FMFA Manager, Watford vs. Southampton (Mon Oct 26)


                              Watford  |  Southampton
                          4-1-0-3-2 E  |  4-1-3-2 C
                      William Doherty  |  P Alberti
                                       |
                           Pacheco GK  |  GK J_Oblak
                         C_Soyuncu DF  |  DF K_Vermeer
                     Filippo_Berra DF  |  DF F_Miguel
                       Joshua_Laws DF  |  DF K_Trippier
                          J_Mukena DF  |  DF C_Jenkinson
                      H_Mkhitaryan AM  |  DM V_Wanyama
                           M_Sylla AM  |  MF S_Tonali
                         D_Zakaria DM  |  MF M_Hamsik
                          D_Poyet+ AM  |  MF G_Sigurdsson
                           K_Balde FW  |  FW J_King
                         A_Morelos FW  |  FW Richarlison
                                       |
                           M_Perin SUB |  SUB M_Sels
                       A_Robertson SUB |  SUB B_Davies
                           A_Smith SUB |  SUB G_Gaudino
                           A_Gomes SUB |  SUB A_Lallana
                         G_Higuain SUB |  SUB K_Grant




Min. 2  :(wat) A_Morelos nutmegs V_Wanyama 
          ...  A_Morelos with the overhead ! 
          ...  But J_Oblak punches it away 
Min. 2  :(sou) V_Wanyama brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on D_Zakaria 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in S_Tonali! 
          ...  S_Tonali with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  Pacheco parries it 
Min. 3  :(wat) A_Morelos knocks it past C_Jenkinson and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  A_Morelos shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  J_Oblak saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 4  :(wat) A_Morelos breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on J_Oblak! 
          ...  C_Jenkinson brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside there own half 
          ...  D_Poyet+ swings it in 
          ...  K_Balde takes control of it! 
          ...  Fine tackle by C_Jenkinson 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 6  :(wat) A_Morelos uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  A_Morelos drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  But J_Oblak stops that one easily 
Min. 8  :(wat) K_Balde beats F_Miguel 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  A vicious shot by K_Balde ! 
          ...  J_Oblak guesses right 
Min. 14 :(wat) M_Sylla moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Balde 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from C_Jenkinson 
Min. 15 :(wat) H_Mkhitaryan 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 K_Balde 
          ...  A glorious effort by K_Balde ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  J_Oblak dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  The deflection beat J_Oblak! 
          ...  That’s put Watford in front! 
          ...  Watford 1-0 Southampton ...
Min. 16 :(wat) The manager shouting something towards his players 
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit 
          ...  Watford will now play C 
Min. 16 :(wat) D_Poyet+ seems to have switched to a MF role 
Min. 16 :(wat) M_Sylla will now play as MF 
Min. 16 :(wat) H_Mkhitaryan shifts into the MF position in a tactical change 
Min. 16 :(sou) V_Wanyama shifts into the MF position in a tactical change 
Min. 16 :(sou) It appears G_Sigurdsson is playing as a AM 
Min. 16 :(sou) J_King brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Richarlison gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Richarlison belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration! 
          ...  Now they are back in the game! 
          ...  Watford 1-1 Southampton ...
Min. 17 :(wat) D_Poyet+ will now play as AM 
Min. 17 :(wat) M_Sylla moves to AM 
Min. 17 :(wat) H_Mkhitaryan is changing his role to a AM 
Min. 18 :(wat) H_Mkhitaryan with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows F_Miguel a clean set of heals 
          ...  H_Mkhitaryan with the crafty shot! 
          ...  J_Oblak makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 18 :(sou) M_Hamsik lobs it over Joshua_Laws 
          ...  But C_Soyuncu clears the ball to safety 
Min. 19 :(wat) Joshua_Laws unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Sylla 
          ...  Driven towards goal by M_Sylla ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  J_Oblak moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  J_Oblak catches it with style! 
Min. 27 :(wat) D_Zakaria puts in A_Morelos 
          ...  But C_Jenkinson sweeps up the threat 
Min. 27 :(wat) Joshua_Laws with an inch perfect pass to K_Balde 
          ...  K_Vermeer is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  William Doherty looks bemused that it wasn't more! 
Min. 30 :(wat) Watford switch to playing E 
Min. 30 :(wat) Joshua_Laws looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Morelos 
          ...  A_Morelos hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  It flies in! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!! 
          ...  Lets see if Watford can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Watford 2-1 Southampton ...
Min. 31 :(wat) Watford changed their strategy to play C 
Min. 31 :(wat) D_Poyet+ shifts into the MF position in a tactical change 
Min. 31 :(wat) M_Sylla will now play as MF 
Min. 31 :(wat) It seems H_Mkhitaryan has switched to a MF 
Min. 32 :(wat) D_Poyet+ brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Joshua_Laws gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But G_Sigurdsson slides in two footed. 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 36 :(sou) S_Tonali with a probing through ball Richarlison 
          ...  Richarlison with a thundering shot! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 37 :(sou) K_Vermeer with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past C_Soyuncu 
          ...  C_Soyuncu does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 41 :(sou) F_Miguel sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_King 
          ...  J_Mukena fouls badly 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
Min. 41 :(wat) D_Poyet+ with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Balde 
          ...  M_Hamsik rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  H_Mkhitaryan passes to A_Morelos 
          ...  C_Jenkinson forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Sylla chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  It comes to K_Balde 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  J_Oblak with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 42 :(wat) A_Morelos looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to H_Mkhitaryan 
          ...  G_Sigurdsson takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(wat) D_Poyet+ gets to the by-line 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Balde 
          ...  C_Jenkinson with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 46 :(wat) M_Sylla with a flicked pass to A_Morelos 
          ...  A_Morelos tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  J_Oblak gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by D_Zakaria 
          ...  The ball comes to A_Morelos 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Watford 3-1 Southampton ...
Min. 46 :(sou) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders 
          ...  It seems Southampton will now be playing A 
Min. 46 :(sou) The ball is passed in from G_Sigurdsson, he finds Richarlison 
          ...  H_Mkhitaryan with a bad challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Watford 3-1 Southampton

Min. 47 :(wat) D_Poyet+ with a smart pass to K_Balde 
          ...  K_Balde with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 54 :(wat) M_Sylla with a measured ball to H_Mkhitaryan 
          ...  An audacious effort from H_Mkhitaryan ! 
          ...  But J_Oblak just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Zakaria swings it in! 
          ...  K_Balde gets his head on it 
          ...  But J_Oblak tips it over 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 54 :(sou) J_King finds the space intelligently 
          ...  Joshua_Laws with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is well within shooting range! 
          ...  V_Wanyama swings it in 
          ...  S_Tonali takes control of it! 
          ...  J_Mukena stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 55 :(wat) A_Morelos finds himself in acres of space 
          ...  J_Oblak with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
          ...  PENALTY !! 
          ...  It will be A_Morelos to take it 
          ...  He's converted it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  And that makes it a hat trick! 
          ...  Watford 4-1 Southampton...
Min. 56 :(sou) S_Tonali passes the ball to Richarlison 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by C_Soyuncu 
          ...  He timed it well 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Trippier plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  Pacheco easily claims the ball! 
Min. 57 :(wat) Joshua_Laws is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to A_Morelos 
          ...  A_Morelos heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Southampton fans taunt him! 
Min. 59 :(wat) D_Poyet+ with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to H_Mkhitaryan 
          ...  But C_Jenkinson barges him off the ball 
Min. 60 :(wat) A_Robertson is coming on for J_Mukena and playing DF 
Min. 60 :(sou) Richarlison sprints past Joshua_Laws 
          ...  Richarlison drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  But Pacheco dives to his left 
          ...  I think Pacheco just got a hand on that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 62 :(wat) A_Morelos takes on 3 men 
          ...  A_Morelos has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It floats over J_Oblak 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 64 :(wat) H_Mkhitaryan finds A_Morelos in the box 
          ...  A_Morelos uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into J_Oblak's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 65 :(wat) A_Gomes is being prepared to come on 
          ...  H_Mkhitaryan is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 65 :(wat) K_Balde uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  K_Balde sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  J_Oblak makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 67 :(wat) A_Morelos turns on a sixpence 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from A_Morelos ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 68 :(sou) Richarlison runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to J_King 
          ...  J_King with the strike ! 
          ...  Pacheco is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 69 :(wat) Joshua_Laws is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to A_Morelos 
          ...  A_Morelos tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! 
Min. 72 :(wat) M_Sylla crosses in from the wing, he finds A_Morelos in the box 
          ...  A thundering drive by A_Morelos ! 
          ...  Brilliant save from J_Oblak 
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands 
Min. 76 :(wat) D_Zakaria with a slide rule pass to K_Balde 
          ...  S_Tonali with an awful challenge 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
Min. 80 :(wat) A_Gomes sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to D_Poyet+ 
          ...  M_Hamsik with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
Min. 81 :(wat) A_Robertson with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  K_Balde gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  K_Vermeer with an ugly foul 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  They are lining up to take this one! 
          ...  A_Gomes plays it short to A_Morelos 
          ...  A_Morelos shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  J_Oblak can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  J_Oblak makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 84 :(wat) M_Sylla unselfishly lays the ball back to A_Morelos 
          ...  K_Trippier gets in the way and wins the ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(sou) M_Hamsik skips the challenge from A_Robertson 
          ...  M_Hamsik sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 91 :(wat) M_Sylla takes advantage of a mistake by F_Miguel 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  M_Sylla with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But J_Oblak just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Vicarage Road
Attendance           : 41,562
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : A_Morelos (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Balde (15), A_Morelos (30,46,55 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Joshua_Laws (54)
Injured              : N/A
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Southampton Match Info
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Best player          : Richarlison
Scorers              : Richarlison (16)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Jenkinson (4), K_Vermeer (27), M_Hamsik (41)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Watford  |    Southampton
Attempts on Goal     :          24        |       6
Off target           :           7        |       3
On target            :          17        |       3
Possession           :          64        |       36
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :           6        |       9
Key Tackles          :           4        |       9
Key Passes           :          21        |       5
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Final Score          : Watford 4 - 1 Southampton
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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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Pacheco        GK  31   1   1   1  22 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Soyuncu      DF   1  26   8   2  21 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0
Filippo_Berra  DF   1  27  10   3  31 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Joshua_Laws    DF   1  26  10   3  29 |  93   0   0   5   1   0   0   1   0   0   5  73   5
J_Mukena       DF   1  25  13   2  18 |  62   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
H_Mkhitaryan   MF   2   3  26  10  23 |  67   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  38   6
M_Sylla        MF   1   3  27  11  23 |  93   0   0   5   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  50   6
D_Zakaria      DM   1  10  26   3  30 |  93   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0
D_Poyet+       MF   2   5  26  11  21 |  93   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
K_Balde        FW   1   3  12  26  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
A_Morelos      FW   1   3  11  28  23 |  93   0   0   1   0  13   3   0   0   0   0  10  90
M_Perin        GK  28   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Robertson    DF   2  26  11   2  24 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Smith        DF   1  23  11   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Gomes        MF   1   5  26   6  24 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   8   8
G_Higuain      FW   1   2   9  27  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Southampton
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Oblak        GK  30   4   3   1  25 |  93  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0
K_Vermeer      DF  27   2   3   2  26 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -3
F_Miguel       DF   1  27  10   3  26 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Trippier     DF   1  27  13   2  24 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
C_Jenkinson    DF   2  25  12   3  25 |  93   0   6   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  75  -3  -3
V_Wanyama      MF   2  12  27   3  27 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Tonali       MF   1  13  29  13  24 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
M_Hamsik       MF   2   4  27  12  25 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -2
G_Sigurdsson   AM   2   4  25  12  24 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
J_King         FW   2   2   3  27  24 |  93   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  28   1
Richarlison    FW   1   3   8  25  22 |  93   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  27
M_Sels         GK  27   2   2   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Davies       DF   2  25   3   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Gaudino      MF   2  12  25   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Lallana      MF   2   4  25  12  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Grant        FW   1   3   4  25  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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