FMFA Division One, Sheffield United vs. Bournemouth (Sun Feb 02) Sheffield United | Bournemouth 4-2-4 C | 4-4-2 N VACANT | Neil Rowley | S_Carson GK | GK A_Begovic C_Basham DF | DF M_Hummels J_Lewis DF | DF J_Araujo J_Bennett DF | DF K_Wimmer B_Godfery DF | DF N_Onuoha V_Wanyama MF | MF J_Ibe S_de_Jong MF | MF Joao_Mario Y_Muto FW | MF L_Cook M_Balotelli FW | MF P_Billing K_Benzema FW | FW J_King O_McBurnie FW | FW R_Jimenez | D_Henderson SUB | SUB A_Federici P_van_Aanholt SUB | SUB T_Mings G_Baldock SUB | SUB F_Delph B_Osborn SUB | SUB M_Pugh P_Piatti SUB | SUB J_Quigley Min. 1 :(bou) L_Cook with a glorious long pass to J_King ... Cleared by C_Basham Min. 4 :(bou) Joao_Mario is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to R_Jimenez ... R_Jimenez with a thundering volley! ... S_Carson makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 9 :(shu) M_Balotelli knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Araujo ... M_Balotelli attempts to nutmeg A_Begovic! ... GOAL !! ... A_Begovic had no chance! ... And Sheffield United are leading in the game now ... Sheffield United 1-0 Bournemouth ... Min. 10 :(shu) J_Lewis with a measured pass to S_de_Jong ... M_Hummels anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 12 :(bou) P_Billing holds the ball up ... He sees J_King in space! ... J_King with the crafty shot! ... But S_Carson parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 14 :(bou) Joao_Mario fires over a low cross to J_King ... J_Lewis slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 20 :(bou) J_King flicks it past J_Bennett ... He runs forward ... J_King bears down on goal! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 22 :(bou) Joao_Mario is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to P_Billing ... P_Billing has a dig at goal! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 23 :(shu) V_Wanyama brings it under control ... He takes on J_Araujo ... He gets past him! ... He puts in M_Balotelli! ... M_Balotelli has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... A_Begovic saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 24 :(bou) A defence splitting pass from N_Onuoha to R_Jimenez ... R_Jimenez is in acres of space! ... He looked offside to me ... He tries to round S_Carson ... He lobs it over S_Carson ... Its hit the bar and over!! Min. 24 :(shu) M_Balotelli with a real burst of pace ... He shows J_Araujo a clean set of heals ... M_Hummels with an ugly foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... He had to endure a strong lecture from The Referee Min. 29 :(shu) J_Lewis runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to B_Godfery ... N_Onuoha forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... S_de_Jong curls it into the box! ... M_Balotelli makes a firm connection with his head ... GOAL !! ... He kicks the sponsor hoarding in delight! ... Sheffield United 2-0 Bournemouth ... Min. 30 :(bou) Bournemouth restructured their strategy to E Min. 30 :(shu) K_Benzema plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Hummels Min. 31 :(bou) Joao_Mario skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to P_Billing ... P_Billing flicks the header toward the far post! ... But S_Carson palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 34 :(shu) Y_Muto breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on A_Begovic! ... J_Araujo brings him down! ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(shu) J_Lewis wins possession ... He plays the ball across to O_McBurnie ... Excellent sliding challenge by K_Wimmer ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... B_Godfery chips the ball into the area! ... A_Begovic makes the catch! Min. 45 :(shu) There's going to be a change ... P_van_Aanholt will come on for B_Godfery and play DF Min. 46 :(shu) J_Lewis controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... M_Balotelli gets onto the end of the pass! ... M_Balotelli fires the shot in! ... A_Begovic makes himself big and wins the ball ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sheffield United 2-0 Bournemouth Min. 47 :(shu) Y_Muto takes advantage of a mistake by M_Hummels ... That mistake could prove costly ... Y_Muto with a powerful downward header! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Begovic dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had A_Begovic beaten! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by S_de_Jong ... The danger is dealt with by M_Hummels Min. 50 :(shu) a big roar from the crowd as B_Osborn comes on for S_de_Jong to play MF Min. 50 :(bou) L_Cook slumps to the ground! ... He gets up again though ... He signals to the bench he is ok to continue Min. 53 :(bou) R_Jimenez picks up the pass ... Good sliding challenge from Y_Muto ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Swung in by Joao_Mario ... J_Araujo gets his head on it ... But S_Carson tips it behind ... CORNER! ... N_Onuoha hits it towards the far post! ... S_Carson easily claims the ball! Min. 55 :(bou) J_King takes advantage of a mistake by P_van_Aanholt ... M_Balotelli attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? ... Oh well the referee says play On!! Min. 58 :(bou) P_Billing takes advantage of a mistake by Y_Muto ... Can he make them pay? ... Good sliding challenge from P_van_Aanholt and it had to be Min. 64 :(shu) B_Osborn moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to Y_Muto ... J_Araujo clears with a diving header Min. 65 :(bou) T_Mings is ready to come on to replace J_Araujo ... Looks like he will play as a DF Min. 65 :(bou) M_Pugh is going to be brought on ... J_King is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 67 :(shu) V_Wanyama takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into O_McBurnie ... O_McBurnie with the strike ! ... GOAL !! ... The manager is delighted with that one ... Sheffield United 3-0 Bournemouth ... Min. 70 :(bou) J_Quigley is being prepared to come on ... M_Pugh is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 75 :(bou) Bournemouth altered their play to a A strategy Min. 75 :(shu) J_Lewis looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to M_Balotelli ... M_Balotelli unleashes a pile driver ! ... But A_Begovic makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 76 :(shu) B_Osborn holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to O_McBurnie ... O_McBurnie tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 78 :(shu) J_Bennett changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to K_Benzema ... T_Mings slices it ... A_Begovic moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... V_Wanyama crosses it in! ... T_Mings wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 82 :(shu) V_Wanyama with a one-touch layoff to P_van_Aanholt ... P_van_Aanholt aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... Wide of goal Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 92 :(shu) K_Benzema beats K_Wimmer ... He muscled him off the ball ... K_Wimmer tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Balotelli chips the ball into the area! ... A_Begovic jumps well to claim it! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Bramall Lane Attendance : 33,415 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Balotelli (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Balotelli (9,29), O_McBurnie (67) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bournemouth Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Joao_Mario Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Araujo (34) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United | Bournemouth Attempts on Goal : 9 | 7 Off target : 3 | 3 On target : 6 | 4 Possession : 42 | 58 Corners : 5 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 5 | 4 Key Tackles : 5 | 7 Key Passes : 11 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sheffield United 3 - 0 Bournemouth ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Sheffield United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Carson GK 28 2 2 1 26 | 94 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 C_Basham DF 1 23 10 2 24 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 8 8 J_Lewis DF 1 23 11 2 24 | 94 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 50 0 J_Bennett DF 1 22 10 3 21 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 B_Godfery DF 1 22 12 3 23 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Wanyama MF 2 12 26 3 27 | 94 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 S_de_Jong MF 2 4 26 12 25 | 52 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 Y_Muto FW 1 6 11 25 27 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 M_Balotelli FW 2 3 4 25 26 | 94 0 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 21 8 63 K_Benzema FW 1 3 4 26 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_McBurnie FW 1 3 9 22 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 D_Henderson GK 27 2 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_van_Aanholt DF 1 24 11 4 24 | 49 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 G_Baldock DF 1 23 10 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Osborn MF 1 10 23 2 27 | 42 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 P_Piatti FW 2 4 23 12 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Bournemouth Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Begovic GK 26 3 3 2 24 | 94 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -16 0 0 0 M_Hummels DF 2 26 4 2 28 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 J_Araujo DF 1 26 13 3 24 | 67 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 -3 0 K_Wimmer DF 2 24 5 2 23 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 N_Onuoha DF 2 24 4 3 27 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 J_Ibe MF 2 3 26 3 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joao_Mario MF 1 10 25 10 23 | 94 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 L_Cook MF 2 3 24 4 21 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 P_Billing MF 1 3 24 11 23 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 J_King FW 2 2 3 23 24 | 67 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 R_Jimenez FW 1 3 10 25 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 A_Federici GK 23 4 2 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Mings DF 2 22 2 3 27 | 27 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 F_Delph MF 1 11 24 6 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Pugh FW 2 3 22 8 23 | 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Quigley FW 2 3 4 22 24 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1580644580 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35