Match Report
| Norwich City | Norwich City |  |  | Torquay United | Torquay United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Les Minto | L. Minto |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 52 | | Colin Lua-Lua | C. Lua-Lua | |||||||||
| Scott Merson | S. Merson | | 62 | D |  | 2 |  |  | D | 57 | | James Hitchcock | J. Hitchcock | ||||||||
| Steven Atherton | S. Atherton | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 48 | | Adrian Ward | A. Ward | |||||||||
| Vitor Lima | V. Lima |  | 59 | D | | 4 | | D | 37 | | Noel Westwood | N. Westwood | |||||||||
| Fausto Colombo | F. Colombo |  | 57 | D | | 5 | | M | 66 | | Norman Sharpe | N. Sharpe | |||||||||
| Brian Thirlwell | B. Thirlwell | | 62 | M | | 6 | | M | 54 | | Billy Smithe | B. Smithe | |||||||||
| Brian Taylor | B. Taylor | | 59 | M | | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Simon Bishop | S. Bishop | ||||||||
| Gareth Adams | G. Adams | | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 52 | | Mark Robson | M. Robson | |||||||||
| Duncan Woodcock | D. Woodcock | | 49 | M | | 9 | | A | 52 | | Brian Howells | B. Howells | |||||||||
| Ruel Fletcher | R. Fletcher | | 45 | M | | 10 | | A | 50 | | Brendan Tolley | B. Tolley | |||||||||
| Robert Rodgers | R. Rodgers | | 44 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 |  | Reinier Hendriks | R. Hendriks | |||||||||
| Eoin Davies | E. Davies | | 51 | D | | 12 | | M | 51 | | Ben Weaver | B. Weaver | |||||||||
| Craig Shearer | C. Shearer | | 44 | A | | 13 | | M | 48 | | Morris Walker | M. Walker | |||||||||
| Luke Standing | L. Standing | | 42 | A | | 14 | | A | 48 | | Paolo Owen | P. Owen | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by AGI |
Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Carrow Road where Norwich City play host to Torquay United. A crowd of 2,782 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Norwich City are playing in a 4-5-1 formation while Torquay United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by John Keegan.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Norwich City are playing in a 4-5-1 formation while Torquay United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by John Keegan.
0.00
0-0Torquay United kick off and get the first half underway!
8.55
0-0Noel Westwood kicks a strong pass forward to Simon Bishop. Simon Bishop deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Brendan Tolley. Brendan Tolley lofts in a cross ball towards Brian Howells. Brian Howells directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
9.02
Billy Smithe sees Brendan Tolley in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Brendan Tolley shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
12.24
0-0With imagination, Steven Atherton plays the ball forward to Brian Taylor. Brian Taylor threads the ball through to Robert Rodgers. Robert Rodgers knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Colin Lua-Lua who gathers it comfortably.
14.32
0-0Ruel Fletcher controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Robert Rodgers. Robert Rodgers tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
20.03
0-0Vitor Lima catches Billy Smithe on the ankles. Vitor Lima is warned by the referee! Billy Smithe runs off the knock.
21.08
Billy Smithe knocks the ball forward to Reinier Hendriks. Reinier Hendriks knocks in a cross ball towards Brian Howells. Brian Howells jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Les Minto didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
22.57
0-0Ruel Fletcher hacks Billy Smithe from behind! Ruel Fletcher is shown the yellow card! Billy Smithe runs off the knock.
30.21
Brian Taylor makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robert Rodgers. Robert Rodgers shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
38.39
Fausto Colombo comes in with a late challenge on Billy Smithe. The referee calls over Fausto Colombo and shows him a yellow card! Billy Smithe runs off the knock.
42.03
Scott Merson knocks the ball to his team mate, Gareth Adams. Gareth Adams brings the ball forward. Gareth Adams shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Norwich City appear unchanged since the first half. Torquay United also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Norwich City kick off!
49.42
Noel Westwood catches Robert Rodgers on the ankles. The referee calls over Noel Westwood and warns him to calm down! Robert Rodgers runs off the knock.
53.12
Billy Smithe kicks a strong pass forward to Reinier Hendriks. Reinier Hendriks knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.14
Scott Merson plays the ball forward to Ruel Fletcher. Ruel Fletcher sees a break and surges forward. Ruel Fletcher shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
59.21
James Hitchcock passes the ball forward to Billy Smithe. Billy Smithe threads a neat ball through to Reinier Hendriks. Reinier Hendriks knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.03
Simon Bishop makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Brendan Tolley. Brendan Tolley whips in a cross ball towards Brian Howells. Brian Howells heads the ball goalwards but it flies wide!
69.32
Brian Taylor chips the ball to his team mate, Robert Rodgers. Robert Rodgers shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
71.57
Duncan Woodcock kicks a strong pass forward to Robert Rodgers. Robert Rodgers knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Adrian Ward.
73.16
Brian Taylor threads a neat ball through to Robert Rodgers. Robert Rodgers controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
75.19
Brian Howells clumsily knocks into Fausto Colombo. The referee calls over Brian Howells and shows him a yellow card! Fausto Colombo stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.39
Simon Bishop darts forward. Simon Bishop controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
83.54
Brian Taylor hacks Simon Bishop from behind! The referee brings Brian Taylor to one side and gives him a warning! Simon Bishop stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.28
Steven Atherton hits a low pass to Gareth Adams. Without breaking stride, Gareth Adams plays the ball forward to Robert Rodgers. Robert Rodgers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.44
With vision, Scott Merson plays the ball forward to Brian Taylor. Brian Taylor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Robert Rodgers. Robert Rodgers shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
89.57
Reinier Hendriks hacks Steven Atherton from behind! The referee calls over Reinier Hendriks and shows him a yellow card! Steven Atherton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
4
3
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57%
43%
Play Area
30.2%
47.7%
22.1%
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Billy Smithe of Torquay United |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Les Minto (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Scott Merson (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Steven Atherton (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Vitor Lima (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Fausto Colombo (DEF) |  | 4 |
| 6. | Brian Thirlwell (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Brian Taylor (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Gareth Adams (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Duncan Woodcock (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Ruel Fletcher (MID) | | 6 |
| 11. | Robert Rodgers (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Eoin Davies (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Craig Shearer (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Luke Standing (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Colin Lua-Lua (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | James Hitchcock (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Adrian Ward (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Noel Westwood (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Norman Sharpe (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Billy Smithe (MID) | 9 | |
| 7. | Simon Bishop (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Mark Robson (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Brian Howells (ATT) | | 6 |
| 10. | Brendan Tolley (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Reinier Hendriks (ATT) | | 5 |
| 12. | Ben Weaver (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Morris Walker (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Paolo Owen (ATT) | 0 | |