Match Report
| AFC Bournemouth | AFC Bournemouth |  |  | Luton Town | Luton Town | ||||||||||||||||
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| Jason Youds | J. Youds |  | 49 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 | | Les Keane | L. Keane | |||||||||
| Wayne Stone | W. Stone | | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 52 | | John Middleton | J. Middleton | |||||||||
| Teddy Britton | T. Britton | | 51 | D |  | | 3 | | | D | 43 | | Leon Brooking | L. Brooking | |||||||
| Thierry Neville | T. Neville | | 49 | D | | 4 | | D | 39 | | Peter Lofthouse | P. Lofthouse | |||||||||
| Dion Salmon | D. Salmon | | 48 | D | | 5 | | D | 38 | | Jonathan Goldberg | J. Goldberg | |||||||||
| Scott Pearce | S. Pearce | | 52 | M | | 6 | | M | 47 | | Alun George | A. George | |||||||||
| Ralph Sheringham | R. Sheringham | | 44 | M | | 7 | | M | 46 | | Darren Tolley | D. Tolley | |||||||||
| Kemal Walsh | K. Walsh | | 39 | M | | 8 | | M | 44 | | Darius Pearce | D. Pearce | |||||||||
| Eddie Sinclair | E. Sinclair | | 60 | A | | 9 | | A | 51 | | Matthew Bower | M. Bower | |||||||||
| Ross Newby | R. Newby | | 44 | A | | 10 | | A | 49 | | Carlton Lloyd | C. Lloyd | |||||||||
| Wes Allman | W. Allman | | 38 | A | | 11 | | A | 42 | | Adam Joachim | A. Joachim | |||||||||
| James Galli | J. Galli | | 44 | D | | 12 | | G | 51 | | Harvey Wainwright | H. Wainwright | |||||||||
| Jody Stuart | J. Stuart | | 44 | D | | 13 | | M | 44 | | Wayne Barrett | W. Barrett | |||||||||
| Graham Benali | G. Benali | | 44 | G | | 14 | | G | 43 | | David Proctor | D. Proctor | |||||||||
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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Vitality Stadium where AFC Bournemouth play host to Luton Town. A crowd of 2,881 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
AFC Bournemouth are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Luton Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nigel Royce.
The pitch is in poor condition.
AFC Bournemouth are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Luton Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nigel Royce.
0.00
0-0AFC Bournemouth start the match!
6.22
0-0Darius Pearce passes the ball forward to Adam Joachim. Adam Joachim shoots from 25 yards. Superb reactions from Jason Youds. What a save!
8.46
0-0Dion Salmon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Pearce. Scott Pearce flicks a high pass forward. Ross Newby holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ross Newby plays a one-two with Wes Allman and rushes in on goal... Ross Newby side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
15.22
0-0Alun George flicks a high pass forward to Adam Joachim who brings the ball under control. Adam Joachim knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.15
Dion Salmon sees a break and surges forward. Dion Salmon decides to run forward with the ball. Dion Salmon knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Les Keane who gathers it comfortably.
24.28
Wayne Stone runs forward with the ball. Wayne Stone threads a neat ball through to Ross Newby. Ross Newby knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.27
Scott Pearce makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddie Sinclair. Eddie Sinclair lofts in a cross ball towards Wes Allman. Wes Allman flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
38.15
Darius Pearce flicks the ball to his team mate, Matthew Bower. Matthew Bower whips in a cross ball towards Carlton Lloyd. Carlton Lloyd rises majestically and gets a header on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
40.56
0-0Wayne Stone flicks a high pass forward. Scott Pearce controls it well on his chest. Scott Pearce laces a weighted ball forward to Ross Newby. Ross Newby cuts inside the box! Ross Newby tries a spectacular strike. Jonathan Goldberg steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
42.41
Thierry Neville controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kemal Walsh. Kemal Walsh threads a neat ball through to Ross Newby. Ross Newby knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jonathan Goldberg.
44.06
Scott Pearce controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wes Allman. Wes Allman shoots from 20 yards. Les Keane gets down and covers it.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. AFC Bournemouth appear unchanged since the first half. Luton Town also appear unchanged since the first half. The AFC Bournemouth players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Luton Town kick off the second half!
53.47
Kemal Walsh sees space and advances. Kemal Walsh shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
60.54
Scott Pearce chips the ball to his team mate, Wes Allman. Wes Allman whips in a cross ball towards Ross Newby. Ross Newby whips the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
63.24
Kemal Walsh makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ross Newby. Ross Newby knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.03
Teddy Britton makes a simple pass to Ralph Sheringham. Ralph Sheringham sees Eddie Sinclair in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eddie Sinclair knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Leon Brooking.
67.40
0-0Scott Pearce barges into Darius Pearce. Scott Pearce is shown the yellow card! Darius Pearce runs off the knock.
69.06
Leon Brooking kicks a strong pass forward to Darren Tolley. Darren Tolley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adam Joachim. Adam Joachim lofts in a cross ball towards Carlton Lloyd. Carlton Lloyd connects with a diving header but it rises well off target!
71.27
Dion Salmon brings the ball forward. Dion Salmon flicks a high pass forward. Eddie Sinclair controls it well on his chest. Eddie Sinclair knocks in a cross ball towards Ross Newby. Ross Newby heads the ball goalwards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
72.04
Thierry Neville hits a low pass to Ralph Sheringham. Ralph Sheringham passes the ball forward to Eddie Sinclair. Eddie Sinclair knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Leon Brooking.
73.20
0-0Scott Pearce catches Darius Pearce on the ankles. Scott Pearce is warned by the referee! Darius Pearce stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.58
0-0Thierry Neville comes in with a late challenge on Carlton Lloyd. The referee calls over Thierry Neville and shows him a yellow card! Carlton Lloyd gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
81.57
Peter Lofthouse threads the ball through to Darren Tolley. Darren Tolley makes a probing pass to Matthew Bower. Matthew Bower lofts in a cross ball towards Adam Joachim. Adam Joachim directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
85.15
Ralph Sheringham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ross Newby. Ross Newby knocks in a cross ball towards Eddie Sinclair. Eddie Sinclair outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is deflected wide by John Middleton.
86.16
0-0Scott Pearce takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. John Middleton gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
87.30
0-0Thierry Neville controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ralph Sheringham. Ralph Sheringham sees a break and surges forward. Ralph Sheringham knocks the ball forward to Ross Newby but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.2%
39.8%
Play Area
26.5%
45.8%
27.7%
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Dion Salmon of AFC Bournemouth |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Jason Youds (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Wayne Stone (DEF) | 9 | |
| 3. | Teddy Britton (DEF) | 8 | |
| 4. | Thierry Neville (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 5. | Dion Salmon (DEF) | 9 | |
| 6. | Scott Pearce (MID) | | 6 |
| 7. | Ralph Sheringham (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Kemal Walsh (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Eddie Sinclair (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Ross Newby (ATT) | 8 | |
| 11. | Wes Allman (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | James Galli (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Jody Stuart (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Graham Benali (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Les Keane (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | John Middleton (DEF) | 8 | |
| 3. | Leon Brooking (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Peter Lofthouse (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Jonathan Goldberg (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Alun George (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Darren Tolley (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Darius Pearce (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Matthew Bower (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Carlton Lloyd (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Adam Joachim (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Harvey Wainwright (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Wayne Barrett (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | David Proctor (GK) | 0 | |