E_Ferguson     FW   1   2  19  22  26 |  97   0   0   1   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  24  17
L_Vigouroux    GK  19   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Orban        DF   1  21  16  11  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Wallace      MF   1  11  19  12  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Gourcuff     AM   1   2  18  13  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Fraser       FW   1   7  15  19  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Norwich City
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  24   1   1   1  25 |  97  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
A_Forson       DF   1  19  16  12  24 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
A_Cole         DF   1  18  16   4  21 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0
K_Fisher       DF   1  18  14   2  30 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
B_Howedes      DF   1  18  13   4  27 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Harvie       DF   1  15  14   5  30 |  97   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  21   0  44
Joao_Neves     DM   1  18  21  14  27 |  97   0   2   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  36   0  51
A_Rais         AM   1   4  18  16  24 |  66   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
P_Aimar        AM   1   8  18  16  31 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22  10
J_Carew        FW   1   8  13  18  22 |  86   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  16  34
E_Laidlaw      FW   1   5  15  18  20 |  97   0   1   1   0   4   0   1   0   0  27  10  29
L_Wahlstedt    GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Roddy        DF   1  14  11   4  22 |  31   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0
B_Cheyrou      MF   1  12  18   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Kebano       AM   1   5  15  14  28 |  31   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
B_Barker       FW   1   8  12  16  16 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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