Match Report


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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Brisbane Road where Leyton Orient play host to Watford. A crowd of 4,379 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Leyton Orient and Watford are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ben Hunt.


0.00
Leyton Orient kick off!
2.22
Richard Potts flicks a high pass forward to Marcel Zick who brings the ball under control. With some swift thinking, Marcel Zick plays the ball forward to Ighli Di Salvatore. Ighli Di Salvatore knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.31
Florian Erler sweeps the ball long. Ledley Richards knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.11
With great vision, Frederico Martins plays the ball forward to Ighli Di Salvatore. Ighli Di Salvatore shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Kemal Benali.
7.37
It's a corner kick. Marcel Zick loops the ball over to the far post. Richard Potts cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
10.49
Kieron Lofthouse flicks a high pass forward. Robert Bould holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Robert Bould whips in a cross ball towards Mark Sinclair. Mark Sinclair makes a deft header but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
15.18
Dale Wilcox flicks a high pass forward. Alan Jacobs collects the pass. Alan Jacobs flicks the ball to his team mate, Gilles Royce. Gilles Royce sees Spencer Marsden just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Spencer Marsden cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
18.58
Marcel Zick sees Ighli Di Salvatore in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ighli Di Salvatore shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
20.48
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
22.43
Florian Erler flicks a high pass forward to Jason Hendrie who brings the ball under control. Jason Hendrie flicks a high pass forward. Mark Sinclair holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mark Sinclair knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Richard Potts.
24.43
Dale Wilcox brings the ball forward. Dale Wilcox flicks a high pass forward. Ighli Di Salvatore collects the pass. Ighli Di Salvatore flicks a high pass forward. Gilles Royce controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Gilles Royce takes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.49
Jason Hendrie threads the ball through to Robert Bould. Robert Bould shoots from long range. Peter Woodcock gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
33.50
Nwankwo Greaves kicks a strong pass forward to Ben Lowe. Ben Lowe knocks the ball to his team mate, Ledley Richards. Ledley Richards tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
34.23
Kieron Lofthouse hacks Alan Jacobs from behind! Kieron Lofthouse is shown the yellow card! Alan Jacobs hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.30
Kemal Boyd flicks a high pass forward. Spencer Marsden controls it well on his chest. Spencer Marsden rushes past Nwankwo Greaves! Spencer Marsden shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's there!! Kemal Benali has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
39.55
Dale Wilcox deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alan Jacobs. Alan Jacobs hits a low pass to Spencer Marsden. Spencer Marsden skips past Scott Elliott! Spencer Marsden strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
42.10
Seeing a gap ahead, Jason Hendrie plays the ball forward to Robert Bould. Robert Bould shoots from 20 yards but it's well over the bar!
45.00
Torsten Raff flicks a high pass forward. Alan Jacobs controls it well on his chest. Alan Jacobs controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Spencer Marsden. Spencer Marsden knocks the ball forward to Gilles Royce but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Leyton Orient appear unchanged since the first half. Watford also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Watford kick off!
51.50
Frederico Martins flicks a high pass forward. Gilles Royce collects the pass. Gilles Royce sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Kemal Benali manages to gather it.
54.51
Scott Elliott passes the ball forward to Ben Lowe. Ben Lowe chips the ball to his team mate, Ledley Richards. Ledley Richards shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
57.48
Kieron Lofthouse makes a simple pass to Mark Sinclair. Mark Sinclair knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Peter Woodcock who gathers it comfortably.
65.20
Seeing a gap ahead, Alan Jacobs plays the ball forward to Gilles Royce. Gilles Royce finds some space and shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
71.46
Kemal Boyd flicks a high pass forward to Gilles Royce who brings the ball neatly under control. Gilles Royce plays a scrappy one-two with Spencer Marsden and advances towards the goal... Gilles Royce rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
73.58
Jason Shaw threads a neat ball through to Ledley Richards. Ledley Richards controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Peter Woodcock is on top of it.
75.38
Nwankwo Greaves flicks a high pass forward. Kieron Lofthouse controls it well on his chest. Kieron Lofthouse deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mark Sinclair. Mark Sinclair knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.38
Ben Lowe flicks a high pass forward. Mark Sinclair holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mark Sinclair lofts in a cross ball towards Ledley Richards. Ledley Richards makes a deft header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
83.09
Torsten Raff passes the ball forward to Frederico Martins. Frederico Martins knocks the ball forward to Ighli Di Salvatore. Ighli Di Salvatore knocks in a cross ball towards Gilles Royce. Gilles Royce makes a deft header. The keeper is on top of it. Good save!
87.27
Seeing a gap ahead, Dale Wilcox plays the ball forward to Frederico Martins. Frederico Martins hits a low pass to Gilles Royce. Gilles Royce shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Kemal Benali!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
6
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.6%
47.4%
Play Area
28.9%
42.1%
28.9%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Spencer Marsden of Leyton Orient

Match Ratings
1.Peter Woodcock (GK)
7
2.Dale Wilcox (DEF)
7
3.Torsten Raff (DEF)
6
4.Richard Potts (DEF)
6
5.Frederico Martins (MID)
7
6.Kemal Boyd (MID)
7
7.Alan Jacobs (MID)
7
8.Marcel Zick (MID)
6
9.Spencer Marsden (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Gilles Royce (ATT)
7
11.Ighli Di Salvatore (ATT)
6
 
12.Alberto Maharzi (MID)
0
13.Adam Duberry (ATT)
0
14.James Summerbell (GK)
0

1.Kemal Benali (GK)
8
2.Florian Erler (DEF)
6
3.Scott Elliott (DEF)
6
4.Nwankwo Greaves (DEF)
7
5.Jason Hendrie (MID)
6
6.Ben Lowe (MID)
7
7.Kieron Lofthouse (MID)yellow card
6
8.Jason Shaw (MID)
6
9.Ledley Richards (ATT)
6
10.Mark Sinclair (ATT)
6
11.Robert Bould (ATT)
6
 
12.George Swift (GK)
0
13.Wayne Bloomer (GK)
0
14.Jonathan Luzhny (ATT)
0