FMFA Division One, Norwich City vs. West Ham United (Wed Mar 02) Norwich City | West Ham United 4-5-1 P | 4-1-2-1-2 C Tony McCleary | Mike McLeod | K_Darlow GK | GK Joe_Wollacott A_Koiki DF | DF A_Telles L_Chambers DF | DF B_Sosa M_Aarons DF | DF F_Fonseca Tom_Clayton DF | DF A_Romagnoli M_Odegaard MF | MF A_Townsend K_Ly MF | DM N_Vlasic Y_Tielemans MF | MF P_Foden M_Pereira MF | AM M_Mount M_Olise MF | FW L_Mothiba M_Rashford FW | FW H_Wolf | T_Krul SUB | SUB L_Karius J_Young SUB | SUB Gabriel N_Clyne SUB | SUB D_Kemp H_Barnes SUB | SUB B_Woodburn A_Ndiaye SUB | SUB S_Haller Min. 1 :(whu) The West Ham United manager told his side to change to a A strategy Min. 5 :(nor) Y_Tielemans plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... M_Rashford decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... M_Rashford pounds a rocket on goal ! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 8 :(nor) M_Olise gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside A_Telles! ... He has some space now! ... M_Olise sends it flying towards goal! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it’s gone just wide !! Min. 13 :(nor) Y_Tielemans with the cross-field pass to M_Odegaard ... A cracking drive from M_Odegaard ! ... GOAL !! ... It hits him in the balls and rolls in for a goal! ... Norwich City have snatched the lead! ... Norwich City 1-0 West Ham United ... Min. 13 :(whu) It seems West Ham United are making a tactical change to P Min. 13 :(whu) Curled in dangerously from M_Mount to H_Wolf ... H_Wolf has a dig at goal! ... But K_Darlow is equal to it Min. 14 :(whu) A_Romagnoli turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to L_Mothiba ... L_Mothiba has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goal ward! ... K_Darlow with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 14 :(nor) M_Pereira watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position ... He decides to be greedy and run into the space ... He's gone right through! ... F_Fonseca rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Tony McCleary looks bemused that it wasn't more! ... FREE KICK ... Just inside there own half ... M_Aarons knocks it forward ... M_Rashford gets on the end of it ... M_Rashford looks to see where K_Darlow is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 15 :(nor) K_Ly runs towards the goal ... But F_Fonseca slides in two footed. ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 15 :(whu) L_Mothiba nutmegs Tom_Clayton ... L_Mothiba smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... GOAL !! ... K_Darlow was well beaten there! ... That’s the equaliser! ... Norwich City 1-1 West Ham United ... Min. 16 :(whu) It seems West Ham United are making a tactical change to A Min. 16 :(whu) L_Mothiba beats L_Chambers ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... L_Mothiba fires off a left-footed shot ! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 17 :(nor) Tom_Clayton controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... An audacious effort from Tom_Clayton ! ... But Joe_Wollacott makes an easy save Min. 23 :(whu) L_Mothiba takes on 3 men ... Driven towards goal by L_Mothiba ! ... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 24 :(nor) Tom_Clayton bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to M_Rashford ... A powerful header from M_Rashford ! ... It looks good ... What agility from Joe_Wollacott Min. 25 :(nor) A_Koiki runs at A_Telles ... The defender slips and falls over ... A_Telles moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 28 :(whu) B_Sosa heads the ball back to H_Wolf ... Driven towards goal by H_Wolf ! ... But K_Darlow is equal to it Min. 29 :(nor) K_Ly is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to M_Rashford ... F_Fonseca wins the ball Min. 33 :(whu) M_Mount beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... fantastic skill!! ... Tom_Clayton brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!!! Min. 39 :(whu) The defender under hits the back pass! ... H_Wolf is through! ... H_Wolf runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... K_Darlow dives towards his top let hand corner ... He's pushed that one just around the goal ... Super Stop ! ... CORNER! ... A_Telles drives it into the box! ... It goes straight into the arms of K_Darlow Min. 40 :(nor) M_Odegaard takes advantage of a mistake by N_Vlasic ... That mistake could prove costly ... M_Odegaard flicks the header toward the far post! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL !! ... Joe_Wollacott never had a chance! ... That’s given Norwich City the advantage! ... Norwich City 2-1 West Ham United ... Min. 40 :(whu) The West Ham United manager shouts at them from the touchline to play P Min. 40 :(whu) P_Foden gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past L_Chambers! ... He has some space now! ... P_Foden has a dig at goal! ... Over the bar Min. 42 :(nor) K_Ly with an inch perfect pass to M_Rashford ... A powerful header from M_Rashford ! ... It looks good ... Joe_Wollacott beats the ball away Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(whu) A_Townsend loses Tom_Clayton ... A_Townsend unleashes a pile driver ! ... K_Darlow just watches float over the bar! Min. 46 :(whu) A_Townsend with an in swinging cross to P_Foden ... P_Foden with the shot on net ! ... K_Darlow is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... GOAL !! ... Great strike! ... Now they are back in the game! ... Norwich City 2-2 West Ham United ... Min. 47 :(whu) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders ... It seems West Ham United will now be playing A ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Norwich City 2-2 West Ham United Min. 52 :(whu) H_Wolf jumps over Y_Tielemans's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... A scorcher of a shot from H_Wolf ! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... GOAL !! ... How did that find its way in? ... West Ham United go ahead in this match now! ... Norwich City 2-3 West Ham United ... Min. 54 :(whu) H_Wolf plays in L_Mothiba with a beautiful ball ... L_Mothiba has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... GOAL !! ... His manager looks unmoved ... That is his 10th goal this campaign!! ... Norwich City 2-4 West Ham United ... Min. 55 :(nor) K_Ly beats his marker ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... K_Ly hits the ball first time! ... Joe_Wollacott makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 55 :(whu) N_Vlasic hits a hard pass to M_Mount ... M_Mount fires off a right-footed shot ! ... K_Darlow tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 58 :(whu) N_Vlasic plays the early ball across the box to find L_Mothiba in space ... L_Mothiba belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... But K_Darlow with the difficult save Min. 62 :(whu) A_Telles beats Tom_Clayton ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... A vicious shot by A_Telles ! ... K_Darlow gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide !! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 63 :(nor) M_Olise with an incisive pass to M_Odegaard ... M_Odegaard with the side footed shot! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 64 :(nor) K_Ly has the ball ... He knocks the ball past F_Fonseca ... He puts in M_Rashford! ... M_Rashford with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... Joe_Wollacott is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over !! ... Joe_Wollacott looks very relieved! Min. 64 :(whu) P_Foden with an intelligent ball to L_Mothiba ... L_Mothiba fires a shot at goal ! ... K_Darlow has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... K_Darlow is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide !! Min. 70 :(nor) J_Young takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace L_Chambers ... He'll play as a DF ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 70 :(whu) Gabriel replaces an unhappy B_Sosa and will play as a DF Min. 70 :(whu) S_Haller is being prepared to come on ... L_Mothiba is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 71 :(nor) M_Rashford 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! ... M_Rashford uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... Joe_Wollacott won't get to that! ... GOAL !! ... Pick that one out!! ... Norwich City 3-4 West Ham United ... Min. 72 :(nor) Tom_Clayton finds M_Odegaard with a ball over the defence ... But A_Romagnoli slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 75 :(whu) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... D_Kemp will come on for A_Townsend and play MF Min. 75 :(nor) K_Ly backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball up field ... M_Olise latches onto the end of it ... F_Fonseca wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 79 :(whu) S_Haller finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled Tom_Clayton ... M_Aarons with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... The Referee warned him Min. 80 :(nor) H_Barnes will replace M_Pereira and play MF Min. 80 :(nor) A_Ndiaye replaces M_Rashford and will play FW Min. 80 :(nor) K_Ly with the towering header to M_Odegaard ... Gabriel wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... M_Olise plays it towards the near post! ... It is kicked away by A_Telles Min. 87 :(nor) A_Ndiaye controls it with ease ... A scorcher of a shot from A_Ndiaye ! ... Brilliant save from Joe_Wollacott ... That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(whu) P_Foden runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to H_Wolf ... A_Koiki tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by H_Wolf ... K_Darlow easily catches it! Min. 89 :(nor) A_Ndiaye beats N_Vlasic ... N_Vlasic with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... FREE KICK! ... It is in a good position! ... M_Aarons hits it over the wall ... Joe_Wollacott just watches float over the bar! Min. 90 :(nor) Y_Tielemans lays the ball back to A_Ndiaye ... A_Ndiaye with a low drive through the rain! ... Saved by Joe_Wollacott ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Carrow Road Attendance : 41,503 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Odegaard Scorers : M_Odegaard (13,40), M_Rashford (71) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Wolf (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Mothiba (15,54), P_Foden (46), H_Wolf (52) Sent Off : N/A Booked : F_Fonseca (14), N_Vlasic (89) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City | West Ham United Attempts on Goal : 15 | 16 Off target : 6 | 6 On target : 9 | 10 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 3 | 4 Key Tackles : 2 | 6 Key Passes : 11 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Norwich City 3 - 4 West Ham United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Norwich City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K_Darlow GK 31 3 2 1 25 | 97 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -16 0 0 0 A_Koiki DF 2 26 13 2 22 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 L_Chambers DF 1 27 10 5 23 | 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Aarons DF 1 27 9 2 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Tom_Clayton DF 1 29 12 4 25 | 97 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 20 3 M_Odegaard MF 1 3 29 11 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 47 K_Ly MF 2 1 26 12 22 | 97 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 50 3 Y_Tielemans MF 1 5 26 3 23 | 97 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 M_Pereira MF 1 3 28 11 23 | 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Olise MF 1 4 28 11 23 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 M_Rashford FW 2 3 6 29 23 | 84 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 T_Krul GK 28 3 2 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Young DF 2 27 10 1 17 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Clyne DF 1 28 10 4 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Barnes MF 2 3 28 11 21 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Ndiaye FW 1 3 10 27 25 | 13 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Player Statistics - West Ham United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joe_Wollacott GK 31 1 1 1 21 | 97 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 A_Telles DF 1 30 13 6 29 | 97 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 8 9 B_Sosa DF 1 27 14 2 24 | 74 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 F_Fonseca DF 1 29 14 2 23 | 97 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 36 -3 -3 A_Romagnoli DF 1 30 6 3 27 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 A_Townsend MF 2 3 27 12 21 | 79 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 1 N_Vlasic DM 2 13 27 2 18 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 17 -3 P_Foden MF 1 3 29 11 23 | 97 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20 24 M_Mount AM 1 3 30 12 24 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 L_Mothiba FW 2 3 9 28 23 | 74 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 8 8 63 H_Wolf FW 1 3 12 29 23 | 97 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 28 32 L_Karius GK 28 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gabriel DF 3 28 4 2 25 | 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 D_Kemp MF 2 3 27 13 21 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Woodburn FW 2 2 4 27 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Haller FW 1 3 9 27 21 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1646255145 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35