FFO Champ, Sheffield United vs. Brentford (Mon Oct 06) Sheffield United | Brentford 5-1-1-1-2 P | 4-4-2 C Dave Thacker Caretaker | Ant Harris Caretaker | J_Urbig GK | GK M_Maignan C_Cresswell DF | DF R_Baku J_Bagan DF | DF K_Ajer J_Foyth DF | DF R_Henry J_Boateng DF | DF A_Disasi K_Naughton DF | MF C_Norgaard A_Diawara DM | MF M_Olakigbe J_Mascherano MF | MF S_Giovino M_Asensio AM | MF M_Damsgaard D_Drogba FW | FW K_Schade E_Osong FW | FW P_Daka | T_Ernst SUB | SUB N_Collins M_Sykes SUB | SUB L_Buchanan D_Saric SUB | SUB L_Diarra G_Lovre SUB | SUB R_Hedges T_Lemperle SUB | SUB J_Altidore Min. 2 :(shu) D_Drogba controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... J_Foyth gets onto the end of the pass! ... A_Disasi slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 2 :(btf) M_Damsgaard takes advantage of a mistake by J_Bagan ... He knocks the ball to S_Giovino! ... J_Mascherano cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 7 :(shu) J_Bagan cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Asensio ... Excellent sliding challenge from K_Ajer ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 10 :(btf) P_Daka takes possession ... J_Bagan brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 11 :(btf) A_Disasi pulls it back to P_Daka ... P_Daka tries to place it in the corner! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 13 :(shu) D_Drogba takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into J_Mascherano ... K_Ajer with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Ant Harris Caretaker looks relieved Min. 16 :(shu) M_Asensio moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to D_Drogba ... D_Drogba with the drive! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 22 :(btf) P_Daka flicks it over C_Cresswell's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... P_Daka sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... GOAL!! ... He runs to the corner and dives on his belly ... Let's see if Brentford can hang onto that lead! ... Sheffield United 0-1 Brentford ... Min. 26 :(shu) D_Drogba uses his feet well to turn on the ball ... D_Drogba has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... M_Maignan with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 30 :(shu) E_Osong gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past R_Henry! ... He has some space now! ... R_Baku reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 34 :(shu) J_Mascherano pushes it past R_Henry ... J_Mascherano rifles it at the goal! ... M_Maignan watches it sail safely wide! Min. 37 :(btf) K_Schade flicks it over A_Diawara's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... J_Foyth clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 41 :(btf) The ball is passed in from C_Norgaard, he finds P_Daka ... P_Daka with a low drive through the rain! ... J_Urbig with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 46 :(shu) D_Drogba runs into space ... D_Drogba hits a curling shot! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 46 :(btf) P_Daka gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside K_Naughton! ... He has some space now! ... K_Naughton moves quickly to get the tackle in this time ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sheffield United 0-1 Brentford Min. 47 :(shu) E_Osong runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to C_Cresswell ... C_Cresswell tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... But M_Maignan reaches the ball. Good save Min. 49 :(shu) D_Drogba takes advantage of a bad back pass ... D_Drogba smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 52 :(shu) J_Foyth finds his way through ... J_Foyth attempts the shot! ... It floats over M_Maignan ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 53 :(btf) M_Olakigbe backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... K_Schade gets on the end of it ... C_Cresswell cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 54 :(btf) M_Olakigbe chips the ball over the defence and finds K_Schade ... K_Schade fires off a right-footed shot! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 55 :(btf) Substitution by Brentford ... COMING ON: J_Altidore ... COMING OFF: K_Schade Min. 60 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: T_Lemperle ... COMING OFF: D_Drogba Min. 60 :(btf) Substitution by Brentford ... COMING ON: R_Hedges ... COMING OFF: S_Giovino Min. 62 :(shu) J_Bagan controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... E_Osong gets onto the end of the pass! ... R_Hedges with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 64 :(btf) M_Olakigbe with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... J_Mascherano fouls ... That was disgusting ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... FREE KICK! ... That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! ... P_Daka with the thundering drive ... But J_Urbig with the difficult save Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: M_Sykes ... COMING OFF: K_Naughton Min. 65 :(shu) J_Boateng reads the run of M_Asensio ... M_Asensio hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... M_Maignan parries it, he follows it up ... And M_Maignan recovers to save!! Min. 65 :(btf) J_Urbig miskicks! ... P_Daka takes control of the ball! ... A_Diawara rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 70 :(btf) Substitution by Brentford ... COMING ON: L_Buchanan ... COMING OFF: A_Disasi Min. 71 :(shu) J_Boateng is on the ground motionless! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 71 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: D_Saric ... COMING OFF: J_Boateng Min. 72 :(btf) R_Baku with a real burst of pace ... M_Sykes can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... R_Baku leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... It's way wide ... The Sheffield United fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 76 :(shu) C_Cresswell with the majestic dribble ... R_Baku slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 78 :(shu) C_Cresswell with a glorious 60-yard pass to T_Lemperle ... T_Lemperle controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... M_Maignan never had a chance! Min. 81 :(shu) A_Diawara sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... E_Osong runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... A delicate header from E_Osong! ... M_Maignan beats the ball away Min. 84 :(btf) J_Altidore turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to K_Ajer ... C_Cresswell tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... R_Henry curls it into the box! ... A_Diawara belts it clear Min. 85 :(btf) M_Olakigbe sidesteps M_Sykes ... J_Foyth does well to intercept the ball Min. 86 :(btf) The ball rolls free! ... R_Henry takes control of it on the half way line ... He sprints past the defenders!! ... Excellent sliding challenge from D_Saric ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(btf) M_Damsgaard beats J_Bagan ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... D_Saric goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Bramall Lane ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Drogba Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Mascherano (64), A_Diawara (65) Injured : J_Boateng (71) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brentford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : P_Daka (Man of the Match) Scorers : P_Daka (22) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Hedges (62) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United | Brentford Attempts on Goal : 10 | 6 Off target : 6 | 3 On target : 4 | 3 Possession : 54 | 46 Corners : 0 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 11 Key Tackles : 10 | 4 Key Passes : 9 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sheffield United 0 - 1 Brentford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 1 1 1 26 | 95 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 C_Cresswell DF 1 21 16 14 20 | 95 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 15 14 J_Bagan DF 1 21 15 3 26 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 32 0 J_Foyth DF 1 20 13 10 23 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 0 16 J_Boateng DF 1 18 14 3 27 | 72 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 K_Naughton DF 1 18 13 4 25 | 66 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 A_Diawara DM 1 15 21 6 27 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 8 -2 J_Mascherano MF 1 15 19 11 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 19 -2 13 M_Asensio AM 1 5 22 20 20 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 D_Drogba FW 1 3 13 19 21 | 61 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 36 30 E_Osong FW 1 8 15 19 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 9 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 15 7 28 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Saric DF 1 13 16 12 26 | 23 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 G_Lovre AM 1 8 18 16 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Lemperle FW 1 5 12 15 26 | 34 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 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 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 R_Baku DF 1 22 16 11 25 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 0 15 K_Ajer DF 1 20 12 12 28 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 R_Henry DF 1 21 15 6 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Disasi DF 1 20 12 5 29 | 71 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 19 0 C_Norgaard MF 1 15 20 4 29 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 M_Olakigbe MF 1 3 20 15 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 S_Giovino MF 1 8 19 15 27 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Damsgaard MF 1 3 21 16 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 K_Schade FW 1 7 14 22 22 | 56 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 P_Daka FW 1 3 15 22 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 N_Collins GK 19 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Buchanan DF 1 19 14 6 28 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 L_Diarra MF 1 14 18 7 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Hedges MF 1 3 16 7 28 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 J_Altidore FW 1 7 16 18 31 | 39 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 1759764012 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40