FMFA, Sheffield United vs. Norwich City (Wed Mar 08)


                     Sheffield United  |  Norwich City
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-3-2-1 P
                               VACANT  |  Caretaker Thomas Edvardsen
                                       |
                           U_Simon GK  |  GK N_Pope
                         C_Lenglet DF  |  DF L_Chambers
                        R_Bertrand DF  |  DF J_Young
                             N_Ake DF  |  MF B_Silva
                         G_Baldock DF  |  DF Tom_Clayton
                        A_Doucoure MF  |  DF A_Koiki
                          S_Gnabry MF  |  MF H_Barnes
                          R_Mahrez MF  |  AM K_Ly
                           A_Iwobi MF  |  FW A_Isak
                            I_Sarr FW  |  AM M_Olise
                        G_Scamacca FW  |  MF M_Odegaard
                                       |
                       D_Henderson SUB |  SUB K_Darlow
                         J_Boateng SUB |  SUB N_Clyne
                          D_Yedlin SUB |  SUB D_Brooks
                          T_Jumeau SUB |  SUB M_Aarons
                           C_Admas SUB |  SUB M_Rashford

Referee: Jonathan_Moss (West_Yorkshire)


Min. 3  :(nor) Tom_Clayton drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to M_Odegaard 
          ...  M_Odegaard hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 5  :(shu) R_Mahrez gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past A_Isak! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  R_Mahrez with a powerful header ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Gnabry curls it into the box! 
          ...  A_Koiki heads it away 
Min. 9  :(nor) H_Barnes kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Olise gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Olise belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  But U_Simon punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 11 :(shu) A_Iwobi with a precise ball to R_Mahrez 
          ...  R_Mahrez with a thundering volley! 
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 13 :(shu) A_Doucoure with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past L_Chambers 
          ...  He knocks it to G_Scamacca! 
          ...  L_Chambers reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 19 :(shu) R_Bertrand with the nod to G_Scamacca 
          ...  G_Scamacca with a thundering shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  N_Pope dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had N_Pope beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Doucoure chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Koiki belts it clear 
Min. 19 :(nor) H_Barnes plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  A_Iwobi fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  A_Isak drives it in 
          ...  U_Simon takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 19 :(nor) K_Ly beats his man 
          ...  K_Ly tries to beat U_Simon from outside the area! 
          ...  But U_Simon palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 21 :(nor) B_Silva gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A skillful effort from B_Silva ! 
          ...  U_Simon gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 24 :(nor) A_Isak uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  A_Isak hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 28 :(nor) H_Barnes spots M_Olise who is in acres of space 
          ...  C_Lenglet tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Barnes floats the ball in! 
          ...  A_Isak loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  But U_Simon parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 31 :(shu) R_Bertrand looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Scamacca 
          ...  G_Scamacca tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  N_Pope is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  That’s put Sheffield United in front! 
          ...  Sheffield United 1-0 Norwich City ...
Min. 34 :(nor) M_Odegaard looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to H_Barnes 
          ...  H_Barnes controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  It floats over U_Simon 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 38 :(shu) G_Scamacca leaves his marker standing 
          ...  G_Scamacca with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  Brilliant save from N_Pope 
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands 
Min. 38 :(nor) H_Barnes with a slide rule pass to A_Isak 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  I_Sarr hits it out for a throw 
Min. 38 :(shu) A_Doucoure takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Scamacca 
          ...  A_Isak is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  He is warned by Jonathan_Moss 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 40 :(shu) A_Iwobi with the first time flick to G_Scamacca 
          ...  G_Scamacca could have let it bounce! 
          ...  N_Pope with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 41 :(shu) I_Sarr beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  I_Sarr drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  But N_Pope smothers the ball. 
Min. 41 :(nor) K_Ly whips the ball across to A_Isak 
          ...  A_Isak has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But U_Simon tips it over 
          ...  Jonathan_Moss has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 42 :(shu) A_Doucoure runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Scamacca 
          ...  J_Young takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(shu) G_Scamacca finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  G_Scamacca curls it towards the top corner ! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 44 :(shu) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  G_Scamacca is through! 
          ...  L_Chambers wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 44 :(nor) M_Olise brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  K_Ly makes himself available 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by G_Baldock 
          ...  He timed it well 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Olise swings it in! 
          ...  It comes to A_Isak 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  Looks like it should be U_Simon's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  U_Simon looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Odegaard crosses it in! 
          ...  R_Bertrand gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 45 :(shu) T_Jumeau is being prepared to come on 
          ...  A_Iwobi is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF 
Min. 45 :(nor) It looks as though Norwich City is now playing E 
Min. 47 :(shu) R_Mahrez fires over a low cross to S_Gnabry 
          ...  But Tom_Clayton wins the tackle cleanly 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sheffield United 1-0 Norwich City

Min. 46 :(shu) A_Doucoure brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  I_Sarr gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  L_Chambers takes possession 
Min. 48 :(shu) I_Sarr with the dribble 
          ...  J_Young is easily beaten 
          ...  I_Sarr strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  N_Pope was lucky there 
Min. 51 :(shu) C_Lenglet with the diagonal pass S_Gnabry 
          ...  S_Gnabry hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  What agility from N_Pope 
Min. 52 :(shu) S_Gnabry holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to T_Jumeau 
          ...  A_Koiki goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 55 :(shu) C_Admas is going to be brought on 
          ...  G_Scamacca is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 55 :(nor) A_Isak leaves C_Lenglet standing 
          ...  A_Isak rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !! 
          ...  U_Simon looks relieved there! 
Min. 57 :(shu) A_Doucoure is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to C_Admas 
          ...  C_Admas with a powerful header ! 
          ...  N_Pope just watches float over the bar! 
Min. 59 :(nor) K_Ly has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past T_Jumeau 
          ...  He puts in A_Isak! 
          ...  A_Isak keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  Over the bar 
Min. 60 :(nor) There's going to be a change 
          ...  N_Clyne will come on for L_Chambers and play DF 
Min. 60 :(nor) D_Brooks is being prepared to come on 
          ...  M_Olise is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play AM 
Min. 60 :(nor) Norwich City changed their strategy to play P 
Min. 63 :(nor) K_Ly is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to D_Brooks 
          ...  R_Bertrand bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 64 :(shu) I_Sarr steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  But A_Koiki wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Jumeau crosses it in! 
          ...  B_Silva clears the corner 
Min. 65 :(nor) M_Rashford is being prepared to come on 
          ...  K_Ly is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 66 :(nor) A_Isak gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at C_Lenglet 
          ...  Jonathan_Moss calls him over 
          ...  Jonathan_Moss tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 67 :(shu) T_Jumeau with the cross-field pass to I_Sarr 
          ...  Tom_Clayton is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
Min. 70 :(nor) It appears A_Koiki is playing as a DM 
Min. 71 :(nor) B_Silva threads the through ball to A_Isak 
          ...  An audacious effort from A_Isak ! 
          ...  But U_Simon makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 73 :(nor) D_Brooks moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Rashford 
          ...  M_Rashford lobs U_Simon! 
          ...  But U_Simon makes a fine save 
Min. 75 :(shu) C_Lenglet with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  C_Lenglet carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  N_Pope dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had N_Pope beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Jumeau chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  N_Clyne reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 76 :(shu) I_Sarr runs with pace at the defence 
          ...  I_Sarr aiming for the bottom corner ! 
          ...  The shot slips through N_Pope's hands 
          ...  But N_Pope recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 77 :(nor) A_Koiki turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Rashford 
          ...  N_Ake bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 81 :(shu) R_Mahrez picks up the pass 
          ...  R_Mahrez with the diving header ! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  It floats over N_Pope 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 84 :(shu) The ball is passed in from S_Gnabry, he finds I_Sarr 
          ...  Tom_Clayton tackles cleanly 
Min. 86 :(shu) R_Mahrez passes the ball to C_Admas 
          ...  A delicate chip from C_Admas ! 
          ...  But N_Pope hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 87 :(shu) C_Admas knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Young 
          ...  C_Admas sees N_Pope off his line ! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 87 :(nor) H_Barnes with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  H_Barnes curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  Wide of goal 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(shu) R_Mahrez plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  H_Barnes fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 91 :(nor) A_Isak sidesteps R_Bertrand 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  A_Isak has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  U_Simon makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball up field! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Bramall Lane
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : R_Bertrand (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Scamacca (31)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : A_Isak
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Isak (66), H_Barnes (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Sheffield United  |    Norwich City
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       16
Off target           :           8        |       7
On target            :           8        |       9
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           4        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       8
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :          14        |       12
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Final Score          : Sheffield United 1 - 0 Norwich City
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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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U_Simon        GK  32   7   2   1  23 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  43   0   0   0
C_Lenglet      DF   1  31  14   3  25 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  10   1
R_Bertrand     DF   1  30  12   3  24 |  96   0   2   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  26  38   0
N_Ake          DF   2  29   6   3  25 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   8   8
G_Baldock      DF   1  29  10   3  23 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Doucoure     MF   1   6  31   9  27 |  96   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
S_Gnabry       MF   1   4  31  14  23 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
R_Mahrez       MF   2   3  29  13  21 |  96   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
A_Iwobi        MF   1   9  29  12  25 |  45   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   8  28   8
I_Sarr         FW   1   4  14  31  26 |  96   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  13   0   9
G_Scamacca     FW   1   8  12  31  29 |  57   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  31
D_Henderson    GK  31   2   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Boateng      DF   1  27   5   2  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Yedlin       DF   2  26  10   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Jumeau       MF   2  11  29  15  20 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Admas        FW   1   3  13  30  25 |  39   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Norwich City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Pope         GK  33   1   1   1  25 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0   0
L_Chambers     DF   1  29  11   5  23 |  62   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0
J_Young        DF   2  29  11   1  17 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
B_Silva        MF   1  10  31  13  20 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  10   3
Tom_Clayton    DF   1  30  13   4  25 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
A_Koiki        DM   2  29  14   2  22 |  96   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  52  10   0
H_Barnes       MF   2   3  29  11  21 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   0   1   0   0  -3  27  -1
K_Ly           AM   2   1  29  12  22 |  67   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   3
A_Isak         FW   1   7  11  32  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   9   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  16
M_Olise        AM   1   4  30  12  23 |  62   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
M_Odegaard     MF   1   3  31  12  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
K_Darlow       GK  31   3   2   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Clyne        DF   1  29  11   4  24 |  34   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
D_Brooks       AM   1   4  30  12  24 |  34   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Aarons       DF   1  28   9   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Rashford     FW   2   3   6  31  23 |  29   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
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