Match Report


FulhamFulham     DarlingtonDarlington
Computer Player Computer Player Chris Brooks Chris Brooks
Alfred BurbageA. Burbage49
G
captain1
G
50Brian WatsonB. Watson
Matthew GrayM. Gray60
D
2
D
52Vincenzo PalumboV. Palumbo
Albert PrietoA. Prieto57
D
3
D
53Gennaro BressanG. Bressan
Wayne DelaneyW. Delaney52
D
4captain
D
49Arturo SerranoA. Serrano
Paolo WinterburnP. Winterburn57
M
5
D
49Ugo DaviesU. Davies
Max ShearerM. Shearer55
M
6
D
41Tomas JesusT. Jesus
Carl FentonC. Fenton51
M
7
M
58Gary ClemenceG. Clemence
Liam NevilleL. Neville50
M
8
M
51Samuel FerreiraS. Ferreira
Corrado LeoneC. Leone58
A
9
A
43Craig ScowcroftC. Scowcroft
Colin McManamanC. McManaman55
A
10
A
46Mario SchaapM. Schaap
Adam FletcherA. Fletcher46
A
11
A
49Luis OliveiraL. Oliveira
 
Peter CharltonP. Charlton47
M
12
D
41Sebastiao RibeiroS. Ribeiro
Malcolm RipleyM. Ripley47
D
13
M
40Tommy WoodgateT. Woodgate
Jason CarltonJ. Carlton46
M
14
A
41Alfonso CampolonghiA. Campolonghi

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Craven Cottage where Fulham play host to Darlington. A crowd of 4,403 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Fulham 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
Fulham kick off and get the match underway!
3.38
Tomas Jesus takes it forward alone. Tomas Jesus makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Scowcroft. Craig Scowcroft shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
9.27
Albert Prieto plays a long ball forward. Corrado Leone shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
14.41
With great vision, Arturo Serrano plays the ball forward to Gary Clemence. Gary Clemence passes the ball forward to Craig Scowcroft. Craig Scowcroft controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
16.41
Tomas Jesus barges into Adam Fletcher. The referee brings Tomas Jesus to one side and gives him a warning! Adam Fletcher hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.46
Gary Clemence flicks a high pass forward. Mario Schaap holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mario Schaap shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
33.42
Liam Neville barges into Samuel Ferreira. Liam Neville is warned by the referee! Samuel Ferreira runs off the knock.
36.18
Wayne Delaney passes the ball forward to Carl Fenton. Carl Fenton flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin McManaman. Colin McManaman edges inside the box! Colin McManaman shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
40.41
Gary Clemence makes a simple pass to Mario Schaap. Mario Schaap knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Wayne Delaney.
44.17
Darlington's packed defence is making it hard for their opposition to score.
45.00
Ugo Davies makes a probing pass to Samuel Ferreira. Samuel Ferreira threads a neat ball through to Mario Schaap. Mario Schaap edges inside the box! Mario Schaap looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but somehow Alfred Burbage manages to keep it out.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Darlington get the second half underway!
47.09
Gary Clemence knocks the ball forward to Luis Oliveira. Luis Oliveira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.41
Albert Prieto flicks a high pass forward to Carl Fenton who brings the ball under control. Carl Fenton changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Carl Fenton finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
54.04
Matthew Gray takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Wayne Delaney. Wayne Delaney knocks the ball forward to Paolo Winterburn. Paolo Winterburn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Corrado Leone. Corrado Leone knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.35
Vincenzo Palumbo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Clemence. Gary Clemence hits a low pass to Mario Schaap. Mario Schaap lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Scowcroft. Craig Scowcroft whips the ball goalwards with his head but it's a woeful effort!
59.25
Gary Clemence flicks a high pass forward. Mario Schaap controls it well on his chest. Mario Schaap knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alfred Burbage who gathers it comfortably.
60.05
Samuel Ferreira makes a probing pass to Craig Scowcroft. Craig Scowcroft sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
61.36
With vision, Samuel Ferreira plays the ball forward to Craig Scowcroft. Craig Scowcroft knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.30
Liam Neville knocks the ball forward to Adam Fletcher. Adam Fletcher cuts inside the box! Adam Fletcher comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Magnificent block by Gennaro Bressan!
66.51
Vincenzo Palumbo hits a low pass to Samuel Ferreira. Samuel Ferreira threads a neat ball through to Mario Schaap. Mario Schaap controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
69.19
Gennaro Bressan knocks the ball to his team mate, Gary Clemence. Gary Clemence chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Scowcroft. Craig Scowcroft knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Wayne Delaney.
71.34
Tomas Jesus flicks a high pass forward to Gary Clemence who brings the ball neatly under control. Gary Clemence knocks the ball to his team mate, Luis Oliveira. Luis Oliveira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
73.11
Carl Fenton threads a neat ball through to Corrado Leone. Corrado Leone sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
77.22
Fulham have made a substitution with Jason Carlton replacing Carl Fenton .
78.28
Samuel Ferreira chips the ball to his team mate, Mario Schaap. Mario Schaap shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
83.58
Tomas Jesus plays the ball forward to Samuel Ferreira. Samuel Ferreira flicks the ball to his team mate, Luis Oliveira. Luis Oliveira shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
85.45
Wayne Delaney flicks a high pass forward. Max Shearer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Max Shearer hits a low pass to Colin McManaman. Colin McManaman knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tomas Jesus.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Fulham

Darlington
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
4
9
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44%
56%
Play Area
29.8%
42.9%
27.4%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gary Clemence of Darlington

Match Ratings
1.Alfred Burbage (GK)
6
2.Matthew Gray (DEF)
6
3.Albert Prieto (DEF)
7
4.Wayne Delaney (DEF)
8
5.Paolo Winterburn (MID)
6
6.Max Shearer (MID)
6
7.Carl Fenton (MID)
7
8.Liam Neville (MID)
6
9.Corrado Leone (ATT)
6
10.Colin McManaman (ATT)
6
11.Adam Fletcher (ATT)
6
 
12.Peter Charlton (MID)
0
13.Malcolm Ripley (DEF)
0
14.Jason Carlton (MID)
6

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