Match Report


FulhamFulham     DarlingtonDarlington
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Glynn HuckerbyG. Huckerby66
G
1
G
58Ashley SouthgateA. Southgate
Glynn CooperG. Cooper58
D
2
D
72Alfred ClemenceA. Clemence
Moktar BogaczykM. Bogaczyk58
D
captain3captain
D
60Robert BeyeR. Beye
Gilles OliverG. Oliver56
D
4
D
59Titus WilliamsonT. Williamson
Morris GrimandiM. Grimandi64
M
5
M
68Gavin DelaneyG. Delaney
Cristian PellegriniC. Pellegrini59
M
6
M
64Kelvin SalmonK. Salmon
Gennaro Ivan ParisiG. Parisi57
M
7
M
59Ben BestB. Best
Gareth MidgleyG. Midgley53
M
8
M
42Artur FariaA. Faria
Adam CarterA. Carter63
A
9
A
59Tony GalliT. Galli
Harry BlakeH. Blake63
A
10
A
53Nick BoatengN. Boateng
Ralph MarshallR. Marshall57
A
11
A
45Glynn FroggattG. Froggatt
 
Aladino AlbonettiA. Albonetti56
G
12
G
53Benoit RicchiutiB. Ricchiuti
Daniel BeckhamD. Beckham51
D
13
D
52Frank CarragherF. Carragher
Robert MintoR. Minto50
D
14
D
52Alexander MaddisonA. Maddison

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Craven Cottage where Fulham play host to Darlington. A crowd of 8,860 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Fulham and Darlington are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Graham Adams.


0.00
The whistle blows and Darlington kick off!
2.24
Gilles Oliver flicks a high pass forward. Gareth Midgley collects the pass. Gareth Midgley threads a neat ball through to Adam Carter. Adam Carter 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!!
6.20
Titus Williamson decides to run forward with the ball. Titus Williamson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Glynn Froggatt. Glynn Froggatt plays a scrappy one-two with Tony Galli and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Glynn Froggatt provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies well off target!
10.56
Glynn Cooper passes the ball forward to Cristian Pellegrini. Cristian Pellegrini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ralph Marshall. Ralph Marshall knocks in a cross ball towards Adam Carter. Adam Carter gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
12.05
Kelvin Salmon flicks a high pass forward. Glynn Froggatt holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Glynn Froggatt shoots from long range but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
15.45
Kelvin Salmon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tony Galli. Tony Galli makes a probing pass between the defence to Nick Boateng. Nick Boateng shoots from just inside the box but it flies just off target!
16.02
Kelvin Salmon sees a break and surges forward. Kelvin Salmon controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Tony Galli through on goal. Tony Galli shoots from just inside the box but it whistles just wide of the post!
18.10
Cristian Pellegrini threads a neat ball through to Ralph Marshall. Ralph Marshall runs straight at the defence! Ralph Marshall comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
24.48
Moktar Bogaczyk threads a neat ball through to Cristian Pellegrini. Cristian Pellegrini flicks a high pass forward. Ralph Marshall holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ralph Marshall knocks the ball forward to Harry Blake but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
26.03
Ben Best makes an attacking run forward. Ben Best plays a scrappy one-two with Tony Galli and stumbles forward towards the goal... Ben Best comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but is denied by Glynn Huckerby. Excellent save.
28.12
Ben Best surges forward with the ball. Ben Best shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
32.47
Titus Williamson takes it forward alone. Titus Williamson threads the ball through to Tony Galli. Tony Galli threads a neat, attacking ball through to Glynn Froggatt. Glynn Froggatt makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Glynn Huckerby!
33.22
Ben Best flicks a high pass forward. Tony Galli controls it well on his chest. Tony Galli plays a one-two with Glynn Froggatt and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Tony Galli provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
39.14
Morris Grimandi chips the ball to his team mate, Harry Blake. Harry Blake tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
40.56
Morris Grimandi flicks a high pass forward. Harry Blake controls it well on his chest. Harry Blake knocks in a cross ball towards Adam Carter. Adam Carter connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
44.35
Ben Best sees space and advances. Ben Best rushes past Moktar Bogaczyk! Ben Best makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Solid save from Glynn Huckerby.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Fulham appear unchanged since the first half. Darlington also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Fulham kick off the second half!
48.19
Robert Beye threads a neat ball through to Artur Faria. Artur Faria darts forward. Artur Faria knocks in a cross ball towards Nick Boateng. Nick Boateng makes a convincing header. It's miles wide!
51.24
Ben Best makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tony Galli. Tony Galli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.38
With vision, Morris Grimandi laces a weighted ball forward to Adam Carter. Adam Carter flicks a high pass forward. Harry Blake controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Harry Blake tries a spectacular strike. Ashley Southgate gets down and covers it.
57.08
Cristian Pellegrini runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Cristian Pellegrini shoots from outside the area. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
63.05
Alfred Clemence controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kelvin Salmon. Kelvin Salmon flicks the ball to his team mate, Nick Boateng. Nick Boateng skips past Moktar Bogaczyk! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Nick Boateng provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. It's there!! Glynn Huckerby has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
67.33
Under pressure, Glynn Cooper clears the ball far upfield. Ralph Marshall controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
69.54
Cristian Pellegrini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adam Carter. Adam Carter knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.43
Gareth Midgley flicks a high ball forward to Adam Carter who takes it down. Adam Carter shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
78.54
Moktar Bogaczyk chips the ball to his team mate, Cristian Pellegrini. Cristian Pellegrini flicks a high pass forward. Harry Blake easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Harry Blake deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adam Carter but the linesman indicates offside!
79.13
Ben Best threads a neat ball through to Glynn Froggatt. Glynn Froggatt finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
83.53
Artur Faria sees Glynn Froggatt in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Glynn Froggatt tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just off target!
84.18
Robert Beye catches Adam Carter on the ankles. The referee calls over Robert Beye and warns him to calm down! Adam Carter runs off the knock.
87.36
Robert Beye deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Delaney. Gavin Delaney makes a probing pass to Tony Galli. Tony Galli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Fulham

Darlington
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
6
8
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.1%
52.9%
Play Area
34.5%
41.4%
24.1%

Scorers
Adam Carter 2
Ralph Marshall 18
Nick Boateng 63
Glynn Froggatt 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ben Best of Darlington

Match Ratings
1.Glynn Huckerby (GK)
7
2.Glynn Cooper (DEF)
6
3.Moktar Bogaczyk (DEF)
7
4.Gilles Oliver (DEF)
6
5.Morris Grimandi (MID)
6
6.Cristian Pellegrini (MID)
8
7.Gennaro Ivan Parisi (MID)
6
8.Gareth Midgley (MID)
7
9.Adam Carter (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Harry Blake (ATT)
6
11.Ralph Marshall (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Aladino Albonetti (GK)
0
13.Daniel Beckham (DEF)
0
14.Robert Minto (DEF)
0

1.Ashley Southgate (GK)
6
2.Alfred Clemence (DEF)
6
3.Robert Beye (DEF)
6
4.Titus Williamson (DEF)
7
5.Gavin Delaney (MID)
6
6.Kelvin Salmon (MID)
8
7.Ben Best (MID)
9
8.Artur Faria (MID)
6
9.Tony Galli (ATT)
6
10.Nick Boateng (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Glynn Froggatt (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Benoit Ricchiuti (GK)
0
13.Frank Carragher (DEF)
0
14.Alexander Maddison (DEF)
0