IWC Group 8, Norwich City vs. Lazio (Sun Feb 24)


                         Norwich City  |  Lazio
                            4-1-3-2 E  |  4-3-1-2 A
                         Matt Walling  |  Tom Caen
                                       |
                           R_Green GK  |  GK T_Torres
                        M_Lombardo DF  |  DF A_Tanner
                        L_Matthaus DF  |  DF J_Merriman
                       M_Roskevits DM  |  DF Melli
                        F_Simekx04 DF  |  DF I_Artipoli
                      M_Beeversx11 DF  |  MF A_Novo
                          A_Murray MF  |  MF JB_Jovi
                           M_Licka MF  |  MF D_Bryan_x06
                          M_Tudgay FW  |  AM J_Greening
                        A_Sodjex17 FW  |  FW R_Van_Zant
                          G_Whelan MF  |  FW S_Del_Niro
                                       |
                            D_Ward SUB |  SUB B_Russell
                        S_Charlton SUB |  SUB T_Dellas
                       J_Edinburgh SUB |  SUB M_Hugo
                        John_Oster SUB |  SUB C_Donnelly
                            G_Best SUB |  SUB Player_Z

Referee: J_Rowbotham (England)


Min. 1  :(nor) M_Licka plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  But A_Tanner clears the ball to safety 
Min. 3  :(nor) M_Roskevits takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  D_Bryan_x06 with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 4  :(nor) M_Licka with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past A_Tanner 
          ...  M_Licka swings in the shot! 
          ...  T_Torres fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 9  :(nor) L_Matthaus pulls it back to M_Tudgay 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by D_Bryan_x06 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 10 :(laz) A_Novo finds R_Van_Zant with a ball over the defence 
          ...  R_Van_Zant tries the shot ! 
          ...  R_Green makes a difficult save 
Min. 12 :(laz) S_Del_Niro pushes it past the defender 
          ...  But M_Lombardo reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 13 :(laz) A_Novo drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to R_Van_Zant 
          ...  R_Van_Zant hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  R_Green makes a difficult save 
Min. 14 :(laz) R_Van_Zant sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  D_Bryan_x06 runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  D_Bryan_x06 fires off a left-footed shot ! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 16 :(laz) S_Del_Niro gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past M_Roskevits! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  S_Del_Niro attempts a chip! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  R_Green moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  R_Green looks dejected! 
          ...  And Lazio are leading in the game now 
          ...  Norwich City 0-1 Lazio ...
Min. 17 :(nor) Curled in dangerously from G_Whelan to A_Murray 
          ...  A_Murray hits a great shot ! 
          ...  It fly's into Row Z! 
Min. 20 :(nor) M_Tudgay flicks it over Melli's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  I_Artipoli rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  What’s J_Rowbotham going to give? 
          ...  He just waves play on! 
Min. 21 :(nor) A_Sodjex17 pushes it past the defender 
          ...  A_Sodjex17 runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 25 :(nor) A_Murray is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Tudgay 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Novo 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Murray plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  M_Lombardo gets on the end of it 
          ...  T_Torres with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know ! 
Min. 38 :(nor) G_Whelan with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past J_Greening 
          ...  A_Tanner with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  J_Rowbotham lectures him 
Min. 41 :(laz) J_Greening with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from L_Matthaus 
          ...  J_Greening hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  R_Green is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 42 :(nor) M_Roskevits beats his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  A_Novo is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  J_Rowbotham reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  J_Rowbotham signals that it is indirect 
          ...  L_Matthaus shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to M_Tudgay instead 
          ...  Melli wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(nor) F_Simekx04 latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  A_Tanner with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
Min. 46 :(nor) M_Licka reads the run of A_Murray 
          ...  I_Artipoli wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 

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

Min. 46 :(laz) J_Merriman nutmegs the defender 
          ...  Blocked by M_Lombardo 
Min. 48 :(nor) M_Roskevits runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  M_Tudgay latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  M_Tudgay sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  T_Torres with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 49 :(laz) J_Greening flicks it past F_Simekx04 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  J_Greening with the header ! 
          ...  R_Green gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 50 :(laz) S_Del_Niro cuts inside A_Murray 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  L_Matthaus wins the ball 
Min. 51 :(laz) I_Artipoli with a short pass to find J_Greening 
          ...  J_Greening flings a shot at goal ! 
          ...  But R_Green dives to his left 
          ...  I think R_Green just got a hand on that one 
          ...  J_Rowbotham has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 55 :(nor) M_Roskevits picks out M_Tudgay with the cross 
          ...  M_Tudgay must beat T_Torres! 
          ...  It's beaten T_Torres 
          ...  It goes wide !! 
Min. 58 :(laz) J_Merriman finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled A_Sodjex17 
          ...  A_Sodjex17 rushes in with a crazy challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  He's been sent off!! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 60 :(nor) G_Best will replace M_Tudgay and play FW 
Min. 60 :(nor) Norwich City changed their strategy to play A 
Min. 64 :(nor) G_Best barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  G_Best with a thundering shot! 
          ...  Brilliant save from T_Torres 
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands 
Min. 68 :(nor) G_Best turns on a sixpence 
          ...  G_Best with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it’s gone just wide !! 
Min. 69 :(nor) M_Licka slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  I_Artipoli with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  J_Rowbotham will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 71 :(nor) A_Murray beats I_Artipoli 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  J_Merriman slices it 
          ...  T_Torres moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Murray swings it in! 
          ...  M_Lombardo makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 71 :(laz) J_Greening beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  fantastic skill!! 
          ...  J_Greening with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  The shot slips through R_Green's hands 
          ...  But R_Green recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 72 :(nor) A_Murray finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled J_Merriman 
          ...  A_Murray hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  It was a top drawer goal 
          ...  Norwich City have squared things up with that goal! 
          ...  Norwich City 1-1 Lazio ...
Min. 74 :(nor) G_Best takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  The cross hits G_Best on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  T_Torres tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 77 :(nor) M_Beeversx11 pass splits open the defence and finds G_Best 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by J_Merriman !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 77 :(laz) J_Greening with the first time pass to R_Van_Zant 
          ...  R_Van_Zant with the strike ! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 77 :(nor) G_Best takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  A_Novo rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 79 :(nor) A_Murray lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  M_Licka latches on to it 
          ...  M_Licka with the diving header ! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Lazio fans taunt him! 
Min. 81 :(laz) A_Novo gets to the by-line 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Van_Zant 
          ...  But L_Matthaus sweeps up the threat 
Min. 82 :(nor) A_Murray can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to L_Matthaus 
          ...  L_Matthaus drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into T_Torres's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 83 :(nor) G_Best takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past A_Tanner 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  G_Best tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  T_Torres was well beaten there! 
          ...  That goal looks certain to be the winner! 
          ...  Norwich City 2-1 Lazio ...
Min. 84 :(nor) Norwich City will now play D 
Min. 84 :(laz) C_Donnelly replaces I_Artipoli and will play MF 
Min. 84 :(laz) It looks as though Lazio is now playing E 
Min. 84 :(nor) R_Green is rolling on the ground! 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 84 :(nor) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. 
          ...  D_Ward will come on for R_Green and play GK 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(laz) JB_Jovi with the first time flick to J_Greening 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Roskevits 
Min. 92 :(laz) JB_Jovi loses M_Roskevits 
          ...  The ball hits F_Simekx04 in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 

*************  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          : A_Murray (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Murray (72), G_Best (83)
Sent Off             : A_Sodjex17 (58)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : R_Green (84)
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Lazio Match Info
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Best player          : J_Greening
Scorers              : S_Del_Niro (16)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Bryan_x06 (3), A_Novo (42)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Norwich City  |    Lazio
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       9
Off target           :           7        |       3
On target            :           7        |       6
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       1
Fouls                :           7        |       12
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :           9        |       7
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Final Score          : Norwich City 2 - 1 Lazio
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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 |  85   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Lombardo     DF   1  21   4   4  27 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  38  10  17
L_Matthaus     DF   1  21   9   6  30 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  28  15   2
M_Roskevits    DM   2  16  17   9  35 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  30   0
F_Simekx04     DF   1  12  10   7  38 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0   0
M_Beeversx11   DF   1  12   8   3  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
A_Murray       MF   1   6  21  12  33 |  95   0   0   3   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  45  40
M_Licka        MF   1  10  21   5  43 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15   7
M_Tudgay       FW   1   5  10  20  23 |  61   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
A_Sodjex17     FW   1  10   9  12  24 |  59   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  -8
G_Whelan       MF   1  10  20   5  44 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  25  10
D_Ward         GK  18   1   1   1  17 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Charlton     DF   1  20   9   5  25 |   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
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 |  34   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  42

Player Statistics - Lazio
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Torres       GK  24   1   1   1  36 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
A_Tanner       DF   1  20  11   7  35 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
J_Merriman     DF   1  19  10   9  33 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
Melli          DF   1  19  10   7  25 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
I_Artipoli     DF   1  18  10   4  33 |  85   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   5 -10
A_Novo         MF   1   6  19   7  21 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  25  41  -4
JB_Jovi        MF   1   7  17   7  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
D_Bryan_x06    MF   1   8  11   8  27 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  13 -14 -12
J_Greening     AM   1  10  20   9  20 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  15  17
R_Van_Zant     FW   1  10   7  20  40 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  15  12
S_Del_Niro     FW   1   4   9  17  17 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  33
B_Russell      GK  16   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Dellas       DF   1  20   8   7  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hugo         DF   1  19  10   5  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Donnelly     MF   1   7  17   8  26 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Player_Z       FW   1   1   1   1   1 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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