FMFA Cup, Derby County vs. Sheffield United (Sat Sep 24) Derby County | Sheffield United 4-1-3-2 L | 4-4-2 T Stadium | Todd Fortune | A_Okonkwo GK | GK M_Rodak+ B_Purrington DF | DF C_Lenglet J_Tanganga DF | DF R_Bertrand Jorginho DM | DF N_Ake D_Johnson DF | DF J_Boateng P_Mari DF | MF R_Mahrez K_Havertz MF | MF A_Iwobi J_Mahon MF | MF C_Fabregas T_Gomes FW | MF T_Jumeau T_Lawrence FW | FW I_Sarr B_Baningime MF | FW C_Admas | B_P-Farrell SUB | SUB U_Simon J_Bogle SUB | SUB D_Yedlin B_Osborn SUB | SUB A_Grimaldo M_Reus SUB | SUB E_Tagseth L_de_Jong SUB | SUB P_Cutrone Referee: Thomas_Bramall (England) Min. 1 :(der) Derby County restructured their strategy to A Min. 2 :(der) T_Lawrence plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... C_Fabregas with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 4 :(shu) T_Jumeau with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... T_Jumeau with his head down lets it go ! ... But A_Okonkwo tips it behind ... Thomas_Bramall has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 6 :(der) B_Baningime with the deft touch ... He takes it past R_Bertrand ... He knocks it to T_Lawrence! ... C_Lenglet takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 7 :(shu) I_Sarr runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off P_Mari back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... D_Johnson with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Todd Fortune looks bemused that it wasn't more! Min. 9 :(der) B_Purrington brings the ball into the opposing area ... T_Gomes makes himself available ... T_Gomes with the side footed shot! ... M_Rodak+ tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 10 :(der) B_Baningime kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... T_Lawrence gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... T_Lawrence has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... M_Rodak+ makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 15 :(der) J_Tanganga 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! ... T_Gomes receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... N_Ake reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... Jorginho plays it towards the near post! ... P_Mari makes a firm connection with his head ... M_Rodak+ fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 16 :(der) K_Havertz brings it under control ... He takes on C_Lenglet ... He gets past him! ... He puts in P_Mari! ... P_Mari beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... He just has to beat M_Rodak+ ... He nutmegs M_Rodak+ ... It hits the upright!! ... And goes wide! Min. 18 :(der) Jorginho with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... B_Baningime gets on the end of the pass ... B_Baningime belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... B_Purrington curls it into the box! ... M_Rodak+ makes the catch! Min. 20 :(shu) R_Mahrez works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to I_Sarr ... I_Sarr strikes a wicked curler ! ... A_Okonkwo gets up well to catch that one Min. 21 :(der) J_Mahon runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to T_Lawrence ... T_Lawrence with a bicycle kick ! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a mishit effort! Min. 21 :(shu) C_Lenglet looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to I_Sarr ... I_Sarr has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goal ward! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 25 :(shu) A_Iwobi has a go! ... It hits the defender ... I_Sarr collects the loose ball! ... D_Johnson reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 26 :(der) J_Mahon crosses to T_Gomes ... C_Admas slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 29 :(der) D_Johnson finds K_Havertz with a perfectly weighted pass ... N_Ake cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 31 :(der) J_Mahon with a slide rule pass to T_Gomes ... T_Gomes sees M_Rodak+ off his line ! ... Wide of goal Min. 31 :(shu) C_Fabregas is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to C_Admas ... J_Tanganga knocks the ball back to A_Okonkwo ... Ohhhh no!! ... It’s gone past A_Okonkwo! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by R_Bertrand! ... A_Okonkwo easily catches it! Min. 34 :(shu) A_Iwobi with a glorious 60-yard pass to C_Admas ... T_Gomes is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Stadium looks relieved ... Todd Fortune is far from happy with that decision Min. 36 :(der) B_Purrington hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... T_Lawrence latches onto it! ... T_Lawrence gets his head to the ball ! ... M_Rodak+ makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 37 :(der) B_Baningime moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to T_Gomes ... T_Gomes tries to lob the keeper ! ... M_Rodak+ gets his fingertips to it Min. 40 :(shu) T_Jumeau kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Iwobi gets on the end of the pass ... A_Iwobi with a low drive through the rain! ... A_Okonkwo makes a fine save Min. 40 :(shu) M_Rodak+ looks injured. He's coming off ... Lets hope it's not serious Min. 40 :(shu) U_Simon comes on for M_Rodak+ and takes up a GK role Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 45 :(shu) T_Jumeau takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to C_Admas ... C_Admas with a stunning strike ! ... But A_Okonkwo with the difficult save ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Derby County 0-0 Sheffield United Min. 47 :(shu) C_Fabregas off the woodwork. ... R_Mahrez picks up the deflection ... R_Mahrez with the overhead ! ... A_Okonkwo makes a good save ... CORNER! ... R_Mahrez floats the ball in! ... It is kicked away by P_Mari Min. 49 :(der) J_Mahon whips the ball across to T_Lawrence ... T_Lawrence could have let it bounce! ... U_Simon gets his fingertips to it ... It's pushed around the post to safety ... CORNER! ... P_Mari plays it towards the near post! ... U_Simon reads it well, and claims it! Min. 51 :(der) T_Lawrence slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... T_Lawrence tries to place it in the corner ! ... But U_Simon dives to his left ... I think U_Simon just got a hand on that one ... Thomas_Bramall has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 57 :(der) T_Gomes with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... J_Boateng seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 59 :(der) K_Havertz with an incisive pass to T_Gomes ... T_Gomes curls it towards the top corner ! ... The fans get off there seats! ... U_Simon plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 61 :(der) J_Mahon beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... J_Mahon tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 62 :(der) B_Baningime sidesteps his marker ... That was too easy ... B_Baningime tries the shot ! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... U_Simon was beaten there! Min. 65 :(der) J_Bogle replaces J_Tanganga to play as a DF Min. 65 :(der) B_Osborn will replace the useless J_Mahon and will play MF Min. 67 :(shu) C_Admas runs at the defender ... The defender slips and falls over ... P_Mari goes in with high feet!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 69 :(der) B_Baningime with the cross-field pass to T_Gomes ... T_Gomes attempts to drive it home! ... U_Simon is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 70 :(der) M_Reus will come on for Jorginho and play AM Min. 70 :(der) It appears B_Baningime is playing as a AM Min. 70 :(der) B_Osborn gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds K_Havertz ... K_Havertz blasts it at the goal ! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... U_Simon palms it behind !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... B_Baningime curls it into the box! ... K_Havertz gets something on it! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... Jorginho chips the ball in towards the far post! ... It is kicked away by R_Bertrand Min. 72 :(der) J_Bogle had to stretch to reach the pass ... N_Ake is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... FREE KICK ... M_Reus passes to T_Lawrence ... T_Lawrence bears down on goal! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 74 :(shu) R_Mahrez plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... C_Admas keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... K_Havertz attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? ... Oh well the referee says play On!! Min. 83 :(der) K_Havertz finds his way through ... The offside trap didn't work ... N_Ake pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 85 :(der) K_Havertz slides it through the middle to T_Lawrence ... J_Boateng beats him to the ball Min. 87 :(der) K_Havertz with the through ball to T_Gomes ... T_Gomes has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... Saved by U_Simon Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(shu) C_Fabregas lobs the ball over the defence ... J_Boateng latches on to it ... A wicked drive by J_Boateng ! ... Looks like it should be A_Okonkwo's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... A_Okonkwo looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... Goal kick given, amazing decision there! Min. 93 :(der) B_Osborn kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... M_Reus gets on the end of the pass ... M_Reus is clean through! ... U_Simon tries to make himself big ... He rounds U_Simon ... He taps it towards the goal! ... GOAL !! ... That must have sealed it!! ... Derby County 1-0 Sheffield United ... ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Ipro ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Derby County Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Havertz (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Reus (93) Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Johnson (7), P_Mari (67) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Mahrez Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Fabregas (2), N_Ake (72) Injured : M_Rodak+ (40) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Derby County | Sheffield United Attempts on Goal : 20 | 7 Off target : 9 | 2 On target : 11 | 5 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 5 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 5 | 8 Key Tackles : 3 | 7 Key Passes : 19 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Derby County 1 - 0 Sheffield United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Derby County Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Okonkwo GK 32 2 3 1 22 | 94 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 B_Purrington DF 1 29 11 3 20 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 28 8 J_Tanganga DF 1 28 9 2 25 | 66 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 Jorginho DM 1 11 31 6 23 | 71 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Johnson DF 2 28 5 2 25 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 7 -3 P_Mari DF 1 29 6 5 27 | 94 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 17 -3 1 K_Havertz MF 1 3 30 13 22 | 94 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 40 4 J_Mahon MF 2 12 27 12 29 | 66 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 1 T_Gomes FW 2 3 4 28 20 | 94 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 T_Lawrence FW 1 3 5 27 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 B_Baningime AM 1 4 29 13 25 | 94 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 2 B_P-Farrell GK 29 2 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Bogle DF 1 26 11 2 23 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 B_Osborn MF 1 12 28 2 25 | 28 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 M_Reus AM 2 4 28 12 25 | 23 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 L_de_Jong FW 1 2 5 28 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Sheffield United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Rodak+ GK 33 2 2 1 24 | 40 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 C_Lenglet DF 1 30 13 3 25 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 R_Bertrand DF 1 30 12 3 24 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 N_Ake DF 2 28 6 3 25 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 36 -3 -3 J_Boateng DF 1 27 5 2 26 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 1 R_Mahrez MF 2 3 29 13 21 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 A_Iwobi MF 1 9 29 11 25 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 C_Fabregas MF 2 11 28 10 25 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 27 -3 T_Jumeau MF 2 13 27 15 20 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 I_Sarr FW 1 4 14 31 26 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 C_Admas FW 1 3 13 29 25 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 U_Simon GK 31 7 2 1 23 | 54 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 D_Yedlin DF 2 26 10 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Grimaldo DF 2 26 2 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Tagseth MF 1 14 26 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Cutrone FW 1 3 12 29 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1664051411 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35