Match Report


Crewe AlexandraCrewe Alexandra     DarlingtonDarlington
Computer Player Computer Player Chris Brooks Chris Brooks
Richard InceR. Ince60
G
1
G
50Brian WatsonB. Watson
Samuele MaiuriS. Maiuri46
D
2
D
52Vincenzo PalumboV. Palumbo
Carl ScalesC. Scales44
D
3
D
53Gennaro BressanG. Bressan
Fredrik SalakoF. Salako44
D
4captain
D
49Arturo SerranoA. Serrano
Darius MonkD. Monk53
M
5
D
49Ugo DaviesU. Davies
James ForbesJ. Forbes48
M
6
D
40Daniel ImpeyD. Impey
Ross GrimandiR. Grimandi47
M
7
M
58Gary ClemenceG. Clemence
Paolo PlowrightP. Plowright45
M
8
M
51Samuel FerreiraS. Ferreira
Warren WoodgateW. Woodgate63
A
9
A
43Craig ScowcroftC. Scowcroft
Wes CleggW. Clegg58
A
10
A
46Mario SchaapM. Schaap
Morris ForbesM. Forbes51
A
captain11
A
49Luis OliveiraL. Oliveira
 
Dennis PetersD. Peters51
G
12
D
41Sebastiao RibeiroS. Ribeiro
Alan BastinA. Bastin47
A
13
M
40Tommy WoodgateT. Woodgate
Ruel SmithR. Smith46
A
14
A
41Alfonso CampolonghiA. Campolonghi

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Alexandra Stadium where Crewe Alexandra play host to Darlington. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Crewe Alexandra are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Darlington appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Richard Carrick.


0.00
The whistle blows and Crewe Alexandra kick off!
3.29
Arturo Serrano catches Morris Forbes on the ankles. Arturo Serrano is warned by the referee! Morris Forbes gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
6.49
Wes Clegg comes in with a late challenge on Vincenzo Palumbo. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Vincenzo Palumbo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.57
Paolo Plowright changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Paolo Plowright sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
10.14
Samuel Ferreira threads a neat ball through to Luis Oliveira. Luis Oliveira shoots from long range but it flies wide!
12.56
Carl Scales clumsily knocks into Samuel Ferreira. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Samuel Ferreira hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.55
Fredrik Salako sees James Forbes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. James Forbes passes the ball forward to Wes Clegg. Wes Clegg shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
16.33
Seeing a gap ahead, Ross Grimandi laces a weighted ball forward to Wes Clegg. Wes Clegg runs straight at the defence! Wes Clegg looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
22.55
Ugo Davies knocks the ball forward to Gary Clemence. Gary Clemence makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mario Schaap. Mario Schaap knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Samuele Maiuri.
28.41
Wes Clegg catches Gennaro Bressan on the ankles. The referee warns Wes Clegg to calm down! Gennaro Bressan stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.34
Samuel Ferreira flicks a high pass forward. Craig Scowcroft collects the pass. Craig Scowcroft whips in a cross ball towards Luis Oliveira. Luis Oliveira jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Solid save from Richard Ince.
34.29
Carl Scales comes in with a late challenge on Luis Oliveira. The referee warns Carl Scales to calm down! Luis Oliveira hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.32
Fredrik Salako flicks a high pass forward. Ross Grimandi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ross Grimandi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Warren Woodgate. Warren Woodgate tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Brian Watson manages to keep it out.
39.36
Darius Monk sees space and advances. Darius Monk lofts in a cross ball towards Warren Woodgate. Warren Woodgate beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
40.08
Carl Scales flicks a high pass forward. Paolo Plowright collects the pass. Paolo Plowright knocks the ball forward to Morris Forbes. Morris Forbes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.23
Darius Monk flicks a high ball forward to Morris Forbes who takes it down. Morris Forbes shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
45.00
Fredrik Salako flicks the ball to his team mate, Ross Grimandi. Ross Grimandi flicks the ball to his team mate, Warren Woodgate. Warren Woodgate skips past Gennaro Bressan! Warren Woodgate looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Crewe Alexandra appear unchanged since the first half. Darlington also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Darlington kick off and get the second half underway!
47.58
Vincenzo Palumbo hits a low pass to Samuel Ferreira. Samuel Ferreira hits a low pass to Craig Scowcroft. Craig Scowcroft shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
49.45
James Forbes clumsily knocks into Samuel Ferreira. The referee calls over James Forbes and warns him to calm down! Samuel Ferreira runs off the knock.
51.25
Gennaro Bressan flicks a high pass forward. Gary Clemence holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gary Clemence flicks a high pass forward. Craig Scowcroft collects the pass. Craig Scowcroft makes a probing pass to Luis Oliveira but he's offside!
53.06
Ross Grimandi surges forward with the ball. Ross Grimandi shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
59.34
Paolo Plowright knocks the ball to his team mate, Morris Forbes. Morris Forbes whips in a cross ball towards Wes Clegg. Wes Clegg jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
63.43
Darius Monk controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Morris Forbes. Morris Forbes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Wes Clegg but the linesman indicates offside!
67.30
Gary Clemence comes in with a late challenge on Paolo Plowright. Gary Clemence is shown the yellow card! Paolo Plowright hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.58
Fredrik Salako comes in with a late challenge on Craig Scowcroft. Fredrik Salako is shown the yellow card! Craig Scowcroft grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
71.02
Carl Scales catches Mario Schaap on the ankles. Carl Scales is given another warning by the referee! Mario Schaap stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.43
Warren Woodgate hacks Gennaro Bressan from behind! The referee calls over Warren Woodgate and shows him a yellow card! Gennaro Bressan runs off the knock.
73.11
Gary Clemence hits a low pass to Mario Schaap. Mario Schaap shoots from 20 yards but Richard Ince reads it well. Great keeping!
75.46
With vision, Gennaro Bressan laces a weighted ball forward to Samuel Ferreira. Samuel Ferreira chips the ball to his team mate, Luis Oliveira. Luis Oliveira tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball takes a deflection leaving Richard Ince with no chance!! Goal for Darlington!
78.45
James Forbes threads a neat ball through to Wes Clegg. Wes Clegg tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
81.21
Samuel Ferreira sees Luis Oliveira in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Luis Oliveira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fredrik Salako.
83.37
Carl Scales makes a probing pass to Darius Monk. Darius Monk deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Warren Woodgate. Warren Woodgate finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Crewe Alexandra

Darlington
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
4
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.3%
51.7%
Play Area
24.1%
41.4%
34.5%

Scorers
Wes Clegg 59
Luis Oliveira 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Samuel Ferreira of Darlington

Match Ratings
1.Richard Ince (GK)
6
2.Samuele Maiuri (DEF)
6
3.Carl Scales (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Fredrik Salako (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Darius Monk (MID)
7
6.James Forbes (MID)
6
7.Ross Grimandi (MID)
7
8.Paolo Plowright (MID)
7
9.Warren Woodgate (ATT)yellow card
6
10.Wes Clegg (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
11.Morris Forbes (ATT)
7
 
12.Dennis Peters (GK)
0
13.Alan Bastin (ATT)
0
14.Ruel Smith (ATT)
0

1.Brian Watson (GK)
7
2.Vincenzo Palumbo (DEF)
6
3.Gennaro Bressan (DEF)
6
4.Arturo Serrano (DEF)
5
5.Ugo Davies (DEF)
6
6.Daniel Impey (DEF)
6
7.Gary Clemence (MID)yellow card
6
8.Samuel Ferreira (MID)
9
9.Craig Scowcroft (ATT)
6
10.Mario Schaap (ATT)
6
11.Luis Oliveira (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Sebastiao Ribeiro (DEF)
0
13.Tommy Woodgate (MID)
0
14.Alfonso Campolonghi (ATT)
0