FFO Vase, Monaco vs. Sheffield United (Wed Feb 18) Monaco | Sheffield United 5-1-0-2-2 C | 5-1-1-1-2 C Mike Bridge Caretaker | Dave Thacker Caretaker | A_Ramsdale GK | GK J_Urbig B_Ivanovic DF | DF C_Cresswell R_Burke DF | DF J_Bagan J_Bednarek DF | DF T_Cora Pepe DF | DF J_Foyth C_Rool DF | DF M_Sykes A_Basinas DM | DM A_Diawara A_Ricchiuti AM | MF J_Mascherano C_Forbs AM | AM M_Ozil E_Demirovic FW | FW D_Drogba A_McGeady FW | FW E_Osong | N_Ratti SUB | SUB T_Ernst P_Kalambayi SUB | SUB P_Okon F_Bilbija SUB | SUB J_Boateng J_Leko SUB | SUB D_Saric R_Quaison SUB | SUB S_Leto Min. 1 :(mon) A_Basinas cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to C_Forbs ... C_Forbs with a low drive through the rain! ... J_Urbig saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 4 :(shu) A_Ramsdale with a terrible kick! ... T_Cora takes control of the ball! ... J_Bednarek clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 5 :(shu) J_Foyth drives it across the face of the goal D_Drogba ... D_Drogba with the side footed shot! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 9 :(mon) A_Ricchiuti has space to run with the ball ... Brilliantly taken away by J_Foyth!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 20 :(shu) D_Drogba is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to C_Cresswell ... Good sliding challenge from C_Rool and it had to be Min. 20 :(mon) R_Burke with a penetrating pass to E_Demirovic ... J_Mascherano with a terrible tackle Min. 27 :(mon) A_McGeady with a real burst of pace ... T_Cora can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... A_McGeady hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 33 :(mon) J_Bednarek drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_Burke ... R_Burke with a screamer of a shot! ... J_Urbig tips it wide for a corner ... CORNER! ... C_Rool curls it into the box! ... C_Forbs gets his head on it ... But J_Urbig makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 34 :(mon) A_Basinas plays it long to Pepe ... Pepe rifles it at the goal! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 34 :(shu) E_Osong lobs it over the defender ... C_Rool with the block Min. 35 :(shu) D_Drogba pulls it back to J_Foyth ... C_Forbs pulls the player to the ground!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking Min. 37 :(shu) C_Cresswell with electric pace ... He eases past C_Rool ... E_Demirovic with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... FREE KICK ... A_Diawara floats it forward ... E_Osong latches onto the end of it ... E_Osong with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... GOAL!! ... In off the post ... That's given Sheffield United the lead! ... Monaco 0-1 Sheffield United ... Min. 39 :(mon) A_Ricchiuti flicks the ball on to Pepe ... Pepe aims for the top right corner! ... Over the bar! Min. 39 :(shu) M_Sykes curls the ball out wide to E_Osong ... B_Ivanovic knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Monaco 0-1 Sheffield United Min. 53 :(mon) E_Demirovic with an inch perfect pass to Pepe ... Good sliding challenge from T_Cora Min. 62 :(mon) J_Bednarek is too quick for M_Sykes ... T_Cora with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... FREE KICK! ... It's within shooting distance! ... E_Demirovic hits it over the wall ... J_Urbig can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... J_Urbig was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 63 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco ... COMING ON: R_Quaison ... COMING OFF: A_McGeady Min. 63 :(shu) J_Bagan moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to M_Sykes ... C_Rool forces him off the ball Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: S_Leto ... COMING OFF: E_Osong Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: P_Okon ... COMING OFF: J_Mascherano Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: J_Boateng ... COMING OFF: M_Sykes Min. 68 :(mon) R_Burke brushes J_Boateng aside and breaks free ... R_Burke goes for the top corner! ... J_Urbig beats the ball away Min. 68 :(shu) S_Leto chests it down ... But Pepe sweeps up the threat Min. 70 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... Monaco have changed their playing style to E Min. 72 :(shu) M_Ozil looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to D_Drogba ... R_Quaison with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It's just a warning Min. 75 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco ... COMING ON: F_Bilbija ... COMING OFF: C_Forbs Min. 78 :(shu) J_Foyth with the first time flick to M_Ozil ... M_Ozil with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... C_Cresswell swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... A_Ramsdale fists it away! Min. 79 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco ... COMING ON: P_Kalambayi ... COMING OFF: R_Burke Min. 80 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... Monaco have changed their playing style to A Min. 80 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a FW Min. 80 :(mon) J_Bednarek with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past the defender ... What a challenge by J_Bagan ... The ball cannoning out of play for a corner ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by F_Bilbija! ... Great catch from J_Urbig! Min. 82 :(shu) D_Drogba runs at the defence ... He nutmegs J_Bednarek ... He showed his class there ... D_Drogba hits a curling shot! ... A_Ramsdale makes a fine save Min. 86 :(mon) R_Quaison beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... R_Quaison tries to lob the keeper! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 86 :(shu) J_Boateng cuts in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to D_Drogba ... E_Demirovic with a nasty foul ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! ... A_Diawara floats it forward ... S_Leto latches onto the end of it ... C_Rool is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... A_Ramsdale misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... S_Leto flights it in! ... It goes straight into the arms of A_Ramsdale ... Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... It looks like ... NO PENALTY Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(shu) M_Ozil turns on a sixpence ... R_Quaison rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee marches over with gusto! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He can't complain about that ... He's had too many warnings Min. 89 :(shu) A_Diawara beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds S_Leto ... A delicate header from S_Leto! ... But A_Ramsdale punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 93 :(shu) A_Diawara spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to S_Leto! ... S_Leto smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... But A_Ramsdale punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that A_Ramsdale got a touch Min. 94 :(shu) P_Okon with a long pass to S_Leto ... S_Leto runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... A_Ramsdale makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stade Louis II ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monaco Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Rool Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Quaison (89) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Foyth (Man of the Match) Scorers : E_Osong (37) Sent Off : N/A Booked : T_Cora (62) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monaco | Sheffield United Attempts on Goal : 9 | 7 Off target : 5 | 2 On target : 4 | 5 Possession : 49 | 51 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 6 Key Tackles : 7 | 3 Key Passes : 5 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Monaco 0 - 1 Sheffield United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Monaco Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Ramsdale GK 27 1 1 1 29 | 96 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 B_Ivanovic DF 1 19 15 5 26 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 R_Burke DF 1 22 17 9 28 | 80 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 J_Bednarek DF 1 22 16 13 23 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 16 0 Pepe DF 1 20 14 14 29 | 96 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 0 24 C_Rool DF 1 19 16 8 27 | 96 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 0 0 A_Basinas DM 1 13 20 8 24 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 A_Ricchiuti FW 1 7 21 17 20 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 C_Forbs AM 1 4 20 16 26 | 76 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 E_Demirovic FW 1 11 15 21 32 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 5 A_McGeady FW 1 9 16 21 20 | 64 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 N_Ratti GK 18 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Kalambayi DF 1 15 11 4 24 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Bilbija MF 1 6 16 12 34 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Leko MF 1 8 15 13 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Quaison FW 1 1 11 16 24 | 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 8 Player Statistics - Sheffield United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Urbig GK 26 1 1 1 26 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 C_Cresswell DF 1 22 17 15 20 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Bagan DF 1 21 16 3 26 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 16 0 T_Cora DF 1 20 14 12 29 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 -2 -2 J_Foyth DF 1 21 13 11 23 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 38 0 M_Sykes DF 1 20 15 7 28 | 66 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 17 0 A_Diawara DM 1 16 22 7 27 | 96 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 J_Mascherano MF 1 16 20 11 23 | 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Ozil AM 1 8 20 18 25 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 8 D_Drogba FW 1 3 14 20 21 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 14 E_Osong FW 1 8 16 20 24 | 66 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 T_Ernst GK 19 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Okon MF 1 16 19 5 26 | 30 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 J_Boateng DF 1 19 14 3 27 | 30 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 D_Saric AM 1 13 16 12 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Leto FW 1 6 13 18 21 | 30 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 1771441033 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40