FFO Champ, Luton Town vs. Norwich City (Mon Apr 07)


                           Luton Town  |  Norwich City
                            5-3-1-1 P  |  4-1-2-1-2 P
                                    -  |  Jon Banks
                                       |
                      Agirrezabala GK  |  GK K_Tzolakis
                          J_Sutalo DF  |  DF A_Forson
                          M_Aarons DF  |  DF B_Howedes
                         G_Alvarez DF  |  DF F_Balbuena
                          L_Eising DF  |  DF D_Caleta_Car
                          L_Baines DF  |  DM K_Jakic
                        M_Valbuena MF  |  MF Joao_Neves
                        Florentino MF  |  MF P_Aimar
                       A_Berenguer AM  |  AM H_Losada
                          E_Skhiri MF  |  FW J_Lens
                              Samu FW  |  FW J_Carew
                                       |
                        R_Descamps SUB |  SUB L_Wahlstedt
                          L_Greiml SUB |  SUB K_Fisher
                        C_Richards SUB |  SUB A_Rais
                           M_Camus SUB |  SUB B_Cheyrou
                            J_Broh SUB |  SUB B_Barker




Min. 2  :(nor) P_Aimar with an incisive pass to J_Carew 
          ...  J_Sutalo hits it out for a corner 
          ...  That was sent up into the top tier 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Howedes with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  Agirrezabala comes out and claims it! 
Min. 3  :(nor) P_Aimar plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Lens decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  L_Eising forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Jakic floats the ball in! 
          ...  Agirrezabala thumps the ball away! 
Min. 4  :(lut) Florentino has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past A_Forson 
          ...  He knocks it to Samu! 
          ...  But B_Howedes wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 7  :(nor) K_Jakic backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  J_Carew latches onto the end of it 
          ...  M_Valbuena is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  The Referee writes his name into the book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 10 :(nor) J_Lens uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  J_Lens controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  Agirrezabala gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 12 :(nor) P_Aimar plays it forward to J_Carew 
          ...  J_Carew shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  But Agirrezabala punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 13 :(lut) J_Sutalo runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Baines 
          ...  L_Baines plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 15 :(lut) L_Baines with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  L_Baines with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 17 :(lut) M_Valbuena lays the ball back to Samu 
          ...  K_Jakic with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Jon Banks looks relieved 
Min. 18 :(nor) D_Caleta_Car takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  M_Aarons with the tackle 
Min. 19 :(lut) Florentino feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  L_Baines runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Caleta_Car and it had to be 
Min. 19 :(nor) Joao_Neves stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  G_Alvarez with the tackle 
          ...  He left his foot in there! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 19 :(nor) F_Balbuena with a slick pass to J_Carew 
          ...  A thundering drive by J_Carew! 
          ...  But Agirrezabala makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 24 :(lut) M_Valbuena with a 30-yard pass to J_Sutalo 
          ...  J_Sutalo with the shot! 
          ...  Looks like it should be K_Tzolakis's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Baines plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis easily catches it! 
Min. 25 :(lut) G_Alvarez is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to Samu 
          ...  Samu with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 26 :(nor) P_Aimar slides it through the middle to J_Lens 
          ...  J_Lens with the shot! 
          ...  Agirrezabala makes a good save 
Min. 30 :(lut) Florentino gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds A_Berenguer 
          ...  A_Berenguer has a dig at goal! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 31 :(lut) E_Skhiri with the nod to Samu 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  Joao_Neves hits it out for a throw 
Min. 36 :(lut) G_Alvarez pulls up 
          ...  That looks like his hamstring went 
          ...  He won't be able to continue!! 
Min. 36 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Greiml 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Alvarez 
Min. 36 :(nor) J_Lens slips past M_Aarons 
          ...  L_Baines intercepts the opposition pass 
          ...  And he clears the ball behind goal 
          ...  He wasn't taking any risks there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Joao_Neves plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  M_Aarons belts it clear 
Min. 37 :(lut) Samu with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heels 
          ...  A cheeky lob from Samu! 
          ...  Saved by K_Tzolakis 
Min. 38 :(nor) A_Forson cuts inside E_Skhiri 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in J_Lens! 
          ...  An audacious effort from J_Lens! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Luton Town fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 39 :(lut) M_Valbuena is too quick for D_Caleta_Car 
          ...  M_Valbuena with the header! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis catches the ball 
Min. 40 :(lut) L_Greiml with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows B_Howedes a clean set of heals 
          ...  L_Greiml goes for goal! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 42 :(lut) Florentino drives it forward to J_Sutalo 
          ...  The ball hits B_Howedes in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 42 :(nor) A_Forson with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  H_Losada gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  H_Losada shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  Agirrezabala with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(nor) A_Forson skips the challenge from L_Greiml 
          ...  J_Sutalo with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Jon Banks looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 
Min. 43 :(nor) A_Forson with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  A_Forson with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  What agility from Agirrezabala 
Min. 45 :(lut) E_Skhiri holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Samu 
          ...  Samu tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 46 :(lut) L_Baines brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  A_Berenguer gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Berenguer tries to beat K_Tzolakis! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Luton Town 0-0 Norwich City

Min. 46 :(lut) M_Valbuena with the first time flick to M_Aarons 
          ...  M_Aarons attempts a chip! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis was caught out there 
          ...  Let's see if Luton Town can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Luton Town 1-0 Norwich City ...
Min. 49 :(nor) D_Caleta_Car is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to A_Forson 
          ...  L_Eising slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 51 :(lut) M_Aarons finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled F_Balbuena 
          ...  M_Aarons hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 55 :(nor) B_Howedes hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car latches onto it! 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  Agirrezabala with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 57 :(lut) Samu dribbles past K_Jakic 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  Samu with the overhead! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 71 :(lut) M_Aarons turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Aarons from 20 yards! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Eising swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  M_Valbuena tries to place the shot! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 71 :(nor) H_Losada sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  H_Losada hits a great drive! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 71 :(lut) A_Berenguer cuts in on A_Forson's blind side 
          ...  J_Lens rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not too happy about that 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  A_Berenguer swings it in 
          ...  Samu takes control of it! 
          ...  B_Howedes dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 74 :(nor) K_Jakic plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  L_Baines hits it out for a corner 
          ...  We need a good ball in here! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by B_Howedes 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Agirrezabala 
          ...  Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 75 :(lut) L_Baines pushes it past B_Howedes 
          ...  A_Forson wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 76 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Camus 
          ...  COMING OFF: Florentino 
Min. 77 :(lut) Samu hits a hard pass to J_Sutalo 
          ...  J_Sutalo tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Norwich City fans taunt him! 
Min. 78 :(lut) M_Valbuena chips the ball over the defence and finds Samu 
          ...  Samu is clean through! 
          ...  He rounds K_Tzolakis 
          ...  K_Tzolakis makes his move 
          ...  He's lobbed him!! 
          ...  It bounces in front of goal! 
          ...  Cleared off the line by D_Caleta_Car!! 
Min. 80 :(nor) Joao_Neves flicks it over J_Sutalo's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  Joao_Neves sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But Agirrezabala makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 81 :(lut) E_Skhiri with a long pass to M_Camus 
          ...  M_Camus hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 82 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Broh 
          ...  COMING OFF: Samu 
Min. 85 :(nor) B_Howedes with a 40-yard pass to H_Losada 
          ...  H_Losada looks to see where Agirrezabala is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But Agirrezabala just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 87 :(lut) L_Greiml smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  L_Baines latches onto the ball 
          ...  A_Forson does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 91 :(nor) H_Losada with the mazy run 
          ...  A_Berenguer with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Kenilworth Road
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Luton Town Match Info
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Best player          : M_Aarons (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Aarons (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Valbuena (7), G_Alvarez (19), J_Sutalo (43)
Injured              : G_Alvarez (36)
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : A_Forson
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Lens (71)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Luton Town  |    Norwich City
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       11
Off target           :           7        |       2
On target            :          11        |       9
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           8        |       5
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :          16        |       11
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Final Score          : Luton Town 1 - 0 Norwich City
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Player Statistics - Luton 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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Agirrezabala   GK  26   1   1   1  22 |  95  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0   0   0
J_Sutalo       DF   1  22  18   9  29 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  10   7  30
M_Aarons       DF   1  19  15   9  24 |  95   0   2   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  34   0  78
G_Alvarez      DF   1  17  14   6  23 |  36   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  11  -4
L_Eising       DF   1  20  13   2  20 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
L_Baines       DF   1  18  14  13  28 |  95   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  36  15  27
M_Valbuena     MF   1   5  18  14  21 |  95   0   0   4   1   2   0   1   0   0  -4  55  22
Florentino     MF   1  15  19  12  25 |  78   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
A_Berenguer    AM   1   4  20  19  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
E_Skhiri       MF   1  13  17   6  27 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
Samu           FW   1   5  18  21  22 |  84   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  11  29
R_Descamps     GK  19   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Greiml       DF   1  18  15   4  29 |  59   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  22
C_Richards     DF   1  18  12   4  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Camus        MF   1   4  20  15  29 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
J_Broh         FW   1   8  12  17  24 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Norwich City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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K_Tzolakis     GK  24   1   1   1  22 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
A_Forson       DF   1  19  17  12  24 |  95   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  34  24  15
B_Howedes      DF   1  18  13   4  27 |  95   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  54  32   0
F_Balbuena     DF   1  19  14   5  33 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  18  15  13  26 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  18  14  14
K_Jakic        DM   1  14  18   6  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
Joao_Neves     MF   1  18  21  14  27 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  18   0  13
P_Aimar        MF   1   9  18  17  31 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0
H_Losada       AM   1   6  17  15  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  35
J_Lens         FW   1   5  13  17  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  25
J_Carew        FW   1   8  13  19  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
L_Wahlstedt    GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Fisher       DF   1  18  14   2  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Rais         MF   1   4  19  16  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Cheyrou      MF   1  12  18   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Barker       FW   1   8  12  16  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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