FMFA Leopard League, Watford vs. Crystal Palace (Sun Nov 13) Watford | Crystal Palace 4-1-3-2 P | 4-5-1 C Thomas Edvardsen | Vacant | L_Karius GK | GK W_Hennessey J_Doherty DF | DF E_Bailly J_Paredes DF | DF S_Dann M_Suarez DM | DF J_Ward S_Prodl DF | DF M_Kelly M_Britos DF | MF Y_Bolaise E_Capoue MF | MF Y_Cabaye A_Taarabt MF | MF W_Zaha P_Cisse FW | MF B_Sako V_Behrami MF | MF J_Ledley O_Ighalo FW | FW C_Wickham | C_Pantilimon SUB | SUB J_Speroni F_Fernandez SUB | SUB P_McCarthy A_Abdi SUB | SUB P_Suare A_Nyom SUB | SUB Koke O_Oulare SUB | SUB D_Gayle Min. 2 :(cry) C_Wickham beats his marker ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... S_Prodl plays the back pass ... L_Karius can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... Y_Cabaye plays it into the danger area! ... L_Karius catches it! Min. 6 :(wat) A_Taarabt off the woodwork. ... E_Capoue picks up the deflection ... E_Capoue has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... M_Suarez hits it towards the far post! ... It is kicked away by E_Bailly Min. 7 :(wat) O_Ighalo sidesteps E_Bailly ... He was too quick for his marker ... But he loses control of it ... S_Dann takes possession Min. 11 :(cry) C_Wickham takes possession ... Knocks it past S_Prodl ... He's through on goal ... C_Wickham with a low drive through the rain! ... But L_Karius hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 12 :(wat) O_Ighalo has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... O_Ighalo hits the ball on the bounce ! ... The shot slips through W_Hennessey's hands ... GOAL !! ... What a terrible mistake ... That’s given Watford the lead! ... Watford 1-0 Crystal Palace ... Min. 13 :(wat) O_Ighalo runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... O_Ighalo attempts a chip! ... But W_Hennessey makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 13 :(wat) M_Suarez controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... P_Cisse gets onto the end of the pass! ... B_Sako fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 14 :(cry) B_Sako with a slide rule pass to W_Zaha ... W_Zaha attempts a low drive! ... L_Karius tips it round the post ... Good save ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by J_Ledley! ... The ball finds its way to B_Sako ... He gets the shot away ... But L_Karius tips it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 17 :(wat) A_Taarabt curls the ball out wide to O_Ighalo ... A cheeky lob from O_Ighalo ! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... W_Hennessey acrobatically tips it over !! ... Great keeping! ... CORNER! ... E_Capoue chips the ball into the area! ... S_Dann wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 18 :(wat) V_Behrami brings the ball into the opposing area ... P_Cisse makes himself available ... P_Cisse tries the shot ! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 18 :(cry) W_Zaha jumps over S_Prodl's challenge ... J_Paredes intercepts the pass Min. 19 :(cry) J_Ledley looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to C_Wickham ... C_Wickham hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... L_Karius with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 20 :(cry) B_Sako finds C_Wickham on the edge of the box ... C_Wickham has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... L_Karius with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 22 :(wat) V_Behrami with a precise pass to P_Cisse ... P_Cisse attempts a lob! ... W_Hennessey gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 22 :(cry) J_Ledley brings it under control ... He takes on J_Paredes ... He gets past him! ... He puts in B_Sako! ... J_Doherty tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 27 :(wat) A_Taarabt plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... W_Zaha with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 36 :(wat) E_Capoue sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to P_Cisse ... P_Cisse fires the shot in! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by V_Behrami! ... S_Dann gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 40 :(wat) O_Ighalo beats his marker ... He muscled him off the ball ... O_Ighalo flings a shot at goal ! ... W_Hennessey makes a difficult save Min. 41 :(wat) O_Ighalo with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past M_Kelly ... M_Kelly reacts well to win the ball back Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(cry) Koke is being prepared to come on ... J_Ledley is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 45 :(cry) P_McCarthy comes on for M_Kelly and takes up a DF role Min. 45 :(cry) Y_Cabaye takes on S_Prodl ... He runs past him ... Y_Cabaye with the crafty shot! ... But L_Karius reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on L_Karius anyway Min. 46 :(cry) E_Bailly beats his marker ... E_Bailly must beat L_Karius! ... It fly's into Row Z! Min. 48 :(cry) Y_Bolaise with a real burst of pace ... He shows J_Paredes a clean set of heals ... Y_Bolaise with the attempt at goal! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Watford 1-0 Crystal Palace Min. 46 :(wat) V_Behrami plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... O_Ighalo decides to go for goal instead! ... S_Dann clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 47 :(wat) A_Taarabt off the woodwork. ... O_Ighalo picks up the deflection ... S_Dann slices it ... W_Hennessey moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Taarabt crosses it in! ... P_McCarthy heads it away Min. 54 :(cry) Y_Cabaye with a 40-yard pass to C_Wickham ... S_Prodl fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee lectures him Min. 54 :(wat) O_Ighalo sidesteps E_Bailly ... That was too easy ... Y_Bolaise with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious ... He is warned by The Referee ... It’s just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... A_Taarabt swings it in ... O_Ighalo gets on the end of it ... Well executed sliding challenge from S_Dann Min. 55 :(wat) Curled in dangerously from E_Capoue to O_Ighalo ... P_McCarthy with an ugly foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 58 :(cry) Y_Bolaise plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... Koke decides to go for goal instead! ... A_Taarabt with a bad challenge ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside there own half ... B_Sako floats it forward ... C_Wickham latches onto the end of it ... C_Wickham with the side footed shot! ... L_Karius parries it, he follows it up ... And L_Karius recovers to save!! Min. 59 :(cry) Koke beats his marker ... He muscled him off the ball ... J_Doherty with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him. Min. 61 :(wat) V_Behrami is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to A_Taarabt ... A_Taarabt gets his head to the ball ! ... W_Hennessey falls over ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 66 :(cry) J_Ward looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Y_Cabaye ... J_Doherty with an awful challenge ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball Min. 70 :(wat) F_Fernandez replaces J_Paredes and will play DF Min. 70 :(wat) O_Oulare takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace P_Cisse as FW Min. 70 :(wat) There's going to be a change ... A_Abdi will come on for A_Taarabt and play MF Min. 72 :(cry) Koke finds himself in acres of space ... M_Suarez slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 73 :(wat) O_Oulare breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on W_Hennessey! ... P_McCarthy brings him down! ... That's a terrible challenge ... The referee comes over ... And the ref shows him his 2nd yellow card now ... RED CARD! Min. 75 :(wat) It seems Watford are making a tactical change to D Min. 76 :(wat) V_Behrami volleys it forward. He finds O_Oulare ... E_Bailly makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 81 :(wat) M_Suarez changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to O_Ighalo ... O_Ighalo with a powerful header ! ... W_Hennessey is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over !! ... W_Hennessey looks very relieved! Min. 82 :(cry) Koke latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... F_Fernandez fouls badly ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 82 :(cry) J_Ward takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to C_Wickham ... M_Britos makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 86 :(wat) O_Oulare drives the ball across field ... It comes to A_Abdi ... S_Dann gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Vicarage Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : O_Ighalo (Man of the Match) Scorers : O_Ighalo (12) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Doherty (22), F_Fernandez (82) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crystal Palace Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Dann Scorers : N/A Sent Off : P_McCarthy (73) Booked : B_Sako (13), W_Zaha (27) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford | Crystal Palace Attempts on Goal : 10 | 9 Off target : 6 | 2 On target : 4 | 7 Possession : 46 | 54 Corners : 4 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 10 | 10 Key Tackles : 5 | 7 Key Passes : 13 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Watford 1 - 0 Crystal Palace ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 94 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99 0 0 0 J_Doherty DF 2 18 2 3 21 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 5 5 J_Paredes DF 2 19 6 3 26 | 73 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Suarez DM 2 7 20 2 28 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 S_Prodl DF 2 20 4 2 26 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Britos DF 2 20 5 2 28 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 E_Capoue MF 2 6 21 3 28 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 A_Taarabt MF 2 3 21 10 25 | 73 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 1 P_Cisse FW 2 2 2 21 23 | 73 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 V_Behrami MF 2 3 20 3 25 | 94 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 O_Ighalo FW 2 3 5 20 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 8 8 41 C_Pantilimon GK 21 3 2 2 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Fernandez DF 3 21 3 2 25 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 -3 -3 A_Abdi MF 2 2 19 8 24 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Nyom DF 2 20 3 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Oulare FW 2 2 3 19 21 | 21 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Player Statistics - Crystal Palace Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W_Hennessey GK 23 3 2 2 28 | 94 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 E_Bailly DF 2 22 3 2 25 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 1 S_Dann DF 2 20 4 2 28 | 94 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 91 0 0 J_Ward DF 2 19 8 3 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 M_Kelly DF 2 19 3 2 23 | 45 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Y_Bolaise MF 2 2 21 5 28 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Y_Cabaye MF 2 3 21 5 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 W_Zaha MF 2 3 20 8 28 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 0 B_Sako MF 2 3 20 7 26 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 17 0 J_Ledley MF 2 4 20 4 26 | 45 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 C_Wickham FW 2 2 3 20 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 J_Speroni GK 20 2 3 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_McCarthy DF 2 19 3 2 24 | 31 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 -7 -7 P_Suare DF 2 19 6 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Koke MF 3 2 20 10 26 | 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Gayle FW 1 2 3 19 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1479068409 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35