FFO Champ, Sheffield United vs. Nottingham Forest (Fri Aug 29)


                     Sheffield United  |  Nottingham Forest
                              5-3-2 A  |  5-1-0-2-2 A
               Dave Thacker Caretaker  |  HD King Caretaker
                                       |
                           J_Urbig GK  |  GK G_Kobel
                       C_Cresswell DF  |  DF F_Horsfall
                           J_Bagan DF  |  DF T_Kehrer
                           J_Foyth DF  |  DF S_Aurier
                           M_Sykes DF  |  DF R_Marquez
                        K_Naughton DF  |  DF K_Gibbs
                         M_Asensio MF  |  DM Danilo
                         A_Diawara MF  |  AM B_Aguilera
                      J_Mascherano MF  |  AM Arthur
                          D_Drogba FW  |  FW C_Vela
                           E_Osong FW  |  FW C_Hudson_Odoi
                                       |
                           T_Ernst SUB |  SUB J_Gorter
                         J_Boateng SUB |  SUB H_Carter
                           G_Lovre SUB |  SUB E_Kujovic
                           D_Saric SUB |  SUB T_Cairney
                          C_Jerome SUB |  SUB K_L_Potter




Min. 1  :(shu) J_Foyth looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Asensio 
          ...  M_Asensio with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  G_Kobel was lucky there 
Min. 3  :(ntf) C_Vela takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past K_Naughton 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  C_Vela swings in the shot! 
          ...  J_Urbig catches the ball 
Min. 8  :(shu) A_Diawara with a slide rule pass to E_Osong 
          ...  E_Osong hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  But G_Kobel palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 10 :(shu) A_Diawara squares it to E_Osong 
          ...  K_Gibbs makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 14 :(ntf) Danilo with a simple pass to C_Hudson_Odoi 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat J_Urbig 
          ...  He rounds J_Urbig 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle 
          ...  It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!! 
Min. 17 :(shu) E_Osong loses his marker 
          ...  Danilo does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 17 :(ntf) R_Marquez beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds B_Aguilera 
          ...  B_Aguilera throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  J_Urbig was lucky there 
Min. 20 :(ntf) C_Vela picks out C_Hudson_Odoi with the cross 
          ...  Great turn! Astonishing! The defence has gone to sleep 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi is all alone 
          ...  J_Urbig comes towards him 
          ...  He rounds J_Urbig 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle 
          ...  It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!! 
Min. 22 :(ntf) F_Horsfall with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Arthur gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Bagan steals the ball of off him 
Min. 23 :(shu) J_Mascherano loses S_Aurier 
          ...  A glorious effort by J_Mascherano! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And G_Kobel reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Diawara plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  G_Kobel comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  C_Cresswell swings a leg at it! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 25 :(shu) E_Osong controls the ball with ease 
          ...  E_Osong tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  G_Kobel can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  G_Kobel was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 26 :(shu) M_Asensio flicks it over S_Aurier's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  M_Asensio hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 27 :(ntf) C_Vela flights the ball to B_Aguilera 
          ...  A_Diawara anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 28 :(shu) J_Mascherano with the diagonal pass to M_Asensio 
          ...  M_Asensio with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  But G_Kobel reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 36 :(ntf) C_Vela looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to B_Aguilera 
          ...  C_Cresswell cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 37 :(ntf) B_Aguilera beats M_Sykes 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  J_Foyth with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  This is very far out 
          ...  F_Horsfall swings it in 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi takes control of it! 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi hits a great drive! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oooooohhhhhhh!!?... 
          ...  I can't believe it! n 
          ...  It's a GOAL! 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
          ...  That's given Nottingham Forest the lead! 
          ...  Sheffield United 0-1 Nottingham Forest ...
Min. 39 :(shu) J_Mascherano with an amazing show of skill to get past Danilo 
          ...  He crosses to M_Asensio 
          ...  M_Asensio with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 41 :(ntf) R_Marquez backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  B_Aguilera latches onto the end of it 
          ...  B_Aguilera hits a curling shot! 
          ...  J_Urbig gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 
Min. 42 :(ntf) B_Aguilera volleys it forward. He finds Arthur 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from Arthur! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(shu) J_Mascherano curls the ball out wide to M_Asensio 
          ...  M_Asensio hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  But G_Kobel just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 43 :(ntf) B_Aguilera finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  K_Naughton cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 44 :(shu) E_Osong with a reverse pass to M_Asensio 
          ...  T_Kehrer anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 44 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi flicks it over J_Bagan's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  C_Cresswell with a deliberate foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 46 :(shu) J_Mascherano finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  A cracking drive from J_Mascherano! 
          ...  G_Kobel makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sheffield United 0-1 Nottingham Forest

Min. 51 :(shu) K_Naughton with a precise ball to J_Foyth 
          ...  R_Marquez with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 51 :(ntf) Arthur sprints past J_Foyth 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from K_Naughton 
Min. 55 :(shu) J_Mascherano 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! 
          ...  M_Asensio receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from R_Marquez 
Min. 57 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest 
          ...  COMING ON: K_L_Potter 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Vela 
Min. 61 :(ntf) S_Aurier is first to the loose ball 
          ...  S_Aurier hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 63 :(shu) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  J_Foyth seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by J_Foyth! 
          ...  G_Kobel saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 63 :(ntf) Danilo finds Arthur with a ball over the defence 
          ...  Arthur fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Sheffield United fans taunt him! 
Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Boateng 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Naughton 
Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Jerome 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Drogba 
Min. 65 :(shu) J_Mascherano slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  K_Gibbs hits it out for a throw 
Min. 66 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Cairney 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Aguilera 
Min. 67 :(ntf) K_L_Potter has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Arthur gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Arthur rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by C_Hudson_Odoi 
          ...  J_Urbig makes the catch! 
Min. 68 :(ntf) R_Marquez jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Hudson_Odoi 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi with a stunning strike! 
          ...  The shot slips through J_Urbig's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 70 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Kujovic 
          ...  COMING OFF: Danilo 
Min. 70 :(ntf) Arthur is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to R_Marquez 
          ...  J_Bagan wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 71 :(shu) M_Asensio sidesteps K_Gibbs 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 73 :(shu) J_Mascherano kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  E_Osong gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  T_Kehrer robs him of the ball 
Min. 75 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Saric 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Asensio 
Min. 75 :(shu) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  A_Diawara takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  A_Diawara chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  G_Kobel gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Sykes drives it into the box! 
          ...  G_Kobel comes out and claims it! 
Min. 77 :(shu) J_Mascherano slips past S_Aurier 
          ...  J_Mascherano with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  But G_Kobel is equal to it 
Min. 77 :(ntf) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  K_L_Potter seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  K_L_Potter with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 78 :(shu) J_Mascherano with a first time pass 
          ...  E_Osong runs onto it! 
          ...  E_Osong is clean through! 
          ...  G_Kobel tries to make himself big 
          ...  He tries to flick it past G_Kobel 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  HD King Caretaker is shaking his head on the touchline, the manager cannot believe it! 
          ...  Sheffield United have equalised with not long to go! 
          ...  Sheffield United 1-1 Nottingham Forest ...
Min. 78 :(ntf) K_Gibbs beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds T_Cairney 
          ...  J_Bagan with the block 
Min. 80 :(shu) D_Saric gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds C_Cresswell 
          ...  Cleared by E_Kujovic 
Min. 80 :(ntf) Arthur cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_L_Potter 
          ...  K_L_Potter with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A quality strike 
          ...  YOU BEAUTY!! 
          ...  That must surely be the winner!! 
          ...  Sheffield United 1-2 Nottingham Forest ...
Min. 81 :(ntf) E_Kujovic looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Hudson_Odoi 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi with a thundering drive! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 82 :(shu) M_Sykes looks injured. He's been stretchered off 
          ...  Let's hope it's not serious 
          ...  He returns to the pitch to carry on 
          ...  He seems to be ok 
Min. 82 :(ntf) T_Kehrer knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Mascherano 
          ...  C_Cresswell cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 84 :(ntf) K_L_Potter could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from J_Boateng 
Min. 85 :(shu) J_Boateng gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  C_Jerome is unmarked 
          ...  C_Jerome strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 86 :(shu) J_Bagan feeds the ball to J_Foyth 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from J_Foyth! 
          ...  But G_Kobel punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 87 :(ntf) T_Kehrer with a pinpoint pass to C_Hudson_Odoi 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 91 :(ntf) R_Marquez with a measured pass to C_Hudson_Odoi 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Bramall Lane
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : J_Mascherano (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Osong (78)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Nottingham Forest Match Info
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Best player          : Arthur
Scorers              : C_Hudson_Odoi (37), K_L_Potter (80)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Hudson_Odoi (71)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Sheffield United  |    Nottingham Forest
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       16
Off target           :           5        |       12
On target            :          11        |       4
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       9
Key Tackles          :           9        |       8
Key Passes           :          14        |       17
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Final Score          : Sheffield United 1 - 2 Nottingham Forest
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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   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
C_Cresswell    DF   1  21  16  14  20 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0  12
J_Bagan        DF   1  21  15   3  26 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  16   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  20  12  10  23 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  19  36
M_Sykes        DF   1  19  15   7  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Naughton     DF   1  18  13   4  25 |  67   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  36  18   0
M_Asensio      MF   1   5  22  20  20 |  77   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  36
A_Diawara      MF   1  15  21   6  27 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  21  20  22
J_Mascherano   MF   1  15  19  11  23 |  94   0   0   6   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  89  51
D_Drogba       FW   1   3  13  19  21 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Osong        FW   1   7  15  19  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  16  42
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 |  27   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  18   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 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
C_Jerome       FW   1   9  14  18  31 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8

Player Statistics - Nottingham Forest
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Kobel        GK  26   1   1   1  24 |  94  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0   0
F_Horsfall     DF   1  21  15  10  28 |  94   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  37   0
T_Kehrer       DF   1  22  17   8  22 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  28  14   0
S_Aurier       DF   1  20  14   4  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
R_Marquez      DF   1  19  15  11  27 |  94   0   2   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  64   0
K_Gibbs        DF   1  19  16  12  24 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  15   0
Danilo         DM   1  16  19   9  31 |  72   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  24   0
B_Aguilera     AM   1   9  19  17  23 |  68   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  20
Arthur         AM   1   6  22  17  23 |  94   0   0   2   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  32  27
C_Vela         FW   1  10  17  19  30 |  59   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  42   9
C_Hudson_Odoi  FW   1   1  16  22  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   7   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  42
J_Gorter       GK  19   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Carter       DF   1  16  10   4  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Kujovic      DM   1  14  18   3  30 |  22   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  13   0
T_Cairney      AM   1   1  16  16  22 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_L_Potter     FW   1   2  14  20  31 |  35   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  17  30
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