FFO Champ, West Brom vs. Norwich City (Fri Jan 31)


                            West Brom  |  Norwich City
                          5-1-1-2-1 P  |  5-1-3-1 C
                        Frank Deeming  |  Jon Banks
                                       |
                         D_Iversen GK  |  GK N_Pope
                        Ruben_Vezo DF  |  DF A_Forson
                      N_Milenkovic DF  |  DF K_Fisher
                         M_Holgate DF  |  DF A_Cole
                           J_Poyth DF  |  DF B_Cheyrou
                           F_Clerc DF  |  DF J_Bedeau
                           S_Morsy DM  |  MF N_Kebano
                           C_Gomes MF  |  AM A_Rais
                         R_Bozenik AM  |  AM P_Aimar
                         D_Solanke AM  |  AM E_Laidlaw
                       Lucas_Moura FW  |  FW J_Carew
                                       |
                           T_Hasal SUB |  SUB L_Wahlstedt
                        Y_Konoplia SUB |  SUB B_Howedes
                          T_Pobega SUB |  SUB H_Losada
                          J_Jordan SUB |  SUB G_Sara
                          A_Mulele SUB |  SUB B_Barker




Min. 2  :(nor) J_Carew with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  J_Carew with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 7  :(wba) S_Morsy with an intelligent ball to R_Bozenik 
          ...  R_Bozenik with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But N_Pope punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 9  :(nor) J_Bedeau plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Carew keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  J_Carew pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 10 :(wba) R_Bozenik works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Poyth 
          ...  J_Poyth with a thundering volley! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 13 :(wba) D_Solanke takes advantage of a mistake by A_Forson 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  D_Solanke with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 13 :(nor) N_Kebano feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  E_Laidlaw runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  R_Bozenik with an ugly foul 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 14 :(nor) B_Cheyrou curls the ball out wide to J_Carew 
          ...  C_Gomes with the foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 15 :(wba) C_Gomes runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to Lucas_Moura 
          ...  Lucas_Moura with the shot on net! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He receives the congratulations from his team-mates! 
          ...  West Brom take the lead! 
          ...  West Brom 1-0 Norwich City ...
Min. 16 :(nor) E_Laidlaw gains possession 
          ...  F_Clerc with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  A_Rais hoists it forward 
          ...  E_Laidlaw gets on the end of it 
          ...  E_Laidlaw leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 16 :(nor) K_Fisher works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Aimar 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  M_Holgate hits it out for a throw 
Min. 24 :(wba) N_Milenkovic with a glorious long pass to M_Holgate 
          ...  M_Holgate leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 24 :(nor) P_Aimar takes advantage of a bad back pass from F_Clerc 
          ...  M_Holgate dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 25 :(wba) S_Morsy knocks it past J_Carew and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  S_Morsy sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It floats over N_Pope 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 26 :(wba) J_Poyth floats the ball in to find Lucas_Moura 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Lucas_Moura! 
          ...  But N_Pope punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that N_Pope got a touch 
Min. 28 :(wba) Lucas_Moura with a long pass to F_Clerc 
          ...  F_Clerc with the strike! 
          ...  Looks like it should be N_Pope's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Ruben_Vezo with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  A_Forson clears the danger 
Min. 30 :(nor) P_Aimar beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" waves The Referee 
          ...  A wicked drive by P_Aimar! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  It flew past D_Iversen and the The Hawthorns comes alive! 
          ...  That's levelled the scores! 
          ...  they've done it! Absolutely incredible! 
          ...  It ain't over 'til it's over 
          ...  West Brom 1-1 Norwich City ...
Min. 32 :(nor) A_Rais with a measured pass to P_Aimar 
          ...  A left-footer by P_Aimar! 
          ...  D_Iversen with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 33 :(nor) N_Kebano holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees J_Carew in space! 
          ...  J_Carew has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by P_Aimar! 
          ...  M_Holgate reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 35 :(wba) Lucas_Moura with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves A_Cole behind 
          ...  E_Laidlaw knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 36 :(nor) B_Cheyrou cuts the ball back to J_Carew 
          ...  J_Poyth with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 37 :(wba) R_Bozenik is too quick for A_Cole 
          ...  R_Bozenik smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 39 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo boots it towards M_Holgate 
          ...  K_Fisher wins the ball well 
          ...  The Referee has given a free kick 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 41 :(wba) R_Bozenik beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  R_Bozenik with the strike! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  C_Gomes latches onto it! 
          ...  An audacious effort from C_Gomes! 
          ...  N_Pope has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  N_Pope reacts well to tip it wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Lucas_Moura chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  K_Fisher gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 44 :(wba) F_Clerc with a smart pass to Lucas_Moura 
          ...  Lucas_Moura has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  N_Pope with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 46 :(wba) J_Poyth sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to R_Bozenik 
          ...  R_Bozenik tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  N_Pope fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: West Brom 1-1 Norwich City

Min. 46 :(wba) S_Morsy sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to R_Bozenik 
          ...  R_Bozenik sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 48 :(wba) N_Milenkovic brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  Lucas_Moura gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  K_Fisher with the tackle 
          ...  He left his foot in there! 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 49 :(nor) A defence splitting pass from A_Rais to P_Aimar 
          ...  But M_Holgate sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 50 :(wba) C_Gomes finds Lucas_Moura with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  Lucas_Moura attempts a lob! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 51 :(wba) Lucas_Moura takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Solanke 
          ...  J_Bedeau clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 57 :(nor) J_Carew takes advantage of a mistake by C_Gomes 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  J_Carew flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  D_Iversen makes a good save 
Min. 58 :(wba) M_Holgate plays the early ball across the box to find Lucas_Moura in space 
          ...  Lucas_Moura drives the ball low! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 60 :(nor) A_Rais cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Aimar 
          ...  P_Aimar blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Laidlaw curls it into the box! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  D_Iversen catches it with ease 
Min. 65 :(wba) C_Gomes kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  D_Solanke gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Solanke fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  N_Pope has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  N_Pope is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 65 :(nor) E_Laidlaw with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Carew 
          ...  N_Milenkovic leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
Min. 65 :(nor) A defence splitting pass from B_Cheyrou to E_Laidlaw 
          ...  S_Morsy takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 66 :(wba) N_Milenkovic get's past A_Forson 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Carew 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 67 :(wba) N_Milenkovic drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to J_Poyth 
          ...  J_Poyth sees N_Pope off his line! 
          ...  The shot slips through N_Pope's hands 
          ...  But N_Pope recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 70 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Barker 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Carew 
Min. 70 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Losada 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Kebano 
Min. 71 :(wba) J_Poyth flicks it over K_Fisher's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  J_Poyth controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 75 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Sara 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Rais 
Min. 81 :(nor) G_Sara dribbles past M_Holgate 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  N_Milenkovic pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
Min. 81 :(nor) H_Losada is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to P_Aimar 
          ...  M_Holgate forces him off the ball 
Min. 82 :(wba) N_Milenkovic beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  Fantastic skill!! 
          ...  N_Milenkovic rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  N_Pope gathers it easily 
Min. 85 :(wba) F_Clerc dribbles past K_Fisher 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  K_Fisher tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Ruben_Vezo with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  It comes to M_Holgate 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  N_Pope moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  N_Pope catches it with style! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(nor) P_Aimar sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  E_Laidlaw runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  N_Milenkovic forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Barker plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of D_Iversen 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 96 :(wba) S_Morsy looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Lucas_Moura 
          ...  Lucas_Moura beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He runs at N_Pope 
          ...  He's missed it! What happened there?! 
          ...  He's missed that! 
          ...  Aww NOOO!! 
          ...  He's missed that from two yards 
          ...  It looked like it hit the back of the net! 
          ...  What a sitter he has missed! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : The Hawthorns
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West Brom Match Info
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Best player          : Lucas_Moura (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Lucas_Moura (15)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Bozenik (13), C_Gomes (14)
Injured              : N/A
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : P_Aimar
Scorers              : P_Aimar (30)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Laidlaw (35), K_Fisher (39)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               West Brom  |    Norwich City
Attempts on Goal     :          22        |       8
Off target           :          13        |       5
On target            :           9        |       3
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       7
Key Tackles          :           8        |       5
Key Passes           :          18        |       12
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Final Score          : West Brom 1 - 1 Norwich City
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Player Statistics - West Brom
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_Iversen      GK  23   1   1   1  24 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0   0
Ruben_Vezo     DF   1  21  15   7  35 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
N_Milenkovic   DF   1  20  14   9  31 |  97   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  45  18
M_Holgate      DF   1  21  14  10  28 |  97   0   5   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  75  15  33
J_Poyth        DF   1  20  12  10  25 |  97   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  16  34  49
F_Clerc        DF   1  18  14   8  29 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  18
S_Morsy        DM   1  14  20   6  30 |  97   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  22  27  20
C_Gomes        MF   1  12  18   5  28 |  97   0   0   3   1   1   0   1   0   0  -4  44  18
R_Bozenik      AM   1   7  13  19  22 |  97   0   0   1   0   5   0   1   0   0  -4  12  33
D_Solanke      AM   1   2  13  20  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
Lucas_Moura    FW   1   4  13  21  24 |  97   0   0   2   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  32  45
T_Hasal        GK  17   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Konoplia     DF   1  16  12   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Pobega       MF   1  11  18  14  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Jordan       MF   1   7  19  14  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Mulele       FW   1   6  17  18  22 |   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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N_Pope         GK  24   1   1   1  25 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
A_Forson       DF   1  19  16  12  24 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
K_Fisher       DF   1  18  14   2  30 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  32  11  -4
A_Cole         DF   1  18  16   4  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Cheyrou      DF   1  12  18   8  30 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  33   0
J_Bedeau       DF   1  16  12   4  30 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  17   0
N_Kebano       MF   1   5  15  14  28 |  71   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
A_Rais         AM   1   4  18  16  24 |  76   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  33   0
P_Aimar        AM   1   8  18  16  31 |  97   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  11  49
E_Laidlaw      AM   1   5  15  18  20 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  -4   4
J_Carew        FW   1   8  13  18  22 |  71   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  28   0  33
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 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
G_Sara         AM   1  11  15  10  21 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Barker       FW   1   8  12  16  16 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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