FFO Champ, Norwich City vs. Sheffield United (Mon Aug 25)


                         Norwich City  |  Sheffield United
                            4-2-0-4 P  |  5-4-1 P
                            Jon Banks  |  Dave Thacker Caretaker
                                       |
                        J_Trafford GK  |  GK J_Urbig
                         I_Maatsen DF  |  DF C_Cresswell
                         C_Bradley DF  |  DF J_Bagan
                         L_Colwill DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                         H_Burrows DF  |  DF M_Sykes
                        Joao_Neves DM  |  DF K_Naughton
                     A_MacAllister DM  |  MF M_Asensio
                          J_Ramsey FW  |  MF A_Diawara
                            K_Dyer FW  |  MF J_Mascherano
                           J_David FW  |  MF P_Okon
                           C_Gakpo FW  |  FW E_Osong
                                       |
                           V_Reyes SUB |  SUB T_Ernst
                           J_Roddy SUB |  SUB J_Boateng
                           J_Aidoo SUB |  SUB G_Lovre
                            B_Bahn SUB |  SUB D_Saric
                            J_Wind SUB |  SUB D_Drogba




Min. 4  :(nor) K_Dyer kills the ball dead 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by J_Mascherano 
Min. 5  :(nor) C_Gakpo pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  A_MacAllister is clean through! 
          ...  A_MacAllister has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  J_Urbig beats the ball away 
Min. 6  :(nor) L_Colwill with a measured ball to J_David 
          ...  J_David curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered home! 
          ...  gol-gol-gol-gol-gol-gol-goaaaaaaaall 
          ...  Norwich City have taken the lead! 
          ...  Norwich City 1-0 Sheffield United ...
Min. 7  :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City 
          ...  J_Ramsey will now play as a AM 
Min. 7  :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City 
          ...  K_Dyer will now play as a AM 
Min. 7  :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City 
          ...  J_David will now play as a AM 
Min. 24 :(nor) J_Ramsey with a one-touch layoff to A_MacAllister 
          ...  A_MacAllister uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  J_Urbig heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 25 :(nor) J_Ramsey with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heels 
          ...  J_Ramsey sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 26 :(nor) K_Dyer puts in C_Gakpo 
          ...  But J_Mascherano reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 26 :(shu) E_Osong beats L_Colwill 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  H_Burrows with a nasty foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up 
          ...  P_Okon floats it forward 
          ...  E_Osong latches onto the end of it 
          ...  K_Dyer forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Bagan curls it into the box! 
          ...  J_Trafford catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 26 :(shu) A_Diawara drives it forward to E_Osong 
          ...  E_Osong hits a great drive! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 28 :(nor) K_Dyer beats C_Cresswell 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  M_Sykes wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 39 :(nor) C_Gakpo pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  K_Dyer is clean through! 
          ...  K_Dyer is clean through! 
          ...  J_Urbig tries to make himself big 
          ...  J_Urbig charges out of his area 
          ...  J_Urbig catches the ball 
Min. 40 :(shu) J_Mascherano takes advantage of a bad back pass from I_Maatsen 
          ...  J_Mascherano has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 42 :(shu) E_Osong runs forward 
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for goal in mind! 
          ...  E_Osong with a terrific drive! 
          ...  J_Trafford gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Norwich City 1-0 Sheffield United

Min. 48 :(nor) J_Ramsey sprints past J_Mascherano 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  E_Osong rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 53 :(shu) J_Mascherano runs at H_Burrows 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  L_Colwill with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 54 :(nor) A_MacAllister with a smart turn 
          ...  A_MacAllister with a blistering shot! 
          ...  J_Urbig narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 61 :(shu) A_Diawara with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  E_Osong gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But A_MacAllister wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Asensio drives it into the box! 
          ...  L_Colwill heads it away 
Min. 62 :(nor) K_Dyer with a byline cross to Joao_Neves 
          ...  Joao_Neves breaks clear! 
          ...  He tries to take it round J_Urbig 
          ...  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! 
Min. 63 :(nor) A_MacAllister runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to K_Dyer 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  J_Bagan takes possession 
Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Boateng 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Naughton 
Min. 71 :(nor) C_Gakpo is too quick for J_Foyth 
          ...  J_Mascherano cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 72 :(shu) E_Osong bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to J_Foyth 
          ...  L_Colwill wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 75 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Saric 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Okon 
Min. 75 :(nor) K_Dyer pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  C_Cresswell with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 76 :(nor) I_Maatsen controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  L_Colwill gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  But J_Foyth puts the ball out of play 
Min. 78 :(shu) M_Sykes with a smart turn 
          ...  M_Sykes with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  J_Trafford dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had J_Trafford beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  D_Saric flights it in! 
          ...  L_Colwill reads it 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 79 :(shu) E_Osong with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows H_Burrows a clean set of heals 
          ...  A heafty challenge by C_Bradley 
          ...  Which leads to the ball going out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Mascherano chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  It is cleared by I_Maatsen 
Min. 80 :(nor) H_Burrows finds J_David with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  J_David has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 80 :(shu) M_Asensio slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  L_Colwill with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
Min. 80 :(shu) E_Osong flicks the ball on to D_Saric 
          ...  D_Saric hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  But J_Trafford punches it away 
Min. 81 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Roddy 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Maatsen 
Min. 81 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Aidoo 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Bradley 
Min. 84 :(nor) C_Gakpo saunters past D_Saric 
          ...  C_Gakpo hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  But J_Urbig punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that J_Urbig got a touch 
Min. 84 :(shu) J_Mascherano steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  J_Mascherano attempts a low drive! 
          ...  J_Trafford makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 84 :(nor) C_Gakpo breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat J_Urbig now! 
          ...  J_Boateng trips him up from behind! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
Min. 85 :(nor) J_Ramsey gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside J_Foyth! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Ramsey hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(nor) J_Ramsey runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Gakpo 
          ...  Another tackle close to the line by J_Foyth 
          ...  But he cant prevent the corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Burrows with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  J_Urbig comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  J_David with the header 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 89 :(shu) E_Osong steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs L_Colwill 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  E_Osong fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  But it goes wide 

*************  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          : L_Colwill (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_David (6)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Burrows (26), L_Colwill (53)
Injured              : N/A
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : J_Mascherano
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Norwich City  |    Sheffield United
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       7
Off target           :           5        |       4
On target            :           6        |       3
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       4
Key Tackles          :           7        |       9
Key Passes           :          10        |       4
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Final Score          : Norwich City 1 - 0 Sheffield United
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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 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
I_Maatsen      DF   1  20  18   9  25 |  82   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  13   0
C_Bradley      DF   1  19  17   5  23 |  82   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
L_Colwill      DF   1  19  18   5  27 |  94   0   3   1   1   0   0   1   0   0  49  29  -2
H_Burrows      DF   1  19  17   9  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  12  -2
Joao_Neves     DM   1  19  23  15  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
A_MacAllister  DM   1  17  22  14  28 |  94   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  19   9  42
J_Ramsey       AM   1   4  22  21  22 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  10
K_Dyer         AM   1  11  19  18  25 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  25  24  10
J_David        AM   1   6  18  22  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
C_Gakpo        FW   1   2  18  23  27 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  26   5
V_Reyes        GK  21   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Roddy        DF   1  14  11   5  22 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0
J_Aidoo        DF   1  16  11   5  27 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Bahn         MF   1   3  14  10  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Wind         FW   1   5  10  15  26 |   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
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J_Urbig        GK  25   1   1   1  26 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
C_Cresswell    DF   1  21  16  14  20 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
J_Bagan        DF   1  21  15   3  26 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  20  12  10  23 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
M_Sykes        DF   1  19  15   7  28 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  17   0  19
K_Naughton     DF   1  18  13   4  25 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Asensio      MF   1   5  22  20  20 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Diawara      MF   1  15  21   6  27 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Mascherano   MF   1  15  19  11  23 |  94   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  63   0  32
P_Okon         MF   1  15  19   5  26 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Osong        FW   1   7  15  19  24 |  94   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  29  32  23
T_Ernst        GK  19   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Boateng      DF   1  18  13   3  27 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Lovre        MF   1   8  18  15  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Saric        MF   1  13  16  12  26 |  18   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
D_Drogba       FW   1   3  13  19  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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