FFO Champ, Watford vs. Brentford (Mon Mar 09)


                              Watford  |  Brentford
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-3-3 C
                                    -  |  Andy Babbs Caretaker
                                       |
                           M_Okoye GK  |  GK I_Meslier
                          A_Ooijer DF  |  DF R_Baku
                         J_Berthod DF  |  DF R_Henry
                           S_Papac DF  |  DF C_Lell
                      D_Caleta_Car DF  |  DF L_Buchanan
                         A_Golovin MF  |  MF P_B_Diop
                          A_Knauff MF  |  MF Jaurigezar
                            L_Hall MF  |  MF M_Damsgaard
                       R_v_d_Vaart MF  |  FW R_Kone
                          G_Pandev FW  |  FW J_Altidore
                            S_Etoo FW  |  FW N_Anelka
                                       |
                         S_Ruffier SUB |  SUB C_Kameni
                        S_McCallum SUB |  SUB K_Ajer
                         D_Collins SUB |  SUB S_Giovino
                         D_Kwakman SUB |  SUB R_Hedges
                       A_Novakovic SUB |  SUB K_Schade




Min. 5  :(wat) R_v_d_Vaart runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to A_Golovin 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  R_Henry picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 5  :(btf) N_Anelka saunters past S_Etoo 
          ...  J_Berthod slices it 
          ...  M_Okoye moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Anelka chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  M_Okoye reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 6  :(wat) L_Hall with a glorious 60-yard pass to S_Etoo 
          ...  S_Etoo tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  I_Meslier with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 7  :(wat) S_Papac with a measured pass to A_Knauff 
          ...  A_Knauff hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Hall dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  C_Lell deals with the danger and clears 
Min. 9  :(btf) P_B_Diop looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Buchanan 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 10 :(btf) L_Buchanan with a measured pass to M_Damsgaard 
          ...  S_Papac with the block 
Min. 12 :(wat) D_Caleta_Car controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  A_Ooijer gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A_Ooijer tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  The Watford fans get off their seats! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Watford go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Watford 1-0 Brentford ...
Min. 13 :(btf) Tactical Change by Brentford 
          ...  Brentford have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 18 :(wat) S_Etoo pulls it back to A_Knauff 
          ...  A_Knauff attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  I_Meslier just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 19 :(btf) R_Kone picks up the pass 
          ...  R_Kone with a thundering volley! 
          ...  M_Okoye blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 20 :(btf) N_Anelka back heels to find J_Altidore in space 
          ...  J_Altidore with a stunning strike! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 21 :(wat) The defender slips up! 
          ...  S_Etoo is through! 
          ...  S_Etoo with the side footed shot! 
          ...  I_Meslier fists it away 
Min. 24 :(wat) L_Hall with an incisive pass to A_Knauff 
          ...  A_Knauff with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  I_Meslier parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 24 :(btf) R_Kone sidesteps J_Berthod 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  R_Kone with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  M_Okoye saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 25 :(btf) Jaurigezar is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to N_Anelka 
          ...  An audacious effort from N_Anelka! 
          ...  M_Okoye makes a fine save 
Min. 26 :(wat) G_Pandev gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  S_Etoo is unmarked 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by R_Henry 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 26 :(wat) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  A_Ooijer seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  C_Lell pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He can't complain about that 
Min. 27 :(btf) J_Altidore lobs it over D_Caleta_Car 
          ...  J_Altidore with the drive! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  His manager looks unmoved 
          ...  That's got Brentford back level! 
          ...  Watford 1-1 Brentford ...
Min. 28 :(btf) R_Baku holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Kone 
          ...  R_Kone smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 29 :(wat) A_Knauff skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to G_Pandev 
          ...  But R_Baku slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 30 :(btf) Jaurigezar off the woodwork! 
          ...  N_Anelka picks up the deflection 
          ...  N_Anelka hits a great drive! 
          ...  M_Okoye with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 31 :(wat) S_Etoo with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past R_Baku 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  C_Lell hits it out for a throw 
Min. 31 :(btf) P_B_Diop runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Damsgaard 
          ...  M_Damsgaard strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  But M_Okoye punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 33 :(btf) J_Altidore sidesteps A_Knauff 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  J_Altidore sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  M_Okoye with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 34 :(wat) A_Ooijer chips the ball over the defence and finds S_Papac 
          ...  S_Papac sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  I_Meslier with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 34 :(btf) R_Henry looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to R_Baku 
          ...  J_Berthod with the tackle 
Min. 36 :(btf) R_Kone dribbles past the defender 
          ...  It was as if he wasn't even there 
          ...  R_Kone looks to see where M_Okoye is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But M_Okoye punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 41 :(btf) N_Anelka gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds R_Kone 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(btf) P_B_Diop feeds the ball to R_Kone 
          ...  R_v_d_Vaart wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 45 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: S_McCallum 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Caleta_Car 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Watford 1-1 Brentford

Min. 46 :(wat) R_v_d_Vaart is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to S_Etoo 
          ...  S_Etoo with a little chip! 
          ...  I_Meslier makes a good save 
Min. 46 :(btf) R_Kone beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  Fantastic skill!! 
          ...  R_Kone aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 47 :(wat) S_Papac turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Pandev 
          ...  An audacious effort from G_Pandev! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 48 :(wat) A_Knauff threads the through ball to G_Pandev 
          ...  A cracking drive from G_Pandev! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 49 :(wat) S_Papac takes advantage of a mistake by N_Anelka 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  S_Papac with a terrific drive! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 50 :(btf) M_Damsgaard hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  R_Kone latches onto it! 
          ...  J_Berthod takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 54 :(btf) Curled in dangerously from C_Lell to J_Altidore 
          ...  J_Altidore smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  M_Okoye with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 54 :(wat) S_Etoo sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  J_Altidore with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 55 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Kwakman 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_v_d_Vaart 
Min. 56 :(btf) R_Kone takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  R_Kone with the strike! 
          ...  M_Okoye saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 57 :(btf) Jaurigezar turns well with the ball 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Berthod with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup 
          ...  L_Buchanan shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to R_Henry instead 
          ...  R_Henry attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 59 :(wat) S_Etoo beats R_Henry 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  S_Etoo hits a great drive! 
          ...  I_Meslier saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 60 :(btf) M_Damsgaard runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  J_Altidore latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  J_Altidore unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  But M_Okoye punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 61 :(btf) J_Altidore drives it across the face of the goal C_Lell 
          ...  C_Lell is miles offside! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  M_Okoye tries to close down the angle 
          ...  M_Okoye makes his move 
          ...  M_Okoye gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 65 :(wat) A_Ooijer takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Hall 
          ...  L_Hall with the drive! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 65 :(btf) R_Henry with a reverse pass to J_Altidore 
          ...  J_Altidore plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  M_Okoye watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 66 :(btf) Jaurigezar knocks it forward 
          ...  A_Knauff slips 
          ...  J_Altidore gets to it! 
          ...  J_Altidore flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  - is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Watford 1-2 Brentford ...
Min. 66 :(wat) D_Kwakman lays the ball back to A_Knauff 
          ...  J_Altidore wins the ball well 
          ...  The Referee has given a free kick 
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He looks dejected with himself now 
Min. 67 :(wat) A_Knauff plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  Well intercepted by R_Baku 
Min. 75 :(wat) A_Golovin bursts forward 
          ...  L_Buchanan cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 78 :(wat) A_Ooijer sprints past C_Lell 
          ...  A well-placed shot from A_Ooijer! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 85 :(wat) S_Etoo takes possession 
          ...  R_Henry pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 86 :(btf) Jaurigezar picks up a loose ball 
          ...  A_Ooijer takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(btf) N_Anelka pushes it past S_Papac 
          ...  N_Anelka has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Andy Babbs Caretaker spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 90 :(wat) A_Ooijer finds G_Pandev in acres of space 
          ...  A delicate header from G_Pandev! 
          ...  I_Meslier makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 91 :(btf) N_Anelka takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  N_Anelka with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  But M_Okoye comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 92 :(btf) M_Damsgaard beats D_Kwakman 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  M_Damsgaard rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  M_Okoye is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Henry with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  P_B_Diop gets his head on it 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  N_Anelka flights it in! 
          ...  Great catch from M_Okoye! 
Min. 94 :(wat) D_Kwakman looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Knauff 
          ...  M_Damsgaard steals the ball of off him 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Vicarage Road
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : D_Caleta_Car (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Ooijer (12)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Brentford Match Info
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Best player          : Jaurigezar
Scorers              : J_Altidore (27,66)
Sent Off             : J_Altidore (66)
Booked               : C_Lell (26)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Watford  |    Brentford
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       22
Off target           :           7        |       8
On target            :           8        |       14
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :           3        |       14
Key Tackles          :           8        |       9
Key Passes           :          16        |       16
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Final Score          : Watford 1 - 2 Brentford
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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 |  97  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  78   0   0   0
A_Ooijer       DF   1  21  17   5  27 |  97   0   1   3   0   2   1   0   0   0  17  51  81
J_Berthod      DF   1  20  18   8  29 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0
S_Papac        DF   1  19  17  11  27 |  97   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  19  34  36
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  19  16  14  26 |  45   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  38  40   0
A_Golovin      MF   1   4  22  19  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Knauff       MF   1   9  21  18  26 |  97   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  26  32
L_Hall         MF   1  19  20  10  20 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  28  18
R_v_d_Vaart    MF   1   5  20  18  22 |  58   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  33  28   0
G_Pandev       FW   1   8  17  21  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  17  23
S_Etoo         FW   1   7  15  21  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  19  36
S_Ruffier      GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_McCallum     DF   1  19  16   5  25 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Collins      DF   1  18  13   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Kwakman      MF   1  15  19  12  22 |  39   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Novakovic    FW   1   5  12  16  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Brentford
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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I_Meslier      GK  25   1   1   1  25 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  53   0   0   0
R_Baku         DF   1  23  16  12  25 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  18   0
R_Henry        DF   1  22  16   6  26 |  97   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  48  36  22
C_Lell         DF   1  21  14  12  21 |  97   0   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  32  18  16
L_Buchanan     DF   1  20  14   6  28 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  20   0
P_B_Diop       MF   1  15  21   4  28 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  39  24
Jaurigezar     MF   1  14  20   8  26 |  97   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
M_Damsgaard    MF   1   3  22  17  22 |  97   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  35  24  24
R_Kone         FW   1   6  14  19  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  62
J_Altidore     FW   1   7  17  19  31 |  69   0   0   1   0   7   2   0   1   0 -12   5  99
N_Anelka       FW   1   6  15  21  25 |  97   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  38  34
C_Kameni       GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Ajer         DF   1  20  13  12  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Giovino      MF   1   8  20  16  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Hedges       MF   1   3  16   7  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Schade       FW   1   7  14  23  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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