FMFA Manager, Sheffield United vs. Norwich City (Sat May 09)


                     Sheffield United  |  Norwich City
                          4-1-2-1-2 N  |  4-3-1-2 L
                         Todd Fortune  |  Kev Welford
                                       |
                          S_Carson GK  |  GK T_Krul
                     P_van_Aanholt DF  |  DF T_Klose
                         E_Stevens DF  |  DF C_Zimmerman
                             B_Mee DF  |  DF P_Jagielka
                          F_Miguel DF  |  DF M_Yanga-Mbiwa
                         V_Wanyama DM  |  MF K_McLean
                         J_Lingard MF  |  MF T_Trybull
                          B_Osborn MF  |  MF M_Leitner
                        A_Di_Maria AM  |  AM D_Gray
                     B_A'ombalonga FW  |  FW D_Srbeny
                         K_Benzema FW  |  FW T_Pukki
                                       |
                        J_Eastwood SUB |  SUB R_Fahrmann
                       Filipe_Luis SUB |  SUB R_Stearman
                         J_Jolebas SUB |  SUB M_Stiepmann
                          P_Piatti SUB |  SUB A_Tetley
                       M_Balotelli SUB |  SUB B_Sharp




Min. 1  :(shu) Sheffield United restructured their strategy to D 
Min. 1  :(nor) T_Trybull has it now 
          ...  He takes on P_van_Aanholt 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in T_Pukki! 
          ...  But F_Miguel spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 2  :(nor) Norwich City made the switch to a E strategy 
Min. 2  :(shu) J_Lingard drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to A_Di_Maria 
          ...  P_Jagielka brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!!! 
Min. 5  :(shu) The Sheffield United manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A 
Min. 7  :(shu) J_Lingard looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to B_Mee 
          ...  K_McLean with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 8  :(nor) T_Pukki takes advantage of a mistake by P_van_Aanholt 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  V_Wanyama rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Todd Fortune looks relieved 
Min. 9  :(nor) D_Srbeny lobs it over P_van_Aanholt 
          ...  D_Srbeny tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air 
          ...  That’s given Norwich City the advantage! 
          ...  Sheffield United 0-1 Norwich City ...
Min. 10 :(nor) D_Gray knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  D_Gray drives the shot in! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  S_Carson shouts at his defenders 
          ...  But it's been ruled out! 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
Min. 12 :(shu) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  B_A'ombalonga is through! 
          ...  B_A'ombalonga drives the shot in! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 18 :(shu) J_Lingard with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past P_Jagielka 
          ...  He knocks it to B_A'ombalonga! 
          ...  Fine tackle by M_Yanga-Mbiwa 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 20 :(nor) Norwich City made the switch to a A strategy 
Min. 21 :(shu) K_Benzema takes possession on the halfway line 
          ...  He runs forward with the ball 
          ...  He skips past the challenges 
          ...  P_Jagielka scythes the player down. 
          ...  Psycho! 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 25 :(shu) B_Mee holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to J_Lingard 
          ...  J_Lingard bears down on goal! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  T_Krul looks dejected 
          ...  Now they are back in the game! 
          ...  Sheffield United 1-1 Norwich City ...
Min. 26 :(shu) B_Mee finds B_A'ombalonga in the box 
          ...  B_A'ombalonga gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  But T_Krul palms it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 30 :(shu) P_van_Aanholt turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Benzema 
          ...  K_Benzema attempts a lob! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Osborn plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  T_Krul easily catches it! 
Min. 30 :(nor) T_Pukki with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows P_van_Aanholt a clean set of heals 
          ...  T_Pukki with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 36 :(nor) P_Jagielka is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to T_Pukki 
          ...  F_Miguel plays it back 
          ...  S_Carson slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Gray drives it into the box! 
          ...  S_Carson comes out and claims it! 
Min. 37 :(shu) B_A'ombalonga beats T_Trybull 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  But M_Yanga-Mbiwa reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 38 :(shu) J_Lingard unselfishly lays the ball back to E_Stevens 
          ...  E_Stevens has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  T_Krul beats the ball away 
Min. 38 :(nor) D_Gray unselfishly lays the ball back to T_Pukki 
          ...  T_Pukki is through on goal! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  He just has S_Carson to beat 
          ...  He tries to slide it past S_Carson 
          ...  S_Carson pulls off a save !! 
Min. 40 :(shu) B_A'ombalonga with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past T_Klose 
          ...  B_A'ombalonga has a go! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And T_Krul reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Lingard drives it into the box! 
          ...  M_Yanga-Mbiwa reads it 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(shu) A_Di_Maria gets to the by line and finds K_Benzema with a beautiful cross 
          ...  K_Benzema sees T_Krul off his line ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  T_Krul dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had T_Krul beaten! 
Min. 45 :(nor) D_Srbeny uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  A_Di_Maria with an ugly foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Todd Fortune looks relieved 

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

Min. 47 :(shu) K_Benzema drives it forward to B_A'ombalonga 
          ...  But M_Leitner spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 60 :(shu) Filipe_Luis will come on for F_Miguel and play DF 
Min. 60 :(shu) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. 
          ...  P_Piatti will come on for A_Di_Maria and play MF 
Min. 62 :(shu) M_Balotelli is being brought on 
          ...  B_A'ombalonga is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 64 :(nor) M_Leitner is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to D_Gray 
          ...  K_Benzema with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That could have been a penalty! 
          ...  D_Srbeny drives it under the wall 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Trybull floats the ball in! 
          ...  The ball comes to C_Zimmerman 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  But S_Carson dives to his left 
          ...  I think S_Carson just got a hand on that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 65 :(nor) A_Tetley comes on for T_Pukki and takes up a AM role 
Min. 67 :(nor) M_Yanga-Mbiwa cut's in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Srbeny 
          ...  E_Stevens takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 68 :(shu) P_van_Aanholt with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves T_Klose behind 
          ...  P_van_Aanholt hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 68 :(nor) K_McLean retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  D_Srbeny gets on the end of it 
          ...  D_Srbeny bears down on goal! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season! 
          ...  Lets see if Norwich City can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Sheffield United 1-2 Norwich City ...
Min. 69 :(shu) M_Balotelli gets possession in his own half 
          ...  P_Jagielka tackles cleanly 
Min. 69 :(nor) A_Tetley with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  B_Mee with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 71 :(shu) Filipe_Luis slides the ball across to J_Lingard 
          ...  J_Lingard has a go! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The Referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That’s got Sheffield United back level! 
          ...  Sheffield United 2-2 Norwich City ...
Min. 72 :(shu) J_Lingard wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Balotelli 
          ...  M_Yanga-Mbiwa slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 72 :(nor) T_Trybull with a precise ball to D_Srbeny 
          ...  D_Srbeny with the crafty shot! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 76 :(nor) A_Tetley takes advantage of a mistake by Filipe_Luis 
          ...  A_Tetley has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  S_Carson tips it over !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Trybull lofts the ball in! 
          ...  It is cleared by Filipe_Luis 
Min. 77 :(nor) C_Zimmerman beats B_Mee 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Filipe_Luis and it had to be 
Min. 78 :(shu) M_Balotelli gets to the bye line 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds K_Benzema 
          ...  But M_Yanga-Mbiwa spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 79 :(shu) V_Wanyama is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  P_Piatti latches onto the ball 
          ...  P_Piatti could have let it bounce! 
          ...  T_Krul is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 80 :(shu) P_Piatti 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! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  P_Piatti with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 80 :(nor) T_Trybull with a pinpoint pass to D_Srbeny 
          ...  D_Srbeny cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  S_Carson gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 83 :(nor) D_Srbeny runs at P_van_Aanholt 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  D_Srbeny with the shot on net ! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  S_Carson pushes it behind ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by D_Gray! 
          ...  It comes to M_Yanga-Mbiwa 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  He waves play on 
          ...  Goal not given there! 
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision 
Min. 84 :(shu) J_Lingard retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  K_Benzema latches onto the end of it 
          ...  K_Benzema with the shot ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  That goal looks certain to be the winner! 
          ...  Sheffield United 3-2 Norwich City ...
Min. 84 :(nor) A_Tetley back heels to find M_Yanga-Mbiwa in space 
          ...  B_Mee with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 85 :(nor) T_Klose retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  D_Srbeny latches onto the end of it 
          ...  But E_Stevens sweeps up the threat 
Min. 86 :(nor) P_Jagielka finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  M_Balotelli with an ugly foul 
Min. 87 :(shu) M_Balotelli brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  M_Balotelli has a dig at goal! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(shu) K_Benzema takes advantage of a mistake by T_Klose 
          ...  K_Benzema with the overhead ! 
          ...  T_Krul gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Bramall Lane
Attendance           : 41,012
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : J_Lingard (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Lingard (25,71), K_Benzema (84)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : D_Srbeny
Scorers              : D_Srbeny (9,68)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_McLean (7)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Sheffield United  |    Norwich City
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       12
Off target           :           8        |       4
On target            :           6        |       8
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           9        |       9
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          14        |       9
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Final Score          : Sheffield United 3 - 2 Norwich City
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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 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_van_Aanholt  DF   1  24  11   4  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
E_Stevens      DF   1  23  11   5  24 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0   3
B_Mee          DF   1  24   7   3  30 |  95   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0
F_Miguel       DF   1  26  10   3  26 |  62   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   8   8
V_Wanyama      DM   2  12  27   3  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Lingard      MF   2   3  24  10  26 |  95   0   0   6   1   2   2   0   0   0   0  78  46
B_Osborn       MF   1  10  23   2  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Di_Maria     AM   2   3  23  11  22 |  62   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_A'ombalonga  FW   2   2   4  25  22 |  64   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
K_Benzema      FW   1   3   4  26  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  10  26
J_Eastwood     GK  23   2   2   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Filipe_Luis    DF   1  23  10   3  25 |  33   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  26  28   0
J_Jolebas      DF   1  23  11   5  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Piatti       MF   2   4  23  12  25 |  33   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
M_Balotelli    FW   2   3   4  25  26 |  31   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   8  18   9

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 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
T_Klose        DF   1  24   5   4  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Zimmerman    DF   1  23   5   3  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
P_Jagielka     DF   3  23   5   3  27 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
M_Yanga-Mbiwa  DF   3  23  13   4  22 |  95   0   5   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  65  10   1
K_McLean       MF   1   4  23   8  24 |  95   0   0   1   1   0   0   1   0   0  -3  25  -3
T_Trybull      MF   1  10  23   3  26 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Leitner      MF   1   6  23   2  25 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
D_Gray         AM   2   3  23  10  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
D_Srbeny       FW   1   2   6  23  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   6   2   0   0   0   0   0  54
T_Pukki        FW   1   2   5  25  24 |  67   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
R_Fahrmann     GK  26   2   2   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Stearman     DF   1  23   9   2  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Stiepmann    MF   1   3  23  11  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Tetley       AM   1   9  23   4  25 |  28   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
B_Sharp        FW   1   2   6  23  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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