FFO Vase, Norwich City vs. Athletic Bilbao (Wed Sep 03)


                         Norwich City  |  Athletic Bilbao
                              5-2-3 P  |  5-2-3 A
                            Jon Banks  |  Neil Kirby Caretaker
                                       |
                           V_Reyes GK  |  GK L_Maximiano
                          G_Heinze DF  |  DF I_Zubeldia
                          L_Petrot DF  |  DF D_Vivian
                         H_Burrows DF  |  DF R_L_Cabral
                         C_Bradley DF  |  DF Yeray
                      I_Nedelcearu DF  |  DF J_Louis-Jean
                            S_Sohm MF  |  MF N_Serrano
                     A_MacAllister MF  |  FW A_Hierro
                            K_Dyer FW  |  MF M_Zubimendi
                        B_Brereton FW  |  FW J_Stansfield
                           C_Gakpo FW  |  FW L_Jovic
                                       |
                           A_Smith SUB |  SUB J_Ezkieta
                           J_Roddy SUB |  SUB Gorasabel
                           R_Giles SUB |  SUB P_Beruatto
                        Joao_Neves SUB |  SUB Jaurigezar
                          J_Ramsey SUB |  SUB A_Sola




Min. 2  :(nor) C_Gakpo runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_MacAllister 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Yeray 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 4  :(nor) C_Gakpo skips the challenge from R_L_Cabral 
          ...  C_Gakpo with the overhead! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Gakpo plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  H_Burrows gets his head on it 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 6  :(bil) M_Zubimendi spots L_Jovic who is in acres of space 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from H_Burrows 
Min. 8  :(bil) J_Stansfield flicks the ball through 
          ...  A_Hierro runs onto it! 
          ...  I_Nedelcearu bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 9  :(bil) L_Jovic barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  L_Jovic with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  V_Reyes won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 11 :(bil) J_Louis-Jean takes possession 
          ...  But C_Bradley wins the ball 
Min. 12 :(nor) B_Brereton brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  A_MacAllister gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  I_Zubeldia wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 12 :(bil) N_Serrano with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from C_Bradley 
          ...  N_Serrano has a dig at goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He does a celebratory dance with his team-mates! 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao have taken the lead! 
          ...  Norwich City 0-1 Athletic Bilbao ...
Min. 13 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  M_Zubimendi will now play as a DM 
Min. 13 :(bil) A_Hierro dribbles past the defender 
          ...  It was as if he wasn't even there 
          ...  But A_MacAllister slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 14 :(nor) C_Gakpo with a deep cross to K_Dyer 
          ...  K_Dyer drives it towards goal! 
          ...  He watches the ball, half volleys it sweetly! 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  And what a goal!! 
          ...  The subs are on the pitch taking pictures of the celebrations on their smartphones! 
          ...  They're tinkering with the filters 
          ...  The goalscoring hero will be IG famous after that goal! 
          ...  NOOOOOO it's been disallowed! 
          ...  A foul on the keeper 
          ...  You have to say that was harsh he barely touched him 
Min. 14 :(bil) L_Jovic runs at the defence 
          ...  C_Bradley tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
Min. 14 :(bil) N_Serrano with an incisive pass to J_Louis-Jean 
          ...  J_Louis-Jean with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Zubeldia crosses it in! 
          ...  V_Reyes comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  Yeray gets to it! 
          ...  But V_Reyes punches it away 
Min. 15 :(bil) R_L_Cabral reads the run of A_Hierro 
          ...  A_Hierro tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 18 :(bil) N_Serrano takes advantage of a bad back pass from B_Brereton 
          ...  N_Serrano has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  V_Reyes collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 19 :(bil) N_Serrano with a flicked pass to A_Hierro 
          ...  But L_Petrot clears the danger 
Min. 22 :(nor) B_Brereton looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to H_Burrows 
          ...  But J_Louis-Jean spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 24 :(nor) H_Burrows knocks the ball on and sprints past D_Vivian 
          ...  A delightful ball in to S_Sohm 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by R_L_Cabral 
Min. 24 :(bil) N_Serrano with a precise pass to L_Jovic 
          ...  L_Jovic has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  V_Reyes tips it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects wide for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_L_Cabral drives it into the box! 
          ...  M_Zubimendi gets to it! 
          ...  The shot slips through V_Reyes's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh dear! 
          ...  Norwich City 0-2 Athletic Bilbao ...
Min. 24 :(nor) K_Dyer beats R_L_Cabral 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  D_Vivian rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line. 
          ...  C_Gakpo floats it forward 
          ...  B_Brereton latches onto the end of it 
          ...  B_Brereton tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Nedelcearu with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of L_Maximiano 
Min. 25 :(nor) K_Dyer kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  G_Heinze gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  G_Heinze with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  L_Maximiano heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 25 :(bil) D_Vivian looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Jovic 
          ...  K_Dyer hits it out for a corner 
          ...  No nonsense clearance! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Stansfield dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  L_Petrot wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 28 :(bil) J_Stansfield finds A_Hierro with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  H_Burrows takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 29 :(nor) A_MacAllister takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Dyer 
          ...  K_Dyer beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat the keeper 
          ...  L_Maximiano makes his move 
          ...  He's lobbed him!! 
          ...  It bounces in front of goal! 
          ...  Cleared off the line by M_Zubimendi!! 
Min. 30 :(bil) D_Vivian slides the ball across to Yeray 
          ...  Yeray rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 38 :(nor) B_Brereton with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  A_Hierro wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 39 :(bil) L_Jovic jinks past K_Dyer 
          ...  L_Jovic with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  V_Reyes guesses right 
Min. 41 :(nor) B_Brereton takes advantage of a mistake by Yeray 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  A vicious shot by B_Brereton! 
          ...  But L_Maximiano makes a fine save 
Min. 41 :(bil) J_Louis-Jean with the first time pass to J_Stansfield 
          ...  J_Stansfield is clean through! 
          ...  He just has V_Reyes to beat! 
          ...  He lobs it over V_Reyes 
          ...  It just didn't dip quickly enough!! 
Min. 42 :(nor) B_Brereton flicks the ball on to G_Heinze 
          ...  G_Heinze hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  L_Maximiano with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Norwich City 0-2 Athletic Bilbao

Min. 47 :(nor) G_Heinze breaks free from D_Vivian 
          ...  I_Zubeldia with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  Nothing. Just a ticking off! 
Min. 50 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Ramsey 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Brereton 
Min. 50 :(nor) C_Gakpo saunters past D_Vivian 
          ...  C_Gakpo with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  But L_Maximiano comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 51 :(nor) K_Dyer hoists the ball across to C_Gakpo 
          ...  M_Zubimendi intercepts the pass 
Min. 51 :(bil) D_Vivian sidesteps C_Bradley 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  D_Vivian hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 52 :(bil) Yeray runs at S_Sohm 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  A vicious shot by Yeray! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs towards the Athletic Bilbao fans! 
          ...  Norwich City 0-3 Athletic Bilbao ...
Min. 54 :(nor) H_Burrows with a slide rule pass to C_Gakpo 
          ...  D_Vivian with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee tells him that he has been warned enough 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 55 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Giles 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Nedelcearu 
Min. 68 :(nor) H_Burrows finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  H_Burrows with the drive! 
          ...  L_Maximiano makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 69 :(nor) J_Ramsey takes possession 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  J_Ramsey tries to beat L_Maximiano! 
          ...  L_Maximiano watches it sail wide! 
Min. 73 :(nor) K_Dyer plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  G_Heinze decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  G_Heinze sees L_Maximiano off his line! 
          ...  L_Maximiano was lucky there 
Min. 76 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: Gorasabel 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Louis-Jean 
Min. 78 :(nor) S_Sohm beats I_Zubeldia 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  S_Sohm with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  L_Maximiano makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 79 :(nor) A_MacAllister beats D_Vivian 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  A_MacAllister drives it towards goal! 
          ...  GOOOOOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered home! 
          ...  The Norwich City fans chant his name! 
          ...  Norwich City are back in it! 
          ...  Neil Kirby Caretaker looks a little anxious now 
          ...  Norwich City 1-3 Athletic Bilbao ...
Min. 79 :(bil) M_Zubimendi holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to J_Stansfield 
          ...  J_Stansfield rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  V_Reyes with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 83 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Roddy 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Heinze 
Min. 83 :(nor) C_Gakpo beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  C_Gakpo with a thundering shot! 
          ...  L_Maximiano goes down well to save 
Min. 83 :(bil) D_Vivian sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to A_Hierro 
          ...  A_Hierro hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Look at his face! 
          ...  He can't believe it himself! 
          ...  Norwich City 1-4 Athletic Bilbao ...
Min. 87 :(bil) A_Hierro with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from H_Burrows 
          ...  H_Burrows redeems himself with a great tackle 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 92 :(bil) J_Stansfield has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  N_Serrano collects the loose ball! 
          ...  N_Serrano tries to beat V_Reyes! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Serrano hits it into the box! 
          ...  J_Stansfield gets his head on it 
          ...  V_Reyes makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 94 :(bil) The ball is passed in from Yeray, he finds J_Stansfield 
          ...  A vicious shot by J_Stansfield! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Zubeldia swings it in! 
          ...  It comes to A_Hierro 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Carrow Road
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : A_MacAllister
Scorers              : A_MacAllister (79)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Athletic Bilbao Match Info
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Best player          : N_Serrano (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Serrano (12), M_Zubimendi (24), Yeray (52), A_Hierro (83)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Vivian (54)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Norwich City  |    Athletic Bilbao
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       19
Off target           :           4        |       9
On target            :          11        |       10
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           2        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           5        |       10
Key Tackles          :           9        |       5
Key Passes           :          11        |       14
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Final Score          : Norwich City 1 - 4 Athletic Bilbao
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Player Statistics - Norwich City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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V_Reyes        GK  21   1   1   1  25 | 101   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0
G_Heinze       DF   1  19  16  10  28 |  87   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  48
L_Petrot       DF   1  16  13   5  20 | 101   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
H_Burrows      DF   1  19  17   9  24 | 101   0   3   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  45  24  32
C_Bradley      DF   1  19  17   5  23 | 101   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
I_Nedelcearu   DF   1  16  11   5  26 |  59   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
S_Sohm         MF   1   5  16  13  21 | 101   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
A_MacAllister  MF   1  17  22  14  28 | 101   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  17   7  32
K_Dyer         FW   1  11  19  18  25 | 101   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  23  30  16
B_Brereton     FW   1   4  12  15  30 |  54   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  51  20
C_Gakpo        FW   1   2  18  23  27 | 101   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  22   7
A_Smith        GK  18   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Roddy        DF   1  14  11   5  22 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Giles        DF   1  15  12   6  26 |  42   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Joao_Neves     MF   1  19  23  15  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Ramsey       FW   1   4  22  21  22 |  47   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3

Player Statistics - Athletic Bilbao
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Maximiano    GK  26   1   1   1  25 | 101   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0
I_Zubeldia     DF   1  21  17  14  30 | 101   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
D_Vivian       DF   1  22  16   7  25 | 101   0   0   3   1   1   0   1   0   0  -2  55  15
R_L_Cabral     DF   1  23  16  11  27 | 101   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  11  31   0
Yeray          DF   1  20  16  12  26 | 101   0   1   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  14  13  62
J_Louis-Jean   DF   1  19  15   9  24 |  80   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  14  15
N_Serrano      MF   1  11  20  18  26 | 101   0   0   3   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  27  38
A_Hierro       FW   1   7  14  19  27 | 101   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  32
M_Zubimendi    DM   1  19  21  12  27 | 101   0   1   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  15  16  36
J_Stansfield   FW   1   5  16  20  22 | 101   0   0   3   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  39  20
L_Jovic        FW   1   6  18  23  24 | 101   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
J_Ezkieta      GK  18   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Gorasabel      DF   1  18  15   4  23 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Beruatto     DF   1  15  13   2  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jaurigezar     MF   1  13  19   7  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Sola         FW   1   3  13  15  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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