Match Report


Norwich CityNorwich City     Oldham AthleticOldham Athletic
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Eddie BowyerE. Bowyer44
G
1captain
G
52Steven GerrardS. Gerrard
Nigel GoodwinN. Goodwin51
D
2
D
59Ashley StuartA. Stuart
Thierry PerryT. Perry50
D
3
D
51Ivan LloydI. Lloyd
George CroftG. Croft49
D
captain4
D
49Gill CavezziG. Cavezzi
Peter FlintlockP. Flintlock47
D
5
M
69Darren OwenD. Owen
Morris PriestleyM. Priestley68
M
6
M
58Noel GodberN. Godber
Dale EdwardsD. Edwards62
M
7
M
48Emile BrightonE. Brighton
Trevor Lua-LuaT. Lua-Lua56
M
8
M
44Marc PalmerM. Palmer
Lomano BrambleL. Bramble55
M
9
A
51Enrique BravoE. Bravo
Edward LisbieE. Lisbie64
A
10
A
48Domenico GorettiD. Goretti
Jermaine HarleyJ. Harley58
A
11
A
48Scott JamesS. James
 
Darren CooperD. Cooper54
A
12
A
48Oliver LinkeO. Linke
Matt HowellsM. Howells50
M
13
G
48Manolis SarakisM. Sarakis
Brian BoltonB. Bolton49
A
14
D
45Alexander WindassA. Windass

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Carrow Road where Norwich City play host to Oldham Athletic. A crowd of 4,002 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Norwich City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Oldham Athletic appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ian Hunt.


0.00
The first half starts with Norwich City kicking off!
4.30
Emile Brighton flicks a high ball forward to Darren Owen who takes it down. Darren Owen knocks the ball forward to Scott James. Scott James threads the ball through into the box. Enrique Bravo side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
9.35
Morris Priestley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jermaine Harley. Jermaine Harley whips in a cross ball towards Morris Priestley. Morris Priestley whips the ball goalwards with his head. Steven Gerrard manages to gather it.
12.13
Trevor Lua-Lua runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Trevor Lua-Lua knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ashley Stuart.
14.03
Dale Edwards takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Morris Priestley. Morris Priestley makes a simple pass to Edward Lisbie. Edward Lisbie knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Noel Godber.
18.15
Gill Cavezzi knocks the ball to his team mate, Marc Palmer. Marc Palmer takes it forward alone. Marc Palmer finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
27.48
Gill Cavezzi hacks Jermaine Harley from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jermaine Harley runs off the knock.
27.48
Free kick to Norwich City just outside the area...
28.18
Jermaine Harley takes a cautious run up but the ball is driven straight into the wall.
34.29
Trevor Lua-Lua flicks a high pass forward. Edward Lisbie collects the pass. Edward Lisbie knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steven Gerrard who gathers it comfortably.
39.10
George Croft pushes mid-way up the pitch. With some swift thinking, George Croft plays the ball forward to Edward Lisbie. Edward Lisbie plays a scrappy one-two with Dale Edwards and stumbles forward towards the goal... Edward Lisbie cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it slams into the crowd!
40.21
Jermaine Harley hacks Noel Godber from behind! The referee warns Jermaine Harley to calm down! Noel Godber grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
42.07
Emile Brighton plays the ball forward to Scott James. Scott James whips in a cross ball towards Domenico Goretti. Domenico Goretti finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
Emile Brighton threads a neat ball through to Marc Palmer. Marc Palmer finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Norwich City have changed their lineup with Matt Howells replacing Trevor Lua-Lua. Oldham Athletic appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Oldham Athletic kick off the second half!
49.54
Noel Godber flicks the ball to his team mate, Darren Owen. Darren Owen lofts in a cross ball towards Enrique Bravo. Enrique Bravo connects with a diving header but it curls horrendously wide!
53.58
Noel Godber makes a simple pass to Scott James. Scott James threads a neat, attacking ball through to Darren Owen. Darren Owen looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
61.55
Ivan Lloyd hacks Jermaine Harley from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jermaine Harley stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.46
Dale Edwards knocks the ball to his team mate, Edward Lisbie. Edward Lisbie lofts in a cross ball towards Jermaine Harley. Jermaine Harley beats his man to it with a header but it curls horrendously wide!
69.44
Nigel Goodwin sees Dale Edwards in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dale Edwards sees Jermaine Harley in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jermaine Harley knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gill Cavezzi.
71.24
Gill Cavezzi kicks a strong pass forward to Noel Godber. Seeing a gap ahead, Noel Godber plays the ball forward to Scott James. Scott James knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.36
Ivan Lloyd passes the ball forward to Enrique Bravo. Enrique Bravo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.12
Oldham Athletic have made a substitution with Manolis Sarakis replacing Noel Godber .
83.31
Enrique Bravo hacks Matt Howells from behind! Enrique Bravo is shown the yellow card! Matt Howells grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
85.19
Marc Palmer hacks Dale Edwards from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dale Edwards stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Norwich City

Oldham Athletic
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
4
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.6%
53.4%
Play Area
27.4%
45.2%
27.4%

Scorers
Enrique Bravo 4
Darren Owen 54

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Darren Owen of Oldham Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Eddie Bowyer (GK)
6
2.Nigel Goodwin (DEF)
6
3.Thierry Perry (DEF)
6
4.George Croft (DEF)
7
5.Peter Flintlock (DEF)
6
6.Morris Priestley (MID)
7
7.Dale Edwards (MID)
6
8.Trevor Lua-Lua (MID)
6
9.Lomano Bramble (MID)
6
10.Edward Lisbie (ATT)
6
11.Jermaine Harley (ATT)
6
 
12.Darren Cooper (ATT)
0
13.Matt Howells (MID)
6
14.Brian Bolton (ATT)
0

1.Steven Gerrard (GK)
6
2.Ashley Stuart (DEF)
6
3.Ivan Lloyd (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Gill Cavezzi (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Darren Owen (MID)goal scored
9
6.Noel Godber (MID)
7
7.Emile Brighton (MID)
8
8.Marc Palmer (MID)yellow card
6
9.Enrique Bravo (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
10.Domenico Goretti (ATT)
6
11.Scott James (ATT)
8
 
12.Oliver Linke (ATT)
0
13.Manolis Sarakis (GK)
6
14.Alexander Windass (DEF)
0