Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at London Stadium where West Ham United play host to Mansfield Town. Its a sell-out today with the 3,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both West Ham United and Mansfield Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Simon Stockdale.


0.00
West Ham United get the match underway!
2.09
Ruel Tiler barges into David Vernazza. Ruel Tiler is given a warning by the referee! David Vernazza runs off the knock.
3.26
Del Brown flicks the ball to his team mate, Kemal Fortune. Kemal Fortune knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.03
Without breaking stride, Carl Charlton plays the ball forward to Nwankwo Weir. Nwankwo Weir knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Frank Maclean who gathers it comfortably.
10.34
Arthur Smith plays the ball forward to Ruel Tiler. Ruel Tiler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Warren Fletcher who gathers it comfortably.
12.19
Nick Sinclair catches Oleg Wainwright on the ankles. The referee calls over Nick Sinclair and warns him to calm down! Oleg Wainwright carries on, but is struggling a bit.
14.57
Carl Charlton passes the ball forward to Alfred Blake. Alfred Blake knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Frank Maclean who gathers it comfortably.
15.03
Damien Joseph breaks forward. Damien Joseph sees Kemal Fortune in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kemal Fortune shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
16.48
Henry Pearce flicks a high pass forward. Michael Windass collects the pass. Michael Windass chips the ball to his team mate, Nick Sinclair. Nick Sinclair knocks in a cross ball towards Kemal Fortune. Kemal Fortune makes a convincing header but is denied by Warren Fletcher. Excellent save.
18.44
Marvin Swift knocks the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Weir. Nwankwo Weir knocks in a cross ball towards Nick Pearce. Nick Pearce connects with a diving header. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
20.46
Michael Windass passes the ball forward to Kemal Fortune. Kemal Fortune shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
21.25
Robbie Adams flicks a high pass forward. Nwankwo Weir controls it well on his chest. Nwankwo Weir knocks in a cross ball towards Nick Pearce. Nick Pearce whips the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
22.54
Arthur Smith makes a simple pass to Ruel Tiler. Ruel Tiler sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
26.11
Oleg Wainwright flicks a high pass forward to Robert Atherton who brings the ball under control. Robert Atherton threads the ball through to Nick Pearce. Nick Pearce plays a quick one-two with Alfred Blake and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Nick Pearce provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Frank Maclean had no chance!! Goal for Mansfield Town!
38.08
Michael Windass makes an attacking run forward. Michael Windass passes the ball forward to Nick Sinclair. Nick Sinclair cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
44.24
Robert Atherton catches Arthur Smith on the ankles. The referee calls over Robert Atherton and warns him to calm down! Arthur Smith hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Nwankwo Weir catches Damien Joseph on the ankles. The referee warns Nwankwo Weir to calm down! Damien Joseph hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. West Ham United appear unchanged since the first half. Mansfield Town also appear unchanged since the first half. The West Ham United players seem much more motivated whilst the Mansfield Town players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Mansfield Town start the second half!
47.19
David Vernazza makes a simple pass to Carl Charlton. Carl Charlton knocks the ball to his team mate, Alfred Blake. Alfred Blake shoots from distance but Frank Maclean reads it well. Excellent save!
51.18
Carl Charlton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nick Pearce. Nick Pearce knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.43
Michael Windass threads a neat ball through to Nick Sinclair. Nick Sinclair knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Kemal Fortune is offside!
59.41
Carl Charlton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nick Pearce. Nick Pearce shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
60.24
Del Brown flicks a high ball forward to Ruel Tiler who takes it down. Ruel Tiler flicks the ball to his team mate, Nick Sinclair. Nick Sinclair makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Warren Fletcher gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
69.16
Alan Sturridge comes in with a late challenge on Kemal Fortune. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Kemal Fortune runs off the knock.
71.20
Carl Charlton makes a simple pass to Alfred Blake. Alfred Blake sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
72.00
Marvin Swift decides to run forward with the ball. Marvin Swift knocks in a cross ball towards Nick Pearce. Nick Pearce is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it slams into the crowd!
79.43
Arthur Smith sees a break and surges forward. Arthur Smith plays a scrappy one-two with Ruel Tiler and stumbles forward towards the goal... Arthur Smith makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it's drastically wayward!
81.22
Michael Windass flicks a high ball forward to Nick Sinclair who takes it down. Nick Sinclair shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Warren Fletcher comfortably smothers it!
85.16
Damien Joseph knocks the ball to his team mate, Arthur Smith. Arthur Smith hits a low pass to Nick Sinclair. Nick Sinclair plays a one-two with Kemal Fortune and rushes in on goal... Nick Sinclair comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but it slams into the crowd!
89.05
Marvin Swift makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alfred Blake. Alfred Blake knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
6
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.5%
46.5%
Play Area
23.9%
49.3%
26.8%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nick Pearce of Mansfield Town

Match Ratings
1.Frank Maclean (GK)
6
2.Henry Pearce (DEF)
6
3.Alejandro José Mari (DEF)
6
4.Damien Joseph (DEF)
7
5.Del Brown (MID)
6
6.Michael Windass (MID)
8
7.Arthur Smith (MID)
7
8.Oleg Deane (MID)
6
9.Nick Sinclair (ATT)
6
10.Ruel Tiler (ATT)
6
11.Kemal Fortune (ATT)
6
 
12.Tommy Keane (GK)
0
13.Carl Todd (ATT)
0
14.Marc Blake (GK)
0

1.Warren Fletcher (GK)
7
2.Alan Sturridge (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Oleg Wainwright (DEF)
6
4.David Vernazza (DEF)
6
5.Robert Atherton (MID)
6
6.Robbie Adams (MID)
6
7.Carl Charlton (MID)
7
8.Marvin Swift (MID)
7
9.Alfred Blake (ATT)
7
10.Nick Pearce (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Nwankwo Weir (ATT)
6
 
12.Darren Mason (GK)
0
13.Gavin Kanu (ATT)
0
14.Danny Pearson (MID)
0