FFO Champ, Norwich City vs. Fulham (Fri Aug 01)


                         Norwich City  |  Fulham
                              5-2-3 P  |  4-1-2-2-1 L
                            Jon Banks  |  Joe Brown
                                       |
                        J_Trafford GK  |  GK A_Lunin
                         I_Maatsen DF  |  DF A_Marusic
                         L_Colwill DF  |  DF R_Dunne
                         C_Bradley DF  |  DF E_Dier
                         H_Burrows DF  |  DF L_Chambers
                          G_Heinze DF  |  DM J_McConnell
                        Joao_Neves MF  |  MF P_Barrios
                        C_Doucoure MF  |  MF S_Eguren
                          J_Ramsey FW  |  AM W_Odobert
                           C_Gakpo FW  |  AM M_Arteta
                           L_Delap FW  |  FW E_Ferguson
                                       |
                           V_Reyes SUB |  SUB L_Vigouroux
                          D_Harvie SUB |  SUB S_Posch
                            M_Ozil SUB |  SUB C_Ndour
                          J_Onomah SUB |  SUB Y_Gourcuff
                           B_House SUB |  SUB L_Muriel




Min. 2  :(nor) J_Ramsey plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  J_Ramsey with a stunning strike! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  A_Lunin looks relieved there! 
Min. 3  :(nor) C_Bradley finds I_Maatsen with a ball over the defence 
          ...  R_Dunne 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! 
          ...  L_Colwill swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  A_Lunin comes out and claims it! 
Min. 4  :(nor) J_Ramsey latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  J_Ramsey drives it towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Lunin comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 10 :(nor) C_Gakpo takes advantage of a mistake by R_Dunne 
          ...  C_Gakpo hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  A_Lunin can't get to it 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish! 
          ...  Joe Brown is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Norwich City 1-0 Fulham ...
Min. 10 :(ful) S_Eguren with the heel pass to M_Arteta 
          ...  L_Colwill wins the ball 
Min. 13 :(nor) L_Delap has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Marusic! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  L_Delap tries to beat A_Lunin! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs towards the fans! 
          ...  And slides on his knees! 
          ...  Norwich City 2-0 Fulham ...
Min. 14 :(nor) Joao_Neves lays the ball back to C_Gakpo 
          ...  P_Barrios tackles cleanly 
Min. 17 :(nor) A defence splitting pass from I_Maatsen to J_Ramsey 
          ...  J_Ramsey with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  Looks like it should be A_Lunin's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by J_Ramsey 
          ...  C_Doucoure with the shot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Lunin is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Maatsen flights it in! 
          ...  C_Gakpo makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Joao_Neves floats the ball in! 
          ...  A_Marusic with a great clearance! 
Min. 19 :(nor) C_Doucoure holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to C_Gakpo 
          ...  C_Gakpo with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 20 :(nor) Joao_Neves kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  L_Delap gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  L_Delap strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  A_Lunin has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Lunin reacts well to save!! 
Min. 21 :(nor) C_Doucoure gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  J_Ramsey is unmarked 
          ...  R_Dunne with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 23 :(nor) C_Doucoure spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to L_Delap! 
          ...  S_Eguren fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
Min. 24 :(nor) C_Doucoure curls the ball out wide to L_Delap 
          ...  But M_Arteta slides in 
Min. 25 :(nor) J_Ramsey jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  R_Dunne with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 33 :(ful) S_Eguren has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  S_Eguren with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  But J_Trafford hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 35 :(nor) C_Doucoure with an early cross to C_Gakpo 
          ...  C_Gakpo hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  A_Lunin with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 37 :(nor) Joao_Neves with a glorious 60-yard pass to L_Colwill 
          ...  L_Colwill looks to see where A_Lunin is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  A_Lunin narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 37 :(nor) L_Delap with a reverse pass to I_Maatsen 
          ...  R_Dunne with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  But wait, there's more... 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He'd already been booked! Good night Vienna! 
Min. 39 :(nor) C_Gakpo sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  C_Gakpo fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  A_Lunin with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 40 :(ful) E_Dier spots E_Ferguson who is in acres of space 
          ...  C_Bradley wins the ball 
Min. 41 :(nor) I_Maatsen finds C_Gakpo in acres of space 
          ...  C_Gakpo hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Lunin's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He buries his head in his hands! 
          ...  Norwich City 3-0 Fulham ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(nor) L_Delap with a flashy move 
          ...  But M_Arteta wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 45 :(nor) C_Gakpo watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  C_Gakpo fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  YOU BEAUTY! 
          ...  And that makes it a hat-trick! 
          ...  Norwich City 4-0 Fulham ...
Min. 46 :(nor) Joao_Neves finds the run of J_Ramsey 
          ...  But A_Marusic slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 48 :(nor) A defence splitting pass from J_Ramsey to C_Gakpo 
          ...  Well intercepted by A_Marusic 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Norwich City 4-0 Fulham

Min. 47 :(nor) J_Ramsey leaves his marker standing 
          ...  J_Ramsey tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He does a celebratory dance with his team-mates! 
          ...  Norwich City 5-0 Fulham ...
Min. 50 :(nor) Joao_Neves makes a run into space 
          ...  Joao_Neves bears down on goal! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 52 :(nor) L_Delap holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Gakpo 
          ...  C_Gakpo blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  What agility from A_Lunin 
Min. 53 :(ful) E_Dier plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  E_Dier with a thundering volley! 
          ...  J_Trafford with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 54 :(ful) E_Ferguson knocks the ball past G_Heinze 
          ...  E_Ferguson with the drive! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 55 :(nor) J_Ramsey looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards C_Gakpo 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from C_Gakpo! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  A_Lunin claws it off the line 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Norwich City 6-0 Fulham ...
Min. 56 :(nor) J_Ramsey with a real burst of pace 
          ...  P_Barrios can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  J_Ramsey with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was sheer delightful football!! 
          ...  Norwich City 7-0 Fulham ...
Min. 56 :(nor) J_Ramsey flicks it over the defenders head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  J_McConnell dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  That's an awful tackle! 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 62 :(nor) L_Delap beats his marker 
          ...  L_Delap plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 63 :(ful) W_Odobert looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to E_Ferguson 
          ...  Joao_Neves goes in studs first 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 63 :(nor) C_Gakpo runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off J_McConnell back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  E_Ferguson with a bad challenge 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Joe Brown looks relieved 
          ...  Jon Banks is far from happy with that decision 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The crowd expects from this range 
          ...  C_Gakpo bends it in 
          ...  A_Lunin makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 65 :(nor) C_Gakpo with a simple pass to J_Ramsey 
          ...  J_Ramsey fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He does a celebratory dance with his team-mates! 
          ...  It's his 3rd of the game!! 
          ...  Norwich City 8-0 Fulham ...
Min. 66 :(nor) C_Gakpo is all alone 
          ...  The linesman keeps his flag down 
          ...  C_Gakpo plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  A_Lunin with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 67 :(nor) J_Ramsey flicks it over A_Marusic and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  But L_Chambers clears the ball to safety 
Min. 68 :(nor) C_Doucoure plays it long to L_Delap 
          ...  A_Marusic dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 69 :(nor) H_Burrows sidesteps his marker 
          ...  H_Burrows from 20 yards! 
          ...  A_Lunin gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Delap lofts the ball in! 
          ...  C_Gakpo rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  A_Lunin falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects in! 
          ...  And goes wide!! 
          ...  A_Lunin looks relieved!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Heinze swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  Joao_Neves swings a leg at it! 
          ...  But A_Lunin punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Ramsey plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  H_Burrows with the header 
          ...  A_Lunin gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic save by A_Lunin to tip it wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Maatsen with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_Lunin catches it! 
Min. 70 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Ozil 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Ramsey 
Min. 70 :(nor) Joao_Neves finds his way through 
          ...  He sets up the shot 
          ...  Joao_Neves drives it low! 
          ...  A_Lunin with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 73 :(nor) M_Ozil finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled S_Eguren 
          ...  M_Ozil swings in the shot! 
          ...  A_Lunin gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 73 :(nor) L_Delap plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  A_Marusic rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  L_Delap knocks it forward 
          ...  Joao_Neves gets on the end of it 
          ...  Joao_Neves shoots towards goal! 
          ...  A_Lunin with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 80 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Harvie 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Bradley 
Min. 80 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Onomah 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Doucoure 
Min. 81 :(ful) M_Arteta with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past J_Onomah 
          ...  He knocks it to P_Barrios! 
          ...  H_Burrows read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 83 :(nor) C_Gakpo takes advantage of a mistake by L_Chambers 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  But J_McConnell wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 86 :(nor) J_Onomah slips past his marker W_Odobert 
          ...  The ball is whipped into G_Heinze 
          ...  But E_Dier sweeps up the threat 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(nor) Joao_Neves reads the run of C_Gakpo 
          ...  C_Gakpo fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  A_Lunin narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 90 :(nor) L_Delap feeds the ball to M_Ozil 
          ...  A powerful shot by M_Ozil! 
          ...  A_Lunin takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 91 :(nor) M_Ozil with a precise ball to L_Delap 
          ...  L_Delap from 20 yards! 
          ...  But A_Lunin punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 92 :(nor) L_Colwill drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to Joao_Neves 
          ...  A_Marusic hits it out for a corner 
          ...  That was sent up into the top tier 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Burrows dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  It comes to I_Maatsen 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 93 :(nor) M_Ozil with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  A cracking drive from M_Ozil! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  A_Lunin tips it over !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Ozil plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  A_Marusic heads it away 
Min. 94 :(nor) Joao_Neves knocks the ball past A_Marusic 
          ...  Joao_Neves with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  A_Lunin blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 95 :(nor) G_Heinze heads the ball back to L_Colwill 
          ...  L_Colwill fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 95 :(ful) W_Odobert retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  P_Barrios latches onto the end of it 
          ...  G_Heinze gets to the ball first 

*************  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          : C_Gakpo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Gakpo (10,41,45,55), L_Delap (13), J_Ramsey (47,56,65)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Joao_Neves (63)
Injured              : N/A
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Fulham Match Info
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Best player          : M_Arteta
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : R_Dunne (37)
Booked               : A_Marusic (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Norwich City  |    Fulham
Attempts on Goal     :          37        |       3
Off target           :           9        |       1
On target            :          28        |       2
Possession           :          66        |       34
Corners              :          10        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           5        |       9
Key Tackles          :           4        |       13
Key Passes           :          24        |       5
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Final Score          : Norwich City 8 - 0 Fulham
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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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J_Trafford     GK  26   1   1   1  28 |  99   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0   0
I_Maatsen      DF   1  20  18   9  25 |  99   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  44  17
L_Colwill      DF   1  19  17   5  27 |  99   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  17  14  44
C_Bradley      DF   1  19  17   5  23 |  83   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  14   0
H_Burrows      DF   1  19  17   9  24 |  99   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  34   0  38
G_Heinze       DF   1  19  15  10  28 |  99   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  16   0
Joao_Neves     MF   1  19  23  15  27 |  99   0   0   5   0   5   0   1   0   0  -2  38  61
C_Doucoure     MF   1  18  21   6  26 |  83   0   0   6   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60  20
J_Ramsey       FW   1   4  22  20  22 |  73   0   0   2   1   6   3   0   0   0   0  32  92
C_Gakpo        FW   1   2  18  23  27 |  99   0   0   1   1  13   4   0   0   0   0  31 113
L_Delap        FW   1   6  15  21  27 |  99   0   0   3   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  48  41
V_Reyes        GK  21   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Harvie       DF   1  15  14   5  30 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ozil         FW   1   7  19  16  25 |  26   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  12  36
J_Onomah       MF   1  10  13   6  25 |  16   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
B_House        FW   1   3  13  15  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Fulham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Lunin        GK  25   1   1   1  23 |  99  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
A_Marusic      DF   1  21  13  12  24 |  99   0   6   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  88  -2  -2
R_Dunne        DF   1  19  15   7  31 |  37   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   5 -12 -12
E_Dier         DF   1  23  15  10  25 |  99   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  16  18
L_Chambers     DF   1  18  13   8  23 |  99   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
J_McConnell    DM   1  14  18   4  22 |  99   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0
P_Barrios      MF   1  19  21  15  26 |  99   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
S_Eguren       MF   1  12  19  14  25 |  99   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  14
W_Odobert      AM   1   9  19  16  29 |  99   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
M_Arteta       AM   1   7  19  14  26 |  99   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  58  12   0
E_Ferguson     FW   1   3  20  23  26 |  99   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
L_Vigouroux    GK  18   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Posch        DF   1  15  11   8  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Ndour        MF   1  13  19  16  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Gourcuff     AM   1   3  19  14  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Muriel       FW   1   4  12  18  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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