Match Report


Leyton OrientLeyton Orient     Sheffield UnitedSheffield United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Peter WoodcockP. Woodcock52
G
1
G
55Mike EadieM. Eadie
Dale WilcoxD. Wilcox56
D
2
D
65Benedetto SturbaB. Sturba
Torsten RaffT. Raff48
D
captain3
D
54Alistair BallA. Ball
Richard PottsR. Potts40
D
4
D
52Craig SmithC. Smith
Frederico MartinsF. Martins56
M
5
M
63Darren WatsonD. Watson
Kemal BoydK. Boyd54
M
6
M
56Robert ClarkeR. Clarke
Alan JacobsA. Jacobs52
M
7
M
56Callum ThomsonC. Thomson
Marcel ZickM. Zick50
M
8
M
55Ugo KasperU. Kasper
Spencer MarsdenS. Marsden68
A
9
M
54Matthias BrücknerM. Brückner
Gilles RoyceG. Royce57
A
10
A
56Jacob SalakoJ. Salako
Ighli Di SalvatoreI. Di Salvatore55
A
11captain
A
54Oscar Jr. BaronioO. Baronio
 
Alberto MaharziA. Maharzi49
M
12
G
54Nicol˜ CastelliniN. Castellini
Adam DuberryA. Duberry49
A
13
M
47Ashley BrownA. Brown
James SummerbellJ. Summerbell48
G
14
A
44John GrondinJ. Grondin

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Brisbane Road where Leyton Orient play host to Sheffield United. A crowd of 4,369 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Leyton Orient are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sheffield United appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Marcus Nicholls.


0.00
Sheffield United start the match!
2.40
Benedetto Sturba sees Darren Watson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Darren Watson flicks a high pass forward. Jacob Salako holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jacob Salako shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
8.47
Dale Wilcox takes a quick throw-in. Torsten Raff controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alan Jacobs. Alan Jacobs threads a neat ball through to Ighli Di Salvatore. Ighli Di Salvatore deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gilles Royce but the linesman indicates offside!
9.56
Alistair Ball clumsily knocks into Ighli Di Salvatore. Alistair Ball is warned by the referee! Ighli Di Salvatore gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
10.39
Ugo Kasper flicks a high pass forward. Jacob Salako collects the pass. Jacob Salako knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Richard Potts.
12.19
Darren Watson surges forward with the ball. Darren Watson whips in a cross ball towards Oscar Jr. Baronio. Oscar Jr. Baronio powers a header at goal but slams it into the crowd!
14.35
Torsten Raff flicks a high ball forward to Frederico Martins who takes it down. Frederico Martins chips the ball to his team mate, Spencer Marsden. Spencer Marsden whips in a cross ball towards Gilles Royce. Gilles Royce makes a deft header but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
15.54
Dale Wilcox barges into Oscar Jr. Baronio. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Oscar Jr. Baronio carries on, but is struggling a bit.
16.33
Seeing a gap ahead, Benedetto Sturba picks a pass forward to Matthias Brückner. Matthias Brückner brings the ball forward. Matthias Brückner plays a scrappy one-two with Jacob Salako and stumbles forward towards the goal... Matthias Brückner tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
18.43
Alistair Ball chips the ball to his team mate, Matthias Brückner. Matthias Brückner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oscar Jr. Baronio. Oscar Jr. Baronio whips in a cross ball towards Jacob Salako. Jacob Salako heads the ball goalwards. The shot is on target but blocked by Torsten Raff. That should have been a goal!
22.14
Alan Jacobs knocks the ball to his team mate, Spencer Marsden. Spencer Marsden controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
24.04
With great vision, Richard Potts plays the ball forward to Alan Jacobs. Alan Jacobs makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ighli Di Salvatore. Ighli Di Salvatore flicks the ball to his team mate, Spencer Marsden. Spencer Marsden cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it's a lousy effort!
27.32
Dale Wilcox controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kemal Boyd. Kemal Boyd flicks a high pass forward. Spencer Marsden controls it well on his chest. Spencer Marsden kicks a strong pass forward to Ighli Di Salvatore but the referee indicates it's offside!
30.35
Robert Clarke knocks the ball forward to Jacob Salako. Jacob Salako knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Peter Woodcock who gathers it comfortably.
32.07
Kemal Boyd flicks a high pass forward. Gilles Royce controls it well on his chest. Gilles Royce tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Mike Eadie manages to gather it effortlessly.
42.10
Craig Smith sees Ugo Kasper in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ugo Kasper knocks the ball to his team mate, Jacob Salako. Jacob Salako finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
Frederico Martins sees a break and surges forward. Frederico Martins shoots from distance. Mike Eadie is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Leyton Orient appear unchanged since the first half. Sheffield United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Sheffield United players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Leyton Orient start the second half!
48.15
Matthias Brückner flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Jr. Baronio controls it well on his chest. Oscar Jr. Baronio shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
57.07
Craig Smith hacks Ighli Di Salvatore from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ighli Di Salvatore stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.04
Sheffield United have made a substitution with Nicol˜ Castellini replacing Ugo Kasper .
66.14
Richard Potts hacks Jacob Salako from behind! Richard Potts is shown the yellow card! Jacob Salako hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.46
Darren Watson hits a low pass to Jacob Salako. Jacob Salako shoots from 20 yards but Peter Woodcock is on top of it.
69.29
Richard Potts catches Oscar Jr. Baronio on the ankles. The referee brings Richard Potts to one side and gives him a warning! Oscar Jr. Baronio is really getting knocked about but he carries on with a struggle.
71.29
Kemal Boyd flicks the ball to his team mate, Spencer Marsden. Spencer Marsden knocks the ball to his team mate, Gilles Royce. Some good footwork from Gilles Royce provides some space. He shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
73.55
Dale Wilcox hits it upfield. Spencer Marsden shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
77.29
Sheffield United have made a substitution with John Grondin replacing Benedetto Sturba .
78.38
Alistair Ball takes it forward alone. Alistair Ball flicks the ball to his team mate, Oscar Jr. Baronio. Oscar Jr. Baronio finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
79.13
Robert Clarke flicks a high pass forward. Jacob Salako holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jacob Salako shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
81.26
Kemal Boyd hacks Nicol˜ Castellini from behind! The referee warns Kemal Boyd to calm down! Nicol˜ Castellini grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
85.40
Craig Smith knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicol˜ Castellini. Nicol˜ Castellini sees space and advances. Nicol˜ Castellini skips past Torsten Raff! Some good footwork from Nicol˜ Castellini provides some space. He shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
89.32
Kemal Boyd hits a low pass to Ighli Di Salvatore. Ighli Di Salvatore rushes past John Grondin! Ighli Di Salvatore side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
90.00
Craig Smith deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Callum Thomson. Showing composure, Callum Thomson plays the ball forward to Jacob Salako. Jacob Salako knocks in a cross ball towards Oscar Jr. Baronio. Oscar Jr. Baronio rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it flies well off target!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Leyton Orient

Sheffield United
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
6
8
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.3%
55.7%
Play Area
29.9%
43.3%
26.8%

Scorers
Frederico Martins 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Frederico Martins of Leyton Orient

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

1.Mike Eadie (GK)
6
2.Benedetto Sturba (DEF)
7
3.Alistair Ball (DEF)
6
4.Craig Smith (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Darren Watson (MID)
7
6.Robert Clarke (MID)
7
7.Callum Thomson (MID)
6
8.Ugo Kasper (MID)
6
9.Matthias Brückner (MID)
7
10.Jacob Salako (ATT)
7
11.Oscar Jr. Baronio (ATT)
6
 
12.Nicol˜ Castellini (GK)
7
13.Ashley Brown (MID)
0
14.John Grondin (ATT)
6