FMFA Cup, West Ham United vs. Sheffield United (Wed Apr 16)


                      West Ham United  |  Sheffield United
                              5-3-2 C  |  4-1-2-2-1 E
                          Mike McLeod  |  Caretaker David Gooch
                                       |
                        Alex_Meret GK  |  GK Jose_Sa
                       A_Romagnoli DF  |  DF J_Lewis
                            L_Yoro DF  |  DF Jetro_Willems
                          A_Telles DF  |  DF S_van_Berg
                      K_Mavropanos DF  |  DF D_Maresic
                            D_Burn DF  |  DM Gerson
                          E_Robsie MF  |  MF R_Bentancur
                           P_Foden MF  |  MF Joelinton
                        C_Coventry MF  |  FW I_Sarr
                         J_Zirkzee FW  |  AM G_Hamer
                           D_Nunez FW  |  AM R_Mahrez
                                       |
                     Joe_Wollacott SUB |  SUB U_Simon
                           B_Wells SUB |  SUB N_Ake
                          O_Mabaya SUB |  SUB I_Ndiaye
                          N_Vlasic SUB |  SUB S_Gnabry
                         L_Mothiba SUB |  SUB G_Scamacca




Min. 1  :(shu) S_van_Berg leaves D_Burn standing 
          ...  D_Burn recovers to win the ball back 
Min. 1  :(whu) Play's been held up due to a cat on the pitch. E_Robsie manages to catch it and gives it a cuddle before giving to the steward 
          ...  I_Sarr is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 3  :(whu) P_Foden runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  P_Foden has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  Jose_Sa gets the finger tips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Zirkzee! 
          ...  Jose_Sa catches it! 
Min. 3  :(whu) E_Robsie 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! 
          ...  J_Zirkzee receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  R_Bentancur scythes the player down. 
          ...  Psycho! 
Min. 4  :(whu) K_Mavropanos with the header on 
          ...  He finds L_Yoro in space 
          ...  L_Yoro with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  Jose_Sa makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 6  :(shu) R_Bentancur looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to S_van_Berg 
          ...  S_van_Berg attempts a chip! 
          ...  What agility from Alex_Meret 
Min. 8  :(whu) C_Coventry is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  J_Zirkzee latches onto the ball 
          ...  I_Sarr fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 13 :(whu) P_Foden with a short pass to find J_Zirkzee 
          ...  J_Zirkzee controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 13 :(shu) G_Hamer looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_van_Berg 
          ...  But L_Yoro with the fine tackle 
Min. 16 :(whu) K_Mavropanos is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to J_Zirkzee 
          ...  J_Lewis with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 17 :(shu) I_Sarr with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  I_Sarr with the header ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Alex_Meret shouts at his defenders 
          ...  Sheffield United go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  West Ham United 0-1 Sheffield United ...
Min. 23 :(whu) D_Nunez flicks it over S_van_Berg's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  D_Nunez gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 28 :(shu) Gerson is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to R_Mahrez 
          ...  From long range R_Mahrez bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Alex_Meret fists it away 
Min. 31 :(shu) Joelinton plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  I_Sarr decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Coventry 
Min. 32 :(shu) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  R_Bentancur seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  D_Burn robs him of the ball 
Min. 38 :(shu) D_Maresic skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to G_Hamer 
          ...  G_Hamer has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Hammered home! 
          ...  West Ham United 0-2 Sheffield United ...
Min. 39 :(whu) West Ham United's manager orders his side to play A 
Min. 39 :(shu) Sheffield United's manager orders his side to play A 
Min. 40 :(whu) C_Coventry with a measured pass to J_Zirkzee 
          ...  J_Zirkzee has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 41 :(whu) E_Robsie looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to D_Nunez 
          ...  D_Nunez hits a great shot ! 
          ...  Jose_Sa gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Robsie chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Telles with the shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  Jose_Sa is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Robsie swings it in! 
          ...  D_Nunez swings a leg at it! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(whu) J_Zirkzee is first to the ball 
          ...  S_van_Berg cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 47 :(shu) R_Bentancur runs at K_Mavropanos 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  R_Bentancur tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  It flies in! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!! 
          ...  West Ham United 0-3 Sheffield United ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: West Ham United 0-3 Sheffield United

Min. 49 :(whu) P_Foden bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to J_Zirkzee 
          ...  J_Zirkzee with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  But Jose_Sa hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 49 :(shu) The ball is passed in from R_Bentancur, he finds Gerson 
          ...  A wicked drive by Gerson ! 
          ...  Alex_Meret parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 50 :(shu) S_Gnabry is being prepared to come on 
          ...  R_Mahrez is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 55 :(shu) G_Hamer takes advantage of a mistake by K_Mavropanos 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_Romagnoli 
Min. 56 :(whu) D_Nunez gets possession in his own half 
          ...  But Jetro_Willems puts the ball out of play 
Min. 58 :(whu) L_Yoro with a flicked pass to J_Zirkzee 
          ...  J_Zirkzee curls it towards the top corner ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Jose_Sa was caught out there 
          ...  West Ham United 1-3 Sheffield United ...
Min. 58 :(shu) I_Sarr moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Bentancur 
          ...  R_Bentancur unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  But Alex_Meret punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 60 :(shu) D_Maresic is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  R_Bentancur latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from K_Mavropanos 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Maresic hits it into the box! 
          ...  The ball comes to S_van_Berg 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  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. 61 :(whu) J_Zirkzee with the through ball to P_Foden 
          ...  P_Foden is through on goal! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  He just has Jose_Sa to beat 
          ...  He tries to slide it past Jose_Sa 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
Min. 62 :(shu) R_Bentancur kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  I_Sarr gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  I_Sarr with the strike ! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 65 :(shu) N_Ake is going to be brought on 
          ...  J_Lewis is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 65 :(whu) J_Zirkzee has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past D_Maresic 
          ...  He knocks it to D_Nunez! 
          ...  I_Sarr with a bad challenge 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 66 :(whu) C_Coventry is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to J_Zirkzee 
          ...  J_Zirkzee lobs Jose_Sa! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 66 :(shu) R_Bentancur beats K_Mavropanos 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  A_Romagnoli with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 67 :(shu) G_Scamacca is coming on for I_Sarr and playing FW 
Min. 70 :(whu) B_Wells is going to be brought on 
          ...  L_Yoro is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 70 :(whu) O_Mabaya takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace A_Romagnoli as DF 
Min. 70 :(shu) U_Simon takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Jose_Sa 
          ...  He'll play as a GK 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 71 :(shu) Sheffield United made the switch to a D strategy 
Min. 72 :(shu) Gerson with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  S_Gnabry gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  S_Gnabry tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  Saved by Alex_Meret 
Min. 75 :(whu) N_Vlasic is going to be brought on 
          ...  C_Coventry is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 75 :(whu) L_Mothiba is being brought on 
          ...  D_Nunez is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 76 :(whu) J_Zirkzee gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past Jetro_Willems! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Zirkzee with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Hammered home! 
          ...  West Ham United have narrowed the deficit! 
          ...  West Ham United 2-3 Sheffield United ...
Min. 78 :(shu) S_Gnabry with the cross-field pass to Joelinton 
          ...  K_Mavropanos cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 82 :(whu) N_Vlasic takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past Jetro_Willems 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  N_Vlasic with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  U_Simon never had a chance! 
Min. 82 :(shu) G_Scamacca looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to G_Hamer 
          ...  G_Hamer launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 84 :(shu) R_Bentancur jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  R_Bentancur drives it low ! 
          ...  Alex_Meret watches it sail wide! 
Min. 86 :(shu) R_Bentancur pulls it back to G_Scamacca 
          ...  L_Mothiba with the foul 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(whu) O_Mabaya brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  J_Zirkzee gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Maresic 
Min. 90 :(shu) S_van_Berg 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 G_Scamacca 
          ...  B_Wells pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 94 :(whu) L_Mothiba finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled S_van_Berg 
          ...  Joelinton cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball up field 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : London Stadium
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West Ham United Match Info
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Best player          : J_Zirkzee (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Zirkzee (58,76)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : R_Bentancur
Scorers              : I_Sarr (17), G_Hamer (38), R_Bentancur (47)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Lewis (16), I_Sarr (65)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         West Ham United  |    Sheffield United
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       12
Off target           :           8        |       4
On target            :           6        |       8
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :           9        |       10
Key Tackles          :           8        |       4
Key Passes           :          11        |       13
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Final Score          : West Ham United 2 - 3 Sheffield United
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Player Statistics - West Ham 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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Alex_Meret     GK  25   1   1   1  21 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -30   0   0   0
A_Romagnoli    DF   1  22   7   3  27 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
L_Yoro         DF   1  22  13  12  30 |  72   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  13  28   3
A_Telles       DF   1  21  15   6  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
K_Mavropanos   DF   1  20  10   4  24 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  20   0
D_Burn         DF   1  20   6   3  26 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
E_Robsie       MF   1   2  23  16  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Foden        MF   1   3  22  14  23 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   4
C_Coventry     MF   2  14  21   3  16 |  77   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  20   0
J_Zirkzee      FW   1   4  13  25  27 |  96   0   0   2   0   6   2   0   0   0   0  20  52
D_Nunez        FW   1   7  14  23  26 |  77   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Joe_Wollacott  GK  24   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Wells        DF   1  20   5   2  23 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
O_Mabaya       DF   1  11  20   4  24 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Vlasic       MF   2  14  20   3  18 |  19   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
L_Mothiba      FW   2   3  10  20  23 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sheffield 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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Jose_Sa        GK  25   1   1   1  21 |  72   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Lewis        DF   1  17  12   2  25 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -3
Jetro_Willems  DF   1  22  14   4  25 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
S_van_Berg     DF   1  22  15   8  28 |  96   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  13  10   4
D_Maresic      DF   1  21  16   2  24 |  96   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  38   0
Gerson         DM   1  15  23  14  25 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
R_Bentancur    MF   1  12  23  13  29 |  96   0   0   3   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  30  27
Joelinton      MF   1  11  23  16  33 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
I_Sarr         FW   1   4  15  23  26 |  69   0   0   1   0   2   1   1   0   0   5  15  29
G_Hamer        AM   1   9  21  14  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  24
R_Mahrez       AM   2   3  21  13  21 |  52   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
U_Simon        GK  25   7   2   1  23 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15   0   0   0
N_Ake          DF   2  21   6   3  25 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Ndiaye       MF   1   7  18   7  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Gnabry       MF   1   4  22  15  23 |  44   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
G_Scamacca     FW   1   8  12  22  29 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8  18   8
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