FFO Champ, Norwich City vs. Fulham (Mon May 12)


                         Norwich City  |  Fulham
                          4-1-2-2-1 P  |  4-1-2-1-2 P
                            Jon Banks  |  Joe Brown
                                       |
                        K_Tzolakis GK  |  GK A_Lunin
                          A_Forson DF  |  DF M_Cash
                      D_Caleta_Car DF  |  DF W_Orban
                          K_Fisher DF  |  DF J_Matip
                        F_Balbuena DF  |  DF L_Kelly
                        Joao_Neves DM  |  DM P_Barrios
                           K_Jakic MF  |  MF J_Wallace
                         B_Cheyrou MF  |  MF M_Pjanic
                           P_Aimar AM  |  AM Y_Gourcuff
                            A_Rais AM  |  FW S_Downing
                         E_Laidlaw FW  |  FW E_Ferguson
                                       |
                       L_Wahlstedt SUB |  SUB L_Vigouroux
                         B_Howedes SUB |  SUB R_Oxford
                          H_Losada SUB |  SUB J_Veretout
                            G_Sara SUB |  SUB H_Wilson
                            J_Lens SUB |  SUB N_Fraser




Min. 5  :(nor) A_Forson with a short pass to find P_Aimar 
          ...  A great volley from P_Aimar! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 7  :(nor) A_Rais makes the tackle 
          ...  A thundering drive by A_Rais! 
          ...  A_Lunin with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 12 :(ful) J_Matip with an inswinging cross to E_Ferguson 
          ...  E_Ferguson hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  He watches the ball, half volleys it flush 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  And what a goal!! 
          ...  The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations with their smartphones! 
          ...  Fulham take the lead! 
          ...  Norwich City 0-1 Fulham ...
Min. 17 :(nor) E_Laidlaw takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  E_Laidlaw plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  A_Lunin falls over 
          ...  But A_Lunin is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 18 :(nor) F_Balbuena pass splits open the defence and finds A_Forson 
          ...  Fine tackle by P_Barrios 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 19 :(ful) Y_Gourcuff sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Y_Gourcuff lobs K_Tzolakis! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 20 :(ful) Y_Gourcuff runs at the heart of the defence 
          ...  Y_Gourcuff blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 23 :(nor) P_Aimar turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  P_Aimar shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  A_Lunin parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 24 :(ful) J_Wallace hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  S_Downing collects the loose ball! 
          ...  K_Fisher gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 26 :(nor) P_Aimar passes the ball to E_Laidlaw 
          ...  M_Pjanic rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 27 :(ful) S_Downing lobs it over the defender 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 28 :(ful) E_Ferguson with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past Joao_Neves 
          ...  K_Jakic bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Jon Banks looks relieved 
          ...  Joe Brown is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 29 :(nor) K_Jakic drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to E_Laidlaw 
          ...  A heafty challenge by M_Cash 
          ...  Which leads to the ball going out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Joao_Neves plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  A_Lunin comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  A_Rais with the header 
          ...  A_Lunin makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 31 :(nor) B_Cheyrou pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  E_Laidlaw is clean through! 
          ...  E_Laidlaw has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 32 :(nor) P_Aimar takes advantage of a bad back pass from W_Orban 
          ...  P_Aimar with a terrific drive! 
          ...  A_Lunin tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Cheyrou plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to A_Forson 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But A_Lunin palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 35 :(nor) D_Caleta_Car cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Rais 
          ...  A_Rais controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 37 :(ful) S_Downing with a 40-yard pass to M_Pjanic 
          ...  M_Pjanic flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 39 :(ful) S_Downing sidesteps K_Jakic 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  S_Downing tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 44 :(ful) E_Ferguson spots P_Barrios who is in acres of space 
          ...  P_Barrios controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 

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

Min. 47 :(ful) S_Downing is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to E_Ferguson 
          ...  A great volley from E_Ferguson! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 48 :(nor) A_Rais jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  A_Rais with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  A_Lunin with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 49 :(ful) J_Matip gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past F_Balbuena! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Matip hits a great shot! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis manages to turn it behind 
Min. 54 :(ful) J_Wallace sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to Y_Gourcuff 
          ...  Y_Gourcuff rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 55 :(nor) D_Caleta_Car beats W_Orban 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car with a terrific drive! 
          ...  A_Lunin 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. 55 :(ful) L_Kelly spits at K_Jakic 
          ...  Who does he think he is? El-Hadji Diouf? 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  Jon Banks looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 56 :(nor) A_Rais takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  A skilful effort from A_Rais! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 57 :(ful) M_Cash looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards M_Pjanic 
          ...  M_Pjanic with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  Saved by K_Tzolakis 
Min. 58 :(nor) D_Caleta_Car curls the ball out wide to E_Laidlaw 
          ...  But P_Barrios wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 59 :(nor) K_Fisher with an inch perfect pass to P_Aimar 
          ...  A left-footer by P_Aimar! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 64 :(nor) E_Laidlaw 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! 
          ...  A_Rais receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  But J_Matip will cut out the threat 
Min. 64 :(nor) B_Cheyrou squares up to his marker 
          ...  He spits at E_Ferguson 
          ...  Right in his face! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! Dirty git! 
Min. 68 :(ful) W_Orban is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to E_Ferguson 
          ...  F_Balbuena goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 69 :(ful) J_Wallace sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  S_Downing gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  S_Downing cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  K_Tzolakis dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had K_Tzolakis beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Wallace drives it into the box! 
          ...  P_Barrios tries to place the shot! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 75 :(nor) E_Laidlaw hoists the ball across to P_Aimar 
          ...  Well intercepted by S_Downing 
Min. 77 :(nor) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  E_Laidlaw gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  L_Kelly pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 77 :(ful) P_Barrios with an amazing show of skill to get past A_Forson 
          ...  He crosses to Y_Gourcuff 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Y_Gourcuff! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 81 :(ful) M_Pjanic takes advantage of a mistake by A_Forson 
          ...  He puts in J_Wallace! 
          ...  K_Fisher takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 82 :(ful) L_Kelly flicks the ball on to E_Ferguson 
          ...  E_Ferguson goes for the top corner! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Pjanic chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  W_Orban gets a shot in 
          ...  K_Tzolakis gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 
Min. 83 :(ful) M_Pjanic sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Cash 
          ...  K_Fisher takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 84 :(ful) K_Tzolakis miskicks! 
          ...  L_Kelly takes control of the ball! 
          ...  L_Kelly with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  Norwich City 0-2 Fulham ...
Min. 85 :(ful) L_Kelly looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Pjanic 
          ...  M_Pjanic hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 86 :(ful) S_Downing has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past K_Fisher! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  S_Downing hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 87 :(ful) E_Ferguson hoofs it upfield to find W_Orban 
          ...  W_Orban sees K_Tzolakis off his line! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 87 :(ful) W_Orban elbows F_Balbuena off the ball 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  Nothing. Just a ticking off! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(nor) Joao_Neves kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  E_Laidlaw gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Cash with the block 
Min. 89 :(nor) K_Jakic finds E_Laidlaw with a ball over the defence 
          ...  E_Laidlaw with the side footed shot! 
          ...  A_Lunin makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 91 :(ful) P_Barrios pass splits open the defence and finds S_Downing 
          ...  S_Downing with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Norwich City fans taunt him! 
Min. 92 :(ful) L_Kelly flicks the ball on to S_Downing 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Joao_Neves 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by J_Matip 
          ...  The ball comes to M_Pjanic 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 95 :(ful) M_Cash looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Matip 
          ...  A_Forson seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Carrow Road
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : E_Laidlaw
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Cheyrou (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Fulham Match Info
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Best player          : L_Kelly (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Ferguson (12), L_Kelly (84)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Norwich City  |    Fulham
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       21
Off target           :           6        |       13
On target            :           8        |       8
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :           5        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :          12        |       18
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Final Score          : Norwich City 0 - 2 Fulham
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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 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
A_Forson       DF   1  19  17  13  24 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  12  14
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  18  15  13  26 |  97   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  18  28  13
K_Fisher       DF   1  18  14   2  30 |  97   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  54  15   0
F_Balbuena     DF   1  19  14   5  33 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  15   0
Joao_Neves     DM   1  18  21  14  27 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   8   0
K_Jakic        MF   1  15  18   6  32 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0
B_Cheyrou      MF   1  12  18   8  30 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4   7  -4
P_Aimar        AM   1   9  18  17  31 |  97   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  11  38
A_Rais         AM   1   4  19  16  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  53
E_Laidlaw      FW   1   5  16  19  20 |  97   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  26  23
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
H_Losada       MF   1   6  17  15  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Sara         MF   1  11  15  10  21 |   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

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   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
M_Cash         DF   1  21  16  13  28 |  97   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  43  26   0
W_Orban        DF   1  21  16  11  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13  31
J_Matip        DF   1  22  17  13  29 |  97   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  14  28  14
L_Kelly        DF   1  22  15  12  23 |  97   0   1   3   0   1   1   0   0   0  14  42  36
P_Barrios      DM   1  19  21  15  26 |  97   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  34  16  22
J_Wallace      MF   1  11  19  12  22 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Pjanic       MF   1  11  21  12  26 |  97   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  16  58
Y_Gourcuff     AM   1   2  18  13  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  53
S_Downing      FW   1   5  15  18  23 |  97   0   1   2   0   4   0   0   0   0  31  28  33
E_Ferguson     FW   1   2  19  22  26 |  97   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  20  24
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
N_Fraser       FW   1   7  15  19  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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