Match Report


Torquay UnitedTorquay United     Tottenham HotspurTottenham Hotspur
Steven RobertsonSteven Robertson Rik Mont Rik Mont
Ben DeaneB. Deane83
G
1
G
78Wes EtheringtonW. Etherington
Ralph HollowayR. Holloway72
D
2
D
72Siaka Kroupi-ZahiS. Kroupi-Zahi
Joe RedknappJ. Redknapp71
D
3
D
68Daniel WinterburnD. Winterburn
Alfred EhioguA. Ehiogu74
D
captain4
D
72Spencer InsleyS. Insley
Leandro StrasserL. Strasser74
D
5captain
D
74Scott GranvilleS. Granville
Nick HaynesN. Haynes77
M
6
M
74Enrique ButraguenoE. Butragueno
Francisco MarcosF. Marcos76
M
7
M
76Jorge SoaresJ. Soares
Sol WardS. Ward87
M
8
A
73Graham PetersG. Peters
Kevin LjungbergK. Ljungberg83
A
9
A
75Alpay ÖzalanA. Özalan
Jamie AndrewsJ. Andrews78
A
10
A
79Sora OgawaS. Ogawa
Peter HurstP. Hurst77
A
11
A
74Darius LisbieD. Lisbie
 
Titus FowlerT. Fowler73
D
12
D
73Des VernazzaD. Vernazza
Ian ToddI. Todd71
M
13
M
64Paolo HurstP. Hurst
Julian PalmerJ. Palmer73
A
14
D
73Leon BeckhamL. Beckham

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Plainmoor Ground where Torquay United play host to Tottenham Hotspur. A crowd of 16,651 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Torquay United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Tottenham Hotspur appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Marc Peters.


0.00
Tottenham Hotspur start the match!
4.53
Jorge Soares hits a low pass to Enrique Butragueno. Enrique Butragueno knocks in a cross ball towards Sora Ogawa. Sora Ogawa powers a header at goal. Ben Deane manages to gather it.
6.32
Sora Ogawa flicks a high pass forward. Alpay Özalan controls it well on his chest. Alpay Özalan lofts in a cross ball towards Jorge Soares. Jorge Soares connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
10.59
Enrique Butragueno flicks a high pass forward to Darius Lisbie who brings the ball under control. Darius Lisbie knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ben Deane who gathers it comfortably.
16.30
Daniel Winterburn flicks a high pass forward. Jorge Soares controls it well on his chest. Jorge Soares threads the ball through to Alpay Özalan. Alpay Özalan whips in a cross ball towards Darius Lisbie. Darius Lisbie finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
21.51
Francisco Marcos flicks a high pass forward. Jamie Andrews collects the pass. Jamie Andrews whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Ljungberg. Kevin Ljungberg beats his man to it with a header but somehow Wes Etherington manages to keep it out.
22.11
Jorge Soares threads a neat ball through to Enrique Butragueno. Enrique Butragueno knocks the ball forward to Darius Lisbie but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
24.22
Spencer Insley hits a low pass to Jorge Soares. Jorge Soares knocks the ball forward to Enrique Butragueno. Enrique Butragueno plays a sublime one-two with Graham Peters and races in on goal... Enrique Butragueno shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Ben Deane is on top of it.
26.58
Jorge Soares catches Francisco Marcos on the ankles. Jorge Soares is shown the yellow card! Francisco Marcos stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.53
Jorge Soares brings the ball forward. Jorge Soares whips in a cross ball towards Alpay Özalan. Alpay Özalan finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
34.53
Daniel Winterburn catches Sol Ward on the ankles. Daniel Winterburn is given a warning by the referee! Sol Ward runs off the knock.
36.04
Daniel Winterburn flicks a high ball forward to Jorge Soares who takes it down. Jorge Soares kicks a strong pass forward to Enrique Butragueno. Enrique Butragueno shoots from 25 yards. Fantastic reaction save from Ben Deane!
38.34
Enrique Butragueno flicks a high pass forward. Jorge Soares collects the pass. Jorge Soares knocks in a cross ball towards Graham Peters. Graham Peters makes a convincing header. Ben Deane punches it away to safety.
45.00
Jorge Soares threads a neat ball through to Sora Ogawa. Sora Ogawa knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Leandro Strasser.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Torquay United appear unchanged since the first half. Tottenham Hotspur also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Torquay United kick off!
48.09
Jorge Soares flicks a high pass forward. Alpay Özalan controls it well on his chest. Alpay Özalan tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Ben Deane!
53.14
Jorge Soares controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darius Lisbie. Darius Lisbie finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
54.37
Francisco Marcos knocks the ball to his team mate, Jamie Andrews. Jamie Andrews whips in a cross ball towards Peter Hurst. Spencer Insley clumsily knocks into Peter Hurst. Penalty not given!!
55.41
Jorge Soares sees Sora Ogawa in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sora Ogawa knocks in a cross ball towards Jorge Soares. Jorge Soares gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's miles wide!
60.19
Torquay United have made 3 substitutions with Titus Fowler replacing Joe Redknapp, Ian Todd replacing Francisco Marcos and Julian Palmer replacing Jamie Andrews .Tottenham Hotspur have made a substitution with Leon Beckham replacing Sora Ogawa .
67.55
Titus Fowler makes a simple pass to Ian Todd. Ian Todd flicks a high pass forward. Julian Palmer collects the pass. Julian Palmer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Wes Etherington who gathers it comfortably.
72.45
Alfred Ehiogu makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sol Ward. Sol Ward runs straight at the opposition's defence. Sol Ward shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
77.45
Jorge Soares chips the ball to his team mate, Alpay Özalan. Alpay Özalan knocks in a cross ball towards Leon Beckham. Leon Beckham jumps high and flicks the ball with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
78.32
Ralph Holloway makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nick Haynes. Nick Haynes threads a neat ball through to Julian Palmer. Julian Palmer knocks in a cross ball towards Peter Hurst. Peter Hurst finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Peter Hurst!
81.36
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
83.27
Nick Haynes chips the ball to his team mate, Ian Todd. Ian Todd lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Palmer. Julian Palmer heads the ball goalwards. Superb reactions from Wes Etherington. What a save!
85.55
Nick Haynes makes a probing pass to Kevin Ljungberg. Kevin Ljungberg knocks in a cross ball towards Ian Todd. Ian Todd connects with a diving header but it's a lousy effort!
87.35
Sol Ward knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Palmer. Julian Palmer finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Wes Etherington manages to gather it.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Torquay United

Tottenham Hotspur
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.7%
59.3%
Play Area
27.2%
48.1%
24.7%

Scorers
Peter Hurst 78
Darius Lisbie 16

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jorge Soares of Tottenham Hotspur

Match Ratings
1.Ben Deane (GK)
8
2.Ralph Holloway (DEF)
6
3.Joe Redknapp (DEF)
6
4.Alfred Ehiogu (DEF)
6
5.Leandro Strasser (DEF)
6
6.Nick Haynes (MID)
7
7.Francisco Marcos (MID)
6
8.Sol Ward (MID)
7
9.Kevin Ljungberg (ATT)
6
10.Jamie Andrews (ATT)
6
11.Peter Hurst (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Titus Fowler (DEF)
6
13.Ian Todd (MID)
6
14.Julian Palmer (ATT)
7

1.Wes Etherington (GK)
7
2.Siaka Kroupi-Zahi (DEF)
6
3.Daniel Winterburn (DEF)
7
4.Spencer Insley (DEF)
6
5.Scott Granville (DEF)
6
6.Enrique Butragueno (MID)
7
7.Jorge Soares (MID)yellow card
9
8.Graham Peters (ATT)
6
9.Alpay Özalan (ATT)
8
10.Sora Ogawa (ATT)
7
11.Darius Lisbie (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Des Vernazza (DEF)
0
13.Paolo Hurst (MID)
0
14.Leon Beckham (DEF)
6