IWC Group 8, Norwich City vs. Feyenoord (Sun Mar 23)


                         Norwich City  |  Feyenoord
                            4-1-3-2 E  |  4-4-2 T
                         Matt Walling  |  Andy Lowe
                                       |
                           R_Green GK  |  GK M_Petkovic
                        M_Lombardo DF  |  DF I_Cordoba
                        L_Matthaus DF  |  DF M_Salgado
                       M_Roskevits DM  |  DF A_Arbeloa
                        F_Simekx04 DF  |  DF J_Valgaeren
                      M_Beeversx11 DF  |  MF N_Skoog
                          A_Murray MF  |  MF N_Hofs
                         S_Ngobese MF  |  MF H_Ben_Arfa
                          M_Tudgay FW  |  MF F_Fabregas
                        A_Sodjex17 FW  |  FW Ahmed_Elrich
                           M_Licka MF  |  FW M_Proctor
                                       |
                            D_Ward SUB |  SUB Z_Malkowski
                       J_Edinburgh SUB |  SUB W_Bouma
                          G_Whelan SUB |  SUB P_Ritchie
                        John_Oster SUB |  SUB MD_Meridias
                            G_Best SUB |  SUB K_Seol

Referee: P_Alcock (England)


Min. 1  :(nor) A_Murray has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Tudgay gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by Ahmed_Elrich !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 1  :(fey) N_Hofs is too quick for the defence 
          ...  N_Hofs drives it low ! 
          ...  R_Green parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 7  :(nor) M_Lombardo takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Tudgay 
          ...  M_Tudgay hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  M_Petkovic makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop ! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 7  :(fey) A_Arbeloa looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  F_Simekx04 takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 9  :(nor) M_Roskevits looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Licka 
          ...  The cross hits M_Licka on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 11 :(fey) Ahmed_Elrich runs into space 
          ...  Ahmed_Elrich sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  R_Green makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 14 :(nor) A_Murray with a simple pass to F_Simekx04 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from M_Proctor 
Min. 14 :(fey) H_Ben_Arfa reads the run of M_Proctor 
          ...  M_Proctor hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  But R_Green punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 16 :(fey) Ahmed_Elrich makes himself available 
          ...  M_Beeversx11 with an awful challenge 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 18 :(fey) M_Proctor nutmegs M_Lombardo 
          ...  M_Proctor with a thundering drive! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 22 :(nor) S_Ngobese with a 50-yard pass to M_Tudgay 
          ...  M_Tudgay with the shot on net ! 
          ...  M_Petkovic makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 23 :(nor) A_Murray has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  A_Sodjex17 collects the loose ball! 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by A_Sodjex17 ! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 26 :(nor) A_Murray looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards M_Tudgay 
          ...  M_Tudgay hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  But M_Petkovic pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 27 :(fey) M_Proctor jumps over M_Beeversx11's challenge 
          ...  M_Beeversx11 with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
Min. 27 :(nor) A_Sodjex17 gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Ahmed_Elrich fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 29 :(fey) N_Hofs with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past L_Matthaus 
          ...  He knocks it to Ahmed_Elrich! 
          ...  F_Simekx04 reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 30 :(nor) M_Roskevits with a precise pass to L_Matthaus 
          ...  Blocked by I_Cordoba 
Min. 30 :(fey) H_Ben_Arfa knocks it forward 
          ...  M_Lombardo slips 
          ...  M_Proctor gets to it! 
          ...  M_Proctor hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  But R_Green smothers the ball. 
Min. 35 :(nor) S_Ngobese with a slick pass to L_Matthaus 
          ...  A_Arbeloa plays it back 
          ...  M_Petkovic slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Licka hits it into the box! 
          ...  M_Tudgay gets a shot in 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  A classy finish 
          ...  That’s given Norwich City the lead! 
          ...  Norwich City 1-0 Feyenoord ...
Min. 35 :(fey) Ahmed_Elrich knocks it past M_Lombardo and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Ahmed_Elrich tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  But R_Green punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 36 :(nor) M_Licka beats the defender 
          ...  J_Valgaeren gets in the way and wins the ball 
Min. 37 :(fey) Ahmed_Elrich loses his marker 
          ...  F_Simekx04 with a bad challenge 
          ...  P_Alcock calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 38 :(nor) A_Murray with an in swinging cross to A_Sodjex17 
          ...  M_Proctor fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  M_Licka knocks it forward 
          ...  A_Sodjex17 gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Sodjex17 smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  M_Petkovic was lucky there 
Min. 39 :(fey) H_Ben_Arfa has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  J_Valgaeren collects the loose ball! 
          ...  J_Valgaeren looks to see where R_Green is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 40 :(fey) Ahmed_Elrich flicks it past L_Matthaus 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  Ahmed_Elrich attempts a chip! 
          ...  R_Green watches it sail wide! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(nor) M_Tudgay jumps over A_Arbeloa's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  M_Tudgay with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  M_Petkovic parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 44 :(fey) H_Ben_Arfa retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  F_Fabregas gets on the end of it 
          ...  F_Fabregas tries the lob from 30 yards ! 
          ...  R_Green won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 45 :(fey) N_Skoog plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  A_Arbeloa decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  But F_Simekx04 clears the danger 
Min. 48 :(nor) A_Sodjex17 uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  A_Sodjex17 with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 

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

Min. 46 :(fey) M_Proctor lobs it over M_Beeversx11 
          ...  M_Proctor with a little chip! 
          ...  R_Green won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 49 :(nor) M_Tudgay flicks it over H_Ben_Arfa and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Ahmed_Elrich with a bad challenge 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  P_Alcock calls him over 
          ...  P_Alcock is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 52 :(nor) A_Murray has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past A_Arbeloa 
          ...  He knocks it to M_Licka! 
          ...  M_Licka hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  M_Petkovic falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it hits his back! 
          ...  And goes wide!! 
          ...  M_Petkovic looks relieved!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Murray chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  I_Cordoba wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 52 :(fey) F_Fabregas takes advantage of a mistake by M_Lombardo 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  F_Fabregas attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  R_Green plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 53 :(fey) M_Proctor turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  R_Green rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
          ...  What’s P_Alcock going to give? 
          ...  PENALTY !! The referee waves the players away 
          ...  Ahmed_Elrich with the spot kick 
          ...  R_Green dives 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The keeper had no chance there! 
          ...  Feyenoord are back level! 
          ...  Norwich City 1-1 Feyenoord...
Min. 55 :(nor) S_Ngobese sprints past I_Cordoba 
          ...  M_Salgado cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 56 :(nor) M_Lombardo with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  Ahmed_Elrich with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
Min. 60 :(nor) G_Best is being prepared to come on 
          ...  M_Tudgay is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 60 :(nor) G_Whelan is being prepared to come on 
          ...  M_Licka is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF 
Min. 60 :(fey) Ahmed_Elrich with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  Ahmed_Elrich sees R_Green off his line ! 
          ...  R_Green makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 63 :(fey) M_Proctor with a flashy move 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by M_Beeversx11 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 64 :(nor) S_Ngobese crosses in from the wing, he finds A_Murray in the box 
          ...  A_Murray with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  M_Petkovic can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  M_Petkovic has a smile on his face 
          ...  Did he know that was going wide? 
Min. 64 :(fey) I_Cordoba takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  G_Whelan had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
Min. 65 :(fey) H_Ben_Arfa kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  F_Fabregas gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  G_Whelan takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 67 :(fey) F_Fabregas looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards M_Proctor 
          ...  M_Proctor with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  R_Green can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  R_Green makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 69 :(nor) G_Best gets possession in his own half 
          ...  G_Best unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into M_Petkovic's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 71 :(nor) G_Best with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows J_Valgaeren a clean set of heals 
          ...  Driven towards goal by G_Best ! 
          ...  The shot slips through M_Petkovic's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 71 :(fey) Ahmed_Elrich skips the challenge from the defender 
          ...  G_Best knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  P_Alcock blows up for a foul 
          ...  P_Alcock reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 74 :(nor) M_Lombardo picks up a loose ball 
          ...  M_Lombardo looks to see where M_Petkovic is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  M_Petkovic makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop ! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 75 :(nor) M_Roskevits flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  M_Roskevits tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  M_Petkovic just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 77 :(nor) G_Whelan boots it towards L_Matthaus 
          ...  L_Matthaus could have let it bounce! 
          ...  But M_Petkovic punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Roskevits curls it into the box! 
          ...  M_Petkovic makes the catch! 
Min. 82 :(fey) M_Salgado finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled M_Roskevits 
          ...  M_Salgado hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Ben_Arfa floats the ball in! 
          ...  R_Green fists it away! 
Min. 83 :(nor) G_Whelan reads the run of F_Simekx04 
          ...  F_Simekx04 tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  M_Petkovic is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  That goal looks certain to be the winner! 
          ...  Norwich City 2-1 Feyenoord ...
Min. 84 :(nor) Norwich City will now play D 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(fey) Ahmed_Elrich knocks it past M_Beeversx11 and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Ahmed_Elrich attempts the shot! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Norwich City fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 89 :(nor) G_Best takes advantage of a mistake by A_Arbeloa 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  J_Valgaeren with a terrible tackle 
          ...  P_Alcock calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Andy Lowe looks relieved 
Min. 90 :(fey) N_Hofs slides the ball across to M_Proctor 
          ...  M_Proctor controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Carrow Road
Attendance           : 26,034
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : M_Tudgay
Scorers              : M_Tudgay (35), F_Simekx04 (83)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_Simekx04 (37), R_Green (53), G_Best (71)
Injured              : N/A
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Feyenoord Match Info
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Best player          : Ahmed_Elrich (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Ahmed_Elrich (53 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Ahmed_Elrich (49)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Norwich City  |    Feyenoord
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       17
Off target           :           8        |       9
On target            :           9        |       8
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :          16        |       10
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :          13        |       9
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Final Score          : Norwich City 2 - 1 Feyenoord
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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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R_Green        GK  28   1   1   1  11 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  42   0   0   0
M_Lombardo     DF   1  21   4   4  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
L_Matthaus     DF   1  21   9   6  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  10  10  15
M_Roskevits    DM   2  16  17   9  35 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   2
F_Simekx04     DF   1  13  10   8  38 |  95   0   3   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  62  -4  38
M_Beeversx11   DF   1  12   8   3  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0   0
A_Murray       MF   1   6  22  12  33 |  95   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  75   2
S_Ngobese      MF   1  11  21   7  31 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  55  10
M_Tudgay       FW   1   5  10  20  23 |  63   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  47
A_Sodjex17     FW   1  10   9  12  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
M_Licka        MF   1  10  21   5  43 |  63   0   0   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  24   7
D_Ward         GK  18   1   1   1  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Edinburgh    DF   1  20  14   5  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Whelan       MF   1  10  20   5  44 |  32   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25  55   0
John_Oster     MF   1   9  20   9  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Best         FW   1   5   8  20  33 |  32   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -4  -4   0

Player Statistics - Feyenoord
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_Petkovic     GK  26   1   1   1   9 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0   0   0
I_Cordoba      DF   1  21  12   8  41 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18 -10 -10
M_Salgado      DF   1  20  14   7  43 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   2
A_Arbeloa      DF   1  19   9   6  18 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
J_Valgaeren    DF   1  18  12   9  28 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  17   0   2
N_Skoog        MF   1   9  24   8  35 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   5 -10
N_Hofs         MF   1  10  24   5  45 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
H_Ben_Arfa     MF   1  11  21  19  33 |  95   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0
F_Fabregas     MF   1  13  19  21  20 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15   7
Ahmed_Elrich   FW   1  10   8  19  32 |  95   0   1   0   0   5   1   1   0   0  21  -4  46
M_Proctor      FW   2   9  15  14  18 |  95   0   1   0   0   6   0   0   0   0  26   0  18
Z_Malkowski    GK  13   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Bouma        DF   1  16  11   8  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Ritchie      DF   1  16  10   9   0 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
MD_Meridias    MF   1  10  17   5  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Seol         FW   1   6  13  12  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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