FFO Champ, Fulham vs. Sunderland (Fri Mar 14)


                               Fulham  |  Sunderland
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  4-4-2 T
                            Joe Brown  |  Chris W
                                       |
                           A_Lunin GK  |  GK B_Leno
                            M_Cash DF  |  DF D_Dumfries
                           W_Orban DF  |  DF N_Gudelj
                           J_Matip DF  |  DF C_Mbemba
                           L_Kelly DF  |  DF C_Biraghi
                         P_Barrios DM  |  MF M_Nunes
                         J_Wallace MF  |  MF A_Rabiot
                          M_Pjanic MF  |  MF G_Xhaka
                        Y_Gourcuff AM  |  MF W_Alves
                          N_Fraser FW  |  FW Evanilson
                        E_Ferguson FW  |  FW C_Rodriguez
                                       |
                       L_Vigouroux SUB |  SUB C_Diop
                          R_Oxford SUB |  SUB S_Rhomas
                        J_Veretout SUB |  SUB R_Knoche
                          H_Wilson SUB |  SUB J_Toulalan
                         S_Downing SUB |  SUB F_Cavenaghi




Min. 2  :(ful) E_Ferguson kills the ball dead 
          ...  E_Ferguson tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 3  :(ful) W_Orban with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past C_Mbemba 
          ...  C_Mbemba reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 4  :(ful) Y_Gourcuff looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  P_Barrios receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  P_Barrios drives it low! 
          ...  B_Leno falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Unlucky! 
          ...  The Fulham fans start to taunt him now! 
          ...  And Fulham are leading in the game now 
          ...  Fulham 1-0 Sunderland ...
Min. 7  :(ful) M_Pjanic gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  N_Fraser is unmarked 
          ...  N_Fraser rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  B_Leno dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The deflection beat B_Leno! 
          ...  Fulham 2-0 Sunderland ...
Min. 8  :(ful) M_Pjanic leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to N_Fraser 
          ...  D_Dumfries slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 9  :(ful) M_Cash finds the run of Y_Gourcuff 
          ...  Y_Gourcuff unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch! 
          ...  Fulham 3-0 Sunderland ...
Min. 10 :(sun) D_Dumfries is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to C_Rodriguez 
          ...  A_Lunin tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  Evanilson Places the ball on the spot 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Lunin almost got his fingers to it but it was too powerful! 
          ...  And that takes his record to 10 for the season!! 
          ...  Fulham 3-1 Sunderland...
Min. 11 :(ful) M_Pjanic pushes it past the defender 
          ...  M_Pjanic with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 11 :(sun) C_Rodriguez runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  Y_Gourcuff with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 19 :(ful) E_Ferguson is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Kelly 
          ...  L_Kelly with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  B_Leno parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 20 :(sun) W_Alves slides the ball across to A_Rabiot 
          ...  A_Rabiot sees A_Lunin off his line! 
          ...  A_Lunin makes a good save 
Min. 23 :(ful) M_Cash is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Ferguson 
          ...  A cracking drive from E_Ferguson! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 27 :(ful) P_Barrios makes himself available 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by D_Dumfries 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 28 :(ful) M_Cash gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds E_Ferguson 
          ...  From long range E_Ferguson bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through B_Leno's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a terrible mistake 
          ...  Fulham 4-1 Sunderland ...
Min. 31 :(ful) P_Barrios with a glorious 60-yard pass to E_Ferguson 
          ...  C_Biraghi is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  B_Leno misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Kelly swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  G_Xhaka gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 33 :(ful) P_Barrios hoists the ball across to M_Pjanic 
          ...  D_Dumfries gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 36 :(sun) N_Gudelj plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  A_Rabiot decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  M_Cash picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 36 :(ful) M_Cash has plenty of time and space 
          ...  C_Mbemba with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Fulham players 
          ...  The Referee writes his name into the book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 37 :(ful) N_Fraser beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  What a shot from N_Fraser! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  B_Leno is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  B_Leno looks very relieved! 
Min. 40 :(ful) Y_Gourcuff with a slide rule pass to W_Orban 
          ...  W_Orban rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  B_Leno collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 41 :(sun) C_Biraghi steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  E_Ferguson with a bad challenge 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 42 :(ful) Y_Gourcuff slides the ball across to P_Barrios 
          ...  P_Barrios must beat B_Leno! 
          ...  But B_Leno makes an easy save 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(ful) N_Fraser crosses to M_Pjanic 
          ...  M_Pjanic sees B_Leno off his line! 
          ...  B_Leno makes a good save 
Min. 44 :(ful) E_Ferguson spots J_Wallace who is in acres of space 
          ...  J_Wallace breaks clear! 
          ...  He tries to take it round B_Leno 
          ...  He rounds B_Leno 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle 
          ...  It's hit the side netting!! 
Min. 45 :(ful) P_Barrios plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  But D_Dumfries puts the ball out of play 
Min. 45 :(sun) D_Dumfries gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside N_Fraser! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  W_Orban tackles cleanly 
Min. 46 :(ful) E_Ferguson plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Wallace decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  J_Wallace sees B_Leno off his line! 
          ...  B_Leno can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  B_Leno makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Fulham 4-1 Sunderland

Min. 46 :(ful) J_Wallace cuts inside C_Biraghi 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  W_Alves picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 46 :(sun) Evanilson makes a run into space 
          ...  M_Pjanic takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
Min. 47 :(ful) E_Ferguson knocks it forward 
          ...  C_Biraghi slips 
          ...  N_Fraser gets to it! 
          ...  Evanilson with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 48 :(ful) P_Barrios with a glorious 60-yard pass to Y_Gourcuff 
          ...  C_Mbemba steals the ball of off him 
Min. 50 :(ful) P_Barrios with a precise ball to E_Ferguson 
          ...  E_Ferguson with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  B_Leno saves, but he can't keep hold of it 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Pjanic plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  P_Barrios gets to it! 
          ...  B_Leno falls over 
          ...  But B_Leno is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 50 :(sun) M_Nunes looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to W_Alves 
          ...  J_Matip cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 51 :(ful) M_Cash with a neat pass into L_Kelly 
          ...  L_Kelly could have let it bounce! 
          ...  B_Leno parries it 
Min. 55 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Cavenaghi 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Rodriguez 
Min. 55 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Toulalan 
          ...  COMING OFF: W_Alves 
Min. 55 :(ful) M_Cash pulls it back to M_Pjanic 
          ...  M_Pjanic swings in the shot! 
          ...  But B_Leno hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 56 :(ful) M_Pjanic heads the ball back to N_Fraser 
          ...  N_Fraser rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Wallace plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  B_Leno comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  Y_Gourcuff with the header 
          ...  B_Leno with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 57 :(ful) N_Fraser takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Ferguson 
          ...  F_Cavenaghi takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
Min. 59 :(ful) Y_Gourcuff curls the ball out wide to N_Fraser 
          ...  N_Fraser hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  But B_Leno makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 61 :(sun) F_Cavenaghi sprints past the defender 
          ...  J_Matip robs him of the ball 
Min. 65 :(ful) W_Orban brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on A_Rabiot 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in P_Barrios! 
          ...  N_Gudelj stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 67 :(ful) J_Matip hoofs it upfield to find N_Fraser 
          ...  N_Gudelj with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 70 :(ful) M_Cash beats C_Mbemba 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from C_Biraghi and it had to be 
Min. 71 :(ful) Y_Gourcuff with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  Blocked by N_Gudelj 
Min. 74 :(ful) N_Fraser kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  L_Kelly gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  L_Kelly keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Joe Brown spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 74 :(sun) A_Rabiot looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to F_Cavenaghi 
          ...  F_Cavenaghi with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  But A_Lunin makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 76 :(ful) M_Pjanic with a pinpoint pass to N_Fraser 
          ...  D_Dumfries takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 78 :(ful) N_Fraser plays it long to Y_Gourcuff 
          ...  C_Biraghi takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 81 :(ful) M_Cash sidesteps C_Biraghi 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  An audacious effort from M_Cash! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  B_Leno will be disappointed he did not save that! 
          ...  Fulham 5-1 Sunderland ...
Min. 83 :(ful) L_Kelly curls the ball out wide to M_Pjanic 
          ...  C_Mbemba robs him of the ball 
Min. 84 :(ful) W_Orban searches out M_Cash 
          ...  M_Cash plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  But B_Leno smothers the ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(ful) P_Barrios retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  Y_Gourcuff gets on the end of it 
          ...  Y_Gourcuff with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Sunderland fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 89 :(ful) Y_Gourcuff jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Y_Gourcuff hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 91 :(ful) M_Pjanic is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to N_Fraser 
          ...  N_Fraser with the side footed shot! 
          ...  But B_Leno just gets his fingers to that one 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Craven Cottage
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Fulham Match Info
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Best player          : M_Cash (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Barrios (4), N_Fraser (7), Y_Gourcuff (9), E_Ferguson (28), M_Cash (81)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Ferguson (41)
Injured              : N/A
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : Evanilson
Scorers              : Evanilson (10 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Mbemba (36)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                  Fulham  |    Sunderland
Attempts on Goal     :          27        |       3
Off target           :          10        |       0
On target            :          17        |       3
Possession           :          66        |       34
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :           4        |       16
Key Passes           :          29        |       4
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Final Score          : Fulham 5 - 1 Sunderland
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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 |  92   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Cash         DF   1  21  15  13  28 |  92   0   1   5   2   2   1   0   0   0  15 106  48
W_Orban        DF   1  21  16  11  24 |  92   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  26  16
J_Matip        DF   1  21  16  13  29 |  92   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  13   0
L_Kelly        DF   1  21  15  11  23 |  92   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  14  47
P_Barrios      DM   1  19  21  15  26 |  92   0   0   5   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  40  54
J_Wallace      MF   1  11  19  12  22 |  92   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  28
M_Pjanic       MF   1  11  21  12  26 |  92   0   0   5   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  52  44
Y_Gourcuff     AM   1   2  18  13  26 |  92   0   0   4   1   4   1   0   0   0   0  59  74
N_Fraser       FW   1   7  15  19  29 |  92   0   0   3   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  42  52
E_Ferguson     FW   1   2  19  22  26 |  92   0   0   3   0   4   1   1   0   0  -4  26  25
L_Vigouroux    GK  19   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Oxford       DF   1  18  13   4  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Veretout     MF   1  13  19  11  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Wilson       AM   1   3  16  14  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Downing      FW   1   5  15  18  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sunderland
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_Leno         GK  23   1   1   1  25 |  92  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0   0
D_Dumfries     DF   1  22  16   7  22 |  92   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0
N_Gudelj       DF   1  21  13  11  29 |  92   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  16   0
C_Mbemba       DF   1  21  16  10  29 |  92   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  41  -4  -4
C_Biraghi      DF   1  20  12   8  24 |  92   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0   0
M_Nunes        MF   1   9  20  14  20 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0
A_Rabiot       MF   1   5  20  15  22 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   9  12
G_Xhaka        MF   1   2  19  11  25 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
W_Alves        MF   1   8  19  15  26 |  56   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  28  10   0
Evanilson      FW   1   3  14  21  29 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  18
C_Rodriguez    FW   1   6  12  18  24 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Diop         GK  19   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Rhomas       DF   1  18  10   9  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Knoche       DF   1  18  14   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Toulalan     MF   1  11  18  15  26 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Cavenaghi    FW   1   5  15  17  27 |  36   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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