FFO FACUP, Norwich City vs. Sunderland (Wed Jan 08)


                         Norwich City  |  Sunderland
                              5-2-3 P  |  4-3-1-2 C
                            Jon Banks  |  Chris W
                                       |
                         D_Vasquez GK  |  GK B_Leno
                            A_Cole DF  |  DF N_Gudelj
                          A_Forson DF  |  DF C_Mbemba
                          K_Fisher DF  |  DF T_Livramento
                         B_Howedes DF  |  DF C_Biraghi
                        Joao_Neves DF  |  MF M_Nunes
                           P_Aimar MF  |  MF G_Xhaka
                            A_Rais MF  |  MF W_Alves
                           J_Carew FW  |  AM J_Toulalan
                         E_Laidlaw FW  |  FW Evanilson
                            J_Lens FW  |  FW C_Rodriguez
                                       |
                       L_Wahlstedt SUB |  SUB M_Sarr
                          J_Bedeau SUB |  SUB S_Rhomas
                         B_Cheyrou SUB |  SUB N_Mukiele
                          H_Losada SUB |  SUB J_Bellegarde
                           Y_Wissa SUB |  SUB F_Cavenaghi




Min. 1  :(sun) Evanilson takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  Evanilson hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  D_Vasquez parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And D_Vasquez recovers to save!! 
Min. 2  :(sun) J_Toulalan takes advantage of a mistake by A_Cole 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  J_Toulalan shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 5  :(sun) W_Alves has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  W_Alves with a little chip! 
          ...  D_Vasquez won't get to that! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  That's put Sunderland into the lead! 
          ...  Norwich City 0-1 Sunderland ...
Min. 7  :(nor) A_Forson heads the ball back to J_Lens 
          ...  J_Lens with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  B_Leno goes down well to save 
Min. 8  :(sun) T_Livramento with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  T_Livramento sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 10 :(nor) K_Fisher spots E_Laidlaw who is in acres of space 
          ...  E_Laidlaw is clean through! 
          ...  B_Leno tries to make himself big 
          ...  He tries to flick it past B_Leno 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It's all square now! 
          ...  Norwich City 1-1 Sunderland ...
Min. 13 :(nor) A_Forson dribbles past N_Gudelj 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  C_Mbemba brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 13 :(sun) C_Rodriguez steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  Joao_Neves pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 14 :(nor) J_Lens runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs N_Gudelj 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  J_Lens hits the ball first time! 
          ...  But B_Leno punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 14 :(sun) M_Nunes hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  G_Xhaka latches onto it! 
          ...  J_Lens with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 15 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City 
          ...  Norwich City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 15 :(nor) P_Aimar with the first time flick to A_Forson 
          ...  T_Livramento reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 19 :(nor) J_Carew loses his marker! 
          ...  J_Carew with a thundering volley! 
          ...  It's beaten B_Leno 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 20 :(nor) K_Fisher looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards P_Aimar 
          ...  N_Gudelj brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 23 :(nor) J_Lens takes advantage of a mistake by J_Toulalan 
          ...  He puts in E_Laidlaw! 
          ...  E_Laidlaw hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 24 :(nor) A_Rais crosses into the box, finding E_Laidlaw 
          ...  C_Mbemba knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 24 :(sun) C_Rodriguez sidesteps B_Howedes 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  B_Howedes moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 25 :(nor) J_Lens takes advantage of a mistake by C_Biraghi 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  J_Toulalan cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 28 :(sun) C_Mbemba with a byline cross to C_Rodriguez 
          ...  An audacious effort from C_Rodriguez! 
          ...  D_Vasquez makes a difficult save 
Min. 29 :(sun) C_Mbemba lays the ball back to Evanilson 
          ...  Evanilson with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  But D_Vasquez makes an easy save 
Min. 30 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City 
          ...  Norwich City have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 31 :(nor) P_Aimar cuts the ball back to E_Laidlaw 
          ...  E_Laidlaw hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  B_Leno gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 31 :(sun) C_Mbemba beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds Evanilson 
          ...  Evanilson with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Mbemba curls it into the box! 
          ...  D_Vasquez easily catches it! 
Min. 33 :(nor) J_Lens thrusts his chest into M_Nunes 
          ...  That was disgraceful! 
          ...  That's a brutal challenge 
          ...  The referee comes over 
          ...  He's already on a yellow 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 34 :(nor) E_Laidlaw with a flashy move 
          ...  A delicate header from E_Laidlaw! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 38 :(nor) E_Laidlaw chips the ball over the defence and finds A_Cole 
          ...  A_Cole bears down on goal! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 40 :(sun) J_Toulalan beats his man 
          ...  A vicious shot by J_Toulalan! 
          ...  D_Vasquez won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 41 :(nor) P_Aimar with a 30-yard pass to J_Carew 
          ...  W_Alves reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 46 :(sun) Evanilson takes possession on the edge of the box 
          ...  Evanilson fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  But D_Vasquez parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 47 :(sun) C_Mbemba with a 50-yard pass to J_Toulalan 
          ...  J_Toulalan is clean through! 
          ...  He tries to take it round D_Vasquez 
          ...  He rounds D_Vasquez 
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal! 
          ...  D_Vasquez somehow manages to get to it!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Norwich City 1-1 Sunderland

Min. 47 :(sun) C_Rodriguez nutmegs K_Fisher, he continues to run forward 
          ...  B_Howedes tackles cleanly 
Min. 48 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City 
          ...  Norwich City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 52 :(nor) P_Aimar is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  E_Laidlaw latches onto the ball 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from E_Laidlaw! 
          ...  B_Leno takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 56 :(sun) T_Livramento comes accross to cover, good skills 
          ...  B_Leno 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! 
          ...  Norwich City 2-1 Sunderland ...
Min. 59 :(sun) C_Rodriguez beats A_Forson 
          ...  C_Rodriguez aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  D_Vasquez with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 60 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City 
          ...  Norwich City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 60 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Cavenaghi 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Rodriguez 
Min. 60 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Rhomas 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Biraghi 
Min. 61 :(nor) A_Rais flights the ball to E_Laidlaw 
          ...  E_Laidlaw tries to beat B_Leno from outside the area! 
          ...  But B_Leno smothers the ball 
Min. 68 :(sun) T_Livramento knocks it forward 
          ...  K_Fisher slips 
          ...  S_Rhomas gets to it! 
          ...  E_Laidlaw is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong talking too 
Min. 68 :(sun) F_Cavenaghi with a smart turn 
          ...  F_Cavenaghi has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  D_Vasquez never had a chance! 
Min. 71 :(nor) K_Fisher has picked up a knock 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 71 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Bedeau 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Fisher 
Min. 73 :(nor) P_Aimar beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  Fantastic skill!! 
          ...  P_Aimar hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for B_Leno 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  B_Leno looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 75 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Cheyrou 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Howedes 
Min. 75 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Losada 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Rais 
Min. 75 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City 
          ...  Norwich City have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 75 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Mukiele 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Livramento 
Min. 75 :(nor) A_Cole holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to P_Aimar 
          ...  P_Aimar shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  B_Leno is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And B_Leno reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Carew hits it into the box! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 76 :(nor) J_Carew had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from J_Carew! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  B_Leno is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Losada drives it into the box! 
          ...  B_Leno thumps the ball away! 
Min. 77 :(nor) E_Laidlaw with a neat pass into A_Cole 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from S_Rhomas 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 77 :(sun) W_Alves works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to F_Cavenaghi 
          ...  A_Cole clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 78 :(nor) P_Aimar runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs N_Gudelj 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  P_Aimar sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  But B_Leno gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Bedeau chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  B_Leno comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 79 :(sun) Evanilson has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  Evanilson smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  D_Vasquez tips it round the post 
          ...  Well saved 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Toulalan flights it in! 
          ...  Headed away by Joao_Neves 
Min. 80 :(sun) J_Toulalan gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to F_Cavenaghi 
          ...  F_Cavenaghi has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 82 :(nor) A_Cole is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to J_Bedeau 
          ...  J_Bedeau with a stunning strike! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It was a top drawer goal 
          ...  Norwich City 3-1 Sunderland ...
Min. 86 :(nor) P_Aimar wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Laidlaw 
          ...  E_Laidlaw hits a great 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. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(nor) A defence splitting pass from J_Carew to P_Aimar 
          ...  C_Mbemba reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 92 :(nor) P_Aimar cuts inside N_Mukiele 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in A_Forson! 
          ...  N_Mukiele recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 92 :(sun) W_Alves with the mazy run 
          ...  A_Cole with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 

*************  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 (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Laidlaw (10), T_Livramento (56 og), J_Bedeau (82)
Sent Off             : J_Lens (33)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : K_Fisher (71)
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : W_Alves
Scorers              : W_Alves (5)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Norwich City  |    Sunderland
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       14
Off target           :           7        |       6
On target            :           9        |       8
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       2
Key Tackles          :           6        |       9
Key Passes           :          17        |       8
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Final Score          : Norwich City 3 - 1 Sunderland
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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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D_Vasquez      GK  23   1   1   1  22 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  46   0   0   0
A_Cole         DF   1  18  16   4  21 |  97   0   2   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  38  46  23
A_Forson       DF   1  19  16  12  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
K_Fisher       DF   1  18  14   2  30 |  73   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0
B_Howedes      DF   1  18  12   4  27 |  77   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0
Joao_Neves     DF   1  18  21  14  27 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0
P_Aimar        MF   1   8  18  16  31 |  97   0   0   6   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  72  35
A_Rais         MF   1   4  18  16  24 |  77   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
J_Carew        FW   1   8  13  18  22 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  17  18
E_Laidlaw      FW   1   5  15  18  20 |  97   0   0   2   0   7   1   0   0   0   0  30  83
J_Lens         FW   1   5  13  17  20 |  33   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   1   0 -15   2   7
L_Wahlstedt    GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bedeau       DF   1  16  12   4  30 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  54
B_Cheyrou      DF   1  12  18   8  30 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Losada       MF   1   6  17  15  24 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Wissa        FW   1   3  14  15  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sunderland
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_Leno         GK  23   1   1   1  25 |  97  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
N_Gudelj       DF   1  21  13  10  29 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
C_Mbemba       DF   1  20  16  10  29 |  97   0   3   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  51  56   0
T_Livramento   DF   1  20  17  14  30 |  77   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   7   3  13
C_Biraghi      DF   1  19  12   8  24 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Nunes        MF   1   9  20  13  20 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Xhaka        MF   1   2  19  11  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Alves        MF   1   7  19  14  26 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  30  11  34
J_Toulalan     AM   1  11  18  15  26 |  97   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  26  12  37
Evanilson      FW   1   3  14  21  29 |  97   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  34
C_Rodriguez    FW   1   6  12  18  24 |  62   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
M_Sarr         GK  17   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Rhomas       DF   1  17  10   9  29 |  35   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
N_Mukiele      DF   1  17  12   9  27 |  20   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Bellegarde   MF   1  13  18   5  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Cavenaghi    FW   1   5  15  17  27 |  35   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
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