FFO FLT, Feyenoord vs. Sheffield United (Wed Jul 09) Feyenoord | Sheffield United 4-1-3-2 A | 5-2-1-2 N Ian McNamara | Dave Thacker Caretaker | A_Muric GK | GK J_Urbig A_Cole DF | DF C_Cresswell L_Vitale DF | DF J_Foyth D_Jurasek DF | DF J_Bagan L_Yoro DF | DF J_Boateng J_Moder DM | DF K_Naughton L_Barry MF | MF M_Asensio L_Di_Maggio MF | MF P_Okon P_Aimar MF | AM J_Mascherano Adama_Traore FW | FW D_Drogba T_Abraham FW | FW C_Jerome | G_Buffon SUB | SUB T_Ernst A_Candela SUB | SUB M_Sykes S_Schaars SUB | SUB A_Diawara D_Devoy SUB | SUB A_Danjuma Bojan SUB | SUB B_Waine Min. 1 :(shu) J_Mascherano drives it across the face of the goal C_Jerome ... C_Jerome with a thundering drive! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 3 :(fey) D_Jurasek can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to T_Abraham ... T_Abraham hits a crisp volley! ... He watches the ball, volleys it sweetly! ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... His twitter account will be trending after that one! ... Feyenoord take the lead! ... Feyenoord 1-0 Sheffield United ... Min. 11 :(shu) P_Okon puts in C_Jerome ... C_Jerome tries to catch the keeper out! ... A_Muric parries it, he follows it up ... And A_Muric recovers to save!! Min. 15 :(fey) Adama_Traore with an inch perfect pass to L_Vitale ... L_Vitale pounds a rocket on goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... L_Barry crosses it in! ... J_Urbig comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... T_Abraham with the header ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... J_Urbig never had a chance! Min. 19 :(fey) Adama_Traore with a slick pass to T_Abraham ... T_Abraham with a blistering shot! ... J_Urbig gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 21 :(fey) P_Aimar finds T_Abraham with a perfectly weighted pass ... T_Abraham tries to lob the keeper! ... J_Urbig gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 22 :(shu) D_Drogba beats his marker ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... L_Vitale cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 24 :(fey) A_Cole with a 50-yard pass to Adama_Traore ... K_Naughton goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 25 :(fey) L_Di_Maggio with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to J_Moder ... J_Moder drives the ball low! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Sheffield United fans taunt him about that effort Min. 35 :(fey) Adama_Traore with a great first touch ... J_Foyth with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 36 :(shu) J_Foyth controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... D_Drogba gets onto the end of the pass! ... T_Abraham is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 37 :(shu) M_Asensio runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off D_Jurasek back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... M_Asensio sees A_Muric off his line! ... A_Muric saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 38 :(fey) L_Barry runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off K_Naughton back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... J_Boateng clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 46 :(shu) C_Cresswell sidesteps D_Jurasek ... He was too quick for his marker ... C_Cresswell controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... But A_Muric makes a fine save Min. 47 :(shu) M_Asensio with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... M_Asensio has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... But it goes just over Min. 48 :(fey) Adama_Traore with a probing pass to L_Barry ... L_Barry tries to chip the ball over J_Urbig! ... GOAL!! ... A classy finish ... Feyenoord 2-0 Sheffield United ... ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Feyenoord 2-0 Sheffield United Min. 46 :(shu) C_Cresswell spots a team mate in space ... He finds D_Drogba with a lovely pass! ... P_Aimar wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick Min. 47 :(fey) T_Abraham runs at J_Boateng ... He takes it past him ... But D_Drogba sweeps up the threat Min. 51 :(fey) T_Abraham loses his marker! ... But C_Cresswell puts the ball out of play Min. 56 :(shu) P_Okon gets to the byline and finds M_Asensio with a beautiful cross ... M_Asensio with a low drive through the rain! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... M_Asensio floats the ball in! ... K_Naughton with the header ... A_Muric has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... A_Muric is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 59 :(fey) Adama_Traore looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to L_Di_Maggio ... But he loses control of it ... P_Okon belts it clear Min. 61 :(shu) C_Jerome dribbles past Adama_Traore ... C_Jerome hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... But A_Muric makes an easy save Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: M_Sykes ... COMING OFF: J_Boateng Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: A_Danjuma ... COMING OFF: P_Okon Min. 65 :(fey) J_Moder slips past his marker C_Cresswell ... The ball is whipped into A_Cole ... A_Cole belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... But J_Urbig punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that J_Urbig got a touch Min. 68 :(fey) T_Abraham cuts in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Adama_Traore ... Excellent sliding challenge by J_Mascherano ... He timed it well Min. 69 :(fey) L_Barry with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to Adama_Traore ... Adama_Traore with a thundering drive! ... J_Urbig fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 69 :(shu) A_Danjuma has it on the edge of the box ... A_Cole slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 70 :(fey) Adama_Traore dribbles past K_Naughton ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... Adama_Traore hits the ball first time! ... J_Urbig with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 71 :(fey) T_Abraham puts his hand in A_Danjuma's face! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It's just a warning Min. 73 :(fey) A_Cole pulls it back to L_Barry ... L_Barry tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... Ian McNamara spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 74 :(fey) J_Moder cuts in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Adama_Traore ... J_Mascherano with a clumsy challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not happy with that! ... He's got to be careful now! ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup ... A_Cole floats it forward ... Adama_Traore latches onto the end of it ... J_Foyth reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 75 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: B_Waine ... COMING OFF: D_Drogba Min. 76 :(shu) B_Waine has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past L_Di_Maggio! ... He has some space now! ... B_Waine looks to see where A_Muric is! ... He shoots! ... But A_Muric punches it away Min. 77 :(fey) A_Cole finds the run of T_Abraham ... T_Abraham has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... It floats over J_Urbig ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 78 :(fey) L_Vitale crosses to L_Yoro ... L_Yoro with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 80 :(fey) Substitution by Feyenoord ... COMING ON: A_Candela ... COMING OFF: L_Yoro Min. 80 :(fey) Substitution by Feyenoord ... COMING ON: S_Schaars ... COMING OFF: L_Di_Maggio Min. 80 :(fey) Substitution by Feyenoord ... COMING ON: Bojan ... COMING OFF: T_Abraham Min. 80 :(fey) Tactical Change by Feyenoord ... Feyenoord have changed their playing style to D Min. 82 :(shu) M_Asensio is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to C_Jerome ... C_Jerome has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But he somehow misses ... The Feyenoord fans laugh at him Min. 82 :(fey) Adama_Traore dribbles past C_Cresswell ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... B_Waine fouls badly ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 87 :(fey) P_Aimar sprints forward with the ball ... P_Aimar hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : De Kuip ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feyenoord Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Adama_Traore (Man of the Match) Scorers : T_Abraham (3), L_Barry (48) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Jerome Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Mascherano (74) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feyenoord | Sheffield United Attempts on Goal : 14 | 10 Off target : 8 | 5 On target : 6 | 5 Possession : 43 | 57 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 8 Key Tackles : 2 | 8 Key Passes : 15 | 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Feyenoord 2 - 0 Sheffield United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Feyenoord Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Muric GK 24 1 1 1 22 | 99 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 0 A_Cole DF 1 19 17 4 21 | 99 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 42 24 L_Vitale DF 1 18 15 13 23 | 99 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 16 13 D_Jurasek DF 1 20 14 13 22 | 99 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 L_Yoro DF 1 20 18 2 26 | 84 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 J_Moder DM 1 18 20 6 28 | 99 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 20 L_Barry MF 1 3 20 17 21 | 99 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 11 39 L_Di_Maggio MF 1 18 19 4 24 | 84 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 P_Aimar MF 1 9 19 17 31 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 9 Adama_Traore FW 1 6 12 24 28 | 99 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 100 8 T_Abraham FW 1 4 15 23 24 | 84 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 16 32 G_Buffon GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Candela DF 1 16 12 5 24 | 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Schaars MF 1 12 18 4 31 | 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Devoy MF 1 10 15 13 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bojan FW 1 7 13 18 21 | 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 25 1 1 1 26 | 99 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Cresswell DF 1 21 16 14 20 | 99 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 14 J_Foyth DF 1 20 12 10 23 | 99 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 J_Bagan DF 1 21 15 3 26 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Boateng DF 1 18 13 3 27 | 69 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 K_Naughton DF 1 18 12 4 25 | 99 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 0 22 M_Asensio MF 1 5 22 19 20 | 99 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 23 P_Okon MF 1 15 18 5 26 | 69 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 26 0 J_Mascherano AM 1 15 18 10 23 | 99 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 11 -2 D_Drogba FW 1 3 13 18 21 | 79 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 C_Jerome FW 1 9 14 17 31 | 99 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 T_Ernst GK 19 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Sykes DM 1 19 14 7 28 | 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Diawara MF 1 15 21 6 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Danjuma DM 1 2 19 15 24 | 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Waine FW 1 4 13 15 23 | 20 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1752076872 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40