Match Report
| Millwall | Millwall |  |  | Leyton Orient | Leyton Orient | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Felipe Ferrer | F. Ferrer |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 77 |  | Harry Lumsdon | H. Lumsdon | |||||||||
| Kevin Thielemann | K. Thielemann |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 62 | | James Rufus | J. Rufus | |||||||||
| Adriano Myrtaj | A. Myrtaj |  | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 | | Gerhard Eberle | G. Eberle | |||||||||
| Ivan Bridge | I. Bridge | | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 | | Dean Jackson | D. Jackson | |||||||||
| Jack Promes | J. Promes |  | 55 | D | | 5 | | D | 47 | | Brian Palmer | B. Palmer | |||||||||
| Brian Newton | B. Newton | | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Carlos Menendez | C. Menendez | |||||||||
| Peter Butt | P. Butt | | 68 | M | | 7 | |  | M | 62 | | Carlton Merson | C. Merson | ||||||||
| Syd Deane | S. Deane | | 56 | M | | 8 | | A | 71 | | Dean Newton | D. Newton | |||||||||
| Ruel Gascoigne | R. Gascoigne | | 70 | A | | 9 | | A | 54 | | Stuart Joseph | S. Joseph | |||||||||
| Nick Roberts | N. Roberts | | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 |  | Allan Agathe | A. Agathe | |||||||||
| Jacob Fletcher | J. Fletcher | | 65 | A | | | 11 | | A | 50 | | Nwankwo Jeffers | N. Jeffers | ||||||||
| Jason Formon | J. Formon | | 55 | A | | 12 | | G | 64 | | Lee Taylor | L. Taylor | |||||||||
| Jan Scholz | J. Scholz | | 53 | G | | 13 | | G | 58 | | Matt Lawrence | M. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Chris Johnson | C. Johnson | | 51 | M | | 14 | | M | 55 | | Malcolm Grimandi | M. Grimandi | |||||||||
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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at The New Den where Millwall play host to Leyton Orient. A crowd of 8,837 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Millwall are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Leyton Orient appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Francis Youds.
The pitch is in good condition.
Millwall are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Leyton Orient appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Francis Youds.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Leyton Orient kicking off!
4.38
0-0Gerhard Eberle makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlos Menendez. Carlos Menendez knocks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Joseph. Stuart Joseph shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Felipe Ferrer.
5.23
0-0Corner kick to Leyton Orient. Carlos Menendez plays it to the far post. Felipe Ferrer gets down and smothers the ball with his body.
6.36
0-0Brian Newton takes a quick throw-in. Syd Deane darts forward. Syd Deane lofts in a cross ball towards Nick Roberts. Nick Roberts beats his man to it with a header his aim is horrendously poor!
8.55
Jack Promes kicks a strong pass forward to Peter Butt. Peter Butt brings the ball forward. Peter Butt shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
12.02
0-0Carlos Menendez comes in with a late challenge on Brian Newton. The referee calls over Carlos Menendez and shows him a yellow card! Brian Newton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.44
0-1Carlton Merson flicks a high pass forward. Nwankwo Jeffers controls it well on his chest. Nwankwo Jeffers whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Joseph. Stuart Joseph flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Leyton Orient!
18.18
Without breaking stride, Syd Deane plays the ball forward to Nick Roberts. Nick Roberts shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
20.04
Brian Newton threads a neat ball through to Ruel Gascoigne. Ruel Gascoigne knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.29
Dean Jackson makes a probing pass to Carlton Merson. Carlton Merson flicks a high pass forward. Allan Agathe holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Allan Agathe makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Stuart Joseph. Stuart Joseph muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Felipe Ferrer gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
27.11
Brian Palmer threads a neat ball through to Carlton Merson. Carlton Merson flicks the ball to his team mate, Allan Agathe. Allan Agathe knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Joseph. Stuart Joseph connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
28.23
Carlton Merson threads a neat ball through to Dean Newton. Dean Newton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
34.10
0-1Ivan Bridge hacks Stuart Joseph from behind! The referee warns Ivan Bridge to calm down! Stuart Joseph gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
38.20
Dean Jackson sees a break and surges forward. Dean Jackson passes the ball forward to Nwankwo Jeffers. Nwankwo Jeffers shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
40.13
Carlton Merson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Joseph. Stuart Joseph plays a scrappy one-two with Nwankwo Jeffers and advances towards the goal... Stuart Joseph takes a shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
42.17
Carlton Merson clumsily knocks into Brian Newton. Carlton Merson is shown the yellow card! Brian Newton 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. Millwall appear unchanged since the first half. Leyton Orient also appear unchanged since the first half. The Leyton Orient players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
Millwall kick off!
48.39
Brian Newton hacks Carlton Merson from behind! The referee warns Brian Newton to calm down! Carlton Merson gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
49.37
Brian Newton makes an attacking run forward. Brian Newton controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
51.12
Brian Newton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jacob Fletcher. Jacob Fletcher knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by James Rufus.
55.20
Gerhard Eberle controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlton Merson. Carlton Merson threads a neat ball through to Dean Newton. Dean Newton shoots from distance. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Leyton Orient!
59.30
Brian Newton kicks a strong pass forward to Ruel Gascoigne. Ruel Gascoigne controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies well off target!
60.47
0-2Leyton Orient have made 3 substitutions with Lee Taylor replacing Carlos Menendez, Malcolm Grimandi replacing Brian Palmer and Matt Lawrence replacing Nwankwo Jeffers .
61.49
Kevin Thielemann threads a neat ball through to Brian Newton. Brian Newton flicks a high pass forward to Jacob Fletcher who brings the ball under control. Jacob Fletcher shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
63.47
0-2Adriano Myrtaj comes in with a late challenge on Matt Lawrence. The referee calls over Adriano Myrtaj and warns him to calm down! Matt Lawrence hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.15
Brian Newton chips the ball to his team mate, Ruel Gascoigne. Ruel Gascoigne shoots from 20 yards. Harry Lumsdon gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
66.41
Syd Deane sees space and advances. Syd Deane lofts in a cross ball towards Jacob Fletcher. Jacob Fletcher directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Harry Lumsdon manages to keep it out.
69.45
0-2Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
71.17
Carlton Merson kicks a strong pass forward to Dean Newton. Dean Newton shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
75.41
Carlton Merson plays the ball forward to Matt Lawrence. Matt Lawrence shoots from outside the area. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
84.08
Carlton Merson flicks a high pass forward to Dean Newton who brings the ball under control. Dean Newton shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
85.40
Lee Taylor sees space and advances. Lee Taylor shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
5
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
45.6%
54.4%
Play Area
26.6%
44.3%
29.1%
Scorers
| Stuart Joseph 15 Dean Newton 55 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Stuart Joseph of Leyton Orient |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Felipe Ferrer (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Kevin Thielemann (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Adriano Myrtaj (DEF) | 5 | |
| 4. | Ivan Bridge (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Jack Promes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Brian Newton (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Peter Butt (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Syd Deane (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Ruel Gascoigne (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Nick Roberts (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Jacob Fletcher (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Jason Formon (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Jan Scholz (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Chris Johnson (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Harry Lumsdon (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | James Rufus (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Gerhard Eberle (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Dean Jackson (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Brian Palmer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Carlos Menendez (MID) |  | 6 |
| 7. | Carlton Merson (MID) | | 8 |
| 8. | Dean Newton (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 9. | Stuart Joseph (ATT) | | 9 |
| 10. | Allan Agathe (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Nwankwo Jeffers (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Lee Taylor (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Matt Lawrence (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Malcolm Grimandi (MID) | 6 | |