FMFA Leopard League, Watford vs. West Bromwich Albion (Thu Nov 03) Watford | West Bromwich Albion 4-3-1-2 P | 4-3-3 A Vacant | William McGregor | L_Karius GK | GK W_Szczesny F_Fernandez DF | DF T_Anderson J_Doherty DF | DF O_Aino E_Capoue MF | DF D_Ball S_Prodl DF | DF P_van_Aanholt A_Nyom DF | MF S_Sessegnon G_Byers MF | MF A_McGeady M_Suarez MF | MF Y_Gouffran P_Cisse FW | FW R_Soldado A_Taarabt AM | FW G_Pelle O_Ighalo FW | FW A_Perez | C_Pantilimon SUB | SUB B_Foster M_Britos SUB | SUB C_Jones S_Berghuis SUB | SUB J_Chester J_Paredes SUB | SUB C_Tiote O_Oulare SUB | SUB S_Rondon Min. 2 :(wat) O_Ighalo beats T_Anderson ... He muscled him off the ball ... But he loses control of it ... P_van_Aanholt hits it out for a throw Min. 2 :(wba) R_Soldado with the nod to Y_Gouffran ... F_Fernandez pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 5 :(wba) P_van_Aanholt with a smart pass to R_Soldado ... R_Soldado with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... L_Karius tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 8 :(wat) M_Suarez runs at goal ... He spots the run of P_Cisse ... He's played him in ... D_Ball slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 11 :(wba) A_McGeady with the cross-field pass to G_Pelle ... G_Pelle with a graceful, looping effort ! ... L_Karius tips it round the post ... Good save ... CORNER! ... Y_Gouffran lofts the ball in! ... L_Karius jumps well to claim it! Min. 11 :(wat) E_Capoue moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to P_Cisse ... O_Aino with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee just wants to lecture him Min. 14 :(wba) A_McGeady is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... G_Pelle latches onto the ball ... A cracking drive from G_Pelle ! ... But L_Karius parries the ball ... It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 15 :(wba) Y_Gouffran picks up the pass ... A_Nyom intercepts the pass Min. 16 :(wat) O_Ighalo with a perfectly timed run ... G_Pelle with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 18 :(wba) R_Soldado beats F_Fernandez ... M_Suarez fouls ... That was disgusting ... The Referee lectures him Min. 18 :(wba) A_McGeady plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... R_Soldado decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... R_Soldado runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... But L_Karius palms it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 23 :(wat) M_Suarez slides the ball across to O_Ighalo ... O_Ighalo hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And W_Szczesny reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... M_Suarez hits it towards the far post! ... The danger is dealt with by T_Anderson Min. 23 :(wba) Y_Gouffran sidesteps M_Suarez ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... J_Doherty takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 24 :(wba) A_Perez steps over the ball ... He nutmegs F_Fernandez ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... G_Byers wins the ball Min. 33 :(wba) A_McGeady finds the run of A_Perez ... A_Perez controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... Unbelievable!!! ... It's gone wide Min. 35 :(wat) E_Capoue 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! ... A_Nyom receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... A_Nyom throws himself at the ball ! ... He manages to reach the ball ... W_Szczesny watches it sail safely wide! Min. 38 :(wba) A_Perez had to stretch to reach the pass ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... J_Doherty picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 40 :(wat) O_Ighalo loses D_Ball ... O_Ighalo tries to place it in the corner ! ... W_Szczesny is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over !! ... W_Szczesny looks very relieved! Min. 41 :(wat) M_Suarez changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to O_Ighalo ... O_Ighalo flicks the header toward the far post! ... W_Szczesny beats the ball away Min. 42 :(wat) P_Cisse with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... P_Cisse with a bomb of a shot ! ... W_Szczesny with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(wba) S_Sessegnon controls the ball with ease ... O_Ighalo pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Watford 0-0 West Bromwich Albion Min. 51 :(wba) D_Ball is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to R_Soldado ... But J_Doherty sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 52 :(wat) F_Fernandez 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! ... O_Ighalo receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... O_Ighalo with the goal bound shot! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 52 :(wba) Y_Gouffran backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball up field ... R_Soldado gets on the end of it ... S_Prodl with a terrible tackle ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Vacant looks relieved Min. 56 :(wba) G_Pelle knocks the ball past F_Fernandez ... G_Pelle with a graceful, looping effort ! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Watford fans taunt him! Min. 58 :(wat) E_Capoue with a smart pass to O_Ighalo ... O_Ighalo with a little chip! ... The ball moves through the air! ... W_Szczesny moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... W_Szczesny catches it with style! Min. 61 :(wba) Y_Gouffran beats his man ... E_Capoue scythes the player down. ... Psycho! ... FREE KICK ... Just inside there own half ... A_Perez swings it in ... R_Soldado gets on the end of it ... R_Soldado drives it low ! ... L_Karius goes down well to save Min. 62 :(wat) S_Prodl passes the ball to A_Taarabt ... But O_Aino wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 65 :(wat) A_Nyom bursts forward ... A_Nyom with a little chip! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net !! ... W_Szczesny looks relieved there! Min. 66 :(wat) E_Capoue finds the run of A_Nyom ... Cleared by O_Aino Min. 69 :(wat) A_Taarabt sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to P_Cisse ... P_Cisse with a thundering volley! ... It floats over W_Szczesny ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 69 :(wba) Y_Gouffran runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... Y_Gouffran with the shot on net ! ... L_Karius gathers it easily Min. 70 :(wat) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... M_Britos will come on for A_Nyom and play DF Min. 70 :(wat) S_Berghuis is being brought on ... M_Suarez is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 70 :(wat) O_Oulare will replace the useless O_Ighalo and will play FW Min. 70 :(wat) Watford changed their strategy to play E Min. 71 :(wba) R_Soldado flicks it past S_Prodl ... He runs forward ... R_Soldado must beat L_Karius! ... L_Karius watches it sail safely wide! Min. 72 :(wat) O_Oulare sidesteps P_van_Aanholt ... That was too easy ... O_Aino wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 74 :(wat) E_Capoue with an intelligent ball to P_Cisse ... P_Cisse with the side footed shot! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 75 :(wat) O_Oulare with the dribble ... O_Aino with the block Min. 76 :(wba) Y_Gouffran leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to A_Perez ... A_Perez hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... L_Karius parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 78 :(wat) E_Capoue with an inch perfect pass to G_Byers ... G_Byers has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goal ward! ... But W_Szczesny punches it away ... That's gone out for a corner kick ... CORNER! ... E_Capoue curls it into the box! ... P_Cisse gets his head on it ... W_Szczesny falls over ... But W_Szczesny is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 82 :(wat) S_Berghuis is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to J_Doherty ... J_Doherty drives the shot in! ... But W_Szczesny comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 85 :(wba) S_Sessegnon bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Y_Gouffran ... Y_Gouffran aiming for the bottom corner ! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 94 :(wat) F_Fernandez looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to P_Cisse ... P_Cisse with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But W_Szczesny dives to his left ... I think W_Szczesny just got a hand on that one ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 94 :(wba) R_Soldado with a burst of pace ... R_Soldado fires the shot in! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Vicarage Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Doherty (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : O_Ighalo (45) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : O_Aino Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford | West Bromwich Albion Attempts on Goal : 14 | 12 Off target : 6 | 5 On target : 8 | 7 Possession : 58 | 42 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 12 | 6 Key Tackles : 6 | 7 Key Passes : 14 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Watford 0 - 0 West Bromwich Albion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Watford Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Karius GK 26 2 2 1 23 | 96 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99 0 0 0 F_Fernandez DF 3 21 3 2 25 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 J_Doherty DF 2 18 2 3 21 | 96 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 50 0 3 E_Capoue MF 2 6 21 3 28 | 96 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 S_Prodl DF 2 20 4 2 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Nyom DF 2 20 3 2 25 | 72 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 0 2 G_Byers MF 2 4 18 3 21 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 M_Suarez MF 2 7 20 2 28 | 72 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 P_Cisse FW 2 2 2 21 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 A_Taarabt AM 2 3 21 10 25 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 O_Ighalo FW 2 3 5 20 24 | 72 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 8 C_Pantilimon GK 21 3 2 2 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Britos DF 2 20 5 2 28 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Berghuis MF 2 3 19 6 27 | 24 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_Paredes DF 2 19 6 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Oulare FW 2 2 3 19 21 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W_Szczesny GK 24 2 3 2 29 | 96 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99 0 0 0 T_Anderson DF 2 20 5 3 20 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 O_Aino DF 2 20 3 2 17 | 96 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 D_Ball DF 2 19 6 3 17 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 P_van_Aanholt DF 2 20 8 2 27 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 S_Sessegnon MF 2 10 21 4 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_McGeady MF 2 3 21 10 26 | 96 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 Y_Gouffran MF 3 2 20 11 24 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 4 R_Soldado FW 2 3 3 21 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 11 G_Pelle FW 2 3 3 20 22 | 96 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 13 0 7 A_Perez FW 2 2 4 20 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 B_Foster GK 22 2 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Jones DF 2 19 2 1 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Chester DF 2 20 2 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Tiote MF 4 10 20 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Rondon FW 2 3 3 19 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1478203559 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35