FMFA Division One, West Bromwich Albion vs. Newcastle United (Sat Apr 23) West Bromwich Albion | Newcastle United 5-3-2 C | 4-3-2-1 P Neil Rowley | Harry Klenjan | E_Mendy GK | GK M_Dearnley K_Gibbs DF | DF A_Bastoni K_Bartley DF | DF T_Malacia A_Hegazy DF | DF F_Alves S_Ajayi DF | DF Liam_Gibson C_Townsend DF | MF P_Pogba A_Reach MF | MF F_Torres Matt_Phillips MF | MF K_Alpin R_Sawyers MF | AM H_Ziyech G_Jesus FW | AM V_Supriaha H_Robson-Kanu FW | FW E_Ponce | S_Johnstone SUB | SUB A_Smithies D_Furlong SUB | SUB J_Lascelles A_Pereira SUB | SUB M_Sylla O_Burke SUB | SUB J_Hungbo A_Zohore SUB | SUB M_Vydra Min. 3 :(wba) A_Reach knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... A_Reach fires off a left-footed shot ! ... M_Dearnley collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 6 :(new) V_Supriaha with a 50-yard pass to E_Ponce ... E_Ponce hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... E_Mendy makes a difficult save Min. 7 :(wba) Matt_Phillips miskicks! ... He finds H_Robson-Kanu though ... That was fortunate ... A_Bastoni stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 8 :(new) K_Alpin pass splits open the defence and finds P_Pogba ... P_Pogba hits a great shot ! ... E_Mendy saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 10 :(wba) K_Gibbs takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to H_Robson-Kanu ... The defender fails to control it ... H_Robson-Kanu picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal ... He is one on one with M_Dearnley ... He tries to slide it past M_Dearnley ... He has put it wide!! Min. 10 :(new) T_Malacia with the dribble ... K_Bartley is easily beaten ... C_Townsend with the block Min. 14 :(wba) A_Reach with a pinpoint pass to H_Robson-Kanu ... But he loses control of it ... F_Torres belts it clear Min. 15 :(new) K_Alpin with an in swinging cross to E_Ponce ... Intercepted by C_Townsend Min. 19 :(wba) A_Reach takes advantage of a mistake by F_Alves ... Can he make them pay? ... A cheeky lob from A_Reach ! ... He hits the side netting ... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! Min. 24 :(wba) A_Reach 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 H_Robson-Kanu ... H_Robson-Kanu strikes a wicked curler ! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 26 :(wba) R_Sawyers retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... G_Jesus latches onto the end of it ... G_Jesus drives it low ! ... M_Dearnley makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 30 :(wba) R_Sawyers takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Matt_Phillips ... Matt_Phillips hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... M_Dearnley falls over ... GOAL !! ... M_Dearnley looks a little embarrassed now! ... That’s put West Bromwich Albion ahead! ... West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Newcastle United ... Min. 30 :(new) F_Torres is first to the ball ... F_Torres fires off a left-footed shot ! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it’s gone just wide !! Min. 31 :(wba) Matt_Phillips drives the ball across field ... It comes to A_Hegazy ... A_Hegazy uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... He hits the side netting Min. 34 :(wba) H_Robson-Kanu is first to the ball ... F_Alves gets in the way and wins the ball Min. 35 :(new) V_Supriaha picks up a loose ball ... K_Gibbs fouls badly ... That looked malicious Min. 36 :(new) The manager shouting something towards his players ... It looks like he's turning things round a bit ... Newcastle United will now play E Min. 37 :(wba) A_Hegazy drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Matt_Phillips ... Fine tackle by T_Malacia ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 37 :(wba) Matt_Phillips plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... R_Sawyers decides to go for goal instead! ... P_Pogba fouls badly ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 40 :(new) P_Pogba plays it forward to T_Malacia ... T_Malacia is clean through! ... E_Mendy tries to make himself big ... He dinks it over E_Mendy ... It goes wide!! Min. 41 :(wba) R_Sawyers is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... G_Jesus latches onto the ball ... A_Bastoni with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... It’s in a very dangerous position! ... A_Reach shapes to shoot ... He plays it to Matt_Phillips instead ... Matt_Phillips with a thundering volley! ... M_Dearnley parries it Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(wba) A_Reach runs at the defence ... F_Alves gets to the ball first Min. 43 :(new) E_Mendy miskicks! ... P_Pogba is takes control of the ball! ... P_Pogba hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... E_Mendy blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 45 :(wba) H_Robson-Kanu controls the ball with ease ... H_Robson-Kanu runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... M_Dearnley beats the ball away Min. 46 :(new) F_Torres with an intelligent ball to A_Bastoni ... Excellent sliding challenge by A_Hegazy ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... V_Supriaha lofts the ball in! ... E_Mendy easily catches it! Min. 47 :(wba) R_Sawyers runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... G_Jesus latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... G_Jesus with a thundering drive! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... M_Dearnley palms it behind !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... C_Townsend chips the ball in towards the back post! ... M_Dearnley jumps well to claim it! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Newcastle United Min. 52 :(wba) H_Robson-Kanu with a real burst of pace ... He leaves Liam_Gibson behind ... F_Alves with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! Min. 56 :(wba) C_Townsend controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... H_Robson-Kanu gets onto the end of the pass! ... H_Robson-Kanu with the overhead ! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 56 :(new) V_Supriaha takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... A_Reach with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 57 :(wba) A_Reach hoists the ball across to G_Jesus ... G_Jesus launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... M_Dearnley is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 58 :(new) P_Pogba runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off A_Hegazy back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... P_Pogba carves a shot towards goal ! ... E_Mendy falls over ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 58 :(wba) R_Sawyers drives it forward to Matt_Phillips ... F_Alves takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... FREE KICK ... This is very far out ... R_Sawyers floats it forward ... A_Reach latches onto the end of it ... A_Reach with the goal bound shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate Min. 60 :(wba) The defender under hits the back pass! ... G_Jesus is through! ... Liam_Gibson slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 61 :(wba) A_Reach backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball up field ... H_Robson-Kanu gets on the end of it ... A_Bastoni wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 62 :(wba) R_Sawyers heads the ball back to G_Jesus ... G_Jesus drives it towards goal ! ... M_Dearnley with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know ! ... CORNER! ... C_Townsend drives it into the box! ... M_Dearnley comes out and claims it! Min. 63 :(wba) C_Townsend has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past F_Alves ... He puts in A_Reach! ... A_Reach controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... M_Dearnley tips it over his bar ... CORNER! ... K_Bartley curls it into the box! ... M_Dearnley reads it well, and claims it! Min. 63 :(new) V_Supriaha with the dribble ... This is a great chance ... V_Supriaha pounds a rocket on goal ! ... But E_Mendy makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 65 :(new) M_Vydra is being brought on ... Liam_Gibson is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 65 :(new) The Newcastle United manager told his side to change to a A strategy Min. 68 :(new) P_Pogba finds M_Vydra in acres of space ... M_Vydra tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! ... But E_Mendy comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 70 :(wba) A_Pereira will come on for A_Reach and play MF Min. 70 :(new) M_Vydra pushes it past the defender ... But R_Sawyers puts the ball out of play Min. 71 :(new) K_Alpin controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... V_Supriaha gets onto the end of the pass! ... V_Supriaha with a blistering shot ! ... E_Mendy is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And E_Mendy reacts well to palm it behind! ... CORNER! ... K_Alpin drives it into the box! ... A_Hegazy clears the corner Min. 72 :(wba) G_Jesus looks injured. He's been stretchered off ... Lets hope it's not serious ... He returns to the pitch to carry on ... He seems to be ok Min. 73 :(wba) Matt_Phillips plays in A_Hegazy with a beautiful ball ... A_Hegazy tries to catch the keeper out! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 74 :(wba) K_Bartley takes advantage of a mistake by T_Malacia ... A_Bastoni knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 75 :(wba) D_Furlong replaces an unhappy K_Bartley and will play as a DF Min. 78 :(wba) A_Hegazy finds H_Robson-Kanu with a perfectly weighted pass ... F_Alves gathers up the loose ball Min. 80 :(wba) A_Zohore is coming on for H_Robson-Kanu and playing FW Min. 80 :(new) J_Hungbo will come on for K_Alpin and play MF Min. 81 :(new) J_Hungbo with an incisive pass to E_Ponce ... But S_Ajayi slides in Min. 82 :(new) J_Lascelles is ready to come on to replace A_Bastoni ... Looks like he will play as a DF Min. 82 :(wba) K_Gibbs gets to the by line ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... C_Townsend is unmarked ... C_Townsend flings a shot at goal ! ... M_Dearnley gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 84 :(wba) A_Zohore takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... V_Supriaha fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 85 :(wba) A_Pereira with a glorious long pass to A_Zohore ... A_Zohore is through on goal! ... The flag stays down ... He just has M_Dearnley to beat ... He tries to slide it past M_Dearnley ... M_Dearnley pulls off a save !! Min. 85 :(new) J_Lascelles with a slide rule pass to E_Ponce ... E_Ponce hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... E_Mendy makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 87 :(wba) Matt_Phillips sidesteps F_Torres ... He was too quick for his marker ... Matt_Phillips rifles it at the goal ! ... M_Dearnley fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(new) V_Supriaha runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... C_Townsend reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 91 :(wba) Matt_Phillips is through on goal ... Matt_Phillips bears down on goal! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 92 :(new) T_Malacia brings it under control ... He takes on A_Hegazy ... He gets past him! ... He puts in E_Ponce! ... Fine tackle by S_Ajayi ... He prevents the corner as well ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : The Hawtorns Attendance : 40,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Matt_Phillips (Man of the Match) Scorers : Matt_Phillips (30) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Dearnley Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Pogba (37), A_Bastoni (41), F_Alves (52) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion | Newcastle United Attempts on Goal : 20 | 10 Off target : 9 | 3 On target : 11 | 7 Possession : 58 | 42 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 3 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 5 | 13 Key Tackles : 7 | 9 Key Passes : 20 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Bromwich Albion 1 - 0 Newcastle United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - West Bromwich Albion Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E_Mendy GK 32 1 1 1 24 | 97 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 0 K_Gibbs DF 1 27 10 3 25 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 20 0 K_Bartley DF 1 26 7 3 27 | 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Hegazy DF 1 26 6 3 26 | 97 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 20 2 S_Ajayi DF 1 26 12 4 24 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 C_Townsend DF 1 25 11 3 23 | 97 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 39 20 3 A_Reach MF 1 3 27 11 25 | 73 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 40 8 Matt_Phillips MF 1 3 25 12 23 | 97 0 0 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 40 30 R_Sawyers MF 1 7 25 3 24 | 97 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 68 0 G_Jesus FW 1 2 6 29 23 | 97 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 8 8 18 H_Robson-Kanu FW 1 2 8 25 25 | 83 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 S_Johnstone GK 29 2 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Furlong DF 1 25 5 2 25 | 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 A_Pereira MF 1 3 26 10 23 | 24 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 O_Burke AM 1 3 24 11 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Zohore FW 1 2 3 24 23 | 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Dearnley GK 32 2 3 3 26 | 97 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 A_Bastoni DF 1 30 13 4 27 | 85 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 36 -3 -3 T_Malacia DF 1 29 13 3 26 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 10 1 F_Alves DF 1 28 5 2 24 | 97 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 36 -3 -3 Liam_Gibson DF 2 26 3 2 17 | 68 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 P_Pogba MF 2 2 31 5 21 | 97 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 -3 17 4 F_Torres MF 1 11 27 12 22 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 10 1 K_Alpin MF 2 4 27 3 21 | 83 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 H_Ziyech AM 1 3 29 13 23 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Supriaha AM 1 2 14 31 23 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 E_Ponce FW 1 3 10 30 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 A_Smithies GK 26 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Lascelles DF 1 29 6 3 26 | 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 M_Sylla MF 1 4 28 12 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Hungbo MF 2 3 27 5 17 | 14 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 M_Vydra FW 1 3 6 28 26 | 29 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1650741111 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35