League, Fulham vs. Norwich City (Sun Sep 01)


                               Fulham  |  Norwich City
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 A
                               VACANT  |  VACANT
                                       |
                            B_Leno GK  |  GK N_Pope
                            I_Diop DF  |  DF D_Udogie
                        T_Castagne DF  |  DF J_Young
                        A_Robinson DF  |  DF M_Aarons
                            T_Ream DF  |  DF A_Omobamidele
                           Willian MF  |  MF B_Silva
                           A_Iwobi MF  |  MF M_Odegaard
                            H_Reed MF  |  MF M_Olise
                          A_Traore MF  |  MF M_Pereira
                         R_Jimenez FW  |  FW A_Isak
                          B_D-Reid FW  |  FW A_Ndiaye
                                       |
                           S_Benda SUB |  SUB A_Oxborough
                           K_Mbabu SUB |  SUB A_Koiki
                          C_Bassey SUB |  SUB N_Clyne
                         T_Cairney SUB |  SUB K_Ly
                           R_Muniz SUB |  SUB C_Slack

Referee: Andre_Marriner (West_Midlands)


Min. 2  :(nor) B_Silva takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Ndiaye 
          ...  A_Ndiaye cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 8  :(nor) A_Omobamidele chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Odegaard 
          ...  M_Odegaard aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  B_Leno parries it 
Min. 9  :(ful) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  H_Reed is through! 
          ...  H_Reed sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  N_Pope tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Robinson swings it in! 
          ...  N_Pope catches it! 
Min. 11 :(ful) R_Jimenez sidesteps J_Young 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  Fine tackle by A_Omobamidele 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 11 :(nor) M_Odegaard with a measured ball to M_Pereira 
          ...  A_Robinson with an ugly foul 
          ...  Andre_Marriner will want to speak to him 
Min. 11 :(nor) D_Udogie plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  B_Silva decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  A_Robinson takes possession 
Min. 12 :(ful) A_Iwobi is too quick for the defence 
          ...  A_Iwobi cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  But N_Pope punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 12 :(nor) D_Udogie with the through ball to A_Ndiaye 
          ...  A_Ndiaye cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 14 :(ful) B_D-Reid takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Young 
          ...  J_Young reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 16 :(ful) A_Traore with a neat pass into R_Jimenez 
          ...  R_Jimenez with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  But N_Pope punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 17 :(nor) D_Udogie runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off A_Robinson back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  D_Udogie drives the shot in! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  B_Leno shouts at his defenders 
          ...  That’s given Norwich City the advantage! 
          ...  Fulham 0-1 Norwich City ...
Min. 20 :(ful) A_Iwobi plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  A_Iwobi with a thundering drive! 
          ...  N_Pope has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  N_Pope reacts well to save!!! 
Min. 21 :(ful) A_Iwobi makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  A cracking drive from A_Iwobi ! 
          ...  N_Pope parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 22 :(nor) M_Odegaard plays the early ball across the box to find D_Udogie in space 
          ...  T_Castagne slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Pereira! 
          ...  A_Ndiaye loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 23 :(nor) M_Odegaard floats the ball in to find A_Ndiaye 
          ...  A_Ndiaye has a go! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  Andre_Marriner talks to his assistant 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  The Norwich City fans celebrate the goal 
          ...  Fulham 0-2 Norwich City ...
Min. 25 :(nor) B_Silva looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards A_Ndiaye 
          ...  A_Ndiaye with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 27 :(nor) B_Silva backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  M_Pereira gets on the end of it 
          ...  T_Castagne fouls badly 
          ...  Andre_Marriner refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 28 :(ful) Willian cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to H_Reed 
          ...  H_Reed leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 30 :(ful) B_D-Reid has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Aarons 
          ...  He puts in Willian! 
          ...  D_Udogie reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 31 :(nor) D_Udogie takes advantage of a bad back pass from I_Diop 
          ...  A left-footer by D_Udogie ! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 33 :(nor) M_Pereira is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to M_Olise 
          ...  H_Reed robs him of the ball 
Min. 35 :(ful) T_Castagne is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  B_D-Reid latches onto the ball 
          ...  B_D-Reid unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  N_Pope is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And N_Pope reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by Willian! 
          ...  A_Omobamidele belts it clear 
Min. 38 :(ful) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  H_Reed is through! 
          ...  From long range H_Reed bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But N_Pope makes an easy save 
Min. 39 :(nor) A_Isak takes advantage of a mistake by T_Castagne 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  A powerful shot by A_Isak ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(ful) R_Jimenez takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  A wicked drive by R_Jimenez ! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 45 :(ful) T_Cairney takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace A_Traore 
          ...  He'll play as a MF 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 45 :(ful) K_Mbabu is being brought on 
          ...  T_Ream is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF 
Min. 45 :(nor) C_Slack will come on for A_Ndiaye and play FW 
Min. 45 :(ful) A defence splitting pass from I_Diop to B_D-Reid 
          ...  Cleared by M_Aarons 
Min. 46 :(nor) M_Odegaard passes the ball to A_Isak 
          ...  A powerful header from A_Isak ! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  Looks like it should be B_Leno's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  B_Leno looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there! 
Min. 47 :(nor) B_Silva finds A_Isak with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  A well-placed shot from A_Isak ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 47 :(ful) R_Jimenez takes on M_Olise 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  D_Udogie rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 48 :(ful) Willian beats J_Young 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  A_Omobamidele wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Robinson chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  N_Pope fists it away! 
Min. 48 :(nor) C_Slack runs at A_Robinson 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  C_Slack hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  But B_Leno with the difficult save 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Fulham 0-2 Norwich City

Min. 47 :(ful) T_Cairney looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Iwobi 
          ...  A_Iwobi with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 48 :(ful) A_Robinson with an incisive pass to Willian 
          ...  Willian with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  N_Pope parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  Fulham 1-2 Norwich City ...
Min. 50 :(nor) a big roar from the crowd as A_Koiki comes on for A_Omobamidele to play DF 
Min. 50 :(ful) T_Cairney with a precise pass to R_Jimenez 
          ...  R_Jimenez looks to see where N_Pope is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  But N_Pope reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 50 :(nor) C_Slack beats A_Robinson 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  C_Slack with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  Saved by B_Leno 
Min. 53 :(ful) T_Cairney squares it to Willian 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  J_Young hits it out for a throw 
Min. 56 :(ful) H_Reed flicks it over M_Aarons's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  H_Reed attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But N_Pope parries the ball 
          ...  It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 57 :(ful) Willian jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Jimenez 
          ...  M_Aarons slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 58 :(ful) H_Reed runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to K_Mbabu 
          ...  A left-footer by K_Mbabu ! 
          ...  N_Pope gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 59 :(nor) B_Silva knocks the ball past T_Castagne 
          ...  H_Reed with an ugly foul 
          ...  Andre_Marriner wants a quiet word 
Min. 61 :(ful) A_Iwobi with an inch perfect pass to B_D-Reid 
          ...  B_D-Reid with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  But N_Pope makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 64 :(ful) T_Castagne takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into R_Jimenez 
          ...  R_Jimenez tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  N_Pope saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 66 :(ful) R_Jimenez takes on M_Aarons 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  What a shot from R_Jimenez ! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  N_Pope never had a chance! 
Min. 77 :(ful) H_Reed gets to the by line and finds T_Cairney with a beautiful cross 
          ...  T_Cairney flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 78 :(ful) R_Jimenez with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  R_Jimenez with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 78 :(ful) B_D-Reid takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  A_Koiki with a bad challenge 
          ...  Andre_Marriner will want to speak to him 
Min. 79 :(ful) A_Robinson cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to B_D-Reid 
          ...  B_D-Reid drives the ball low ! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 80 :(ful) Willian comes up lame after the wicked challenge. 
          ...  He's unable to continue 
Min. 80 :(ful) C_Bassey is being prepared to come on 
          ...  Willian is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 81 :(nor) A_Isak with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past the defender 
          ...  T_Castagne intercepts the pass 
Min. 82 :(ful) R_Jimenez takes advantage of a mistake by M_Aarons 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  M_Aarons does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 87 :(nor) C_Slack 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! 
          ...  C_Slack goes for goal ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Isak chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  B_Leno comes out and claims it! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Craven Cottage
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Fulham Match Info
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Best player          : H_Reed
Scorers              : Willian (48)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : Willian (80)
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : M_Odegaard (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Udogie (17), A_Ndiaye (23)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Udogie (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                  Fulham  |    Norwich City
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       14
Off target           :           7        |       9
On target            :          13        |       5
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           6        |       5
Key Tackles          :           4        |       8
Key Passes           :          15        |       11
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Final Score          : Fulham 1 - 2 Norwich City
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Player Statistics - Fulham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_Leno         GK  23   2   2   1  25 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -8   0   0   0
I_Diop         DF   1  21   8   6  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Castagne     DF   1  22  12   5  24 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  20   0
A_Robinson     DF   1  22  13   2  23 |  95   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  38   0
T_Ream         DF   1  21  10   3  25 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Willian        MF   1   4  23  10  23 |  84   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  23
A_Iwobi        MF   1   5  22  12  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
H_Reed         MF   1  11  22   5  21 |  95   0   1   2   0   4   0   0   0   0  13  20  10
A_Traore       MF   1   7  22  11  26 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Jimenez      FW   1   2  10  22  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
B_D-Reid       FW   1   7  12  23  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   7
S_Benda        GK  22   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Mbabu        DF   1  20  10   3  23 |  50   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
C_Bassey       MF   1  20   9   2  25 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Cairney      MF   1   7  21   8  22 |  50   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
R_Muniz        FW   1   2   5  21  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Norwich City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Pope         GK  23   1   1   1  25 |  95  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0   0   0
D_Udogie       DF   1  22  14  10  30 |  95   0   1   2   0   2   1   1   0   0  10  17  21
J_Young        DF   2  20  12   1  17 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
M_Aarons       DF   1  18   9   2  22 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  47   8   8
A_Omobamidele  DF   1  17  10   5  29 |  54   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  47  18   8
B_Silva        MF   1  10  22  14  20 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
M_Odegaard     MF   1   3  22  14  26 |  95   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  48   3
M_Olise        MF   1   4  21  13  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Pereira      MF   1   3  19  11  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Isak         FW   1   7  12  22  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
A_Ndiaye       FW   1   3  10  18  25 |  45   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  27
A_Oxborough    GK  17   2   2   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Koiki        DF   2  20  14   2  22 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Clyne        DF   1  19  11   4  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Ly           MF   2   1  19  13  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Slack        FW   1   2   3  20  23 |  50   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
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