FFO Champ, West Brom vs. Huddersfield Town (Fri Feb 13)


                            West Brom  |  Huddersfield Town
                              5-3-2 A  |  3-1-2-3-1 E
                        Frank Deeming  |  Ed Clark Caretaker
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                         D_Iversen GK  |  GK L_Castellazzi
                      N_Milenkovic DF  |  DF B_Jackson
                         M_Holgate DF  |  DF O_Dodgson
                        Ruben_Vezo DF  |  DF D_van_Buyten
                           J_Poyth DF  |  DM Florentino
                         M_Lanzaro DF  |  MF G_Hall
                         A_Palombo MF  |  AM C_Ndour
                          T_Pobega MF  |  AM S_Ireland
                       S_Longstaff MF  |  MF C_Humphreys
                          A_Mulele FW  |  AM L_Foster
                         D_Solanke FW  |  FW A_Kalimuendo
                                       |
                           T_Hasal SUB |  SUB V_Valdes
                           F_Clerc SUB |  SUB R_Shawcross
                           C_Gomes SUB |  SUB A_Bangura
                        L_Podolski SUB |  SUB K_Taylor
                         R_Bozenik SUB |  SUB D_Gray




Min. 1  :(wba) A_Palombo pulls it back to Ruben_Vezo 
          ...  Ruben_Vezo tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 2  :(wba) S_Longstaff gets to the byline and finds J_Poyth with a beautiful cross 
          ...  J_Poyth with the side footed shot! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi falls over 
          ...  But L_Castellazzi is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 4  :(hud) D_van_Buyten is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Kalimuendo latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A_Kalimuendo shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  D_Iversen moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  D_Iversen looks dejected! 
          ...  That's put Huddersfield Town in front! 
          ...  West Brom 0-1 Huddersfield Town ...
Min. 5  :(wba) Tactical Change by West Brom 
          ...  West Brom have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 6  :(wba) M_Holgate with an inswinging cross to D_Solanke 
          ...  D_Solanke with the overhead! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 8  :(hud) L_Foster looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to O_Dodgson 
          ...  A vicious shot by O_Dodgson! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 9  :(wba) T_Pobega turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  T_Pobega hits the ball first time! 
          ...  But L_Castellazzi gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Longstaff chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  Florentino belts it clear 
Min. 12 :(wba) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  A_Mulele is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by G_Hall! 
          ...  O_Dodgson brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 15 :(wba) J_Poyth with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  But D_van_Buyten clears the ball to safety 
Min. 20 :(wba) A_Palombo with the towering header to M_Holgate 
          ...  Florentino read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 20 :(hud) S_Ireland runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  A left-footer by S_Ireland! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  D_Iversen never had a chance! 
Min. 27 :(wba) M_Holgate looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Solanke 
          ...  D_Solanke hits a curling shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi tips it over !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Longstaff with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  D_Solanke with the header 
          ...  L_Castellazzi is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 30 :(hud) Tactical Change by Huddersfield Town 
          ...  Huddersfield Town have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 30 :(hud) Tactical Change by Huddersfield Town 
          ...  L_Foster will now play as a FW 
Min. 30 :(wba) M_Lanzaro runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to Ruben_Vezo 
          ...  B_Jackson does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 31 :(wba) T_Pobega crosses to D_Solanke 
          ...  D_Solanke hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  L_Castellazzi tips it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects wide for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Longstaff swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  M_Lanzaro with the shot! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 31 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo is on the ground motionless! 
          ...  He was involved in a nasty clash of heads there 
          ...  I don't think he's going to continue 
Min. 31 :(wba) Substitution by West Brom 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Clerc 
          ...  COMING OFF: Ruben_Vezo 
Min. 31 :(hud) C_Humphreys gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  T_Pobega plays it back 
          ...  D_Iversen slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Ireland curls it into the box! 
          ...  D_Iversen comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  A_Kalimuendo swings a leg at it! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  D_Iversen tips it over !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by C_Humphreys 
          ...  It is cleared by J_Poyth 
Min. 32 :(hud) A_Kalimuendo moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Hall 
          ...  M_Holgate makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 36 :(wba) M_Holgate is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  D_Solanke latches onto the end of it 
          ...  D_Solanke with the chance! 
          ...  But L_Castellazzi hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 36 :(wba) A_Mulele finds N_Milenkovic in acres of space 
          ...  L_Foster with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Here we go, a real chance of a goal 
          ...  T_Pobega knocks it forward 
          ...  D_Solanke gets on the end of it 
          ...  D_Solanke belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  But L_Castellazzi punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 40 :(hud) L_Foster sprints past S_Longstaff 
          ...  A_Palombo tackles cleanly 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(wba) F_Clerc retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  J_Poyth gets on the end of it 
          ...  J_Poyth has broken clear! Just the keeper to beat! 
          ...  He tries to slide it past L_Castellazzi 
          ...  L_Castellazzi pulls off a save!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Longstaff crosses it in! 
          ...  D_Solanke loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 47 :(wba) A_Palombo spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds T_Pobega with a lovely pass! 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by B_Jackson 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 48 :(wba) M_Lanzaro takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  M_Lanzaro with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: West Brom 0-1 Huddersfield Town

Min. 46 :(hud) B_Jackson has picked up a knock 
          ...  It looks like he will try to run it off 
Min. 47 :(wba) S_Longstaff pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  D_Solanke is clean through! 
          ...  D_Solanke hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi shouts at his defenders 
          ...  It's all to play for again! 
          ...  West Brom 1-1 Huddersfield Town ...
Min. 49 :(hud) C_Ndour changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Foster 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from F_Clerc 
Min. 51 :(hud) O_Dodgson slides it through the middle to B_Jackson 
          ...  B_Jackson hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  D_Iversen makes a fine save 
Min. 53 :(hud) C_Ndour looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to S_Ireland 
          ...  J_Poyth with the block 
Min. 54 :(hud) Florentino with an early cross to A_Kalimuendo 
          ...  But M_Holgate slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 56 :(wba) N_Milenkovic takes advantage of a mistake by D_van_Buyten 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  An audacious effort from N_Milenkovic! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 56 :(hud) O_Dodgson with a penetrating pass to C_Ndour 
          ...  Fine tackle by M_Holgate 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 57 :(wba) D_Solanke knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  D_Solanke controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 58 :(wba) A_Palombo spots D_Solanke who is in acres of space 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from D_van_Buyten 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Pobega hits it into the box! 
          ...  M_Lanzaro swings a leg at it! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 58 :(hud) G_Hall with a first time pass 
          ...  Florentino runs onto it! 
          ...  Florentino flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 60 :(wba) A_Mulele heads the ball back to T_Pobega 
          ...  T_Pobega with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  The net moves! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs towards the fans! 
          ...  And slides on his knees! 
          ...  That's put West Brom in front! 
          ...  West Brom 2-1 Huddersfield Town ...
Min. 61 :(wba) A_Mulele feeds the ball to D_Solanke 
          ...  But B_Jackson will cut out the threat 
Min. 64 :(wba) S_Longstaff is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to D_Solanke 
          ...  D_Solanke belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  L_Castellazzi won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 65 :(hud) S_Ireland chips the ball over the defence and finds C_Ndour 
          ...  T_Pobega with a nasty foul 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 67 :(wba) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  J_Poyth gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  J_Poyth tries to chip the ball over L_Castellazzi! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And L_Castellazzi recovers to save!! 
Min. 68 :(wba) A_Palombo drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to M_Lanzaro 
          ...  M_Lanzaro hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 68 :(hud) S_Ireland beats D_Solanke 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  S_Ireland with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  D_Iversen tips it wide for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Ndour chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  D_Iversen comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  C_Humphreys with the header 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into D_Iversen's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 68 :(wba) D_Solanke breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat L_Castellazzi now! 
          ...  G_Hall trips him up from behind! 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 69 :(wba) T_Pobega with a slide rule pass to A_Mulele 
          ...  A cheeky lob from A_Mulele! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 71 :(wba) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  D_Solanke seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by B_Jackson 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 71 :(hud) G_Hall beats M_Holgate 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  M_Holgate reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 72 :(wba) A_Palombo has it now 
          ...  He takes on O_Dodgson 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in F_Clerc! 
          ...  F_Clerc fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 75 :(wba) J_Poyth with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  J_Poyth must beat L_Castellazzi! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 75 :(wba) J_Poyth beats his marker 
          ...  A_Kalimuendo with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong warning 
Min. 77 :(wba) T_Pobega sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  T_Pobega tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 78 :(hud) D_Iversen miskicks! 
          ...  G_Hall is through! 
          ...  G_Hall with the chance! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  D_Iversen never had a chance! 
Min. 79 :(wba) D_Solanke finds A_Palombo with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  A_Palombo with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  But L_Castellazzi punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 79 :(wba) D_Solanke has broken clear! Just L_Castellazzi to beat! 
          ...  L_Foster brings him down! 
          ...  That's a clumsy challenge 
          ...  The referee beckons him over with his finger 
          ...  He's on a yellow - he knows what's coming next! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 84 :(wba) N_Milenkovic looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Solanke 
          ...  But C_Humphreys sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 85 :(hud) S_Ireland controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  A_Kalimuendo gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A_Kalimuendo with a thundering volley! 
          ...  But D_Iversen gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Kalimuendo swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  D_Iversen catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(wba) D_Solanke runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs D_van_Buyten 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  D_Solanke curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  L_Castellazzi dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had L_Castellazzi beaten! 
Min. 89 :(wba) A_Mulele flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  B_Jackson reads the play well 
Min. 90 :(wba) J_Poyth heads the ball back to A_Mulele 
          ...  A_Mulele has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 91 :(wba) D_Solanke knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  D_Solanke controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 93 :(wba) A_Mulele barges D_van_Buyten off the ball 
          ...  A_Mulele carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  L_Castellazzi with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : The Hawthorns
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West Brom Match Info
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Best player          : D_Solanke (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : , D_Solanke (47)T_Pobega (60)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Pobega (65)
Injured              : Ruben_Vezo (31)
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Huddersfield Town Match Info
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Best player          : A_Kalimuendo
Scorers              : A_Kalimuendo (4)
Sent Off             : L_Foster (79)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               West Brom  |    Huddersfield Town
Attempts on Goal     :          30        |       10
Off target           :           8        |       5
On target            :          22        |       5
Possession           :          68        |       32
Corners              :           5        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       0
Fouls                :          10        |       10
Key Tackles          :           9        |       11
Key Passes           :          22        |       11
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Final Score          : West Brom 2 - 1 Huddersfield Town
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Player Statistics - West Brom
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Iversen      GK  26   1   1   1  24 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
N_Milenkovic   DF   1  22  16  10  31 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18  20
M_Holgate      DF   1  22  15  12  28 |  97   0   4   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  64  57   0
Ruben_Vezo     DF   1  22  15   7  35 |  31   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23
J_Poyth        DF   1  21  14  11  25 |  97   0   2   1   0   4   0   0   0   0  34  20  74
M_Lanzaro      DF   1  20  15  12  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  19  68
A_Palombo      MF   1  12  20   5  31 |  97   0   1   6   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  84  25
T_Pobega       MF   1  11  19  14  22 |  97   0   1   2   0   3   1   1   0   0  25  28  68
S_Longstaff    MF   1  12  20   6  24 |  97   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
A_Mulele       FW   1   7  18  20  22 |  97   0   0   3   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  68  30
D_Solanke      FW   1   2  14  21  24 |  97   0   0   1   0  12   1   0   0   0   0  20 119
T_Hasal        GK  17   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Clerc        DF   1  19  15   9  29 |  66   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  19  19  19
C_Gomes        MF   1  12  19   5  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Podolski     AM   1  10  15  20  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Bozenik      FW   1   8  13  19  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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 |  97  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 160   0   0   0
B_Jackson      DF   1  22  14  14  26 |  97   0   5   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0  16
O_Dodgson      DF   1  21  17   3  30 |  97   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  34  25
D_van_Buyten   DF   1  20  16  12  20 |  97   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  36  40   0
Florentino     DM   1  16  21  13  25 |  97   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  44  13  15
G_Hall         MF   1   7  21  18  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  10
C_Ndour        AM   1  14  20  18  22 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
S_Ireland      AM   1  11  20  18  25 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  28  22
C_Humphreys    MF   1   4  20  17  24 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  34   0  11
L_Foster       FW   1   9  16  22  30 |  82   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -12   6 -12
A_Kalimuendo   FW   1   5  14  22  23 |  97   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  20  40
V_Valdes       GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Shawcross    DF   1  19  16   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Bangura      DF   1  17  14  11  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Taylor       MF   1  13  20  16  27 |   0   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
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