FFO Vase, Watford vs. Rennes (Wed Apr 29)


                              Watford  |  Rennes
                            5-1-3-1 C  |  4-3-3 L
                            John Read  |  Drew Hill
                                       |
                           M_Okoye GK  |  GK R_Risser
                          A_Hinkel DF  |  DF A_Truffert
                           S_Papac DF  |  DF F_Mane
                          A_Ooijer DF  |  DF J_Jacquet
                            L_Hall DM  |  DF F_Winther
                       R_v_d_Vaart MF  |  MF D_Cisse
                          G_Pandev FW  |  MF M_Ballack
                     A_V_den_Borre DF  |  MF A_Sishuba
                         J_Berthod DF  |  FW A_Gouiri
                         A_Golovin MF  |  FW Evanilson
                          A_Knauff MF  |  FW K_Olaigbe
                                       |
                         S_Ruffier SUB |  SUB M_Travers
                         D_Collins SUB |  SUB M_Ciani
                         P_Roberts SUB |  SUB J_Chotard
                         D_Kwakman SUB |  SUB E_Le_Fee
                            S_Etoo SUB |  SUB S_Wearne




Min. 1  :(std) Tactical Change by Rennes 
          ...  Rennes have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 1  :(std) K_Olaigbe whips the ball across to A_Gouiri 
          ...  R_v_d_Vaart scythes the player down! 
          ...  The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 3  :(std) A_Sishuba with a measured pass to M_Ballack 
          ...  S_Papac wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 4  :(wat) L_Hall boots it towards A_Knauff 
          ...  What a shot from A_Knauff! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  R_Risser gathers it comfortably 
Min. 4  :(wat) A_Hinkel looks in some pain, he's struggling out there 
          ...  I think John Read is going to take him off 
Min. 4  :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Collins 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Hinkel 
Min. 5  :(wat) G_Pandev is too quick for J_Jacquet 
          ...  F_Winther with the tackle 
Min. 7  :(wat) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  A_Knauff is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by A_Truffert! 
          ...  A_Knauff has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  R_Risser makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 8  :(wat) G_Pandev takes advantage of a mistake by A_Truffert 
          ...  He crosses to R_v_d_Vaart 
          ...  R_v_d_Vaart with a blistering shot! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 14 :(wat) R_v_d_Vaart finds A_Knauff with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  What a shot from A_Knauff! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  R_Risser makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 16 :(wat) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  G_Pandev gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  G_Pandev tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 16 :(std) F_Mane brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  A_Gouiri makes himself available 
          ...  A_Gouiri attempts the shot! 
          ...  M_Okoye collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 23 :(wat) R_Risser with a terrible kick! 
          ...  A_Golovin is through! 
          ...  A_Golovin hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  R_Risser makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 23 :(std) D_Cisse whips the ball across to Evanilson 
          ...  Evanilson tries to beat M_Okoye from outside the area! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 26 :(wat) A_Golovin runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of G_Pandev 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Jacquet 
Min. 29 :(std) A_Truffert beats G_Pandev 
          ...  A_Truffert blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  M_Okoye narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 30 :(wat) A_Knauff uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  A_Knauff flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  R_Risser parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 30 :(std) A_Sishuba chips the ball forward to A_Gouiri 
          ...  Blocked by D_Collins 
Min. 31 :(wat) A_Knauff spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to G_Pandev! 
          ...  G_Pandev looks to see where R_Risser is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  R_Risser with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 33 :(std) Evanilson with a short pass to find K_Olaigbe 
          ...  A_Golovin with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
Min. 34 :(wat) A_Knauff sidesteps D_Cisse 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  But A_Sishuba wins the tackle 
Min. 34 :(std) M_Ballack loses L_Hall 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Berthod 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 37 :(std) A_Gouiri has plenty of time and space 
          ...  A_V_den_Borre scythes the player down! 
Min. 38 :(wat) S_Papac beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  S_Papac with the strike! 
          ...  R_Risser with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 38 :(std) A_Sishuba is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  A_Gouiri latches onto the ball 
          ...  A_Gouiri attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  M_Okoye saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(wat) Tactical Change by Watford 
          ...  A_Knauff will now play as a FW 
Min. 46 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Roberts 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Pandev 
Min. 46 :(wat) R_v_d_Vaart takes advantage of a mistake by F_Mane 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to D_Collins! 
          ...  From long range D_Collins bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  R_Risser dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had R_Risser beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Berthod crosses it in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of R_Risser 
Min. 47 :(wat) P_Roberts brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  A_Knauff gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Knauff with a terrific drive! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 47 :(wat) It's game over for S_Papac 
          ...  He's pulled up and won't be able to continue! Even the magic sponge did not work! 
Min. 47 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Kwakman 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Papac 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Watford 0-0 Rennes

Min. 48 :(wat) A_V_den_Borre brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  A_Golovin makes himself available 
          ...  A_Golovin tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 49 :(wat) A_V_den_Borre looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to P_Roberts 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by A_Truffert 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 49 :(wat) R_v_d_Vaart with the nod to A_Knauff 
          ...  M_Ballack with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 53 :(wat) J_Berthod sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to L_Hall 
          ...  F_Mane slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 53 :(wat) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  J_Berthod seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  A_Gouiri takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line. 
          ...  R_v_d_Vaart shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to A_Ooijer instead 
          ...  But J_Jacquet will cut out the threat 
Min. 55 :(wat) R_v_d_Vaart runs at F_Winther 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from D_Cisse 
Min. 56 :(wat) P_Roberts is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Knauff latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A_Knauff with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  But R_Risser makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 58 :(std) D_Cisse holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Sishuba 
          ...  A_Sishuba shoots towards goal! 
          ...  M_Okoye gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 59 :(wat) P_Roberts looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  L_Hall receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  L_Hall with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  R_Risser with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 61 :(wat) J_Berthod with a slide rule pass to R_v_d_Vaart 
          ...  R_v_d_Vaart drives it towards goal! 
          ...  R_Risser falls over 
          ...  But R_Risser is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 64 :(std) M_Ballack pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  Evanilson is clean through! 
          ...  A_V_den_Borre pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
Min. 65 :(wat) R_v_d_Vaart takes advantage of a mistake by A_Truffert 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  A_Gouiri dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 66 :(wat) A_Knauff loses his marker! 
          ...  A_Knauff hits a curling shot! 
          ...  R_Risser just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 67 :(wat) D_Kwakman unselfishly lays the ball back to P_Roberts 
          ...  P_Roberts with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  R_Risser plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 70 :(std) Substitution by Rennes 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Wearne 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Olaigbe 
Min. 71 :(std) J_Jacquet takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into S_Wearne 
          ...  S_Wearne hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 72 :(std) F_Winther whips the ball across to S_Wearne 
          ...  S_Wearne has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Ballack floats the ball in! 
          ...  F_Winther gets a shot in 
          ...  M_Okoye makes a good save 
Min. 74 :(wat) A_V_den_Borre is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to D_Kwakman 
          ...  D_Kwakman swings in the shot! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's put Watford in front! 
          ...  Watford 1-0 Rennes ...
Min. 75 :(std) S_Wearne with the header on 
          ...  He finds J_Jacquet in space 
          ...  J_Jacquet with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 76 :(wat) A_Knauff turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Truffert gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 77 :(wat) A_Golovin puts in A_Ooijer 
          ...  A_Ooijer with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  R_Risser makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 79 :(wat) R_v_d_Vaart holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees A_Knauff in space! 
          ...  A_Knauff tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 80 :(wat) D_Collins holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Berthod 
          ...  J_Berthod with a thundering shot! 
          ...  But R_Risser makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 80 :(std) A_Gouiri with a glorious long pass to F_Mane 
          ...  F_Mane keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 81 :(wat) A_Knauff with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  A_Knauff hits a great shot! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 82 :(wat) P_Roberts plays the early ball across the box to find J_Berthod in space 
          ...  J_Berthod looks to see where R_Risser is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  R_Risser gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(std) F_Mane with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  A_Gouiri gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Gouiri with the drive! 
          ...  M_Okoye with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 90 :(wat) D_Collins with a pinpoint pass to A_Knauff 
          ...  A_Truffert cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 92 :(wat) D_Collins plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  J_Jacquet cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Vicarage Road
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : A_V_den_Borre (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Kwakman (74)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_v_d_Vaart (1), A_Golovin (33)
Injured              : A_Hinkel (4), S_Papac (47)
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Rennes Match Info
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Best player          : A_Gouiri
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Watford  |    Rennes
Attempts on Goal     :          23        |       11
Off target           :          10        |       5
On target            :          13        |       6
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :          11        |       11
Key Tackles          :           3        |       11
Key Passes           :          20        |       13
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Final Score          : Watford 1 - 0 Rennes
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Player Statistics - Watford
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_Okoye        GK  28   1   1   1  29 |  98   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0   0
A_Hinkel       DF   1  21  16   9  22 |   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Papac        DF   1  20  17  12  27 |  47   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  16   0  16
A_Ooijer       DF   1  21  17   6  27 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0  22
L_Hall         DM   1  19  20  10  20 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  18
R_v_d_Vaart    MF   1   5  21  18  22 |  98   0   0   3   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  31  16
G_Pandev       FW   1   8  17  21  24 |  46   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15  12
A_V_den_Borre  DF   1  20  17   8  24 |  98   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  64   0
J_Berthod      DF   1  21  18   8  29 |  98   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  28  38
A_Golovin      MF   1   4  22  19  25 |  98   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  18  14
A_Knauff       FW   1   9  22  19  26 |  98   0   0   1   0   9   0   0   0   0   0  10  71
S_Ruffier      GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Collins      DF   1  18  13   8  30 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  18  38  18
P_Roberts      MF   1   4  16  12  25 |  52   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  64  16
D_Kwakman      DF   1  15  19  12  22 |  51   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  13  40
S_Etoo         FW   1   7  15  21  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Rennes
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Risser       GK  26   1   1   1  25 |  98  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  68   0   0   0
A_Truffert     DF   1  24  15  16  30 |  98   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  36   0  12
F_Mane         DF   1  23  18  15  26 |  98   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  28  11
J_Jacquet      DF   1  20  13  10  28 |  98   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  48  19  16
F_Winther      DF   1  21  16   4  16 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  16  24
D_Cisse        MF   1  16  21   7  31 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  22   0
M_Ballack      MF   1  14  21  17  23 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Sishuba      MF   1  11  21  15  29 |  98   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  25  33  13
A_Gouiri       FW   1   2  16  23  24 |  98   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  34  16  15
Evanilson      FW   1   3  15  23  29 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17   3
K_Olaigbe      FW   1   8  16  20  25 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
M_Travers      GK  21   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ciani        DF   1  18  13   9  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Chotard      MF   1  14  21   9  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Le_Fee       MF   1   5  19  13  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Wearne       FW   1   7  12  17  22 |  24   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  18
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