Match Report


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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Adams Park where Wycombe Wanderers play host to West Ham United. A crowd of 19,718 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Wycombe Wanderers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while West Ham United appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.


0.00
The whistle blows and West Ham United kick off!
2.25
Neil Power hacks Sylvain Waters from behind! The referee calls over Neil Power and warns him to calm down! Sylvain Waters hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.10
Dean Bellamy controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wes Goodwin. Wes Goodwin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Albert Flores who gathers it comfortably.
15.53
Wayne Evans knocks the ball forward to Terry Sturridge. Terry Sturridge knocks in a cross ball towards Wes Goodwin. Wes Goodwin heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Albert Flores.
16.34
Robbie Christie barges into Dean Bellamy. Robbie Christie is given a warning by the referee! Dean Bellamy stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.46
Simon Gray passes the ball forward to Billy Bridges. Billy Bridges knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.53
Wayne Evans threads the ball through to Terry Sturridge. Terry Sturridge shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
28.16
Darren Ball catches Pablo Garrido on the ankles. Darren Ball is warned by the referee! Pablo Garrido hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.24
Craig Griffin makes a simple pass to Nigel Burbage. Nigel Burbage knocks the ball to his team mate, Terry Sturridge. Terry Sturridge knocks in a cross ball towards Sylvain Waters. Sylvain Waters directs the ball goalwards with his head. Albert Flores manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
Robbie Christie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pablo Garrido. Pablo Garrido knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
Wycombe Wanderers kick off!
49.48
Neil Power makes a probing pass to Simon Gray. Simon Gray knocks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Garrido. Pablo Garrido knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.10
Nigel Burbage makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wes Goodwin. Wes Goodwin plays a perfect one-two with Terry Sturridge and rushes in on goal... Wes Goodwin cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Albert Flores manages to gather it comfortably.
54.20
Kyle Videira sees a break and surges forward. Kyle Videira tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
55.53
Hugo Montero advances with the ball. Hugo Montero knocks the ball forward to Billy Bridges. Billy Bridges knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Duncan Thomson.
57.29
Nigel Burbage makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Terry Sturridge. Terry Sturridge knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
61.54
Wayne Evans flicks the ball to his team mate, Terry Sturridge. Terry Sturridge knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Hugo Montero.
63.42
Darren Ball knocks the ball to his team mate, Marco Lemme. Marco Lemme makes a simple pass to Wes Goodwin. Wes Goodwin whips in a cross ball towards Terry Sturridge. Terry Sturridge directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
65.35
West Ham United are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Wycombe Wanderers's defence.
69.42
Kyle Videira chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Bridges. Billy Bridges shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
71.28
Wayne Evans controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Terry Sturridge. Terry Sturridge shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
77.29
Simon Gray makes a simple pass to Pablo Garrido. Pablo Garrido plays a perfect one-two with Billy Bridges and rushes in on goal... Pablo Garrido shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
81.28
Dean Bellamy chips the ball to his team mate, Wes Goodwin. Wes Goodwin plays a perfect one-two with Sylvain Waters and rushes in on goal... Wes Goodwin rockets a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
83.25
Simon Gray knocks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Garrido. Pablo Garrido whips in a cross ball towards Billy Bridges. Billy Bridges is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Jero Espatero easily smothers it.
84.40
Robbie Christie chips the ball to his team mate, Pablo Garrido. Pablo Garrido deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Bridges. Billy Bridges rockets a shot on goal. Billy Bridges scores for West Ham United!!
87.17
Nigel Burbage kicks a strong pass forward to Sylvain Waters. Sylvain Waters shoots from outside the area. Albert Flores easily smothers it.
90.00
Duncan Thomson surges forward with the ball. Duncan Thomson threads the ball through to Sylvain Waters. Sylvain Waters knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Neil Power.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!


The man of the match was awarded to Billy Bridges of West Ham United
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.7%
37.3%
Play Area
25.3%
49.3%
25.3%

Scorers