FMFA League Cup, Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Fulham (Fri Oct 24)


              Wolverhampton Wanderers  |  Fulham
                            4-2-2-2 E  |  5-3-2 C
                         Ian McNamara  |  VACANT
                                       |
                           M_Weiss GK  |  GK D_Raya
                            T_Hume DF  |  DF I_Diop
                         Y_Ribeiro DF  |  DF C_Bassey
                       Dan_Ballard DF  |  DF Niall_Huggins
                           C_Vaden DF  |  DF S_Lukic
                           G_Xhaka MF  |  DF T_Castagne
                         T_Collyer MF  |  MF A_Pereira
                         P_Roberts AM  |  MF A_Traore
                            B_Saka AM  |  MF A_Iwobi
                             M_Tel FW  |  FW C_Dressers
                         G_Simeone FW  |  FW L_Nmecha
                                       |
                       A_Patterson SUB |  SUB B_Leno
                           J_Seelt SUB |  SUB K_Tete
                         H_Gilmour SUB |  SUB D_De-Silva
                           B_Hanne SUB |  SUB L_Harris
                          D_Fofana SUB |  SUB B_D-Reid




Min. 1  :(ful) Fulham altered their play to a P strategy 
Min. 5  :(wol) B_Saka picks up a loose ball 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from C_Bassey 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful 
Min. 9  :(ful) A_Iwobi moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Castagne 
          ...  T_Castagne tries to beat M_Weiss from outside the area! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  It was a top drawer goal 
          ...  But it's been disallowed. There was a foul on the defender 
Min. 10 :(ful) A_Traore takes advantage of a mistake by Y_Ribeiro 
          ...  A_Traore with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  M_Weiss parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And M_Weiss recovers to save!! 
Min. 12 :(wol) G_Xhaka turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Tel 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  I_Diop hits it out for a throw 
Min. 14 :(ful) A_Pereira plays in C_Dressers with a beautiful ball 
          ...  A great volley from C_Dressers ! 
          ...  M_Weiss has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  M_Weiss is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone in 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Fulham go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Fulham ...
Min. 15 :(wol) The Wolverhampton Wanderers manager told his side to change to a A strategy 
Min. 18 :(ful) C_Dressers beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  Y_Ribeiro cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball up field 
Min. 19 :(ful) A_Pereira runs with pace at the defence 
          ...  C_Vaden with the tackle 
Min. 19 :(wol) G_Simeone makes the tackle 
          ...  C_Bassey wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Ian McNamara looks bemused that it wasn't more! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside there own half 
          ...  P_Roberts swings it in 
          ...  M_Tel takes control of it! 
          ...  M_Tel hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 20 :(wol) B_Saka plays in G_Xhaka with a beautiful ball 
          ...  G_Xhaka looks to see where D_Raya is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  D_Raya watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 20 :(ful) A_Pereira changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Nmecha 
          ...  L_Nmecha hits a great drive! 
          ...  M_Weiss with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 24 :(wol) G_Xhaka sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to T_Hume 
          ...  But C_Bassey comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 31 :(ful) A_Iwobi controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  L_Nmecha gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  L_Nmecha drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  M_Weiss gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He just couldn't keep it out! 
          ...  Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Fulham ...
Min. 32 :(ful) Fulham will now play C after the order comes from the dugout 
Min. 33 :(ful) L_Nmecha runs forward 
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  T_Hume rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is within shooting distance! 
          ...  C_Bassey floats it forward 
          ...  A_Pereira latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A delicate header from A_Pereira ! 
          ...  M_Weiss watches it sail wide! 
Min. 41 :(wol) T_Collyer has it now 
          ...  He takes on L_Nmecha 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in B_Saka! 
          ...  B_Saka with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  But D_Raya comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 42 :(wol) B_Saka is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to G_Simeone 
          ...  Niall_Huggins reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(wol) C_Vaden with an in swinging cross to P_Roberts 
          ...  P_Roberts fires the shot in! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 47 :(wol) P_Roberts with a precise ball to G_Simeone 
          ...  C_Bassey reads the play well 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Fulham

Min. 46 :(ful) C_Dressers runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of S_Lukic 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  T_Hume with a deliberate foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 48 :(ful) C_Dressers finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled T_Hume 
          ...  C_Dressers could have let it bounce! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 50 :(wol) G_Xhaka brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on S_Lukic 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in Dan_Ballard! 
          ...  Dan_Ballard has a dig at goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 51 :(ful) A_Traore brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  C_Dressers makes himself available 
          ...  C_Dressers smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  But M_Weiss tips it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 52 :(wol) G_Xhaka hoists the ball across to B_Saka 
          ...  B_Saka tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  It floats over D_Raya 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 53 :(wol) P_Roberts skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to B_Saka 
          ...  C_Bassey reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 56 :(ful) C_Dressers crosses into the box, finding S_Lukic 
          ...  Dan_Ballard plays it back 
          ...  M_Weiss slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Traore curls it into the box! 
          ...  A_Pereira loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  M_Weiss was lucky there 
Min. 57 :(ful) A_Pereira with a slide rule pass to C_Dressers 
          ...  C_Dressers aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  But M_Weiss stops that one easily 
Min. 58 :(ful) A_Pereira looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to L_Nmecha 
          ...  P_Roberts tugs on his opponent’s shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one 
Min. 58 :(ful) S_Lukic slows the ball down and waits 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! 
          ...  S_Lukic from 20 yards ! 
          ...  M_Weiss collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 60 :(ful) A_Iwobi runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to T_Castagne 
          ...  T_Castagne with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Nmecha crosses it in! 
          ...  M_Weiss fists it away! 
Min. 61 :(wol) T_Collyer skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to P_Roberts 
          ...  C_Bassey gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 61 :(ful) A_Iwobi crosses in from the wing, he finds A_Traore in the box 
          ...  G_Simeone wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 65 :(ful) K_Tete is coming on for Niall_Huggins and playing DF 
Min. 65 :(ful) D_De-Silva is being prepared to come on 
          ...  A_Traore is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 65 :(ful) B_D-Reid is being brought on 
          ...  L_Nmecha is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW 
Min. 68 :(wol) P_Roberts hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  G_Simeone latches onto it! 
          ...  S_Lukic reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 68 :(ful) A_Iwobi chips the ball over the defence and finds C_Dressers 
          ...  But B_Saka wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 70 :(wol) J_Seelt replaces Y_Ribeiro and will play DF 
Min. 70 :(wol) H_Gilmour will replace the useless P_Roberts and will play AM 
Min. 70 :(wol) B_Hanne is being prepared to come on 
          ...  G_Xhaka is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 70 :(wol) D_Fofana replaces M_Tel and will play FW 
Min. 70 :(ful) T_Castagne has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Dan_Ballard 
          ...  He puts in C_Dressers! 
          ...  C_Dressers with a thundering volley! 
          ...  But M_Weiss tips it over the bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by B_D-Reid 
          ...  M_Weiss fists it away! 
Min. 71 :(wol) G_Simeone beats C_Bassey 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  I_Diop dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 71 :(ful) S_Lukic beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds A_Pereira 
          ...  A_Pereira hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  M_Weiss is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  But it's been disallowed. There was a foul on the goalkeeper 
Min. 71 :(wol) T_Collyer finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  D_Raya with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that’s a foul 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
          ...  PENALTY !! 
          ...  It looks as though G_Simeone will take it 
          ...  He sends D_Raya the wrong way 
          ...  Clinical Penalty 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Fulham...
Min. 73 :(wol) Dan_Ballard with a smart pass to H_Gilmour 
          ...  D_De-Silva fouls badly 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 75 :(ful) There's going to be a change 
          ...  L_Harris will come on for A_Iwobi and play MF 
Min. 75 :(ful) A defence splitting pass from S_Lukic to B_D-Reid 
          ...  C_Vaden clears with a diving header 
Min. 77 :(ful) A_Pereira skips the challenge from T_Hume 
          ...  A_Pereira shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 82 :(ful) C_Dressers finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled T_Hume 
          ...  C_Dressers curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !! 
          ...  M_Weiss looks relieved there! 
Min. 83 :(ful) K_Tete retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  C_Dressers latches onto the end of it 
          ...  C_Dressers has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  M_Weiss can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  M_Weiss makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 84 :(ful) L_Harris had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  L_Harris from 20 yards ! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Wolverhampton Wanderers fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 87 :(ful) T_Castagne has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Seelt 
          ...  He puts in L_Harris! 
          ...  L_Harris hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(ful) T_Castagne kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Pereira gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A_Pereira attempts a chip! 
          ...  But M_Weiss makes a superb stop down low. 
Min. 90 :(wol) B_Saka moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Gilmour 
          ...  H_Gilmour with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  D_Raya parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 90 :(ful) D_De-Silva kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  B_D-Reid gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  B_D-Reid beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He looked offside to me 
          ...  M_Weiss comes towards him 
          ...  He tries to flick it past M_Weiss 
          ...  He's pushed it too far 
          ...  He can't stop it going out!! 
Min. 91 :(wol) G_Simeone 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! 
          ...  G_Simeone tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  D_Raya makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 93 :(ful) K_Tete sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  C_Vaden picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 93 :(wol) T_Collyer drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Fofana 
          ...  S_Lukic fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  D_Fofana drives it under the wall 
          ...  But D_Raya palms it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Molineux
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Wolverhampton Wanderers Match Info
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Best player          : G_Simeone
Scorers              : G_Simeone (71 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Roberts (58)
Injured              : N/A
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Fulham Match Info
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Best player          : A_Pereira (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Dressers (14), L_Nmecha (31)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Bassey (19), D_De-Silva (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                 Wolverhampton Wanderers  |    Fulham
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       21
Off target           :           6        |       9
On target            :           4        |       12
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           0        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :           7        |       7
Key Tackles          :           7        |       9
Key Passes           :          14        |       18
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Final Score          : Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 - 2 Fulham
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Player Statistics - Wolverhampton Wanderers
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Weiss        GK  25   1   1   1  25 |  98  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0   0
T_Hume         DF   1  22   6   4  25 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Ribeiro      DF   1  21  14   3  24 |  74   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
Dan_Ballard    DF   1  23   7   5  24 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  10   1
C_Vaden        DF   1  22  14   2  20 |  98   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  39  10   0
G_Xhaka        MF   1   5  23   7  26 |  74   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   1
T_Collyer      MF   1  12  22   8  21 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
P_Roberts      AM   1   4  23  12  22 |  74   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  27  -2
B_Saka         AM   1   8  22  13  24 |  98   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  13  30   4
M_Tel          FW   1   4  13  25  19 |  74   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
G_Simeone      FW   2   4  11  24  21 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  13   0  26
A_Patterson    GK  25   2   2   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Seelt        DF   1  21   6   3  24 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Gilmour      AM   1   4  22  17  22 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
B_Hanne        MF   2  12  21   9  18 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Fofana       FW   1   8  13  22  25 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3

Player Statistics - Fulham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Raya         GK  26   1   1   1  24 |  98   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Diop         DF   1  22   8   6  22 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
C_Bassey       DF   1  21   9   2  25 |  98   0   5   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  62  -3  -3
Niall_Huggins  DF   1  22  12   3  22 |  69   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
S_Lukic        DF   1  21   9   6  24 |  98   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  20   3
T_Castagne     DF   1  23  12   5  24 |  98   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   4
A_Pereira      MF   1   3  21  12  24 |  98   0   0   4   1   5   0   0   0   0   0  58  11
A_Traore       MF   1   7  23  11  26 |  69   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
A_Iwobi        MF   1   5  23  12  23 |  79   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  68   0
C_Dressers     FW   1   9  13  25  28 |  98   0   0   1   0   7   1   0   0   0   0  10  35
L_Nmecha       FW   1  10  15  25  28 |  69   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  26
B_Leno         GK  23   2   2   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Tete         DF   1  21  11   3  24 |  29   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8  18   8
D_De-Silva     MF   1   9  22   7  31 |  29   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   5  15   5
L_Harris       MF   1   3  21  11  23 |  19   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
B_D-Reid       FW   1   6  12  23  25 |  29   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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