FFO Champ, Watford vs. Middlesbrough (Fri Nov 07)


                              Watford  |  Middlesbrough
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-3-1-2 C
                           Ryan Field  |  David Hannah
                                       |
                           M_Okoye GK  |  GK A_Davies
                         E_Tapsoba DF  |  DF I_Jones
                       G_Zambrotta DF  |  DF D_Fry
                          A_Ooijer DF  |  DF R_Aguilar
                      D_Caleta_Car DF  |  DF P_McNair
                            I_Sarr MF  |  AM M_Ihattaren
                        J_W_Prowse MF  |  MF M_Crooks
                          J_Koumas MF  |  MF M_Fellaini
                        Y_Gourcuff MF  |  MF S_Traore
                          S_Aguero FW  |  FW R_Muniz
                          G_Pandev FW  |  FW G_Agbonlahor
                                       |
                         S_Ruffier SUB |  SUB C_Klaus
                           S_Papac SUB |  SUB A_Dijksteel
                         D_Collins SUB |  SUB F_Onyeka
                            M_Fink SUB |  SUB J_Cordoba
                       A_Novakovic SUB |  SUB P_Cutrone




Min. 1  :(mid) G_Agbonlahor with a real burst of pace 
          ...  G_Agbonlahor with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Fantastic finish! 
          ...  You wouldn't have saved that with two keepers! 
          ...  Let's see if Middlesbrough can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Watford 0-1 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 3  :(wat) G_Pandev takes advantage of a mistake by M_Ihattaren 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  A glorious effort by G_Pandev! 
          ...  A_Davies with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 4  :(wat) G_Pandev dribbles it into the box 
          ...  G_Pandev with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  But it's been disallowed! 
          ...  The reason is unclear! 
          ...  Ryan Field is involved down on the touchline!! 
          ...  He is shown the red card! He's been sent to the stands! 
Min. 8  :(wat) I_Sarr sidesteps R_Aguilar 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  I_Sarr chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  A_Davies makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 10 :(wat) E_Tapsoba turns on a sixpence 
          ...  E_Tapsoba blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 10 :(mid) S_Traore finds M_Crooks in the box 
          ...  E_Tapsoba intercepts the opposition pass 
          ...  And he clears the ball behind goal 
          ...  He wasn't taking any risks there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Crooks plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  E_Tapsoba clears the danger 
Min. 11 :(mid) R_Muniz holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to I_Jones 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by D_Caleta_Car 
Min. 12 :(mid) M_Crooks is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to G_Agbonlahor 
          ...  G_Agbonlahor hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 16 :(mid) S_Traore get's past J_W_Prowse 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  S_Traore sees M_Okoye off his line! 
          ...  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! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Muniz swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  P_McNair gets on the end of it 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_McNair swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  M_Okoye easily catches it! 
Min. 17 :(wat) Y_Gourcuff lays the ball back to I_Sarr 
          ...  I_Jones with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 20 :(wat) A_Ooijer with a first time pass 
          ...  G_Pandev runs onto it! 
          ...  G_Pandev strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  A_Davies gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 21 :(wat) G_Pandev flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  But D_Fry puts the ball out of play 
Min. 21 :(mid) I_Jones 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! 
          ...  R_Muniz receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  R_Muniz with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  M_Okoye can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  M_Okoye makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 24 :(mid) M_Ihattaren with a clever shimmy 
          ...  M_Ihattaren hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  M_Okoye gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 25 :(mid) R_Muniz takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  R_Muniz runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  M_Okoye saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 27 :(wat) G_Pandev with the diagonal pass to S_Aguero 
          ...  M_Fellaini with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 30 :(wat) J_W_Prowse gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_W_Prowse hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  A_Davies with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_W_Prowse chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  M_Ihattaren with the clearance 
Min. 31 :(mid) R_Muniz backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  I_Jones latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by I_Jones! 
          ...  The shot slips through M_Okoye's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He buries his head in his hands! 
          ...  Watford 0-2 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 35 :(mid) M_Ihattaren with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from G_Zambrotta 
          ...  M_Ihattaren must beat M_Okoye! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 40 :(mid) R_Muniz pushes it past E_Tapsoba 
          ...  R_Muniz must beat M_Okoye! 
          ...  M_Okoye has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  M_Okoye is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 41 :(mid) M_Ihattaren brushes his marker behind and breaks free 
          ...  M_Ihattaren with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  But M_Okoye makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(wat) A_Ooijer plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  I_Sarr decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by R_Aguilar 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Sarr swings it in! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to E_Tapsoba 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But A_Davies reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 43 :(mid) R_Aguilar finds G_Agbonlahor with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  But E_Tapsoba puts it in row Z! 
Min. 44 :(mid) G_Agbonlahor gets possession in his own half 
          ...  G_Agbonlahor looks to see where M_Okoye is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  Brilliant save from M_Okoye 
Min. 45 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Fink 
          ...  COMING OFF: Y_Gourcuff 
Min. 47 :(mid) M_Crooks holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Agbonlahor 
          ...  M_Fink tackles from behind 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee consults his linesman 
          ...  Now he calls the player over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red really 
          ...  That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! 
Min. 48 :(mid) M_Fellaini races into the box 
          ...  He sees S_Traore lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  S_Traore with the shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Watford 0-2 Middlesbrough

Min. 47 :(mid) S_Traore turns past A_Ooijer 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  S_Traore drives it towards goal! 
          ...  M_Okoye just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 48 :(mid) M_Ihattaren takes advantage of a mistake by G_Zambrotta 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by G_Pandev 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 51 :(mid) M_Fellaini with a simple pass to G_Agbonlahor 
          ...  G_Zambrotta with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 51 :(mid) R_Muniz sidesteps E_Tapsoba 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  R_Muniz with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 53 :(wat) I_Sarr feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  G_Pandev runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  G_Pandev tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  But A_Davies parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 53 :(mid) M_Ihattaren passes the ball to R_Muniz 
          ...  R_Muniz sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  M_Okoye pushes it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Traore flights it in! 
          ...  G_Agbonlahor with the header 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  In off the post 
          ...  Watford 0-3 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 55 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Papac 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Caleta_Car 
Min. 57 :(mid) M_Ihattaren looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to I_Jones 
          ...  I_Jones fires the shot in! 
          ...  M_Okoye just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 58 :(wat) G_Zambrotta runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  G_Pandev latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  G_Pandev plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Rifled into the top corner! 
          ...  And that takes his tally to 10 for the campaign!! 
          ...  Watford 1-3 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 58 :(mid) M_Crooks runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Traore 
          ...  S_Traore hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 60 :(wat) A_Ooijer looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Pandev 
          ...  G_Pandev with the side footed shot! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 65 :(mid) I_Jones beats A_Ooijer 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  S_Papac tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
Min. 65 :(mid) P_McNair knocks the ball on and sprints past G_Zambrotta 
          ...  A delightful ball in to R_Muniz 
          ...  But A_Ooijer with the fine tackle 
Min. 66 :(wat) G_Pandev beats I_Jones 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  G_Pandev flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  A_Davies with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 69 :(mid) S_Traore crosses in from the wing, he finds M_Ihattaren in the box 
          ...  S_Papac tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Muniz with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  M_Okoye fists it away! 
Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Dijksteel 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Aguilar 
Min. 70 :(mid) The ball is passed in from S_Traore, he finds R_Muniz 
          ...  R_Muniz with a thundering volley! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 71 :(mid) M_Crooks looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Traore 
          ...  S_Traore with the shot on net! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 73 :(mid) A_Dijksteel 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! 
          ...  G_Zambrotta tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 76 :(wat) A_Ooijer spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to S_Aguero! 
          ...  The ball comes in high 
          ...  S_Aguero beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path 
          ...  He just has A_Davies to beat 
          ...  He nutmegs A_Davies 
          ...  It hits the upright!! 
          ...  A_Davies recovers to save it!! 
Min. 78 :(mid) M_Crooks kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  G_Agbonlahor gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  G_Agbonlahor beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He runs at M_Okoye 
          ...  He tries to slide it past M_Okoye 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 80 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Onyeka 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Fellaini 
Min. 80 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Cutrone 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Agbonlahor 
Min. 80 :(mid) P_McNair with a 30-yard pass to D_Fry 
          ...  D_Fry attempts a low drive! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  M_Okoye never had a chance! 
Min. 81 :(mid) F_Onyeka holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to R_Muniz 
          ...  R_Muniz hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  M_Okoye is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Ihattaren drives it into the box! 
          ...  M_Okoye comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  I_Jones with the header 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 85 :(mid) M_Ihattaren floats the ball in to find P_Cutrone 
          ...  P_Cutrone drives the shot in! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(wat) G_Pandev takes advantage of a mistake by F_Onyeka 
          ...  He crosses to E_Tapsoba 
          ...  S_Traore with an awful challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 92 :(mid) A_Dijksteel sprints past G_Zambrotta 
          ...  A_Ooijer tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Traore floats the ball in! 
          ...  A_Dijksteel rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_McNair flights it in! 
          ...  Great catch from M_Okoye! 
Min. 93 :(mid) P_Cutrone had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  P_Cutrone with a thundering volley! 
          ...  M_Okoye collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 94 :(wat) G_Pandev finds J_Koumas in the box 
          ...  What a shot from J_Koumas! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  A_Davies goes down well to save 
Min. 95 :(mid) M_Ihattaren beats J_Koumas 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  I_Sarr with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Vicarage Road
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : G_Pandev (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Pandev (58)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Fink (47), G_Zambrotta (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Middlesbrough Match Info
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Best player          : G_Agbonlahor
Scorers              : G_Agbonlahor (1,53), I_Jones (31)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Traore (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Watford  |    Middlesbrough
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       28
Off target           :           3        |       19
On target            :          10        |       9
Possession           :          37        |       63
Corners              :           2        |       8
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       4
Key Tackles          :           8        |       5
Key Passes           :          10        |       20
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Final Score          : Watford 1 - 3 Middlesbrough
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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 | 100   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
E_Tapsoba      DF   1  22  16  10  22 | 100   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  42   0  34
G_Zambrotta    DF   1  20  15  10  22 | 100   0   0   1   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  35  -2
A_Ooijer       DF   1  20  16   5  27 | 100   0   2   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  60   0
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  19  15  13  26 |  58   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
I_Sarr         MF   1   4  21  18  25 | 100   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
J_W_Prowse     MF   1  13  21  14  22 | 100   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
J_Koumas       MF   1  10  19  17  22 | 100   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
Y_Gourcuff     MF   1   3  19  14  26 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
S_Aguero       FW   1   8  16  20  24 | 100   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
G_Pandev       FW   1   8  16  20  24 | 100   0   1   3   0   7   1   0   0   0  28  45  68
S_Ruffier      GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Papac        DF   1  18  16  11  27 |  42   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
D_Collins      DF   1  18  12   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Fink         MF   1  14  19   7  20 |  55   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
A_Novakovic    FW   1   5  12  16  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Middlesbrough
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_Davies       GK  25   1   1   1  27 | 100   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
I_Jones        DF   1  23  17  12  24 | 100   0   1   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  13  14  68
D_Fry          DF   1  22  14   9  29 | 100   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  14   0  17
R_Aguilar      DF   1  22  15   8  26 |  73   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  16   0
P_McNair       DF   1  21  13  13  28 | 100   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36  13
M_Ihattaren    AM   1   8  19  16  26 | 100   0   1   3   0   3   0   0   0   0  28  36  34
M_Crooks       MF   1  12  21  11  24 | 100   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
M_Fellaini     MF   1  12  18  11  21 |  83   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  26   0
S_Traore       MF   1  15  20  14  22 | 100   0   0   3   1   5   0   1   0   0  -2  47  58
R_Muniz        FW   1   9  18  22  22 | 100   0   0   2   1   7   0   0   0   0   0  44  32
G_Agbonlahor   FW   1   9  15  19  29 |  83   0   0   0   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0  75
C_Klaus        GK  19   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Dijksteel    DF   1  19  15  14  22 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
F_Onyeka       MF   1  12  15   7  27 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
J_Cordoba      MF   1   3  10  15  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Cutrone      FW   1   2  12  18  22 |  17   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
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