FFO Champ, Huddersfield Town vs. Sheffield United (Fri Feb 20)


                    Huddersfield Town  |  Sheffield United
                          4-1-2-2-1 E  |  5-1-1-1-2 P
                   Ed Clark Caretaker  |  Dave Thacker Caretaker
                                       |
                     L_Castellazzi GK  |  GK J_Urbig
                         B_Jackson DF  |  DF C_Cresswell
                         O_Dodgson DF  |  DF J_Bagan
                      D_van_Buyten DF  |  DF M_Sykes
                       R_Shawcross DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                        Florentino DM  |  DF K_Naughton
                           C_Ndour MF  |  DM A_Diawara
                       C_Humphreys MF  |  MF J_Mascherano
                            G_Hall AM  |  AM M_Ozil
                          L_Foster AM  |  FW D_Drogba
                      A_Kalimuendo FW  |  FW E_Osong
                                       |
                          V_Valdes SUB |  SUB T_Ernst
                         A_Stewart SUB |  SUB P_Okon
                         A_Bangura SUB |  SUB J_Boateng
                      R_Kerschbaum SUB |  SUB D_Saric
                            D_Gray SUB |  SUB B_Waine




Min. 2  :(shu) E_Osong finds D_Drogba in acres of space 
          ...  D_Drogba attempts a lob! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 8  :(hud) L_Foster knocks the ball past K_Naughton 
          ...  Now he crosses to Florentino! 
          ...  Florentino tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  J_Urbig is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Hall drives it into the box! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for J_Urbig, who catches the ball 
Min. 8  :(shu) E_Osong beats D_van_Buyten 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  E_Osong hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 
Min. 9  :(shu) M_Sykes skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to E_Osong 
          ...  Florentino anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 11 :(hud) B_Jackson with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  D_van_Buyten gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A cheeky lob from D_van_Buyten! 
          ...  J_Urbig gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He just couldn't keep it out! 
          ...  Dave Thacker Caretaker is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Huddersfield Town 1-0 Sheffield United ...
Min. 12 :(shu) E_Osong takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past O_Dodgson 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  D_van_Buyten with a nasty foul 
Min. 14 :(hud) C_Humphreys backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  R_Shawcross latches onto the end of it 
          ...  R_Shawcross with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  J_Urbig makes a good save 
Min. 16 :(shu) A_Diawara has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Sykes gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  M_Sykes hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 18 :(hud) A_Kalimuendo had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Sykes 
Min. 19 :(hud) C_Ndour dribbles past M_Sykes 
          ...  C_Ndour with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  J_Urbig gathers it comfortably 
Min. 20 :(hud) Florentino sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  D_Drogba with the foul 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 21 :(hud) D_van_Buyten curls the ball out wide to A_Kalimuendo 
          ...  J_Foyth hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Exellent clearance from the defender 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Florentino swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  G_Hall swings a leg at it! 
          ...  J_Urbig tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by D_van_Buyten 
          ...  J_Urbig thumps the ball away! 
Min. 29 :(hud) G_Hall runs forward 
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for goal in mind! 
          ...  M_Sykes anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 30 :(hud) G_Hall loses M_Sykes 
          ...  E_Osong is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
Min. 32 :(shu) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  D_Drogba is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by C_Ndour! 
          ...  D_van_Buyten pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
Min. 37 :(hud) Florentino runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of L_Foster 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  A_Diawara hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Will the quality of the ball be good? 
          ...  It has to beat the first defender! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Hall plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  D_van_Buyten loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  The shot slips through J_Urbig's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 39 :(hud) G_Hall takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  G_Hall sees J_Urbig off his line! 
          ...  J_Urbig makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 39 :(shu) M_Sykes runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  E_Osong latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  E_Osong rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 42 :(shu) E_Osong is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to M_Ozil 
          ...  From long range M_Ozil bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(hud) A_Kalimuendo flicks it over J_Bagan's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  A_Diawara with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! 
          ...  Will we see it? 
          ...  Florentino with the delicate chip over the wall 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 46 :(hud) B_Jackson skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Florentino 
          ...  J_Bagan steals the ball of off him 
Min. 46 :(shu) A_Diawara with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  J_Bagan gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Bagan keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 
Min. 47 :(hud) O_Dodgson runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Foster 
          ...  M_Sykes hits it out for a corner 
          ...  No nonsense clearance! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Florentino drives it into the box! 
          ...  L_Foster gets something on it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Wonderful strike! 
          ...  Who says keepers are too good these days!! 
          ...  Huddersfield Town 2-0 Sheffield United ...
Min. 47 :(shu) D_Drogba slips past G_Hall 
          ...  D_Drogba hits a great shot! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Huddersfield Town 2-0 Sheffield United

Min. 46 :(hud) G_Hall lobs it over J_Bagan 
          ...  G_Hall tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  J_Urbig makes a fine save 
Min. 49 :(hud) A_Kalimuendo is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to Florentino 
          ...  J_Foyth intercepts the opposition pass 
          ...  And he clears the ball behind goal 
          ...  He wasn't taking any risks there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Dodgson swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to L_Foster 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  J_Urbig with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 49 :(shu) M_Sykes with a clever shimmy 
          ...  C_Humphreys with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Sheffield United players 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
Min. 51 :(shu) J_Mascherano spits at R_Shawcross 
          ...  He should be ashamed! 
          ...  He could be in big trouble! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! 
          ...  The ref must have got a nice Christmas present 
Min. 52 :(hud) D_van_Buyten finds G_Hall in acres of space 
          ...  J_Bagan dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 53 :(hud) Florentino with a measured ball to C_Humphreys 
          ...  C_Humphreys with the drive! 
          ...  J_Urbig tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 56 :(shu) D_Drogba bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to M_Ozil 
          ...  M_Ozil pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 58 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United 
          ...  Sheffield United have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 58 :(shu) D_Drogba takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  O_Dodgson body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 60 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Bangura 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Shawcross 
Min. 60 :(hud) C_Humphreys with a probing through ball G_Hall 
          ...  G_Hall drives the ball low! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 60 :(shu) L_Castellazzi with a terrible kick! 
          ...  D_Drogba takes control of the ball! 
          ...  A_Kalimuendo wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Saric 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Ozil 
Min. 66 :(hud) A_Bangura hoofs it upfield to find L_Foster 
          ...  Fine tackle by M_Sykes 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 66 :(shu) D_Saric chests it down 
          ...  D_Saric with the crafty shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 67 :(shu) J_Mascherano changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Osong 
          ...  Florentino steals the ball of off him 
Min. 68 :(hud) A_Kalimuendo cuts through the defence 
          ...  A_Kalimuendo belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  J_Urbig gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 70 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Waine 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Osong 
Min. 70 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Boateng 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Naughton 
Min. 70 :(shu) A_Diawara drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to B_Waine 
          ...  B_Waine smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 72 :(shu) B_Waine jumps over B_Jackson's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  B_Waine unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  But L_Castellazzi smothers the ball 
Min. 73 :(hud) G_Hall 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! 
          ...  C_Humphreys receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  C_Humphreys beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He runs at J_Urbig 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Urbig 
          ...  GOAL!! I like it. 
          ...  I like it a lot! 
          ...  Huddersfield Town 3-0 Sheffield United ...
Min. 75 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Kerschbaum 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Ndour 
Min. 75 :(hud) D_van_Buyten beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  Fantastic skill!! 
          ...  J_Boateng with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up 
          ...  L_Foster hits it hard with some tremendous top spin 
          ...  J_Urbig tips it wide for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Foster lofts the ball in! 
          ...  Great catch from J_Urbig! 
Min. 78 :(hud) C_Humphreys has it now 
          ...  He takes on J_Bagan 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in L_Foster! 
          ...  J_Bagan does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 78 :(shu) D_Saric jumps over A_Bangura's challenge 
          ...  B_Jackson cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 79 :(shu) A_Diawara rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to C_Cresswell 
          ...  C_Cresswell with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  But L_Castellazzi just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 80 :(shu) C_Cresswell beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds D_Drogba 
          ...  D_Drogba leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's pushed behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Bagan hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of L_Castellazzi 
Min. 82 :(shu) J_Boateng runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_Foyth 
          ...  J_Foyth launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  Brilliant save from L_Castellazzi 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(hud) G_Hall runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Kalimuendo 
          ...  A_Kalimuendo aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 90 :(hud) A_Kalimuendo takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  A_Kalimuendo bears down on goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  J_Urbig never had a chance! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : John Smiths Stadium
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Huddersfield Town Match Info
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Best player          : G_Hall (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_van_Buyten (11), L_Foster (47), C_Humphreys (73)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Humphreys (49), O_Dodgson (58), A_Kalimuendo (60)
Injured              : N/A
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : A_Diawara
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Mascherano (51)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Huddersfield Town  |    Sheffield United
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       14
Off target           :           7        |       8
On target            :          11        |       6
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           7        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       9
Key Tackles          :           3        |       10
Key Passes           :          15        |       12
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Final Score          : Huddersfield Town 3 - 0 Sheffield United
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Player Statistics - Huddersfield Town
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_Castellazzi  GK  25   1   1   1  25 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  76   0   0   0
B_Jackson      DF   1  22  14  14  26 |  94   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  64   0
O_Dodgson      DF   1  21  17   3  30 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  15  15  -2
D_van_Buyten   DF   1  20  16  12  20 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  36  60
R_Shawcross    DF   1  19  16   7  30 |  62   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23
Florentino     DM   1  16  21  13  25 |  94   0   2   2   1   2   0   0   0   0  44  43  30
C_Ndour        MF   1  14  20  18  22 |  77   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
C_Humphreys    MF   1   5  20  18  24 |  94   0   0   3   0   2   1   1   0   0  -2  40  42
G_Hall         AM   1   7  22  18  24 |  94   0   0   2   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  40  46
L_Foster       AM   1   9  16  22  30 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  18  40
A_Kalimuendo   FW   1   5  14  22  23 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  18  16
V_Valdes       GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Stewart      DF   1  16  10   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Bangura      DF   1  17  14  11  26 |  32   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_Kerschbaum   MF   1  13  16   7  24 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Gray         FW   1   1  10  13  19 |   0   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
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J_Urbig        GK  26   1   1   1  26 |  94  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  58   0   0   0
C_Cresswell    DF   1  22  17  15  20 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17  15
J_Bagan        DF   1  21  16   3  26 |  94   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  51   0  25
M_Sykes        DF   1  20  15   7  28 |  94   0   4   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  72  38  21
J_Foyth        DF   1  21  13  11  23 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  34   0  19
K_Naughton     DF   1  19  13   4  25 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Diawara      DM   1  16  22   7  27 |  94   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  48   0
J_Mascherano   MF   1  16  20  11  23 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  12  -2
M_Ozil         AM   1   8  20  18  25 |  67   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
D_Drogba       FW   1   3  14  20  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  26
E_Osong        FW   1   8  16  20  24 |  72   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  36  18
T_Ernst        GK  19   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Okon         MF   1  16  20   5  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Boateng      DF   1  19  14   3  27 |  22   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Saric        AM   1  13  16  12  26 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
B_Waine        FW   1   4  13  15  23 |  22   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30
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