Match Report


FulhamFulham     BarnetBarnet
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Alfred BurbageA. Burbage49
G
captain1
G
56Bill RiggottB. Riggott
Matthew GrayM. Gray60
D
2
D
57Omer BellamyO. Bellamy
Albert PrietoA. Prieto57
D
3
D
56Chris BloomerC. Bloomer
Malcolm RipleyM. Ripley47
D
4
D
49Alun CarterA. Carter
Richard JeffersR. Jeffers62
M
5
M
69Tim MersonT. Merson
Paolo WinterburnP. Winterburn57
M
6
M
51Teddy RoyceT. Royce
Max ShearerM. Shearer55
M
7
M
51Alan CarterA. Carter
Carl FentonC. Fenton51
M
8captain
M
50Eddie BloomerE. Bloomer
Corrado LeoneC. Leone58
A
9
A
54Gilles HigginbothamG. Higginbotham
Colin McManamanC. McManaman55
A
10
A
50Andy McGroryA. McGrory
Adam FletcherA. Fletcher46
A
11
A
48Richard MendoncaR. Mendonca
 
Liam NevilleL. Neville50
M
12
G
50Stanley RichardsS. Richards
Jason CarltonJ. Carlton47
M
13
M
50Gianluigi OrlandiniG. Orlandini
Peter CharltonP. Charlton47
M
14
M
49Andy WilliamsonA. Williamson

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Craven Cottage where Fulham play host to Barnet. A crowd of 4,351 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Fulham and Barnet are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Michael Vickers.


0.00
Fulham start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.56
Albert Prieto clumsily knocks into Richard Mendonca. Albert Prieto is shown the yellow card! Richard Mendonca runs off the knock.
6.49
Alan Carter flicks a high pass forward. Andy McGrory collects the pass. Andy McGrory knocks in a cross ball towards Gilles Higginbotham. Gilles Higginbotham outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it misses the target by a large margin!
15.03
Alan Carter flicks a high pass forward. Richard Mendonca holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Richard Mendonca sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
22.51
Max Shearer kicks a strong pass forward to Adam Fletcher. Adam Fletcher finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
24.20
Carl Fenton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Corrado Leone. Corrado Leone knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Bill Riggott who gathers it comfortably.
26.32
Andy McGrory barges into Malcolm Ripley. The referee calls over Andy McGrory and warns him to calm down! Malcolm Ripley runs off the knock.
28.37
Malcolm Ripley pushes up the pitch. Malcolm Ripley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Adam Fletcher. Adam Fletcher whips in a cross ball towards Colin McManaman. Colin McManaman connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
32.14
Alan Carter chips the ball to his team mate, Andy McGrory. Andy McGrory puts a great ball through but Richard Mendonca is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
33.22
Max Shearer changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Max Shearer tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
36.45
Omer Bellamy kicks a strong pass forward to Alan Carter. Alan Carter passes the ball forward to Gilles Higginbotham. Gilles Higginbotham skips past Malcolm Ripley! Gilles Higginbotham looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
39.55
Paolo Winterburn flicks a high pass forward. Corrado Leone controls it well on his chest. Corrado Leone advances inside the box! Corrado Leone tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
42.18
Alan Carter runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Alan Carter lofts in a cross ball towards Andy McGrory. Andy McGrory finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
44.47
Chris Bloomer flicks a high pass forward. Alan Carter controls it well on his chest. Alan Carter flicks a high pass forward to Richard Mendonca who brings the ball under control. Richard Mendonca knocks in a cross ball towards Gilles Higginbotham. Gilles Higginbotham is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's there!! Alfred Burbage has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Fulham appear unchanged since the first half. Barnet also appear unchanged since the first half. The Fulham players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Barnet kicking off!
48.10
Paolo Winterburn flicks a high ball forward to Adam Fletcher who takes it down. Adam Fletcher knocks in a cross ball towards Corrado Leone. Omer Bellamy comes in with a late challenge on Corrado Leone. Corrado Leone appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
49.50
Omer Bellamy knocks the ball forward to Tim Merson. Tim Merson flicks a high pass forward to Gilles Higginbotham who brings the ball under control. Gilles Higginbotham knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Malcolm Ripley.
51.10
Teddy Royce controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andy McGrory. Andy McGrory rushes past Malcolm Ripley! Andy McGrory strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. It's miles wide!
55.39
Alan Carter comes in with a late challenge on Paolo Winterburn. The referee calls over Alan Carter and warns him to calm down! Paolo Winterburn runs off the knock.
59.18
Richard Jeffers flicks a high ball forward to Colin McManaman who takes it down. Colin McManaman shoots from distance. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
66.54
Omer Bellamy flicks a high pass forward. Eddie Bloomer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eddie Bloomer sees Richard Mendonca in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Richard Mendonca tries a spectacular long range effort. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
67.14
Max Shearer knocks the ball forward to Adam Fletcher. Adam Fletcher lofts in a cross ball towards Corrado Leone. Corrado Leone flicks the ball with his head but Bill Riggott reads it well. Good save!
69.48
Chris Bloomer threads a neat ball through to Teddy Royce. Teddy Royce deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gilles Higginbotham. Gilles Higginbotham shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
73.37
Max Shearer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adam Fletcher. Adam Fletcher shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
75.47
Malcolm Ripley hacks Tim Merson from behind! The referee brings Malcolm Ripley to one side and gives him a warning! Tim Merson stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.13
Fulham have made a substitution with Peter Charlton replacing Max Shearer .
78.13
Alan Carter flicks a high ball forward to Richard Mendonca who takes it down. Richard Mendonca sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
79.37
Tim Merson flicks a high pass forward. Gilles Higginbotham controls it well on his chest. Gilles Higginbotham knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Albert Prieto.
81.27
Alan Carter flicks a high pass forward. Andy McGrory holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Andy McGrory sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
84.40
Peter Charlton darts forward. Peter Charlton makes a probing pass between the defence to Colin McManaman. Colin McManaman makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Colin McManaman!
90.00
Richard Jeffers flicks a high pass forward to Adam Fletcher who brings the ball under control. Adam Fletcher shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Fulham

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

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
26.8%
45.1%
28%

Scorers
Colin McManaman 59, 84
Gilles Higginbotham 44

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Colin McManaman of Fulham

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

1.Bill Riggott (GK)
6
2.Omer Bellamy (DEF)
6
3.Chris Bloomer (DEF)
7
4.Alun Carter (DEF)
6
5.Tim Merson (MID)
6
6.Teddy Royce (MID)
6
7.Alan Carter (MID)
7
8.Eddie Bloomer (MID)
6
9.Gilles Higginbotham (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Andy McGrory (ATT)
6
11.Richard Mendonca (ATT)
7
 
12.Stanley Richards (GK)
0
13.Gianluigi Orlandini (MID)
0
14.Andy Williamson (MID)
0