FFO Champ, West Brom vs. Newcastle United (Fri May 01)


                            West Brom  |  Newcastle United
                            5-3-1-1 P  |  4-3-3 A
                        Frank Deeming  |  Nathan Prior
                                       |
                         D_Iversen GK  |  GK T_Strakosha
                        Ruben_Vezo DF  |  DF J_Clauss
                         M_Holgate DF  |  DF M_Helik
                      N_Milenkovic DF  |  DF R_Song
                           J_Poyth DF  |  DF R_Taylor
                         M_Lanzaro DF  |  MF M_Taverneir
                         A_Palombo MF  |  MF D_McNeil
                       S_Longstaff MF  |  MF M_Gotze
                           C_Gomes MF  |  FW D_Milito
                          A_Mulele AM  |  FW C_Pulisic
                        L_Podolski FW  |  FW A_Gudmundsson
                                       |
                           T_Hasal SUB |  SUB S_Hornby
                           F_Clerc SUB |  SUB P_Van_Aanholt
                          T_Pobega SUB |  SUB P_Biel
                         Marc_Roca SUB |  SUB Chiquinho
                         R_Bozenik SUB |  SUB K_Moore




Min. 1  :(wba) C_Gomes with the diagonal pass to A_Mulele 
          ...  M_Helik rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 2  :(wba) J_Poyth finds A_Mulele with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  J_Clauss reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 4  :(wba) A_Palombo plays a long ball to L_Podolski 
          ...  M_Taverneir wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 7  :(new) C_Pulisic with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  C_Pulisic has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But D_Iversen just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 10 :(new) M_Taverneir looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  Intercepted by N_Milenkovic 
Min. 11 :(wba) A_Palombo is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to L_Podolski 
          ...  L_Podolski drives it low! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 12 :(wba) A_Mulele with a slick pass to C_Gomes 
          ...  C_Gomes has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  T_Strakosha with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 12 :(new) C_Pulisic with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past A_Palombo 
          ...  C_Pulisic rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A classy finish 
          ...  That's put Newcastle United into the lead! 
          ...  West Brom 0-1 Newcastle United ...
Min. 13 :(wba) N_Milenkovic controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  L_Podolski gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  L_Podolski attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But T_Strakosha punches it away 
Min. 13 :(new) A_Gudmundsson pass splits open the defence and finds D_Milito 
          ...  D_Milito with a little chip! 
          ...  D_Iversen dives towards his top let hand corner 
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal 
          ...  Super Stop! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Gotze swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  A_Gudmundsson with the shot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  D_Iversen is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_McNeil hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Poyth reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 14 :(new) M_Helik beats C_Gomes 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  N_Milenkovic takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 16 :(new) D_Milito takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  D_Milito with a terrific drive! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 19 :(wba) N_Milenkovic hoofs it upfield to find L_Podolski 
          ...  L_Podolski with a stunning strike! 
          ...  T_Strakosha tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 20 :(wba) A_Palombo with a slick pass to M_Lanzaro 
          ...  M_Lanzaro tries to beat T_Strakosha! 
          ...  T_Strakosha has it covered 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  T_Strakosha is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone in 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It's a level game! 
          ...  West Brom 1-1 Newcastle United ...
Min. 20 :(new) R_Song cuts inside A_Palombo 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  R_Song throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 21 :(new) C_Pulisic sidesteps M_Holgate 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  N_Milenkovic slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 23 :(new) R_Taylor plays it long to A_Gudmundsson 
          ...  A_Gudmundsson aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  D_Iversen gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 
Min. 24 :(wba) A_Palombo is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to M_Holgate 
          ...  D_McNeil hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Can they make this pay? 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Longstaff plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  T_Strakosha thumps the ball away! 
Min. 25 :(wba) M_Holgate with a 30-yard pass to Ruben_Vezo 
          ...  But J_Clauss slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 26 :(new) M_Taverneir with a slick pass to A_Gudmundsson 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  M_Holgate takes possession 
Min. 28 :(wba) S_Longstaff knocks the ball on and sprints past M_Helik 
          ...  A delightful ball in to L_Podolski 
          ...  A great volley from L_Podolski! 
          ...  But T_Strakosha punches it away 
Min. 29 :(new) M_Helik beats M_Lanzaro 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  A glorious effort by M_Helik! 
          ...  D_Iversen with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 34 :(wba) C_Gomes is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to M_Lanzaro 
          ...  R_Song dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 34 :(wba) N_Milenkovic flicks it over J_Clauss and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  R_Song with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  L_Podolski steps up 
          ...  T_Strakosha gets his fingertips to the ball 
          ...  But he can't keep it out!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Nathan Prior is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  West Brom 2-1 Newcastle United...
Min. 36 :(new) R_Song unselfishly lays the ball back to C_Pulisic 
          ...  N_Milenkovic with the block 
Min. 39 :(new) M_Taverneir looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Gudmundsson 
          ...  A_Gudmundsson belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  D_Iversen saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 40 :(wba) S_Longstaff runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Podolski 
          ...  M_Helik seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 41 :(new) C_Pulisic turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from L_Podolski 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(new) D_McNeil controls the ball immaculately 
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead 
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance 
          ...  D_McNeil throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  D_Iversen saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 47 :(new) R_Song leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to J_Clauss 
          ...  J_Clauss runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: West Brom 2-1 Newcastle United

Min. 46 :(wba) L_Podolski gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past D_McNeil! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Clauss with the block 
Min. 47 :(wba) A_Palombo runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to M_Lanzaro 
          ...  J_Clauss clears with a diving header 
Min. 50 :(new) M_Gotze with a simple pass to D_Milito 
          ...  D_Milito must beat D_Iversen! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 51 :(wba) L_Podolski bursts forward 
          ...  L_Podolski unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  T_Strakosha makes a good save 
Min. 53 :(wba) N_Milenkovic with the cross-field pass to L_Podolski 
          ...  L_Podolski hits the ball first time! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 53 :(new) M_Helik storms past his marker 
          ...  M_Helik tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  D_Iversen goes down well to save 
Min. 54 :(new) D_Milito takes advantage of a mistake by M_Lanzaro 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  D_Milito drives the shot in! 
          ...  But D_Iversen makes a fine save 
Min. 56 :(wba) M_Lanzaro is through on goal 
          ...  M_Lanzaro strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  T_Strakosha with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 59 :(new) D_Iversen with a terrible kick! 
          ...  A_Gudmundsson is through! 
          ...  J_Poyth with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Frank Deeming looks relieved 
Min. 59 :(new) The ball is passed in from D_McNeil, he finds M_Taverneir 
          ...  N_Milenkovic anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 60 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Moore 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Pulisic 
Min. 64 :(wba) L_Podolski jumps over M_Helik's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  L_Podolski flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  T_Strakosha gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 64 :(new) D_Milito is too quick for M_Holgate 
          ...  D_Milito with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  The shot slips through D_Iversen's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 65 :(wba) A_Palombo finds the run of S_Longstaff 
          ...  A_Gudmundsson is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  T_Strakosha misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Poyth swings it in! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  T_Strakosha catches it with ease 
Min. 66 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Biel 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Taylor 
Min. 67 :(wba) S_Longstaff takes advantage of a mistake by R_Song 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to A_Mulele! 
          ...  A_Mulele hits a great drive! 
          ...  T_Strakosha manages to turn it behind 
Min. 68 :(new) D_Milito flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  M_Holgate reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 69 :(wba) M_Holgate finds himself in a good position 
          ...  M_Holgate with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  T_Strakosha makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 70 :(wba) Tactical Change by West Brom 
          ...  West Brom have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 70 :(new) D_McNeil with a glorious long pass to A_Gudmundsson 
          ...  A_Gudmundsson with the side footed shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air with some crazy top spin! 
          ...  D_Iversen moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  D_Iversen tips it wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_McNeil floats the ball in! 
          ...  M_Helik with the header 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 71 :(wba) M_Holgate is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Longstaff 
          ...  But D_Milito wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 71 :(new) M_Taverneir feeds the ball to P_Biel 
          ...  M_Lanzaro with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
Min. 72 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United 
          ...  COMING ON: Chiquinho 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_McNeil 
Min. 78 :(new) Chiquinho with the header on 
          ...  He finds D_Milito in space 
          ...  D_Milito sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  D_Iversen was beaten there! 
Min. 79 :(wba) L_Podolski takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Poyth 
          ...  But J_Clauss wins the ball 
Min. 79 :(new) A_Gudmundsson sidesteps S_Longstaff 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  D_Iversen with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  A_Gudmundsson takes it 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  D_Iversen almost got his fingers to it but it was too powerful! 
          ...  WOW!! 
          ...  Just WOW! 
          ...  Newcastle United have equalised! 
          ...  So late in the game! 
          ...  West Brom 2-2 Newcastle United...
Min. 80 :(new) J_Clauss is too quick for M_Lanzaro 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from N_Milenkovic 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Taverneir chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  The ball comes to J_Clauss 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(wba) A_Mulele gains possession 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by R_Song 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 91 :(new) Chiquinho looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to K_Moore 
          ...  K_Moore strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  D_Iversen gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 95 :(new) M_Taverneir falls badly 
          ...  He's clutching his shoulder 
          ...  He signals to the bench he can't carry on 
          ...  They have already used all three substitutes 
          ...  They will have to play a man down! 

*************  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          : L_Podolski (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Lanzaro (20), L_Podolski (34 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Newcastle United Match Info
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Best player          : A_Gudmundsson
Scorers              : , C_Pulisic (12)A_Gudmundsson (79 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Helik (1)
Injured              : M_Taverneir (95)
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Match Statistics
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                               West Brom  |    Newcastle United
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       21
Off target           :           2        |       10
On target            :          11        |       11
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       8
Key Tackles          :          10        |       12
Key Passes           :          19        |       12
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Final Score          : West Brom 2 - 2 Newcastle United
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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  27   1   1   1  24 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  43   0   0   0
Ruben_Vezo     DF   1  22  16   7  35 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Holgate      DF   1  23  16  12  28 |  98   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  36  18
N_Milenkovic   DF   1  22  16  10  31 |  98   0   6   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  96  54   0
J_Poyth        DF   1  21  14  11  25 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  20   0
M_Lanzaro      DF   1  20  15  13  24 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  59
A_Palombo      MF   1  13  20   5  31 |  98   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 102   0
S_Longstaff    MF   1  12  20   6  24 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0
C_Gomes        MF   1  12  19   5  28 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  25
A_Mulele       AM   1   7  18  20  22 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  10
L_Podolski     FW   1  10  15  21  22 |  98   0   1   1   0   8   1   0   0   0  28  19  85
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 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Pobega       MF   1  11  19  15  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marc_Roca      AM   1   3  19  15  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Bozenik      FW   1   8  13  20  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Newcastle 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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T_Strakosha    GK  30   1   1   1  24 |  98  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0   0   0
J_Clauss       DF   1  24  19  16  26 |  98   0   5   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  70   0  24
M_Helik        DF   1  21  16  14  29 |  98   0   1   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  15  -2  44
R_Song         DF   1  20  14   5  21 |  98   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  36  40  23
R_Taylor       DF   1  19  13   4  24 |  69   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0
M_Taverneir    MF   1   7  22  17  22 |  98   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  31  36   0
D_McNeil       MF   1  10  24  19  28 |  75   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  28  20  11
M_Gotze        MF   1   6  20  14  26 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
D_Milito       FW   1   6  16  21  31 |  98   0   1   0   0   6   0   0   0   0  32   0  46
C_Pulisic      FW   1   2  17  24  29 |  63   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  26
A_Gudmundsson  FW   1   6  18  23  22 |  98   0   1   1   0   5   1   0   0   0  32  16  46
S_Hornby       GK  16   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Van_Aanholt  DF   1  17  13  10  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Biel         DF   1   8  19  12  17 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chiquinho      MF   1   9  18  13  26 |  23   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0
K_Moore        FW   1   5  16  20  24 |  35   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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