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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 2 (setup 4, season 29)
WBA
v.
Darlington
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
13
Overall form:
Jonathan BOND16Hugo LLORIS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
7
Overall form:
Kieran GIBBS2MARCELO Vieira da Silva Junior
Nicolai Mřller BOILESEN738Giorgio CHIELLINI
OSCAR dos Santos Emboaba Júnior48Luka MODRIC
Ahmed HEGAZY757Daniele DE ROSSI
Gareth BARRY66Thomas VERMAELEN
Darren FLETCHER7Christian GENTNER
Mario GÖTZE787Ángel Fabián DI MARÍA
Mauro Emanuel ICARDI9Mario Barwuah BALOTELLI
Bakary SAKO610Stevan JOVETIC
Matt PHILLIPS611Danny WELBECK
Manager
Wes HOOLAHAN12Samir NASRI
Alex PALMER13Jon FLATT
Nathan FERGUSON14Mario GOMEZ
Sam FIELD15John BOSTOCK
Max MELBOURNE168Federico MACHEDA

WBA 1 Darlington 3
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 37,365, Stadium: The Hawthorns, Referee: Andy PENN 7½)
40 IcardiScorers31 Marcelo, 53 Balotelli, 79 Balotelli
Substitutions72 Di María <=> Macheda
Sendings off
Bookings16 Jovetic, 85 Gentner
0Corners3
5Fouls11
0Offsides1
6Shots on6
11Shots off8
17Total shots14
4Shots saved3
54%Possession46%
Man of the match: Giorgio CHIELLINI
4A free-kick from WELBECK floated inches wide.
8A shot from GENTNER seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to punch the ball clear.
12A shot from BALOTELLI held no problem for the WBA 'keeper.
16The ref books JOVETIC for violent conduct against HEGAZY.
18A mix up in the Darlington defence enabled GÖTZE to volley the ball just beyond the far post.
22ICARDI ran onto a delightful ball from OSCAR but blasted his shot wide of the lefthand post.
25BALOTELLI was put clear by MODRIC and he dummied the 'keeper but thrust his shot over.
31GOAL!! A great ball from CHIELLINI left BALOTELLI in the clear, he made the WBA 'keeper commit himself before touching the ball to MARCELO to score. (1-0 Darlington)
37BOND saved a curling shot from MARCELO.
38GENTNER headed just beyond the near post.
40GOAL!! An imaginative FLETCHER played a delightful ball down the left to ICARDI who seemingly in an offside position went on to comfortably score. (1-1)
41A cross from GÖTZE left ICARDI in plenty of space but he rushed his shot.
 
48CHIELLINI waltzed round OSCAR and rifled a weak shot well wide.
49MODRIC poked a simple chance past the righthand post.
53GOAL!! A refined set-piece enabled BALOTELLI to flick the ball into the back of the net. (2-1 Darlington)
69FLETCHER flicked a right foot shot over from thirty yards out.
73A poor shot from GÖTZE bounced agonisingly wide.
76A pin-point pass bobbled toward HEGAZY and his deadly shot raced narrowly wide.
79GOAL!! After a patient build-up BALOTELLI drove the ball past the WBA 'keeper. (3-1 Darlington)
81FLETCHER floated the ball to ICARDI who turned it just beyond the near post.
84DE ROSSI shot over.
85GENTNER cautioned by PENN for a bad tackle.