Match Report

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Floriana FC				Newcastle legends

Goal Scorers
James Hale 91

Match Statistics

2 5 3	Formation	5 2 3 Attacking
41	Possession	59
11	Shots	19
12	Fouls	10
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	5
Passing	Style	Longball
Counter Attack	Instruction	Counter Attack
Normal	Aggression	Pansy
Studded	Boots	Studded

Player Ratings

1	M.Richardson		88
2	H.Savva	(39)	88
3	C.Walker		81
4	A.Finill		90
5	J.Rees	(1)	45
6	M.Rees		88
7	M.Obeng	(1)	89
8	W.Jackson		90
9	P.Walker	(1)	45
10	J.Critchlow	(33)	86
11	M.Graham	(72)	87
12	D.Robbins		0
13	J.Hale	(1)	89
14	A.Spiteri	(1)	88
15	C.Howlett		0
16	J.Henry	(1)	88

1	S.Given 10 648		85
2	W.Barton 10 830	(39)	76
3	T.Bramble 8 786*		78
4	J.Gutierrez 6 792*	(1)	61
5	P.Albert 6 736*		79
6	O.Bernard 8 802		78
7	N.Solano 10 818	(1)	45
8	L.Robert 8 830		83
9	A.Cole 10 781	(80)	78
10	S.Ameobi 10 816*		81
11	L.Ferdinand 8 774*	(1)	45
12	N.Dabizas 9 796	(1)	78
13	K.Gillespie 9 828	(1)	81
14	P.Beardsley 9 798*		0
15	D.Ginola 9 798		0
16	F.Asprilla 10 779	(1)	81


Time	Person	Description
1 mins	Newcastle legends	changed from Pansy to Normal
1 mins	Newcastle legends	changed from Counter Attack to Attacking
1 mins	Floriana FC	changed from Counter Attack to Defensive
30 mins	Newcastle legends	changed from Attacking to Counter Attack
33 mins	Jamie Critchlow	Obstruction
39 mins	Warren Barton 10 830	Head butting
39 mins	Harry Savva	Head butting
45 mins	Floriana FC	changed from Passing to Use Wings
45 mins	Floriana FC	changed from Defensive to Attacking
60 mins	Newcastle legends	changed from Counter Attack to Defensive
60 mins	Floriana FC	changed from Use Wings to Passing
60 mins	Floriana FC	changed from Attacking to Defensive
72 mins	Marc Graham	Repeated fouling
75 mins	Newcastle legends	changed from Defensive to Counter Attack
80 mins	Andy Cole 10 781	Shirt pulling
91 mins	James Hale	with a header from the penalty area

Match Report

Lifting a cup, on paper, seems as simple as it comes. You play a match, win it and you get to play again. Keep winning and, like Floriana FC, The The Elite Cup is yours.
Testing Formations should pay attention to what goes on with his squad when they're not playing a game in order for him to see the results start going their way.
After Floriana FC keeper Martin Richardson's clean sheet, surely Sven must be looking to call him up.
Counter Attack was order of the day, good news for Floriana FC, whereas "Play something different" will be order of tomorrow for Newcastle legends.
Warren Barton 10 830 and Harry Savva were both shown the yellow card after an off the ball incident led to them knocking each other out with a simultaneous headbutt.
Like getting your plumber to do the gardening, Floriana FC's Antony Spiteri is wasting a lot of potential by insisting on a 2 5 3 formation.
As an angry mob of Newcastle legends fans were heading towards the pub after this defeat, one pointed to the car park asking "Where does that idiot Testing Formations leave his car?"
It'll come as no surprise to discover that Floriana FC are all smokers. On the strength of this result it's not so much they don't know when to quit, they don't know how to quit.

Extra Information

Referee

Weather

Pitch

Terrence Frisk

Windy

Muddy Pitch