Match Report


Huddersfield TownHuddersfield Town     Leeds UnitedLeeds United
Rik MontRik Mont James Humphrey James Humphrey
Paolo InceP. Ince65
G
captain1
G
67Mike WinterburnM. Winterburn
James BoertienJ. Boertien64
D
2
D
66Dominic SounessD. Souness
Eddie HigginbothamE. Higginbotham62
D
3
D
72Steffen LaudrupS. Laudrup
Jermaine VickersJ. Vickers49
D
4
D
68Scott SullivanS. Sullivan
Daniel EadieD. Eadie67
D
5
M
70Arno Van HaarenA. Van Haaren
Rafael AndresR. Andres72
M
6
M
70Pedro LozanoP. Lozano
Artur NevesA. Neves62
M
7
M
67Harry MowbrayH. Mowbray
Frederico CostaF. Costa66
M
8
M
68James JacksonJ. Jackson
Kemal HitchcockK. Hitchcock62
A
9
A
65Roberto ButraguenoR. Butragueno
Callum ClelandC. Cleland65
A
10
A
66Frederico AntunesF. Antunes
Mattia NarcisoM. Narciso56
A
11captain
A
67Marc DoddM. Dodd
 
Gabriel HernandezG. Hernandez62
M
12
A
65Gavin DavidsonG. Davidson
Gary GodberG. Godber69
M
13
M
64Dion GardnerD. Gardner
Adrian RufusA. Rufus61
M
14
D
65Jos De GraefJ. De Graef

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at John Smiths Stadium where Huddersfield Town play host to Leeds United. A crowd of 8,644 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Huddersfield Town are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Leeds United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dave Clemence.


0.00
Huddersfield Town kick off the first half!
2.30
Daniel Eadie hacks Arno Van Haaren from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Arno Van Haaren hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
3.03
Arno Van Haaren sees Marc Dodd in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marc Dodd lofts in a cross ball towards Frederico Antunes. Frederico Antunes fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
4.56
Mattia Narciso knocks the ball forward to Callum Cleland. Callum Cleland shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
9.25
James Boertien threads a neat ball through to Kemal Hitchcock. Kemal Hitchcock shoots from 20 yards but Mike Winterburn reads it well. Well saved!
14.02
Rafael Andres takes it forward alone. Rafael Andres shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
18.14
Steffen Laudrup catches Artur Neves on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Artur Neves runs off the knock.
20.57
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
26.09
Scott Sullivan flicks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Lozano. Pedro Lozano deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roberto Butragueno. Roberto Butragueno knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Frederico Antunes is offside!
30.25
Artur Neves sees Frederico Costa in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Frederico Costa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kemal Hitchcock. Kemal Hitchcock finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Mike Winterburn.
31.38
Rafael Andres takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Mike Winterburn gets down and smothers the ball with his body.
32.30
With great vision, Steffen Laudrup plays the ball forward to Scott Sullivan. Scott Sullivan kicks a strong pass forward to Frederico Antunes. Frederico Antunes makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Marc Dodd. Marc Dodd shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
38.31
Marc Dodd threads a neat ball through to Roberto Butragueno. Roberto Butragueno plays a scrappy one-two with Harry Mowbray and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Roberto Butragueno provides some space. He shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
39.21
Harry Mowbray kicks a strong pass forward to Marc Dodd. Marc Dodd whips in a cross ball towards Harry Mowbray. Harry Mowbray rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
40.39
Frederico Costa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Callum Cleland. Callum Cleland shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
45.00
Callum Cleland clumsily knocks into Steffen Laudrup. The referee calls over Callum Cleland and shows him a yellow card! Steffen Laudrup stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The second half starts with Leeds United kicking off!
47.57
Scott Sullivan passes the ball forward to Pedro Lozano. Pedro Lozano flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Butragueno collects the pass. Roberto Butragueno skips past Rafael Andres! Roberto Butragueno cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
48.46
Arno Van Haaren flicks the ball to his team mate, Marc Dodd. Marc Dodd finds some space and shoots from distance. Solid save from Paolo Ince.
49.10
Dominic Souness catches Daniel Eadie on the ankles. Dominic Souness is shown the yellow card! Daniel Eadie runs off the knock.
53.44
Daniel Eadie makes a probing pass to Artur Neves. Artur Neves flicks a high pass forward. Mattia Narciso controls it well on his chest. Mattia Narciso shoots from 20 yards. Mike Winterburn gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
55.33
James Jackson brings the ball forward. James Jackson plays a scrappy one-two with Frederico Antunes and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from James Jackson provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
57.40
Artur Neves threads a neat ball through to Frederico Costa. Frederico Costa controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.16
James Boertien deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Artur Neves. Artur Neves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
61.07
Harry Mowbray hits a low pass to Frederico Antunes. Frederico Antunes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jermaine Vickers.
66.08
Rafael Andres threads a neat ball through to Artur Neves. Artur Neves chips the ball to his team mate, Rafael Andres. Rafael Andres runs straight at the defence! Rafael Andres takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
71.54
Harry Mowbray flicks a high pass forward. Frederico Antunes collects the pass. Frederico Antunes makes a probing pass to Roberto Butragueno but he's offside!
72.27
Eddie Higginbotham threads the ball through to Rafael Andres. Rafael Andres takes it forward alone. Rafael Andres tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
73.36
Artur Neves kicks a strong pass forward to Callum Cleland. Callum Cleland knocks in a cross ball towards Mattia Narciso. Mattia Narciso makes a looping header on goal but it's a lousy effort!
79.32
Kemal Hitchcock hacks Dominic Souness from behind! The referee brings Kemal Hitchcock to one side and gives him a warning! Dominic Souness runs off the knock.
83.04
Daniel Eadie knocks the ball forward to Frederico Costa. Frederico Costa flicks a high pass forward. Callum Cleland collects the pass. Callum Cleland controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
89.42
Eddie Higginbotham takes it forward alone. Eddie Higginbotham flicks a high pass forward to Artur Neves who brings the ball under control. Artur Neves knocks in a cross ball towards Mattia Narciso. Mattia Narciso connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Mike Winterburn with no chance!! Goal for Huddersfield Town!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Huddersfield Town

Leeds United
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
7
5
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.6%
43.4%
Play Area
30.1%
42.2%
27.7%

Scorers
Rafael Andres 66
Mattia Narciso 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rafael Andres of Huddersfield Town

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

1.Mike Winterburn (GK)
7
2.Dominic Souness (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Steffen Laudrup (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Scott Sullivan (DEF)
6
5.Arno Van Haaren (MID)
6
6.Pedro Lozano (MID)
6
7.Harry Mowbray (MID)
6
8.James Jackson (MID)
6
9.Roberto Butragueno (ATT)
6
10.Frederico Antunes (ATT)
6
11.Marc Dodd (ATT)
6
 
12.Gavin Davidson (ATT)
0
13.Dion Gardner (MID)
0
14.Jos De Graef (DEF)
0