Match Report


DarlingtonDarlington     AFC BournemouthAFC Bournemouth
Chris BrooksChris Brooks Computer Player Computer Player
Brian WatsonB. Watson50
G
1
G
57Sylvain OakesS. Oakes
Vincenzo PalumboV. Palumbo52
D
2
D
53Matt DichioM. Dichio
Gennaro BressanG. Bressan53
D
3
D
51Jon LofthouseJ. Lofthouse
Malte ZieglerM. Ziegler50
D
captain4
D
49Alfred ScowcroftA. Scowcroft
Arturo SerranoA. Serrano50
D
5
D
48Stuart GerrardS. Gerrard
Tomas JesusT. Jesus41
D
6
D
48Darren PhilipsD. Philips
Gary ClemenceG. Clemence58
M
7
M
54Lars SachsL. Sachs
Samuel FerreiraS. Ferreira53
M
8
M
54Teddy WetherallT. Wetherall
Craig ScowcroftC. Scowcroft45
A
9captain
A
57Bakary BergB. Berg
Mario SchaapM. Schaap46
A
10
A
54Moritz GeisM. Geis
Luis OliveiraL. Oliveira49
A
11
A
53Lee RobsonL. Robson
 
Antonio MoutinhoA. Moutinho40
D
12
M
51Sebastian MüllerS. Müller
Tommy WoodgateT. Woodgate41
M
13
M
50Michael UnsworthM. Unsworth
Alfonso CampolonghiA. Campolonghi41
A
14
M
49Gavin VernazzaG. Vernazza

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at The Northern Echo Darlington Arena where Darlington play host to AFC Bournemouth. A crowd of 4,399 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Darlington and AFC Bournemouth are lined up in a 5-2-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Michael Vickers.


0.00
Darlington kick off and get the match underway!
2.58
Vincenzo Palumbo sees Gary Clemence in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gary Clemence makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Scowcroft. Craig Scowcroft whips in a cross ball towards Luis Oliveira. Luis Oliveira finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Darlington!
16.43
Alfred Scowcroft threads a neat ball through to Lars Sachs. Lars Sachs kicks a strong pass forward to Moritz Geis. Moritz Geis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.21
Samuel Ferreira darts forward. Samuel Ferreira shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
22.32
Samuel Ferreira flicks a high pass forward. Luis Oliveira easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Luis Oliveira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Sylvain Oakes manages to gather it.
32.39
Teddy Wetherall knocks the ball to his team mate, Moritz Geis. Moritz Geis knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Brian Watson who gathers it comfortably.
34.32
Jon Lofthouse controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Teddy Wetherall. Teddy Wetherall runs straight at the opposition's defence. Teddy Wetherall whips in a cross ball towards Moritz Geis. Moritz Geis gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
38.13
Vincenzo Palumbo flicks a high pass forward to Gary Clemence who brings the ball under control. Gary Clemence runs straight at the opposition's defence. Gary Clemence shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
39.39
Teddy Wetherall receives the ball from a throw-in from Lars Sachs. Teddy Wetherall brings the ball forward. Teddy Wetherall shoots from 25 yards but Brian Watson reads it well. Superb keeping!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
AFC Bournemouth kick off!
48.57
Samuel Ferreira makes a simple pass to Craig Scowcroft. Craig Scowcroft sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Sylvain Oakes is on top of it.
51.09
Teddy Wetherall threads the ball through to Lee Robson. Lee Robson lofts in a cross ball towards Bakary Berg. Bakary Berg heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
54.22
Lars Sachs comes in with a late challenge on Samuel Ferreira. Lars Sachs is shown the yellow card! Samuel Ferreira carries on, but is struggling a bit.
60.23
AFC Bournemouth appear to have rearranged themselves into a 5-2-3 formation.
61.40
Lars Sachs deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bakary Berg. Bakary Berg knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gennaro Bressan.
66.30
Tomas Jesus hits a low pass to Gary Clemence. Gary Clemence makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luis Oliveira. Luis Oliveira finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
71.42
Samuel Ferreira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Scowcroft. Craig Scowcroft shoots from 20 yards. Fantastic reaction save from Sylvain Oakes!
73.26
Samuel Ferreira flicks a high pass forward. Mario Schaap holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mario Schaap shoots from long range but somehow Sylvain Oakes manages to keep it out.
75.45
Malte Ziegler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Samuel Ferreira. Samuel Ferreira flicks a high ball forward to Luis Oliveira who takes it down. Luis Oliveira shoots from outside the area. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
77.45
AFC Bournemouth have made a substitution with Gavin Vernazza replacing Bakary Berg .
79.02
Craig Scowcroft barges into Jon Lofthouse. The referee calls over Craig Scowcroft and warns him to calm down! Jon Lofthouse runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Darlington

AFC Bournemouth
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60%
40%
Play Area
27.7%
47.7%
24.6%

Scorers
Luis Oliveira 3, 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Luis Oliveira of Darlington

Match Ratings
1.Brian Watson (GK)
6
2.Vincenzo Palumbo (DEF)
6
3.Gennaro Bressan (DEF)
6
4.Malte Ziegler (DEF)
6
5.Arturo Serrano (DEF)
6
6.Tomas Jesus (DEF)
6
7.Gary Clemence (MID)
7
8.Samuel Ferreira (MID)
8
9.Craig Scowcroft (ATT)
7
10.Mario Schaap (ATT)
6
11.Luis Oliveira (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Antonio Moutinho (DEF)
0
13.Tommy Woodgate (MID)
0
14.Alfonso Campolonghi (ATT)
0

1.Sylvain Oakes (GK)
7
2.Matt Dichio (DEF)
6
3.Jon Lofthouse (DEF)
6
4.Alfred Scowcroft (DEF)
6
5.Stuart Gerrard (DEF)
6
6.Darren Philips (DEF)
6
7.Lars Sachs (MID)yellow card
6
8.Teddy Wetherall (MID)
7
9.Bakary Berg (ATT)
6
10.Moritz Geis (ATT)
6
11.Lee Robson (ATT)
6
 
12.Sebastian Müller (MID)
0
13.Michael Unsworth (MID)
0
14.Gavin Vernazza (MID)
6