FFO Champ, Luton Town vs. Stockport County (Fri Mar 14)


                           Luton Town  |  Stockport County
                            4-4-1-1 E  |  5-2-1-2 C
                                    -  |  Mike Bridge
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                      Agirrezabala GK  |  GK M_Amelia
                       Fran_Garcia DF  |  DF P_Max
                          M_Aarons DF  |  DF M_Materazzi
                         G_Alvarez DF  |  DF M_Sykes
                          L_Eising DF  |  DF A_Bell
                          E_Skhiri MF  |  DF J_Capdevila
                        M_Valbuena MF  |  MF M_Blasi
                           M_Camus MF  |  MF P_Canales
                       A_Berenguer AM  |  AM A_Guler
                          M_Harris FW  |  FW G_Pazzini
                        Florentino MF  |  FW J_Gonzaga
                                       |
                        R_Descamps SUB |  SUB S_Johnstone
                        C_Richards SUB |  SUB G_Zajkov
                          L_Baines SUB |  SUB Y_Engelhardt
                        D_Turnbull SUB |  SUB Zarraga
                           Y_Wissa SUB |  SUB K_Lasagna




Min. 2  :(lut) M_Camus with a real burst of pace 
          ...  M_Materazzi can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  M_Camus tries to beat M_Amelia! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 4  :(stp) G_Pazzini breaks free from M_Aarons 
          ...  G_Pazzini could have let it bounce! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 7  :(stp) M_Materazzi with the heel pass to J_Capdevila 
          ...  J_Capdevila tries to beat Agirrezabala from outside the area! 
          ...  He watches the ball, half volleys it sweetly! 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  A brilliant goal! 
          ...  Remember the name! 
          ...  Stockport County go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Luton Town 0-1 Stockport County ...
Min. 8  :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town 
          ...  Luton Town have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 8  :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town 
          ...  A_Berenguer will now play as a FW 
Min. 8  :(stp) G_Pazzini takes advantage of a mistake by G_Alvarez 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  G_Pazzini hits a curling shot! 
          ...  It floats over Agirrezabala 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 10 :(lut) E_Skhiri can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to A_Berenguer 
          ...  M_Sykes beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 13 :(lut) M_Camus flicks it past A_Bell 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  M_Sykes with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 14 :(stp) M_Materazzi finds A_Guler in acres of space 
          ...  G_Alvarez beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 16 :(stp) Agirrezabala with a terrible kick! 
          ...  P_Canales takes control of the ball! 
          ...  P_Canales sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  The shot slips through Agirrezabala's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 16 :(lut) L_Eising with a measured pass to M_Harris 
          ...  J_Capdevila with the high feet 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that might be a tad harsh 
Min. 17 :(lut) M_Harris with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  M_Materazzi with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 23 :(stp) A_Bell with a deep cross to P_Max 
          ...  Fran_Garcia with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 24 :(lut) M_Harris with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows M_Materazzi a clean set of heals 
          ...  M_Harris with the crafty shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through M_Amelia's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He buries his head in his hands! 
          ...  GOAL! 
          ...  Agirrezabala is saying he clawed it off the line 
          ...  The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! 
          ...  The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? 
          ...  NO GOAL!! 
Min. 25 :(stp) J_Capdevila holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees G_Pazzini in space! 
          ...  E_Skhiri fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 28 :(lut) Florentino gains possession 
          ...  J_Capdevila makes the challenge and clears the ball 
          ...  But it drifts out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Eising dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  M_Aarons gets to it! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Stockport County fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 30 :(stp) J_Gonzaga gets possession in his own half 
          ...  M_Valbuena fouls badly 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 31 :(lut) M_Harris has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past A_Bell 
          ...  He knocks it to M_Camus! 
          ...  M_Camus with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  M_Amelia is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  M_Amelia looks very relieved! 
Min. 33 :(lut) Florentino with an amazing show of skill to get past P_Max 
          ...  He crosses to M_Camus 
          ...  But M_Sykes slides in 
Min. 34 :(lut) M_Harris had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  M_Harris with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 39 :(lut) A_Berenguer takes advantage of a mistake by A_Bell 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to M_Aarons! 
          ...  A_Bell goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 44 :(stp) M_Blasi is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Canales 
          ...  P_Canales carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  But Agirrezabala with the difficult save 
Min. 45 :(lut) M_Camus with a precise ball to M_Valbuena 
          ...  Blocked by J_Capdevila 
Min. 46 :(stp) A_Guler has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past E_Skhiri 
          ...  He puts in M_Blasi! 
          ...  M_Aarons takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Luton Town 0-1 Stockport County

Min. 47 :(lut) M_Aarons crosses to G_Alvarez 
          ...  J_Capdevila beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 47 :(stp) J_Gonzaga turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to P_Max 
          ...  P_Max drives the shot in! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 50 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town 
          ...  Luton Town have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 51 :(stp) P_Canales flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  P_Canales blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Agirrezabala is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  Agirrezabala looks very relieved! 
Min. 52 :(stp) J_Gonzaga sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Canales 
          ...  A thundering drive by P_Canales! 
          ...  But Agirrezabala gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Gonzaga crosses it in! 
          ...  Agirrezabala makes the catch! 
Min. 53 :(lut) M_Harris jumps over J_Capdevila's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  M_Harris hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  M_Amelia gathers it easily 
Min. 53 :(stp) G_Pazzini looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Gonzaga 
          ...  J_Gonzaga hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 56 :(lut) A_Berenguer has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  M_Harris collects the loose ball! 
          ...  An audacious effort from M_Harris! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 57 :(lut) Florentino runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off A_Guler back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  M_Materazzi beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 57 :(stp) J_Gonzaga plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  J_Gonzaga attempts a low drive! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  Agirrezabala saves it!! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Max hits it into the box! 
          ...  Agirrezabala jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 62 :(lut) Fran_Garcia with the through ball to Florentino 
          ...  A left-footer by Florentino! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 62 :(stp) J_Gonzaga takes advantage of a mistake by L_Eising 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  J_Gonzaga lobs Agirrezabala! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Capdevila plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  Agirrezabala fists it away! 
Min. 63 :(stp) P_Canales kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  J_Gonzaga gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Gonzaga swings in the shot! 
          ...  What agility from Agirrezabala 
Min. 64 :(stp) M_Blasi kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  G_Pazzini gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A skilful effort from G_Pazzini! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Stockport County fans are ecstatic! 
          ...  Goosebumps and tears every time 
          ...  Luton Town 0-2 Stockport County ...
Min. 65 :(lut) E_Skhiri holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Camus 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  A_Bell belts it clear 
Min. 69 :(lut) M_Valbuena with the Cruyff turn 
          ...  M_Valbuena with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Camus crosses it in! 
          ...  G_Alvarez with the header 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 69 :(stp) P_Canales beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds G_Pazzini 
          ...  G_Pazzini hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  Agirrezabala has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  Agirrezabala reacts well to tip it wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Blasi plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  Agirrezabala comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 70 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Richards 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Aarons 
Min. 72 :(lut) M_Camus hoists the ball across to M_Harris 
          ...  M_Harris hits a great drive! 
          ...  M_Amelia gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Harris chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  M_Amelia reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 74 :(stp) M_Materazzi takes advantage of a bad back pass from Fran_Garcia 
          ...  Fran_Garcia reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 75 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Turnbull 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Skhiri 
Min. 75 :(lut) D_Turnbull finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled P_Max 
          ...  What a shot from D_Turnbull! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  But M_Amelia parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 76 :(lut) A_Berenguer moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Harris 
          ...  M_Harris with the chance! 
          ...  But M_Amelia smothers the ball 
Min. 76 :(lut) Florentino is spitting at J_Gonzaga 
          ...  Despicable! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! 
Min. 77 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: Y_Wissa 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Harris 
Min. 77 :(stp) G_Pazzini runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs A_Berenguer 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  G_Pazzini from 20 yards! 
          ...  It floats over Agirrezabala 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 78 :(stp) A_Guler runs at the heart of the defence 
          ...  C_Richards stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 79 :(stp) M_Materazzi with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past G_Alvarez 
          ...  M_Materazzi sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Luton Town fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 80 :(stp) Substitution by Stockport County 
          ...  COMING ON: Zarraga 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Blasi 
Min. 80 :(stp) G_Pazzini runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to P_Canales 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from P_Canales! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  Agirrezabala goes down well to save 
Min. 81 :(stp) Substitution by Stockport County 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Lasagna 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Gonzaga 
Min. 86 :(stp) K_Lasagna moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Capdevila 
          ...  J_Capdevila with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  Agirrezabala narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 87 :(lut) A_Berenguer comes to collect the ball 
          ...  Great turn!! 
          ...  Superb play 
          ...  A_Berenguer with the drive! 
          ...  But M_Amelia makes a fine save 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(stp) P_Max drives it across the face of the goal P_Canales 
          ...  Fran_Garcia tackles cleanly 
Min. 92 :(stp) Zarraga takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into K_Lasagna 
          ...  K_Lasagna aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  Agirrezabala gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 94 :(stp) P_Max jumps over L_Eising's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  P_Max shoots towards goal! 
          ...  Agirrezabala beats the ball away 
Min. 96 :(lut) Florentino with an amazing show of skill to get past G_Pazzini 
          ...  He crosses to Y_Wissa 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by P_Max!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 97 :(lut) D_Turnbull cuts inside J_Capdevila 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in A_Berenguer! 
          ...  A_Berenguer looks to see where M_Amelia is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Kenilworth Road
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Luton Town Match Info
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Best player          : M_Harris
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Skhiri (25), M_Valbuena (30), Florentino (76)
Injured              : N/A
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Stockport County Match Info
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Best player          : J_Capdevila (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Capdevila (7), G_Pazzini (64)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Capdevila (16)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Luton Town  |    Stockport County
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       20
Off target           :           9        |       10
On target            :           6        |       10
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           3        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       10
Key Tackles          :           6        |       11
Key Passes           :          14        |       16
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Final Score          : Luton Town 0 - 2 Stockport County
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Player Statistics - Luton 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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Agirrezabala   GK  26   1   1   1  22 |  98  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0   0
Fran_Garcia    DF   1  21  18   4  25 |  98   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  11   0
M_Aarons       DF   1  19  15   9  24 |  71   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  14  17
G_Alvarez      DF   1  16  14   6  23 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  20
L_Eising       DF   1  20  13   2  20 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
E_Skhiri       MF   1  13  17   6  27 |  76   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  20  -4
M_Valbuena     MF   1   5  18  13  21 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  -4   9
M_Camus        MF   1   4  20  15  29 |  98   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  22
A_Berenguer    FW   1   4  20  19  25 |  98   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  27  15
M_Harris       FW   1   4  14  21  22 |  78   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  15  34
Florentino     MF   1  15  19  11  25 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  16  11
R_Descamps     GK  19   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Richards     DF   1  18  12   4  31 |  27   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
L_Baines       DF   1  18  14  13  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Turnbull     MF   1  11  15   9  24 |  22   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  18
Y_Wissa        FW   1   3  14  15  29 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Stockport County
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_Amelia       GK  22   1   1   1  25 |  98   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0   0
P_Max          DF   1  19  15   9  30 |  98   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  17  14  35
M_Materazzi    DF   1  18  14   3  21 |  98   0   2   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  52  49  23
M_Sykes        DF   1  19  14   7  28 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  51   0   0
A_Bell         DF   1  18  16   4  28 |  98   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  36  13   0
J_Capdevila    DF   1  18  16   9  23 |  98   0   3   1   0   2   1   1   0   0  50   9  56
M_Blasi        MF   1  14  18  15  25 |  81   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  37   0
P_Canales      MF   1   7  18  16  26 |  98   0   0   2   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  22  53
A_Guler        AM   1  10  19  18  27 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Pazzini      FW   1   7  14  18  28 |  98   0   0   2   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  30  57
J_Gonzaga      FW   1   4  17  18  29 |  82   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  24  34
S_Johnstone    GK  24   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Zajkov       DF   1  14  11   6  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Engelhardt   MF   1   5  13   8  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Zarraga        MF   1   5  15  12  22 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
K_Lasagna      FW   1   4   8  14  22 |  16   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  21  12
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