Match Report


Norwich CityNorwich City     Notts CountyNotts County
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Alfred BoertienA. Boertien62
G
1
G
50Bill NaylorB. Naylor
Ashley CoppingerA. Coppinger55
D
2
D
57Julian SmitheJ. Smithe
Eugenio FiniE. Fini53
D
3
D
56Abel NascimentoA. Nascimento
Alistair CadamarteriA. Cadamarteri46
D
4
D
54Ben MiddletonB. Middleton
Kieron DixonK. Dixon46
D
5captain
D
45Greg BlackG. Black
Nicholas JohnsonN. Johnson50
M
6
M
58Scott BoatengS. Boateng
Alun BridgeA. Bridge48
M
7
M
57Alun GoldbergA. Goldberg
Niccolo JobsonN. Jobson48
M
captain8
M
53Sebastiao NunesS. Nunes
Kemal WindassK. Windass47
M
9
A
58Jermaine GeorgeJ. George
Alberto FoxA. Fox58
A
10
A
53Simon BarrettS. Barrett
John CortJ. Cort52
A
11
A
52Carl EadieC. Eadie
 
Christian SekliC. Sekli56
G
12
M
49Wayne PearceW. Pearce
James GeorgeJ. George48
A
13
M
49Jaime PostigaJ. Postiga
Bill JessB. Jess45
M
14
M
49Sylvain CarrickS. Carrick

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Carrow Road where Norwich City play host to Notts County. A crowd of 4,655 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Norwich City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Notts County appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dave Bolton.


0.00
The first half starts with Notts County kicking off!
4.53
Julian Smithe makes a probing pass to Alun Goldberg. Alun Goldberg takes it forward alone. Alun Goldberg flicks a high pass forward. Simon Barrett controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Simon Barrett takes a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
8.57
Ben Middleton flicks a high pass forward. Sebastiao Nunes controls it well on his chest. Sebastiao Nunes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carl Eadie. Carl Eadie controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Simon Barrett through on goal. Simon Barrett strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
12.18
Abel Nascimento barges into Alberto Fox. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alberto Fox runs off the knock.
16.51
Alun Goldberg clumsily knocks into Alun Bridge. Alun Goldberg is warned by the referee! Alun Bridge hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.02
Alun Bridge flicks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Fox. Alberto Fox shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
22.43
Alun Bridge clumsily knocks into Alun Goldberg. The referee calls over Alun Bridge and shows him a yellow card! Alun Goldberg runs off the knock.
27.54
Scott Boateng knocks the ball to his team mate, Simon Barrett. Simon Barrett shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
30.47
Alistair Cadamarteri threads the ball through to Kemal Windass. Kemal Windass surges forward with the ball. Kemal Windass sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
32.02
Ashley Coppinger hits a low pass to Alun Bridge. Alun Bridge flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Fox controls it well on his chest. Alberto Fox controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting John Cort through on goal. Ben Middleton barges into John Cort. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
33.23
Ben Middleton runs forward with the ball. Ben Middleton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carl Eadie. Carl Eadie knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ashley Coppinger.
42.41
Alun Goldberg threads a neat ball through to Simon Barrett. Simon Barrett controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
45.00
Alistair Cadamarteri threads the ball through to Niccolo Jobson. Niccolo Jobson makes an attacking run forward. Niccolo Jobson makes a pass forward but Alberto Fox makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Norwich City appear unchanged since the first half. Notts County also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Norwich City start the second half!
47.07
Scott Boateng sees Simon Barrett in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Simon Barrett finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
48.02
Ben Middleton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alun Goldberg. Alun Goldberg makes a simple pass to Jermaine George. Jermaine George shoots from long range but it is miles over!
60.40
Abel Nascimento surges forward with the ball. Abel Nascimento takes it forward alone. Abel Nascimento lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Barrett. Simon Barrett connects with a diving header but he balloons it over the crossbar!
65.42
Alun Goldberg plays the ball forward to Simon Barrett. Simon Barrett edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Simon Barrett provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
66.52
Ben Middleton knocks the ball forward to Sebastiao Nunes. Sebastiao Nunes threads a neat ball through to Jermaine George. Jermaine George shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
72.34
Abel Nascimento catches John Cort on the ankles. The referee warns Abel Nascimento to calm down! John Cort runs off the knock.
73.18
Alun Goldberg kicks a strong pass forward to Carl Eadie. Carl Eadie shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
77.54
Notts County have made a substitution with Sylvain Carrick replacing Alun Goldberg .
78.58
Sylvain Carrick flicks a high pass forward. Simon Barrett controls it well on his chest. Simon Barrett knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.53
Niccolo Jobson threads the ball through to John Cort. John Cort whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Fox. Alberto Fox finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it's drastically wayward!
85.48
Nicholas Johnson decides to run forward with the ball. Nicholas Johnson shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
89.11
Abel Nascimento makes a probing pass to Scott Boateng. Scott Boateng flicks a high ball forward to Carl Eadie who takes it down. Carl Eadie sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Norwich City

Notts County
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
3
9
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.8%
47.2%
Play Area
29.2%
42.7%
28.1%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ben Middleton of Notts County

Match Ratings
1.Alfred Boertien (GK)
7
2.Ashley Coppinger (DEF)
7
3.Eugenio Fini (DEF)
8
4.Alistair Cadamarteri (DEF)
8
5.Kieron Dixon (DEF)
6
6.Nicholas Johnson (MID)
9
7.Alun Bridge (MID)yellow card
6
8.Niccolo Jobson (MID)
8
9.Kemal Windass (MID)
6
10.Alberto Fox (ATT)
8
11.John Cort (ATT)
7
 
12.Christian Sekli (GK)
0
13.James George (ATT)
0
14.Bill Jess (MID)
0

1.Bill Naylor (GK)
6
2.Julian Smithe (DEF)
6
3.Abel Nascimento (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Ben Middleton (DEF)
9
5.Greg Black (DEF)
6
6.Scott Boateng (MID)
7
7.Alun Goldberg (MID)
8
8.Sebastiao Nunes (MID)
6
9.Jermaine George (ATT)
6
10.Simon Barrett (ATT)
7
11.Carl Eadie (ATT)
6
 
12.Wayne Pearce (MID)
0
13.Jaime Postiga (MID)
0
14.Sylvain Carrick (MID)
6