FMFA Manager, Watford vs. Crystal Palace (Wed Dec 09)


                              Watford  |  Crystal Palace
                            4-1-3-2 E  |  4-1-2-1-2 P
                      William Doherty  |  Carlos Granados
                                       |
                           Pacheco GK  |  GK M_Ryan
                         C_Soyuncu DF  |  DF G_Pique
                     Filippo_Berra DF  |  DF M_Darmian
                       A_Robertson DF  |  DF D_Yedlin
                       Joshua_Laws DF  |  DF J_Lascelles
                           M_Sylla MF  |  DM O_Romeu
                           D_Quina MF  |  MF Paulinho
                          D_Poyet+ MF  |  MF Trezeguet
                         D_Zakaria DM  |  AM M_Asensio
                         G_Higuain FW  |  FW D_Mertens
                         A_Morelos FW  |  FW P_Cutrone
                                       |
                           M_Perin SUB |  SUB Ederson
                          J_Mukena SUB |  SUB O_O'Dwyer
                           A_Smith SUB |  SUB M_Brozovic
                      H_Mkhitaryan SUB |  SUB M_Reus
                           K_Balde SUB |  SUB A_Sorloth




Min. 2  :(wat) D_Zakaria finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  D_Zakaria with the header ! 
          ...  M_Ryan gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 3  :(wat) D_Quina hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  A_Morelos latches onto it! 
          ...  A_Morelos fires the shot in! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  M_Ryan saves it !! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Poyet+ hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  G_Pique clears the corner 
Min. 6  :(wat) G_Higuain with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows G_Pique a clean set of heals 
          ...  The cross hits G_Higuain on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  M_Ryan falls over 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 8  :(wat) D_Quina brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  G_Higuain gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from G_Higuain ! 
          ...  But M_Ryan stops that one easily 
Min. 11 :(cry) D_Mertens pulls it back to M_Asensio 
          ...  But A_Robertson wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 23 :(cry) P_Cutrone beats his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  A great volley from P_Cutrone ! 
          ...  It floats over Pacheco 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 24 :(wat) D_Quina crosses into the box, finding D_Poyet+ 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  D_Yedlin picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 29 :(cry) J_Lascelles plays it forward to P_Cutrone 
          ...  D_Poyet+ bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  This is very far out 
          ...  M_Asensio knocks it forward 
          ...  P_Cutrone gets on the end of it 
          ...  P_Cutrone tries the shot ! 
          ...  Pacheco with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 30 :(wat) D_Quina hoists the ball across to Filippo_Berra 
          ...  Filippo_Berra hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Hammered home! 
          ...  The Watford fans chant his name! 
          ...  Watford go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Watford 1-0 Crystal Palace ...
Min. 31 :(cry) Crystal Palace will now play E 
Min. 32 :(wat) A_Morelos flicks it over J_Lascelles and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from G_Pique 
Min. 32 :(cry) Trezeguet gets to the by-line 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Darmian 
          ...  M_Darmian chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  Looks like it should be Pacheco's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  Pacheco looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Paulinho crosses it in! 
          ...  C_Soyuncu wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 35 :(wat) D_Quina looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Robertson 
          ...  A_Robertson drives it low ! 
          ...  Looks like it should be M_Ryan's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  M_Ryan looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Sylla hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to G_Higuain 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  M_Ryan with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 36 :(wat) Filippo_Berra leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to G_Higuain 
          ...  G_Higuain sees M_Ryan off his line ! 
          ...  M_Ryan makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop ! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 40 :(cry) Paulinho is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to G_Pique 
          ...  D_Zakaria bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(cry) P_Cutrone pushes it past Filippo_Berra 
          ...  M_Sylla muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 47 :(cry) M_Asensio floats the ball in to find P_Cutrone 
          ...  A_Robertson reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 47 :(wat) G_Higuain brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on O_Romeu 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in A_Morelos! 
          ...  J_Lascelles with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 48 :(wat) D_Poyet+ takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  G_Pique takes possession 
Min. 48 :(cry) Paulinho gets to the by line 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  D_Mertens is unmarked 
          ...  D_Mertens fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Watford 1-0 Crystal Palace

Min. 46 :(cry) O_Romeu with the first time pass to D_Mertens 
          ...  D_Mertens throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  Pacheco with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 50 :(wat) G_Higuain with a probing pass to D_Zakaria 
          ...  D_Zakaria hits a great shot ! 
          ...  M_Ryan goes down well to save 
Min. 54 :(cry) O_Romeu plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  P_Cutrone decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  Filippo_Berra clears with a diving header 
Min. 55 :(wat) A_Morelos runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs P_Cutrone 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  A_Morelos has a dig at goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through M_Ryan's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 55 :(cry) G_Pique with the header on 
          ...  He finds P_Cutrone in space 
          ...  A great volley from P_Cutrone ! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 58 :(wat) G_Higuain takes advantage of a mistake by O_Romeu 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  Fine tackle by D_Yedlin 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 60 :(wat) J_Mukena is going to be brought on 
          ...  C_Soyuncu is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 61 :(wat) It seems Watford are making a tactical change to C 
Min. 65 :(wat) H_Mkhitaryan takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace D_Quina as MF 
Min. 65 :(wat) a big roar from the crowd as K_Balde comes on for A_Morelos to play FW 
Min. 66 :(wat) D_Zakaria has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  K_Balde collects the loose ball! 
          ...  K_Balde with a powerful downward header! 
          ...  M_Ryan with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 68 :(wat) Joshua_Laws heads the ball back to H_Mkhitaryan 
          ...  H_Mkhitaryan attempts to nutmeg M_Ryan! 
          ...  M_Ryan can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  M_Ryan makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 69 :(cry) P_Cutrone nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  A_Robertson with an ugly foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 72 :(wat) K_Balde takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past J_Lascelles 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  D_Mertens had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  M_Sylla plays it short to K_Balde 
          ...  M_Darmian tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by D_Zakaria 
          ...  M_Darmian clears the danger 
Min. 80 :(wat) H_Mkhitaryan with a flicked pass to K_Balde 
          ...  K_Balde shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  M_Ryan can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  M_Ryan makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 83 :(cry) J_Lascelles is down clutching his leg 
          ...  He is ok to carry on though 
Min. 87 :(wat) Joshua_Laws crosses in from the wing, he finds K_Balde in the box 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from K_Balde ! 
          ...  M_Ryan with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(wat) K_Balde beats M_Darmian 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  Cleared by J_Lascelles 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Vicarage Road
Attendance           : 41,562
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : Filippo_Berra (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Filippo_Berra (30)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Sylla (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Crystal Palace Match Info
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Best player          : G_Pique
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Mertens (72)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Watford  |    Crystal Palace
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       6
Off target           :           5        |       4
On target            :           9        |       2
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           4        |       8
Key Tackles          :           4        |       6
Key Passes           :          11        |       9
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Final Score          : Watford 1 - 0 Crystal Palace
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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 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
C_Soyuncu      DF   1  27   9   2  21 |  64   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   8   8
Filippo_Berra  DF   1  27  10   3  31 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  21  18  31
A_Robertson    DF   2  26  11   2  24 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0   1
Joshua_Laws    DF   1  27  10   3  29 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Sylla        MF   1   3  27  11  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -3
D_Quina        MF   1   2  27  12  21 |  69   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  68   0
D_Poyet+       MF   2   5  26  11  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Zakaria      DM   1  10  27   3  30 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  13  10   6
G_Higuain      FW   1   2   9  27  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
A_Morelos      FW   1   3  11  28  23 |  69   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
M_Perin        GK  28   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Mukena       DF   1  25  13   2  18 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   0   0
A_Smith        DF   1  23  11   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Mkhitaryan   MF   2   3  26  10  23 |  26   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
K_Balde        FW   1   3  12  26  24 |  26   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7

Player Statistics - Crystal Palace
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Ryan         GK  29   2   1   1  25 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
G_Pique        DF   2  28   7   3  28 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  39  10   0
M_Darmian      DF   2  25   6   3  24 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0   1
D_Yedlin       DF   2  25  10   3  24 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
J_Lascelles    DF   2  25   6   3  26 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
O_Romeu        DM   2  10  26   3  27 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Paulinho       MF   2   3  27   2  24 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Trezeguet      MF   1   4  24   8  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Asensio      AM   1   4  25  10  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Mertens      FW   1   1   4  25  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -3   7   1
P_Cutrone      FW   1   3  12  27  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Ederson        GK  29   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_O'Dwyer      DF   2  24  10   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Brozovic     MF   2   5  25   3  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Reus         AM   2   4  27  11  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Sorloth      FW   1   3  10  27  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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