Match Report


Chester CityChester City     West Ham UnitedWest Ham United
Chris FrostChris Frost gavin Hall gavin Hall
Alfred SkoraA. Skora71
G
1
G
79Harry EmertonH. Emerton
Seth SummerbellS. Summerbell67
D
2
D
77Runar IversenR. Iversen
Dave MendezD. Mendez70
D
3
D
72Nelson SeversN. Severs
George De RomijnG. De Romijn73
D
4
D
77Yuri OnopkoY. Onopko
Roberto FerreiraR. Ferreira71
M
5
D
77Quavas RogersQ. Rogers
Marc LaursenM. Laursen74
M
captain6
D
69Vitor OliveiraV. Oliveira
Franco RamosF. Ramos69
M
7
M
72Gialuca VenturaG. Ventura
Henning FloH. Flo74
M
8captain
M
77Altti GaddA. Gadd
Silvain Van Den HerikS. Van Den Herik71
A
9
A
76Jacob JamesJ. James
Mateo Vidal VillanuevaM. Villanueva81
A
10
A
74Daniel GranttD. Grantt
Takis VenizelosT. Venizelos75
A
11
A
79Claus LeonhardsenC. Leonhardsen
 
Linus BirkwaldL. Birkwald69
D
12
M
72Fredrik DrakeF. Drake
Max OwenM. Owen54
M
13
A
77Eduardo VergesE. Verges
Adrian BowerA. Bower50
A
14
A
72Michel FrijtersM. Frijters

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Deva Stadium where Chester City play host to West Ham United. A crowd of 20,627 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Chester City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while West Ham United appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Andy Summerbee.


0.00
West Ham United start the match!
2.28
Franco Ramos decides to run forward with the ball. Franco Ramos knocks in a cross ball towards Takis Venizelos. Takis Venizelos knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
9.15
Nelson Severs sees a break and surges forward. Nelson Severs controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniel Grantt. Daniel Grantt knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Seth Summerbell.
15.34
Altti Gadd hits a low pass to Daniel Grantt. Daniel Grantt whips in a cross ball towards Claus Leonhardsen. Claus Leonhardsen connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Alfred Skora easily punches it away to safety.
21.09
Franco Ramos makes a simple pass to Takis Venizelos. Takis Venizelos tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
26.03
Vitor Oliveira hits a low pass to Gialuca Ventura. Gialuca Ventura flicks a high pass forward to Daniel Grantt who brings the ball under control. Daniel Grantt knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by George De Romijn.
27.52
Gialuca Ventura threads the ball through to Claus Leonhardsen. Claus Leonhardsen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alfred Skora who gathers it comfortably.
28.04
Dave Mendez makes a simple pass to Henning Flo. Henning Flo hits a low pass to Silvain Van Den Herik. Silvain Van Den Herik knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.28
Dave Mendez decides to run forward with the ball. Dave Mendez flicks a high pass forward. Mateo Vidal Villanueva collects the pass. Mateo Vidal Villanueva shoots from 20 yards but Harry Emerton is on top of it.
34.49
Marc Laursen threads the ball through to Takis Venizelos. Takis Venizelos lofts in a cross ball towards Silvain Van Den Herik. Silvain Van Den Herik knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Harry Emerton.
36.21
Roberto Ferreira flicks a high ball forward to Silvain Van Den Herik who takes it down. Silvain Van Den Herik whips in a cross ball towards Mateo Vidal Villanueva. Mateo Vidal Villanueva is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
42.16
Roberto Ferreira decides to run forward with the ball. Roberto Ferreira whips in a cross ball towards Takis Venizelos. Takis Venizelos flicks the ball with his head but somehow Harry Emerton manages to keep it out.
44.17
Dave Mendez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Franco Ramos. Franco Ramos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mateo Vidal Villanueva. Mateo Vidal Villanueva shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Chester City appear unchanged since the first half. West Ham United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Chester City kicking off!
47.03
Franco Ramos plays the ball forward to Silvain Van Den Herik. Silvain Van Den Herik knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Harry Emerton who gathers it comfortably.
51.24
Roberto Ferreira kicks a strong pass forward to Silvain Van Den Herik. Silvain Van Den Herik knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Quavas Rogers.
60.40
Chester City have made a substitution with Linus Birkwald replacing Seth Summerbell .West Ham United have made 3 substitutions with Fredrik Drake replacing Gialuca Ventura, Eduardo Verges replacing Daniel Grantt and Michel Frijters replacing Claus Leonhardsen and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
61.45
Roberto Ferreira runs straight at the opposition's defence. Roberto Ferreira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Yuri Onopko.
65.45
Fredrik Drake hacks Franco Ramos from behind! The referee warns Fredrik Drake to calm down! Franco Ramos runs off the knock.
66.11
Franco Ramos threads a neat ball through to Mateo Vidal Villanueva. Mateo Vidal Villanueva sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Harry Emerton!
67.10
Marc Laursen threads the ball through to Takis Venizelos. Takis Venizelos tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Harry Emerton.
68.33
Marc Laursen takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Some silky footwork from Silvain Van Den Herik provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
69.17
Henning Flo flicks a high pass forward. Takis Venizelos collects the pass. Takis Venizelos whips in a cross ball towards Silvain Van Den Herik. Silvain Van Den Herik fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
77.28
Chester City have made a substitution with Adrian Bower replacing Silvain Van Den Herik .
81.26
Linus Birkwald controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marc Laursen. Marc Laursen sees Takis Venizelos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Takis Venizelos shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
84.50
Henning Flo flicks a high pass forward. Mateo Vidal Villanueva collects the pass. Mateo Vidal Villanueva sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Harry Emerton is on top of it.
85.38
Seeing a gap ahead, Quavas Rogers plays the ball forward to Altti Gadd. Altti Gadd deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Verges. Eduardo Verges knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by George De Romijn.
90.00
Fredrik Drake flicks a high ball forward to Jacob James who takes it down. Jacob James knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dave Mendez.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Chester City

West Ham United
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
9
1
Shots off Target
4
0
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
70%
30%
Play Area
17.1%
45.7%
37.1%

Scorers
Mateo Vidal Villanueva 36
Silvain Van Den Herik 69

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Silvain Van Den Herik of Chester City

Match Ratings
1.Alfred Skora (GK)
6
2.Seth Summerbell (DEF)
6
3.Dave Mendez (DEF)
7
4.George De Romijn (DEF)
6
5.Roberto Ferreira (MID)
7
6.Marc Laursen (MID)
6
7.Franco Ramos (MID)
7
8.Henning Flo (MID)
6
9.Silvain Van Den Herik (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Mateo Vidal Villanueva (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Takis Venizelos (ATT)
8
 
12.Linus Birkwald (DEF)
6
13.Max Owen (MID)
0
14.Adrian Bower (ATT)
6

1.Harry Emerton (GK)
8
2.Runar Iversen (DEF)
6
3.Nelson Severs (DEF)
6
4.Yuri Onopko (DEF)
6
5.Quavas Rogers (DEF)
6
6.Vitor Oliveira (DEF)
6
7.Gialuca Ventura (MID)
6
8.Altti Gadd (MID)
6
9.Jacob James (ATT)
6
10.Daniel Grantt (ATT)
6
11.Claus Leonhardsen (ATT)
6
 
12.Fredrik Drake (MID)
6
13.Eduardo Verges (ATT)
6
14.Michel Frijters (ATT)
6