Match Report


Milton Keynes DonsMilton Keynes Dons     BurnleyBurnley
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
George StoneG. Stone55
G
1
G
52Ruel HibbsR. Hibbs
Carl ClaphamC. Clapham55
D
2
D
69Youl Alidor LachuerY. Lachuer
Domenico Lo GattoD. Lo Gatto51
D
3captain
D
56Wayne ButtW. Butt
Stephen McallisterS. Mcallister46
D
4
D
49Simon RiggottS. Riggott
Sol VieiraS. Vieira67
M
5
D
49Artur QuaresmaA. Quaresma
Carl BarryC. Barry61
M
6
M
67Eddie BallE. Ball
Gionatha VergassolaG. Vergassola56
M
captain7
M
64Neil MorrisonN. Morrison
Scott GlassS. Glass52
M
8
M
58Adam Le SauxA. Le Saux
Isaiah Wright-PhillipsI. Wright-Phillips61
A
9
A
66Simon MarsdenS. Marsden
Alan SinclairA. Sinclair48
A
10
A
57Duarte RamosD. Ramos
Anselmo AtzeniA. Atzeni48
A
11
A
54Carlton PlowrightC. Plowright
 
Jody BrookingJ. Brooking54
G
12
M
55Phil DrydenP. Dryden
Adrian FentonA. Fenton50
G
13
M
53Alexander RowettA. Rowett
John FletcherJ. Fletcher47
M
14
M
52Tim PlattT. Platt

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at StadiumMK where Milton Keynes Dons play host to Burnley. A crowd of 4,465 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Milton Keynes Dons are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Burnley appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jamie Hackworth.


0.00
Milton Keynes Dons start the match!
6.18
Carl Barry flicks a high pass forward. Alan Sinclair controls it well on his chest. Alan Sinclair whips in a cross ball towards Anselmo Atzeni. Anselmo Atzeni jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it's drastically wayward!
8.11
Sol Vieira advances with the ball. Sol Vieira plays a quick one-two with Alan Sinclair and rushes in on goal... Sol Vieira looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it flies just off target!
12.46
Eddie Ball makes an attacking run forward. Eddie Ball lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Marsden. Simon Marsden flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
14.30
Stephen Mcallister flicks a high pass forward. Carl Clapham controls it well on his chest. Carl Clapham flicks a high pass forward. Anselmo Atzeni collects the pass. Anselmo Atzeni knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.03
Carl Barry kicks a strong pass forward to Alan Sinclair. Alan Sinclair shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
26.30
Adam Le Saux flicks a high pass forward. Carlton Plowright controls it well on his chest. Carlton Plowright whips in a cross ball towards Adam Le Saux. Adam Le Saux connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but somehow George Stone manages to keep it out.
30.52
Youl Alidor Lachuer makes a probing pass to Adam Le Saux. Adam Le Saux threads the ball through to Simon Marsden but he's offside!
33.41
Carl Clapham deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carl Barry. Carl Barry advances with the ball. Carl Barry shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
36.17
Stephen Mcallister makes a strong solo run forward. Stephen Mcallister makes an attacking run forward. Stephen Mcallister shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
38.08
With some swift thinking, Carl Barry plays the ball forward to Anselmo Atzeni. Anselmo Atzeni knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.35
Domenico Lo Gatto makes a simple pass to Scott Glass. Scott Glass flicks a high pass forward. Alan Sinclair collects the pass. Alan Sinclair shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
44.10
Artur Quaresma kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Morrison. Neil Morrison runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Neil Morrison makes a probing pass to Simon Marsden but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Milton Keynes Dons appear unchanged since the first half. Burnley also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Burnley kicking off!
47.23
Duarte Ramos flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Plowright. Carlton Plowright knocks the ball forward to Simon Marsden but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
53.48
Carl Barry threads a neat ball through to Isaiah Wright-Phillips. Isaiah Wright-Phillips knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Carl Barry is offside!
54.57
Wayne Butt plays the ball forward to Carlton Plowright. Carlton Plowright hits a low pass to Duarte Ramos. Duarte Ramos lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Morrison. Neil Morrison connects with a diving header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
59.09
Sol Vieira knocks the ball to his team mate, Isaiah Wright-Phillips. Isaiah Wright-Phillips knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Adam Le Saux.
60.37
Milton Keynes Dons have made 3 substitutions with Jody Brooking replacing Stephen Mcallister, Adrian Fenton replacing Carl Barry and John Fletcher replacing Alan Sinclair .Burnley have made 3 substitutions with Phil Dryden replacing Simon Riggott, Alexander Rowett replacing Adam Le Saux and Tim Platt replacing Duarte Ramos .
66.40
Tim Platt comes in with a late challenge on Carl Clapham. Tim Platt is shown the yellow card! Carl Clapham carries on, but is struggling a bit.
69.58
Phil Dryden flicks a high pass forward. Eddie Ball collects the pass. Eddie Ball flicks a high pass forward. Simon Marsden holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Simon Marsden shoots from long range. It curls slightly but George Stone manages to gather it comfortably.
79.50
Phil Dryden darts forward. Seeing a gap ahead, Phil Dryden picks a pass forward to Tim Platt. Tim Platt knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jody Brooking.
84.30
Sol Vieira threads the ball through to Isaiah Wright-Phillips. Isaiah Wright-Phillips lofts in a cross ball towards John Fletcher. John Fletcher makes a convincing header but it slams into the crowd!
89.48
Adrian Fenton hacks Phil Dryden from behind! The referee calls over Adrian Fenton and warns him to calm down! Phil Dryden runs off the knock.
90.00
Alexander Rowett makes a probing pass to Tim Platt. Tim Platt shoots from long range but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Milton Keynes Dons

Burnley
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.4%
43.6%
Play Area
23.1%
46.2%
30.8%

Scorers
Neil Morrison 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Neil Morrison of Burnley

Match Ratings
1.George Stone (GK)
7
2.Carl Clapham (DEF)
6
3.Domenico Lo Gatto (DEF)
6
4.Stephen Mcallister (DEF)
7
5.Sol Vieira (MID)
9
6.Carl Barry (MID)
7
7.Gionatha Vergassola (MID)
6
8.Scott Glass (MID)
6
9.Isaiah Wright-Phillips (ATT)
6
10.Alan Sinclair (ATT)
6
11.Anselmo Atzeni (ATT)
6
 
12.Jody Brooking (GK)
6
13.Adrian Fenton (GK)
5
14.John Fletcher (MID)
6

1.Ruel Hibbs (GK)
6
2.Youl Alidor Lachuer (DEF)
6
3.Wayne Butt (DEF)
6
4.Simon Riggott (DEF)
6
5.Artur Quaresma (DEF)
6
6.Eddie Ball (MID)
7
7.Neil Morrison (MID)goal scored
9
8.Adam Le Saux (MID)
6
9.Simon Marsden (ATT)
6
10.Duarte Ramos (ATT)
7
11.Carlton Plowright (ATT)
6
 
12.Phil Dryden (MID)
7
13.Alexander Rowett (MID)
6
14.Tim Platt (MID)yellow card
5