FMFA Division One, Norwich City vs. Sheffield United (Wed Nov 27)


                         Norwich City  |  Sheffield United
                            4-3-1-2 P  |  5-1-2-2 C
                     William McGregor  |  Matthew Bethell
                                       |
                            T_Krul GK  |  GK S_Carson
                           R_Vlaar DF  |  DF P_van_Aanholt
                        R_Stearman DF  |  DF E_Stevens
                          G_Hanley DF  |  DF C_Basham
                           P_Heise DF  |  DF J_Lewis
                         T_Trybull MF  |  DF J_Bennett
                       O_Hernandez MF  |  MF B_Osborn
                       M_Stiepmann MF  |  DM D_Klassen
                           J_Drmic FW  |  MF P_Piatti
                          D_Srbeny FW  |  FW K_Benzema
                             S_Ojo AM  |  FW M_Balotelli
                                       |
                        R_Fahrmann SUB |  SUB D_Henderson
                          M_Aarons SUB |  SUB B_Godfery
                          A_Tetley SUB |  SUB G_Baldock
                        T_Cantwell SUB |  SUB V_Wanyama
                            A_Idah SUB |  SUB Y_Muto




Min. 1  :(nor) D_Srbeny with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  J_Bennett pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 8  :(shu) M_Balotelli is first to the loose ball 
          ...  M_Balotelli launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  But T_Krul stops that one easily 
Min. 12 :(nor) T_Trybull holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees J_Drmic in space! 
          ...  J_Drmic with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  And Norwich City are leading in the game now 
          ...  Norwich City 1-0 Sheffield United ...
Min. 12 :(nor) It looks as though Norwich City is now playing C 
Min. 12 :(shu) J_Bennett with the cross-field pass to K_Benzema 
          ...  K_Benzema with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The Referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  The Sheffield United fans celebrate the goal 
          ...  Sheffield United have squared things up with that goal! 
          ...  Norwich City 1-1 Sheffield United ...
Min. 13 :(nor) Norwich City will now play P after the order comes from the dugout 
Min. 16 :(shu) P_Piatti controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs G_Hanley 
          ...  He puts in D_Klassen! 
          ...  Intercepted by R_Vlaar 
Min. 19 :(shu) K_Benzema comes to collect the ball 
          ...  Great turn!!! 
          ...  Superb play 
          ...  K_Benzema attempts a low drive! 
          ...  Saved by T_Krul 
Min. 20 :(shu) M_Balotelli beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  P_Heise is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
Min. 23 :(nor) S_Ojo with a short pass to find J_Drmic 
          ...  J_Drmic drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Ojo floats the ball in! 
          ...  S_Carson easily catches it! 
Min. 27 :(nor) S_Ojo with a measured ball to J_Drmic 
          ...  J_Drmic rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  S_Carson never had a chance! 
Min. 32 :(nor) O_Hernandez runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  D_Srbeny latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  J_Lewis takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 33 :(shu) M_Balotelli takes on R_Vlaar 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  O_Hernandez muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 37 :(shu) P_Piatti flicks it over R_Vlaar and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  S_Ojo tackles from behind 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 37 :(shu) K_Benzema with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  K_Benzema goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 40 :(shu) M_Balotelli had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  R_Vlaar plays it back 
          ...  T_Krul slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Piatti chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  It is cleared by P_Heise 
Min. 42 :(shu) K_Benzema runs at P_Heise 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  K_Benzema carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(nor) J_Drmic takes advantage of a mistake by E_Stevens 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  J_Drmic has a go! 
          ...  But S_Carson makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 45 :(shu) B_Godfery is being prepared to come on 
          ...  J_Bennett is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 47 :(nor) O_Hernandez plays it forward to J_Drmic 
          ...  P_van_Aanholt takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Norwich City 1-1 Sheffield United

Min. 47 :(nor) S_Ojo beats E_Stevens 
          ...  S_Ojo tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 49 :(nor) O_Hernandez pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  O_Hernandez with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Sheffield United fans laugh at him 
Min. 50 :(shu) V_Wanyama takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace P_Piatti as MF 
Min. 53 :(shu) K_Benzema feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  M_Balotelli runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  M_Balotelli aiming for the bottom corner ! 
          ...  But T_Krul punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 59 :(shu) V_Wanyama sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  V_Wanyama hits a great drive! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Osborn chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  E_Stevens gets on the end of it 
          ...  He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! 
Min. 60 :(nor) M_Aarons is ready to come on to replace R_Vlaar 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF 
Min. 61 :(shu) M_Balotelli cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  J_Drmic with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
Min. 63 :(nor) J_Drmic is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to S_Ojo 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  B_Godfery looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 64 :(nor) M_Stiepmann runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Drmic 
          ...  V_Wanyama bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 65 :(nor) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. 
          ...  A_Idah will come on for M_Stiepmann and play FW 
Min. 65 :(nor) S_Ojo finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  V_Wanyama with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 66 :(shu) M_Balotelli flicks it over M_Aarons's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  T_Trybull tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 67 :(shu) B_Godfery with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past R_Stearman 
          ...  He knocks it to K_Benzema! 
          ...  K_Benzema drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 70 :(nor) P_Heise finds S_Ojo in acres of space 
          ...  S_Ojo hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 73 :(shu) E_Stevens beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  E_Stevens with the drive! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a mishit effort! 
Min. 77 :(shu) V_Wanyama nutmegs the defender 
          ...  R_Stearman clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 78 :(shu) K_Benzema loses G_Hanley 
          ...  R_Stearman forces him off the ball 
Min. 80 :(nor) O_Hernandez brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on J_Lewis 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in A_Idah! 
          ...  A_Idah rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And S_Carson reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Stearman curls it into the box! 
          ...  S_Carson makes the catch! 
Min. 81 :(shu) J_Lewis looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to B_Osborn 
          ...  A powerful shot by B_Osborn ! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 83 :(nor) J_Drmic races into the box 
          ...  He sees A_Idah lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  P_van_Aanholt with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is well within shooting range! 
          ...  A_Idah floats it forward 
          ...  J_Drmic latches onto the end of it 
          ...  P_van_Aanholt goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 85 :(nor) S_Ojo with the towering header to A_Idah 
          ...  E_Stevens fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 87 :(shu) P_van_Aanholt is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Balotelli 
          ...  M_Balotelli bears down on goal! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Lewis crosses it in! 
          ...  T_Krul catches it! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(nor) D_Srbeny sprints past the defender 
          ...  E_Stevens slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 91 :(shu) V_Wanyama turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Benzema 
          ...  But R_Stearman sweeps up the threat 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Carrow Road
Attendance           : 34,847
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : J_Drmic
Scorers              : J_Drmic (12)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : O_Hernandez (33)
Injured              : N/A
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : K_Benzema (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Benzema (12)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : V_Wanyama (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Norwich City  |    Sheffield United
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       12
Off target           :           5        |       8
On target            :           3        |       4
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :          10        |       7
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Final Score          : Norwich City 1 - 1 Sheffield United
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Player Statistics - Norwich 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_Krul         GK  28   3   2   1  24 |  93   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0
R_Vlaar        DF   2  23   3   2  23 |  62   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
R_Stearman     DF   1  23   9   2  24 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0
G_Hanley       DF   1  24   6   2  28 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Heise        DF   1  23  10   3  25 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
T_Trybull      MF   1  10  23   3  26 |  93   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
O_Hernandez    MF   1   3  23  10  23 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  27  -2
M_Stiepmann    MF   1   3  23  11  25 |  67   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Drmic        FW   1   3   8  23  25 |  93   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  10  28
D_Srbeny       FW   1   2   6  23  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Ojo          AM   2   3  23  11  25 |  93   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   2
R_Fahrmann     GK  26   2   2   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Aarons       DF   1  23   8   2  22 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Tetley       MF   1   9  23   4  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Cantwell     MF   1   4  22   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Idah         FW   1   3   4  22  21 |  26   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3

Player Statistics - Sheffield United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Carson       GK  28   2   2   1  26 |  93   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0
P_van_Aanholt  DF   1  24  10   4  24 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
E_Stevens      DF   1  23  11   5  24 |  93   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  13   0   2
C_Basham       DF   1  23  10   2  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Lewis        DF   1  23  11   2  24 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
J_Bennett      DF   1  22  10   3  21 |  45   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  28   0
B_Osborn       MF   1  10  23   2  27 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
D_Klassen      DM   2  13  23   5  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Piatti       MF   2   4  23  12  25 |  52   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Benzema      FW   1   3   4  26  24 |  93   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  10  29
M_Balotelli    FW   2   3   4  24  26 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
D_Henderson    GK  27   2   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Godfery      DF   1  22  12   3  23 |  48   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
G_Baldock      DF   1  23  10   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Wanyama      MF   2  12  26   3  27 |  41   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3   7  -2
Y_Muto         FW   1   6  11  25  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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