FFO Champ, Watford vs. Stoke City (Mon Feb 17)


                              Watford  |  Stoke City
                              4-4-2 T  |  4-1-3-2 L
                         Derek Purvis  |  -
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                           M_Okoye GK  |  GK D_Ward
                           K_Hause DF  |  DF E_Stevens
                       F_Sierralta DF  |  DF F_Medina
                          H_Kamara DF  |  DM W_Burger
                        C_Kabasele DF  |  DF B_Wilmot
                         F_Neuhaus MF  |  DF M_Rose
                       Fabian_Ruiz MF  |  MF T_Berenbruch
                            I_Sarr MF  |  MF B_Pearson
                           I_Louza MF  |  FW Wesley
                          B_Embolo FW  |  FW T_Campbell
                           K_Davis FW  |  MF J_Koumas
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                           B_Hamer SUB |  SUB B_Nna_Noukeu
                         M_Pollock SUB |  SUB J_Tchamadeu
                            L_Hall SUB |  SUB I_Sunjic
                           C_Under SUB |  SUB M_Leris
                            S_Leto SUB |  SUB S_Doumbia




Min. 1  :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  Stoke City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 1  :(wat) F_Neuhaus with the first time flick to K_Davis 
          ...  K_Davis rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  D_Ward saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 3  :(sto) M_Rose knocks it past F_Neuhaus and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  M_Rose uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  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. 6  :(sto) J_Koumas runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Wesley 
          ...  Wesley uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  M_Okoye parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And M_Okoye recovers to save!! 
Min. 7  :(wat) B_Embolo takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  B_Embolo hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  D_Ward claws 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? 
          ...  He's given it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Watford go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Watford 1-0 Stoke City ...
Min. 11 :(wat) B_Embolo with the diagonal pass to K_Davis 
          ...  K_Davis tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  The Watford fans get off their seats! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Watford 2-0 Stoke City ...
Min. 12 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  Stoke City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 12 :(sto) E_Stevens looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Campbell 
          ...  T_Campbell hits a great drive! 
          ...  M_Okoye with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 14 :(sto) T_Campbell is too quick for I_Louza 
          ...  T_Campbell with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  M_Okoye is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Watford 2-1 Stoke City ...
Min. 15 :(sto) J_Koumas looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to Wesley 
          ...  Wesley with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 16 :(wat) Fabian_Ruiz looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to K_Davis 
          ...  K_Davis with the crafty shot! 
          ...  D_Ward manages to turn it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  I_Sarr flights it in! 
          ...  B_Wilmot reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 17 :(wat) H_Kamara with a measured pass to B_Embolo 
          ...  M_Rose takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 18 :(sto) M_Rose beats C_Kabasele with absolute ease! 
          ...  But Fabian_Ruiz sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 21 :(sto) Wesley gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Koumas 
          ...  C_Kabasele slices it 
          ...  M_Okoye moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Burger swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  J_Koumas gets a shot in 
          ...  M_Okoye tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by Wesley! 
          ...  The ball comes to B_Pearson 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 25 :(sto) T_Berenbruch boots it towards J_Koumas 
          ...  But K_Hause wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 26 :(sto) B_Pearson fires over a low cross to B_Wilmot 
          ...  B_Wilmot hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb strike! 
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration 
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!! 
          ...  Now it's all square! 
          ...  Watford 2-2 Stoke City ...
Min. 27 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  Stoke City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 28 :(sto) J_Koumas threads the through ball to T_Berenbruch 
          ...  T_Berenbruch has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  But M_Okoye pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 29 :(wat) I_Louza spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to K_Davis! 
          ...  K_Davis has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But D_Ward punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 33 :(sto) W_Burger skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to T_Campbell 
          ...  T_Campbell sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 34 :(wat) I_Sarr runs at F_Medina 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  I_Sarr has a dig at goal! 
          ...  D_Ward gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 34 :(sto) F_Medina flicks the ball on to T_Campbell 
          ...  T_Campbell with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  But M_Okoye punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 36 :(sto) Wesley saunters past C_Kabasele 
          ...  H_Kamara reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 37 :(sto) B_Pearson sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Campbell 
          ...  T_Campbell has a dig at goal! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 39 :(wat) C_Kabasele hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  K_Davis collects the loose ball! 
          ...  K_Davis tries to beat D_Ward! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 40 :(sto) T_Berenbruch plays a first time ball through the defence to J_Koumas 
          ...  F_Sierralta slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Campbell flights it in! 
          ...  It is cleared by F_Sierralta 
Min. 42 :(sto) B_Pearson gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to T_Berenbruch 
          ...  T_Berenbruch shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  But M_Okoye makes a fine save 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(sto) Wesley with a slide rule pass to T_Berenbruch 
          ...  T_Berenbruch throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  M_Okoye with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 46 :(wat) I_Louza spots F_Sierralta who is in acres of space 
          ...  F_Sierralta carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  But D_Ward comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 46 :(sto) B_Wilmot feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  J_Koumas runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  F_Neuhaus with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 47 :(wat) C_Kabasele picks up the pass 
          ...  F_Medina gathers up the loose ball 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Watford 2-2 Stoke City

Min. 46 :(sto) T_Berenbruch with the cross-field pass to Wesley 
          ...  Wesley has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 47 :(sto) T_Berenbruch takes advantage of a mistake by Fabian_Ruiz 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  T_Berenbruch drives it towards goal! 
          ...  But M_Okoye is equal to it 
Min. 48 :(sto) J_Koumas knocks it forward 
          ...  H_Kamara slips 
          ...  T_Campbell gets to it! 
          ...  T_Campbell drives the shot in! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 49 :(sto) M_Rose turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to J_Koumas 
          ...  J_Koumas has a dig at goal! 
          ...  M_Okoye is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  M_Okoye looks very relieved! 
Min. 50 :(sto) J_Koumas lays the ball back to T_Berenbruch 
          ...  A well-placed shot from T_Berenbruch! 
          ...  M_Okoye has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  M_Okoye is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 52 :(wat) I_Sarr comes to collect the ball 
          ...  Great turn!! 
          ...  Superb play 
          ...  J_Koumas reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 52 :(sto) T_Berenbruch finds his way through 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from I_Sarr and it had to be 
Min. 53 :(sto) T_Berenbruch can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to Wesley 
          ...  Wesley fires the shot in! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  M_Okoye dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And M_Okoye tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Pearson lofts the ball in! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to Wesley 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 54 :(sto) T_Campbell runs at the defence 
          ...  Fabian_Ruiz seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 55 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Under 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Louza 
Min. 56 :(sto) E_Stevens gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  T_Campbell is unmarked 
          ...  T_Campbell fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  M_Okoye blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 57 :(wat) H_Kamara hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  C_Under latches onto it! 
          ...  C_Under aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  But D_Ward pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 57 :(sto) Wesley loses his marker 
          ...  I_Sarr with an awful challenge 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 57 :(sto) T_Berenbruch unselfishly lays the ball back to B_Pearson 
          ...  B_Pearson with the side footed shot! 
          ...  But M_Okoye comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 59 :(sto) W_Burger takes advantage of a mistake by C_Kabasele 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to Wesley! 
          ...  Wesley hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  M_Okoye won't get to that! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  That takes his tally to 10 for the season!! 
          ...  And Stoke City are leading in the game now 
          ...  Watford 2-3 Stoke City ...
Min. 62 :(sto) Wesley jumps over K_Hause's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  Wesley with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  M_Okoye gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 64 :(sto) M_Rose with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  M_Rose curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  M_Okoye gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Koumas lofts the ball in! 
          ...  T_Campbell gets to it! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  M_Okoye moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 65 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Pollock 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Kabasele 
Min. 67 :(sto) T_Berenbruch moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Wilmot 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  F_Sierralta looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 69 :(sto) M_Rose feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  Wesley runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  Wesley rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Rose swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  M_Pollock with a great clearance! 
Min. 72 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  Stoke City have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 75 :(wat) C_Under with a real burst of pace 
          ...  B_Wilmot can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  T_Campbell with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 84 :(wat) F_Sierralta plays a first time ball through the defence to B_Embolo 
          ...  B_Pearson rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(sto) B_Wilmot with a precise pass to J_Koumas 
          ...  B_Embolo with an ugly foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Vicarage Road
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : K_Davis
Scorers              : B_Embolo (7), K_Davis (11)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Sarr (57), B_Embolo (89)
Injured              : N/A
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : Wesley (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Campbell (14), B_Wilmot (26), Wesley (59)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Watford  |    Stoke City
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       28
Off target           :           1        |       12
On target            :           8        |       16
Possession           :          29        |       71
Corners              :           1        |       6
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :          11        |       6
Key Tackles          :          11        |       4
Key Passes           :           8        |       25
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Final Score          : Watford 2 - 3 Stoke City
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Player Statistics - Watford
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_Okoye        GK  24   1   1   1  29 |  96  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
K_Hause        DF   1  21  13   6  24 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
F_Sierralta    DF   1  21  13   7  26 |  96   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  45   0  20
H_Kamara       DF   1  20  14  11  29 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  30   0
C_Kabasele     DF   1  19  13  13  22 |  69   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  16   0
F_Neuhaus      MF   1  14  21  10  28 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   8   0
Fabian_Ruiz    MF   1  17  21   9  29 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   8   0
I_Sarr         MF   1   3  20  17  25 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  29  -4   6
I_Louza        MF   1   7  20  14  26 |  59   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
B_Embolo       FW   1   4  12  21  24 |  96   0   0   1   1   1   1   1   0   0  -4  34  14
K_Davis        FW   1   4  11  20  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  47
B_Hamer        GK  15   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Pollock      DF   1  17  14   5  26 |  27   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
L_Hall         DF   1  17  17   9  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Under        MF   1   4  19  14  25 |  37   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
S_Leto         FW   1   5  12  17  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Stoke 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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D_Ward         GK  24   1   1   1  21 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
E_Stevens      DF   1  19  15   6  24 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
F_Medina       DF   1  21  15  12  27 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  14   0
W_Burger       DM   1  13  20   7  22 |  96   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  31   0
B_Wilmot       DF   1  20  13   5  21 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  16  32  50
M_Rose         DF   1  19  12   9  30 |  96   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  17  34  35
T_Berenbruch   MF   1   9  19  17  24 |  96   0   0   6   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  60  49
B_Pearson      MF   1  15  19  12  31 |  96   0   0   3   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  44  29
Wesley         FW   1   8  14  21  24 |  96   0   0   2   0   8   1   0   0   0   0  30  56
T_Campbell     FW   1   3  13  19  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   8   1   0   0   0   0   0  74
J_Koumas       MF   1   9  18  16  22 |  96   0   1   5   0   2   0   0   0   0  27  55  21
B_Nna_Noukeu   GK  17   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Tchamadeu    DF   1  17  10   7  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Sunjic       MF   1  14  19   5  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Leris        MF   1   8  18  14  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Doumbia      FW   1   6  13  17  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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