Match Report


Norwich CityNorwich City     Huddersfield TownHuddersfield Town
Grant BennionGrant Bennion Rik Mont Rik Mont
Nigel KitsonN. Kitson67
G
captain1captain
G
65Paolo InceP. Ince
Gianni CorradoG. Corrado63
D
2
D
64James BoertienJ. Boertien
Christof RadetC. Radet69
D
3
D
61Eddie HigginbothamE. Higginbotham
Alexander WillA. Will66
D
4
D
49Jermaine VickersJ. Vickers
Michelangelo PinedaM. Pineda59
D
5
D
67Daniel EadieD. Eadie
Stuart GreigS. Greig56
M
6
M
72Rafael AndresR. Andres
Philipp LittbarskiP. Littbarski65
M
7
M
62Artur NevesA. Neves
Billy WestwoodB. Westwood66
A
8
M
61Adrian RufusA. Rufus
Manuele BonfantiM. Bonfanti61
A
9
A
62Darren BurgessD. Burgess
Ricardo GainzaR. Gainza64
A
10
A
62Kemal HitchcockK. Hitchcock
Wilfred SmitW. Smit67
A
11
A
56Mattia NarcisoM. Narciso
 
Walter TriuzziW. Triuzzi62
D
12
M
62Gabriel HernandezG. Hernandez
Wayne GeorgeW. George53
M
13
M
65Frederico CostaF. Costa
Hugo OrtizH. Ortiz67
A
14
M
69Gary GodberG. Godber

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Carrow Road where Norwich City play host to Huddersfield Town. A crowd of 9,383 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Norwich City are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Huddersfield Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Robert Froggatt.


0.00
Norwich City kick off!
2.49
Stuart Greig flicks a high pass forward. Billy Westwood controls it well on his chest. Billy Westwood knocks the ball forward to Ricardo Gainza but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
3.26
Eddie Higginbotham plays the ball forward to Rafael Andres. Rafael Andres hits a low pass to Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Huddersfield Town!
6.14
Michelangelo Pineda chips the ball to his team mate, Philipp Littbarski. Philipp Littbarski makes a simple pass to Ricardo Gainza. Ricardo Gainza cuts inside the box! Ricardo Gainza shoots from just inside the box but it whistles just wide of the post!
8.17
Michelangelo Pineda knocks the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Gainza. Ricardo Gainza finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
9.57
Adrian Rufus flicks a high ball forward to Kemal Hitchcock who takes it down. Kemal Hitchcock shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
16.39
Jermaine Vickers makes a probing pass to Artur Neves. Artur Neves hits a low pass to Kemal Hitchcock. Kemal Hitchcock whips in a cross ball towards Mattia Narciso. Mattia Narciso is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
22.26
Huddersfield Town are dictating the run of play here today.
26.04
Rafael Andres threads a neat ball through to Artur Neves. Artur Neves shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.06
Stuart Greig knocks the ball to his team mate, Manuele Bonfanti. Manuele Bonfanti shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
28.31
With some swift thinking, Stuart Greig plays the ball forward to Billy Westwood. Billy Westwood knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Daniel Eadie.
33.06
Stuart Greig flicks a high pass forward. Philipp Littbarski collects the pass. Philipp Littbarski flicks a high pass forward. Billy Westwood holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Billy Westwood shoots from 25 yards. Paolo Ince easily gets down and covers it.
36.28
Jermaine Vickers flicks a high pass forward. Adrian Rufus holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Adrian Rufus plays the ball forward to Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess whips in a cross ball towards Adrian Rufus. Adrian Rufus makes a looping header on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
38.45
Philipp Littbarski surges forward with the ball. Philipp Littbarski puts a great ball through but Manuele Bonfanti is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
40.10
Philipp Littbarski kicks a strong pass forward to Wilfred Smit. Wilfred Smit threads the ball through into the box. Ricardo Gainza cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Paolo Ince had no chance!! Goal for Norwich City!
44.14
Rafael Andres barges into Stuart Greig. The referee calls over Rafael Andres and shows him a yellow card! Stuart Greig gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
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 Huddersfield Town players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Huddersfield Town kick off and get the second half underway!
47.18
Gianni Corrado flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Gainza collects the pass. Ricardo Gainza shoots from 20 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
49.14
Rafael Andres flicks the ball to his team mate, Mattia Narciso. Mattia Narciso shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
51.24
Rafael Andres flicks a high pass forward. Darren Burgess holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Darren Burgess flicks a high pass forward. Mattia Narciso controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some awkward footwork from Mattia Narciso provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it flies just wide!
61.50
Eddie Higginbotham threads the ball through to Mattia Narciso. Mattia Narciso shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
63.24
Adrian Rufus sees space and advances. Adrian Rufus shoots from 25 yards. Fantastic reaction save from Nigel Kitson!
66.14
Artur Neves changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Artur Neves whips in a cross ball towards Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Nigel Kitson is on top of it.
71.35
Jermaine Vickers sees Adrian Rufus in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Adrian Rufus makes a probing pass to Rafael Andres. Rafael Andres threads the ball through into the box. Some good footwork from Kemal Hitchcock provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's well over the bar!
73.49
Kemal Hitchcock sees a break and surges forward. Kemal Hitchcock knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Michelangelo Pineda.
77.43
Norwich City have made 2 substitutions with Wayne George replacing Stuart Greig and Hugo Ortiz replacing Billy Westwood .
78.47
Alexander Will flicks a high ball forward to Wayne George who gracefully takes it down. Seeing a gap ahead, Wayne George laces a through ball forward to Hugo Ortiz. Hugo Ortiz flicks the ball to his team mate, Wilfred Smit. Wilfred Smit strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It's miles wide!
84.01
Hugo Ortiz chips the ball to his team mate, Wayne George. Wayne George threads a neat ball through to Ricardo Gainza. Some silky footwork from Ricardo Gainza provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
89.02
Kemal Hitchcock hacks Philipp Littbarski from behind! The referee calls over Kemal Hitchcock and shows him a yellow card! Philipp Littbarski carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
Manuele Bonfanti clumsily knocks into Rafael Andres. The referee calls over Manuele Bonfanti and shows him a yellow card! Rafael Andres runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Norwich City

Huddersfield Town
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
5
8
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.5%
54.5%
Play Area
24.7%
48.1%
27.3%

Scorers
Ricardo Gainza 40
Darren Burgess 3

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Darren Burgess of Huddersfield Town

Match Ratings
1.Nigel Kitson (GK)
7
2.Gianni Corrado (DEF)
6
3.Christof Radet (DEF)
6
4.Alexander Will (DEF)
6
5.Michelangelo Pineda (DEF)
6
6.Stuart Greig (MID)
7
7.Philipp Littbarski (MID)
8
8.Billy Westwood (ATT)
6
9.Manuele Bonfanti (ATT)yellow card
6
10.Ricardo Gainza (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Wilfred Smit (ATT)
7
 
12.Walter Triuzzi (DEF)
0
13.Wayne George (MID)
6
14.Hugo Ortiz (ATT)
6

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