Match Report


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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Craven Cottage where Fulham play host to Stockport County. A crowd of 9,562 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Fulham and Stockport County are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Julian Fox.


0.00
Stockport County start the match!
3.37
Glynn Cooper threads a neat ball through to Gennaro Ivan Parisi. Gennaro Ivan Parisi flicks a high pass forward. Harry Blake holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Harry Blake plays a scrappy one-two with Adam Carter and stumbles forward towards the goal... Noel Banks catches Harry Blake on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
6.59
Robbie Fowler sees Ben Woodgate in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ben Woodgate advances inside the box! Ben Woodgate tries a spectacular strike but it flies wide!
10.31
Gilles Oliver flicks a high pass forward to Gareth Midgley who brings the ball under control. Gareth Midgley flicks a high ball forward to Ralph Marshall who takes it down. Ralph Marshall knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.17
Glynn Cooper knocks the ball to his team mate, Morris Grimandi. Morris Grimandi darts forward. Morris Grimandi deftly passes the ball to Harry Blake, releasing him through on goal. Harry Blake rockets a shot on goal but it flies just off target!
15.52
Robbie Fowler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ben Woodgate. Ben Woodgate knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Glynn Huckerby who gathers it comfortably.
16.05
Mervin Armstrong makes a simple pass to Jason Potts. Seeing a gap ahead, Jason Potts plays the ball forward to Dennis Barton. Dennis Barton makes a probing pass to David Moncur but he's offside!
21.14
Gareth Midgley flicks a high pass forward. Adam Carter holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Adam Carter controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Ralph Marshall through on goal. Ralph Marshall tries a spectacular strike. The ball takes a deflection leaving Frank Davis with no chance!! Goal for Fulham!
24.10
Gilles Oliver passes the ball forward to Cristian Pellegrini. Cristian Pellegrini flicks the ball to his team mate, Adam Carter. Adam Carter advances inside the box! Noel Banks hacks Adam Carter from behind! Penalty not given!!
26.45
Gareth Midgley chips the ball to his team mate, Ralph Marshall. Ralph Marshall plays a one-two with Harry Blake and rushes in on goal... Ralph Marshall shoots from just inside the box. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Fulham!
30.20
Gennaro Ivan Parisi makes a simple pass to Harry Blake. Harry Blake passes the ball forward to Adam Carter. Adam Carter muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Frank Davis smothers it!
32.06
Cristian Pellegrini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adam Carter. Adam Carter shoots from outside the area. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
36.24
Moktar Bogaczyk passes the ball forward to Cristian Pellegrini. Cristian Pellegrini chips the ball to his team mate, Ralph Marshall. Ralph Marshall edges inside the box! Ralph Marshall muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!! That's his third!
40.08
Gilles Oliver knocks the ball forward to Gennaro Ivan Parisi. Gennaro Ivan Parisi brings the ball forward. Gennaro Ivan Parisi passes the ball forward to Harry Blake. Some silky footwork from Harry Blake provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but Frank Davis reads it well. Great save!
44.56
Cristian Pellegrini darts forward. Cristian Pellegrini whips in a cross ball towards Harry Blake. Harry Blake powers a header at goal but it slams into the crowd!
45.00
Morris Grimandi hits a low pass to Harry Blake. Harry Blake controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Frank Davis manages to gather it.
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. Stockport County also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Fulham kick off the second half!
47.31
Jon Newton makes a probing pass to Dennis Barton. Dennis Barton finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
51.33
Jason Potts hits a low pass to Dennis Barton. Dennis Barton tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
53.33
Jon Newton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ben Woodgate. Ben Woodgate shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
54.18
Seeing a gap ahead, Moktar Bogaczyk laces a through ball forward to Morris Grimandi. Morris Grimandi runs straight at the opposition's defence. Morris Grimandi flicks the ball to his team mate, Ralph Marshall. Some superb footwork from Ralph Marshall provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it's drastically wayward!
57.10
Cristian Pellegrini flicks a high pass forward. Ralph Marshall controls it well on his chest. Ralph Marshall cuts inside the box! Ralph Marshall tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
59.04
Noel Banks barges into Ralph Marshall. Noel Banks is given a warning by the referee! Ralph Marshall stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.37
Stockport County have made a substitution with David Campos replacing David Moncur .
66.44
Jon Newton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dennis Barton. Dennis Barton cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Dennis Barton provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
71.05
Jason Potts flicks a high pass forward. David Campos collects the pass. David Campos plays a one-two with Dennis Barton and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from David Campos provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it rises well off target!
72.50
Gennaro Ivan Parisi flicks a high pass forward. Adam Carter collects the pass. Adam Carter edges inside the box! Adam Carter muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
73.48
Glynn Cooper flicks a high pass forward. Cristian Pellegrini collects the pass. Cristian Pellegrini sees Ralph Marshall in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ralph Marshall rushes past Noel Banks! Ralph Marshall looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Good keeping from Frank Davis as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
74.54
Gennaro Ivan Parisi takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Jon Newton gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
77.48
Fulham have made a substitution with Billy Woodgate replacing Harry Blake .
78.50
Glynn Cooper passes the ball forward to Gennaro Ivan Parisi. Without breaking stride, Gennaro Ivan Parisi plays the ball forward to Billy Woodgate. Billy Woodgate whips in a cross ball towards Adam Carter. Adam Carter rises majestically and gets a header on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
84.30
With wonderful imagination, Robbie Fowler plays the ball forward to David Campos. David Campos kicks a strong pass forward to Dennis Barton but the referee indicates it's offside!
90.00
Cristian Pellegrini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Woodgate. Billy Woodgate knocks in a cross ball towards Ralph Marshall. Ralph Marshall makes a convincing header. It's miles wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
Goals
5
2
Shots on Target
9
2
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
65.9%
34.1%
Play Area
30.6%
40%
29.4%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ralph Marshall of Fulham

Match Ratings
1.Frank Davis (GK)
6
2.Noel Banks (DEF)
6
3.Mervin Armstrong (DEF)
6
4.Neil Benali (DEF)
6
5.Jason Potts (MID)
6
6.Jon Newton (MID)
7
7.Robbie Fowler (MID)
6
8.Des Salmon (MID)
6
9.Dennis Barton (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
10.David Moncur (ATT)
6
11.Ben Woodgate (ATT)
6
 
12.Brian Defoe (MID)
0
13.Francis Youds (ATT)
0
14.David Campos (GK)
6