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It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at The Valley where Charlton Athletic play host to Carlisle United. A crowd of 17,726 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Charlton Athletic are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Carlisle United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Kees Van Gessel.


0.00
Carlisle United kick off!
4.41
Bernd Sindelar flicks a high pass forward. Nicky Wise holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nicky Wise knocks the ball to his team mate, Matt Gough. Matt Gough knocks in a cross ball towards Henry Edghill. Henry Edghill connects with a diving header but it's well over the bar!
6.26
Dion Roberts plays the ball forward to Oleg Clegg. Oleg Clegg changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Oleg Clegg knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Armando Maldini.
16.11
Dion Roberts makes a probing pass to Oleg Clegg. Oleg Clegg chips the ball to his team mate, Duncan Hapgood. Duncan Hapgood knocks in a cross ball towards Henry Edghill. Henry Edghill knocks the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
24.48
Erik Ásgeirsson makes a simple pass to Paulo Monteiro. Paulo Monteiro plays a scrappy one-two with Rene Klein and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Paulo Monteiro provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
27.14
Ramon Haefliger threads the ball through to Matt Gough. Matt Gough sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
30.14
Erik Ásgeirsson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rene Klein. Rene Klein plays a scrappy one-two with Paulo Monteiro and stumbles forward towards the goal... Rene Klein comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball strikes Moustapha Abdellaoui's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
32.41
Armando Maldini passes the ball forward to Tomek Wilimowski. Tomek Wilimowski knocks the ball forward to Rene Klein. Rene Klein controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Facundo Negron reads it well. Well saved!
36.49
Bernd Sindelar makes a simple pass to Nicky Wise. Nicky Wise threads the ball through to Duncan Hapgood. Duncan Hapgood sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
39.01
Dion Roberts receives the ball from a throw-in from Bernd Sindelar. Dion Roberts flicks the ball to his team mate, Oleg Clegg. With imagination, Oleg Clegg picks a pass forward to Duncan Hapgood. Duncan Hapgood lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Gough. Matt Gough connects with a diving header but is denied by Joel Litmanen. Excellent save.
40.07
Moustapha Abdellaoui flicks a high pass forward. Oleg Clegg holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Oleg Clegg decides to run forward with the ball. Oleg Clegg finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
42.50
Tomek Wilimowski hacks Nicky Wise from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nicky Wise hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Charlton Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Carlisle United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Carlisle United players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Charlton Athletic get the second half underway!
47.34
Dion Roberts flicks a high pass forward. Wayne Mike controls it well on his chest. Wayne Mike deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Henry Edghill. Henry Edghill knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Helder Costa.
48.29
Erik Ásgeirsson flicks a high pass forward. Nacer Ramdani holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nacer Ramdani knocks the ball forward to Paulo Monteiro but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
59.52
Erik Ásgeirsson changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Erik Ásgeirsson runs straight at the defence! Erik Ásgeirsson looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Facundo Negron gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
63.11
Dion Roberts knocks the ball forward to Nicky Wise. Nicky Wise threads the ball through to Matt Gough. Matt Gough shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
67.23
With fabulous vision, Erik Ásgeirsson plays the ball forward to Nacer Ramdani. Nacer Ramdani finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Facundo Negron!
72.38
Bernd Sindelar barges into Paulo Monteiro. Bernd Sindelar is warned by the referee! Paulo Monteiro gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
77.51
Carlisle United have made 3 substitutions with Ignacio Pabón replacing Alvaro Mendoza, Drazen Tudor replacing Tomek Wilimowski and Emmanuel Levrat replacing Rene Klein .
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
4
0
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63%
37%
Play Area
30.1%
49.3%
20.5%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Henry Edghill of Charlton Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Facundo Negron (GK)
8
2.Dion Roberts (DEF)
7
3.Moustapha Abdellaoui (DEF)
7
4.Bernd Sindelar (DEF)
7
5.Oleg Clegg (MID)
8
6.Ramon Haefliger (MID)
7
7.Wayne Mike (MID)
6
8.Nicky Wise (MID)
7
9.Duncan Hapgood (ATT)
7
10.Henry Edghill (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Matt Gough (ATT)
6
 
12.Stanley Mendonca (ATT)
0
13.George Priestley (MID)
0
14.Craig Wetherall (ATT)
0

1.Joel Litmanen (GK)
7
2.Alvaro Mendoza (DEF)
6
3.Ade Garba (DEF)
6
4.Armando Maldini (DEF)
6
5.Helder Costa (DEF)
6
6.Tomek Wilimowski (MID)yellow card
5
7.Erik Ásgeirsson (MID)
8
8.Hugo Guerrero Lopez (MID)
6
9.Paulo Monteiro (ATT)
6
10.Nacer Ramdani (ATT)
6
11.Rene Klein (ATT)
6
 
12.Ignacio Pabón (DEF)
6
13.Drazen Tudor (MID)
6
14.Emmanuel Levrat (ATT)
6