Match Report


Tottenham HotspurTottenham Hotspur     WatfordWatford
Darren HicksonDarren Hickson Stuart Longworth Stuart Longworth
Matías FrancoM. Franco80
G
1captain
G
83Ali ChippoA. Chippo
Cesar MoutinhoC. Moutinho75
D
2
D
74Elena DelgadoE. Delgado
Tomás TellezT. Tellez75
D
3
D
80Ruben RegoR. Rego
Alun CooperA. Cooper77
D
4
D
86Salvatore StanicS. Stanic
Ross DelaneyR. Delaney76
M
5
M
76Neil HughesN. Hughes
Gilles TolleyG. Tolley78
M
captain6
M
86Graham JoachimG. Joachim
Dave WijngaardenD. Wijngaarden81
M
7
M
86Titus ColeT. Cole
Martin KaiserM. Kaiser76
M
8
M
83Pedro MoutinhoP. Moutinho
Duncan HibbsD. Hibbs76
A
9
A
85João Pedro JulinhoJ. Julinho
Rafael MolownyR. Molowny84
A
10
A
89Romero P. ZamoraR. Zamora
Simón FigueroaS. Figueroa78
A
11
A
76Hugo José MariH. José Mari
 
Carlton CarltonC. Carlton73
M
12
D
69Tim GalliT. Galli
Oswaldo SopalskiO. Sopalski75
M
13
M
73Jerome CobosJ. Cobos
Stefan VöllerS. Völler76
A
14
A
70Martin InceM. Ince

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where Tottenham Hotspur play host to Watford. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Tottenham Hotspur and Watford are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Duncan Kasper.


0.00
The whistle blows and Watford get the match underway!
2.19
Titus Cole decides to run forward with the ball. Titus Cole plays a perfect one-two with Hugo José Mari and rushes in on goal... Titus Cole rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
6.54
Titus Cole sees Romero P. Zamora in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Romero P. Zamora knocks in a cross ball towards João Pedro Julinho. João Pedro Julinho gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it flies just wide!
12.43
Titus Cole sees space and advances. Titus Cole shoots from outside the area. Matías Franco gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
15.14
Graham Joachim hits a low pass to João Pedro Julinho. João Pedro Julinho shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
16.54
Graham Joachim controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hugo José Mari. Hugo José Mari plays a sublime one-two with Romero P. Zamora and races in on goal... Hugo José Mari makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Matías Franco smothers it!
18.19
Graham Joachim catches Tomás Tellez on the ankles. Graham Joachim is given a warning by the referee! Tomás Tellez gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
20.32
Ruben Rego makes a simple pass to Graham Joachim. Graham Joachim kicks a strong pass forward to João Pedro Julinho but the referee indicates it's offside!
22.12
Elena Delgado kicks a strong pass forward to Titus Cole. Titus Cole chips the ball to his team mate, João Pedro Julinho. João Pedro Julinho knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dave Wijngaarden.
24.58
Tomás Tellez makes a probing pass to Rafael Molowny. Rafael Molowny shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
27.15
Titus Cole decides to run forward with the ball. Titus Cole knocks the ball to his team mate, Hugo José Mari. Hugo José Mari looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but is denied by Cesar Moutinho. Excellent block.
28.01
Watford are dictating the run of play here today.
30.26
Seeing a gap ahead, Titus Cole plays the ball forward to Hugo José Mari. Hugo José Mari whips in a cross ball towards Neil Hughes. Neil Hughes directs the ball goalwards with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
32.44
Gilles Tolley threads a neat ball through to Rafael Molowny. Rafael Molowny knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.05
Elena Delgado runs forward with the ball. Elena Delgado flicks a high pass forward. Hugo José Mari holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Hugo José Mari lofts in a cross ball towards Graham Joachim. With a superhuman jump, Graham Joachim connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
36.00
Dave Wijngaarden threads a neat ball through to Rafael Molowny. Rafael Molowny tries a spectacular long range effort but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
38.24
Titus Cole passes the ball forward to Graham Joachim. Graham Joachim plays a scrappy one-two with Hugo José Mari and stumbles forward towards the goal... Graham Joachim side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but is denied by Matías Franco. Excellent save.
45.00
Titus Cole makes a probing pass to Hugo José Mari. Hugo José Mari knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cesar Moutinho.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Tottenham Hotspur appear unchanged since the first half. Watford also appear unchanged since the first half. The Watford players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Tottenham Hotspur kick off and get the second half underway!
51.32
Graham Joachim makes a beautiful solo run. Graham Joachim shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Matías Franco.
52.45
Pedro Moutinho takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Duncan Hibbs chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
53.18
Ruben Rego flicks a high pass forward. Neil Hughes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. With a delightful solo run, Neil Hughes stretches the opposition's defence. Neil Hughes lofts in a cross ball towards Hugo José Mari. Hugo José Mari beats his man to it with a header. Matías Franco gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
57.16
Graham Joachim receives the ball from a throw-in from Neil Hughes. Graham Joachim passes the ball forward to Neil Hughes. Neil Hughes plays a scrappy one-two with Romero P. Zamora and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alun Cooper comes in with a late challenge on Neil Hughes. That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
57.16
The referee points to the spot..
58.35
Romero P. Zamora takes a long run up but it's wide!
59.25
Pedro Moutinho flicks a high pass forward to Graham Joachim who brings the ball under control. Graham Joachim controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
60.36
Tottenham Hotspur have made 2 substitutions with Carlton Carlton replacing Gilles Tolley and Oswaldo Sopalski replacing Martin Kaiser .
61.41
Alun Cooper hits a low pass to Oswaldo Sopalski. Oswaldo Sopalski controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rafael Molowny. Rafael Molowny lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Hibbs. Duncan Hibbs directs the ball goalwards with his head but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
65.06
Oswaldo Sopalski runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Oswaldo Sopalski sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Ali Chippo gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
67.30
Ruben Rego makes a probing pass to Graham Joachim. Graham Joachim flicks a high pass forward. Romero P. Zamora collects the pass. Romero P. Zamora tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
72.06
Tomás Tellez catches Titus Cole on the ankles. Tomás Tellez is shown the yellow card! Titus Cole runs off the knock.
77.36
Tottenham Hotspur have made a substitution with Stefan Völler replacing Simón Figueroa .
78.44
Pedro Moutinho kicks a strong pass forward to Romero P. Zamora. Romero P. Zamora shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
87.10
Titus Cole flicks the ball to his team mate, João Pedro Julinho. João Pedro Julinho plays a one-two with Pedro Moutinho and advances towards the goal... João Pedro Julinho cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Alun Cooper.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Tottenham Hotspur

Watford
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
12
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
26.3%
73.7%
Play Area
34.2%
43.4%
22.4%

Scorers
Titus Cole 2

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Titus Cole of Watford

Match Ratings
1.Matías Franco (GK)
8
2.Cesar Moutinho (DEF)
6
3.Tomás Tellez (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Alun Cooper (DEF)
6
5.Ross Delaney (MID)
6
6.Gilles Tolley (MID)
6
7.Dave Wijngaarden (MID)
6
8.Martin Kaiser (MID)
6
9.Duncan Hibbs (ATT)
6
10.Rafael Molowny (ATT)
6
11.Simón Figueroa (ATT)
6
 
12.Carlton Carlton (MID)
6
13.Oswaldo Sopalski (MID)
6
14.Stefan Völler (ATT)
6

1.Ali Chippo (GK)
6
2.Elena Delgado (DEF)
7
3.Ruben Rego (DEF)
6
4.Salvatore Stanic (DEF)
6
5.Neil Hughes (MID)
6
6.Graham Joachim (MID)
7
7.Titus Cole (MID)goal scored
9
8.Pedro Moutinho (MID)
6
9.João Pedro Julinho (ATT)
6
10.Romero P. Zamora (ATT)
6
11.Hugo José Mari (ATT)
7
 
12.Tim Galli (DEF)
0
13.Jerome Cobos (MID)
0
14.Martin Ince (ATT)
0