Match Report


BurnleyBurnley     WalsallWalsall
Computer Player Computer Player Phil Warb Phil Warb
Ruel HibbsR. Hibbs52
G
1
G
73Eoin BrandE. Brand
Youl Alidor LachuerY. Lachuer69
D
2
D
53James VenusJ. Venus
Wayne ButtW. Butt56
D
captain3
D
56Stuart JohnstoneS. Johnstone
Simon RiggottS. Riggott49
D
4
D
62Brendan LampardB. Lampard
Artur QuaresmaA. Quaresma49
D
5
M
47Marcus EadieM. Eadie
Eddie BallE. Ball67
M
6
M
64Hinata KobayashiH. Kobayashi
Neil MorrisonN. Morrison64
M
7
M
60Leon EdwardsL. Edwards
Adam Le SauxA. Le Saux58
M
8
M
57Edward MillsE. Mills
Simon MarsdenS. Marsden66
A
9captain
A
46Torsten FrieserT. Frieser
Duarte RamosD. Ramos57
A
10
A
63Brendan BenjaminB. Benjamin
Carlton PlowrightC. Plowright54
A
11
A
57Teddy DoddT. Dodd
 
Alexander RowettA. Rowett53
M
12
D
39Dale EadieD. Eadie
Tim PlattT. Platt52
M
13
M
64Dean MarshallD. Marshall
Aimo CrovariA. Crovari51
G
14
A
70Oscar Jr. GissiO. Gissi

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Turf Moor where Burnley play host to Walsall. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Burnley are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Walsall appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Trevor Joseph.


0.00
The first half starts with Walsall kicking off!
3.37
Brendan Benjamin barges into Simon Riggott. Brendan Benjamin is warned by the referee! Simon Riggott stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.35
Carlton Plowright clumsily knocks into Leon Edwards. The referee brings Carlton Plowright to one side and gives him a warning! Leon Edwards stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.57
Leon Edwards passes the ball forward to Teddy Dodd. Teddy Dodd plays a scrappy one-two with Brendan Benjamin and advances towards the goal... Teddy Dodd side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
9.24
Neil Morrison kicks a strong pass forward to Carlton Plowright. Carlton Plowright plays a scrappy one-two with Duarte Ramos and advances towards the goal... Carlton Plowright looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it rises well off target!
14.41
Youl Alidor Lachuer darts forward. Youl Alidor Lachuer plays the ball forward to Carlton Plowright. Carlton Plowright knocks the ball forward, putting Duarte Ramos through on goal. Duarte Ramos tries a spectacular strike. Eoin Brand is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
38.53
Eddie Ball makes a simple pass to Duarte Ramos. Duarte Ramos cuts inside the box! Duarte Ramos takes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Burnley appear unchanged since the first half. Walsall also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Burnley kick off and get the second half underway!
47.38
Eddie Ball flicks a high ball forward to Duarte Ramos who takes it down. Duarte Ramos whips in a cross ball towards Carlton Plowright. Carlton Plowright finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
53.28
Eddie Ball flicks the ball to his team mate, Adam Le Saux. Adam Le Saux hits a low pass to Duarte Ramos. Duarte Ramos tries a spectacular strike but it flies well off target!
59.24
Hinata Kobayashi passes the ball forward to Leon Edwards. Seeing a gap ahead, Leon Edwards plays the ball forward to Teddy Dodd who has made a great run into the box. Teddy Dodd takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Ruel Hibbs!
60.31
Burnley have made 3 substitutions with Alexander Rowett replacing Simon Riggott, Tim Platt replacing Adam Le Saux and Aimo Crovari replacing Duarte Ramos .
63.54
Stuart Johnstone flicks a high pass forward. Hinata Kobayashi collects the pass. Hinata Kobayashi shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
72.10
Eddie Ball controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlton Plowright. Carlton Plowright sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Eoin Brand is on top of it.
78.27
Alexander Rowett knocks the ball forward to Eddie Ball. Eddie Ball threads a neat ball through to Simon Marsden. Simon Marsden skips past Stuart Johnstone! Simon Marsden takes a shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
81.15
Aimo Crovari catches Brendan Benjamin on the ankles. Aimo Crovari is shown the yellow card! Brendan Benjamin runs off the knock.
83.36
Brendan Lampard advances with the ball. Brendan Lampard chips the ball to his team mate, Brendan Benjamin. Brendan Benjamin knocks in a cross ball towards Torsten Frieser. Torsten Frieser outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but Ruel Hibbs is on top of it.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Burnley

Walsall
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.8%
42.2%
Play Area
29.7%
42.2%
28.1%

Scorers
Duarte Ramos 14

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Duarte Ramos of Burnley

Match Ratings
1.Ruel Hibbs (GK)
7
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)
6
8.Adam Le Saux (MID)
6
9.Simon Marsden (ATT)
6
10.Duarte Ramos (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Carlton Plowright (ATT)
7
 
12.Alexander Rowett (MID)
6
13.Tim Platt (MID)
6
14.Aimo Crovari (GK)yellow card
5

1.Eoin Brand (GK)
6
2.James Venus (DEF)
6
3.Stuart Johnstone (DEF)
6
4.Brendan Lampard (DEF)
6
5.Marcus Eadie (MID)
6
6.Hinata Kobayashi (MID)
6
7.Leon Edwards (MID)
7
8.Edward Mills (MID)
6
9.Torsten Frieser (ATT)
6
10.Brendan Benjamin (ATT)
6
11.Teddy Dodd (ATT)
7
 
12.Dale Eadie (DEF)
0
13.Dean Marshall (MID)
0
14.Oscar Jr. Gissi (ATT)
0