FMFA Division One, Watford vs. Manchester City (Sun Feb 24)


                              Watford  |  Manchester City
                          4-1-1-2-2 P  |  4-3-1-2 N
                      William Doherty  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                          B_Foster GK  |  GK J_Hart
                         D_Janmaat DF  |  DF G_Clichy
                        C_Cathcart DF  |  DF A_Robertson
                         K_Davies* DF  |  DF P_Zabaleta
                          A_Masina DF  |  DF D_Marcellis
                          D_Quina* AM  |  MF O_Rowe*
                          E_Capoue DM  |  MF G_Nkoudou
                          M_Bundu* AM  |  MF D_Silva
                          T_Deeney FW  |  AM L_Messi
                        A_Morelos* FW  |  FW Hulk
                          Jorginho MF  |  FW A_Vellios
                                       |
                           H_Gomes SUB |  SUB L_McGee*
                         M_Foulds* SUB |  SUB D_Boyata
                       T_Cleverley SUB |  SUB J_Milner
                        M_Howarth* SUB |  SUB Y_Yeboah
                         C_O'Hare* SUB |  SUB R_Falcao




Min. 2  :(wat) E_Capoue is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  D_Quina* latches onto the ball 
          ...  D_Quina* is clean through! 
          ...  He rounds J_Hart 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Hart 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 3  :(wat) M_Bundu* takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  Fine tackle by P_Zabaleta 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 4  :(wat) Jorginho sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Morelos* 
          ...  A_Morelos* beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  J_Hart comes towards him 
          ...  He tries to flick it past J_Hart 
          ...  He falls over 
          ...  The ball trickles out for a goal kick!! 
Min. 10 :(wat) D_Quina* passes the ball to T_Deeney 
          ...  G_Clichy leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a bad foul!! 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 11 :(mnc) A_Robertson kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  Hulk gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Hulk has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But B_Foster punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 12 :(mnc) D_Silva hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  Hulk latches onto it! 
          ...  Jorginho slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 14 :(wat) E_Capoue with a glorious long pass to A_Masina 
          ...  A powerful header from A_Masina ! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But J_Hart palms it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 23 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Vellios 
          ...  A_Masina gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Silva curls it into the box! 
          ...  P_Zabaleta gets to it! 
          ...  But B_Foster makes a superb stop down low. 
Min. 23 :(wat) M_Bundu* races into the box 
          ...  He sees A_Morelos* lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  A_Robertson takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from The Referee 
Min. 26 :(mnc) O_Rowe* finds the space intelligently 
          ...  Jorginho with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Derek Purvis looks bemused that it wasn't more! 
Min. 28 :(wat) A_Morelos* with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past P_Zabaleta 
          ...  He knocks it to T_Deeney! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by D_Marcellis 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 30 :(mnc) Hulk with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from M_Bundu* 
          ...  Blocked by E_Capoue 
Min. 31 :(wat) T_Deeney bursts forward 
          ...  P_Zabaleta reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Cathcart swings it in! 
          ...  J_Hart makes the catch! 
Min. 31 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou with a glorious 60-yard pass to Hulk 
          ...  Hulk gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  B_Foster is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And B_Foster reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Silva drives it into the box! 
          ...  G_Nkoudou gets his head on it 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Nkoudou chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  K_Davies* wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 35 :(wat) T_Deeney latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  T_Deeney controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  But J_Hart punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 37 :(wat) A_Morelos* takes advantage of a mistake by A_Robertson 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  A_Morelos* launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  J_Hart makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 41 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou gets to the by line and finds D_Silva with a beautiful cross 
          ...  D_Silva with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Silva chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  A_Vellios gets to it! 
          ...  B_Foster catches the ball 
Min. 42 :(mnc) P_Zabaleta knocks it past C_Cathcart and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  P_Zabaleta with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  But B_Foster tips it over 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(wat) Jorginho back heels to find D_Janmaat in space 
          ...  A_Robertson anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 49 :(mnc) D_Silva controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs C_Cathcart 
          ...  He puts in Hulk! 
          ...  D_Quina* fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Watford 0-0 Manchester City

Min. 48 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou finds A_Vellios with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Masina 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Clichy hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  B_Foster reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 49 :(wat) D_Janmaat plays in M_Bundu* with a beautiful ball 
          ...  A_Robertson with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 50 :(wat) M_Foulds* comes on for A_Masina and will play DF to the delight of the fans 
Min. 50 :(wat) The Watford manager shouts at them from the touchline to play E 
Min. 50 :(mnc) D_Boyata is going to be brought on 
          ...  A_Robertson is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 50 :(mnc) R_Falcao comes on for A_Vellios and will play FW to the delight of the fans 
Min. 51 :(mnc) L_Messi takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  L_Messi has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 54 :(wat) C_O'Hare* replaces T_Deeney and will play FW 
Min. 54 :(wat) Jorginho looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Quina* 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from D_Boyata 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Quina* lofts the ball in! 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by D_Boyata 
Min. 55 :(mnc) Y_Yeboah is being brought on 
          ...  L_Messi is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 58 :(wat) M_Howarth* takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace Jorginho as MF 
Min. 59 :(mnc) Y_Yeboah with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  M_Foulds* with the block 
Min. 60 :(mnc) O_Rowe* puts in R_Falcao 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from C_Cathcart 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Silva drives it into the box! 
          ...  It comes to G_Clichy 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 69 :(wat) M_Howarth* backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  C_O'Hare* gets on the end of it 
          ...  C_O'Hare* hits a curling shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Rifled home! 
          ...  The Watford fans go wild! 
          ...  That puts Watford ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it! 
          ...  Watford 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 72 :(wat) E_Capoue plays in C_O'Hare* with a beautiful ball 
          ...  C_O'Hare* looks to see where J_Hart is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  Looks like it should be J_Hart's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  J_Hart looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there! 
Min. 73 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to Y_Yeboah 
          ...  But D_Janmaat wins the tackle 
Min. 78 :(wat) M_Howarth* with the cross-field pass to E_Capoue 
          ...  A powerful header from E_Capoue ! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  J_Hart gathers it comfortably 
Min. 79 :(mnc) D_Silva looks up for support for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  R_Falcao receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  A_Morelos* with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 80 :(mnc) O_Rowe* floats the ball in to find R_Falcao 
          ...  R_Falcao gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  B_Foster saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 87 :(wat) M_Howarth* unselfishly lays the ball back to C_O'Hare* 
          ...  C_O'Hare* with the shot ! 
          ...  J_Hart with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 87 :(mnc) D_Silva runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off C_Cathcart back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  D_Silva with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  It flew past B_Foster 
          ...  And Manchester City have squared it up late on!! 
          ...  Watford 1-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(wat) C_O'Hare* jumps over P_Zabaleta's challenge 
          ...  C_O'Hare* launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  J_Hart gathers it easily 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Vicarage Road
Attendance           : 34,638
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : C_O'Hare*
Scorers              : C_O'Hare* (69)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Jorginho (26), D_Quina* (49)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : D_Silva (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Silva (87)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Robertson (49)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Watford  |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       11
Off target           :           3        |       4
On target            :           7        |       7
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           2        |       6
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       7
Key Tackles          :           7        |       5
Key Passes           :          13        |       11
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Final Score          : Watford 1 - 1 Manchester City
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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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B_Foster       GK  27   3   2   1  24 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0
D_Janmaat      DF   1  23  10   4  25 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
C_Cathcart     DF   1  23   6   3  26 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
K_Davies*      DF   2  24   3   2  16 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
A_Masina       DF   1  22   6   3  23 |  54   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0   3
D_Quina*       AM   1   2  24  12  21 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3   7  -2
E_Capoue       DM   2  10  23   3  28 |  97   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  30   3
M_Bundu*       AM   2   3  23  10  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Deeney       FW   1   3   5  24  24 |  58   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
A_Morelos*     FW   1   3  10  26  23 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   4
Jorginho       MF   1   5  24   3  24 |  62   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  10  27  -3
H_Gomes        GK  26   2   2   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Foulds*      DF   1  22   4   2  22 |  43   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
T_Cleverley    MF   1   5  23   5  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Howarth*     MF   2   3  22   4  22 |  35   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
C_O'Hare*      FW   2   2   3  22  19 |  39   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  30

Player Statistics - Manchester 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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J_Hart         GK  29   2   2   2  33 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0
G_Clichy       DF   3  22  12   2  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
A_Robertson    DF   2  24  10   2  24 |  54   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  10   7  -3
P_Zabaleta     DF   3  21  12   3  24 |  97   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  26   0   6
D_Marcellis    DF   2  21   2   3  25 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
O_Rowe*        MF   2   5  22   4  27 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
G_Nkoudou      MF   2   3  23   7  22 |  97   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   1
D_Silva        MF   3   2  25  11  24 |  97   0   0   3   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  30  24
L_Messi        AM   2   3  25  13  25 |  59   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Hulk           FW   2   2   3  23  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
A_Vellios      FW   2   2   3  21  21 |  54   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
L_McGee*       GK  20   2   1   1  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Boyata       DF   3  23   3   2  33 |  43   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
J_Milner       MF   3   2  21  11  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Yeboah       FW   1   2   3  22  21 |  38   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Falcao       FW   2   3   3  23  26 |  43   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
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