Monday 23 December 2013

Soccer Saturday Game Week 12



Everton 3 v 3 Liverpool Coutinho (5), Mirallas (8), Suarez (19), Lukaku (72, 82), Sturridge (89)
First Half: Goal! 0-1, Coutinho prods in from close range following a corner. Goal! 1-1, Mirallas close range strike into near top corner following a free kick set piece. Goal! 1-2, Suarez long range free kick curls around the wall into bottom near corner. Barkley shot parried past the post. 
Half Time: 1-2.
Second Half: Deulofeu through on goal but poor shot is saved. Allen puts a great chance wide of the post. Lukaku effort saved. Lukaku shot saved. Goal! 2-2, Lukaku long range free kick deflected and saved very well before Lukaku slots low into the bottom corner. Suarez denied by a great save. Deulofeu shot saved. Goal! 3-2, Lukaku heads into the top near corner following a corner. Goal! 3-3, Sturridge heads into the far side from Gerrard's free kick. Suarez volley saved by a block. 
Full Time: 3-3.

My Opinion:
My man of the match was Lukaku. This match was one of the best games the premier league has seen in a while. Entertaining, exciting and fun to watch. Everton coped with Liverpool's fast start and it looked as though they would claim all three points after taking the lead. However, Liverpool deserved to take a point and salvaged one late on. They dominated possession for most of the early periods of the game but will undone by Lukaku and did well to score the late equaliser. 

Arsenal 2 v 0 Southampton Giroud (22, 86 pen)
First Half: Wilshere hits the post with a chip shot. Ramsay backheel flick hits the post. Goal! 1-0, Giroud tackles Boruc and calmly rolls the ball home. Lallana volley pushed over the bar. Rodriguez volley saved.
Half Time: 1-0.
Second Half: Lallana has a driven shot saved. Ozil has an effort saved. Walcott flashes a shot wide of the far post. Penalty! Mertesacker has short pulled in the box. Goal! 2-0, Giroud converts the penalty into the bottom corner.
Full Time: 2-0.

My Opinion:
My man of the match was Giroud. Arsenal were good value for their victory today. They put on a decent display and it was really good to see Walcott back in action. Southampton were let down by Boruc for a giving away a really poor first goal. From then on it was an uphill climb and they just couldn't get back in the game.

West Ham 0 v 3 Chelsea Lampard (21 pen, 22), Oscar (34)
First Half: Penalty! Oscar fouled by Jaaskalainen. Goal! 0-1, Lampard smashes home from the penalty spot. Goal! 0-2, Oscar low shot from the edge of the box finds the near bottom corner. Eto'o curling shot tipped over the bar. 
Half Time: 0-2.
Second Half: Cahill has a header cleard off the line. Oscar shoots wide of the far post. Maiga effort goes wide of the far post. Goal! 0-3, Lampard low shot from the edge of the box finds the bottom corner. O'Brien has a header saved.
Full Time: 0-3.

My Opinion:
My man of the match was Oscar. Chelsea deserved to win the match as West Ham were poor. The main problem for West Ham was that they didn't pose a threat up front. Chelsea were strong and played well.

Hull City 0 v 1 Crystal Palace Bannan (80), Bolasie sent off
First Half: Bolasie blasts a shot very wide of the goal. Boyd has a shot saved.
Half Time: 0-0.
Second Half: Sagbo has a shot saved. Bolasie sent off with a straight red card foul. Goal! 0-1, Bannan taps in from close range Jerome's pass. Rosenior long range strike hits the post.
Full Time: 0-1.

My Opinion:
My man of the match was Jerome. A huge result for Palace but in contrast a bad result for Hull. Hull just had a bad game but it got even worse when Bolasie was sent off after a poor decision was made by the referee. Things got even worse for Hull as they conceded shortly after. Palace really needed those three points and this could give them the springboard they need to get a few more results.

Newcastle 2 v 1 Norwich Remy (2), Gouffran (38), Fer (80)
First Half: Goal! 1-0, Remy heads in at the far post from a corner. Redmond blazes a shot over the bar. Remy slices an effort wide of goal. Sissokho drags a shot across goal. Pilkington heads just wide of the post with a looping header. Goal! 2-0, Gouffran taps in from close range Ameobi's parried header. Ameobi driven shot saved well by the keeper.
Half Time: 2-0.
Second Half: Redmond flashes a shot wide of goal. Fer heads over the bar. Goal! 2-1, Fer header goes in via the inside of the near post from a corner. Cisse goal ruled out for offside.
Full Time: 2-1.

My Opinion
My man of the match was Ameobi. Newcastle prevailed and deserved to win the match. The home side put in a decent performance and continue their good run of form. Norwich were a much better team in the second half but it was a case of too little too late.

Stoke 2 v 0 Sunderland Adam (30), N'Zonzi (81), Brown sent off
First Half: Fletcher has a shot parried round the post. Goal! 1-0, Adam slots an effort low into the bottom corner from N'Zonzi's layoff. Red Card! Brown sent off for a bad foul. 
Half Time: 1-0.
Second Half: Johnson drags an effort wide of goal. Goal! 2-0, N'Zonzi latches onto Crouch's pass and chips the ball over the keeper. Arnoutovic puts his shot wide of the post.
Full Time: 2-0.

My Opinion:
My man of the match was N'Zonzi. Stoke were on top during the game and rightly took all three points. It was a much needed victory for Stoke who have been in a rough patch lately. Sunderland can feel disappointed with the referee as Brown should not have been shown a straight red card. That really hindered the team and they just couldn't get back into the match after that incident. 

Fulham 1 v 2 Swansea Hughes (57 OG), Parker (64), Shelvey (80)
First Half: Bent heads wide of the far post. Bent smashes a shot against the post. Dyer has a shot saved well by the keeper. 
Half Time: 0-0.
Second Half: Goal! 0-1, Hughes scores an own goal from close range. Bent effort deflects over the bar. Goal! 1-1, Parker chips the ball into the far top corner. Bony has a shot saved. Goal! 1-2, Shelvey fires a shot into the far top corner from the edge of the box.
Full Time: 1-2.

My Opinion:
My man of the match was Shelvey. Fulham had their chances but failed to take enough of them in the end. Swansea really snatched a late winner near the end as Shelvey pulled out a wonder goal. Swansea needed that win but Fulham's problems only continue.

Best Goal: Suarez, Oscar, Parker, Shelvey. Winner: Suarez

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