FFO Champ, Norwich City vs. Middlesbrough (Fri Apr 25)


                         Norwich City  |  Middlesbrough
                          4-1-2-2-1 P  |  4-3-1-2 C
                            Jon Banks  |  Cliff Coates
                                       |
                        K_Tzolakis GK  |  GK A_Davies
                          A_Forson DF  |  DF I_Jones
                        F_Balbuena DF  |  DF D_Fry
                      D_Caleta_Car DF  |  DF R_Aguilar
                         B_Howedes DF  |  DF P_McNair
                        Joao_Neves DM  |  AM M_Ihattaren
                           K_Jakic MF  |  MF M_Crooks
                          H_Losada MF  |  MF M_Cuisance
                            A_Rais AM  |  MF S_Traore
                           P_Aimar AM  |  FW R_Muniz
                         E_Laidlaw FW  |  FW A_Pinamonti
                                       |
                       L_Wahlstedt SUB |  SUB M_Oxley
                          J_Bedeau SUB |  SUB A_Dijksteel
                         B_Cheyrou SUB |  SUB M_Fellaini
                            G_Sara SUB |  SUB N_Chalobah
                           J_Carew SUB |  SUB P_Cutrone




Min. 1  :(nor) P_Aimar sidesteps D_Fry 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  R_Aguilar wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 2  :(mid) P_McNair with a reverse pass to I_Jones 
          ...  I_Jones attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 4  :(mid) M_Cuisance cuts inside K_Jakic 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in A_Pinamonti! 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 6  :(nor) A_Forson with a flicked pass to H_Losada 
          ...  H_Losada with the shot on net! 
          ...  A_Davies has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Davies is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 8  :(mid) S_Traore whips the ball across to M_Crooks 
          ...  M_Crooks with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It floats over K_Tzolakis 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 9  :(mid) A_Pinamonti looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards P_McNair 
          ...  P_McNair tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis will be disappointed he did not save that! 
          ...  That's put Middlesbrough in front! 
          ...  Norwich City 0-1 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 15 :(nor) P_Aimar with a 30-yard pass to H_Losada 
          ...  H_Losada tries to chip the ball over A_Davies! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 16 :(mid) P_McNair pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  P_Aimar tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by M_Ihattaren 
          ...  D_Fry tries to place the shot! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Ihattaren swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 18 :(nor) P_Aimar with an inch perfect pass to Joao_Neves 
          ...  Joao_Neves with the shot on net! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Jakic curls it into the box! 
          ...  Joao_Neves gets to it! 
          ...  A_Davies with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 22 :(nor) E_Laidlaw knocks the ball past M_Crooks 
          ...  R_Aguilar reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 26 :(mid) P_McNair is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to A_Pinamonti 
          ...  P_Aimar with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
Min. 26 :(mid) R_Muniz cuts inside 
          ...  B_Howedes forces him off the ball 
Min. 33 :(nor) Joao_Neves spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds H_Losada with a lovely pass! 
          ...  But R_Aguilar with the fine tackle 
Min. 33 :(mid) M_Cuisance with a measured pass to A_Pinamonti 
          ...  But A_Rais wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 34 :(mid) A_Pinamonti with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  A_Pinamonti tries to beat K_Tzolakis from outside the area! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Ihattaren drives it into the box! 
          ...  A_Pinamonti loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  K_Tzolakis catches it with style! 
Min. 37 :(nor) H_Losada plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Traore 
Min. 38 :(mid) R_Aguilar knocks it past Joao_Neves and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  K_Jakic is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
Min. 41 :(nor) Joao_Neves finds F_Balbuena with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  But D_Fry barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 47 :(mid) R_Aguilar controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  M_Ihattaren gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  But F_Balbuena slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Norwich City 0-1 Middlesbrough

Min. 46 :(mid) A_Pinamonti get's past Joao_Neves 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  B_Howedes belts it clear 
Min. 47 :(mid) P_McNair finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled F_Balbuena 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by A_Forson!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 49 :(nor) K_Jakic feeds the ball to Joao_Neves 
          ...  A powerful shot by Joao_Neves! 
          ...  It floats over A_Davies 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 49 :(mid) R_Aguilar feeds the ball to S_Traore 
          ...  But F_Balbuena puts it in row Z! 
Min. 51 :(nor) E_Laidlaw pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  E_Laidlaw tries to beat A_Davies from outside the area! 
          ...  A_Davies makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 55 :(nor) E_Laidlaw has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_McNair! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  E_Laidlaw with the overhead! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Davies's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 56 :(nor) K_Jakic crosses to E_Laidlaw 
          ...  E_Laidlaw sees A_Davies off his line! 
          ...  A_Davies with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 57 :(mid) M_Ihattaren hits a hard pass to A_Pinamonti 
          ...  A vicious shot by A_Pinamonti! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis won't get to that! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  Norwich City 0-2 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 59 :(nor) P_Aimar runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Rais 
          ...  A_Rais aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  A_Davies saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 60 :(mid) M_Cuisance with a smart pass to M_Ihattaren 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from B_Howedes and it had to be 
Min. 61 :(mid) M_Crooks kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  A_Pinamonti gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Pinamonti strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 62 :(nor) K_Jakic drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to H_Losada 
          ...  R_Aguilar wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 63 :(mid) R_Aguilar with an incisive pass to S_Traore 
          ...  S_Traore swings in the shot! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 65 :(nor) E_Laidlaw wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Losada 
          ...  H_Losada with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Middlesbrough fans laugh at him 
Min. 67 :(nor) Joao_Neves with the heel pass to K_Jakic 
          ...  But R_Aguilar barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 68 :(mid) M_Crooks races into the box 
          ...  He sees P_McNair lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  P_McNair looks to see where K_Tzolakis is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 69 :(nor) B_Howedes flicks it over M_Cuisance and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  B_Howedes has a dig at goal! 
          ...  But A_Davies pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 69 :(nor) Joao_Neves breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Davies! 
          ...  P_McNair brings him down! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! 
Min. 70 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City 
          ...  Joao_Neves will now play as a DF 
Min. 70 :(mid) R_Muniz slips past B_Howedes 
          ...  Joao_Neves goes in studs first 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 71 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Cheyrou 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Howedes 
Min. 71 :(nor) Joao_Neves plays it long to E_Laidlaw 
          ...  But P_McNair will cut out the threat 
Min. 72 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Fellaini 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Cuisance 
Min. 74 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Cutrone 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Pinamonti 
Min. 74 :(mid) I_Jones finds the space intelligently 
          ...  I_Jones with the side footed shot! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Crooks hits it into the box! 
          ...  I_Jones gets a shot in 
          ...  K_Tzolakis saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 75 :(mid) P_McNair with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from P_McNair! 
          ...  But K_Tzolakis hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 77 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Carew 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Laidlaw 
Min. 80 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Dijksteel 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_McNair 
Min. 82 :(mid) R_Muniz jinks through the defence 
          ...  A left-footer by R_Muniz! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  Norwich City 0-3 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 82 :(nor) P_Aimar finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  M_Ihattaren with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 83 :(nor) D_Caleta_Car is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to H_Losada 
          ...  H_Losada has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 83 :(mid) D_Fry plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  I_Jones keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  K_Jakic with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 85 :(mid) S_Traore with a long pass to R_Muniz 
          ...  R_Muniz drives the ball low! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 86 :(nor) F_Balbuena jinks past I_Jones 
          ...  F_Balbuena hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  YOU BEAUTY! 
          ...  That's given Norwich City something to fight for! 
          ...  Norwich City 1-3 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 87 :(mid) P_Cutrone has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past F_Balbuena! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Joao_Neves hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The pressure is mounting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Crooks dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  A_Forson with a great clearance! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(nor) B_Cheyrou beats D_Fry 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  B_Cheyrou with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  A_Davies just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 90 :(mid) S_Traore runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to R_Muniz 
          ...  R_Muniz tries the shot! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Carrow Road
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : B_Howedes
Scorers              : F_Balbuena (86)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Jakic (38), Joao_Neves (70)
Injured              : N/A
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Middlesbrough Match Info
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Best player          : A_Pinamonti (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_McNair (9), A_Pinamonti (57), R_Muniz (82)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_McNair (69)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Norwich City  |    Middlesbrough
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       16
Off target           :           8        |       7
On target            :           6        |       9
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           1        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       5
Key Tackles          :          11        |       8
Key Passes           :          13        |       16
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Final Score          : Norwich City 1 - 3 Middlesbrough
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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 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
A_Forson       DF   1  19  17  12  24 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  12   0
F_Balbuena     DF   1  19  14   5  33 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  34   0  50
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  18  15  13  26 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  14   0
B_Howedes      DF   1  18  13   4  27 |  73   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  54   0  23
Joao_Neves     DF   1  18  21  14  27 |  94   0   1   4   0   3   0   1   0   0  14  28  33
K_Jakic        MF   1  15  18   6  32 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  29  -4
H_Losada       MF   1   6  17  15  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  44
A_Rais         AM   1   4  19  16  24 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  32   0  11
P_Aimar        AM   1   9  18  17  31 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  27  33   0
E_Laidlaw      FW   1   5  16  19  20 |  79   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  13  23
L_Wahlstedt    GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bedeau       DF   1  16  12   4  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Cheyrou      DF   1  12  18   8  30 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
G_Sara         MF   1  11  15  10  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Carew        FW   1   8  13  19  22 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Middlesbrough
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_Davies       GK  24   1   1   1  27 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
I_Jones        DF   1  22  16  12  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  44
D_Fry          DF   1  21  13   8  29 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  16  19
R_Aguilar      DF   1  20  15   8  26 |  94   0   5   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  42   0
P_McNair       DF   1  20  13  12  28 |  82   0   1   2   0   3   1   1   0   0  12  28  62
M_Ihattaren    AM   1   7  18  15  26 |  94   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
M_Crooks       MF   1  12  20  11  24 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18  15
M_Cuisance     MF   1   4  19  13  21 |  74   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
S_Traore       MF   1  14  19  13  22 |  94   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  22  30  13
R_Muniz        FW   1   8  17  21  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
A_Pinamonti    FW   1   7  15  21  28 |  76   0   0   1   1   4   1   0   0   0   0  32  34
M_Oxley        GK  16   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Dijksteel    DF   1  19  15  13  22 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Fellaini     MF   1  12  18  11  21 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Chalobah     MF   1  12  18   8  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Cutrone      FW   1   2  11  18  22 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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