Match Report


Huddersfield TownHuddersfield Town     Norwich CityNorwich City
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Teddy WallworkT. Wallwork45
G
1
G
62Alfred BoertienA. Boertien
Arno ReimersA. Reimers63
D
2
D
62Bill Wright-PhillipsB. Wright-Phillips
Stan GodberS. Godber56
D
captain3
D
55Sylvain JoachimS. Joachim
Ben ShieldsB. Shields55
D
4
D
53Eugenio FiniE. Fini
Simon LofthouseS. Lofthouse65
M
5
D
50Nigel DraperN. Draper
Del ShiltonD. Shilton60
M
6
M
50Nicholas JohnsonN. Johnson
Malcolm MckayM. Mckay50
M
7
M
48Niccolo JobsonN. Jobson
Lomano EdworthyL. Edworthy43
M
8captain
M
47Kemal WindassK. Windass
Jacob AndertonJ. Anderton57
A
9
M
45Bill JessB. Jess
Francis AllmanF. Allman44
A
10
A
52John CortJ. Cort
Martin BeresfordM. Beresford44
A
11
A
48Carlton BellamyC. Bellamy
 
Norman CutlerN. Cutler53
D
12
G
50Nicky MercerN. Mercer
Alfred SmithA. Smith45
D
13
D
46Kieron DixonK. Dixon
Emile CollymoreE. Collymore44
D
14
A
43Anthony WrightA. Wright

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at John Smiths Stadium where Huddersfield Town play host to Norwich City. A crowd of 4,187 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Huddersfield Town are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Norwich City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Luke Summerbee.


0.00
Norwich City start the match!
21.31
Del Shilton knocks the ball to his team mate, Francis Allman. Francis Allman shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
27.26
Ben Shields flicks a high pass forward to Del Shilton who brings the ball under control. Del Shilton runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Del Shilton shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
30.12
Nicholas Johnson passes the ball forward to Carlton Bellamy. Carlton Bellamy knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Teddy Wallwork who gathers it comfortably.
32.59
Del Shilton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francis Allman. Francis Allman edges inside the box! Francis Allman shoots from just inside the box but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
34.44
Ben Shields makes a probing pass to Lomano Edworthy. Lomano Edworthy knocks the ball to his team mate, Martin Beresford. Martin Beresford shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
39.33
Stan Godber threads a neat ball through to Del Shilton. Del Shilton makes a simple pass to Francis Allman. Francis Allman controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
44.01
Without breaking stride, Malcolm Mckay plays the ball forward to Jacob Anderton. Jacob Anderton tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
45.00
Del Shilton makes a simple pass to Francis Allman. Francis Allman plays a scrappy one-two with Jacob Anderton and advances towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Francis Allman provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. Alfred Boertien gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Huddersfield Town appear unchanged since the first half. Norwich City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Huddersfield Town get the second half underway!
47.47
Simon Lofthouse flicks a high pass forward. Francis Allman controls it well on his chest. Francis Allman shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
49.03
Malcolm Mckay kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Beresford. Martin Beresford shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
51.50
Sylvain Joachim sees Bill Jess in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bill Jess kicks a strong pass forward to Carlton Bellamy. Carlton Bellamy shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
54.07
Kemal Windass threads the ball through to Carlton Bellamy. Carlton Bellamy shoots from distance but it flies wide!
55.02
Arno Reimers deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lomano Edworthy. Lomano Edworthy chips the ball to his team mate, Francis Allman. Francis Allman passes the ball forward but Jacob Anderton is offside!
57.39
Malcolm Mckay hits a low pass to Francis Allman. Francis Allman controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
59.26
Ben Shields hits a low pass to Lomano Edworthy. Lomano Edworthy passes the ball forward to Francis Allman. Francis Allman finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
65.15
Malcolm Mckay knocks the ball forward to Martin Beresford. Martin Beresford knocks in a cross ball towards Francis Allman. Francis Allman gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. What a cracker!! Alfred Boertien had no chance!! Goal for Huddersfield Town!
71.22
Kemal Windass barges into Del Shilton. Kemal Windass is warned by the referee! Del Shilton runs off the knock.
87.56
John Cort clumsily knocks into Arno Reimers. John Cort is shown the yellow card! Arno Reimers hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Arno Reimers advances with the ball. Arno Reimers controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Beresford. Martin Beresford shoots from 20 yards. Fantastic reaction save from Alfred Boertien!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Huddersfield Town

Norwich City
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
0
Shots off Target
10
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64%
36%
Play Area
23.3%
50%
26.7%

Scorers
Francis Allman 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Francis Allman of Huddersfield Town

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

1.Alfred Boertien (GK)
7
2.Bill Wright-Phillips (DEF)
6
3.Sylvain Joachim (DEF)
6
4.Eugenio Fini (DEF)
6
5.Nigel Draper (DEF)
6
6.Nicholas Johnson (MID)
6
7.Niccolo Jobson (MID)
6
8.Kemal Windass (MID)
6
9.Bill Jess (MID)
6
10.John Cort (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Carlton Bellamy (ATT)
6
 
12.Nicky Mercer (GK)
0
13.Kieron Dixon (DEF)
0
14.Anthony Wright (ATT)
0