Match Report


WalsallWalsall     BurnleyBurnley
Ross Bain Ross Bain Jkjk Lkjl Jkjk Lkjl
Oleg ThirlwellO. Thirlwell53
G
1
G
34Andy SimonsenA. Simonsen
Dean ScalesD. Scales41
D
2
D
47James PottsJ. Potts
Stan WilliamsS. Williams39
D
3
D
46Dean TolleyD. Tolley
Tommy DeanT. Dean44
D
4
D
43Des KirklandD. Kirkland
Wes InceW. Ince50
D
5
D
42Steve CollymoreS. Collymore
Pierpaolo BertiP. Berti52
M
6
M
49Rio WeaverR. Weaver
Billy Lua-LuaB. Lua-Lua38
M
7
M
46Stuart WiltordS. Wiltord
Patrick YoudsP. Youds43
M
8
M
44Adam MilburnA. Milburn
Steven BloomerS. Bloomer43
M
9
M
42Nicky BoatengN. Boateng
Darren HamiltonD. Hamilton47
A
10
A
53Rio PlattR. Platt
Alberto HulmeA. Hulme52
A
11
A
43Shaun LjungbergS. Ljungberg

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Vitality Stadium where Walsall play host to Burnley. A crowd of 4,699 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Walsall and Burnley are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
Burnley kick off the first half!
9.09
Stan Williams makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steven Bloomer. Steven Bloomer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Darren Hamilton. Darren Hamilton tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
12.35
Des Kirkland makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adam Milburn. Adam Milburn flicks the ball to his team mate, Shaun Ljungberg. Shaun Ljungberg knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.48
Tommy Dean clumsily knocks into Rio Platt. The referee calls over Tommy Dean and warns him to calm down! Rio Platt hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.21
Patrick Youds barges into Stuart Wiltord. The referee calls over Patrick Youds and warns him to calm down! Stuart Wiltord stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.20
Pierpaolo Berti passes the ball forward to Darren Hamilton. Darren Hamilton knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Steve Collymore.
21.39
Pierpaolo Berti knocks the ball forward to Darren Hamilton. Darren Hamilton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by James Potts.
22.07
Stan Williams decides to run forward with the ball. Stan Williams controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alberto Hulme. Alberto Hulme controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
26.46
Stuart Wiltord controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rio Platt. Rio Platt knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.14
Pierpaolo Berti hacks Nicky Boateng from behind! Pierpaolo Berti is shown the yellow card! Nicky Boateng hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.33
Pierpaolo Berti makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alberto Hulme. Alberto Hulme whips in a cross ball towards Darren Hamilton. Darren Hamilton is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
39.41
Alberto Hulme comes in with a late challenge on Steve Collymore. The referee calls over Alberto Hulme and shows him a yellow card! Steve Collymore grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
40.55
Wes Ince knocks the ball forward to Billy Lua-Lua. Billy Lua-Lua controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alberto Hulme. Alberto Hulme knocks in a cross ball towards Darren Hamilton. Darren Hamilton is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Andy Simonsen is on top of it.
42.40
Stuart Wiltord knocks the ball to his team mate, Rio Platt. Rio Platt lofts in a cross ball towards Shaun Ljungberg. Shaun Ljungberg directs the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Stuart Wiltord comes in with a late challenge on Patrick Youds. Stuart Wiltord is shown the yellow card! Patrick Youds stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
The second half starts with Walsall kicking off!
47.26
Patrick Youds surges forward with the ball. Patrick Youds finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Andy Simonsen easily smothers it!
51.46
Patrick Youds chips the ball to his team mate, Alberto Hulme. Alberto Hulme tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
53.38
Pierpaolo Berti threads the ball through to Darren Hamilton. Darren Hamilton knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Des Kirkland.
60.32
Adam Milburn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rio Platt. Rio Platt knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tommy Dean.
66.04
Des Kirkland clumsily knocks into Darren Hamilton. The referee calls over Des Kirkland and shows him a yellow card! Darren Hamilton runs off the knock.
69.33
Tommy Dean chips the ball to his team mate, Patrick Youds. Patrick Youds kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Hulme. Alberto Hulme sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
71.28
Patrick Youds takes it forward alone. Patrick Youds knocks the ball to his team mate, Darren Hamilton. Darren Hamilton takes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
77.30
Patrick Youds hacks Stuart Wiltord from behind! Patrick Youds is given another warning by the referee! Stuart Wiltord runs off the knock.
85.43
Adam Milburn threads the ball through to Rio Platt. Rio Platt knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.48
Stuart Wiltord chips the ball to his team mate, Rio Platt. Rio Platt knocks in a cross ball towards Shaun Ljungberg. Shaun Ljungberg connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Darren Hamilton of Walsall
Match Statistics
 

Walsall

Burnley
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
0
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.6%
38.4%
Play Area
28.8%
43.8%
27.4%

Scorers
Darren Hamilton 71