Match Report

Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at The Valley where Charlton Athletic play host to Middlesbrough. A crowd of 4,263 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Charlton Athletic and Middlesbrough are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
Charlton Athletic start the match!
3.38
Simon Thompson sees space and advances. Simon Thompson knocks in a cross ball towards Mark Allman. Mark Allman directs the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
15.41
Stanley Bould makes a simple pass to Anthony Le Saux. Anthony Le Saux tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
22.28
Graham Bloomer knocks the ball to his team mate, Alexander Venus. Alexander Venus knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Anthony Huckerby who gathers it comfortably.
28.16
Arthur Carter makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ross Makin. Ross Makin chips the ball to his team mate, Alexander Venus. Alexander Venus sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Anthony Huckerby manages to keep it out.
32.23
Omer Mcleod kicks a strong pass forward to Mervin Cooper. Mervin Cooper threads the ball through to Ashley Powell. Ashley Powell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Aaron Bastin.
34.20
Morris Goldberg passes the ball forward to Brendan Owen. Brendan Owen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anthony Le Saux. Anthony Le Saux knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.42
Sol Serrant makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duncan Bramble. Duncan Bramble makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alexander Venus. Alexander Venus knocks in a cross ball towards Mark Allman. Mark Allman flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
40.07
Arthur Carter threads the ball through to Simon Thompson. Simon Thompson threads the ball through to Alexander Venus. Alexander Venus lofts in a cross ball towards Mark Allman. Mark Allman heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
Shaun Cort flicks the ball to his team mate, Ross Makin. Ross Makin makes a simple pass to Mark Allman. Mark Allman plays a perfect one-two with Alexander Venus and rushes in on goal... Mark Allman makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
The second half starts with Middlesbrough kicking off!
63.38
Duncan Bramble makes a beautiful solo run. Duncan Bramble knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.06
Stanley Bould flicks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Le Saux. Anthony Le Saux passes the ball forward to Ashley Powell. Ashley Powell rockets a shot on goal but Scott Carrick is on top of it.
71.03
Duncan Bramble sees a break and surges forward. Duncan Bramble knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Morris Goldberg.
73.07
Stanley Bould sees space and advances. Stanley Bould knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Aaron Bastin.
77.57
Spencer Stone brings the ball forward. Spencer Stone controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Scott Carrick manages to gather it comfortably.
79.11
Aaron Bastin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Graham Bloomer. Graham Bloomer makes a simple pass to Alexander Venus. Alexander Venus tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
81.30
Simon Thompson knocks the ball to his team mate, Alexander Venus. Alexander Venus knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Anthony Huckerby who gathers it comfortably.
84.26
Graham Bloomer knocks the ball to his team mate, Mark Allman. Mark Allman knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Simon Patterson.
85.39
Duncan Bramble makes a probing pass to Alexander Venus. Alexander Venus shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
87.54
Sol Serrant makes a probing pass to Duncan Bramble. Duncan Bramble makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alexander Venus. Alexander Venus knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Anthony Huckerby who gathers it comfortably.
89.31
Mervin Cooper chips the ball to his team mate, Ashley Powell. Ashley Powell shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
90.00
Sol Serrant advances with the ball. Sol Serrant chips the ball to his team mate, Mark Allman. Mark Allman knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!


The man of the match was awarded to Mark Allman of Charlton Athletic
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
66.3%
33.7%
Play Area
22.9%
48.2%
28.9%

Scorers