FFO Champ, Watford vs. Fulham (Fri Aug 22)


                              Watford  |  Fulham
                          5-1-0-2-2 A  |  4-2-0-3-1 A
                  GS Wilson Caretaker  |  Joe Brown
                                       |
                           M_Okoye GK  |  GK A_Lunin
                         D_Collins DF  |  DF A_Marusic
                       G_Zambrotta DF  |  DF R_Dunne
                           S_Papac DF  |  DF E_Dier
                          A_Ooijer DF  |  DF L_Chambers
                            L_Hall DF  |  DM J_McConnell
                         D_Kwakman DM  |  DM P_Barrios
                          J_Koumas AM  |  AM C_Ndour
                            I_Sarr AM  |  AM W_Odobert
                          G_Pandev FW  |  AM M_Arteta
                          S_Aguero FW  |  FW E_Ferguson
                                       |
                         S_Ruffier SUB |  SUB L_Vigouroux
                          F_Rawson SUB |  SUB S_Posch
                         P_Roberts SUB |  SUB S_Eguren
                        M_Williams SUB |  SUB H_Wilson
                            S_Leto SUB |  SUB L_Muriel




Min. 2  :(wat) G_Pandev with a real burst of pace 
          ...  A_Marusic can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  G_Pandev aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  Saved by A_Lunin 
Min. 5  :(wat) A_Ooijer moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Koumas 
          ...  R_Dunne with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 8  :(ful) P_Barrios gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past L_Hall! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  D_Kwakman reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 10 :(wat) L_Hall fires over a low cross to J_Koumas 
          ...  J_Koumas with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  A_Lunin with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 11 :(ful) J_McConnell runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to P_Barrios 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from P_Barrios! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 12 :(wat) D_Collins takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  A_Marusic with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
Min. 13 :(wat) S_Aguero beats M_Arteta 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Cleared by E_Dier 
Min. 14 :(wat) J_Koumas takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Pandev 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by P_Barrios 
Min. 14 :(ful) C_Ndour gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside D_Collins! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Okoye with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  P_Barrios passes to R_Dunne 
          ...  D_Collins tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Ferguson swings it in! 
          ...  D_Collins gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 17 :(ful) C_Ndour changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Barrios 
          ...  A well-placed shot from P_Barrios! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 19 :(ful) J_McConnell spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to E_Ferguson! 
          ...  I_Sarr goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! 
          ...  M_Arteta drives it under the wall 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 22 :(wat) S_Papac looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to G_Zambrotta 
          ...  A_Marusic cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 23 :(wat) S_Papac with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past A_Marusic 
          ...  M_Arteta pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
Min. 24 :(wat) L_Hall with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from E_Dier 
          ...  L_Hall tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  A_Lunin with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 25 :(wat) J_Koumas with a deep cross to S_Aguero 
          ...  S_Aguero fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  A_Lunin makes a difficult save 
Min. 26 :(ful) M_Arteta chips the ball forward to A_Marusic 
          ...  A_Marusic runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  M_Okoye gathers it comfortably 
Min. 26 :(wat) S_Aguero has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  W_Odobert wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
          ...  The Referee writes his name into the book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 31 :(wat) I_Sarr sidesteps P_Barrios 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  I_Sarr strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a great finish 
          ...  The Watford fans chant his name! 
          ...  Let's see if Watford can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Watford 1-0 Fulham ...
Min. 31 :(ful) J_McConnell with an inch perfect pass to E_Ferguson 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by S_Papac 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 34 :(ful) E_Ferguson finds the run of P_Barrios 
          ...  D_Kwakman pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 36 :(wat) L_Hall with a slide rule pass to S_Aguero 
          ...  A delicate header from S_Aguero! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 38 :(ful) M_Arteta turns past J_Koumas 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  S_Papac with the tackle 
Min. 39 :(wat) S_Papac takes advantage of a mistake by E_Dier 
          ...  He crosses to J_Koumas 
          ...  J_Koumas pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 39 :(ful) J_McConnell with the header on 
          ...  He finds E_Ferguson in space 
          ...  E_Ferguson goes for the top corner! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Watford fans taunt him! 
Min. 40 :(ful) E_Ferguson lashes out at G_Pandev 
          ...  That was disgraceful! 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 46 :(wat) G_Pandev plays the early ball across the box to find I_Sarr in space 
          ...  I_Sarr goes for the top corner! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 46 :(ful) C_Ndour takes possession 
          ...  C_Ndour bears down on goal! 
          ...  But M_Okoye comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Watford 1-0 Fulham

Min. 46 :(ful) J_McConnell with an incisive pass to E_Ferguson 
          ...  A_Ooijer wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 47 :(ful) P_Barrios finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  The defence was sleeping 
          ...  He made a fantastic run though 
          ...  But L_Hall wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 49 :(ful) P_Barrios controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  E_Ferguson gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  E_Ferguson breaks clear! 
          ...  He just has M_Okoye to beat! 
          ...  He nutmegs M_Okoye 
          ...  right through the legs!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  GS Wilson Caretaker is shaking his head on the touchline 
          ...  Fulham have equalised! 
          ...  Watford 1-1 Fulham ...
Min. 53 :(ful) M_Arteta finds A_Marusic on the edge of the box 
          ...  A_Marusic with the drive! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 55 :(wat) I_Sarr has plenty of time and space 
          ...  I_Sarr must beat A_Lunin! 
          ...  But A_Lunin with the difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Pandev swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  A_Lunin fists it away! 
Min. 55 :(ful) R_Dunne brushes his marker behind and breaks free 
          ...  R_Dunne with the overhead! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  M_Okoye dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had M_Okoye beaten! 
Min. 60 :(wat) S_Papac is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  L_Hall latches onto the ball 
          ...  L_Hall has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  But A_Lunin parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 60 :(ful) E_Dier plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  S_Papac knocks the ball back to M_Okoye 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It's gone past M_Okoye! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Marusic dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for M_Okoye, who catches the ball 
Min. 65 :(ful) L_Chambers finds R_Dunne in the box 
          ...  R_Dunne with the header! 
          ...  It floats over M_Okoye 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 67 :(ful) M_Arteta hits a hard pass to W_Odobert 
          ...  W_Odobert with a thundering drive! 
          ...  M_Okoye parries it 
Min. 70 :(ful) C_Ndour looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_McConnell 
          ...  J_McConnell beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat M_Okoye 
          ...  He nutmegs M_Okoye 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 71 :(ful) P_Barrios takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  P_Barrios tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  But M_Okoye smothers the ball 
Min. 72 :(wat) J_Koumas turns past E_Dier 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Koumas tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 74 :(wat) J_Koumas saunters past his marker 
          ...  J_Koumas bears down on goal! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Lunin moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  A_Lunin catches it with style! 
Min. 74 :(ful) P_Barrios finds E_Ferguson on the edge of the box 
          ...  L_Hall makes the challenge and clears the ball 
          ...  But it drifts out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Dunne hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  It comes to M_Arteta 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  M_Okoye tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Ferguson plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  E_Dier rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  M_Okoye manages to turn it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Marusic crosses it in! 
          ...  M_Okoye thumps the ball away! 
Min. 75 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Leto 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Aguero 
Min. 75 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Roberts 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Sarr 
Min. 75 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Rawson 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Collins 
Min. 75 :(ful) P_Barrios knocks the ball past A_Ooijer 
          ...  Now he crosses to E_Ferguson! 
          ...  E_Ferguson tries to beat M_Okoye! 
          ...  M_Okoye gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 79 :(ful) A_Marusic pushes it past F_Rawson 
          ...  A_Marusic blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  M_Okoye saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 86 :(wat) G_Pandev slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  G_Pandev unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  A_Lunin gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 
Min. 86 :(ful) W_Odobert holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Ndour 
          ...  C_Ndour fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 91 :(wat) G_Pandev curls the ball out wide to J_Koumas 
          ...  J_Koumas sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  But A_Lunin parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 92 :(ful) W_Odobert beats G_Zambrotta 
          ...  A vicious shot by W_Odobert! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 93 :(wat) P_Roberts skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to S_Leto 
          ...  S_Leto sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Lunin moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 93 :(ful) E_Ferguson makes himself available 
          ...  E_Ferguson looks to see where M_Okoye is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Joe Brown spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 97 :(wat) L_Hall with a long pass to P_Roberts 
          ...  P_Roberts with the crafty shot! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Vicarage Road
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : J_Koumas
Scorers              : I_Sarr (31)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Sarr (19)
Injured              : N/A
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Fulham Match Info
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Best player          : P_Barrios (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Ferguson (49)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Dunne (5), W_Odobert (26)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Watford  |    Fulham
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       20
Off target           :           7        |       11
On target            :           9        |       9
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           1        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           6        |       8
Key Tackles          :          10        |       3
Key Passes           :          12        |       16
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Final Score          : Watford 1 - 1 Fulham
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Player Statistics - Watford
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Okoye        GK  25   1   1   1  29 |  98  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
D_Collins      DF   1  18  12   8  30 |  76   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
G_Zambrotta    DF   1  19  14  10  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Papac        DF   1  18  16  11  27 |  98   0   3   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  54  45   0
A_Ooijer       DF   1  19  16   5  27 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  15   0
L_Hall         DF   1  18  18   9  20 |  98   0   2   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  36  39  38
D_Kwakman      DM   1  15  18  11  22 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0   0
J_Koumas       AM   1  10  19  17  22 |  98   0   0   2   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  24  51
I_Sarr         AM   1   4  21  18  25 |  76   0   0   0   0   3   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  44
G_Pandev       FW   1   8  16  19  24 |  98   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30  16
S_Aguero       FW   1   8  15  20  24 |  76   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
S_Ruffier      GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Rawson       DF   1  16  11   4  24 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Roberts      AM   1   4  16  12  25 |  22   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  14
M_Williams     MF   1  12  16   6  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Leto         FW   1   5  12  18  21 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8

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 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
A_Marusic      DF   1  22  13  12  24 |  98   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  14   0  46
R_Dunne        DF   1  19  15   7  31 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  36
E_Dier         DF   1  24  15  10  25 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  12   0  18
L_Chambers     DF   1  19  13   9  23 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
J_McConnell    DM   1  14  18   4  22 |  98   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  65  22
P_Barrios      DM   1  19  22  15  26 |  98   0   1   3   1   3   0   0   0   0  17  41  35
C_Ndour        AM   1  13  19  16  22 |  98   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  24  22
W_Odobert      AM   1   9  19  16  29 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  10  20
M_Arteta       AM   1   7  20  14  26 |  98   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  33  26
E_Ferguson     FW   1   3  20  23  26 |  98   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  11  29
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
S_Eguren       MF   1  12  20  14  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Wilson       AM   1   3  16  14  31 |   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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