FFO Champ, Luton Town vs. Watford (Tue May 20) Luton Town | Watford 5-3-1-1 P | 5-2-3 A - | Derek Purvis | Agirrezabala GK | GK M_Okoye J_Sutalo DF | DF K_Hause M_Aarons DF | DF F_Sierralta L_Baines DF | DF H_Kamara L_Eising DF | DF C_Kabasele L_Greiml DF | DF M_Pollock M_Valbuena MF | MF Fabian_Ruiz Florentino MF | MF F_Neuhaus A_Berenguer AM | FW B_Embolo M_Camus MF | FW K_Davis Samu FW | FW I_Sarr | R_Descamps SUB | SUB B_Hamer C_Richards SUB | SUB L_Hall G_Alvarez SUB | SUB C_Cathcart E_Skhiri SUB | SUB C_Under C_DeKetelaere SUB | SUB S_Leto Min. 3 :(wat) F_Sierralta with the first time flick to K_Davis ... K_Davis launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... But Agirrezabala stops that one easily Min. 5 :(wat) F_Sierralta kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... M_Pollock gets on the end of the pass ... A delicate chip from M_Pollock! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 10 :(wat) K_Davis finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled L_Baines ... K_Davis drives it low! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 11 :(wat) F_Neuhaus plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... F_Sierralta decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... F_Sierralta attempts the shot! ... Agirrezabala guesses right Min. 14 :(wat) Agirrezabala with a terrible kick! ... I_Sarr is through! ... M_Valbuena fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 15 :(wat) Fabian_Ruiz slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... Florentino with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not too happy about that Min. 20 :(wat) M_Pollock leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to I_Sarr ... L_Baines brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 21 :(lut) M_Valbuena takes on K_Hause ... He runs past him ... M_Valbuena with the drive! ... M_Okoye goes down well to save Min. 25 :(lut) Samu takes on 3 men ... But C_Kabasele with the fine tackle Min. 26 :(wat) C_Kabasele threads the through ball to B_Embolo ... M_Aarons anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 27 :(wat) I_Sarr flicks it past L_Eising ... He runs forward ... J_Sutalo dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 37 :(lut) Samu hits a hard pass to M_Camus ... M_Camus hits a great drive! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 40 :(wat) B_Embolo holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to I_Sarr ... I_Sarr tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 42 :(lut) L_Greiml looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to Samu ... A left-footer by Samu! ... M_Okoye parries it Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 44 :(lut) Florentino sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... Samu gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Samu has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 45 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town ... COMING ON: C_DeKetelaere ... COMING OFF: Florentino Min. 45 :(wat) Substitution by Watford ... COMING ON: L_Hall ... COMING OFF: M_Pollock Min. 45 :(lut) A_Berenguer leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to L_Eising ... L_Hall wins it well ... Perfectly timed! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Luton Town 0-0 Watford Min. 47 :(lut) A_Berenguer sidesteps F_Sierralta ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... A_Berenguer with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... M_Okoye gathers it easily Min. 47 :(wat) F_Neuhaus with a 30-yard pass to I_Sarr ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... M_Valbuena looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 50 :(lut) M_Aarons controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... B_Embolo with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking Min. 51 :(wat) I_Sarr kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... F_Neuhaus gets on the end of the pass ... F_Neuhaus with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... The shot slips through Agirrezabala's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 53 :(wat) F_Sierralta breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat Agirrezabala now! ... Samu trips him up from behind! ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 54 :(lut) Samu has space to run with the ball ... Samu with the chance! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... He runs towards the fans! ... And slides on his knees! ... Luton Town go ahead in this match now! ... Luton Town 1-0 Watford ... Min. 55 :(wat) Substitution by Watford ... COMING ON: S_Leto ... COMING OFF: I_Sarr Min. 58 :(lut) L_Greiml stops the ball and looks around for movement ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... A heafty challenge by F_Sierralta ... Which leads to the ball going out for a corner ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by M_Camus! ... Headed away by L_Hall Min. 59 :(wat) K_Hause comes accross to cover, good skills ... M_Okoye advances out towards the looping ball ... GOAL!! ... Header over the keeper! ... He has put it into his own net!! ... That's got to be one of the best own goals I've ever seen. ... He must feel like a right pillock! ... Luton Town 2-0 Watford ... Min. 60 :(lut) M_Aarons with the nod to Samu ... But he loses control of it ... Fabian_Ruiz belts it clear Min. 61 :(lut) C_DeKetelaere beats C_Kabasele ... He showed great skill there ... C_DeKetelaere with the drive! ... It's way wide ... The Watford fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 62 :(wat) K_Davis saunters past M_Aarons ... A wicked drive by K_Davis! ... Agirrezabala has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... Agirrezabala reacts well to save!! Min. 66 :(lut) C_DeKetelaere barges F_Sierralta off the ball ... F_Sierralta moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 67 :(lut) M_Camus jumps over Fabian_Ruiz's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... A cheeky lob from M_Camus! ... It takes a deflection! ... M_Okoye is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Valbuena with an outswinging corner into the box ... M_Okoye catches it! Min. 70 :(wat) F_Neuhaus loses L_Eising ... F_Neuhaus with a low drive through the rain! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 72 :(wat) B_Embolo cuts inside his opponent ... He worked that well ... A thundering drive by B_Embolo! ... Agirrezabala 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. 74 :(wat) B_Embolo takes possession ... Knocks it past L_Greiml ... He's through on goal ... B_Embolo with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into Agirrezabala's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! Min. 75 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town ... COMING ON: C_Richards ... COMING OFF: L_Greiml Min. 75 :(wat) K_Davis beats M_Aarons ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... K_Davis strikes a wicked curler! ... But Agirrezabala pulls out a save of the game Min. 76 :(lut) M_Camus with a 40-yard pass to A_Berenguer ... A_Berenguer sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... But he somehow misses ... The Watford fans laugh at him Min. 77 :(lut) M_Aarons beats H_Kamara ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... M_Aarons with the drive! ... M_Okoye makes a fine save Min. 77 :(wat) B_Embolo sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... S_Leto runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... J_Sutalo wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 78 :(lut) Samu knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Samu hits a great drive! ... M_Okoye gets up well to catch that one Min. 81 :(lut) Samu has broken clear! Just M_Okoye to beat! ... B_Embolo brings him down! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! Min. 86 :(lut) Samu crosses into the box, finding C_Richards ... C_Kabasele intercepts the pass Min. 86 :(wat) H_Kamara brings the ball into the opposing area ... F_Neuhaus makes himself available ... L_Eising rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(lut) C_DeKetelaere sprints past F_Sierralta ... A well-placed shot from C_DeKetelaere! ... M_Okoye gets up well to catch that one Min. 91 :(lut) L_Eising sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to J_Sutalo ... J_Sutalo flicks the header toward the far post! ... M_Okoye with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 94 :(wat) B_Embolo eases past A_Berenguer ... J_Sutalo goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 96 :(lut) C_DeKetelaere takes advantage of a mistake by H_Kamara ... C_DeKetelaere with the shot on net! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Kenilworth Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Luton Town Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Samu (Man of the Match) Scorers : Samu (54), K_Hause (59 og) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Valbuena (14), Florentino (15), Samu (53) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Davis Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : B_Embolo (81) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Luton Town | Watford Attempts on Goal : 14 | 11 Off target : 6 | 7 On target : 8 | 4 Possession : 60 | 40 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 11 | 6 Key Tackles : 7 | 7 Key Passes : 8 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Luton Town 2 - 0 Watford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Luton Town Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agirrezabala GK 26 1 1 1 22 | 98 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 J_Sutalo DF 1 22 18 9 29 | 98 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 42 0 18 M_Aarons DF 1 20 15 9 24 | 98 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 14 18 L_Baines DF 1 18 14 13 28 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 L_Eising DF 1 20 13 2 20 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 16 0 L_Greiml DF 1 18 15 4 29 | 76 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 M_Valbuena MF 1 5 19 14 21 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 27 -4 9 Florentino MF 1 15 20 12 25 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 5 -4 A_Berenguer AM 1 4 20 19 25 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 15 M_Camus MF 1 4 20 16 29 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 20 Samu FW 1 5 18 22 22 | 98 0 0 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 -4 18 26 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 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Alvarez DF 1 17 14 6 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Skhiri MF 1 13 18 6 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_DeKetelaere FW 1 4 15 22 24 | 53 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Player Statistics - Watford Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Okoye GK 24 1 1 1 29 | 98 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 K_Hause DF 1 22 13 6 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 0 F_Sierralta DF 1 21 13 7 26 | 98 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 32 20 H_Kamara DF 1 21 15 11 29 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 C_Kabasele DF 1 19 14 13 22 | 98 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 15 0 M_Pollock DF 1 17 14 5 26 | 45 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 21 Fabian_Ruiz MF 1 17 22 10 29 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 F_Neuhaus MF 1 14 21 10 28 | 98 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 32 B_Embolo FW 1 4 13 21 24 | 98 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 -4 28 6 K_Davis FW 1 4 11 20 22 | 98 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 I_Sarr FW 1 3 20 18 25 | 56 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 B_Hamer GK 15 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Hall DF 1 17 17 9 20 | 53 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 C_Cathcart DF 1 14 8 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Under MF 1 4 19 15 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Leto FW 1 5 12 17 21 | 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1747697058 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40