FFO Champ, Watford vs. Ipswich Town (Fri May 08)


                              Watford  |  Ipswich Town
                            5-1-3-1 C  |  3-2-3-1-1 E
                            John Read  |  Leo Pacheco
                                       |
                           M_Okoye GK  |  GK A_Patterson
                          A_Hinkel DF  |  DF A_Tuanzebe
                     A_V_den_Borre DF  |  DF J_Cooper
                          A_Ooijer DF  |  DF M_Aarons
                            L_Hall DM  |  DM R_Carlos
                       R_v_d_Vaart MF  |  DM O_Hutchinson
                            S_Etoo FW  |  MF Z_Flemming
                           S_Papac DF  |  MF M_Topuz
                         J_Berthod DF  |  MF R_Insigne
                         A_Golovin MF  |  AM H_Crespo
                          A_Knauff MF  |  FW O_Watkins
                                       |
                         S_Ruffier SUB |  SUB J_Bijlow
                          F_Rawson SUB |  SUB S_Carr
                         P_Roberts SUB |  SUB M_Devetak
                         D_Kwakman SUB |  SUB L_Fomba
                          G_Pandev SUB |  SUB T_Campbell




Min. 3  :(ips) R_Carlos with a probing through ball M_Aarons 
          ...  Cleared by A_Ooijer 
Min. 4  :(ips) O_Watkins with a flicked pass to R_Insigne 
          ...  R_Insigne tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  M_Okoye with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 6  :(wat) S_Papac brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  S_Etoo gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  S_Etoo with the header! 
          ...  But A_Patterson makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 10 :(ips) H_Crespo jumps over S_Etoo's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  H_Crespo curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 13 :(wat) A_Golovin is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to R_v_d_Vaart 
          ...  R_v_d_Vaart drives it low! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was unstoppable! 
          ...  That's given Watford the lead! 
          ...  Watford 1-0 Ipswich Town ...
Min. 14 :(ips) O_Hutchinson jinks through the defence 
          ...  S_Papac gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  Z_Flemming flights it in! 
          ...  R_Carlos with the shot! 
          ...  But M_Okoye is equal to it 
Min. 18 :(ips) O_Hutchinson floats the ball in to find M_Topuz 
          ...  M_Topuz with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  M_Okoye saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 20 :(ips) R_Insigne 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 R_Carlos 
          ...  R_Carlos with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  M_Okoye won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 23 :(ips) M_Topuz looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards O_Watkins 
          ...  A_V_den_Borre slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 28 :(wat) A_Ooijer crosses into the box, finding R_v_d_Vaart 
          ...  J_Cooper tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  He's a lucky boy!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Golovin swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  A_Ooijer gets his head on it 
          ...  But A_Patterson just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 29 :(wat) S_Etoo is too quick for M_Aarons 
          ...  R_Carlos pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 30 :(ips) Z_Flemming with a burst of pace 
          ...  Z_Flemming sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  M_Okoye won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 33 :(ips) J_Cooper finds H_Crespo on the edge of the box 
          ...  But S_Papac spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 34 :(wat) L_Hall is unmarked! 
          ...  L_Hall hits a curling shot! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 36 :(wat) A_Golovin takes advantage of a mistake by J_Cooper 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  A cheeky lob from A_Golovin! 
          ...  But A_Patterson pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 42 :(ips) Z_Flemming sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  O_Watkins runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  But A_Ooijer with the fine tackle 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(wat) Tactical Change by Watford 
          ...  A_Knauff will now play as a FW 
Min. 45 :(ips) Substitution by Ipswich Town 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Fomba 
          ...  COMING OFF: O_Hutchinson 
Min. 46 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Roberts 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Etoo 
Min. 47 :(wat) A_Golovin controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  A_Knauff gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A_Knauff with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Watford 1-0 Ipswich Town

Min. 46 :(ips) O_Watkins takes advantage of a mistake by R_v_d_Vaart 
          ...  O_Watkins curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 49 :(wat) A_Golovin slips past A_Tuanzebe 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from R_Carlos 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Roberts hits it into the box! 
          ...  A_Tuanzebe reads the ball well and clears 
Min. 50 :(wat) P_Roberts dribbles past M_Aarons 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  P_Roberts shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  A_Patterson manages to turn it behind 
Min. 55 :(ips) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  J_Cooper seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  J_Cooper with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  M_Okoye watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 56 :(wat) A_V_den_Borre brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  L_Hall makes himself available 
          ...  L_Hall tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  A_Patterson gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 57 :(wat) A_Golovin takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_v_d_Vaart 
          ...  A_Tuanzebe knocks the ball back to A_Patterson 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It's gone past A_Patterson! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_V_den_Borre with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Patterson 
Min. 61 :(ips) H_Crespo rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to M_Aarons 
          ...  M_Aarons tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  M_Okoye palms it behind !! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Cooper swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  M_Okoye jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 62 :(ips) O_Watkins retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  H_Crespo latches onto the end of it 
          ...  H_Crespo blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  M_Okoye with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 65 :(ips) Substitution by Ipswich Town 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Campbell 
          ...  COMING OFF: O_Watkins 
Min. 65 :(wat) A_Golovin controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  P_Roberts gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  P_Roberts is clean through! 
          ...  He rounds A_Patterson 
          ...  He rounds A_Patterson 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  Surely he can't score from that angle! 
          ...  It's hit the side netting!! 
Min. 67 :(ips) A_Tuanzebe with a well-controlled run 
          ...  L_Hall with the high feet 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! 
          ...  Will we see it? 
          ...  T_Campbell with the outside of his boot 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Z_Flemming hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  H_Crespo rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  M_Okoye just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 69 :(wat) P_Roberts barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  M_Topuz rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
Min. 73 :(wat) P_Roberts sidesteps J_Cooper 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  Z_Flemming with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
Min. 75 :(ips) Z_Flemming with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from A_V_den_Borre 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from J_Berthod 
Min. 77 :(ips) L_Fomba gets lucky and beats A_Ooijer 
          ...  Now with the centre to Z_Flemming 
          ...  A thundering drive by Z_Flemming! 
          ...  But M_Okoye palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 84 :(ips) J_Cooper breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat M_Okoye now! 
          ...  L_Hall trips him up from behind! 
          ...  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 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  R_Insigne with the outside of his boot 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 87 :(wat) A_V_den_Borre with a reverse pass to R_v_d_Vaart 
          ...  M_Aarons reads the play well 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(wat) R_v_d_Vaart with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  R_v_d_Vaart tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 88 :(ips) Z_Flemming brushes A_Hinkel aside and breaks free 
          ...  Z_Flemming fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  Saved by M_Okoye 
Min. 89 :(ips) R_Insigne steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs S_Papac 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  R_Insigne with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 91 :(wat) A_Hinkel sidesteps J_Cooper 
          ...  A_Hinkel aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 93 :(wat) A defence splitting pass from A_Ooijer to L_Hall 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  L_Fomba looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 95 :(ips) R_Carlos beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  A_Ooijer makes the challenge and clears the ball 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Vicarage Road
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : A_Ooijer (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_v_d_Vaart (13)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Hall (84)
Injured              : N/A
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Ipswich Town Match Info
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Best player          : R_Carlos
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Watford  |    Ipswich Town
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       16
Off target           :           5        |       9
On target            :           6        |       7
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       7
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :           9        |       10
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Final Score          : Watford 1 - 0 Ipswich Town
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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  28   1   1   1  29 |  99   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  58   0   0   0
A_Hinkel       DF   1  21  16   9  22 |  99   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
A_V_den_Borre  DF   1  20  17   8  24 |  99   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  36  34   0
A_Ooijer       DF   1  21  17   6  27 |  99   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  51  34  24
L_Hall         DM   1  19  20  10  20 |  99   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  36
R_v_d_Vaart    MF   1   5  21  18  22 |  99   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  42
S_Etoo         FW   1   7  15  21  24 |  46   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
S_Papac        DF   1  20  17  12  27 |  99   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  36  17   0
J_Berthod      DF   1  21  18   8  29 |  99   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
A_Golovin      MF   1   4  22  19  25 |  99   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  64  11
A_Knauff       FW   1   9  22  19  26 |  99   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
S_Ruffier      GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Rawson       DF   1  16  11   4  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Roberts      MF   1   4  16  12  25 |  53   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  34
D_Kwakman      MF   1  15  19  12  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Pandev       FW   1   8  17  21  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Ipswich 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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A_Patterson    GK  28   1   1   1  30 |  99   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
A_Tuanzebe     DF   1  24  16  15  20 |  99   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0
J_Cooper       DF   1  23  16  12  27 |  99   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  18  16
M_Aarons       DF   1  22  17  10  24 |  99   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  16   0  20
R_Carlos       DM   1  20  19  15  27 |  99   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  36  15  28
O_Hutchinson   DM   1  10  22  18  27 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Z_Flemming     MF   1   6  22  19  29 |  99   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  12  31
M_Topuz        MF   1   6  21  16  22 |  99   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  14
R_Insigne      MF   1   6  19  16  18 |  99   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  15  38
H_Crespo       AM   1   7  17  19  31 |  99   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  17  29
O_Watkins      FW   1   7  13  25  24 |  69   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  42   3
J_Bijlow       GK  28   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Carr         DF   1  19  13   7  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Devetak      DF   1  16  13   5  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Fomba        DM   1  14  17   6  24 |  54   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  17   0
T_Campbell     FW   1   3  14  22  29 |  30   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
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