PBEMFF FA Cup Last 16, West Ham United vs. Plymouth Argyle (Wed May 07)


                      West Ham United  |  Plymouth Argyle
                          4-1-2-1-2 P  |  4-2-2-2 C
                          Mike McLeod  |  Steve Arscott
                                       |
                          G_Buffon GK  |  GK H_Butt
                          E_Junior DF  |  DF S_McNulty
                         F_Arpinon DF  |  DF P_Griffin
                       F_Coloccini DF  |  DF Luke_oBrien
                        J_Heitinga DF  |  DF P_Denvers
                         N_Quashie AM  |  DM F_Beckenbauer
                        K_Connolly MF  |  DM R_Baggio
                      E_Humperdink DM  |  MF P_Kus
                           A_Riera MF  |  MF C_Villarreal
                            S_Kuqi FW  |  FW T_Henry
                         P_Goddard FW  |  FW M_Ferreria
                                       |
                          S_Postma SUB |  SUB S_Kerschstein
                        P_Gabbidon SUB |  SUB H_Cornelis
                        P_Farnerud SUB |  SUB P_Romero
                           M_Noble SUB |  SUB G_Dos_Santos
                       BW_Phillips SUB |  SUB G_Batistuta

Referee: U_Rennie (England)


Min. 3  :(wes) S_Kuqi with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves Luke_oBrien behind 
          ...  S_Kuqi with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  H_Butt moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 4  :(ply) S_McNulty curls the ball out wide to T_Henry 
          ...  T_Henry with the strike ! 
          ...  But G_Buffon punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 11 :(ply) S_McNulty with a neat pass into M_Ferreria 
          ...  M_Ferreria swings in the shot! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo 
Min. 18 :(wes) J_Heitinga jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Riera 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  P_Denvers belts it clear 
Min. 19 :(wes) K_Connolly plays a long ball to F_Coloccini 
          ...  F_Coloccini flings a shot at goal ! 
          ...  But H_Butt tips it behind 
          ...  U_Rennie has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 21 :(ply) P_Griffin with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to T_Henry 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from K_Connolly 
Min. 22 :(ply) P_Griffin slides the ball across to T_Henry 
          ...  A_Riera takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 24 :(ply) Luke_oBrien 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! 
          ...  T_Henry receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  J_Heitinga goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 24 :(ply) P_Denvers watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  P_Denvers pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  But G_Buffon makes an easy save 
Min. 26 :(ply) P_Denvers sidesteps F_Coloccini 
          ...  P_Denvers goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  G_Buffon blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 32 :(ply) Luke_oBrien gets to the by-line 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Baggio 
          ...  R_Baggio with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  But G_Buffon palms it behind 
          ...  U_Rennie has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 33 :(ply) P_Kus beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds C_Villarreal 
          ...  C_Villarreal rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  G_Buffon turns it behind for a corner 
Min. 34 :(ply) Luke_oBrien sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  K_Connolly with a nasty foul 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  U_Rennie tells him to calm his game down a bit 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is in a good position! 
          ...  T_Henry drives it in 
          ...  G_Buffon just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 34 :(ply) F_Beckenbauer crosses into the box, finding T_Henry 
          ...  F_Arpinon cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 35 :(ply) R_Baggio gets to the by-line 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Denvers 
          ...  J_Heitinga with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off ! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick 
          ...  F_Beckenbauer hits it over the wall 
          ...  G_Buffon gathers it easily 
Min. 36 :(ply) S_McNulty looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to F_Beckenbauer 
          ...  F_Beckenbauer hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Rifled into the top corner! 
          ...  Plymouth Argyle have snatched the lead! 
          ...  West Ham United 0-1 Plymouth Argyle ...
Min. 37 :(wes) It looks as though West Ham United is now playing A 
Min. 37 :(ply) F_Beckenbauer moves into a DF role on the manager's orders 
Min. 37 :(ply) P_Kus runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of F_Beckenbauer 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  But E_Junior will cut out the threat 
Min. 39 :(ply) T_Henry takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  T_Henry attempts a low drive! 
          ...  G_Buffon gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 41 :(ply) Curled in dangerously from S_McNulty to T_Henry 
          ...  T_Henry hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a mishit effort! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(ply) P_Griffin crosses to S_McNulty 
          ...  A delicate chip from S_McNulty ! 
          ...  G_Buffon is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And G_Buffon reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by Luke_oBrien 
          ...  G_Buffon comes out and claims it! 
Min. 48 :(ply) C_Villarreal sidesteps F_Coloccini 
          ...  C_Villarreal with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  G_Buffon saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: West Ham United 0-1 Plymouth Argyle

Min. 46 :(ply) Luke_oBrien plays the early ball across the box to find F_Beckenbauer in space 
          ...  An audacious effort from F_Beckenbauer ! 
          ...  G_Buffon won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 48 :(ply) T_Henry turns on a sixpence 
          ...  A_Riera gets in the way and wins the ball 
Min. 48 :(wes) K_Connolly finds F_Arpinon on the edge of the box 
          ...  S_McNulty with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 49 :(wes) S_Kuqi knocks the ball past the lunge of Luke_oBrien 
          ...  S_Kuqi gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  H_Butt with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 52 :(wes) F_Coloccini has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past R_Baggio 
          ...  He puts in P_Goddard! 
          ...  P_Goddard blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  Its sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 53 :(ply) P_Denvers finds P_Griffin with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  P_Griffin hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  G_Buffon turns it behind for a corner 
Min. 54 :(ply) Luke_oBrien flicks it past F_Coloccini 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  Luke_oBrien rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  G_Buffon palms it behind !! 
          ...  What a great save! 
Min. 56 :(wes) A_Riera finds the run of S_Kuqi 
          ...  A great volley from S_Kuqi ! 
          ...  But H_Butt punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 58 :(wes) Curled in dangerously from K_Connolly to F_Coloccini 
          ...  But Luke_oBrien will cut out the threat 
Min. 60 :(ply) R_Baggio has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past E_Junior 
          ...  He puts in C_Villarreal! 
          ...  C_Villarreal with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  G_Buffon tips it over !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
Min. 61 :(ply) P_Kus finds F_Beckenbauer with a ball over the defence 
          ...  F_Beckenbauer rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 63 :(ply) S_McNulty slides it through the middle to F_Beckenbauer 
          ...  P_Goddard with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 67 :(ply) R_Baggio cuts the ball back to M_Ferreria 
          ...  E_Humperdink takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 68 :(ply) T_Henry turns past E_Junior 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  T_Henry hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 70 :(ply) P_Griffin with a probing pass to M_Ferreria 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from F_Coloccini 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by R_Baggio! 
          ...  E_Humperdink wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 71 :(wes) K_Connolly runs forward 
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  C_Villarreal with the tackle 
Min. 76 :(ply) C_Villarreal turns on a sixpence 
          ...  C_Villarreal hits a great drive! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 79 :(ply) R_Baggio finds T_Henry in the box 
          ...  T_Henry hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  G_Buffon can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  G_Buffon makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 81 :(wes) E_Humperdink plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  F_Arpinon keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  F_Beckenbauer beats him to the ball 
Min. 83 :(ply) M_Ferreria flicks it over E_Junior's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  F_Arpinon cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 84 :(ply) Luke_oBrien gets to the bye line 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds M_Ferreria 
          ...  M_Ferreria has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 86 :(ply) P_Kus runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  T_Henry latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  F_Arpinon wins the ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(ply) S_McNulty beats his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  But E_Junior will cut out the threat 
Min. 92 :(wes) N_Quashie passes the ball to S_Kuqi 
          ...  S_Kuqi drives the shot in! 
          ...  H_Butt narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Upton Park
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West Ham United Match Info
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Best player          : G_Buffon
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : J_Heitinga (35)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Plymouth Argyle Match Info
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Best player          : S_McNulty (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : F_Beckenbauer (36)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_McNulty (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         West Ham United  |    Plymouth Argyle
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       22
Off target           :           2        |       9
On target            :           4        |       13
Possession           :          36        |       64
Corners              :           0        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :          10        |       6
Key Tackles          :          11        |       4
Key Passes           :           8        |       23
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Final Score          : West Ham United 0 - 1 Plymouth Argyle
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Player Statistics - West Ham 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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G_Buffon       GK  30   1   1   1  37 |  97  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
E_Junior       DF   2  22  14  10   7 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16 -10 -10
F_Arpinon      DF   2  21  18   9   7 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0   0
F_Coloccini    DF   1  21  11   7  21 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  14  15   5
J_Heitinga     DF   1  20  14   9  42 |  35   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10   5 -10
N_Quashie      AM   1   2  21  15  22 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
K_Connolly     MF   1   9  28   8  29 |  97   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  45   0
E_Humperdink   DM   2  12  25  12  30 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  46  15   0
A_Riera        MF   1  10  27   8  29 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  15   0
S_Kuqi         FW   1   6   8  23  20 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0 -10 -10   7
P_Goddard      FW   1   8  11  20  38 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  27   0   2
S_Postma       GK  16   1   1   1  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Gabbidon     DF   1  18   7   6  44 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Farnerud     MF   1   4  18  10  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Noble        MF   1  10  19   5  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
BW_Phillips    FW   1   9  17  20  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Plymouth Argyle
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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H_Butt         GK  30   1   1   1  24 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
S_McNulty      DF   1  22  11   7  19 |  97   0   0   5   1   1   0   1   0   0  -4 105   1
P_Griffin      DF   1  22  10   5  20 |  97   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  50  60   5
Luke_oBrien    DF   1  22  12   4  27 |  97   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  60   5
P_Denvers      DF   1  22   9   7  20 |  97   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  13  15  10
F_Beckenbauer  DF   1  25  20  14  11 |  97   0   1   1   0   4   1   0   0   0  20  25  55
R_Baggio       DM   1  15  34  16  18 |  97   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   5
P_Kus          MF   1   5  29   5  27 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  70  10
C_Villarreal   MF   1   4  23   9  29 |  97   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  31   0  17
T_Henry        FW   1   4  12  30  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
M_Ferreria     FW   1   8   8  22  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
S_Kerschstein  GK  23   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Cornelis     DF   1  16  13  10  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Romero       MF   1   8  23   8  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Dos_Santos   AM   1   5  20  17  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Batistuta    FW   1   6   8  21  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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