FMFA League, Newcastle United vs. Norwich City (Sat Aug 28) Newcastle United | Norwich City 4-4-2 C | 4-5-1 P Harry Klenjan | Vacant | A_Onana GK | GK K_Darlow V_Chiriches DF | DF N_Clyne C_Soyuncu DF | DF Pipa+ Joshua_Laws DF | DF J_Young J_Garcia DF | DF A_Koiki R_Sterling MF | MF H_Barnes T_Partey MF | MF K_Ly H_Ziyech MF | MF M_Pereira D_Zakaria MF | MF M_Odegaard E_Ponce FW | MF Y_Tielemans O_McBurnie FW | FW M_Rashford | M_Dearnley SUB | SUB T_Krul K_Davies SUB | SUB M_Aarons K_Alpin SUB | SUB C_Smalling M_Sylla SUB | SUB T_Trybull V_Supriaha SUB | SUB A_Ndiaye Min. 1 :(nor) M_Odegaard has the ball ... He knocks the ball past Joshua_Laws ... He puts in M_Rashford! ... M_Rashford tries to chip the ball over A_Onana! ... GOAL !! ... Rifled into the top corner! ... He runs off to the Norwich City fans to celebrate! ... That puts Norwich City ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Newcastle United 0-1 Norwich City ... Min. 4 :(new) E_Ponce plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... E_Ponce blasts it at the goal ! ... But K_Darlow parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 6 :(new) J_Garcia finds himself in a good position ... M_Pereira with the high feet ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning Min. 8 :(new) R_Sterling has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... E_Ponce gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... N_Clyne takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 9 :(nor) K_Ly takes possession on the edge of the box ... V_Chiriches with a pull on the shirt ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 9 :(nor) Y_Tielemans wins possession ... He plays the ball across to M_Rashford ... C_Soyuncu with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him. Min. 10 :(new) R_Sterling sidesteps N_Clyne ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... M_Odegaard leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That’s a bad foul!! ... FREE KICK! ... They are lining up to take this one! ... O_McBurnie hoists it forward ... E_Ponce gets on the end of it ... A skillful effort from E_Ponce ! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 11 :(new) R_Sterling beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds O_McBurnie ... O_McBurnie fires the shot in! ... K_Darlow is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... GOAL !! ... Great strike! ... That’s got Newcastle United back level! ... Newcastle United 1-1 Norwich City ... Min. 16 :(new) H_Ziyech flicks it over A_Koiki and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... H_Ziyech attempts the shot! ... K_Darlow parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 18 :(new) T_Partey takes possession on the edge of the box ... N_Clyne wins the ball Min. 18 :(nor) H_Barnes holds the ball up ... He sees M_Pereira in space! ... H_Ziyech is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 18 :(nor) Y_Tielemans looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to M_Odegaard ... M_Odegaard tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... A_Onana makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 19 :(nor) M_Odegaard looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to M_Rashford ... D_Zakaria rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That’s a foul!! ... FREE KICK! ... It is within shooting distance! ... M_Odegaard floats it forward ... K_Ly latches onto the end of it ... K_Ly belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... It's way wide ... The Newcastle United fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 20 :(nor) M_Pereira is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... M_Rashford latches onto the ball ... M_Rashford with the drive! ... Wide of goal Min. 25 :(new) D_Zakaria has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past N_Clyne ... He knocks it to H_Ziyech! ... J_Young fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Harry Klenjan looks bemused that it wasn't more! ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line ... T_Partey passes to R_Sterling ... A left-footer by R_Sterling ! ... K_Darlow fists it away Min. 30 :(new) D_Zakaria plays in E_Ponce with a beautiful ball ... But N_Clyne wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it. Min. 31 :(new) T_Partey retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... R_Sterling latches onto the end of it ... R_Sterling with a thundering shot! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... T_Partey hits it into the box! ... N_Clyne gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 31 :(nor) K_Ly with an in swinging cross to Pipa+ ... Pipa+ has a dig at goal! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... A_Onana was beaten there! Min. 32 :(nor) N_Clyne looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to K_Ly ... K_Ly with the side footed shot! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 32 :(new) D_Zakaria gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds J_Garcia ... A_Koiki scythes the player down. ... Psycho! ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... J_Garcia bends it round the wall ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 33 :(new) D_Zakaria floats the ball in to find E_Ponce ... A_Koiki cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball up field Min. 35 :(new) O_McBurnie is through on goal ... N_Clyne stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 35 :(nor) N_Clyne gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past V_Chiriches! ... He has some space now! ... N_Clyne attempts to nutmeg A_Onana! ... It's beaten A_Onana ... GOAL !! ... That’s given Norwich City the lead! ... Newcastle United 1-2 Norwich City ... Min. 36 :(new) Newcastle United's manager orders his side to play E Min. 36 :(new) interesting tactic change... ... H_Ziyech will now play as AM Min. 38 :(nor) K_Ly sidesteps Joshua_Laws ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Joshua_Laws moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 39 :(nor) M_Pereira kicks H_Ziyech off the ball ... The linesman is flagging ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 41 :(new) J_Garcia plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... K_Darlow tackles from behind ... RED CARD!! ... He's been hard done by for that!! Min. 41 :(new) It looks as though Newcastle United is now playing A Min. 41 :(nor) Up goes the substitution board - T_Krul on for M_Rashford as a GK Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 43 :(new) H_Ziyech finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... A_Koiki gets to the ball first Min. 45 :(new) O_McBurnie knocks the ball past A_Koiki ... O_McBurnie pounds a rocket on goal ! ... The shot slips through T_Krul's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Newcastle United 1-2 Norwich City Min. 46 :(new) H_Ziyech drives it forward to E_Ponce ... J_Young read the danger and stops the pass Min. 49 :(new) E_Ponce finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled J_Young ... E_Ponce fires off a right-footed shot ! ... But T_Krul punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 49 :(nor) H_Barnes takes advantage of a mistake by J_Garcia ... Can he make them pay? ... A thundering drive by H_Barnes ! ... Looks like it should be A_Onana's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... A_Onana looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... CORNER! ... Y_Tielemans chips the ball in towards the back post! ... A_Onana reads it well, and claims it! Min. 51 :(new) E_Ponce 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! ... E_Ponce with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... T_Krul is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over !! ... T_Krul looks very relieved! Min. 51 :(nor) H_Barnes with a short pass to find Y_Tielemans ... D_Zakaria with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul Min. 53 :(new) E_Ponce beats A_Koiki ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... A_Koiki plays it back ... T_Krul slips!! ... It goes just wide ... CORNER! ... R_Sterling hits it towards the far post! ... E_Ponce gets on the end of it ... T_Krul gathers it comfortably Min. 53 :(nor) Y_Tielemans slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... Joshua_Laws with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 59 :(new) D_Zakaria crosses in from the wing, he finds O_McBurnie in the box ... O_McBurnie chases it through, he must score ! ... T_Krul makes himself big ... Superb Stop ! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 61 :(new) D_Zakaria kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... R_Sterling gets on the end of the pass ... A delicate chip from R_Sterling ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... T_Partey chips the ball in towards the back post! ... It is cleared by A_Koiki Min. 62 :(nor) H_Barnes plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... H_Barnes rises above the defence to head the ball ! ... A_Onana 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. 64 :(new) D_Zakaria plays a first time ball through the defence to E_Ponce ... A powerful header from E_Ponce ! ... It looks good ... T_Krul tips it round the post ... Good save ... CORNER! ... H_Ziyech plays it towards the near post! ... A_Koiki reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 64 :(nor) M_Pereira has it now ... He takes on R_Sterling ... He gets past him! ... He puts in Pipa+! ... Joshua_Laws seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 65 :(new) V_Supriaha is coming on and D_Zakaria is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play FW Min. 65 :(new) E_Ponce takes possession ... He's got no outlet ... He decides to go alone ... Y_Tielemans with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... E_Ponce hits it over the wall ... But T_Krul palms it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 68 :(new) R_Sterling runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to T_Partey ... T_Partey with the side footed shot! ... But T_Krul makes an easy save Min. 70 :(nor) M_Aarons is ready to come on to replace Pipa+ ... Looks like he will play as a DF Min. 71 :(nor) M_Odegaard finds H_Barnes in the box ... A great volley from H_Barnes ! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 75 :(nor) T_Trybull is coming on for M_Pereira and playing MF Min. 75 :(new) O_McBurnie kicks H_Barnes off the ball ... He's Butted him ! ... The Referee has stopped play ... RED CARD!! ... He's been hard done by for that!! Min. 78 :(new) There's going to be a change ... K_Davies will come on for Joshua_Laws and play DF Min. 79 :(new) K_Alpin takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace R_Sterling as MF Min. 79 :(new) V_Chiriches heads the ball back to E_Ponce ... The cross hits E_Ponce on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 80 :(new) V_Supriaha pushes it past N_Clyne ... Y_Tielemans with the tackle ... He did well to stop that attack! Min. 81 :(new) H_Ziyech with a measured ball to V_Supriaha ... But N_Clyne slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 84 :(new) V_Supriaha jumps over J_Young's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... V_Supriaha has a dig at goal! ... But T_Krul makes a superb stop down low. Min. 85 :(new) T_Partey with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... V_Supriaha gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A_Koiki takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 86 :(nor) H_Barnes is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to K_Ly ... A left-footer by K_Ly ! ... But A_Onana punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 87 :(new) T_Partey cuts the ball back to E_Ponce ... E_Ponce runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... But T_Krul palms it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 91 :(nor) A_Koiki finds M_Odegaard with a perfectly weighted pass ... M_Odegaard fires a shot at goal ! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St James' Park Attendance : 82,550 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Ponce Scorers : O_McBurnie (11) Sent Off : O_McBurnie (75) Booked : V_Chiriches (9), H_Ziyech (18), Joshua_Laws (53) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Clyne (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Rashford (1), N_Clyne (35) Sent Off : K_Darlow (41) Booked : J_Young (25), M_Pereira (39) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United | Norwich City Attempts on Goal : 19 | 12 Off target : 8 | 8 On target : 11 | 4 Possession : 53 | 47 Corners : 4 | 1 Red Cards : 1 | 1 Yellow Cards : 3 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 14 | 8 Key Tackles : 3 | 11 Key Passes : 15 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Newcastle United 1 - 2 Norwich City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Onana GK 34 1 1 1 26 | 93 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 V_Chiriches DF 1 28 9 4 27 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 C_Soyuncu DF 1 27 9 2 21 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Joshua_Laws DF 1 27 10 3 29 | 79 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 -3 -3 J_Garcia DF 5 26 14 6 30 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 R_Sterling MF 2 4 29 13 25 | 80 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 48 5 T_Partey MF 1 14 30 8 32 | 93 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 3 H_Ziyech AM 1 3 29 13 23 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 17 -2 D_Zakaria MF 1 10 27 3 30 | 66 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 E_Ponce FW 1 3 10 30 28 | 93 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 O_McBurnie FW 1 3 7 26 25 | 76 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 -7 -7 20 M_Dearnley GK 29 2 3 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Davies DF 2 26 3 2 16 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Alpin MF 2 3 27 3 21 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Sylla MF 1 4 27 12 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Supriaha FW 1 2 13 30 23 | 27 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Player Statistics - Norwich City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K_Darlow GK 31 3 2 1 25 | 41 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -11 0 0 0 N_Clyne DF 1 27 10 4 24 | 93 0 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 78 10 23 Pipa+ DF 1 27 10 3 26 | 71 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 8 9 J_Young DF 2 26 10 1 17 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 5 5 A_Koiki DF 2 25 13 2 22 | 93 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 10 0 H_Barnes MF 2 3 28 11 21 | 93 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 30 3 K_Ly MF 2 1 26 12 22 | 93 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 M_Pereira MF 1 3 27 11 23 | 76 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 17 -3 M_Odegaard MF 1 3 28 11 26 | 93 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 38 4 Y_Tielemans MF 1 5 26 3 23 | 93 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 M_Rashford FW 2 3 6 29 23 | 41 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 T_Krul GK 28 3 2 1 24 | 52 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 M_Aarons DF 1 25 8 2 22 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Smalling DF 2 26 3 3 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Trybull MF 1 10 24 3 26 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Ndiaye FW 1 3 10 27 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1630184968 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35