FFO Champ, Sheffield United vs. Watford (Mon Apr 06)


                     Sheffield United  |  Watford
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  5-2-1-1-1 C
                         Dave Thacker  |  John Read
                                       |
                           J_Urbig GK  |  GK M_Okoye
                           M_Sykes DF  |  DF J_Quansah
                           J_Bagan DF  |  DF S_Papac
                            T_Cora DF  |  DF S_McCallum
                           J_Foyth DF  |  DM L_Hall
                         A_Diawara MF  |  MF R_v_d_Vaart
                      J_Mascherano MF  |  FW G_Pandev
                            P_Okon MF  |  DF J_Berthod
                           G_Lovre AM  |  DF A_Ooijer
                          D_Drogba FW  |  DM K_Lopez
                           E_Osong FW  |  AM A_Knauff
                                       |
                           T_Ernst SUB |  SUB S_Ruffier
                         J_Sterner SUB |  SUB J_Storey
                         J_Boateng SUB |  SUB P_Roberts
                           D_Saric SUB |  SUB M_Portanova
                          C_Jerome SUB |  SUB A_Novakovic




Min. 4  :(shu) P_Okon with an inswinging cross to E_Osong 
          ...  E_Osong with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  M_Okoye makes a difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  J_Mascherano flights it in! 
          ...  A_Ooijer wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 9  :(wat) L_Hall sidesteps P_Okon 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  J_Bagan fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 10 :(shu) T_Cora jumps over G_Pandev's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  A skilful effort from T_Cora! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Look at his face! 
          ...  He can't believe it himself! 
          ...  That puts Sheffield United ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Sheffield United 1-0 Watford ...
Min. 10 :(wat) Tactical Change by Watford 
          ...  Watford have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 10 :(wat) S_McCallum brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  G_Pandev makes himself available 
          ...  G_Pandev fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 19 :(shu) T_Cora with a short pass to find P_Okon 
          ...  P_Okon has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  But M_Okoye is equal to it 
Min. 25 :(wat) R_v_d_Vaart barges M_Sykes off the ball 
          ...  J_Foyth steals the ball of off him 
Min. 26 :(shu) G_Lovre plays a great one-two 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  G_Lovre hits a curling shot! 
          ...  It flies in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!! 
          ...  Sheffield United 2-0 Watford ...
Min. 27 :(wat) Tactical Change by Watford 
          ...  Watford have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 27 :(wat) K_Lopez jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Knauff 
          ...  A_Knauff looks to see where J_Urbig is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  But it's been ruled out! 
          ...  There was a foul on the goalkeeper 
Min. 30 :(wat) S_McCallum pushes it past the defender 
          ...  S_McCallum with the drive! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 37 :(shu) G_Lovre takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  J_Berthod with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 38 :(shu) A_Diawara finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  G_Pandev with the high feet 
Min. 40 :(shu) E_Osong turns past A_Ooijer 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  E_Osong fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  M_Okoye gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 46 :(wat) G_Pandev has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  G_Pandev with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 

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

Min. 46 :(shu) E_Osong runs with pace at the defence 
          ...  But S_McCallum wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Diawara chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  M_Okoye comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  E_Osong with the header 
          ...  M_Okoye was lucky there 
Min. 47 :(shu) P_Okon with a deep cross to E_Osong 
          ...  J_Berthod forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Cora with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  M_Okoye comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 48 :(shu) T_Cora is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Mascherano 
          ...  J_Berthod slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 53 :(shu) D_Drogba makes himself available 
          ...  D_Drogba hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 58 :(shu) D_Drogba cuts in on J_Berthod's blind side 
          ...  J_Quansah rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
Min. 60 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Novakovic 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Pandev 
Min. 60 :(shu) A_Diawara with an early cross to D_Drogba 
          ...  D_Drogba flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  M_Okoye narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 63 :(shu) J_Foyth moves forward 
          ...  A well-placed shot from J_Foyth! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 64 :(shu) D_Drogba with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past J_Berthod 
          ...  D_Drogba has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  M_Okoye palms it behind !! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Diawara hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Bagan gets on the end of it 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 65 :(wat) A_Knauff makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Foyth 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 66 :(wat) L_Hall feeds the ball to R_v_d_Vaart 
          ...  R_v_d_Vaart blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Sheffield United fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 68 :(shu) T_Cora has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  G_Lovre gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  S_Papac takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 70 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Jerome 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Osong 
Min. 70 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Boateng 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Cora 
Min. 72 :(wat) A_Novakovic heads the ball back to A_Knauff 
          ...  But J_Bagan sweeps up the threat 
Min. 74 :(wat) A_Novakovic with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to J_Quansah 
          ...  J_Quansah with the side footed shot! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And J_Urbig reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Knauff dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  J_Urbig comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 78 :(shu) A_Diawara controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  J_Bagan gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  J_Bagan has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  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! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  P_Okon flights it in! 
          ...  M_Okoye jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 80 :(shu) J_Boateng plays it forward to J_Foyth 
          ...  J_Foyth strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  M_Okoye gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 84 :(shu) A_Diawara takes on J_Quansah 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  A_Diawara aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 85 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Storey 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Ooijer 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(shu) C_Jerome beats K_Lopez 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  A thundering drive by C_Jerome! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 91 :(shu) M_Sykes looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Mascherano 
          ...  J_Mascherano strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 93 :(shu) C_Jerome sidesteps J_Quansah 
          ...  J_Quansah reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 97 :(wat) A_Knauff takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  J_Boateng reads the situation well and wins the ball 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Bramall Lane
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : T_Cora (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Cora (10), G_Lovre (26)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Bagan (9)
Injured              : N/A
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : A_Novakovic
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Sheffield United  |    Watford
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       6
Off target           :           8        |       4
On target            :           8        |       2
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           5        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           7        |       5
Key Tackles          :           4        |       6
Key Passes           :           9        |       5
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Final Score          : Sheffield United 2 - 0 Watford
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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  27   1   1   1  26 |  98   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
M_Sykes        DF   1  20  15   7  28 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  19   0
J_Bagan        DF   1  22  16   3  26 |  98   0   1   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  14  -2  48
T_Cora         DF   1  20  14  12  29 |  71   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  60  44
J_Foyth        DF   1  21  13  11  23 |  98   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  34   0  34
A_Diawara      MF   1  16  22   7  27 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24  21
J_Mascherano   MF   1  16  20  12  23 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
P_Okon         MF   1  16  20   5  26 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  28  25
G_Lovre        AM   1   8  19  16  21 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
D_Drogba       FW   1   3  14  21  21 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  25
E_Osong        FW   1   8  16  20  24 |  71   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  30
T_Ernst        GK  19   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Sterner      MF   1  10  16  13  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Boateng      DF   1  19  14   3  27 |  27   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  20   0
D_Saric        MF   1  13  16  12  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Jerome       FW   1  10  15  19  31 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9

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  27   1   1   1  29 |  98   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0   0
J_Quansah      DF   1  22  19  12  26 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  16   0  18
S_Papac        DF   1  20  17  12  27 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
S_McCallum     DF   1  19  16   5  25 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  19  18  23
L_Hall         DM   1  19  20  10  20 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
R_v_d_Vaart    MF   1   5  20  18  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
G_Pandev       FW   1   8  17  21  24 |  61   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
J_Berthod      DF   1  20  18   8  29 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
A_Ooijer       DF   1  21  17   5  27 |  86   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
K_Lopez        DM   1  14  18   7  25 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
A_Knauff       AM   1   9  21  18  26 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
S_Ruffier      GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Storey       DF   1  16   8   3  29 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Roberts      MF   1   4  16  12  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Portanova    MF   1   5  17  15  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Novakovic    FW   1   5  12  16  26 |  37   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0
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