Match Report
| Crewe Alexandra | Crewe Alexandra |  |  | Luton Town | Luton Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Ince | R. Ince |  | 60 | G |  | 1 | | G | 54 | | Teddy Redknapp | T. Redknapp | |||||||||
| Rodolfo Vicente | R. Vicente |  | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Craig Clarke | C. Clarke | |||||||||
| Ian Watson | I. Watson | | 47 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 | | Marcus Mendez | M. Mendez | |||||||||
| Carlos Ribeiro | C. Ribeiro |  | 47 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 | | Nigel Dublin | N. Dublin | |||||||||
| Steffen Jung | S. Jung |  | 50 | M | | 5 | | M | 66 | | Emile Simonsen | E. Simonsen | |||||||||
| James Forbes | J. Forbes | | 49 | M | | 6 | |  | M | 61 | | Stanley Gray | S. Gray | ||||||||
| Ross Grimandi | R. Grimandi | | 48 | M | | 7 | | M | 52 |  | Kevin Kooiman | K. Kooiman | |||||||||
| Paolo Plowright | P. Plowright | | 46 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 | | Marcus Stuart | M. Stuart | |||||||||
| Warren Woodgate | W. Woodgate | | 63 | A | | 9 | | A | 56 | | Linus Haller | L. Haller | |||||||||
| Wes Clegg | W. Clegg | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 54 | | Anton Walter | A. Walter | |||||||||
| Ruel Smith | R. Smith | | 46 | A | | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Rio Cadamarteri | R. Cadamarteri | ||||||||
| Dennis Peters | D. Peters | | 51 | G | | 12 | | A | 53 | | David Lineker | D. Lineker | |||||||||
| Carl Green | C. Green | | 45 | A | | 13 | | G | 51 | | Tiago Lima | T. Lima | |||||||||
| Fredrik Salako | F. Salako | | 44 | D | | 14 | | D | 50 | | Ian Pearce | I. Pearce | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Ski France |
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Alexandra Stadium where Crewe Alexandra play host to Luton Town. A crowd of 4,185 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Crewe Alexandra and Luton Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Les Hamilton.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Crewe Alexandra and Luton Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Les Hamilton.
0.00
0-0Crewe Alexandra kick off and get the first half underway!
2.41
0-0Nigel Dublin flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Kooiman. Kevin Kooiman runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Kevin Kooiman controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
3.17
0-0Anton Walter hacks Ian Watson from behind! Anton Walter is shown the yellow card! Ian Watson runs off the knock.
8.08
0-0Carlos Ribeiro flicks a high pass forward. Ross Grimandi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ross Grimandi knocks the ball forward to Ruel Smith. Ruel Smith tries a spectacular long range effort but Teddy Redknapp is on top of it.
10.55
With vision, Ian Watson plays the ball forward to Ross Grimandi. Ross Grimandi plays the ball forward to Warren Woodgate. Warren Woodgate sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
14.02
Steffen Jung flicks a high ball forward to Wes Clegg who takes it down. Wes Clegg shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
15.42
Paolo Plowright makes a simple pass to Wes Clegg. Wes Clegg sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
16.51
0-1Kevin Kooiman laces a weighted ball forward to Rio Cadamarteri. Rio Cadamarteri lofts in a cross ball towards Anton Walter. Anton Walter powers a header at goal. Anton Walter scores for Luton Town!!
21.19
0-1Nigel Dublin hacks Ruel Smith from behind! The referee warns Nigel Dublin to calm down! Ruel Smith hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.32
Steffen Jung brings the ball forward. Steffen Jung shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
33.34
Ross Grimandi flicks the ball to his team mate, Ruel Smith. Ruel Smith finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.52
Warren Woodgate comes in with a late challenge on Marcus Mendez. Warren Woodgate is shown the yellow card! Marcus Mendez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.35
Steffen Jung barges into Marcus Stuart. Steffen Jung is shown the yellow card! Marcus Stuart runs off the knock.
44.16
0-1Ian Watson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, James Forbes. James Forbes kicks a strong pass forward to Warren Woodgate. Warren Woodgate knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Craig Clarke.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Crewe Alexandra appear unchanged since the first half. Luton Town also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Luton Town start the second half!
49.48
Marcus Stuart controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Linus Haller. Linus Haller knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard Ince who gathers it comfortably.
51.32
Marcus Stuart flicks a high pass forward. Linus Haller controls it well on his chest. Linus Haller shoots from distance but it is miles over!
54.45
Marcus Mendez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcus Stuart. Marcus Stuart takes it forward alone. Marcus Stuart knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.20
Seeing a gap ahead, Stanley Gray plays the ball forward to Anton Walter. Anton Walter shoots from 20 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
60.53
0-1Luton Town have made a substitution with Tiago Lima replacing Emile Simonsen .
61.60
Carlos Ribeiro flicks a high ball forward to Steffen Jung who takes it down. Steffen Jung flicks a high pass forward. Wes Clegg controls it well on his chest. Wes Clegg knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Craig Clarke.
65.49
Ian Watson flicks a high pass forward. Ross Grimandi controls it well on his chest. Ross Grimandi takes it forward alone. Ross Grimandi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.17
Stanley Gray makes a probing pass to Anton Walter. Anton Walter shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
75.02
Kevin Kooiman changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Kevin Kooiman lofts in a cross ball towards Linus Haller. Linus Haller fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
78.12
Nigel Dublin decides to run forward with the ball. Nigel Dublin threads a neat ball through to Linus Haller. Linus Haller knocks in a cross ball towards Anton Walter. Anton Walter outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
81.32
Ross Grimandi makes a probing pass to Ruel Smith. Ruel Smith knocks in a cross ball towards Wes Clegg. Wes Clegg outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. What a cracker!! Teddy Redknapp had no chance!! Goal for Crewe Alexandra!
85.40
Kevin Kooiman hits a low pass to Linus Haller. Linus Haller advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Linus Haller provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Richard Ince.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55.4%
44.6%
Play Area
29.7%
41.9%
28.4%
Scorers
| Wes Clegg 81 | Anton Walter 17 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Wes Clegg of Crewe Alexandra |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Richard Ince (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Rodolfo Vicente (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Ian Watson (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Carlos Ribeiro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Steffen Jung (MID) |  | 6 |
| 6. | James Forbes (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Ross Grimandi (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Paolo Plowright (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Warren Woodgate (ATT) | | 4 |
| 10. | Wes Clegg (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Ruel Smith (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Dennis Peters (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Carl Green (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Fredrik Salako (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Teddy Redknapp (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Craig Clarke (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Marcus Mendez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Nigel Dublin (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Emile Simonsen (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Stanley Gray (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Kevin Kooiman (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Marcus Stuart (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Linus Haller (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Anton Walter (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Rio Cadamarteri (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | David Lineker (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Tiago Lima (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Ian Pearce (DEF) | 0 | |