Match Report


Plymouth ArgylePlymouth Argyle     WatfordWatford
Steven PedlowSteven Pedlow Scott Tubbritt Scott Tubbritt
Yves-A. DufresnesY. Dufresnes78
G
1
G
74Tim WeaverT. Weaver
Michael HakanssonM. Hakansson73
D
2
D
76Abraham KonéA. Koné
Meziane BencherifM. Bencherif80
D
3
D
70Marcel SchulzeM. Schulze
Jaime SullivanJ. Sullivan78
D
4
D
68Arek GadochaA. Gadocha
P. Gilberto FanesiP. Fanesi82
M
5captain
D
70Les MarrL. Marr
Dave GreavesD. Greaves79
M
6
M
70Jamie MidgleyJ. Midgley
Bakary BahB. Bah81
M
7
M
70John WinterburnJ. Winterburn
Vladimir GalloV. Gallo86
M
captain8
M
67Andy GallacherA. Gallacher
Eugenio JimenezE. Jimenez80
A
9
A
72Garry StrachanG. Strachan
Joaquín PachecoJ. Pacheco82
A
10
A
68Mark PreteM. Prete
Garry SounessG. Souness72
A
11
A
65Paulo TavaresP. Tavares
 
Gary JamesG. James75
D
12
G
33Danny SimonsenD. Simonsen
Felipe DíazF. Díaz83
M
13
M
64Ioannis AnastasiouI. Anastasiou
Jermaine BrescianoJ. Bresciano80
A
14
A
39Demetrio SantoniD. Santoni

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Home Park where Plymouth Argyle play host to Watford. A crowd of 17,394 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Plymouth Argyle are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Watford appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Steffen Helmer.


0.00
The first half starts with Watford kicking off!
2.55
Michael Hakansson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bakary Bah. Seeing a gap ahead, Bakary Bah laces a weighted ball forward to Joaquín Pacheco. Joaquín Pacheco shoots from 25 yards. Tim Weaver comfortably gets down and covers it.
3.50
Jamie Midgley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paulo Tavares. Paulo Tavares knocks in a cross ball towards Garry Strachan. Garry Strachan connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Yves-A. Dufresnes is on top of it.
4.20
Bakary Bah flicks a high pass forward. Eugenio Jimenez collects the pass. Eugenio Jimenez sees Garry Souness just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Garry Souness comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. Solid save from Tim Weaver. What a great pair of hands!
6.02
P. Gilberto Fanesi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joaquín Pacheco. Joaquín Pacheco knocks in a cross ball towards Garry Souness. Garry Souness gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but is denied by Tim Weaver. Excellent save.
15.16
Vladimir Gallo threads a neat ball through to Joaquín Pacheco. Joaquín Pacheco shoots from 25 yards but Tim Weaver is on top of it.
16.39
Paulo Tavares barges into Meziane Bencherif. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Meziane Bencherif runs off the knock.
18.44
P. Gilberto Fanesi passes the ball forward to Eugenio Jimenez. Eugenio Jimenez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Tim Weaver.
19.46
Bakary Bah takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. Andy Gallacher gets to the ball and clears it up field.
21.06
Andy Gallacher knocks the ball to his team mate, Mark Prete. Mark Prete knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jaime Sullivan.
22.31
Dave Greaves makes a probing pass to Garry Souness. Garry Souness kicks a strong pass forward to Joaquín Pacheco but the referee indicates it's offside!
33.03
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
36.18
Dave Greaves flicks the ball to his team mate, Joaquín Pacheco. Joaquín Pacheco cuts inside the box! Joaquín Pacheco rockets a shot on goal but Tim Weaver reads it well. Fabulous stop!
44.03
Abraham Koné barges into Eugenio Jimenez. The referee calls over Abraham Koné and warns him to calm down! Eugenio Jimenez gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
Andy Gallacher catches P. Gilberto Fanesi on the ankles. Andy Gallacher is shown the yellow card! P. Gilberto Fanesi runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Plymouth Argyle appear unchanged since the first half. Watford also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Plymouth Argyle kicking off!
53.58
Meziane Bencherif sees Bakary Bah in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bakary Bah flicks the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Jimenez. Eugenio Jimenez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
55.00
John Winterburn passes the ball forward to Mark Prete. Mark Prete sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
57.37
Andy Gallacher clumsily knocks into Dave Greaves. Andy Gallacher is shown his second yellow card!! He leaves the field in disgrace!! Dave Greaves carries on, but is struggling a bit.
59.53
Seeing a gap ahead, Bakary Bah plays the ball forward to Eugenio Jimenez. Eugenio Jimenez plays a scrappy one-two with Joaquín Pacheco and advances towards the goal... Eugenio Jimenez takes a shot at goal but somehow Tim Weaver manages to keep it out.
60.43
Plymouth Argyle have made 2 substitutions with Gary James replacing Michael Hakansson and Jermaine Bresciano replacing Garry Souness .
63.59
John Winterburn threads the ball through to Mark Prete. Mark Prete knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Meziane Bencherif.
65.18
Vladimir Gallo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eugenio Jimenez. Eugenio Jimenez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.06
With a delightful solo run, John Winterburn stretches the opposition's defence. John Winterburn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Yves-A. Dufresnes.
80.02
It's a corner kick which Paulo Tavares takes quickly, playing the ball short to Les Marr. Les Marr tries a spectacular strike. Yves-A. Dufresnes gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
84.34
Gary James threads a neat ball through to Vladimir Gallo. Seeing a gap ahead, Vladimir Gallo picks a pass forward to Jermaine Bresciano. Jermaine Bresciano plays a quick one-two with Eugenio Jimenez and rushes in on goal... Jermaine Bresciano comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
90.00
Bakary Bah hits a low pass to Joaquín Pacheco. Joaquín Pacheco finds some space and shoots from distance but Tim Weaver reads it well. Good keeping!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Plymouth Argyle

Watford
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
9
4
Shots off Target
1
0
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
69.6%
30.4%
Play Area
21.5%
49.4%
29.1%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tim Weaver of Watford

Match Ratings
1.Yves-A. Dufresnes (GK)
7
2.Michael Hakansson (DEF)
6
3.Meziane Bencherif (DEF)
6
4.Jaime Sullivan (DEF)
6
5.P. Gilberto Fanesi (MID)
6
6.Dave Greaves (MID)
6
7.Bakary Bah (MID)
6
8.Vladimir Gallo (MID)
6
9.Eugenio Jimenez (ATT)
6
10.Joaquín Pacheco (ATT)
7
11.Garry Souness (ATT)
6
 
12.Gary James (DEF)
6
13.Felipe Díaz (MID)
0
14.Jermaine Bresciano (ATT)
6

1.Tim Weaver (GK)
8
2.Abraham Koné (DEF)
5
3.Marcel Schulze (DEF)
6
4.Arek Gadocha (DEF)
6
5.Les Marr (DEF)
6
6.Jamie Midgley (MID)
6
7.John Winterburn (MID)
7
8.Andy Gallacher (MID)red card
3
9.Garry Strachan (ATT)
6
10.Mark Prete (ATT)
6
11.Paulo Tavares (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Danny Simonsen (GK)
0
13.Ioannis Anastasiou (MID)
0
14.Demetrio Santoni (ATT)
0