Match Report


Tottenham HotspurTottenham Hotspur     Derby CountyDerby County
Darren HicksonDarren Hickson Andy Moyes Andy Moyes
Matías FrancoM. Franco80
G
1captain
G
79Johan LárussonJ. Lárusson
Garry DalglishG. Dalglish71
D
2
D
73Mauricio GarciaM. Garcia
Cesar MoutinhoC. Moutinho75
D
3
D
74Andres ButraguenoA. Butragueno
Tomás TellezT. Tellez75
D
4
D
74Alec MasonA. Mason
Alun CooperA. Cooper77
D
5
D
78Harvey CookeH. Cooke
Ross DelaneyR. Delaney76
M
6
M
80Marc BaslerM. Basler
Modeste SongM. Song79
M
7
M
84Jose OliveiraJ. Oliveira
Gilles TolleyG. Tolley78
M
captain8
M
83Patricio CaballeroP. Caballero
Martin KaiserM. Kaiser76
M
9
M
76Jannick CantonaJ. Cantona
Duncan HibbsD. Hibbs76
A
10
A
72Gerard SerredszumG. Serredszum
Stefan VöllerS. Völler76
A
11
A
71Steven DrakeS. Drake
 
Luis LozanoL. Lozano70
D
12
M
75Eduardo VidalE. Vidal
Oswaldo SopalskiO. Sopalski75
M
13
M
75Duncan NaylorD. Naylor
Billy ThomsonB. Thomson74
A
14
A
74Eddie VassellE. Vassell

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where Tottenham Hotspur play host to Derby County. A crowd of 20,890 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Tottenham Hotspur and Derby County are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jon Keegan.


0.00
Tottenham Hotspur kick off and get the match underway!
2.51
Tomás Tellez flicks a high pass forward. Ross Delaney holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ross Delaney knocks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Hibbs. Duncan Hibbs whips in a cross ball towards Martin Kaiser. Martin Kaiser connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
8.42
Gilles Tolley makes a simple pass to Stefan Völler. Stefan Völler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.34
Gerard Serredszum hacks Gilles Tolley from behind! The referee calls over Gerard Serredszum and shows him a yellow card! Gilles Tolley hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.27
Jannick Cantona sees Patricio Caballero in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Patricio Caballero flicks a high ball forward to Steven Drake who takes it down. Steven Drake shoots from 20 yards but it flies just off target!
14.19
With vision, Andres Butragueno laces a through ball forward to Patricio Caballero. Patricio Caballero brings the ball forward. Patricio Caballero passes the ball forward to Steven Drake. Steven Drake tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
22.48
Garry Dalglish barges into Patricio Caballero. The referee warns Garry Dalglish to calm down! Patricio Caballero hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.08
Alun Cooper controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gilles Tolley. Gilles Tolley flicks a high pass forward. Stefan Völler collects the pass. Stefan Völler whips in a cross ball towards Duncan Hibbs. Duncan Hibbs connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Johan Lárusson with no chance!! Goal for Tottenham Hotspur!
32.42
Marc Basler hacks Gilles Tolley from behind! The referee calls over Marc Basler and warns him to calm down! Gilles Tolley stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.02
Duncan Hibbs catches Jose Oliveira on the ankles. The referee calls over Duncan Hibbs and shows him a yellow card! Jose Oliveira carries on, but is struggling a bit.
39.05
Jose Oliveira flicks a high pass forward. Marc Basler controls it well on his chest. Marc Basler passes the ball forward but Gerard Serredszum is offside!
40.52
Modeste Song flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Hibbs controls it well on his chest. Duncan Hibbs knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Tottenham Hotspur appear unchanged since the first half. Derby County also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Derby County start the second half!
48.00
Jose Oliveira comes in with a late challenge on Cesar Moutinho. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Cesar Moutinho hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.33
Andres Butragueno passes the ball forward to Jannick Cantona. Jannick Cantona sees a break and surges forward. Jannick Cantona knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.04
Gerard Serredszum barges into Tomás Tellez. The referee brings Gerard Serredszum to one side and gives him a warning! Tomás Tellez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.25
Tomás Tellez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gilles Tolley. Gilles Tolley knocks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Hibbs. Duncan Hibbs finds some space and shoots from distance. Johan Lárusson effortlessly gets down and covers it.
60.31
Tottenham Hotspur have made 3 substitutions with Luis Lozano replacing Garry Dalglish, Oswaldo Sopalski replacing Gilles Tolley and Billy Thomson replacing Martin Kaiser .Derby County have made a substitution with Eddie Vassell replacing Jannick Cantona and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
63.44
Marc Basler sees Steven Drake in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Steven Drake knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.44
Jose Oliveira makes a probing pass to Patricio Caballero. Patricio Caballero shoots from outside the area. Fantastic reaction save from Matías Franco!
69.21
Tomás Tellez flicks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Völler. Stefan Völler lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Hibbs. Duncan Hibbs knocks the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
71.07
Oswaldo Sopalski makes a probing pass to Stefan Völler. Stefan Völler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.11
Mauricio Garcia makes a probing pass to Steven Drake. Steven Drake makes a probing pass to Eddie Vassell. Eddie Vassell shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
75.56
Patricio Caballero threads the ball through to Gerard Serredszum. Gerard Serredszum knocks in a cross ball towards Eddie Vassell. Eddie Vassell shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but Luis Lozano is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
77.08
Derby County have made 2 substitutions with Eduardo Vidal replacing Jose Oliveira and Duncan Naylor replacing Patricio Caballero .
78.09
Harvey Cooke surges forward with the ball. Harvey Cooke lofts in a cross ball towards Eddie Vassell. Cesar Moutinho barges into Eddie Vassell. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
79.27
Andres Butragueno controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gerard Serredszum. Gerard Serredszum makes an attacking run forward. Gerard Serredszum tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
83.32
Duncan Naylor passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Gerard Serredszum. Gerard Serredszum sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Wonderful reactions from Matías Franco keeps it out!
84.57
Stefan Völler flicks a high pass forward. Ross Delaney collects the pass. Ross Delaney lofts in a cross ball towards Modeste Song. Modeste Song connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but somehow Harvey Cooke happens to be in the right place to block it.
87.16
Marc Basler passes the ball forward to Gerard Serredszum. Gerard Serredszum shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Tottenham Hotspur

Derby County
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.1%
57.9%
Play Area
28.9%
46.1%
25%

Scorers
Martin Kaiser 3
Duncan Hibbs 28

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Duncan Hibbs of Tottenham Hotspur

Match Ratings
1.Matías Franco (GK)
7
2.Garry Dalglish (DEF)
5
3.Cesar Moutinho (DEF)
6
4.Tomás Tellez (DEF)
7
5.Alun Cooper (DEF)
6
6.Ross Delaney (MID)
6
7.Modeste Song (MID)
6
8.Gilles Tolley (MID)
6
9.Martin Kaiser (MID)goal scored
8
10.Duncan Hibbs (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
9
11.Stefan Völler (ATT)
7
 
12.Luis Lozano (DEF)
6
13.Oswaldo Sopalski (MID)
6
14.Billy Thomson (ATT)
6

1.Johan Lárusson (GK)
6
2.Mauricio Garcia (DEF)
6
3.Andres Butragueno (DEF)
8
4.Alec Mason (DEF)
6
5.Harvey Cooke (DEF)
7
6.Marc Basler (MID)
6
7.Jose Oliveira (MID)yellow card
5
8.Patricio Caballero (MID)
8
9.Jannick Cantona (MID)
6
10.Gerard Serredszum (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Steven Drake (ATT)
6
 
12.Eduardo Vidal (MID)
6
13.Duncan Naylor (MID)
6
14.Eddie Vassell (ATT)
6