FMFA Manager, Watford vs. Sheffield United (Thu Aug 27)


                              Watford  |  Sheffield United
                            4-2-3-1 C  |  4-1-3-2 N
                      William Doherty  |  Todd Fortune
                                       |
                           Pacheco GK  |  GK A_Onana
                       A_Robertson DF  |  DF F_Miguel
                         M_Ledger+ DF  |  DF P_van_Aanholt
                         C_Soyuncu DF  |  DF S_Coleman
                       Joshua_Laws DF  |  DF A_Grimaldo
                          B_Close+ DM  |  DM V_Wanyama
                         D_Zakaria DM  |  MF Jorginho
                         J_Sherman MF  |  MF R_Firmino
                           D_Quina MF  |  MF M_Bundu
                         A_Morelos FW  |  FW K_Benzema
                           M_Sylla MF  |  FW Diego_Costa
                                       |
                           M_Perin SUB |  SUB M_McGovern
                        R_Suckling SUB |  SUB G_Baldock
                        A_Tuanzebe SUB |  SUB J_Lewis
                       G_McEachran SUB |  SUB J_Lingard
                        L_Martinez SUB |  SUB B_A'ombalonga




Min. 1  :(shu) Jorginho with a burst of pace 
          ...  B_Close+ wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 5  :(wat) D_Quina looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Morelos 
          ...  A_Morelos must beat A_Onana! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 14 :(shu) Jorginho flicks the ball through 
          ...  K_Benzema runs onto it! 
          ...  K_Benzema with a powerful downward header! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  That’s given Sheffield United the lead! 
          ...  Watford 0-1 Sheffield United ...
Min. 15 :(wat) M_Sylla moves into a AM role on the manager's orders 
Min. 15 :(wat) D_Quina moves in a AM position 
Min. 15 :(shu) The manager shouting something towards his players 
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit 
          ...  Sheffield United will now play D 
Min. 18 :(wat) J_Sherman picks out M_Sylla with the cross 
          ...  S_Coleman with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him. 
Min. 24 :(wat) A_Morelos beats his man 
          ...  V_Wanyama with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 26 :(wat) D_Zakaria drives it across the face of the goal A_Morelos 
          ...  F_Miguel takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 27 :(shu) K_Benzema gets possession in his own half 
          ...  Joshua_Laws with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 28 :(wat) B_Close+ runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Soyuncu 
          ...  But S_Coleman with the fine tackle 
Min. 29 :(shu) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  Diego_Costa seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  Joshua_Laws wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  Todd Fortune looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 34 :(shu) Jorginho plays a long ball to Diego_Costa 
          ...  M_Ledger+ with an awful challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  Todd Fortune looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 34 :(shu) V_Wanyama gets to the by line and finds R_Firmino with a beautiful cross 
          ...  R_Firmino keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  But Pacheco palms it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 35 :(wat) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. 
          ...  L_Martinez will come on for B_Close+ and play FW 
Min. 35 :(wat) The manager shouting something towards his players 
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit 
          ...  Watford will now play N 
Min. 36 :(shu) K_Benzema with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from A_Robertson 
          ...  M_Ledger+ takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(wat) Joshua_Laws with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  F_Miguel slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Robertson lofts the ball in! 
          ...  A_Onana catches it! 
Min. 45 :(wat) G_McEachran is ready to come on to replace J_Sherman 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF 
Min. 45 :(wat) G_McEachran moves to AM 
Min. 46 :(shu) V_Wanyama with an inch perfect pass to K_Benzema 
          ...  A_Robertson wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 47 :(wat) G_McEachran steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs P_van_Aanholt 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  P_van_Aanholt with an ugly foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 

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

Min. 50 :(wat) Watford made the switch to a P strategy 
Min. 51 :(wat) D_Quina has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  G_McEachran gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A powerful header from G_McEachran ! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  A_Onana is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 53 :(shu) S_Coleman barges A_Robertson off the ball 
          ...  A_Robertson reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 60 :(wat) R_Suckling will replace C_Soyuncu and play DF 
Min. 60 :(wat) Watford switch to playing A 
Min. 67 :(shu) K_Benzema breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on Pacheco! 
          ...  A_Robertson brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 69 :(wat) L_Martinez looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  Blocked by P_van_Aanholt 
Min. 74 :(shu) K_Benzema turns well with ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  D_Quina wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one 
Min. 75 :(shu) Up goes the substitution board - J_Lingard on for M_Bundu as a MF 
Min. 77 :(wat) D_Quina with an in swinging cross to L_Martinez 
          ...  L_Martinez with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  A_Onana is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And A_Onana reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by L_Martinez! 
          ...  A_Onana easily claims the ball! 
Min. 78 :(wat) G_McEachran finds the run of M_Sylla 
          ...  M_Sylla with a little chip! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by R_Suckling 
          ...  A_Onana jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 80 :(wat) L_Martinez plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  K_Benzema muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
Min. 81 :(shu) Diego_Costa takes on M_Ledger+ 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  Diego_Costa gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 82 :(wat) A_Morelos sidesteps R_Firmino 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  A_Morelos hits a great drive! 
          ...  It clips the post!! 
          ...  The net bulges !! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a time to grab an equaliser!! 
          ...  Watford 1-1 Sheffield United ...
Min. 82 :(wat) M_Sylla is changing his role to a MF 
Min. 82 :(wat) interesting tactic change... 
          ...  D_Quina will now play as MF 
Min. 82 :(wat) G_McEachran moves to MF 
Min. 82 :(shu) F_Miguel squares it to J_Lingard 
          ...  A_Morelos fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
Min. 84 :(shu) V_Wanyama boots it towards Diego_Costa 
          ...  Joshua_Laws with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  EXTRA TIME  ****************

Min. 96 :(wat) G_McEachran has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past V_Wanyama 
          ...  He knocks it to A_Morelos! 
          ...  A_Morelos hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  But A_Onana punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 100:(wat) D_Quina sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to D_Zakaria 
          ...  F_Miguel clears with a diving header 
Min. 103:(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************

Min. 106:(wat) M_Sylla is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to L_Martinez 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  S_Coleman picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 112:(wat) M_Sylla with the heel pass to D_Quina 
          ...  D_Quina belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  A_Onana parries it 
Min. 113:(wat) D_Quina holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Sylla 
          ...  A vicious shot by M_Sylla ! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 113:(shu) V_Wanyama drives it across the face of the goal F_Miguel 
          ...  But D_Zakaria slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 118:(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 119:(wat) L_Martinez cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  F_Miguel anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 121:(wat) L_Martinez breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Onana! 
          ...  R_Firmino brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 

*************  PENALTY SHOOTOUT  *************


          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  A_Morelos is taking it!
          ...  A_Onana dives 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The keeper had no chance there! 
          ...  Watford 1-0 Sheffield United...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  K_Benzema is taking it!
          ...  He sends Pacheco the wrong way 
          ...  Clinical Penalty 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Watford 1-1 Sheffield United...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  L_Martinez is taking it!
          ...  He sends A_Onana the wrong way 
          ...  Clinical Penalty 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Watford 2-1 Sheffield United...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Diego_Costa steps up!
          ...  He sends Pacheco the wrong way 
          ...  Clinical Penalty 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Watford 2-2 Sheffield United...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  D_Quina steps up!
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Watford 3-2 Sheffield United...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  R_Firmino is taking it!
          ...  He's converted it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Watford 3-3 Sheffield United...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  M_Sylla is taking it!
          ...  A_Onana dives 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The keeper had no chance there! 
          ...  Watford 4-3 Sheffield United...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  J_Lingard is taking it!
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Watford 4-4 Sheffield United...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  G_McEachran is taking it!
          ...  He sends A_Onana the wrong way 
          ...  Clinical Penalty 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Watford 5-4 Sheffield United...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  P_van_Aanholt steps up!
          ...  He sends Pacheco the wrong way 
          ...  But it has gone wide!! 
          ...  Shocking miss!! 


          ...  Watford wins the penalty shootout



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


Match Details
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Venue                : Vitality Stadium
Attendance           : 41,562
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : A_Morelos (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Morelos (82)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Robertson (67), D_Quina (74), Joshua_Laws (84)
Injured              : N/A
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : Jorginho
Scorers              : K_Benzema (14)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_van_Aanholt (47), R_Firmino (121)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Watford  |    Sheffield United
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       3
Off target           :           4        |       1
On target            :           4        |       2
Possession           :          64        |       36
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :          15        |       9
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :          12        |       7
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Final Score          : Watford 1 - 1 Sheffield United
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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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Pacheco        GK  31   1   1   1  22 | 123   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -8   0   0   0
A_Robertson    DF   2  26  11   2  24 | 123   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  -3  -3
M_Ledger+      DF   2  24   9   2  20 | 123   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
C_Soyuncu      DF   1  26   8   2  21 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Joshua_Laws    DF   1  26  10   3  29 | 123   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  10  -3  -3
B_Close+       DM   2  11  25   3  21 |  35   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
D_Zakaria      DM   1  10  26   3  30 | 123   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
J_Sherman      MF   2   1  25   5  24 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Quina        MF   1   2  26  12  21 | 123   0   0   5   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  47   0
A_Morelos      FW   1   3  11  28  23 | 123   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  27
M_Sylla        MF   1   3  26  11  23 | 123   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
M_Perin        GK  28   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Suckling     DF   1  24  11   3  19 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Tuanzebe     DF   2  24   9   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_McEachran    MF   1   3  24  11  22 |  78   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
L_Martinez     FW   1   7  11  25  24 |  88   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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A_Onana        GK  31   1   1   1  26 | 123   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0   0   0
F_Miguel       DF   1  27  10   3  26 | 123   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  52  10   0
P_van_Aanholt  DF   1  25  11   4  24 | 123   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  10  -3  -3
S_Coleman      DF   2  24  13   3  27 | 123   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0
A_Grimaldo     DF   2  25   2   3  24 | 123   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Wanyama      DM   2  12  28   3  27 | 123   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Jorginho       MF   1   5  26   3  24 | 123   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0
R_Firmino      MF   3   4  25  12  24 | 123   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  -3   0
M_Bundu        MF   2   3  25  11  24 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Benzema      FW   1   3   4  26  24 | 123   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  23
Diego_Costa    FW   1   5   5  26  25 | 123   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
M_McGovern     GK  24   3   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Baldock      DF   1  24  10   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Lewis        DF   1  24  11   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Lingard      MF   2   3  24  10  26 |  46   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_A'ombalonga  FW   2   2   4  25  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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