Match Report
| Luton Town | Luton Town |  |  | Derby County | Derby County | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Les Keane | L. Keane |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 58 | | Anthony Scales | A. Scales | ||||||||
| Darren Plowright | D. Plowright | | 53 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 44 | | Jacob Taylor | J. Taylor | |||||||||
| John Middleton | J. Middleton | | 52 | D | | | 3 | | D | 43 | | Gareth Marsden | G. Marsden | ||||||||
| Peter Lofthouse | P. Lofthouse | | 39 | D | | 4 | | D | 43 | | Ian Delaney | I. Delaney | |||||||||
| Shaun Venus | S. Venus | | 37 | D | | 5 | | D | 38 | | Mervin Newton | M. Newton | |||||||||
| Alun George | A. George | | 47 | M | | 6 | | M | 53 | | Rio Mcgovern | R. Mcgovern | |||||||||
| Darren Tolley | D. Tolley | | 46 | M | | 7 | | M | 47 | | Alberto Philips | A. Philips | |||||||||
| Darius Pearce | D. Pearce | | 44 | M | | 8 | | M | 41 | | Jody Kasper | J. Kasper | |||||||||
| Matthew Bower | M. Bower | | 51 | A | | 9 | | M | 34 | | Dion Laver | D. Laver | |||||||||
| Carlton Lloyd | C. Lloyd | | 49 | A | | 10 | | A | 50 | | Carl Cole | C. Cole | |||||||||
| Adam Joachim | A. Joachim | | 42 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Graeme Beagrie | G. Beagrie | |||||||||
| Harvey Wainwright | H. Wainwright | | 51 | G | | 12 | | A | 44 | | Danny Lampard | D. Lampard | |||||||||
| Wayne Barrett | W. Barrett | | 44 | M | | 13 | | G | 44 | | Liam Priestley | L. Priestley | |||||||||
| David Proctor | D. Proctor | | 43 | G | | 14 | | A | 44 | | David Wise | D. Wise | |||||||||
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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Kenilworth Road where Luton Town play host to Derby County. A crowd of 2,593 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Luton Town are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Derby County appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Summerbell.
The pitch is in good condition.
Luton Town are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Derby County appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Summerbell.
0.00
0-0Luton Town start the match!
2.39
0-0Darren Tolley makes a probing pass to Carlton Lloyd. Carlton Lloyd lofts in a cross ball towards Adam Joachim. Adam Joachim heads the ball goalwards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
9.50
0-0Alun George surges forward with the ball. Alun George plays a scrappy one-two with Carlton Lloyd and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alun George rockets a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
10.47
0-0Mervin Newton threads the ball through to Rio Mcgovern. Rio Mcgovern flicks a high pass forward. Graeme Beagrie collects the pass. Graeme Beagrie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.17
Darren Plowright flicks a high pass forward. Alun George collects the pass. Alun George plays the ball forward to Carlton Lloyd. Carlton Lloyd knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Anthony Scales who gathers it comfortably.
20.16
Darren Tolley flicks a high pass forward. Carlton Lloyd collects the pass. Carlton Lloyd shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Anthony Scales!
21.07
0-0Dion Laver comes in with a late challenge on Alun George. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alun George gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
26.39
Jody Kasper knocks the ball forward to Carl Cole. Carl Cole knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by John Middleton.
30.10
Ian Delaney threads a neat ball through to Jody Kasper. Jody Kasper kicks a strong pass forward to Graeme Beagrie. Graeme Beagrie knocks in a cross ball towards Carl Cole. Carl Cole whips the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
33.51
0-0Gareth Marsden comes in with a late challenge on Adam Joachim. Gareth Marsden is given a warning by the referee! Adam Joachim runs off the knock.
36.09
Dion Laver threads the ball through to Graeme Beagrie. Graeme Beagrie shoots from long range but is denied by Les Keane. Excellent save.
42.03
Alberto Philips flicks a high pass forward to Carl Cole who brings the ball under control. Carl Cole knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.58
1-0Alun George flicks the ball to his team mate, Matthew Bower. Matthew Bower sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Luton Town appear unchanged since the first half. Derby County have changed their lineup with David Wise replacing Alberto Philips, Liam Priestley replacing Dion Laver and Danny Lampard replacing Rio Mcgovern. The Derby County players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
Derby County kick off the second half!
47.55
Mervin Newton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jody Kasper. Jody Kasper flicks a high pass forward. Carl Cole easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Carl Cole knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Les Keane who gathers it comfortably.
48.05
1-0David Wise makes an attacking run forward. David Wise makes a simple pass, allowing Carl Cole to run into the box. John Middleton hacks Carl Cole from behind! Carl Cole appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
53.30
With some swift thinking, Darius Pearce plays the ball forward to Matthew Bower. Matthew Bower shoots from 20 yards but somehow Anthony Scales manages to keep it out.
55.09
David Wise threads a neat ball through to Graeme Beagrie. Graeme Beagrie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.57
Jody Kasper controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Graeme Beagrie. Graeme Beagrie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.02
John Middleton threads a neat ball through to Alun George. Alun George flicks a high pass forward. Adam Joachim holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Adam Joachim plays a quick one-two with Matthew Bower and rushes in on goal... Adam Joachim takes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.01
1-0Derby County appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
61.09
Shaun Venus flicks a high pass forward to Alun George who brings the ball under control. Alun George plays the ball forward to Carlton Lloyd. Carlton Lloyd knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Anthony Scales who gathers it comfortably.
63.45
Darius Pearce threads a neat ball through to Matthew Bower. Matthew Bower rushes past Mervin Newton! Matthew Bower side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
65.58
Peter Lofthouse hits a low pass to Darius Pearce. With imagination, Darius Pearce laces a through ball forward to Carlton Lloyd. Carlton Lloyd knocks in a cross ball towards Adam Joachim. Adam Joachim flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Adam Joachim!
71.40
John Middleton knocks the ball to his team mate, Darren Tolley. Darren Tolley makes a simple pass to Adam Joachim. Adam Joachim edges inside the box! Adam Joachim looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. What a cracker!! Anthony Scales had no chance!! Goal for Luton Town!
78.02
Alun George deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carlton Lloyd. Carlton Lloyd skips past Gareth Marsden! Carlton Lloyd takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
79.50
Alun George makes a probing pass to Adam Joachim. Adam Joachim finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
83.44
3-0Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
63.3%
36.7%
Play Area
26.6%
45.6%
27.8%
Scorers
| Matthew Bower 45 Adam Joachim 66, 71 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Adam Joachim of Luton Town |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Les Keane (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Darren Plowright (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | John Middleton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Peter Lofthouse (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Shaun Venus (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Alun George (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Darren Tolley (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Darius Pearce (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Matthew Bower (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Carlton Lloyd (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Adam Joachim (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Harvey Wainwright (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Wayne Barrett (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | David Proctor (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Anthony Scales (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Jacob Taylor (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Gareth Marsden (DEF) | 5 | |
| 4. | Ian Delaney (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Mervin Newton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Rio Mcgovern (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Alberto Philips (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Jody Kasper (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Dion Laver (MID) |  | 5 |
| 10. | Carl Cole (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Graeme Beagrie (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Danny Lampard (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Liam Priestley (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | David Wise (ATT) | 6 | |