FMFA Manager, River Plate vs. Watford (Wed Jan 13)


                          River Plate  |  Watford
                          4-1-2-1-2 N  |  4-3-2-1 N
                                 Alex  |  William Doherty
                                       |
                          F_Armani GK  |  GK Pacheco
                           M_Casco DF  |  DF C_Soyuncu
                           R_Rojas DF  |  DF R_Suckling
                          J_Pinola DF  |  DF J_Mukena
                         G_Montiel DF  |  DF Joshua_Laws
                           E_Perez DM  |  MF M_Sylla
                          L_Ponzio MF  |  MF A_Gomes
                        B_Zuculini MF  |  MF D_Quina
                       J_Carrascal AM  |  AM D_Poyet+
                          M_Suarez FW  |  AM G_McEachran
                           S_Borre FW  |  FW M_Antonio
                                       |
                             G_Lux SUB |  SUB M_Perin
                         J_Moreira SUB |  SUB Filippo_Berra
                       I_Fernandez SUB |  SUB A_Robertson
                      N_De_La_Cruz SUB |  SUB H_Mkhitaryan
                          L_Pratto SUB |  SUB A_Morelos




Min. 4  :(riv) S_Borre with the mazy run 
          ...  S_Borre with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But Pacheco punches it away 
Min. 4  :(wat) R_Suckling has it now 
          ...  He takes on M_Casco 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Antonio! 
          ...  G_Montiel with the tackle 
Min. 5  :(riv) Pacheco miskicks! 
          ...  S_Borre is takes control of the ball! 
          ...  S_Borre drives the ball low ! 
          ...  But Pacheco punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 5  :(wat) D_Quina with a 40-yard pass to M_Antonio 
          ...  M_Antonio has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  F_Armani gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He just couldn't keep it out! 
          ...  That’s put Watford ahead! 
          ...  River Plate 0-1 Watford ...
Min. 7  :(wat) M_Antonio runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs M_Casco 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  M_Antonio with a thundering volley! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  F_Armani never had a chance! 
Min. 8  :(wat) M_Antonio takes advantage of a mistake by G_Montiel 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  M_Suarez is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 8  :(wat) D_Poyet+ sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to D_Quina 
          ...  G_Montiel goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 9  :(riv) J_Carrascal looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to S_Borre 
          ...  S_Borre swings in the shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Rifled into the top corner! 
          ...  That’s the equaliser! 
          ...  River Plate 1-1 Watford ...
Min. 9  :(wat) D_Quina runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of M_Antonio 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  But M_Casco clears the ball to safety 
Min. 10 :(riv) M_Suarez runs at R_Suckling 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  Joshua_Laws wins the ball 
Min. 11 :(wat) M_Antonio barges M_Casco off the ball 
          ...  J_Pinola with a bad challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
Min. 13 :(riv) R_Rojas reads the run of J_Pinola 
          ...  J_Pinola drives the shot in! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 16 :(wat) G_McEachran kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Antonio gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Carrascal with the tackle 
          ...  He left his foot in there! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  The opposition manager looks like he's getting an erection from that decision! 
Min. 17 :(riv) M_Suarez leaves his marker standing 
          ...  M_Suarez tries the lob from 30 yards ! 
          ...  But Pacheco punches it away 
Min. 18 :(wat) M_Sylla with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves G_Montiel behind 
          ...  R_Rojas muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 20 :(riv) L_Ponzio brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on C_Soyuncu 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in J_Carrascal! 
          ...  J_Carrascal fires off a left-footed shot ! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Perez floats the ball in! 
          ...  G_Montiel with the shot! 
          ...  Pacheco gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 27 :(wat) G_McEachran looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards A_Gomes 
          ...  A_Gomes belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 29 :(riv) S_Borre squares it to J_Pinola 
          ...  Joshua_Laws goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 29 :(wat) G_McEachran runs at M_Casco 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  G_McEachran with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into F_Armani's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 33 :(riv) M_Casco has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Mukena 
          ...  He puts in M_Suarez! 
          ...  M_Suarez with a powerful downward header! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  Pacheco moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 38 :(riv) B_Zuculini hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  M_Suarez latches onto it! 
          ...  M_Suarez is in acres of space! 
          ...  He looked offside to me 
          ...  He tries to round Pacheco 
          ...  He rounds Pacheco 
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal! 
          ...  Pacheco somehow manages to get to it !! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: River Plate 1-1 Watford

Min. 50 :(wat) Watford restructured their strategy to P 
Min. 50 :(riv) L_Ponzio retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  M_Suarez gets on the end of it 
          ...  M_Sylla knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  The Referee shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 51 :(riv) J_Carrascal with the nod to G_Montiel 
          ...  M_Sylla fouls badly 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
Min. 56 :(wat) D_Quina looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  But G_Montiel slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 57 :(riv) S_Borre sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  A_Gomes with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 58 :(riv) M_Suarez runs at the defence 
          ...  M_Suarez fires off a left-footed shot ! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 60 :(riv) J_Moreira replaces G_Montiel to play as a DF 
Min. 60 :(wat) Filippo_Berra replaces Joshua_Laws and will play DF 
Min. 62 :(wat) J_Mukena sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  J_Mukena hits a curling shot! 
          ...  F_Armani makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 65 :(riv) I_Fernandez is coming on for L_Ponzio and playing MF 
Min. 66 :(wat) C_Soyuncu with a probing pass to M_Antonio 
          ...  Cleared by J_Pinola 
Min. 68 :(riv) L_Pratto will replace the useless S_Borre and will play FW 
Min. 68 :(riv) Curled in dangerously from I_Fernandez to M_Suarez 
          ...  The ball hits J_Mukena in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 70 :(wat) Watford will now play C after the order comes from the dugout 
Min. 71 :(wat) M_Sylla has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past R_Rojas 
          ...  He puts in M_Antonio! 
          ...  J_Carrascal takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 75 :(wat) J_Mukena plays the back pass 
          ...  Pacheco can't get to it!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a terrible mistake to make!! 
          ...  Look at the fury on the managers face!! 
          ...  River Plate 2-1 Watford ...
Min. 76 :(riv) River Plate's manager orders his side to play D 
Min. 76 :(riv) J_Carrascal seems to have switched to a MF role 
Min. 76 :(wat) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. 
          ...  H_Mkhitaryan will come on for D_Poyet+ and play AM 
Min. 76 :(wat) A_Morelos is going to be brought on 
          ...  A_Gomes is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 85 :(riv) I_Fernandez has it now 
          ...  He takes on J_Mukena 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in J_Moreira! 
          ...  But M_Sylla reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(wat) J_Mukena 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! 
          ...  M_Antonio receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  J_Carrascal with a clumsy challenge 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio Antonio Vespucio Libert
Attendance           : 70,074
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River Plate Match Info
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Best player          : S_Borre (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Borre (9), J_Mukena (75 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Suarez (8), J_Carrascal (16)
Injured              : N/A
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : D_Quina
Scorers              : M_Antonio (5)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Sylla (50)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             River Plate  |    Watford
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       5
Off target           :           4        |       3
On target            :           6        |       2
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       4
Key Passes           :          10        |       8
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Final Score          : River Plate 2 - 1 Watford
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Player Statistics - River Plate
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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F_Armani       GK  29   4   1   1  23 |  97   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -8   0   0   0
M_Casco        DF   1  25  10   3  23 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
R_Rojas        DF   1  24   8   3  23 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Pinola       DF   1  25   9   4  25 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   1
G_Montiel      DF   1  24  11   2  22 |  64   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  39   0   3
E_Perez        DM   1  10  25   4  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Ponzio       MF   1  10  25   8  25 |  69   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
B_Zuculini     MF   1  11  26   2  26 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Carrascal    MF   1   3  24  11  24 |  97   0   1   2   1   1   0   1   0   0  18  43   6
M_Suarez       FW   1   2   6  26  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -3  -3   5
S_Borre        FW   1   2   9  25  23 |  72   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  29
G_Lux          GK  27   3   2   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Moreira      DF   1  24  10   5  24 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Fernandez    MF   1   4  25   4  26 |  28   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   8  28   8
N_De_La_Cruz   MF   1   3  24  11  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Pratto       FW   1   3   8  25  26 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -4   0   0   0
C_Soyuncu      DF   1  27   9   2  21 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Suckling     DF   1  24  13   3  19 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Mukena       DF   1  26  13   2  18 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  11  -2   3
Joshua_Laws    DF   1  27  10   3  29 |  64   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
M_Sylla        MF   1   3  27  11  23 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  10   7  -3
A_Gomes        MF   1   5  26   6  24 |  80   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
D_Quina        MF   1   2  27  12  21 |  97   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0
D_Poyet+       AM   2   5  26  11  21 |  80   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_McEachran    AM   1   3  25  13  22 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
M_Antonio      FW   1   8  13  30  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  24
M_Perin        GK  28   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Filippo_Berra  DF   1  27  10   3  31 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Robertson    DF   2  27  11   2  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Mkhitaryan   AM   2   3  27  10  23 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Morelos      FW   1   3  11  28  23 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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