Match Report
| Bury | Bury |  |  | Watford | Watford | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ashley Watson | A. Watson |  | 52 | G |  | 1 | | G | 56 | | George Swift | G. Swift | |||||||||
| Stephen Carter | S. Carter | | 51 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 53 |  | Florian Erler | F. Erler | |||||||||
| Les Grimandi | L. Grimandi | | 44 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 51 |  | Scott Elliott | S. Elliott | ||||||||
| Alan Thompson | A. Thompson | | 40 | D | | 4 | | | D | 48 | | Nwankwo Greaves | N. Greaves | ||||||||
| Xavier Desailly | X. Desailly |  | 45 | M | | 5 | | M | 59 | | Jason Hendrie | J. Hendrie | |||||||||
| Sol Gordon | S. Gordon | | 42 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 | | Ben Lowe | B. Lowe | |||||||||
| Spencer Stuart | S. Stuart | | 40 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Emile Hitchcock | E. Hitchcock | |||||||||
| Ben Carter | B. Carter | | 40 | M | | 8 | | M | 53 | | Kieron Lofthouse | K. Lofthouse | |||||||||
| Joe Haynes | J. Haynes | | 47 | A | | 9 | | A | 45 | | Jonathan Luzhny | J. Luzhny | |||||||||
| Cesar Veloso | C. Veloso |  | 42 | A | | 10 | | A | 43 | | Eddie Gascoigne | E. Gascoigne | |||||||||
| Daniel Jackson | D. Jackson | | 41 | A | | 11 | | A | 39 | | Henry Marshall | H. Marshall | |||||||||
| Elias Niedermayr | E. Niedermayr |  | 47 | G | | 12 | | D | 47 | | Matt Davidson | M. Davidson | |||||||||
| Alexander Todd | A. Todd | | 45 | G | | 13 | | M | 45 |  | Luis Torres | L. Torres | |||||||||
| Danny Mcleod | D. Mcleod | | 39 | M | | 14 | | D | 44 | | Peter Etherington | P. Etherington | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Gigg Lane where Bury play host to Watford. A crowd of 2,882 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Bury and Watford are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Matthew Ehiogu.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Bury and Watford are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Matthew Ehiogu.
0.00
0-0Bury kick off and get the first half underway!
3.48
0-0Sol Gordon flicks a high pass forward. Cesar Veloso controls it well on his chest. Cesar Veloso plays a one-two with Daniel Jackson and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Cesar Veloso provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it flies just off target!
6.03
Emile Hitchcock sees a break and surges forward. Emile Hitchcock lofts in a cross ball towards Henry Marshall. Henry Marshall finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
14.06
Stephen Carter brings the ball forward. Stephen Carter advances with the ball. Stephen Carter plays a quick one-two with Cesar Veloso and rushes in on goal... Stephen Carter shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
16.45
Ben Lowe threads a neat ball through to Jonathan Luzhny. Jonathan Luzhny finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
18.34
Ben Carter knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Jackson. Daniel Jackson passes the ball forward to Joe Haynes. Joe Haynes shoots from just inside the box. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
21.28
Emile Hitchcock flicks a high pass forward. Henry Marshall controls it well on his chest. Henry Marshall shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
22.56
Emile Hitchcock surges forward with the ball. Emile Hitchcock tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
26.13
0-0Ben Lowe makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddie Gascoigne. Eddie Gascoigne lofts in a cross ball towards Jonathan Luzhny. Jonathan Luzhny is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Ashley Watson didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
27.30
Kieron Lofthouse makes a probing pass to Henry Marshall. Henry Marshall skips past Alan Thompson! Henry Marshall cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but it flies well off target!
36.53
0-0Ben Carter passes the ball forward to Daniel Jackson. Daniel Jackson passes the ball forward but Joe Haynes is offside!
39.13
0-0Ben Lowe passes the ball forward to Jonathan Luzhny. Jonathan Luzhny lofts in a cross ball towards Eddie Gascoigne. Eddie Gascoigne whips the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent block by Alan Thompson!
40.53
With a delightful solo run, Ben Lowe stretches the opposition's defence. Ben Lowe lofts in a cross ball towards Jonathan Luzhny. Jonathan Luzhny powers a header at goal but it's drastically wayward!
42.14
Ben Lowe chips the ball to his team mate, Henry Marshall. Henry Marshall passes the ball forward to Jonathan Luzhny. Jonathan Luzhny muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but Ashley Watson is on top of it.
45.00
0-0Jason Hendrie plays the ball forward to Eddie Gascoigne. Eddie Gascoigne knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ashley Watson who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Bury have changed their lineup with Danny Mcleod replacing Daniel Jackson. Watford appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Watford kick off the second half!
48.35
Florian Erler sees Ben Lowe in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ben Lowe flicks a high pass forward. Henry Marshall holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Henry Marshall knocks in a cross ball towards Jonathan Luzhny. Jonathan Luzhny finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Les Grimandi clears it off the line with his head!
49.45
0-0Ben Carter hacks Jason Hendrie from behind! Ben Carter is warned by the referee! Jason Hendrie runs off the knock.
55.48
Nwankwo Greaves flicks a high ball forward to Ben Lowe who takes it down. Ben Lowe passes the ball forward to Eddie Gascoigne. Eddie Gascoigne plays a scrappy one-two with Henry Marshall and stumbles forward towards the goal... Eddie Gascoigne makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
59.58
Xavier Desailly makes a probing pass to Joe Haynes. Joe Haynes kicks a strong pass forward to Cesar Veloso but the referee indicates it's offside!
60.16
0-0Bury have made a substitution with Elias Niedermayr replacing Stephen Carter .
61.16
Emile Hitchcock makes a beautiful solo run. Emile Hitchcock rushes past Les Grimandi! Emile Hitchcock shoots from just inside the box but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
65.16
Alan Thompson passes the ball forward to Spencer Stuart. Spencer Stuart threads a neat ball through to Cesar Veloso. Cesar Veloso knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.10
0-0Emile Hitchcock hits a low pass to Henry Marshall. Henry Marshall knocks in a cross ball towards Jonathan Luzhny. Les Grimandi catches Jonathan Luzhny on the ankles. Penalty for Watford!!
66.10
0-0The referee points to the spot..
67.28
0-1Henry Marshall calmly steps up. It's there!! Ashley Watson has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
72.34
Florian Erler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Emile Hitchcock. Emile Hitchcock hits a low pass to Jonathan Luzhny. Jonathan Luzhny shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
77.20
Bury have made a substitution with Alexander Todd replacing Ben Carter .
79.51
Emile Hitchcock makes a simple pass to Henry Marshall. Henry Marshall makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jonathan Luzhny but he's offside!
81.02
Kieron Lofthouse takes it forward alone. Kieron Lofthouse makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddie Gascoigne but he's offside!
83.54
Emile Hitchcock passes the ball forward to Henry Marshall. Henry Marshall lofts in a cross ball towards Eddie Gascoigne. Eddie Gascoigne beats his man to it with a header. It's there!! Ashley Watson has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
89.02
Nwankwo Greaves hits a low pass to Emile Hitchcock. Emile Hitchcock threads a neat ball through to Henry Marshall. Henry Marshall lofts in a cross ball towards Eddie Gascoigne. Eddie Gascoigne powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Ashley Watson.
90.00
Emile Hitchcock takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Alexander Todd reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
0
7
Shots off Target
3
9
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
31.2%
68.8%
Play Area
37.7%
42.9%
19.5%
Scorers
| Henry Marshall 67 (p) Eddie Gascoigne 84 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Emile Hitchcock of Watford |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Ashley Watson (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Stephen Carter (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Les Grimandi (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Alan Thompson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Xavier Desailly (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Sol Gordon (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Spencer Stuart (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Ben Carter (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Joe Haynes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Cesar Veloso (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Daniel Jackson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Elias Niedermayr (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Alexander Todd (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Danny Mcleod (MID) | 6 | |
| 1. | George Swift (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Florian Erler (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Scott Elliott (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Nwankwo Greaves (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Jason Hendrie (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Ben Lowe (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Emile Hitchcock (MID) | 9 | |
| 8. | Kieron Lofthouse (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Jonathan Luzhny (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Eddie Gascoigne (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 11. | Henry Marshall (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Matt Davidson (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Luis Torres (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Peter Etherington (DEF) | 0 | |