FMFA Division Two, Fulham vs. Newcastle United (Wed Jan 14) Fulham | Newcastle United 5-3-2 P | 4-4-2 L VACANT | Harry Klenjan | D_Raya GK | GK M_Dearnley Douglas_Luiz DF | DF M_de_Ligt S_Lukic DF | DF A_Robertson Niall_Huggins DF | DF Matteo_Lovato A_Robinson DF | DF H_Ziyech T_Castagne DF | MF P_Pogba H_Reed MF | MF R_Sterling A_Traore MF | MF L_Pellegrini A_Iwobi MF | MF R_Cherki L_Nmecha FW | FW C_Nkunku C_Dressers FW | FW J_Larsen | S_Benda SUB | SUB C_Setford K_Tete SUB | SUB K_Zouma I_Diop SUB | SUB L_Ugochukwu L_Harris SUB | SUB M_Longstaff J_Stansfield SUB | SUB Kaj_Sierhuis+ Min. 1 :(ful) H_Reed looks up ... He swings the ball right towards A_Traore ... But M_de_Ligt sweeps up the threat Min. 5 :(ful) C_Dressers jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... P_Pogba fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again ... FREE KICK! ... It is within shooting distance! ... H_Reed swings it in ... L_Nmecha takes control of it! ... L_Nmecha with the crafty shot! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 8 :(ful) L_Nmecha beats his man ... A_Robertson brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!!! Min. 9 :(new) P_Pogba sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to C_Nkunku ... C_Nkunku throws himself at the ball ! ... He manages to reach the ball ... But D_Raya reaches the ball. Good save Min. 17 :(ful) A_Traore with the deft touch ... He takes it past Matteo_Lovato ... He knocks it to L_Nmecha! ... Launched towards the top corner by L_Nmecha ! ... But M_Dearnley makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 22 :(ful) C_Dressers 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! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... C_Dressers with a bomb of a shot ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... C_Dressers plays it towards the near post! ... It goes straight into the arms of M_Dearnley Min. 26 :(ful) H_Reed is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to C_Dressers ... C_Dressers sees M_Dearnley off his line ! ... M_Dearnley with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 28 :(ful) A_Iwobi moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to C_Dressers ... C_Dressers must beat M_Dearnley! ... GOAL !! ... M_Dearnley has to pick the ball out of the net ... Fulham go in front now with that goal! ... Fulham 1-0 Newcastle United ... Min. 29 :(new) H_Ziyech runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to C_Nkunku ... C_Nkunku with a thundering volley! ... It's beaten D_Raya ... It goes wide !! Min. 30 :(ful) A_Robinson has it now ... He takes on H_Ziyech ... He gets past him! ... He puts in C_Dressers! ... M_de_Ligt read the danger and stops the pass Min. 30 :(new) R_Cherki knocks it past H_Reed and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... Douglas_Luiz gets in the way and wins the ball Min. 35 :(new) C_Nkunku backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball up field ... R_Cherki gets on the end of it ... S_Lukic with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 36 :(ful) A_Iwobi is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to C_Dressers ... C_Dressers has a dig at goal! ... M_Dearnley gets his fingertips to it ... It's pushed around the post to safety ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by H_Reed! ... A_Robertson wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 38 :(ful) A_Traore skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_Iwobi ... H_Ziyech gets to the ball first Min. 40 :(new) R_Cherki with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to C_Nkunku ... C_Nkunku swings in the shot! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... H_Ziyech plays it towards the near post! ... D_Raya catches it! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(new) P_Pogba runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to J_Larsen ... Niall_Huggins fouls badly ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one Min. 44 :(new) R_Cherki swings an elbow ... He caught C_Dressers full in the face ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 46 :(new) M_Longstaff comes on for L_Pellegrini and will play AM to the delight of the fans Min. 46 :(new) Newcastle United are switching their playing style to E Min. 47 :(ful) Douglas_Luiz is unmarked! ... Douglas_Luiz bears down on goal! ... M_Dearnley with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know ! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Fulham 1-0 Newcastle United Min. 46 :(ful) Douglas_Luiz with a neat pass into C_Dressers ... C_Dressers with a terrific drive ! ... M_Dearnley fists it away Min. 46 :(new) M_de_Ligt with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... A thundering drive by M_de_Ligt ! ... D_Raya gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 51 :(ful) L_Nmecha knocks the ball past the defender ... L_Nmecha with a blistering shot ! ... M_Dearnley parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 53 :(ful) L_Nmecha is first to the loose ball ... L_Nmecha with the 40 yard drive ! ... Wide of goal Min. 54 :(ful) L_Nmecha beats H_Ziyech ... He showed great skill there ... H_Ziyech recovers to win the ball back Min. 59 :(ful) A_Robinson boots it towards L_Nmecha ... A_Robertson brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 60 :(ful) A_Robinson pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... L_Nmecha is clean through! ... C_Nkunku with the tackle ... He did well to stop that attack! Min. 60 :(new) R_Cherki brings the ball into the opposing area ... Douglas_Luiz with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 61 :(new) R_Sterling flicks it over A_Robinson's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... The cross hits R_Sterling on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... It fly's into Row Z! Min. 62 :(ful) S_Lukic knocks it forward ... A_Robertson slips ... L_Nmecha gets to it! ... L_Nmecha has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... M_Dearnley never had a chance! Min. 65 :(ful) K_Tete will come on for S_Lukic and play DF Min. 65 :(new) The Newcastle United manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A Min. 67 :(ful) L_Harris takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace A_Traore as MF Min. 67 :(ful) J_Stansfield is being prepared to come on ... L_Nmecha is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 69 :(new) J_Larsen beats A_Robinson ... He muscled him off the ball ... Excellent sliding challenge from Niall_Huggins ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 70 :(ful) I_Diop is being prepared to come on ... A_Robinson is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 70 :(ful) A_Iwobi with an inch perfect pass to J_Stansfield ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... A_Robertson hits it out for a throw Min. 70 :(new) M_Longstaff gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past Douglas_Luiz! ... He has some space now! ... M_Longstaff has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by M_de_Ligt! ... D_Raya catches it! Min. 72 :(ful) Niall_Huggins with a measured ball to C_Dressers ... C_Dressers with a thundering volley! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 73 :(ful) C_Dressers is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... J_Stansfield latches onto the ball ... M_de_Ligt cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball up field Min. 74 :(new) R_Sterling brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... J_Larsen gets on the end of the pass ... C_Dressers takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 77 :(ful) J_Stansfield knocks the ball past Matteo_Lovato ... R_Cherki with the high feet ... His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off ! ... The fans chant CHEERIO CHEERIO CHEERIO to him!! Min. 78 :(new) L_Ugochukwu is being prepared to come on ... R_Sterling is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 80 :(new) a big roar from the crowd as K_Zouma comes on for M_de_Ligt to play DF Min. 80 :(ful) A_Iwobi cuts the ball back to J_Stansfield ... Good sliding challenge from A_Robertson and it had to be Min. 81 :(new) Kaj_Sierhuis+ is ready to come on to replace C_Nkunku ... Looks like he will play as a FW Min. 84 :(new) Kaj_Sierhuis+ controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... Kaj_Sierhuis+ with a thundering shot! ... D_Raya makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 87 :(new) J_Larsen beats I_Diop ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Douglas_Luiz goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 91 :(new) M_Longstaff with a smart pass to Kaj_Sierhuis+ ... J_Stansfield body checks his opponent!! ... That’s a careless challenge!! ... The Referee just wants to lecture him ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Craven Cottage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fulham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Dressers (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_Dressers (28) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Niall_Huggins (44), Douglas_Luiz (60) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Robertson Scorers : N/A Sent Off : R_Cherki (77) Booked : P_Pogba (5) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fulham | Newcastle United Attempts on Goal : 12 | 7 Off target : 5 | 4 On target : 7 | 3 Possession : 63 | 37 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 4 | 4 Fouls : 9 | 8 Key Tackles : 5 | 10 Key Passes : 15 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Fulham 1 - 0 Newcastle United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Fulham Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Raya GK 26 1 1 1 24 | 94 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 Douglas_Luiz DF 1 21 14 5 30 | 94 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 23 7 0 S_Lukic DF 1 21 10 6 24 | 68 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 Niall_Huggins DF 1 22 12 3 22 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 7 -3 A_Robinson DF 1 23 14 2 23 | 73 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 30 0 T_Castagne DF 1 23 12 5 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Reed MF 1 11 23 4 21 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 A_Traore MF 1 7 23 12 26 | 70 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 A_Iwobi MF 1 5 23 13 23 | 94 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 66 8 L_Nmecha FW 1 10 15 25 28 | 70 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 C_Dressers FW 1 9 13 25 28 | 94 0 1 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 13 10 34 S_Benda GK 24 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Tete DF 1 11 21 3 24 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 I_Diop DF 1 22 8 6 22 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Harris MF 1 3 21 11 23 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Stansfield FW 1 2 4 21 23 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Dearnley GK 27 2 3 3 26 | 94 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 M_de_Ligt DF 1 24 14 9 36 | 83 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 39 0 3 A_Robertson DF 1 24 16 8 26 | 94 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 Matteo_Lovato DF 1 23 15 3 26 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Ziyech DF 1 22 13 4 23 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 P_Pogba MF 2 2 25 6 21 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 17 -3 R_Sterling MF 2 4 25 13 25 | 81 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 L_Pellegrini MF 1 9 23 13 24 | 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Cherki MF 1 11 24 16 28 | 80 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 -7 3 -7 C_Nkunku FW 1 9 16 27 24 | 84 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 13 10 5 J_Larsen FW 1 7 15 25 28 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Setford GK 27 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Zouma DF 1 22 7 3 26 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Ugochukwu MF 1 15 24 8 24 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Longstaff AM 1 3 22 17 23 | 48 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 Kaj_Sierhuis+ FW 1 3 15 22 20 | 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1768422023 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35