Match Report


Norwich CityNorwich City     FulhamFulham
Computer Player Computer Player Luke Kerr Luke Kerr
Andres HelgueraA. Helguera69
G
1captain
G
95António CanoA. Cano
Edmundo VergesE. Verges71
D
2
D
82Noe QuezadaN. Quezada
Bernard BerthelinB. Berthelin66
D
3
D
81Yannis MitropoulosY. Mitropoulos
Farid TrévisanF. Trévisan65
D
4
D
79Yuudai NakataY. Nakata
Daniel FentonD. Fenton62
M
5
M
92Steve OliverS. Oliver
Scott WilliamsonS. Williamson58
M
6
M
91Colin GlassC. Glass
Noel BrownN. Brown51
M
7
M
81Yassine SinouhY. Sinouh
Steve DyerS. Dyer50
M
8
M
80Simon OliverS. Oliver
Geoffrey GautierG. Gautier73
A
9
A
91Oliver BehrensO. Behrens
Stuart StandingS. Standing72
A
captain10
A
90Carlos RuizC. Ruiz
Stephen FortuneS. Fortune72
A
11
A
86Elysée GnohereE. Gnohere
 
Sylvain ShearerS. Shearer66
A
12
A
86Marco SeedorfM. Seedorf
Alexander BrownA. Brown64
D
13
A
86Afonso SolanoA. Solano
Simon MowbrayS. Mowbray56
G
14
G
84Torsten HanssenT. Hanssen

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Carrow Road where Norwich City play host to Fulham. A crowd of 19,086 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Norwich City and Fulham are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Kelly.


0.00
Fulham kick off!
3.54
Stuart Standing hacks Yannis Mitropoulos from behind! The referee warns Stuart Standing to calm down! Yannis Mitropoulos runs off the knock.
4.25
Yassine Sinouh kicks a strong pass forward to Carlos Ruiz. Carlos Ruiz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Farid Trévisan.
8.03
Yuudai Nakata runs forward with the ball. Yuudai Nakata decides to run forward with the ball. Yuudai Nakata shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
9.27
Noe Quezada flicks a high ball forward to Yassine Sinouh who takes it down. Yassine Sinouh makes a simple pass to Oliver Behrens. Oliver Behrens shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
15.24
Daniel Fenton catches Simon Oliver on the ankles. The referee calls over Daniel Fenton and shows him a yellow card! Simon Oliver hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.58
Daniel Fenton catches Yassine Sinouh on the ankles. The referee brings Daniel Fenton to one side and gives him a warning! Yassine Sinouh gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
27.22
Steve Dyer sees space and advances. Steve Dyer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Noe Quezada.
30.36
Steve Oliver changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Steve Oliver shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
38.02
Yannis Mitropoulos knocks the ball forward to Colin Glass. Colin Glass threads a neat ball through to Elysée Gnohere. Elysée Gnohere sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
42.21
Yuudai Nakata comes in with a late challenge on Stephen Fortune. The referee warns Yuudai Nakata to calm down! Stephen Fortune grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
44.02
Bernard Berthelin makes a simple pass to Noel Brown. Noel Brown flicks a high ball forward to Stephen Fortune who takes it down. Stephen Fortune controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
45.00
With great vision, Steve Oliver plays the ball forward to Elysée Gnohere. Elysée Gnohere skips past Edmundo Verges! Some good footwork from Elysée Gnohere provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Norwich City have changed their lineup with Alexander Brown replacing Scott Williamson. Fulham appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
The whistle blows and Norwich City kick off!
48.49
Simon Oliver chips the ball to his team mate, Carlos Ruiz. Carlos Ruiz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Andres Helguera who gathers it comfortably.
49.04
Colin Glass advances with the ball. Colin Glass threads the ball through into the box. Oliver Behrens looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's there!! Andres Helguera has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
54.46
Noe Quezada flicks a high ball forward to Yassine Sinouh who takes it down. Yassine Sinouh sees Carlos Ruiz in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Carlos Ruiz whips in a cross ball towards Oliver Behrens. Oliver Behrens makes a deft header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Fulham!
59.00
Yuudai Nakata passes the ball forward to Yassine Sinouh. Yassine Sinouh threads a neat ball through to Elysée Gnohere. Elysée Gnohere knocks in a cross ball towards Carlos Ruiz. Carlos Ruiz outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
61.40
Farid Trévisan flicks a high pass forward. Alexander Brown collects the pass. Alexander Brown flicks a high ball forward to Stuart Standing who takes it down. Stuart Standing tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
67.52
Colin Glass knocks the ball to his team mate, Oliver Behrens. Oliver Behrens shoots from 25 yards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!! The crowd cheers as the German celebrates his hattrick!
71.00
Noel Brown threads the ball through to Stuart Standing. Stuart Standing knocks in a cross ball towards Geoffrey Gautier. Geoffrey Gautier knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
75.11
Yassine Sinouh threads a neat ball through to Elysée Gnohere. Elysée Gnohere knocks in a cross ball towards Carlos Ruiz. Carlos Ruiz beats his man to it with a header. Andres Helguera is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
77.11
Norwich City have made a substitution with Sylvain Shearer replacing Geoffrey Gautier and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
81.46
Alexander Brown flicks a high ball forward to Sylvain Shearer who takes it down. Sylvain Shearer rushes past Noe Quezada! Sylvain Shearer takes a shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Norwich City

Fulham
Goals
1
5
Shots on Target
1
7
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
31.2%
68.8%
Play Area
29.7%
43.8%
26.6%

Scorers
Geoffrey Gautier 71
Elysée Gnohere 45
Oliver Behrens 49, 54, 68
Carlos Ruiz 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Oliver Behrens of Fulham

Match Ratings
1.Andres Helguera (GK)
6
2.Edmundo Verges (DEF)
6
3.Bernard Berthelin (DEF)
6
4.Farid Trévisan (DEF)
6
5.Daniel Fenton (MID)yellow card
5
6.Scott Williamson (MID)
6
7.Noel Brown (MID)
6
8.Steve Dyer (MID)
6
9.Geoffrey Gautier (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Stuart Standing (ATT)
6
11.Stephen Fortune (ATT)
6
 
12.Sylvain Shearer (ATT)
6
13.Alexander Brown (DEF)
6
14.Simon Mowbray (GK)
0

1.António Cano (GK)
6
2.Noe Quezada (DEF)
6
3.Yannis Mitropoulos (DEF)
6
4.Yuudai Nakata (DEF)
6
5.Steve Oliver (MID)
7
6.Colin Glass (MID)
7
7.Yassine Sinouh (MID)
6
8.Simon Oliver (MID)
6
9.Oliver Behrens (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Carlos Ruiz (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Elysée Gnohere (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Marco Seedorf (ATT)
0
13.Afonso Solano (ATT)
0
14.Torsten Hanssen (GK)
0