FFO Champ, West Brom vs. Barnsley (Mon Jul 13)


                            West Brom  |  Barnsley
                            5-3-1-1 A  |  4-1-3-2 C
                        Frank Deeming  |  Nickie Williams
                                       |
                         D_Iversen GK  |  GK M_Amelia
                         M_Holgate DF  |  DF A_Sotres
                      N_Milenkovic DF  |  DF R_Marquez
                         M_Lanzaro DF  |  DF M_Motta
                           J_Poyth DF  |  DF A_Kolarov
                          W_Gallas DF  |  DM G_Xhaka
                         A_Palombo MF  |  MF N_Lahmadi
                       S_Longstaff MF  |  MF J_Menez
                             Elano MF  |  MF Hannibal
                          A_Mulele AM  |  FW D_Jebbison
                        L_Podolski FW  |  FW A_Garnacho
                                       |
                         C_Abbiati SUB |  SUB R_Wright
                        Ruben_Vezo SUB |  SUB P_Wome
                           K_Honda SUB |  SUB S_Cziommer
                         R_Bozenik SUB |  SUB B_Howard
                         H_Larsson SUB |  SUB D_Villa




Min. 1  :(wba) L_Podolski finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  R_Marquez hits it out for a throw 
Min. 1  :(bar) Hannibal takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  N_Milenkovic tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Sotres dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of D_Iversen 
          ...  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. 3  :(wba) S_Longstaff falls badly 
          ...  He's clutching his shoulder 
          ...  He signals to the bench he can't carry on 
Min. 3  :(wba) Substitution by West Brom 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Honda 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Longstaff 
Min. 5  :(wba) A_Palombo picks out A_Mulele with the cross 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by G_Xhaka!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 7  :(bar) D_Jebbison with the dribble 
          ...  M_Lanzaro is easily beaten 
          ...  But L_Podolski sweeps up the threat 
Min. 8  :(bar) Hannibal with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to J_Menez 
          ...  J_Menez with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  D_Iversen with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 9  :(bar) Hannibal holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to D_Jebbison 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Holgate 
Min. 11 :(wba) A_Mulele gains possession 
          ...  A_Mulele fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  M_Amelia gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 15 :(wba) M_Holgate sprints past the defender 
          ...  M_Holgate hits the ball first time! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 16 :(wba) L_Podolski cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Elano 
          ...  M_Motta knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 20 :(bar) G_Xhaka holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Garnacho 
          ...  J_Poyth scythes the player down! 
          ...  He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's well within shooting range! 
          ...  Make yourself famous kid!! 
          ...  R_Marquez with the curler 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  D_Iversen is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Menez swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  D_Iversen makes the catch! 
Min. 27 :(wba) M_Holgate brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on M_Motta 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in L_Podolski! 
          ...  R_Marquez reads the play well 
Min. 29 :(wba) L_Podolski gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  L_Podolski could have let it bounce! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for M_Amelia 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  M_Amelia looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 31 :(wba) K_Honda with a probing pass to A_Mulele 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by N_Lahmadi 
Min. 33 :(wba) M_Holgate kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Elano gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But G_Xhaka reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 34 :(bar) A_Garnacho cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to D_Jebbison 
          ...  A left-footer by D_Jebbison! 
          ...  D_Iversen was lucky there 
Min. 36 :(bar) A_Sotres takes advantage of a mistake by J_Poyth 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  M_Holgate dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 36 :(wba) A_Mulele takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Podolski 
          ...  M_Motta pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  Is The Referee going to give a penalty? 
          ...  He points to the spot! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  L_Podolski will take it 
          ...  That's been blazed over! 
          ...  Get him some training from Matt-Le-Tiss 
Min. 38 :(bar) N_Lahmadi finds A_Sotres with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  A_Sotres drives it towards goal! 
          ...  But D_Iversen punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 39 :(bar) A_Garnacho beats his man 
          ...  A_Garnacho plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  D_Iversen never had a chance! 
Min. 40 :(wba) Elano looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Mulele 
          ...  G_Xhaka wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 42 :(bar) Hannibal sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to A_Garnacho 
          ...  What a shot from A_Garnacho! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  D_Iversen gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(wba) A_Mulele hits a hard pass to Elano 
          ...  Elano sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  M_Amelia grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 44 :(wba) Elano knocks the ball past A_Kolarov 
          ...  Fine tackle by M_Motta 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 45 :(bar) A_Sotres jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  L_Podolski tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  A_Garnacho flights it in! 
          ...  D_Iversen comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  J_Menez swings a leg at it! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 46 :(wba) Elano looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Mulele 
          ...  A_Mulele shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  It floats over M_Amelia 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: West Brom 0-0 Barnsley

Min. 47 :(wba) K_Honda unselfishly heads the ball back to N_Milenkovic 
          ...  N_Milenkovic is clean through! 
          ...  The linesman has his flag raised 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on 
          ...  He just has to beat M_Amelia 
          ...  M_Amelia makes his move 
          ...  M_Amelia catches the ball 
          ...  Good save 
Min. 47 :(bar) G_Xhaka pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  A_Garnacho is clean through! 
          ...  A_Garnacho hits a great shot! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 50 :(wba) Elano 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 leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Barnsley fans laugh at him 
Min. 50 :(bar) D_Jebbison runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  D_Jebbison tries the shot! 
          ...  D_Iversen gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Menez swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  D_Iversen catches it! 
Min. 52 :(bar) A_Garnacho plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  G_Xhaka decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  G_Xhaka with the crafty shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Hannibal plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  J_Poyth gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 53 :(wba) A_Palombo kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  M_Lanzaro gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Lanzaro could have let it bounce! 
          ...  M_Amelia goes down well to save 
Min. 55 :(wba) K_Honda gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Mulele 
          ...  A_Mulele has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  M_Amelia gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 57 :(wba) M_Lanzaro catches R_Marquez with an elbow! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Frank Deeming looks relieved 
Min. 59 :(wba) A_Mulele with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves M_Motta behind 
          ...  A_Mulele could have let it bounce! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into M_Amelia's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 60 :(bar) J_Menez knocks it forward 
          ...  M_Lanzaro slips 
          ...  Hannibal gets to it! 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Hannibal! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 61 :(bar) A_Garnacho knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  A_Garnacho with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The West Brom fans taunt him! 
Min. 65 :(bar) Substitution by Barnsley 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Cziommer 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Menez 
Min. 71 :(bar) D_Jebbison beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" waves The Referee 
          ...  D_Jebbison hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  But D_Iversen punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 72 :(wba) J_Poyth with a first time pass 
          ...  L_Podolski runs onto it! 
          ...  L_Podolski flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 74 :(wba) N_Milenkovic with a slick pass to A_Mulele 
          ...  A_Kolarov forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by Elano 
          ...  A_Kolarov gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 75 :(bar) Substitution by Barnsley 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Villa 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Motta 
Min. 75 :(wba) A_Palombo is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to K_Honda 
          ...  K_Honda with a thundering drive! 
          ...  M_Amelia parries it 
Min. 75 :(wba) N_Milenkovic with a precise ball to K_Honda 
          ...  N_Lahmadi with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 76 :(wba) L_Podolski runs into space 
          ...  L_Podolski belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into M_Amelia's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 79 :(bar) D_Villa cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Cziommer 
          ...  N_Milenkovic anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 81 :(bar) N_Lahmadi dribbles past M_Holgate 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  N_Lahmadi fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  D_Iversen catches the ball 
Min. 87 :(wba) Elano with a measured ball to A_Mulele 
          ...  A_Mulele attempts a low drive! 
          ...  M_Amelia with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(wba) A_Mulele crosses in from the wing, he finds L_Podolski in the box 
          ...  But N_Lahmadi clears the danger 
Min. 92 :(bar) N_Lahmadi is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  D_Jebbison latches onto the end of it 
          ...  D_Jebbison tries to beat D_Iversen from outside the area! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 93 :(bar) Hannibal with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Kolarov gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A_Palombo knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 94 :(wba) L_Podolski is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to Elano 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by A_Kolarov 
          ...  He timed it well 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Honda hits it into the box! 
          ...  N_Lahmadi belts it clear 

*************  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          : A_Mulele (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : S_Longstaff (3)
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Barnsley Match Info
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Best player          : N_Lahmadi
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               West Brom  |    Barnsley
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       15
Off target           :           8        |       9
On target            :           6        |       6
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           2        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :           5        |       6
Key Tackles          :           8        |       13
Key Passes           :          19        |       12
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Final Score          : West Brom 0 - 0 Barnsley
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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  28   1   1   1  24 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  66   0   0   0
M_Holgate      DF   1  23  16  12  28 |  96   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  34  40  18
N_Milenkovic   DF   1  22  16  11  31 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  36  20  21
M_Lanzaro      DF   1  21  16  13  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
J_Poyth        DF   1  21  14  11  25 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  22   0
W_Gallas       DF   1  20  16   9  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Palombo      MF   1  13  21   5  31 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  27  45   0
S_Longstaff    MF   1  12  21   7  24 |   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Elano          MF   1  11  21  18  26 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60  12
A_Mulele       AM   1   7  19  20  22 |  96   0   0   3   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  51  56
L_Podolski     FW   1  10  15  21  22 |  96   0   2   2   0   5   0   0   0   0  60  42  45
C_Abbiati      GK  24   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ruben_Vezo     DF   1  21  15   6  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Honda        MF   1   7  20  17  25 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  48  15
R_Bozenik      AM   1   8  13  20  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Larsson      FW   1   4  16  20  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Barnsley
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_Amelia       GK  29   1   1   1  25 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  41   0   0   0
A_Sotres       DF   1  19  13  12  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  21   0  20
R_Marquez      DF   1  21  17  12  27 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  38   0  18
M_Motta        DF   1  22  16  10  29 |  77   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
A_Kolarov      DF   1  22  17  10  29 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0
G_Xhaka        DM   1  21  25  12  30 |  96   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  57  22  18
N_Lahmadi      MF   1  18  21  16  26 |  96   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  66  30  16
J_Menez        MF   1   9  22  19  25 |  67   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  14  24
Hannibal       MF   1   6  22  20  24 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  56  10
D_Jebbison     FW   1   5  19  23  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  34
A_Garnacho     FW   1   3  21  24  24 |  96   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  30  24
R_Wright       GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Wome         DF   1  21  16  12  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Cziommer     MF   1   5  21  17  31 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Howard       MF   1   6  19  18  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Villa        FW   1   9  16  20  24 |  19   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
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