Match Report


FulhamFulham     DarlingtonDarlington
Computer Player Computer Player Chris Brooks Chris Brooks
Eugenio MedinaE. Medina52
G
captain1
G
50Brian WatsonB. Watson
Albert PrietoA. Prieto57
D
2
D
52Vincenzo PalumboV. Palumbo
Wayne DelaneyW. Delaney52
D
3
D
53Gennaro BressanG. Bressan
Malcolm RipleyM. Ripley47
D
4captain
D
50Malte ZieglerM. Ziegler
Stanley MidgleyS. Midgley60
M
5
D
50Arturo SerranoA. Serrano
Paolo WinterburnP. Winterburn57
M
6
D
41Alistair HallA. Hall
Carl FentonC. Fenton52
M
7
M
58Gary ClemenceG. Clemence
Liam NevilleL. Neville50
M
8
M
53Samuel FerreiraS. Ferreira
Colin McManamanC. McManaman57
A
9
A
45Craig ScowcroftC. Scowcroft
Daniele FormonD. Formon49
A
10
A
46Mario SchaapM. Schaap
Adam FletcherA. Fletcher46
A
11
A
49Luis OliveiraL. Oliveira
 
Alfred BurbageA. Burbage49
G
12
D
40Antonio MoutinhoA. Moutinho
Jason CarltonJ. Carlton48
M
13
M
51Domenico LappaneseD. Lappanese
Alan StockdaleA. Stockdale46
A
14
A
41Alfonso CampolonghiA. Campolonghi

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Craven Cottage where Fulham play host to Darlington. A crowd of 4,489 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Fulham are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Darlington appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Richard Carrick.


0.00
Darlington kick off and get the first half underway!
8.27
Gary Clemence kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Scowcroft. Craig Scowcroft whips in a cross ball towards Mario Schaap. Mario Schaap connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
9.49
Samuel Ferreira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Scowcroft. Craig Scowcroft lofts in a cross ball towards Mario Schaap. Mario Schaap makes a deft header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
21.42
Albert Prieto flicks a high pass forward. Paolo Winterburn holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paolo Winterburn makes a probing pass to Daniele Formon. Daniele Formon edges inside the box! Daniele Formon strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it flies just wide!
24.24
Gary Clemence brings the ball forward. Gary Clemence knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Scowcroft. Craig Scowcroft connects with a diving header but it rises well off target!
26.22
Stanley Midgley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adam Fletcher. Adam Fletcher advances inside the box! Gennaro Bressan comes in with a late challenge on Adam Fletcher. Adam Fletcher appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
28.03
Samuel Ferreira makes a probing pass to Craig Scowcroft. Craig Scowcroft plays a quick one-two with Luis Oliveira and rushes in on goal... Craig Scowcroft cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
30.14
Samuel Ferreira barges into Paolo Winterburn. Samuel Ferreira is shown the yellow card! Paolo Winterburn runs off the knock.
33.35
Carl Fenton threads a neat ball through to Daniele Formon. Daniele Formon lofts in a cross ball towards Adam Fletcher. Adam Fletcher connects with a diving header but it rises well off target!
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. Darlington also appear unchanged since the first half. The Fulham players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Fulham kick off and get the second half underway!
49.53
Liam Neville flicks a high pass forward. Daniele Formon collects the pass. Daniele Formon knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gennaro Bressan.
57.49
Fulham are keeping most of the possession.
59.52
Alistair Hall makes a probing pass to Gary Clemence. Gary Clemence kicks a strong pass forward to Luis Oliveira. Luis Oliveira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Eugenio Medina!
60.57
Vincenzo Palumbo comes in with a late challenge on Adam Fletcher. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Adam Fletcher grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
61.57
Luis Oliveira clumsily knocks into Wayne Delaney. Luis Oliveira is warned by the referee! Wayne Delaney hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.27
Paolo Winterburn decides to run forward with the ball. Paolo Winterburn edges inside the box! Paolo Winterburn shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Brian Watson gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
72.25
Gennaro Bressan threads a neat ball through to Samuel Ferreira. Samuel Ferreira plays the ball forward to Luis Oliveira. Luis Oliveira finds some space and shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
77.16
Fulham have made a substitution with Alan Stockdale replacing Carl Fenton .
78.24
Paolo Winterburn hacks Samuel Ferreira from behind! The referee calls over Paolo Winterburn and shows him a yellow card! Samuel Ferreira stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.08
Gary Clemence kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Scowcroft. Craig Scowcroft shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
84.24
Samuel Ferreira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luis Oliveira. Luis Oliveira controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
89.49
Alan Stockdale hits a low pass to Daniele Formon. With great vision, Daniele Formon plays the ball forward to Colin McManaman who has made a great run into the box. Colin McManaman cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Fulham

Darlington
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
69.9%
30.1%
Play Area
27.4%
45.2%
27.4%

Scorers
Mario Schaap 9

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paolo Winterburn of Fulham

Match Ratings