Match Report


Milton Keynes DonsMilton Keynes Dons     FulhamFulham
Computer Player Computer Player Darren Coggins Darren Coggins
George StoneG. Stone55
G
1
G
59Gilles HapgoodG. Hapgood
Carl ClaphamC. Clapham55
D
2
D
38Chris WinterburnC. Winterburn
Simon DyerS. Dyer52
D
3
D
41Eoin ScholesE. Scholes
Domenico Lo GattoD. Lo Gatto51
D
4captain
D
48Denis RevellesD. Revelles
Sol VieiraS. Vieira67
M
5
D
43Alex SounessA. Souness
Carl BarryC. Barry61
M
6
M
40Niccolo GuppyN. Guppy
Gionatha VergassolaG. Vergassola56
M
captain7
M
38Morris FerdinandM. Ferdinand
Scott GlassS. Glass52
M
8
M
39Harvey GoldbergH. Goldberg
Isaiah Wright-PhillipsI. Wright-Phillips61
A
9
A
57Davy HendriksD. Hendriks
Alan SinclairA. Sinclair48
A
10
A
64Neil NewbyN. Newby
Anselmo AtzeniA. Atzeni48
A
11
A
45Mick PattersonM. Patterson
 
Jody BrookingJ. Brooking54
G
12
M
42Jacob MannJ. Mann
Adrian FentonA. Fenton50
G
13
A
30Gavin RitchieG. Ritchie
John FletcherJ. Fletcher47
M
14
A
54Adam HarrisonA. Harrison

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at StadiumMK where Milton Keynes Dons play host to Fulham. A crowd of 4,277 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Milton Keynes Dons are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Fulham appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Fenton.


0.00
Fulham kick off the first half!
2.21
Simon Dyer flicks a high pass forward. Carl Barry collects the pass. Carl Barry flicks a high pass forward. Sol Vieira holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sol Vieira tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Gilles Hapgood. Excellent save.
4.14
Carl Clapham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carl Barry. Carl Barry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.52
Isaiah Wright-Phillips makes a simple pass to Carl Barry. Carl Barry knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Harvey Goldberg.
12.18
Scott Glass advances with the ball. Scott Glass knocks in a cross ball towards Gionatha Vergassola. Gionatha Vergassola gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
14.04
Gionatha Vergassola threads a neat ball through to Scott Glass. Scott Glass shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
15.43
Carl Clapham flicks a high pass forward. Sol Vieira holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sol Vieira finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
22.13
Alan Sinclair comes in with a late challenge on Eoin Scholes. Alan Sinclair is given a warning by the referee! Eoin Scholes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.35
Carl Barry sees a break and surges forward. Carl Barry finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
30.23
Gionatha Vergassola flicks a high pass forward. Carl Barry controls it well on his chest. Carl Barry whips in a cross ball towards Anselmo Atzeni. Anselmo Atzeni outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it slams into the crowd!
38.13
Seeing a gap ahead, Denis Revelles plays the ball forward to Alex Souness. Alex Souness flicks a high pass forward. Neil Newby collects the pass. Neil Newby knocks in a cross ball towards Mick Patterson. Mick Patterson makes a convincing header. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
39.45
Niccolo Guppy darts forward. Niccolo Guppy whips in a cross ball towards Davy Hendriks. Davy Hendriks makes a looping header on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
40.35
Domenico Lo Gatto makes a probing pass to Gionatha Vergassola. Gionatha Vergassola laces a through ball forward to Anselmo Atzeni. Anselmo Atzeni threads a neat ball through to Isaiah Wright-Phillips. Some good footwork from Isaiah Wright-Phillips provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Great save!
42.20
Niccolo Guppy flicks a high pass forward. Morris Ferdinand collects the pass. Morris Ferdinand knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Newby. With a superhuman jump, Neil Newby connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
45.00
Niccolo Guppy catches Scott Glass on the ankles. The referee calls over Niccolo Guppy and warns him to calm down! Scott Glass gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
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. Fulham also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Milton Keynes Dons start the second half!
48.27
With great vision, Harvey Goldberg plays the ball forward to Davy Hendriks. Davy Hendriks whips in a cross ball towards Mick Patterson. Mick Patterson outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
51.38
Morris Ferdinand makes a simple pass to Neil Newby. Neil Newby plays a quick one-two with Morris Ferdinand and rushes in on goal... Neil Newby strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.15
Milton Keynes Dons have made 3 substitutions with Jody Brooking replacing Domenico Lo Gatto, Adrian Fenton replacing Carl Barry and John Fletcher replacing Alan Sinclair .Fulham have made a substitution with Adam Harrison replacing Davy Hendriks .
61.23
Scott Glass threads a neat ball through to Gionatha Vergassola. Gionatha Vergassola lofts in a cross ball towards Anselmo Atzeni. Anselmo Atzeni flicks the ball with his head but it's a woeful effort!
66.27
Adrian Fenton passes the ball forward to Isaiah Wright-Phillips. Isaiah Wright-Phillips shoots from 25 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
72.58
Carl Clapham hacks Harvey Goldberg from behind! Carl Clapham is shown the yellow card! Harvey Goldberg stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.57
Fulham have made 2 substitutions with Jacob Mann replacing Eoin Scholes and Gavin Ritchie replacing Morris Ferdinand .
78.60
Carl Clapham flicks a high pass forward. Adrian Fenton easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Adrian Fenton knocks the ball to his team mate, John Fletcher. John Fletcher knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jacob Mann.
79.13
Jody Brooking flicks a high pass forward. Adrian Fenton collects the pass. Adrian Fenton kicks a strong pass forward to Isaiah Wright-Phillips. Isaiah Wright-Phillips plays a quick one-two with Anselmo Atzeni and rushes in on goal... Isaiah Wright-Phillips shoots from just inside the box but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
84.09
Carl Clapham surges forward with the ball. Carl Clapham plays a one-two with John Fletcher and rushes in on goal... Denis Revelles catches Carl Clapham on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Milton Keynes Dons

Fulham
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
8
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62%
38%
Play Area
22.5%
46.5%
31%

Scorers
Mick Patterson 48

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mick Patterson of Fulham

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

1.Gilles Hapgood (GK)
8
2.Chris Winterburn (DEF)
7
3.Eoin Scholes (DEF)
6
4.Denis Revelles (DEF)
8
5.Alex Souness (DEF)
6
6.Niccolo Guppy (MID)
7
7.Morris Ferdinand (MID)
7
8.Harvey Goldberg (MID)
7
9.Davy Hendriks (ATT)
8
10.Neil Newby (ATT)
7
11.Mick Patterson (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Jacob Mann (MID)
6
13.Gavin Ritchie (ATT)
6
14.Adam Harrison (ATT)
6