FFO Champ, West Brom vs. Sheffield United (Mon Sep 01)


                            West Brom  |  Sheffield United
                            5-2-1-2 P  |  5-3-2 P
                        Frank Deeming  |  Dave Thacker Caretaker
                                       |
                         D_Iversen GK  |  GK J_Urbig
                           J_Poyth DF  |  DF C_Cresswell
                         M_Holgate DF  |  DF J_Bagan
                      N_Milenkovic DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                        Ruben_Vezo DF  |  DF M_Sykes
                         M_Lanzaro DF  |  DF K_Naughton
                           C_Gomes MF  |  MF M_Asensio
                         A_Palombo MF  |  MF A_Diawara
                          A_Mulele AM  |  MF J_Mascherano
                         D_Solanke FW  |  FW D_Drogba
                        R_Brewster FW  |  FW E_Osong
                                       |
                           T_Hasal SUB |  SUB T_Ernst
                           F_Clerc SUB |  SUB J_Boateng
                       S_Longstaff SUB |  SUB G_Lovre
                         Marc_Roca SUB |  SUB D_Saric
                         R_Bozenik SUB |  SUB C_Jerome




Min. 3  :(wba) N_Milenkovic finds himself in acres of space 
          ...  J_Bagan wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 3  :(shu) C_Cresswell runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Mascherano 
          ...  J_Mascherano hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  Looks like it should be D_Iversen's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Bagan dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  D_Iversen thumps the ball away! 
Min. 4  :(wba) R_Brewster with the Cruyff turn 
          ...  R_Brewster shoots towards goal! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Frank Deeming spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 6  :(shu) M_Asensio runs towards the goal 
          ...  J_Poyth goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 7  :(wba) Ruben_Vezo with a burst of pace 
          ...  Ruben_Vezo with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  J_Urbig gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's pushed behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Ruben_Vezo lofts the ball in! 
          ...  Great catch from J_Urbig! 
Min. 8  :(shu) E_Osong picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  A_Palombo takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He can't complain about that 
Min. 9  :(wba) A_Mulele takes advantage of a mistake by K_Naughton 
          ...  He knocks the ball to D_Solanke! 
          ...  D_Solanke with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  J_Urbig gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 
Min. 10 :(shu) M_Asensio knocks it forward 
          ...  J_Poyth slips 
          ...  E_Osong gets to it! 
          ...  A well-placed shot from E_Osong! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 11 :(shu) A_Diawara cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Drogba 
          ...  D_Drogba unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 13 :(wba) A_Mulele with a smart pass to R_Brewster 
          ...  A glorious effort by R_Brewster! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 15 :(shu) D_Drogba finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  The defence was sleeping 
          ...  He made a fantastic run though 
          ...  A_Palombo cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 17 :(wba) A_Mulele with the majestic dribble 
          ...  A_Mulele attempts a low drive! 
          ...  J_Urbig makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 17 :(shu) D_Drogba slips past his marker 
          ...  Ruben_Vezo muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
Min. 18 :(shu) C_Cresswell floats the ball in to find D_Drogba 
          ...  A wicked drive by D_Drogba! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He scores! 
          ...  Can You Believe It? 
          ...  But it's been disallowed! The linesman raised his flag 
          ...  That looked like a bad decision 
Min. 20 :(wba) A_Palombo crosses to M_Lanzaro 
          ...  M_Lanzaro looks to see where J_Urbig is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  J_Urbig looks relieved there! 
Min. 23 :(wba) N_Milenkovic has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  J_Poyth gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  J_Poyth with a blistering shot! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 26 :(wba) A_Palombo plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  M_Lanzaro decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  M_Lanzaro with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 28 :(shu) J_Mascherano finds D_Drogba with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  M_Lanzaro rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 30 :(wba) N_Milenkovic boots it towards Ruben_Vezo 
          ...  But J_Bagan wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 32 :(shu) C_Cresswell jumps over J_Poyth's challenge 
          ...  J_Poyth moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 34 :(wba) M_Holgate is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Lanzaro 
          ...  M_Lanzaro attempts the shot! 
          ...  J_Urbig parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And J_Urbig recovers to save!! 
Min. 35 :(shu) J_Mascherano sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  J_Mascherano with a thundering shot! 
          ...  D_Iversen gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 36 :(wba) D_Solanke eases past A_Diawara 
          ...  D_Solanke carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  J_Urbig narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 37 :(wba) R_Brewster turns past M_Sykes 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  R_Brewster hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  J_Urbig gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  The defender puts the ball behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Milenkovic crosses it in! 
          ...  J_Urbig easily catches it! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(wba) A_Palombo skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Ruben_Vezo 
          ...  Ruben_Vezo hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  J_Urbig never had a chance! 
Min. 47 :(wba) A_Palombo with the through ball to D_Solanke 
          ...  D_Solanke flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  J_Urbig makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: West Brom 0-0 Sheffield United

Min. 49 :(wba) A_Mulele picks up a loose ball 
          ...  A_Mulele has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air 
          ...  Dave Thacker Caretaker is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  West Brom 1-0 Sheffield United ...
Min. 51 :(shu) C_Cresswell with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past M_Lanzaro 
          ...  He knocks it to M_Sykes! 
          ...  M_Sykes shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for D_Iversen 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  D_Iversen looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 52 :(shu) D_Drogba is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  E_Osong latches onto the end of it 
          ...  J_Poyth pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
Min. 55 :(wba) N_Milenkovic looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Solanke 
          ...  M_Sykes is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
Min. 56 :(shu) C_Cresswell is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Drogba 
          ...  D_Drogba attempts a low drive! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 57 :(shu) J_Foyth slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  A_Palombo with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
Min. 58 :(wba) It's game over for D_Solanke 
          ...  He's picked up an injury and can't continue 
Min. 58 :(wba) Substitution by West Brom 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Bozenik 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Solanke 
Min. 58 :(shu) J_Foyth takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  J_Foyth hits a great drive! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 59 :(shu) C_Cresswell heads the ball back to J_Foyth 
          ...  Ruben_Vezo with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 63 :(shu) K_Naughton looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Cresswell 
          ...  C_Cresswell curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  But D_Iversen tips it over the bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Diawara dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  M_Holgate heads it away 
Min. 64 :(shu) J_Bagan plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  E_Osong decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  Cleaned up by N_Milenkovic 
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. 66 :(shu) J_Mascherano controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs A_Palombo 
          ...  He puts in C_Jerome! 
          ...  J_Poyth reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 67 :(wba) A_Mulele finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled J_Boateng 
          ...  A_Mulele tries to beat J_Urbig! 
          ...  The shot slips through J_Urbig's hands 
          ...  But J_Urbig recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 68 :(wba) R_Bozenik makes the tackle 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from R_Bozenik! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But J_Urbig tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Palombo hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Urbig comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  R_Bozenik swings a leg at it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  His manager looks unmoved 
          ...  West Brom 2-0 Sheffield United ...
Min. 71 :(shu) C_Cresswell turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Foyth 
          ...  J_Foyth with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  D_Iversen makes a fine save 
Min. 73 :(shu) J_Mascherano back heels to find C_Cresswell in space 
          ...  C_Cresswell breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat D_Iversen now! 
          ...  He slips it underneath D_Iversen 
          ...  He hits it towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  West Brom 2-1 Sheffield United ...
Min. 75 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Saric 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Asensio 
Min. 78 :(wba) A_Palombo controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  R_Bozenik gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  J_Mascherano with an ugly foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  And in a dangerous position as well! 
          ...  A_Mulele smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  J_Urbig never had a chance! 
          ...  He scores his 10th goal of the campaign! 
          ...  West Brom 3-1 Sheffield United ...
Min. 81 :(wba) R_Bozenik brushes C_Cresswell aside and breaks free 
          ...  R_Bozenik with a thundering volley! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 87 :(shu) C_Jerome finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  Great challenge by M_Holgate 
          ...  But it goes out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Diawara chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  M_Holgate with a great clearance! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(shu) E_Osong breaks free from Ruben_Vezo 
          ...  E_Osong with the shot on net! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 90 :(wba) N_Milenkovic with a deep cross to A_Palombo 
          ...  A_Palombo sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  J_Urbig gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Palombo with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  Headed away by J_Foyth 
Min. 92 :(wba) A_Mulele backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  J_Poyth gets on the end of it 
          ...  But J_Bagan wins the ball 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : The Hawthorns
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West Brom Match Info
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Best player          : A_Mulele (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Mulele (49,78), R_Bozenik (68)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Poyth (6), A_Palombo (8), Ruben_Vezo (59)
Injured              : D_Solanke (58)
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : J_Mascherano
Scorers              : C_Cresswell (73)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Sykes (55), J_Mascherano (78)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               West Brom  |    Sheffield United
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       12
Off target           :           8        |       7
On target            :          12        |       5
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           4        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :          16        |       6
Key Tackles          :           8        |       4
Key Passes           :          13        |       13
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Final Score          : West Brom 3 - 1 Sheffield United
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Player Statistics - West Brom
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Iversen      GK  25   1   1   1  24 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
J_Poyth        DF   1  20  13  10  25 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  30  -2  14
M_Holgate      DF   1  22  15  11  28 |  97   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  42  16   0
N_Milenkovic   DF   1  21  15  10  31 |  97   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  64   0
Ruben_Vezo     DF   1  22  15   7  35 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  38
M_Lanzaro      DF   1  19  14  12  24 |  97   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  17   0  44
C_Gomes        MF   1  12  19   5  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Palombo      MF   1  12  19   4  31 |  97   0   1   5   1   1   0   1   0   0  22  75  22
A_Mulele       AM   1   6  17  19  22 |  97   0   0   3   0   4   2   0   0   0   0  42  70
D_Solanke      FW   1   2  14  20  24 |  62   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
R_Brewster     FW   1   5  10  19  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  23
T_Hasal        GK  17   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Clerc        DF   1  18  14   9  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Longstaff    MF   1  12  20   6  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marc_Roca      MF   1   3  19  14  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Bozenik      FW   1   8  13  19  22 |  35   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  42

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 |  97  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
C_Cresswell    DF   1  21  16  14  20 |  97   0   0   6   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  90  50
J_Bagan        DF   1  21  15   3  26 |  97   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  16   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  20  12  10  23 |  97   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  16   0  34
M_Sykes        DF   1  19  15   7  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  17
K_Naughton     DF   1  18  13   4  25 |  69   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
M_Asensio      MF   1   5  22  20  20 |  79   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0
A_Diawara      MF   1  15  21   6  27 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Mascherano   MF   1  15  19  11  23 |  97   0   0   3   1   2   0   1   0   0  -2  51  30
D_Drogba       FW   1   3  13  19  21 |  69   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  23
E_Osong        FW   1   7  15  19  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Jerome       FW   1   9  14  18  31 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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