Match Report


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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Home Park where Plymouth Argyle play host to Wolverhampton Wanderers. A crowd of 4,179 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Plymouth Argyle and Wolverhampton Wanderers are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
Plymouth Argyle kick off and get the first half underway!
4.25
Ian Simonsen catches Emesto Marquez on the ankles. The referee calls over Ian Simonsen and shows him a yellow card! Emesto Marquez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.06
Ian Simonsen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tommy Jeffers. Tommy Jeffers controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andy Goldberg. Andy Goldberg finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
14.20
Dion Thirlwell knocks the ball forward to Ugo Evans. Ugo Evans knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paul Scholes who gathers it comfortably.
15.07
Joe Vermeulen makes a simple pass to Ugo Evans. Ugo Evans kicks a strong pass forward to Gary Harrison. Gary Harrison cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
24.54
Tommy Jeffers makes a simple pass to Tim Gascoigne. Tim Gascoigne lofts in a cross ball towards Andy Goldberg. Andy Goldberg is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Adam Upson!
27.19
Armando Duka makes a probing pass to Tim Gascoigne. Tim Gascoigne controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.18
Malcolm Gardner chips the ball to his team mate, Danny Holloway. Danny Holloway controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Brian Heskey. Brian Heskey knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.37
Fredrik Copping makes a simple pass to Dion Thirlwell. Dion Thirlwell flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Harrison. Gary Harrison knocks in a cross ball towards Ugo Evans. Ugo Evans flicks the ball with his head but Paul Scholes is on top of it.
38.26
Gareth Fowler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Brendan Potts. Brendan Potts passes the ball forward to Emesto Marquez. Emesto Marquez tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
Katsu Fujita kicks a strong pass forward to Gary Harrison. Gary Harrison shoots from long range. Paul Scholes easily smothers it.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
Wolverhampton Wanderers start the second half!
47.49
Malcolm Gardner makes a simple pass to Armando Duka. Armando Duka kicks a strong pass forward to Tim Gascoigne. Tim Gascoigne knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
49.06
Armando Duka passes the ball forward to Brian Heskey. Brian Heskey kicks a strong pass forward to Andy Goldberg but the referee indicates it's offside!
51.18
Armando Duka passes the ball forward to Tim Gascoigne. Tim Gascoigne knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fredrik Copping.
53.14
Tommy Jeffers makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Brian Heskey. Brian Heskey controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
55.35
Dean Philips passes the ball forward to Joe Vermeulen. Joe Vermeulen chips the ball to his team mate, Ugo Evans. Ugo Evans lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Harrison. Gary Harrison connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
59.14
Gareth Fowler threads the ball through to Joe Vermeulen. Joe Vermeulen flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Harrison. Gary Harrison finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
60.51
Joe Vermeulen makes a beautiful solo run. Joe Vermeulen whips in a cross ball towards Gary Harrison. Gary Harrison is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
67.42
Joe Vermeulen sees a break and surges forward. Joe Vermeulen shoots from 25 yards but somehow Paul Scholes manages to keep it out.
73.34
Tommy Jeffers kicks a strong pass forward to Tim Gascoigne. Tim Gascoigne knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adam Upson who gathers it comfortably.
78.20
Dean Philips passes the ball forward to Joe Vermeulen. Joe Vermeulen kicks a strong pass forward to Ugo Evans. Ugo Evans lofts in a cross ball towards Emesto Marquez. Emesto Marquez directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
83.42
Malcolm Gardner knocks the ball to his team mate, Tommy Jeffers. Tommy Jeffers controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tim Gascoigne. Tim Gascoigne knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adam Upson who gathers it comfortably.
85.22
Katsu Fujita threads the ball through to Gary Harrison. Gary Harrison shoots from long range. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
89.28
Adam Scales comes in with a late challenge on Brendan Potts. The referee calls over Adam Scales and warns him to calm down! Brendan Potts grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
Gareth Fowler knocks the ball forward to Dion Thirlwell. Dion Thirlwell flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Harrison. Gary Harrison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Joe Vermeulen of Wolverhampton Wanderers
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.1%
51.9%
Play Area
29.1%
44.3%
26.6%