FMFA Division One, Watford vs. Manchester City (Sun Oct 27)


                              Watford  |  Manchester City
                            4-3-1-2 P  |  4-3-1-2 N
                      William Doherty  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                           A_Lopes GK  |  GK J_Hart
                          J_Mukena DF  |  DF P_Zabaleta
                           Bernado DF  |  DF A_Robertson
                         M_Navarro DF  |  DF D_Boyata
                       J_Tarkowski DF  |  DF V_Kompany
                              K_Ly MF  |  MF D_Silva
                           A_Iwobi AM  |  MF S_Forte
                         K_Havertz MF  |  MF O_Rowe
                         J_Lingard MF  |  AM S_Nasri
                         A_Morelos FW  |  FW A_Vellios
                          C_O'Hare FW  |  FW R_Falcao
                                       |
                          B_Foster SUB |  SUB L_McGee
                         D_Janmaat SUB |  SUB D_Alaba
                        A_Tuanzebe SUB |  SUB J_Barmby
                           D_Quina SUB |  SUB Hulk
                        L_Martinez SUB |  SUB Y_Yeboah




Min. 2  :(wat) K_Havertz turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to A_Morelos 
          ...  A_Morelos is clean through, he is one on one with J_Hart 
          ...  He slips it underneath J_Hart 
          ...  He hits it towards goal! 
          ...  wide!! 
Min. 5  :(wat) J_Mukena with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Iwobi gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  O_Rowe makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 5  :(mnc) R_Falcao dribbles it into the box 
          ...  K_Ly with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 9  :(mnc) P_Zabaleta loses J_Mukena 
          ...  P_Zabaleta looks to see where A_Lopes is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 11 :(wat) K_Havertz knocks the ball past the lunge of S_Forte 
          ...  K_Havertz with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 12 :(wat) K_Ly with a precise ball to A_Iwobi 
          ...  A_Robertson read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 14 :(mnc) P_Zabaleta flicks it past M_Navarro 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  P_Zabaleta attempts a chip! 
          ...  Looks like it should be A_Lopes's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  A_Lopes looks embarrassed! 
          ...  Manchester City go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Watford 0-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 16 :(wat) J_Lingard is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to C_O'Hare 
          ...  A powerful shot by C_O'Hare ! 
          ...  But J_Hart comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 31 :(wat) K_Ly knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  K_Ly aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  J_Hart gathers it comfortably 
Min. 31 :(mnc) S_Nasri steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs Bernado 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  Bernado reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 36 :(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! 
          ...  S_Nasri receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  S_Nasri with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  But A_Lopes palms it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Nasri chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to A_Robertson 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But A_Lopes comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 37 :(wat) J_Lingard leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to A_Iwobi 
          ...  A delicate header from A_Iwobi ! 
          ...  J_Hart is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 37 :(mnc) A_Robertson crosses in from the wing, he finds R_Falcao in the box 
          ...  R_Falcao with the chance ! 
          ...  But A_Lopes punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 39 :(mnc) D_Silva knocks the ball past K_Havertz 
          ...  D_Silva with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  A_Lopes gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 40 :(wat) The manager shouting something towards his players 
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit 
          ...  Watford will now play C 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(wat) J_Mukena crosses into the box, finding C_O'Hare 
          ...  C_O'Hare attempts a chip! 
          ...  J_Hart can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  J_Hart has a smile on his face 
          ...  Did he know that was going wide? 
Min. 44 :(mnc) A_Vellios with a real burst of pace 
          ...  K_Havertz with the foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 45 :(wat) C_O'Hare takes advantage of a mistake by D_Silva 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  D_Boyata intercepts the pass 
Min. 46 :(mnc) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  S_Forte seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  J_Tarkowski pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Watford 0-1 Manchester City

Min. 46 :(wat) K_Ly crosses in from the wing, he finds K_Havertz in the box 
          ...  A_Robertson reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 47 :(wat) A_Morelos takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  P_Zabaleta reads the play well 
Min. 48 :(wat) A_Iwobi moves forward 
          ...  A_Iwobi with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  J_Hart gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide !! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 48 :(wat) J_Lingard unselfishly lays the ball back to A_Morelos 
          ...  D_Silva is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
Min. 49 :(wat) J_Lingard with a precise ball to M_Navarro 
          ...  V_Kompany gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 49 :(mnc) S_Forte has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Bernado 
          ...  He puts in A_Vellios! 
          ...  A_Morelos takes the player down!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 50 :(mnc) D_Alaba is being prepared to come on 
          ...  P_Zabaleta is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 50 :(mnc) Y_Yeboah will replace the useless S_Nasri and will play FW 
Min. 50 :(wat) K_Ly with a first time pass 
          ...  A_Morelos runs onto it! 
          ...  A_Morelos rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  But J_Hart just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Bernado hits it into the box! 
          ...  J_Hart easily catches it! 
Min. 52 :(mnc) D_Silva takes advantage of a mistake by J_Tarkowski 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  A glorious effort by D_Silva ! 
          ...  A_Lopes won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 53 :(mnc) O_Rowe with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  A_Morelos tugs on his opponent’s shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  O_Rowe knocks it forward 
          ...  R_Falcao gets on the end of it 
          ...  R_Falcao with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 55 :(wat) D_Janmaat is ready to come on to replace J_Mukena 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF 
Min. 55 :(mnc) J_Barmby comes on for O_Rowe and will play MF to the delight of the fans 
Min. 55 :(mnc) S_Forte holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Robertson 
          ...  D_Janmaat reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 56 :(mnc) J_Barmby brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  Y_Yeboah makes himself available 
          ...  Y_Yeboah sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But A_Lopes tips it over 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 59 :(wat) A_Iwobi moves forward 
          ...  A delicate chip from A_Iwobi ! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 59 :(mnc) S_Forte passes the ball to A_Vellios 
          ...  A_Vellios hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Rifled home! 
          ...  Watford 0-2 Manchester City ...
Min. 60 :(wat) L_Martinez will replace A_Morelos and play FW 
Min. 60 :(wat) Watford will now play E after the order comes from the dugout 
Min. 61 :(mnc) D_Silva runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Y_Yeboah 
          ...  M_Navarro tackles cleanly 
Min. 62 :(mnc) R_Falcao with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from Bernado 
          ...  An audacious effort from R_Falcao ! 
          ...  But A_Lopes tips it over 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 64 :(mnc) J_Barmby is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  Y_Yeboah latches onto the end of it 
          ...  L_Martinez with the tackle 
          ...  He did well to stop that attack! 
Min. 66 :(wat) L_Martinez beats D_Boyata 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  L_Martinez with the crafty shot! 
          ...  But J_Hart punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 73 :(wat) K_Ly with a reverse pass to D_Janmaat 
          ...  S_Forte with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 75 :(wat) A_Iwobi backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  L_Martinez latches onto the end of it 
          ...  L_Martinez with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  J_Hart never had a chance! 
Min. 75 :(mnc) Y_Yeboah beats Bernado 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  D_Janmaat with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
Min. 76 :(wat) C_O'Hare sprints past the defender 
          ...  C_O'Hare flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  J_Hart beats the ball away 
Min. 79 :(mnc) R_Falcao stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  R_Falcao with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 81 :(wat) K_Havertz unselfishly heads the ball back to C_O'Hare 
          ...  D_Boyata with an ugly foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
Min. 85 :(mnc) Y_Yeboah controls it with ease 
          ...  D_Janmaat beats him to the ball 
Min. 85 :(wat) A_Iwobi beats A_Robertson 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  R_Falcao with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee tries to calm him down 
Min. 86 :(mnc) R_Falcao looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Y_Yeboah 
          ...  Y_Yeboah heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  A_Lopes with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 87 :(wat) K_Havertz holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to L_Martinez 
          ...  A thundering drive by L_Martinez ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by J_Lingard 
          ...  D_Boyata gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(wat) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  L_Martinez seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  A_Vellios wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
Min. 91 :(wat) J_Lingard beats the defender 
          ...  J_Lingard with the strike ! 
          ...  J_Hart tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Lingard! 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by D_Boyata 
Min. 91 :(mnc) D_Silva hoofs it up field to find Y_Yeboah 
          ...  Y_Yeboah shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 92 :(wat) C_O'Hare breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on J_Hart! 
          ...  D_Alaba brings him down! 
          ...  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! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Vicarage Road
Attendance           : 33,478
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : J_Lingard
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Havertz (44), A_Morelos (53), D_Janmaat (75)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : A_Robertson (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Zabaleta (14), A_Vellios (59)
Sent Off             : D_Alaba (92)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Watford  |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       14
Off target           :           8        |       5
On target            :           6        |       9
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       14
Key Tackles          :           6        |       6
Key Passes           :          14        |       10
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Final Score          : Watford 0 - 2 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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A_Lopes        GK  29   2   2   1  26 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0
J_Mukena       DF   1  24  13   2  18 |  57   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Bernado        DF   1  23  10   2  23 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
M_Navarro      DF   1  23   7   3  23 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
J_Tarkowski    DF   2  23   5   3  26 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
K_Ly           MF   2   1  24  12  22 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   3
A_Iwobi        AM   1   2  22  10  23 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
K_Havertz      MF   1   3  23  10  22 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  27  -2
J_Lingard      MF   2   3  24  10  26 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   3
A_Morelos      FW   1   3  11  27  23 |  62   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -3  -3   1
C_O'Hare       FW   2   2   3  23  19 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
B_Foster       GK  26   3   2   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Janmaat      DF   1  24  10   4  25 |  39   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  -3  -3
A_Tuanzebe     DF   2  23   6   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Quina        MF   1   2  25  12  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Martinez     FW   1   7  11  24  24 |  34   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  13   0   5

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 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  43   0   0   0
P_Zabaleta     DF   3  21  12   2  24 |  52   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  13   0  24
A_Robertson    DF   2  25  10   2  24 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  33  10   3
D_Boyata       DF   3  23   3   2  33 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0
V_Kompany      DF   2  24   3   2  24 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
D_Silva        MF   3   2  25  11  24 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   4
S_Forte        MF   2   5  23   3  29 |  96   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
O_Rowe         MF   2   5  22   4  27 |  57   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
S_Nasri        AM   2   3  24  11  25 |  52   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
A_Vellios      FW   2   2   3  21  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  23
R_Falcao       FW   2   2   3  23  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   8  18  16
L_McGee        GK  20   2   1   1  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Alaba        DF   2  23   2   3  25 |  42   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  -7  -7  -7
J_Barmby       MF   2   4  21   3  26 |  39   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Hulk           FW   2   2   3  23  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Yeboah       FW   1   2   3  23  21 |  44   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
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