Match Report


AFC Rushden & DiamondsAFC Rushden & Diamonds     Huddersfield TownHuddersfield Town
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Eddie BarrettE. Barrett66
G
captain1
G
45Teddy WallworkT. Wallwork
Taiga OkamotoT. Okamoto55
D
2
D
63Arno ReimersA. Reimers
Martin RedknappM. Redknapp53
D
3captain
D
56Stan GodberS. Godber
Brian MckayB. Mckay52
D
4
D
55Ben ShieldsB. Shields
Chris ClemenceC. Clemence67
M
5
M
65Simon LofthouseS. Lofthouse
Gary DrydenG. Dryden66
M
6
M
60Del ShiltonD. Shilton
Tommy PriorT. Prior56
M
7
M
50Malcolm MckayM. Mckay
Neil GreigN. Greig54
M
8
M
43Lomano EdworthyL. Edworthy
Martin LightfootM. Lightfoot49
M
9
A
57Jacob AndertonJ. Anderton
Jacob PowellJ. Powell67
A
10
A
44Francis AllmanF. Allman
Ben PlowrightB. Plowright63
A
11
A
44Martin BeresfordM. Beresford
 
Aaron CookeA. Cooke60
A
12
D
53Norman CutlerN. Cutler
Omer MilliganO. Milligan60
A
13
D
45Alfred SmithA. Smith
Adam WiseA. Wise54
A
14
D
44Emile CollymoreE. Collymore

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Dog & Duck ground where AFC Rushden & Diamonds play host to Huddersfield Town. A crowd of 4,771 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
AFC Rushden & Diamonds are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Huddersfield Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Teddy Swift.


0.00
AFC Rushden & Diamonds get the match underway!
2.57
Gary Dryden chips the ball to his team mate, Ben Plowright. Ben Plowright knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Teddy Wallwork who gathers it comfortably.
3.40
Stan Godber flicks a high pass forward. Lomano Edworthy controls it well on his chest. Lomano Edworthy deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jacob Anderton. Jacob Anderton edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Jacob Anderton provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
6.50
Martin Lightfoot changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Martin Lightfoot sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
20.29
Martin Redknapp threads a neat ball through to Chris Clemence. Chris Clemence flicks a high pass forward to Jacob Powell who brings the ball under control. Jacob Powell edges inside the box! Jacob Powell side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
26.14
Taiga Okamoto flicks the ball to his team mate, Chris Clemence. Chris Clemence deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ben Plowright. Ben Plowright sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
30.05
Chris Clemence hits a low pass to Jacob Powell. Jacob Powell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.14
Lomano Edworthy makes a probing pass to Martin Beresford. Martin Beresford shoots from distance. Eddie Barrett gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
39.09
Martin Redknapp advances with the ball. Martin Redknapp darts forward. Martin Redknapp skips past Arno Reimers! Martin Redknapp shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
40.30
Tommy Prior threads a neat ball through to Jacob Powell. Jacob Powell shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
44.01
Chris Clemence barges into Lomano Edworthy. Chris Clemence is warned by the referee! Lomano Edworthy runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AFC Rushden & Diamonds appear unchanged since the first half. Huddersfield Town also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Huddersfield Town kicking off!
47.18
Jacob Powell comes in with a late challenge on Ben Shields. The referee calls over Jacob Powell and shows him a yellow card! Ben Shields hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.14
Brian Mckay makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Greig. Neil Greig brings the ball forward. Neil Greig plays a one-two with Jacob Powell and advances towards the goal... Neil Greig looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
57.50
Stan Godber flicks a high pass forward. Malcolm Mckay collects the pass. Seeing a gap ahead, Malcolm Mckay plays the ball forward to Francis Allman. Francis Allman controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
61.33
Ben Plowright comes in with a late challenge on Ben Shields. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ben Shields hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
63.01
With vision, Simon Lofthouse picks a pass forward to Jacob Anderton. Jacob Anderton knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Martin Beresford is offside!
65.48
AFC Rushden & Diamonds are in full control of this game.
73.11
Lomano Edworthy flicks a high pass forward. Francis Allman controls it well on his chest. Francis Allman shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
75.44
Simon Lofthouse brings the ball forward. Simon Lofthouse lofts in a cross ball towards Jacob Anderton. Jacob Anderton gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jacob Anderton!
77.44
AFC Rushden & Diamonds have made a substitution with Omer Milligan replacing Gary Dryden .
84.23
Chris Clemence laces a through ball forward to Ben Plowright. Ben Plowright deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jacob Powell but the linesman indicates offside!
85.26
Del Shilton hits a low pass to Jacob Anderton. Jacob Anderton lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Beresford. Martin Beresford connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is miles over!
87.28
Brian Mckay barges into Jacob Anderton. The referee calls over Brian Mckay and shows him a yellow card! Jacob Anderton runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

AFC Rushden & Diamonds

Huddersfield Town
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.1%
47.9%
Play Area
28.8%
41.1%
30.1%

Scorers
Ben Plowright 26
Neil Greig 49
Jacob Anderton 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Neil Greig of AFC Rushden & Diamonds

Match Ratings
1.Eddie Barrett (GK)
7
2.Taiga Okamoto (DEF)
6
3.Martin Redknapp (DEF)
8
4.Brian Mckay (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Chris Clemence (MID)
7
6.Gary Dryden (MID)
6
7.Tommy Prior (MID)
6
8.Neil Greig (MID)goal scored
9
9.Martin Lightfoot (MID)
6
10.Jacob Powell (ATT)yellow card
7
11.Ben Plowright (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
 
12.Aaron Cooke (ATT)
0
13.Omer Milligan (ATT)
6
14.Adam Wise (ATT)
0

1.Teddy Wallwork (GK)
6
2.Arno Reimers (DEF)
6
3.Stan Godber (DEF)
6
4.Ben Shields (DEF)
6
5.Simon Lofthouse (MID)
7
6.Del Shilton (MID)
6
7.Malcolm Mckay (MID)
6
8.Lomano Edworthy (MID)
6
9.Jacob Anderton (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Francis Allman (ATT)
6
11.Martin Beresford (ATT)
6
 
12.Norman Cutler (DEF)
0
13.Alfred Smith (DEF)
0
14.Emile Collymore (DEF)
0