Match Report


Huddersfield TownHuddersfield Town     Derby CountyDerby County
Computer Player Computer Player Cal Marlow Cal Marlow
Jermaine SimonsenJ. Simonsen55
G
1
G
69Nigel ColeN. Cole
Nwankwo GascoigneN. Gascoigne55
D
2
D
60Christian SculliC. Sculli
Mervin CharltonM. Charlton49
D
captain3captain
D
56Damien BridgesD. Bridges
Carlton LisbieC. Lisbie46
D
4
D
61Miguel PirriM. Pirri
Tim MasonT. Mason63
M
5
D
63Ruel DefoeR. Defoe
Duccio ManciniD. Mancini53
M
6
M
63Alex SounessA. Souness
Wayne AllmanW. Allman53
M
7
M
64Steve ImpeyS. Impey
Luke InsleyL. Insley51
M
8
M
65Pablo MoralesP. Morales
Trevor BlakeT. Blake52
A
9
A
66Neil PlattN. Platt
Alexander BoltonA. Bolton52
A
10
A
62David HollowayD. Holloway
Arnold SchomakerA. Schomaker51
A
11
A
52Bjorn Otto BohinenB. Bohinen
 
Jonathan NewtonJ. Newton50
A
12
G
43Ronnie EvansR. Evans
Enzo CalifanoE. Califano50
A
13
M
59Wayne CookeW. Cooke
Albert LopezA. Lopez50
A
14
A
42Niccolo MonkN. Monk

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at John Smiths Stadium where Huddersfield Town play host to Derby County. A crowd of 8,868 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Huddersfield Town are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Derby County appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by David Pearson.


0.00
Derby County kick off and get the match underway!
3.44
Damien Bridges flicks a high pass forward to Pablo Morales who brings the ball under control. Seeing a gap ahead, Pablo Morales plays the ball forward to Neil Platt. Neil Platt whips in a cross ball towards David Holloway. David Holloway connects with a diving header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
6.40
Luke Insley threads a neat ball through to Tim Mason. Tim Mason passes the ball forward to Arnold Schomaker. Arnold Schomaker knocks in a cross ball towards Trevor Blake. Trevor Blake gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Nigel Cole is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
10.13
Mervin Charlton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alexander Bolton. Alexander Bolton kicks a strong pass forward to Trevor Blake but the referee indicates it's offside!
12.14
Ruel Defoe flicks a high ball forward to Alex Souness who takes it down. Alex Souness flicks a high pass forward. Steve Impey holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Steve Impey makes a probing pass between the defence to David Holloway. David Holloway tries a spectacular strike which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
15.26
Luke Insley runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Luke Insley shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
18.27
Carlton Lisbie catches Damien Bridges on the ankles. Carlton Lisbie is shown the yellow card! Damien Bridges grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
20.37
Damien Bridges advances with the ball. Damien Bridges plays the ball forward to David Holloway. David Holloway plays a scrappy one-two with Neil Platt and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from David Holloway provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
30.41
Carlton Lisbie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tim Mason. Tim Mason passes the ball forward to Arnold Schomaker. Arnold Schomaker skips past Alex Souness! Arnold Schomaker strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
32.22
Nwankwo Gascoigne chips the ball to his team mate, Wayne Allman. Wayne Allman flicks a high ball forward to Duccio Mancini who takes it down. Duccio Mancini plays a one-two with Alexander Bolton and rushes in on goal... Duccio Mancini strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
33.29
Damien Bridges kicks a strong pass forward to Steve Impey. Steve Impey makes a probing pass to Alex Souness. Alex Souness plays a one-two with David Holloway and advances towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Alex Souness provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it curls horrendously wide!
38.57
Pablo Morales makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Platt. Neil Platt plays a scrappy one-two with David Holloway and stumbles forward towards the goal... Neil Platt shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The keeper, Jermaine Simonsen, sees it late!! Goal for Derby County!
42.38
Wayne Allman flicks the ball to his team mate, Trevor Blake. Trevor Blake shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
44.16
Damien Bridges threads a neat ball through to Alex Souness. Alex Souness hits a low pass to Bjorn Otto Bohinen. Bjorn Otto Bohinen edges inside the box! Bjorn Otto Bohinen tries a spectacular strike. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Huddersfield Town appear unchanged since the first half. Derby County also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Huddersfield Town kick off!
48.19
Pablo Morales takes it forward alone. Pablo Morales makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Platt but he's offside!
49.16
Nwankwo Gascoigne hits a low pass to Wayne Allman. Wayne Allman threads a neat ball through to Trevor Blake. Trevor Blake knocks in a cross ball towards Alexander Bolton. Alexander Bolton flicks the ball with his head. Alexander Bolton scores for Huddersfield Town!!
55.27
Steve Impey sees David Holloway in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Holloway tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!! That's his third!
60.03
Pablo Morales advances with the ball. Pablo Morales puts a great ball through. David Holloway runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
61.09
Alex Souness clumsily knocks into Carlton Lisbie. The referee calls over Alex Souness and shows him a yellow card! Carlton Lisbie grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
66.34
Pablo Morales makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steve Impey. Steve Impey shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
71.30
With a delightful solo run, Wayne Allman stretches the opposition's defence. Wayne Allman shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
73.36
Duccio Mancini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tim Mason. Tim Mason plays the ball forward to Duccio Mancini who has made a great run into the box. Duccio Mancini shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Nigel Cole comfortably smothers it!
75.51
Tim Mason makes an attacking run forward. Tim Mason shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Nigel Cole!
79.39
Duccio Mancini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arnold Schomaker. Arnold Schomaker whips in a cross ball towards Trevor Blake. Trevor Blake connects with a diving header but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
81.12
Duccio Mancini surges forward with the ball. Duccio Mancini shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
85.19
Pablo Morales makes an attacking run forward. Pablo Morales rushes past Mervin Charlton! Pablo Morales shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
89.23
Steve Impey hacks Mervin Charlton from behind! The referee calls over Steve Impey and warns him to calm down! Mervin Charlton gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
Alex Souness makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Platt. Neil Platt shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Huddersfield Town

Derby County
Goals
2
5
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
6
5
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.4%
47.6%
Play Area
29.8%
42.9%
27.4%

Scorers
Trevor Blake 6
Alexander Bolton 49
David Holloway 3, 12, 55
Neil Platt 39
Bjorn Otto Bohinen 44

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Holloway of Derby County

Match Ratings
1.Jermaine Simonsen (GK)
6
2.Nwankwo Gascoigne (DEF)
6
3.Mervin Charlton (DEF)
6
4.Carlton Lisbie (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Tim Mason (MID)
6
6.Duccio Mancini (MID)
6
7.Wayne Allman (MID)
6
8.Luke Insley (MID)
6
9.Trevor Blake (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Alexander Bolton (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Arnold Schomaker (ATT)
7
 
12.Jonathan Newton (ATT)
0
13.Enzo Califano (ATT)
0
14.Albert Lopez (ATT)
0

1.Nigel Cole (GK)
6
2.Christian Sculli (DEF)
6
3.Damien Bridges (DEF)
6
4.Miguel Pirri (DEF)
6
5.Ruel Defoe (DEF)
6
6.Alex Souness (MID)yellow card
6
7.Steve Impey (MID)
7
8.Pablo Morales (MID)
7
9.Neil Platt (ATT)goal scored
7
10.David Holloway (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Bjorn Otto Bohinen (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Ronnie Evans (GK)
0
13.Wayne Cooke (MID)
0
14.Niccolo Monk (ATT)
0