FFO FLT, Watford vs. Nice (Wed Jan 29)


                              Watford  |  Nice
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-2-4 L
                         Derek Purvis  |  -
                                       |
                           M_Okoye GK  |  GK S_Sirigu
                           K_Hause DF  |  DF M_Bard
                          H_Kamara DF  |  DF R_Perraud
                       F_Sierralta DF  |  DF J_Lotomba
                        C_Kabasele DF  |  DF A_Mendy
                           C_Under MF  |  MF M_Sanson
                       Fabian_Ruiz MF  |  MF S_Diop
                            K_Sema MF  |  FW T_Moffi
                           I_Louza MF  |  FW E_Guessand
                          B_Embolo FW  |  FW S_Jatta
                           K_Davis FW  |  FW R_Talbi
                                       |
                           B_Hamer SUB |  SUB M_Bulka
                         M_Pollock SUB |  SUB A_Amraoui
                         B_Holtman SUB |  SUB J_Auer
                            I_Sarr SUB |  SUB G_Laborde
                            S_Leto SUB |  SUB J_Boga




Min. 3  :(wat) F_Sierralta kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  I_Louza gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  I_Louza with the crafty shot! 
          ...  But S_Sirigu parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 5  :(wat) I_Louza pass splits open the defence and finds K_Davis 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from R_Talbi 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Louza flights it in! 
          ...  It comes to B_Embolo 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The manager is delighted with that one 
          ...  Watford have the advantage! 
          ...  Watford 1-0 Nice ...
Min. 6  :(wat) K_Sema 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! 
          ...  B_Embolo receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  B_Embolo strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  S_Sirigu heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 7  :(nic) M_Sanson slides it through the middle to T_Moffi 
          ...  F_Sierralta dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 8  :(wat) K_Sema hoists the ball across to C_Under 
          ...  Driven towards goal by C_Under! 
          ...  S_Sirigu fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 8  :(wat) B_Embolo runs at A_Mendy 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  J_Lotomba with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Watford players 
Min. 9  :(nic) T_Moffi cuts inside C_Under 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  T_Moffi belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  It floats over M_Okoye 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was a great effort 
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting! 
          ...  Watford 1-1 Nice ...
Min. 13 :(nic) A_Mendy puts in S_Diop 
          ...  S_Diop tries to beat M_Okoye! 
          ...  But M_Okoye parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 18 :(wat) B_Embolo runs forward 
          ...  B_Embolo with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  S_Sirigu makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 19 :(nic) M_Bard is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  E_Guessand latches onto the end of it 
          ...  C_Under brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 23 :(wat) K_Davis has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  K_Davis has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  S_Sirigu gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 24 :(nic) S_Diop holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Sanson 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by Fabian_Ruiz!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 25 :(wat) B_Embolo takes advantage of a mistake by M_Sanson 
          ...  S_Sirigu with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee pauses for a second 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  K_Davis will take it 
          ...  S_Sirigu gets his fingertips to the ball 
          ...  But he can't keep it out!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Watford go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Watford 2-1 Nice...
Min. 27 :(nic) R_Talbi beats K_Hause 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  R_Talbi attempts a lob! 
          ...  M_Okoye with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 38 :(nic) M_Sanson looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to T_Moffi 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  F_Sierralta takes possession 
Min. 40 :(nic) E_Guessand threads the through ball to T_Moffi 
          ...  K_Hause read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 45 :(nic) Substitution by Nice 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Amraoui 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Mendy 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Watford 2-1 Nice

Min. 47 :(nic) M_Sanson is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  R_Talbi latches onto the ball 
          ...  F_Sierralta fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 47 :(wat) That's it for F_Sierralta 
          ...  He's picked up a knock and can't continue... 
          ...  AWW BOO-HOOOO! 
          ...  SHUCKY DUCKY QUACK QUACK! 
          ...  Back in my day if you went down like that you would get the piss ripped out of you! 
          ...  Players are such faries these days! 
Min. 47 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Pollock 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_Sierralta 
Min. 50 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Holtman 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Under 
Min. 52 :(wat) Fabian_Ruiz has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past A_Amraoui 
          ...  He knocks it to K_Davis! 
          ...  A vicious shot by K_Davis! 
          ...  S_Sirigu gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 54 :(wat) Fabian_Ruiz with a short pass to find K_Davis 
          ...  M_Bard stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a rash challenge!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Derek Purvis looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 
Min. 55 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Leto 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Louza 
Min. 55 :(nic) Substitution by Nice 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Laborde 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Diop 
Min. 56 :(wat) B_Holtman flicks the ball on to K_Davis 
          ...  K_Davis with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  S_Sirigu watches it sail wide! 
Min. 57 :(wat) H_Kamara sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  J_Lotomba hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy 
          ...  Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Leto plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  S_Sirigu easily claims the ball! 
Min. 58 :(wat) K_Sema with a measured pass to B_Embolo 
          ...  B_Embolo has broken clear! Just the keeper to beat! 
          ...  S_Sirigu charges out of his area 
          ...  S_Sirigu belts it clear! 
          ...  Great sweeper-keeping! 
Min. 59 :(nic) R_Perraud skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to S_Jatta 
          ...  S_Jatta with a little chip! 
          ...  M_Okoye tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Moffi plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  M_Okoye comes out and claims it! 
Min. 60 :(nic) E_Guessand finds his way through 
          ...  K_Hause with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul 
          ...  The Referee writes his name in his little black book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 62 :(wat) K_Hause moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Kabasele 
          ...  A_Amraoui seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 65 :(nic) S_Jatta turns past K_Hause 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  S_Jatta has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 67 :(wat) C_Kabasele backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  B_Holtman latches onto the end of it 
          ...  B_Holtman aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a great finish 
          ...  The Watford fans chant his name! 
          ...  Watford 3-1 Nice ...
Min. 77 :(wat) M_Pollock flicks the ball through 
          ...  S_Leto runs onto it! 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from S_Leto! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 79 :(wat) H_Kamara runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Davis 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by A_Amraoui!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 80 :(wat) Fabian_Ruiz with a long pass to B_Holtman 
          ...  B_Holtman with the overhead! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 80 :(nic) M_Sanson moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Moffi 
          ...  T_Moffi has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 82 :(wat) K_Sema holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to B_Holtman 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  M_Bard looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 85 :(wat) K_Davis plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  T_Moffi takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(nic) M_Sanson flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  M_Sanson drives the shot in! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  M_Okoye never had a chance! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Vicarage Road
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : B_Embolo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Embolo (5), K_Davis (25 pen), B_Holtman (67)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_Sierralta (47), K_Hause (60)
Injured              : F_Sierralta (47)
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Nice Match Info
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Best player          : T_Moffi
Scorers              : T_Moffi (9)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Bard (54)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Watford  |    Nice
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       7
Off target           :           3        |       3
On target            :          10        |       4
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          14        |       10
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :          14        |       9
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Final Score          : Watford 3 - 1 Nice
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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 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
K_Hause        DF   1  21  13   6  24 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  11  12  -4
H_Kamara       DF   1  20  14  11  29 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
F_Sierralta    DF   1  21  13   7  26 |  48   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  26  12  -4
C_Kabasele     DF   1  19  13  12  22 |  94   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
C_Under        MF   1   4  19  14  25 |  51   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  32   0  13
Fabian_Ruiz    MF   1  17  21   9  29 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  24   0
K_Sema         MF   1  11  13   8  22 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  64   0
I_Louza        MF   1   7  20  14  26 |  56   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  22  13
B_Embolo       FW   1   4  12  21  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
K_Davis        FW   1   4  11  20  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
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 |  46   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
B_Holtman      MF   1   4  17  15  21 |  43   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  12  41
I_Sarr         FW   1   3  20  17  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Leto         FW   1   5  12  17  21 |  38   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9

Player Statistics - Nice
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Sirigu       GK  22   1   1   1  20 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
M_Bard         DF   1  19  13   9  30 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  12  -4
R_Perraud      DF   1  18  13  10  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
J_Lotomba      DF   1  18  15   8  28 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
A_Mendy        DF   1  16  14   7  24 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
M_Sanson       MF   1   7  18  14  26 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  44  12
S_Diop         MF   1   6  18  14  26 |  56   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  11  13
T_Moffi        FW   1   9  14  18  24 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  27   0  32
E_Guessand     FW   1   9  14  18  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
S_Jatta        FW   1   9  14  16  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
R_Talbi        FW   1   5  10  15  20 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  31   0  12
M_Bulka        GK  19   1   1   1  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Amraoui      DF   1  16  14   6  20 |  49   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Auer         DF   1  16  14   7  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Laborde      MF   1   9  17  13  24 |  38   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Boga         FW   1   4  14  12  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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