FMFA Manager FMFA Cup, Newcastle United vs. Crystal Palace (Wed Sep 20)


                     Newcastle United  |  Crystal Palace
                            4-3-1-2 A  |  4-4-2 T
                        Harry Klenjan  |  Hoa Duong
                                       |
                           M_Neuer GK  |  GK S_Mandanda
                         S_Mustafi DF  |  DF P_van_Aanholt
                           G_Pique DF  |  DF J_Ward
                          C_Mbemba DF  |  DF P_Suare
                          A_Traore DF  |  DF M_Kelly
                          M_Hamsik MF  |  MF A_O-C'berlain
                        R_Sterling AM  |  MF W_Zaha
                             Michu MF  |  MF J_Puncheon
                        H_Ben_Arfa MF  |  MF M_Brozovic
                       M_Balotelli FW  |  FW K_Anderson
                            J_King FW  |  FW F_Ladapo
                                       |
                          H_Lloris SUB |  SUB W_Hennessey
                         J_Boateng SUB |  SUB J_Tomkins
                           J_Navas SUB |  SUB S_Dann
                         L_de_Jong SUB |  SUB A_Townsend
                            W_Bony SUB |  SUB C_Wickham

Referee: Anthony_Taylor (Level_1)


Min. 3  :(cry) K_Anderson with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past S_Mustafi 
          ...  K_Anderson looks to see where M_Neuer is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  But M_Neuer punches it away 
Min. 7  :(new) M_Balotelli threads the through ball to R_Sterling 
          ...  R_Sterling curls it towards the top corner ! 
          ...  S_Mandanda makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop ! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 8  :(new) Michu miskicks! 
          ...  He finds H_Ben_Arfa though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  A delicate chip from H_Ben_Arfa ! 
          ...  Saved by S_Mandanda 
Min. 9  :(new) M_Balotelli with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Hamsik gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Hamsik with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 9  :(cry) W_Zaha leaves A_Traore standing 
          ...  C_Mbemba bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 12 :(new) Michu hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  J_King latches onto it! 
          ...  M_Kelly clears with a diving header 
Min. 13 :(cry) M_Kelly 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! 
          ...  K_Anderson receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  K_Anderson with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  M_Neuer was lucky there 
Min. 15 :(new) J_King plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  J_Puncheon with a well timed tackle 
          ...  Anthony_Taylor didn't like it though 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 16 :(new) The ball is passed in from H_Ben_Arfa, he finds J_King 
          ...  M_Brozovic with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  M_Balotelli drives it under the wall 
          ...  But S_Mandanda just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  Anthony_Taylor has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 17 :(new) M_Balotelli jumps over W_Zaha's challenge 
          ...  M_Balotelli hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  S_Mandanda makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball up field! 
Min. 19 :(cry) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  F_Ladapo seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  C_Mbemba wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 20 :(new) H_Ben_Arfa with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves P_Suare behind 
          ...  P_van_Aanholt wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 20 :(cry) W_Zaha sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  K_Anderson runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  R_Sterling wins the ball well 
          ...  Anthony_Taylor has given a free kick 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  Hoa Duong looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 21 :(new) R_Sterling squares it to H_Ben_Arfa 
          ...  F_Ladapo with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 22 :(new) Michu holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees J_King in space! 
          ...  J_King hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  S_Mandanda with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 25 :(new) Michu takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into J_King 
          ...  J_Puncheon with the tackle 
          ...  He did well to stop that attack! 
Min. 28 :(cry) W_Zaha skips the challenge from S_Mustafi 
          ...  But C_Mbemba puts the ball out of play 
Min. 29 :(new) J_King sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  J_King with a thundering shot! 
          ...  But S_Mandanda makes a fine save 
Min. 32 :(new) M_Hamsik is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Michu 
          ...  Michu has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 38 :(new) J_King is clutching his leg! 
          ...  He gets to his feet 
          ...  It looks like he will try to run it off 
Min. 40 :(new) M_Hamsik nutmegs J_Ward 
          ...  M_Kelly reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 40 :(cry) F_Ladapo could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  H_Ben_Arfa with an ugly foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(new) R_Sterling turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to C_Mbemba 
          ...  C_Mbemba hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  S_Mandanda parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 45 :(cry) J_Tomkins replaces an unhappy M_Kelly and will play as a DF 
Min. 45 :(cry) A_Townsend is being prepared to come on 
          ...  M_Brozovic is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 45 :(new) S_Mustafi with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to M_Balotelli 
          ...  M_Balotelli smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !! 
          ...  S_Mandanda looks relieved there! 
Min. 48 :(cry) A_O-C'berlain is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to F_Ladapo 
          ...  F_Ladapo sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  He waves play on 
          ...  Goal not given there! 
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision 
Min. 49 :(new) A_Traore picks out M_Hamsik with the cross 
          ...  M_Hamsik tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Newcastle United 0-0 Crystal Palace

Min. 50 :(new) R_Sterling cuts inside J_Tomkins 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  P_van_Aanholt reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 54 :(cry) A_Townsend leaves S_Mustafi standing 
          ...  S_Mustafi reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 56 :(cry) A_Townsend brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on G_Pique 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in W_Zaha! 
          ...  S_Mustafi takes the player down!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  Unbelievable! 
Min. 57 :(new) J_King nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  P_Suare attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? 
          ...  Oh well the referee says play On!! 
Min. 59 :(new) J_King has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Ward! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_King attempts to nutmeg S_Mandanda! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 60 :(new) J_King takes advantage of a mistake by J_Ward 
          ...  J_King with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Crystal Palace fans laugh at him 
Min. 60 :(cry) P_van_Aanholt takes possession on the edge of the box 
          ...  A powerful shot by P_van_Aanholt ! 
          ...  M_Neuer manages to turn it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_van_Aanholt chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  M_Neuer reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 66 :(new) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  M_Balotelli is through! 
          ...  M_Balotelli with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  The net moves! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs towards the fans! 
          ...  And slides on his knees! 
          ...  And Newcastle United are leading in the game now 
          ...  Newcastle United 1-0 Crystal Palace ...
Min. 66 :(cry) F_Ladapo breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on M_Neuer! 
          ...  S_Mustafi brings him down! 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  Anthony_Taylor calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 69 :(new) J_King chests it down 
          ...  P_Suare reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 73 :(cry) A_Townsend turns past S_Mustafi 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  S_Mustafi reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 74 :(new) W_Bony is coming on and M_Balotelli is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW 
Min. 75 :(new) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. 
          ...  J_Navas will come on for M_Hamsik and play MF 
Min. 75 :(new) J_King beats J_Tomkins 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Cleared by P_van_Aanholt 
Min. 76 :(new) J_Boateng will replace the useless C_Mbemba and will play DF 
Min. 79 :(new) Michu hoofs it up field to find J_King 
          ...  A delicate chip from J_King ! 
          ...  But S_Mandanda palms it behind 
          ...  Anthony_Taylor has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 79 :(cry) J_Puncheon with the towering header to K_Anderson 
          ...  J_Boateng bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 80 :(new) H_Ben_Arfa moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Traore 
          ...  A_Traore tries the lob from 30 yards ! 
          ...  But S_Mandanda makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 81 :(new) R_Sterling turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to W_Bony 
          ...  W_Bony has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 82 :(new) H_Ben_Arfa is all alone 
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down 
          ...  H_Ben_Arfa hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  S_Mandanda makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball up field! 
Min. 82 :(cry) W_Zaha with a reverse pass to K_Anderson 
          ...  K_Anderson with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  Looks like it should be M_Neuer's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  M_Neuer looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_O-C'berlain hits it into the box! 
          ...  S_Mustafi belts it clear 
Min. 83 :(new) W_Bony picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from P_van_Aanholt 
Min. 84 :(new) H_Ben_Arfa controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  Michu gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Michu drives it low ! 
          ...  S_Mandanda 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. 86 :(new) H_Ben_Arfa runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  H_Ben_Arfa sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  S_Mandanda saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(new) J_Navas leaves J_Tomkins standing 
          ...  J_Navas chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  S_Mandanda falls over 
          ...  But S_Mandanda is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 90 :(cry) A_Townsend with a reverse pass to F_Ladapo 
          ...  H_Ben_Arfa body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That’s a careless challenge!! 
Min. 92 :(new) H_Ben_Arfa cut's in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_King 
          ...  J_King shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  S_Mandanda dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had S_Mandanda beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Michu hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  J_King tries to place the shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  S_Mandanda dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had S_Mandanda beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Ben_Arfa swings it in! 
          ...  R_Sterling gets his head on it 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  S_Mandanda dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had S_Mandanda beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by H_Ben_Arfa! 
          ...  P_van_Aanholt gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 93 :(new) W_Bony with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves J_Tomkins behind 
          ...  W_Bony with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a mishit effort! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : St James' Park
Attendance           : 82,419
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Newcastle United Match Info
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Best player          : M_Balotelli (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Balotelli (66)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Ben_Arfa (40), S_Mustafi (66)
Injured              : N/A
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Crystal Palace Match Info
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Best player          : P_van_Aanholt
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Puncheon (15), M_Brozovic (16)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Newcastle United  |    Crystal Palace
Attempts on Goal     :          25        |       5
Off target           :          13        |       2
On target            :          12        |       3
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          14        |       3
Key Tackles          :           7        |       10
Key Passes           :          17        |       6
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Final Score          : Newcastle United 1 - 0 Crystal Palace
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Player Statistics - Newcastle United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Neuer        GK  28   2   3   3  24 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  31   0   0   0
S_Mustafi      DF   2  23   3   3  26 |  97   0   4   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  57  15   5
G_Pique        DF   2  22   4   3  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Mbemba       DF   2  22   3   3  27 |  80   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  39   0   1
A_Traore       DF   3  22   3   2  30 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  11  10   3
M_Hamsik       MF   2   4  25  12  25 |  79   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
R_Sterling     AM   2   4  24  12  25 |  97   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   4
Michu          MF   3   3  22  11  25 |  97   0   0   5   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  50   2
H_Ben_Arfa     MF   2   4  22  11  23 |  97   0   0   4   0   3   0   1   0   0  -3  37   6
M_Balotelli    FW   2   3   4  23  26 |  78   0   0   2   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  20  30
J_King         FW   2   2   3  22  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
H_Lloris       GK  27   2   3   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Boateng      DF   2  20   2   3  27 |  17   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   8   8
J_Navas        MF   2   4  23  12  25 |  18   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
L_de_Jong      FW   2   4   4  21  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Bony         FW   3   2   4  22  21 |  19   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2

Player Statistics - Crystal Palace
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Mandanda     GK  27   3   2   2  27 |  97  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
P_van_Aanholt  DF   1  22  10   4  24 |  97   0   5   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  65   0   3
J_Ward         DF   1  21   5   2  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Suare        DF   2  21   6   3  24 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
M_Kelly        DF   2  21  10   2  23 |  45   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
A_O-C'berlain  MF   2   3  23  10  23 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
W_Zaha         MF   2   3  22  10  28 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Puncheon     MF   2   3  22   9  23 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  10   7  -3
M_Brozovic     MF   2   5  22   3  26 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -3
K_Anderson     FW   1   2   3  20  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
F_Ladapo       FW   2   2   2  20  23 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   1
W_Hennessey    GK  25   3   2   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Tomkins      DF   1  22   4   2  23 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Dann         DF   1  22   5   3  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Townsend     MF   2   3  23  11  21 |  52   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Wickham      FW   2   2   3  21  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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