Match Report
| AFC Bournemouth | AFC Bournemouth |  |  | Watford | Watford | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sylvain Oakes | S. Oakes |  | 57 | G |  | 1 | | G | 58 | | Kemal Benali | K. Benali | |||||||||
| Matt Dichio | M. Dichio | | 53 | D |  | 2 |  |  | D | 53 |  | Florian Erler | F. Erler | ||||||||
| Jon Lofthouse | J. Lofthouse | | 51 | D | | 3 | | D | 51 |  | Scott Elliott | S. Elliott | |||||||||
| Alfred Scowcroft | A. Scowcroft | | 49 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 | | Nwankwo Greaves | N. Greaves | |||||||||
| Stuart Gerrard | S. Gerrard | | 48 | D | | 5 | | M | 59 | | Jason Hendrie | J. Hendrie | |||||||||
| Darren Philips | D. Philips | | 48 | D | | 6 | | M | 56 | | Ben Lowe | B. Lowe | |||||||||
| Lars Sachs | L. Sachs | | 54 | M | | 7 | | M | 53 | | Kieron Lofthouse | K. Lofthouse | |||||||||
| Teddy Wetherall | T. Wetherall | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 44 | | Jason Shaw | J. Shaw | |||||||||
| Bakary Berg | B. Berg | | 57 | A | | | 9 | | A | 62 | | Ledley Richards | L. Richards | ||||||||
| Moritz Geis | M. Geis | | 54 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 | | Mark Sinclair | M. Sinclair | |||||||||
| Lee Robson | L. Robson | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 50 | | Robert Bould | R. Bould | |||||||||
| Sebastian Müller | S. Müller | | 51 | M | | 12 | | G | 56 | | George Swift | G. Swift | |||||||||
| Michael Unsworth | M. Unsworth | | 50 | M | | 13 | | G | 53 | | Wayne Bloomer | W. Bloomer | |||||||||
| Gavin Vernazza | G. Vernazza | | 49 | M | | 14 | | A | 45 | | Jonathan Luzhny | J. Luzhny | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Vitality Stadium where AFC Bournemouth play host to Watford. A crowd of 4,463 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
AFC Bournemouth are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while Watford appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Marcus Nicholls.
The pitch is in good condition.
AFC Bournemouth are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while Watford appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Marcus Nicholls.
0.00
0-0Watford start the match!
2.24
0-0Nwankwo Greaves flicks a high pass forward. Jason Hendrie holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jason Hendrie knocks the ball to his team mate, Robert Bould. Robert Bould plays a one-two with Mark Sinclair and advances towards the goal... Robert Bould tries a spectacular strike but Sylvain Oakes is on top of it.
3.24
0-0Ben Lowe passes the ball forward to Robert Bould. Robert Bould whips in a cross ball towards Ledley Richards. Jon Lofthouse barges into Ledley Richards. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
8.43
0-0Ben Lowe makes a probing pass to Mark Sinclair. Mark Sinclair knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sylvain Oakes who gathers it comfortably.
12.26
Kieron Lofthouse knocks the ball to his team mate, Mark Sinclair. Mark Sinclair plays a scrappy one-two with Robert Bould and advances towards the goal... Mark Sinclair tries a spectacular strike. Sylvain Oakes gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
15.47
0-0Teddy Wetherall catches Jason Hendrie on the ankles. Teddy Wetherall is shown the yellow card! Jason Hendrie hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.25
Jon Lofthouse barges into Robert Bould. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Robert Bould hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.01
Jason Hendrie threads a neat ball through to Mark Sinclair. Mark Sinclair knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Darren Philips.
22.20
0-0Ben Lowe sees Mark Sinclair in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mark Sinclair shoots from long range but it is miles over!
24.51
Seeing a gap ahead, Jason Shaw plays the ball forward to Robert Bould. Robert Bould knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jon Lofthouse.
30.43
Jason Hendrie sees Robert Bould in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Robert Bould sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
32.53
Teddy Wetherall laces a weighted ball forward to Bakary Berg. Bakary Berg knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kemal Benali who gathers it comfortably.
33.27
With some swift thinking, Teddy Wetherall plays the ball forward to Lee Robson. Lee Robson knocks in a cross ball towards Moritz Geis. Moritz Geis gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Kemal Benali is on top of his game. Excellent save!
34.44
Darren Philips brings the ball forward. Darren Philips knocks the ball forward to Moritz Geis. Moritz Geis knocks in a cross ball towards Bakary Berg. Bakary Berg beats his man to it with a header but it's drastically wayward!
36.02
With a delightful solo run, Teddy Wetherall stretches the opposition's defence. Teddy Wetherall lofts in a cross ball towards Lee Robson. Lee Robson powers a header at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
39.01
Lars Sachs flicks a high pass forward to Lee Robson who brings the ball under control. Lee Robson shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
40.29
Lars Sachs knocks the ball to his team mate, Moritz Geis. Moritz Geis tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
42.08
Jason Hendrie catches Teddy Wetherall on the ankles. Jason Hendrie is shown the yellow card! Teddy Wetherall runs off the knock.
45.00
Jason Hendrie flicks a high pass forward. Robert Bould controls it well on his chest. Robert Bould lofts in a cross ball towards Mark Sinclair. With a superhuman jump, Mark Sinclair connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it whistles just wide of the post!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. AFC Bournemouth appear unchanged since the first half. Watford also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
AFC Bournemouth kick off the second half!
47.20
0-1Florian Erler flicks a high pass forward. Jason Hendrie controls it well on his chest. Jason Hendrie knocks the ball to his team mate, Robert Bould. Robert Bould skips past Jon Lofthouse! Robert Bould side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
51.01
Teddy Wetherall flicks a high pass forward. Bakary Berg holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bakary Berg knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Florian Erler.
59.31
Teddy Wetherall makes a simple pass to Moritz Geis. Moritz Geis knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kemal Benali who gathers it comfortably.
60.57
0-1AFC Bournemouth appear to have rearranged themselves into a 5-2-3 formation.
63.05
Stuart Gerrard flicks a high ball forward to Teddy Wetherall who takes it down. Teddy Wetherall sees a break and surges forward. Teddy Wetherall finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
66.18
Kieron Lofthouse changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Kieron Lofthouse cuts inside the box! Kieron Lofthouse takes a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
67.09
1-1Nwankwo Greaves catches Lars Sachs on the ankles. Nwankwo Greaves is warned by the referee! Lars Sachs stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.27
With great vision, Alfred Scowcroft plays the ball forward to Lars Sachs. Lars Sachs makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Moritz Geis. Moritz Geis lofts in a cross ball towards Lee Robson. Lee Robson jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
73.42
Darren Philips makes a simple pass to Lars Sachs. Lars Sachs makes a probing pass to Bakary Berg. Bakary Berg controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
77.44
1-1AFC Bournemouth have made a substitution with Gavin Vernazza replacing Bakary Berg .
79.07
With a delightful solo run, Jason Hendrie stretches the opposition's defence. Jason Hendrie whips in a cross ball towards Ledley Richards. Ledley Richards makes a looping header on goal. Sylvain Oakes punches it away to safety.
83.32
Jason Shaw flicks a high ball forward to Ledley Richards who takes it down. Ledley Richards shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
85.24
1-1Ben Lowe flicks a high ball forward to Robert Bould who takes it down. Robert Bould kicks a strong pass forward to Ledley Richards but the referee indicates it's offside!
89.22
Nwankwo Greaves threads the ball through to Kieron Lofthouse. Kieron Lofthouse changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Kieron Lofthouse puts a great ball through. Robert Bould runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
90.00
Kieron Lofthouse makes a simple pass to Ledley Richards. Ledley Richards whips in a cross ball towards Mark Sinclair. Jon Lofthouse hacks Mark Sinclair from behind! Penalty not given!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
39.3%
60.7%
Play Area
31%
47.6%
21.4%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Robert Bould of Watford |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Sylvain Oakes (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Matt Dichio (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Jon Lofthouse (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 4. | Alfred Scowcroft (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Stuart Gerrard (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Darren Philips (DEF) | 7 | |
| 7. | Lars Sachs (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Teddy Wetherall (MID) |  | 9 |
| 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 | |
| 1. | Kemal Benali (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Florian Erler (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Scott Elliott (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Nwankwo Greaves (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Jason Hendrie (MID) | | 7 |
| 6. | Ben Lowe (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Kieron Lofthouse (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Jason Shaw (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Ledley Richards (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Mark Sinclair (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Robert Bould (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | George Swift (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Wayne Bloomer (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Jonathan Luzhny (ATT) | 0 | |