Match Report


Norwich CityNorwich City     Huddersfield TownHuddersfield Town
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Adolfo CortesA. Cortes72
G
1captain
G
65Paolo InceP. Ince
Alexander WillA. Will66
D
2
D
67Daniel EadieD. Eadie
Yacine BoucherY. Boucher62
D
3
D
64James BoertienJ. Boertien
Walter TriuzziW. Triuzzi60
D
4
D
60Eddie HigginbothamE. Higginbotham
Marco MarinoM. Marino55
D
5
D
49Jermaine VickersJ. Vickers
Sergio AverdijkS. Averdijk66
M
6
M
71Rafael AndresR. Andres
Stuart GreigS. Greig56
M
captain7
M
69Gary GodberG. Godber
Wayne GeorgeW. George53
M
8
M
65Frederico CostaF. Costa
Hugo OrtizH. Ortiz67
A
9
A
64Callum ClelandC. Cleland
Ricardo GainzaR. Gainza63
A
10
A
62Kemal HitchcockK. Hitchcock
Manuele BonfantiM. Bonfanti59
A
11
A
61Darren BurgessD. Burgess
 
Nigel KitsonN. Kitson67
G
12
M
62Artur NevesA. Neves
Ledley ParkerL. Parker65
G
13
G
62Arthur TilerA. Tiler
Jermaine StoneJ. Stone52
D
14
M
61Adrian RufusA. Rufus

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Carrow Road where Norwich City play host to Huddersfield Town. A crowd of 8,190 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Norwich City and Huddersfield Town are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Woodcock.


0.00
The first half starts with Norwich City kicking off!
4.54
Rafael Andres flicks a high pass forward. Callum Cleland collects the pass. Callum Cleland lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Godber. Gary Godber knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just off target!
6.01
Wayne George makes a simple pass to Sergio Averdijk. Showing composure, Sergio Averdijk plays the ball forward to Manuele Bonfanti. Manuele Bonfanti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.21
Gary Godber threads the ball through to Rafael Andres. Rafael Andres hits a low pass to Kemal Hitchcock. Kemal Hitchcock advances inside the box! Kemal Hitchcock shoots from just inside the box. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
9.18
James Boertien flicks a high pass forward. Frederico Costa collects the pass. Frederico Costa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Callum Cleland. Callum Cleland knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.52
Eddie Higginbotham knocks the ball forward to Gary Godber. Gary Godber threads the ball through to Kemal Hitchcock. Kemal Hitchcock lofts in a cross ball towards Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it's a lousy effort!
12.27
Rafael Andres sees Kemal Hitchcock in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kemal Hitchcock plays a scrappy one-two with Rafael Andres and stumbles forward towards the goal... Kemal Hitchcock shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Huddersfield Town!
15.50
Gary Godber makes an attacking run forward. Gary Godber lofts in a cross ball towards Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's drastically wayward!
16.21
Jermaine Vickers passes the ball forward to Frederico Costa. Frederico Costa flicks the ball to his team mate, Callum Cleland. Callum Cleland knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Yacine Boucher.
26.11
Walter Triuzzi darts forward. Walter Triuzzi plays the ball forward to Stuart Greig. Stuart Greig controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Ricardo Gainza through on goal. Some silky footwork from Ricardo Gainza provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
27.03
Eddie Higginbotham sees Rafael Andres in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rafael Andres knocks the ball forward to Kemal Hitchcock. Kemal Hitchcock knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marco Marino.
28.06
Wayne George hits a low pass to Hugo Ortiz. Hugo Ortiz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paolo Ince who gathers it comfortably.
32.29
Huddersfield Town are dictating the run of play here today.
34.16
Callum Cleland barges into Alexander Will. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alexander Will grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
40.16
Stuart Greig passes the ball forward to Wayne George. Wayne George shoots from 20 yards but it flies well off target!
42.18
Eddie Higginbotham deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess shoots from distance but it flies wide!
44.58
Alexander Will comes in with a late challenge on Frederico Costa. Alexander Will is shown the yellow card! Frederico Costa hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Norwich City appear unchanged since the first half. Huddersfield Town also appear unchanged since the first half. The Norwich City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Huddersfield Town kick off the second half!
51.14
Walter Triuzzi brings the ball forward. Walter Triuzzi kicks a strong pass forward to Ricardo Gainza. Ricardo Gainza finds some space and shoots from distance. Paolo Ince gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
53.42
Stuart Greig runs up as Wayne George takes the throw-in, skillfully chesting the ball down to his feet. Stuart Greig flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Ortiz collects the pass. Hugo Ortiz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
54.39
Rafael Andres hits a low pass to Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Adolfo Cortes manages to gather it.
55.09
Alexander Will chips the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Gainza. Ricardo Gainza hits a low pass to Manuele Bonfanti. Manuele Bonfanti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.48
Sergio Averdijk flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Gainza collects the pass. Ricardo Gainza knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paolo Ince who gathers it comfortably.
60.15
Gary Godber takes the throw-in. Rafael Andres chips the ball to his team mate, Kemal Hitchcock. Kemal Hitchcock knocks in a cross ball towards Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
67.45
Kemal Hitchcock controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess knocks in a cross ball towards Kemal Hitchcock. Kemal Hitchcock gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
72.39
With intelligent imagination, Alexander Will laces a through ball forward to Stuart Greig. Stuart Greig makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Manuele Bonfanti. Manuele Bonfanti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.00
Yacine Boucher catches Kemal Hitchcock on the ankles. Yacine Boucher is given a warning by the referee! Kemal Hitchcock stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.11
Rafael Andres flicks the ball to his team mate, Kemal Hitchcock. Kemal Hitchcock sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Adolfo Cortes gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
77.04
Norwich City have made a substitution with Jermaine Stone replacing Ricardo Gainza .
83.29
Wayne George threads a neat ball through to Manuele Bonfanti. Manuele Bonfanti lofts in a cross ball towards Hugo Ortiz. With a superhuman jump, Hugo Ortiz connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Gary Godber is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
84.05
Wayne George threads a neat ball through to Sergio Averdijk. Sergio Averdijk flicks a high pass forward. Wayne George holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Wayne George finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Norwich City!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Norwich City

Huddersfield Town
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.9%
55.1%
Play Area
29.5%
46.2%
24.4%

Scorers
Wayne George 84
Kemal Hitchcock 12
Darren Burgess 60

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kemal Hitchcock of Huddersfield Town

Match Ratings
1.Adolfo Cortes (GK)
7
2.Alexander Will (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Yacine Boucher (DEF)
6
4.Walter Triuzzi (DEF)
7
5.Marco Marino (DEF)
6
6.Sergio Averdijk (MID)
7
7.Stuart Greig (MID)
6
8.Wayne George (MID)goal scored
8
9.Hugo Ortiz (ATT)
6
10.Ricardo Gainza (ATT)
6
11.Manuele Bonfanti (ATT)
6
 
12.Nigel Kitson (GK)
0
13.Ledley Parker (GK)
0
14.Jermaine Stone (DEF)
6

1.Paolo Ince (GK)
6
2.Daniel Eadie (DEF)
6
3.James Boertien (DEF)
6
4.Eddie Higginbotham (DEF)
6
5.Jermaine Vickers (DEF)
6
6.Rafael Andres (MID)
7
7.Gary Godber (MID)
7
8.Frederico Costa (MID)
7
9.Callum Cleland (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Kemal Hitchcock (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Darren Burgess (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Artur Neves (MID)
0
13.Arthur Tiler (GK)
0
14.Adrian Rufus (MID)
0