Match Report
| Crewe Alexandra | Crewe Alexandra |  |  | Queens Park Rangers | Queens Park Rangers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Ince | R. Ince |  | 60 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 | | Stanley Best | S. Best | |||||||||
| Rodolfo Vicente | R. Vicente |  | 57 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 56 | | Peter Taylor | P. Taylor | |||||||||
| Ian Watson | I. Watson | | 47 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 | | Patrick Sherwood | P. Sherwood | |||||||||
| Carlos Ribeiro | C. Ribeiro |  | 47 | D | | 4 | | D | 45 | | Carl Murray | C. Murray | |||||||||
| Steffen Jung | S. Jung |  | 50 | M | | 5 | | D | 45 | | Felipe Helguera | F. Helguera | |||||||||
| James Forbes | J. Forbes | | 49 | M | | 6 | | D | 42 | | Lomano Deane | L. Deane | |||||||||
| Ross Grimandi | R. Grimandi | | 49 | M | | 7 | | M | 75 |  | Sebastiano Russo | S. Russo | |||||||||
| Paolo Plowright | P. Plowright | | 46 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 | | Kelvin Fortune | K. Fortune | |||||||||
| Warren Woodgate | W. Woodgate | | 63 | A | | 9 | | M | 61 | | Gary Black | G. Black | |||||||||
| Wes Clegg | W. Clegg | | 58 | A | | 10 | |  | A | 61 | | Jermaine Morris | J. Morris | ||||||||
| Ruel Smith | R. Smith | | 47 | A | | | 11 | | A | 49 | | Carlton Tolley | C. Tolley | ||||||||
| Dennis Peters | D. Peters | | 51 | G | | 12 | | G | 54 |  | Gavin Niven | G. Niven | |||||||||
| Carl Green | C. Green | | 45 | A | | 13 | | A | 48 | | Glynn Sharpe | G. Sharpe | |||||||||
| Fredrik Salako | F. Salako | | 44 | D | | 14 | | A | 48 | | James Mann | J. Mann | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Alexandra Stadium where Crewe Alexandra play host to Queens Park Rangers. A crowd of 4,783 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Crewe Alexandra are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Queens Park Rangers appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Marcus Scholes.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Crewe Alexandra are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Queens Park Rangers appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Marcus Scholes.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Queens Park Rangers get the match underway!
3.16
0-0Ross Grimandi flicks a high ball forward to Warren Woodgate who takes it down. Warren Woodgate tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Stanley Best effortlessly smothers it!
6.25
0-0Gary Black laces a through ball forward to Jermaine Morris. Jermaine Morris shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
8.10
0-1Gary Black makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jermaine Morris. Jermaine Morris advances inside the box! Some superb footwork from Jermaine Morris provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Richard Ince with no chance!! Goal for Queens Park Rangers!
15.36
0-1Gary Black catches James Forbes on the ankles. The referee calls over Gary Black and shows him a yellow card! James Forbes grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
24.37
Patrick Sherwood flicks a high pass forward. Kelvin Fortune collects the pass. With vision, Kelvin Fortune plays the ball forward to Carlton Tolley. Carlton Tolley shoots from 20 yards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
27.36
James Forbes flicks a high pass forward. Ruel Smith holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ruel Smith sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
28.20
James Forbes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ruel Smith. Ruel Smith lofts in a cross ball towards Warren Woodgate. Warren Woodgate knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
32.25
Steffen Jung threads a neat ball through to Wes Clegg. Wes Clegg lofts in a cross ball towards Ruel Smith. Ruel Smith makes a looping header on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
36.06
Steffen Jung makes an attacking run forward. Steffen Jung lofts in a cross ball towards Wes Clegg. Wes Clegg shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
39.22
0-2James Forbes flicks a high pass forward. Ruel Smith holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ruel Smith knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stanley Best who gathers it comfortably.
44.39
Ross Grimandi threads a neat ball through to Warren Woodgate. Warren Woodgate shoots from 25 yards. Stanley Best gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Crewe Alexandra appear unchanged since the first half. Queens Park Rangers also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Crewe Alexandra kick off the second half!
47.01
Ian Watson sees Steffen Jung in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Steffen Jung flicks a high pass forward. Warren Woodgate holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Warren Woodgate whips in a cross ball towards Ruel Smith. With a superhuman jump, Ruel Smith connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
53.33
0-2Sebastiano Russo decides to run forward with the ball. Sebastiano Russo threads the ball through into the box. Carlton Tolley strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball ricochets off Rodolfo Vicente and flashes wide of the far post.
54.31
0-2It's a corner kick. Gary Black kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. James Forbes reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
57.21
Ian Watson flicks a high ball forward to James Forbes who takes it down. James Forbes flicks a high pass forward. Wes Clegg collects the pass. Wes Clegg controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
69.48
Kelvin Fortune flicks a high pass forward. Jermaine Morris collects the pass. Jermaine Morris plays a one-two with Carlton Tolley and advances towards the goal... Jermaine Morris tries a spectacular strike. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
72.28
Sebastiano Russo knocks the ball forward to Carlton Tolley. Carlton Tolley lofts in a cross ball towards Jermaine Morris. Jermaine Morris finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Jermaine Morris scores for Queens Park Rangers!! That's his third!
75.49
Sebastiano Russo threads the ball through to Jermaine Morris. Jermaine Morris rushes past Carlos Ribeiro! Jermaine Morris takes a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
81.28
Steffen Jung comes in with a late challenge on Gary Black. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gary Black carries on, but is struggling a bit.
89.04
Rodolfo Vicente plays the ball forward to Ross Grimandi. Ross Grimandi threads a neat ball through to Wes Clegg. Wes Clegg shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.3%
45.7%
Play Area
22.9%
52.9%
24.3%
Scorers
| Jermaine Morris 8, 69, 72 Carlton Tolley 24 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Jermaine Morris of Queens Park Rangers |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Richard Ince (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Rodolfo Vicente (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Ian Watson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Carlos Ribeiro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Steffen Jung (MID) |  | 6 |
| 6. | James Forbes (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Ross Grimandi (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Paolo Plowright (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Warren Woodgate (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Wes Clegg (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Ruel Smith (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Dennis Peters (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Carl Green (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Fredrik Salako (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Stanley Best (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Peter Taylor (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Patrick Sherwood (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Carl Murray (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Felipe Helguera (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Lomano Deane (DEF) | 6 | |
| 7. | Sebastiano Russo (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Kelvin Fortune (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Gary Black (MID) | | 6 |
| 10. | Jermaine Morris (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Carlton Tolley (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Gavin Niven (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Glynn Sharpe (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | James Mann (ATT) | 0 | |