FFO Champ, Huddersfield Town vs. Norwich City (Wed May 14)


                    Huddersfield Town  |  Norwich City
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  4-1-2-1-2 A
                   Guillaume Rousseau  |  Jon Banks
                                       |
                        L_Nicholls GK  |  GK K_Tzolakis
                         B_Jackson DF  |  DF A_Forson
                         O_Dodgson DF  |  DF F_Balbuena
                         R_Andrews DF  |  DF K_Fisher
                       R_Shawcross DF  |  DF D_Caleta_Car
                           Y_Toure MF  |  DM Joao_Neves
                          K_Taylor MF  |  MF A_Rais
                            J_Rowe MF  |  MF K_Jakic
                         A_Lookman AM  |  AM P_Aimar
                      G_dos_Santos FW  |  FW E_Laidlaw
                          L_Foster FW  |  FW J_Carew
                                       |
                      J_Stolarczyk SUB |  SUB L_Wahlstedt
                          I_Hayden SUB |  SUB B_Howedes
                            H_Kane SUB |  SUB B_Cheyrou
                            M_Doue SUB |  SUB H_Losada
                        T_Bradshaw SUB |  SUB J_Lens




Min. 2  :(hud) B_Jackson with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past A_Forson 
          ...  B_Jackson goes for the top corner! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out 
          ...  Let's see if Huddersfield Town can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Huddersfield Town 1-0 Norwich City ...
Min. 4  :(hud) A_Lookman brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  L_Foster gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  L_Foster with the shot! 
          ...  But K_Tzolakis palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 5  :(hud) O_Dodgson wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Foster 
          ...  L_Foster throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 5  :(nor) E_Laidlaw kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  K_Taylor takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
Min. 9  :(nor) J_Carew knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  J_Carew hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  L_Nicholls blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 10 :(hud) K_Taylor with a well-controlled run 
          ...  K_Taylor hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis with a superb tip over the bar 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Taylor dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  B_Jackson swings a leg at it! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by R_Andrews! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to L_Foster 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 11 :(nor) K_Fisher finds Joao_Neves with a ball over the defence 
          ...  A cracking drive from Joao_Neves! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 14 :(hud) A_Lookman knocks it past D_Caleta_Car and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 15 :(hud) Y_Toure brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  L_Foster gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  L_Foster with a thundering volley! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_Toure with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  K_Tzolakis comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  A_Lookman swings a leg at it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!! 
          ...  The fans go wild! 
          ...  Huddersfield Town 2-0 Norwich City ...
Min. 17 :(nor) J_Carew with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves O_Dodgson behind 
          ...  J_Carew hits a great shot! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Huddersfield Town fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 23 :(hud) Y_Toure controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  J_Rowe gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Joao_Neves and it had to be 
Min. 23 :(nor) E_Laidlaw turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Joao_Neves 
          ...  Joao_Neves beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  L_Nicholls comes towards him 
          ...  He slips it underneath L_Nicholls 
          ...  He hits it towards goal! 
          ...  wide!! 
Min. 25 :(hud) B_Jackson with an amazing show of skill to get past K_Fisher 
          ...  He crosses to R_Shawcross 
          ...  R_Shawcross with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis gathers it easily 
Min. 27 :(nor) E_Laidlaw with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  E_Laidlaw cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 30 :(nor) E_Laidlaw gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside B_Jackson! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  E_Laidlaw cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 31 :(nor) D_Caleta_Car races into the box 
          ...  He sees J_Carew lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  J_Carew rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  L_Nicholls gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 33 :(nor) E_Laidlaw with a smart turn 
          ...  J_Rowe fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car swings it in 
          ...  E_Laidlaw gets on the end of it 
          ...  A skilful effort from E_Laidlaw! 
          ...  L_Nicholls has it covered 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  L_Nicholls is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone in 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Huddersfield Town 2-1 Norwich City ...
Min. 33 :(nor) F_Balbuena hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  E_Laidlaw collects the loose ball! 
          ...  E_Laidlaw strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  L_Nicholls is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  That's pulled Norwich City level! 
          ...  Huddersfield Town 2-2 Norwich City ...
Min. 34 :(hud) O_Dodgson spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to B_Jackson! 
          ...  J_Carew fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that might be a tad harsh 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's within shooting distance! 
          ...  G_dos_Santos runs up straight 
          ...  And hits it hard with a massive toe-bunger! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 37 :(hud) J_Rowe looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to K_Taylor 
          ...  A_Rais with an ugly foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  They are lining up to take this one! 
          ...  Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! 
          ...  A_Lookman shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to L_Foster instead 
          ...  L_Foster with the side footed shot! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 38 :(nor) K_Jakic gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to E_Laidlaw 
          ...  E_Laidlaw leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  L_Nicholls is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  L_Nicholls looks very relieved! 
Min. 40 :(nor) A_Rais times his run well 
          ...  A vicious shot by A_Rais! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(hud) G_dos_Santos with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from D_Caleta_Car 
          ...  G_dos_Santos with a terrific drive! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  K_Tzolakis catches it with style! 
Min. 46 :(hud) R_Shawcross with a slick pass to A_Lookman 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by D_Caleta_Car 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Huddersfield Town 2-2 Norwich City

Min. 46 :(hud) R_Andrews with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  K_Jakic hits it out for a corner 
          ...  We need a good ball in here! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Dodgson hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Lookman makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  But K_Tzolakis just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 53 :(nor) A_Forson with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by R_Shawcross 
Min. 54 :(hud) B_Jackson beats D_Caleta_Car 
          ...  B_Jackson has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air 
          ...  The defenders out leap the attackers 
          ...  The ball is away and clear from the danger area 
Min. 56 :(hud) G_dos_Santos with a penetrating pass to A_Lookman 
          ...  Cleared by F_Balbuena 
Min. 57 :(hud) G_dos_Santos leaves D_Caleta_Car standing 
          ...  G_dos_Santos sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  But K_Tzolakis makes a fine save 
Min. 57 :(nor) A_Forson bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to A_Rais 
          ...  A_Rais tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  But L_Nicholls punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 58 :(nor) E_Laidlaw hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  P_Aimar collects the loose ball! 
          ...  P_Aimar has broken clear! Just the keeper to beat! 
          ...  He dinks it over L_Nicholls 
          ...  It goes over!! 
Min. 60 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Kane 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Rowe 
Min. 60 :(hud) H_Kane runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  H_Kane with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 61 :(hud) K_Taylor with a neat pass into G_dos_Santos 
          ...  G_dos_Santos bears down on goal! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 62 :(hud) A_Lookman 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 robs him of the ball 
Min. 64 :(hud) B_Jackson with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past the defender 
          ...  B_Jackson sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 66 :(hud) G_dos_Santos beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds A_Lookman 
          ...  K_Fisher is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup 
          ...  R_Shawcross floats it forward 
          ...  A_Lookman latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from F_Balbuena 
Min. 67 :(hud) R_Andrews knocks it past A_Forson and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  R_Andrews could have let it bounce! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 68 :(nor) A_Forson hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car collects the loose ball! 
          ...  R_Shawcross takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 69 :(hud) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  L_Foster is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by A_Forson! 
          ...  L_Foster drives the ball low! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 70 :(nor) K_Fisher hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  Joao_Neves collects the loose ball! 
          ...  Joao_Neves sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 72 :(nor) P_Aimar with a smart pass to A_Rais 
          ...  A_Rais curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 73 :(hud) Y_Toure flicks it past K_Fisher 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  Y_Toure tries to beat K_Tzolakis from outside the area! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 73 :(nor) J_Carew gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to Joao_Neves 
          ...  Joao_Neves hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  L_Nicholls parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And L_Nicholls recovers to save!! 
Min. 75 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Hayden 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Shawcross 
Min. 79 :(nor) K_Jakic works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Rais 
          ...  O_Dodgson with an over the top challenge 
Min. 79 :(nor) A_Rais brushes his marker behind and breaks free 
          ...  A_Rais hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  L_Nicholls falls over 
          ...  But L_Nicholls is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 80 :(nor) E_Laidlaw controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  J_Carew gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Cleared by Y_Toure 
Min. 87 :(hud) G_dos_Santos finds L_Foster in the box 
          ...  L_Foster hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  But K_Tzolakis hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 89 :(hud) A_Lookman finds B_Jackson in the box 
          ...  B_Jackson with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 89 :(hud) A_Lookman finds L_Foster in the box 
          ...  A_Rais with a nasty foul 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 90 :(nor) A_Forson with a probing through ball J_Carew 
          ...  J_Carew hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  But L_Nicholls makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : John Smiths Stadium
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Huddersfield Town Match Info
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Best player          : A_Lookman
Scorers              : B_Jackson (2), A_Lookman (15)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : E_Laidlaw (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Laidlaw (33,33)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Carew (34), A_Rais (37)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Huddersfield Town  |    Norwich City
Attempts on Goal     :          23        |       18
Off target           :           9        |       11
On target            :          14        |       7
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :           7        |       8
Key Tackles          :           3        |       7
Key Passes           :          13        |       14
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Final Score          : Huddersfield Town 2 - 2 Norwich City
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Player Statistics - Huddersfield 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_Nicholls     GK  24   1   1   1  31 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
B_Jackson      DF   1  21  13  13  26 |  93   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  16  87
O_Dodgson      DF   1  20  15   3  30 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
R_Andrews      DF   1  19  17   9  22 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
R_Shawcross    DF   1  18  15   6  30 |  77   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  36  14  21
Y_Toure        MF   1  11  18   9  24 |  93   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  25  37  18
K_Taylor       MF   1  13  19  14  27 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  13
J_Rowe         MF   1   9  18  14  24 |  62   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
A_Lookman      AM   1   8  19  16  26 |  93   0   0   3   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  30  39
G_dos_Santos   FW   1   6  13  17  30 |  93   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  32  40
L_Foster       FW   1   9  15  21  30 |  93   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  37
J_Stolarczyk   GK  17   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Hayden       DF   1  20  14   7  31 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Kane         MF   1  10  18  14  24 |  31   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
M_Doue         MF   1   8  14  12  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Bradshaw     FW   1   4  13  19  28 |   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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K_Tzolakis     GK  24   1   1   1  22 |  93  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
A_Forson       DF   1  19  17  13  24 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
F_Balbuena     DF   1  19  14   5  33 |  93   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  34  34   0
K_Fisher       DF   1  18  14   2  30 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  18  15  13  26 |  93   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  36  32   0
Joao_Neves     DM   1  18  22  14  27 |  93   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  18   0  49
A_Rais         MF   1   4  19  16  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  38
K_Jakic        MF   1  15  18   6  32 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  11   0
P_Aimar        AM   1   9  18  17  31 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  27  11   9
E_Laidlaw      FW   1   5  16  19  20 |  93   0   0   4   0   5   2   0   0   0   0  52  65
J_Carew        FW   1   8  13  19  22 |  93   0   0   1   0   4   0   1   0   0  -4  12  26
L_Wahlstedt    GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Howedes      DF   1  18  13   4  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Cheyrou      MF   1  12  18   8  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
J_Lens         FW   1   5  13  17  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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