FMFA League Cup, Tottenham Hotspur vs. Sheffield United (Wed Dec 11)


                    Tottenham Hotspur  |  Sheffield United
                              3-5-2 A  |  4-4-2 D
                         Daniel Mason  |  Matthew Bethell
                                       |
                      K_Arriz'laga GK  |  GK S_Carson
                      T_Fosu-M'sah DF  |  DF P_van_Aanholt
                          C_Mbemba DF  |  DF E_Stevens
                       C_C-Vickers DF  |  DF C_Basham
                         F_Lesniak MF  |  DF J_Lewis
                         M_Veratti MF  |  MF D_Brooks
                           H_Winks MF  |  MF V_Wanyama
                        I_Gundogan MF  |  MF S_de_Jong
                          D_Suarez MF  |  MF D_Klassen
                       A_Griezmann FW  |  FW Y_Muto
                            R_Loft FW  |  FW M_Balotelli
                                       |
                       P_Gazzaniga SUB |  SUB D_Henderson
                         D_Zagadou SUB |  SUB G_Baldock
                     T_Alderwei'ld SUB |  SUB J_Bennett
                          Casemiro SUB |  SUB S_Bennett
                         A_Belotti SUB |  SUB O_McBurnie




Min. 1  :(shu) M_Balotelli pushes it past the defender 
          ...  M_Balotelli with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  K_Arriz'laga makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop ! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 2  :(ths) M_Veratti bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to R_Loft 
          ...  R_Loft carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And S_Carson reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Winks chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by E_Stevens 
Min. 2  :(shu) Y_Muto controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  D_Klassen gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  But I_Gundogan barges him off the ball 
Min. 6  :(shu) S_de_Jong with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  A_Griezmann goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning 
Min. 7  :(ths) I_Gundogan spots H_Winks who is in acres of space 
          ...  E_Stevens fouls badly 
          ...  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! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  A_Griezmann bends it round the wall 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 9  :(shu) Y_Muto steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs C_Mbemba 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  A skillful effort from Y_Muto ! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 11 :(ths) R_Loft finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  R_Loft heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  S_Carson with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 13 :(ths) A_Griezmann flicks it over P_van_Aanholt's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  A_Griezmann with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 14 :(shu) D_Klassen slides it through the middle to M_Balotelli 
          ...  M_Balotelli is clean through! 
          ...  The linesman has his flag raised 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on 
          ...  He just has to beat K_Arriz'laga 
          ...  He tries to slide it past K_Arriz'laga 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That’s given Sheffield United the advantage! 
          ...  Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Sheffield United ...
Min. 20 :(ths) T_Fosu-M'sah takes possession 
          ...  J_Lewis clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 21 :(shu) Y_Muto finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  F_Lesniak is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
Min. 30 :(shu) D_Klassen beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  A delicate chip from D_Klassen ! 
          ...  K_Arriz'laga falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it hits his back! 
          ...  And goes wide!! 
          ...  K_Arriz'laga looks relieved!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_Muto chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  K_Arriz'laga comes out and claims it! 
Min. 38 :(ths) I_Gundogan with a smart pass to A_Griezmann 
          ...  A_Griezmann tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But S_Carson stops that one easily 
Min. 40 :(shu) D_Brooks has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Y_Muto gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Y_Muto with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 40 :(ths) R_Loft finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  J_Lewis with a bad challenge 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 41 :(ths) H_Winks is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to R_Loft 
          ...  D_Brooks is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
Min. 42 :(shu) E_Stevens is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  Y_Muto latches onto the ball 
          ...  Y_Muto with a thundering drive! 
          ...  K_Arriz'laga gathers it comfortably 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(ths) Casemiro is being prepared to come on 
          ...  D_Suarez is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 45 :(ths) D_Zagadou replaces C_C-Vickers and will play DF 
Min. 45 :(shu) D_Brooks pulls it back to E_Stevens 
          ...  C_Mbemba forces him off the ball 
Min. 46 :(shu) Y_Muto runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  Y_Muto with a thundering shot! 
          ...  But K_Arriz'laga hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Sheffield United

Min. 46 :(shu) D_Klassen gets to the bye line 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds Y_Muto 
          ...  Y_Muto has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  K_Arriz'laga with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there 
Min. 47 :(ths) R_Loft sidesteps V_Wanyama 
          ...  R_Loft with the header ! 
          ...  S_Carson saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 49 :(shu) M_Balotelli is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Klassen 
          ...  K_Arriz'laga leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a bad foul!! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is well within shooting range! 
          ...  M_Balotelli with the thundering drive 
          ...  But K_Arriz'laga just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 52 :(shu) D_Brooks looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Y_Muto 
          ...  Y_Muto beats the defender to the ball 
          ...  He beats a second defender 
          ...  He just has K_Arriz'laga to beat! 
          ...  He tries to slide it past K_Arriz'laga 
          ...  K_Arriz'laga dives bravely at his feet !! 
Min. 53 :(ths) F_Lesniak runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Griezmann 
          ...  M_Balotelli with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 55 :(shu) S_Bennett comes on for D_Klassen and takes up a MF role 
Min. 60 :(shu) G_Baldock takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace J_Lewis as DF 
Min. 66 :(ths) M_Veratti with a glorious 60-yard pass to A_Griezmann 
          ...  E_Stevens reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 68 :(shu) Y_Muto beats D_Zagadou 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  C_Mbemba gets to the ball first 
Min. 70 :(shu) D_Brooks with the first time pass to S_de_Jong 
          ...  D_Zagadou wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 71 :(shu) S_de_Jong gets to the by line and finds S_Bennett with a beautiful cross 
          ...  S_Bennett tries to chip the ball over K_Arriz'laga! 
          ...  What agility from K_Arriz'laga 
Min. 73 :(shu) G_Baldock jumps over T_Fosu-M'sah's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  G_Baldock drives the shot in! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  K_Arriz'laga is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Bennett hits it into the box! 
          ...  G_Baldock with the shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 74 :(ths) F_Lesniak sidesteps G_Baldock 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  But P_van_Aanholt wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 75 :(ths) F_Lesniak plays it forward to R_Loft 
          ...  R_Loft from 20 yards ! 
          ...  But S_Carson punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 79 :(shu) S_Bennett kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  S_de_Jong gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  S_de_Jong blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 80 :(shu) Y_Muto with the nod to D_Brooks 
          ...  Casemiro fouls badly 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Matthew Bethell looks bemused that it wasn't more! 
Min. 83 :(ths) Casemiro takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Griezmann 
          ...  C_Basham is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 84 :(ths) A_Griezmann takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  E_Stevens gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 85 :(shu) D_Brooks knocks it forward 
          ...  C_Mbemba slips 
          ...  S_Bennett gets to it! 
          ...  S_Bennett with the drive! 
          ...  But K_Arriz'laga comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(shu) Y_Muto knocks the ball past Casemiro 
          ...  Y_Muto unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance           : 55,913
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Tottenham Hotspur Match Info
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Best player          : R_Loft
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Arriz'laga (49), Casemiro (80)
Injured              : N/A
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : M_Balotelli (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Balotelli (14)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Stevens (7), C_Basham (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Tottenham Hotspur  |    Sheffield United
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       16
Off target           :           2        |       6
On target            :           5        |       10
Possession           :          34        |       66
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :          14        |       12
Key Tackles          :           4        |       5
Key Passes           :           8        |       13
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Final Score          : Tottenham Hotspur 0 - 1 Sheffield United
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Player Statistics - Tottenham Hotspur
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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K_Arriz'laga   GK  27   2   3   1  25 |  93  10   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  25   0   0   0
T_Fosu-M'sah   DF   2  24   4   3  22 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Mbemba       DF   2  24   3   3  27 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
C_C-Vickers    DF   2  24  10   2  23 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Lesniak      MF   2   3  24   3  22 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Veratti      MF   2  10  23   4  24 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
H_Winks        MF   2   4  26   8  24 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
I_Gundogan     MF   2   3  24   2  22 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  20   0
D_Suarez       MF   1   5  25  10  23 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Griezmann    FW   2   2   4  24  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
R_Loft         FW   1   2   3  24  21 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
P_Gazzaniga    GK  25   2   3   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Zagadou      DF   1  24   6   3  26 |  48   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
T_Alderwei'ld  DF   3  23   3   2  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Casemiro       MF   1  14  25   5  27 |  48   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3   7  -3
A_Belotti      FW   2   2   3  23  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
P_van_Aanholt  DF   1  24  11   4  24 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
E_Stevens      DF   1  23  11   5  24 |  93   0   3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  43   7  -3
C_Basham       DF   1  23  10   2  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -3
J_Lewis        DF   1  23  11   2  24 |  61   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
D_Brooks       MF   1   4  24  12  24 |  93   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
V_Wanyama      MF   2  12  26   3  27 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_de_Jong      MF   2   4  25  12  25 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
D_Klassen      MF   2  13  23   5  24 |  56   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  38   3
Y_Muto         FW   1   6  11  25  27 |  93   0   0   2   0   7   0   0   0   0   0  20  15
M_Balotelli    FW   2   3   4  24  26 |  93   0   1   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  21  18  37
D_Henderson    GK  27   2   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Baldock      DF   1  23  10   3  23 |  32   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
J_Bennett      DF   1  22  10   3  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Bennett      MF   2  10  22  10  21 |  37   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
O_McBurnie     FW   1   3   9  22  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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