FMFA Manager, Crystal Palace vs. Watford (Sat Feb 27)


                       Crystal Palace  |  Watford
                          5-1-1-2-1 C  |  4-3-1-2 C
                      Carlos Granados  |  William Doherty
                                       |
                           Ederson GK  |  GK Pacheco
                          D_Yedlin DF  |  DF Filippo_Berra
                           G_Pique DF  |  DF C_Soyuncu
                         Zinchenko DF  |  DF A_Robertson
                            D_Burn DF  |  DF R_Suckling
                     P_Hatzidiakos DF  |  MF G_McEachran
                           O_Romeu DM  |  MF H_Mkhitaryan
                           G_Xhaka MF  |  MF D_Quina
                         M_Asensio AM  |  AM D_Poyet+
                            M_Reus AM  |  FW A_Morelos
                         P_Cutrone FW  |  FW M_Antonio
                                       |
                            M_Ryan SUB |  SUB M_Perin
                       J_Lascelles SUB |  SUB J_Mukena
                          Paulinho SUB |  SUB Joshua_Laws
                      L_Pellegrini SUB |  SUB M_Sylla
                         A_Sorloth SUB |  SUB K_Balde




Min. 1  :(cry) Crystal Palace are switching their playing style to P 
Min. 1  :(wat) A_Morelos gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at P_Hatzidiakos 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 2  :(cry) P_Cutrone makes himself available 
          ...  The ball hits Filippo_Berra in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 6  :(wat) D_Poyet+ with the diagonal pass M_Antonio 
          ...  Zinchenko takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 7  :(cry) G_Xhaka leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to P_Cutrone 
          ...  Filippo_Berra with the high feet 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 8  :(wat) H_Mkhitaryan backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  G_McEachran latches onto the end of it 
          ...  But Zinchenko comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 12 :(cry) M_Reus slides the ball across to M_Asensio 
          ...  M_Asensio hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  Pacheco was lucky there 
Min. 18 :(wat) M_Antonio loses P_Hatzidiakos 
          ...  M_Antonio with a thundering shot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 21 :(wat) G_McEachran kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  M_Antonio gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Reus takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He's been hard done by for that!! 
Min. 24 :(cry) Zinchenko finds the run of P_Cutrone 
          ...  P_Cutrone controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  Looks like it should be Pacheco's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  Pacheco looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Hatzidiakos drives it into the box! 
          ...  Pacheco makes the catch! 
Min. 25 :(cry) G_Xhaka 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! 
          ...  P_Cutrone receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  A_Robertson with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him. 
Min. 37 :(cry) G_Xhaka brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on Filippo_Berra 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Asensio! 
          ...  M_Asensio hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 41 :(cry) M_Asensio finds his way through 
          ...  M_Asensio with a thundering shot! 
          ...  Pacheco gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(wat) A_Morelos takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  A great volley from A_Morelos ! 
          ...  Ederson makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_McEachran hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  It comes to Filippo_Berra 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  But Ederson just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Crystal Palace 0-0 Watford

Min. 53 :(cry) O_Romeu finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  D_Poyet+ with an over the top challenge 
Min. 54 :(cry) P_Hatzidiakos gets to the by line and finds G_Xhaka with a beautiful cross 
          ...  G_Xhaka attempts a lob! 
          ...  Pacheco gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 56 :(wat) A_Morelos jumps over G_Pique's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  D_Burn fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 57 :(cry) Zinchenko hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  G_Pique latches onto it! 
          ...  G_Pique aiming for the bottom corner ! 
          ...  Pacheco gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  It's pushed behind ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Xhaka chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  P_Cutrone with the shot! 
          ...  Looks like it should be Pacheco's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  Pacheco looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there! 
Min. 57 :(wat) M_Antonio with a well-controlled run 
          ...  M_Antonio attempts a lob! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 60 :(wat) J_Mukena is ready to come on to replace Filippo_Berra 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF 
Min. 60 :(cry) M_Asensio hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  Zinchenko latches onto it! 
          ...  A_Robertson pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 63 :(cry) G_Xhaka plays the early ball across the box to find P_Cutrone in space 
          ...  H_Mkhitaryan brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 65 :(cry) J_Lascelles will replace D_Burn and play DF 
Min. 65 :(wat) M_Sylla comes on for D_Quina and will play MF to the delight of the fans 
Min. 65 :(wat) K_Balde is coming on for A_Morelos and will play FW 
Min. 65 :(cry) P_Hatzidiakos hoists the ball across to P_Cutrone 
          ...  P_Cutrone flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 67 :(cry) L_Pellegrini takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace G_Xhaka 
          ...  He'll play as a MF 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 68 :(cry) J_Lascelles hoofs it up field to find M_Asensio 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by J_Mukena !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 68 :(wat) K_Balde kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  J_Lascelles knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
Min. 69 :(cry) A_Sorloth comes on for P_Cutrone and will play FW to the delight of the fans 
Min. 69 :(cry) A_Sorloth jumps over A_Robertson's challenge 
          ...  A_Sorloth with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Pacheco won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 71 :(cry) Zinchenko plays a first time ball through the defence to A_Sorloth 
          ...  A_Sorloth drives it low ! 
          ...  Pacheco collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 73 :(cry) D_Yedlin with the through ball to A_Sorloth 
          ...  A_Sorloth rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  Pacheco moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And into the net! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Crystal Palace have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Crystal Palace 1-0 Watford ...
Min. 74 :(wat) G_McEachran changes position to fill a AM slot 
Min. 74 :(wat) It appears M_Sylla is playing as a AM 
Min. 75 :(cry) It seems Crystal Palace are making a tactical change to C 
Min. 75 :(cry) M_Asensio shifts into the MF position in a tactical change 
Min. 86 :(wat) A_Robertson catches D_Yedlin with an elbow! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(cry) O_Romeu gets to the by line and finds Zinchenko with a beautiful cross 
          ...  Blocked by J_Mukena 
Min. 89 :(cry) A_Sorloth watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  C_Soyuncu is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  Pacheco misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Pique drives it into the box! 
          ...  Pacheco jumps well to claim it! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Selhurst Park
Attendance           : 41,264
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Crystal Palace Match Info
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Best player          : Zinchenko (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Sorloth (73)
Sent Off             : M_Reus (21)
Booked               : D_Burn (56), J_Lascelles (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : J_Mukena
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Morelos (1), Filippo_Berra (7), A_Robertson (86)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Crystal Palace  |    Watford
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       4
Off target           :           6        |       2
On target            :           5        |       2
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       7
Key Tackles          :           2        |       7
Key Passes           :          14        |       3
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Final Score          : Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Watford
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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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Ederson        GK  29   1   1   1  20 |  93   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
D_Yedlin       DF   2  26  10   3  24 |  93   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
G_Pique        DF   2  28   7   3  28 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Zinchenko      DF   1  27  13   5  30 |  93   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  30   0
D_Burn         DF   1  26   6   2  25 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -3
P_Hatzidiakos  DF   1  26   8   2  25 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   7  20   0
O_Romeu        DM   2  10  26   3  27 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Xhaka        MF   3   5  28   8  24 |  69   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   3
M_Asensio      MF   1   4  26  10  24 |  93   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
M_Reus         AM   2   4  27  11  25 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0  -7   3  -7
P_Cutrone      FW   1   3  12  28  23 |  71   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
M_Ryan         GK  29   2   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Lascelles    DF   2  25   6   3  26 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3   7  -3
Paulinho       MF   2   3  27   2  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Pellegrini   MF   1  10  24   5  24 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   8   8
A_Sorloth      FW   1   3  10  27  23 |  22   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   8   8  35

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   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0   0   0
Filippo_Berra  DF   1  28  10   3  31 |  62   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  10  -3   0
C_Soyuncu      DF   1  27   9   2  21 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
A_Robertson    DF   2  27  11   2  24 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  -3  -3
R_Suckling     DF   1  25  13   3  19 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_McEachran    AM   1   3  25  13  22 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Mkhitaryan   MF   2   3  27  10  23 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
D_Quina        MF   1   2  27  12  21 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Poyet+       AM   2   5  26  11  21 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Morelos      FW   1   3  11  28  23 |  67   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  -3   0
M_Antonio      FW   1   8  13  30  27 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
M_Perin        GK  28   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Mukena       DF   1  26  13   2  18 |  31   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
Joshua_Laws    DF   1  27  10   3  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Sylla        AM   1   3  28  11  23 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Balde        FW   1   3  12  27  24 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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