FMFA Division One, Watford vs. Stoke City (Sun Mar 03)


                              Watford  |  Stoke City
                          4-1-2-1-2 A  |  4-4-2 A
                      William Doherty  |  Aaron Burrows
                                       |
                          B_Foster GK  |  GK T_Courtois
                         D_Janmaat DF  |  DF K_Zouma
                        C_Cathcart DF  |  DF N_Otamendi
                         K_Davies* DF  |  DF P_van_Aanholt
                          Y_Kaboul DF  |  DF L_Banks*
                          M_Bundu* AM  |  MF Lucas_Moura
                          E_Capoue DM  |  MF X_Shaqiri
                        M_Howarth* MF  |  MF M_Sissoko
                          T_Deeney FW  |  MF J_Allen
                        A_Morelos* FW  |  FW S_Aguero
                          Jorginho MF  |  FW S_Berahino
                                       |
                           H_Gomes SUB |  SUB J_Haygaard
                         M_Foulds* SUB |  SUB N_Clyne
                          D_Quina* SUB |  SUB A_Thurston*
                       T_Cleverley SUB |  SUB S_Bennett
                         C_O'Hare* SUB |  SUB Diego_Costa




Min. 1  :(sto) Stoke City made the switch to a P strategy 
Min. 3  :(wat) Jorginho 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 T_Deeney 
          ...  T_Deeney beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  T_Courtois comes towards him 
          ...  He rounds T_Courtois 
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal! 
          ...  T_Courtois somehow manages to get to it !! 
Min. 4  :(sto) Lucas_Moura with a measured ball to M_Sissoko 
          ...  But C_Cathcart reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 8  :(sto) Lucas_Moura is in some pain 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  But he looks unable to continue 
Min. 8  :(sto) S_Bennett is being prepared to come on 
          ...  Lucas_Moura is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 11 :(wat) Jorginho is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to T_Deeney 
          ...  T_Deeney with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  But T_Courtois punches it away 
Min. 16 :(sto) J_Allen sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Berahino 
          ...  S_Berahino attempts a lob! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 19 :(wat) M_Howarth* gets to the bye line 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds A_Morelos* 
          ...  A_Morelos* sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  T_Courtois gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But can't hold onto it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That’s put Watford ahead! 
          ...  Watford 1-0 Stoke City ...
Min. 20 :(sto) Stoke City altered their play to a A strategy 
Min. 30 :(wat) E_Capoue turns past P_van_Aanholt 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  P_van_Aanholt reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 31 :(wat) Jorginho holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Morelos* 
          ...  M_Sissoko with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 32 :(wat) E_Capoue is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  T_Deeney latches onto the end of it 
          ...  T_Deeney with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  T_Courtois won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 32 :(sto) S_Berahino gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  E_Capoue with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
Min. 33 :(sto) X_Shaqiri brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  N_Otamendi gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But C_Cathcart wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 34 :(wat) M_Bundu* takes advantage of a mistake by P_van_Aanholt 
          ...  M_Bundu* fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  T_Courtois was well beaten there! 
          ...  Watford 2-0 Stoke City ...
Min. 36 :(wat) Y_Kaboul punches J_Allen off the ball 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only! 
Min. 36 :(wat) M_Foulds* is being prepared to come on 
          ...  Jorginho is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 37 :(sto) S_Berahino lobs it over the defender 
          ...  S_Berahino with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  B_Foster manages to turn it behind 
Min. 38 :(sto) S_Bennett is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to P_van_Aanholt 
          ...  M_Foulds* with a nasty foul 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 39 :(wat) M_Bundu* kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Howarth* gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  M_Howarth* could have let it bounce! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face! 
          ...  Just look at the delight!! 
          ...  Watford 3-0 Stoke City ...
Min. 40 :(sto) S_Bennett miskicks! 
          ...  He finds S_Berahino though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  K_Davies* rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(sto) M_Sissoko leaves K_Davies* standing 
          ...  D_Janmaat with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That could have been a penalty! 
          ...  K_Zouma knocks it forward 
          ...  S_Aguero gets on the end of it 
          ...  S_Aguero with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  B_Foster with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know ! 
Min. 49 :(wat) M_Bundu* unselfishly lays the ball back to T_Deeney 
          ...  P_van_Aanholt plays it back 
          ...  T_Courtois slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Bundu* plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  N_Otamendi reads it 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 49 :(sto) X_Shaqiri finds M_Sissoko with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  D_Janmaat with a nasty foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off ! 
          ...  He knew he had to be careful after the first one, and this time he had to walk! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That could have been a penalty! 
          ...  J_Allen knocks it forward 
          ...  S_Berahino gets on the end of it 
          ...  S_Berahino with a thundering shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Allen lofts the ball in! 
          ...  M_Foulds* belts it clear 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Watford 3-0 Stoke City

Min. 49 :(sto) X_Shaqiri volleys it forward. He finds S_Berahino 
          ...  S_Berahino with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 50 :(wat) D_Quina* comes on for M_Howarth* and will play AM to the delight of the fans 
Min. 50 :(wat) Watford restructured their strategy to L 
Min. 50 :(wat) M_Bundu* is changing his role to a MF 
Min. 50 :(wat) D_Quina* will now play as MF 
Min. 60 :(sto) N_Clyne takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace K_Zouma as DF 
Min. 60 :(sto) Diego_Costa replaces S_Aguero and will play FW 
Min. 60 :(sto) L_Banks* jumps over M_Foulds*'s challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  L_Banks* with the header ! 
          ...  B_Foster takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 61 :(wat) M_Bundu* plays a first time ball through the defence to A_Morelos* 
          ...  N_Otamendi steals the ball of off him 
Min. 61 :(sto) S_Berahino runs at C_Cathcart 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  C_Cathcart hits it out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Bennett plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  K_Davies* reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 65 :(sto) S_Berahino takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  M_Foulds* wins the ball 
Min. 76 :(sto) N_Clyne holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Diego_Costa 
          ...  E_Capoue goes in studs first 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
Min. 77 :(wat) T_Deeney takes possession 
          ...  P_van_Aanholt with an awful challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 78 :(sto) X_Shaqiri with an inch perfect pass to S_Bennett 
          ...  S_Bennett tries the shot ! 
          ...  But B_Foster punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 79 :(sto) S_Berahino with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from C_Cathcart 
          ...  S_Berahino with the diving header ! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  B_Foster saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 80 :(sto) P_van_Aanholt with a 50-yard pass to S_Berahino 
          ...  S_Berahino hits the ball first time! 
          ...  B_Foster has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  B_Foster is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide !! 
Min. 86 :(sto) S_Berahino knocks it past K_Davies* and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  S_Berahino with a powerful header ! 
          ...  But B_Foster punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 93 :(sto) X_Shaqiri feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  M_Sissoko runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  K_Davies* cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Vicarage Road
Attendance           : 33,997
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : M_Bundu* (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Morelos* (19), M_Bundu* (34), M_Howarth* (39)
Sent Off             : Y_Kaboul (36), D_Janmaat (49)
Booked               : E_Capoue (76)
Injured              : N/A
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : S_Berahino
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_van_Aanholt (77)
Injured              : Lucas_Moura (8)
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Match Statistics
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                                 Watford  |    Stoke City
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       10
Off target           :           1        |       4
On target            :           5        |       6
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           2        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       3
Key Passes           :           7        |       12
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Final Score          : Watford 3 - 0 Stoke 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   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  33   0   0   0
D_Janmaat      DF   1  23  10   4  25 |  49   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  -7  -7  -7
C_Cathcart     DF   1  23   6   3  26 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0
K_Davies*      DF   2  24   3   2  16 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
Y_Kaboul       DF   1  23   6   3  27 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -7  -7
M_Bundu*       MF   2   3  23  10  24 |  97   0   0   3   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  48  23
E_Capoue       DM   2  10  23   3  28 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   5  15   5
M_Howarth*     MF   2   3  22   4  22 |  54   0   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  28  23
T_Deeney       FW   1   3   5  24  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
A_Morelos*     FW   1   3  10  26  23 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  23
Jorginho       MF   1   5  24   3  24 |  36   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
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 |  61   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
D_Quina*       MF   1   2  24  12  21 |  43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Cleverley    MF   1   5  23   5  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_O'Hare*      FW   2   2   3  22  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Stoke 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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T_Courtois     GK  27   2   3   2  23 |  97   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -39   0   0   0
K_Zouma        DF   2  24   8   2  26 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Otamendi     DF   2  23   4   4  26 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
P_van_Aanholt  DF   1  23  10   4  24 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  23   7  -3
L_Banks*       DF   2  22   5   3  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Lucas_Moura    MF   1   2  24  13  20 |   8   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
X_Shaqiri      MF   2   4  24   8  24 |  97   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
M_Sissoko      MF   2  10  24  10  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Allen        MF   3   2  23   3  24 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
S_Aguero       FW   2   4  12  24  24 |  64   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
S_Berahino     FW   2   3   3  24  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
J_Haygaard     GK  22   2   3   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Clyne        DF   2  22  13   4  24 |  33   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Thurston*    DF   2  23  11   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Bennett      MF   2  10  22  10  21 |  89   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
Diego_Costa    FW   2   3   4  23  24 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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