FMFA Leopard League, Watford vs. Sunderland (Sun Nov 27)


                              Watford  |  Sunderland
                            4-3-2-1 E  |  4-4-2 A
                     Thomas Edvardsen  |  Tony Ayre
                                       |
                      C_Pantilimon GK  |  GK V_Mannone
                            A_Nyom DF  |  DF J_Garcia
                          M_Lowton DF  |  DF J_Evans
                          M_Suarez MF  |  DF A_Grimaldo
                          M_Britos DF  |  DF J_Webb
                       F_Fernandez DF  |  MF J_Ibe
                         V_Behrami MF  |  MF G_Glendon
                            A_Abdi AM  |  MF J_Sherman
                           P_Cisse FW  |  MF J_Lens
                         A_Taarabt AM  |  FW D_Sturridge
                        F_Coquelin MF  |  FW L_Podolski
                                       |
                       R_Gilmartin SUB |  SUB J_Pickford
                           S_Prodl SUB |  SUB S_Coates
                          E_Capoue SUB |  SUB B_Hangeland
                         J_Paredes SUB |  SUB C_Anderson
                          O_Ighalo SUB |  SUB F_Borini




Min. 1  :(wat) A_Taarabt plays in V_Behrami with a beautiful ball 
          ...  V_Behrami strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  But V_Mannone just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 4  :(wat) V_Behrami feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  F_Fernandez runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  From long range F_Fernandez bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  V_Mannone 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. 6  :(wat) M_Suarez takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  M_Suarez controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 8  :(wat) A_Abdi runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to F_Coquelin 
          ...  A_Grimaldo wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 8  :(sun) J_Evans knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  M_Britos with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  J_Lens hoists it forward 
          ...  L_Podolski gets on the end of it 
          ...  L_Podolski hits the ball first time! 
          ...  C_Pantilimon with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 9  :(wat) F_Coquelin whips the ball across to M_Britos 
          ...  M_Britos attempts the shot! 
          ...  V_Mannone with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there 
Min. 11 :(wat) A_Abdi with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from J_Evans 
          ...  A well-placed shot from A_Abdi ! 
          ...  But V_Mannone tips it over 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 14 :(wat) A_Nyom slides it through the middle to A_Abdi 
          ...  A_Abdi belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  V_Mannone gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 14 :(sun) G_Glendon has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Britos 
          ...  He puts in D_Sturridge! 
          ...  D_Sturridge hits a curling shot! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !! 
          ...  C_Pantilimon looks relieved there! 
Min. 18 :(sun) J_Lens moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Sturridge 
          ...  D_Sturridge with the shot ! 
          ...  Looks like it should be C_Pantilimon's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  C_Pantilimon looks embarrassed! 
          ...  And Sunderland are leading in the game now 
          ...  Watford 0-1 Sunderland ...
Min. 22 :(wat) M_Suarez brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on J_Sherman 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in P_Cisse! 
          ...  P_Cisse has a go! 
          ...  V_Mannone makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 22 :(sun) L_Podolski sidesteps F_Fernandez 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  L_Podolski with the shot on net ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  In off the post 
          ...  Watford 0-2 Sunderland ...
Min. 23 :(wat) V_Behrami hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  P_Cisse collects the loose ball! 
          ...  P_Cisse with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 24 :(sun) The ball is passed in from G_Glendon, he finds L_Podolski 
          ...  L_Podolski sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But C_Pantilimon punches it away 
Min. 26 :(wat) M_Britos turns past A_Grimaldo 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  L_Podolski catches his opponent late!! 
          ...  That’s an awful tackle! 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 27 :(sun) J_Ibe with a neat pass into D_Sturridge 
          ...  D_Sturridge hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 32 :(wat) A_Taarabt kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  V_Behrami gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  V_Behrami with a thundering drive! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 35 :(sun) D_Sturridge 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! 
          ...  An audacious effort from D_Sturridge ! 
          ...  Its sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 38 :(sun) J_Sherman slides the ball across to J_Lens 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Britos 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful 
Min. 40 :(wat) A_Abdi floats the ball in to find A_Taarabt 
          ...  A left-footer by A_Taarabt ! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The Referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  The Watford fans celebrate the goal 
          ...  Watford 1-2 Sunderland ...
Min. 40 :(sun) D_Sturridge with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  M_Suarez cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(sun) C_Anderson is going to be brought on 
          ...  J_Lens is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 47 :(sun) L_Podolski puts in J_Evans 
          ...  J_Evans with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  C_Pantilimon with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Watford 1-2 Sunderland

Min. 46 :(wat) A_Abdi has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  P_Cisse collects the loose ball! 
          ...  J_Garcia slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Coquelin crosses it in! 
          ...  M_Suarez swings a leg at it! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 46 :(sun) J_Ibe hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  D_Sturridge latches onto it! 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  M_Lowton looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 47 :(wat) F_Coquelin with an incisive pass to A_Abdi 
          ...  A_Abdi leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 48 :(sun) G_Glendon has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past F_Fernandez 
          ...  He knocks it to J_Garcia! 
          ...  J_Garcia with the side footed shot! 
          ...  C_Pantilimon with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 50 :(wat) P_Cisse is unmarked! 
          ...  P_Cisse uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  V_Mannone saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 50 :(sun) D_Sturridge nutmegs F_Fernandez 
          ...  D_Sturridge hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  C_Pantilimon with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 53 :(sun) J_Sherman holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to D_Sturridge 
          ...  M_Britos plays the back pass 
          ...  C_Pantilimon can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Sherman hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  C_Anderson gets to it! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 55 :(sun) F_Borini replaces an unhappy L_Podolski and will play as a FW 
Min. 55 :(wat) A_Abdi runs at J_Evans 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  A_Grimaldo slices it 
          ...  V_Mannone moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  V_Behrami chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  P_Cisse loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  V_Mannone was beaten there! 
Min. 59 :(wat) Watford will now play C after the order comes from the dugout 
Min. 60 :(sun) S_Coates replaces an unhappy J_Webb and will play as a DF 
Min. 66 :(wat) C_Pantilimon is on the ground 
          ...  He looks in agony 
          ...  He won't be able to continue! 
Min. 66 :(wat) R_Gilmartin replaces C_Pantilimon and will play GK 
Min. 66 :(sun) C_Anderson looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to F_Borini 
          ...  F_Borini pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  But R_Gilmartin punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 67 :(wat) F_Coquelin controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  P_Cisse gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  P_Cisse with the side footed shot! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The Referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision 
          ...  The Watford fans celebrate though! 
          ...  Watford are back level! 
          ...  Watford 2-2 Sunderland ...
Min. 69 :(sun) F_Borini loses his marker! 
          ...  A thundering drive by F_Borini ! 
          ...  The Sunderland fans get off there seats! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That’s given Sunderland the lead! 
          ...  Watford 2-3 Sunderland ...
Min. 70 :(wat) S_Prodl is being brought on 
          ...  F_Fernandez is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF 
Min. 70 :(wat) O_Ighalo is coming on and P_Cisse is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW 
Min. 70 :(wat) F_Coquelin looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards A_Taarabt 
          ...  But A_Grimaldo slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 71 :(wat) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  A_Abdi seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  J_Evans wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 72 :(sun) C_Anderson with a one-touch layoff to J_Sherman 
          ...  J_Sherman hits the ball first time! 
          ...  R_Gilmartin makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 74 :(sun) F_Borini pushes it past A_Nyom 
          ...  M_Lowton with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 76 :(sun) J_Ibe nutmegs S_Prodl 
          ...  S_Prodl reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 79 :(sun) J_Sherman plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  D_Sturridge decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  D_Sturridge goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  R_Gilmartin with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 85 :(wat) F_Coquelin hoists the ball across to O_Ighalo 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from S_Coates 
Min. 86 :(wat) M_Suarez finds O_Ighalo in acres of space 
          ...  But J_Evans puts the ball out of play 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(wat) O_Ighalo takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  O_Ighalo with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  V_Mannone turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  V_Behrami hits it into the box! 
          ...  The ball comes to O_Ighalo 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The Referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision 
          ...  The Watford fans celebrate though! 
          ...  Watford have done it!! 
          ...  They are all square 
          ...  Watford 3-3 Sunderland ...
Min. 88 :(wat) It looks as though Watford is now playing P 
Min. 88 :(sun) G_Glendon with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  D_Sturridge gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Sturridge fires the shot in! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 92 :(wat) O_Ighalo lobs it over the defender 
          ...  O_Ighalo from 20 yards ! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 92 :(sun) J_Sherman finds F_Borini with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  F_Borini attempts a low drive! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He kicks the sponsor hoarding in delight! 
          ...  That surely hands Sunderland victory!! 
          ...  Watford 3-4 Sunderland ...

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Vicarage Road
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : A_Abdi
Scorers              : A_Taarabt (40), P_Cisse (67), O_Ighalo (88)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : C_Pantilimon (66)
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : F_Borini (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Sturridge (18), L_Podolski (22), F_Borini (69,92)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Watford  |    Sunderland
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       17
Off target           :           8        |       5
On target            :          10        |       12
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       9
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :          15        |       14
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Final Score          : Watford 3 - 4 Sunderland
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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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C_Pantilimon   GK  21   3   2   2  28 |  68   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  41   0   0   0
A_Nyom         DF   2  20   3   2  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Lowton       DF   3  19  13   2  24 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
M_Suarez       MF   2   7  20   2  28 |  94   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  13  20   2
M_Britos       DF   2  20   5   2  28 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0   3
F_Fernandez    DF   3  21   3   2  25 |  72   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
V_Behrami      MF   2   3  20   3  25 |  94   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  38   4
A_Abdi         AM   2   2  19   8  24 |  94   0   0   3   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  48   7
P_Cisse        FW   2   2   2  21  23 |  72   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  31
A_Taarabt      AM   2   3  21  10  25 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  23
F_Coquelin     MF   2   9  22   3  27 |  94   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  68   0
R_Gilmartin    GK  19   2   2   1  21 |  26   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0   0
S_Prodl        DF   2  20   4   2  26 |  22   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
E_Capoue       MF   2   6  21   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Paredes      DF   2  19   6   3  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Ighalo       FW   2   3   5  20  24 |  22   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  27

Player Statistics - Sunderland
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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V_Mannone      GK  20   2   3   3  25 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  56   0   0   0
J_Garcia       DF   5  21   7   6  30 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   3
J_Evans        DF   2  21   3   3  25 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  34   8  11
A_Grimaldo     DF   2  21   2   3  24 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0
J_Webb         DF   2  20   2   3  16 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Ibe          MF   2   3  21   3  23 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
G_Glendon      MF   2   4  21   3  27 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
J_Sherman      MF   2   1  21   4  24 |  94   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   8  66  11
J_Lens         MF   2   3  20   8  27 |  45   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
D_Sturridge    FW   2   4   4  22  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  33
L_Podolski     FW   2   2   8  21  28 |  57   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  29
J_Pickford     GK  18   2   3   3  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Coates       DF   2  19   2   3  28 |  32   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
B_Hangeland    DF   2  19   2   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Anderson     MF   2   5  20   3  28 |  49   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
F_Borini       FW   3   3   3  20  21 |  37   0   0   0   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0  49
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