FFO Champ, Brentford vs. Sheffield United (Fri Jul 18) Brentford | Sheffield United 5-1-2-2 C | 5-3-2 C Mark Baldwin | Dave Thacker Caretaker | M_Maignan GK | GK J_Urbig R_Baku DF | DF C_Cresswell K_Ajer DF | DF J_Foyth A_Disasi DF | DF J_Bagan L_Buchanan DF | DF K_Naughton R_Henry DF | DF J_Boateng C_Norgaard DM | MF M_Asensio M_Damsgaard MF | MF G_Lovre S_Giovino MF | MF A_Diawara K_Schade FW | FW D_Drogba P_Daka FW | FW C_Jerome | N_Collins SUB | SUB T_Ernst J_C_Salter SUB | SUB M_Sykes L_Torreira SUB | SUB A_Danjuma M_Olakigbe SUB | SUB P_Okon J_Altidore SUB | SUB T_Lemperle Min. 6 :(btf) K_Schade turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_Baku ... A_Diawara fouls ... That was disgusting ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 8 :(shu) D_Drogba sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to A_Diawara ... But K_Schade clears the ball to safety Min. 10 :(btf) S_Giovino spots a team mate in space ... He finds R_Baku with a lovely pass! ... R_Baku carves a shot towards goal! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 10 :(shu) G_Lovre has broken clear! Just M_Maignan to beat! ... R_Baku brings him down! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! Min. 12 :(btf) P_Daka runs at J_Foyth ... The defender slips and falls over ... But J_Bagan puts it in row Z! Min. 19 :(btf) M_Damsgaard looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Disasi ... A_Disasi with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... C_Norgaard drives it into the box! ... It comes to S_Giovino ... He gets the shot away ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... J_Urbig pushes it behind! ... CORNER! ... S_Giovino swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... Headed away by K_Naughton Min. 21 :(shu) J_Boateng heads the ball back to C_Jerome ... C_Jerome with a thundering volley! ... But M_Maignan gets down well to tip the ball wide ... CORNER! ... A_Diawara drives it into the box! ... It goes straight into the arms of M_Maignan ... 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. 33 :(btf) M_Damsgaard backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... S_Giovino gets on the end of it ... C_Jerome wins the ball Min. 34 :(btf) C_Norgaard controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... A_Disasi gets onto the end of the pass! ... A_Disasi with the strike! ... GOAL!! ... His players jump on top of him ... That's put Brentford ahead! ... Brentford 1-0 Sheffield United ... Min. 37 :(btf) K_Schade has broken clear! Just J_Urbig to beat! ... M_Asensio brings him down! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! Min. 41 :(shu) M_Asensio has a go! ... It hits the defender ... D_Drogba collects the loose ball! ... L_Buchanan goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(btf) P_Daka jinks past the defender ... K_Naughton with the high feet ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 44 :(btf) K_Schade takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... K_Schade with the 40 yard drive! ... J_Urbig saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 48 :(btf) L_Buchanan gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to R_Baku ... But K_Naughton wins the tackle Min. 48 :(shu) A_Diawara beats the defender ... K_Ajer with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Brentford 1-0 Sheffield United Min. 47 :(btf) P_Daka sidesteps J_Bagan ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... P_Daka sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... J_Urbig makes a fine save Min. 47 :(shu) G_Lovre volleys it forward. He finds C_Jerome ... K_Schade muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick Min. 48 :(shu) J_Foyth has it now ... He takes on K_Ajer ... He gets past him! ... He puts in D_Drogba! ... Excellent sliding challenge from A_Disasi ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 49 :(btf) M_Damsgaard with an incisive pass to P_Daka ... Excellent sliding challenge from J_Bagan ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 52 :(shu) M_Maignan miskicks! ... D_Drogba is through! ... D_Drogba with a low drive through the rain! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... M_Maignan tips it wide !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... C_Jerome swings it in! ... M_Maignan makes the catch! Min. 54 :(shu) C_Jerome hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... M_Asensio collects the loose ball! ... R_Henry with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Sheffield United players ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 60 :(btf) Substitution by Brentford ... COMING ON: M_Olakigbe ... COMING OFF: S_Giovino Min. 60 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: A_Danjuma ... COMING OFF: G_Lovre Min. 60 :(btf) M_Olakigbe brings the ball into the opposing area ... K_Ajer makes himself available ... K_Ajer with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... L_Buchanan plays it towards the near post! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 61 :(btf) P_Daka has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... P_Daka hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! Min. 63 :(btf) M_Olakigbe barges J_Boateng off the ball ... J_Foyth robs him of the ball Min. 64 :(btf) K_Schade sidesteps C_Jerome ... He was too quick for his marker ... C_Jerome recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy Min. 64 :(shu) J_Boateng plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... Fine tackle by K_Ajer ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: M_Sykes ... COMING OFF: K_Naughton Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: P_Okon ... COMING OFF: A_Diawara Min. 67 :(shu) C_Cresswell gets to the byline and finds J_Foyth with a beautiful cross ... Fine tackle by L_Buchanan ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 68 :(shu) D_Drogba hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... P_Okon collects the loose ball! ... K_Schade hits it out for a corner ... That was sent up into the top tier ... CORNER! ... Swung in by A_Danjuma ... M_Maignan easily catches it! Min. 73 :(btf) M_Damsgaard slips past C_Jerome ... D_Drogba muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He can't complain about that Min. 75 :(btf) K_Schade beats J_Bagan ... He showed great skill there ... J_Foyth hits it out for a corner ... Will the quality of the ball be good? ... It has to beat the first defender! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by M_Olakigbe ... K_Schade makes a firm connection with his head ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... M_Olakigbe crosses it in! ... J_Boateng with a great clearance! Min. 77 :(btf) P_Daka picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... J_Foyth pulls the player to the ground!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 78 :(btf) P_Daka is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to K_Schade ... J_Foyth rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 82 :(btf) L_Buchanan with a measured pass to M_Damsgaard ... M_Damsgaard with the crafty shot! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into J_Urbig's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 83 :(btf) M_Damsgaard gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... P_Daka is unmarked ... J_Boateng reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 85 :(btf) K_Ajer times his run well ... M_Sykes reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 87 :(btf) P_Daka comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!! ... Superb play ... A scorcher of a shot from P_Daka! ... But J_Urbig makes a superb stop down low Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(btf) K_Schade sidesteps M_Sykes ... But C_Cresswell sees the pass and cuts it out ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Brentford Community Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brentford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Disasi (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Disasi (34) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Baku (10), L_Buchanan (41), R_Henry (54) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Jerome Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Diawara (6), M_Asensio (37), K_Naughton (43), D_Drogba (73), J_Foyth (78) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brentford | Sheffield United Attempts on Goal : 11 | 2 Off target : 6 | 0 On target : 5 | 2 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 5 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 5 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 10 Key Tackles : 5 | 12 Key Passes : 11 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Brentford 1 - 0 Sheffield United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Brentford Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Maignan GK 27 1 1 1 23 | 97 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 R_Baku DF 1 22 15 11 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 13 K_Ajer DF 1 19 12 12 28 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 0 14 A_Disasi DF 1 19 12 4 29 | 97 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 34 0 78 L_Buchanan DF 1 19 13 6 28 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 34 -2 R_Henry DF 1 21 15 5 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 C_Norgaard DM 1 15 20 4 29 | 97 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 M_Damsgaard MF 1 3 21 15 22 | 97 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 11 S_Giovino MF 1 8 19 15 27 | 64 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 13 K_Schade FW 1 7 13 22 22 | 97 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 58 18 10 P_Daka FW 1 3 15 21 27 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16 19 N_Collins GK 19 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_C_Salter DF 1 16 7 2 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Torreira MF 1 14 19 8 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Olakigbe MF 1 3 20 15 25 | 33 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 J_Altidore FW 1 7 16 18 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Sheffield United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Urbig GK 25 1 1 1 26 | 97 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 C_Cresswell DF 1 21 16 14 20 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 15 0 J_Foyth DF 1 20 12 10 23 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 30 17 -2 J_Bagan DF 1 21 15 3 26 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 K_Naughton DF 1 18 12 4 25 | 69 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 34 -2 -2 J_Boateng DF 1 18 13 3 27 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 18 0 M_Asensio MF 1 5 22 20 20 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 7 -2 G_Lovre MF 1 8 18 15 21 | 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Diawara MF 1 15 21 6 27 | 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 D_Drogba FW 1 3 13 18 21 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 34 8 C_Jerome FW 1 9 14 17 31 | 97 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 54 17 11 T_Ernst GK 19 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Sykes DF 1 19 14 7 28 | 28 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 A_Danjuma MF 1 2 19 15 24 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Okon MF 1 15 19 5 26 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Lemperle FW 1 5 12 15 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1752849164 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40