Match Report


WatfordWatford     Bolton WanderersBolton Wanderers
Scott TubbrittScott Tubbritt Nicholas Broad Nicholas Broad
Mathias LiedholmM. Liedholm76
G
1
G
66Guillermo CabreraG. Cabrera
Dianboto Esceth-NziD. Esceth-Nzi69
D
2
D
66Marco Van GastelM. Van Gastel
Victor OrtegaV. Ortega72
D
3captain
D
76Kelvin BallK. Ball
Elvis Di VenanzioE. Di Venanzio75
D
4
D
70Damien EloiD. Eloi
Fabio BobanF. Boban76
D
5
M
67Jose SabléJ. Sablé
Rodrigo CamposR. Campos70
M
captain6
M
67Romano Van DinterenR. Van Dinteren
Adam LightfootA. Lightfoot75
M
7
M
65Aimo De SanctisA. De Sanctis
Antonio SuarezA. Suarez70
M
8
M
79Mervin WoodcockM. Woodcock
Rudy MacquetR. Macquet69
A
9
A
67Teddy BridgesT. Bridges
Gavin CarterG. Carter73
A
10
A
70Martín RuizM. Ruiz
Ross RobsonR. Robson69
A
11
A
73Harvey ChadwickH. Chadwick
 
Vladimir ZilicV. Zilic25
G
12
D
64Alberto MartinA. Martin
Neil McGroryN. McGrory41
M
13
M
59Benjamin GuillouB. Guillou
Greg MossG. Moss43
A
14
A
68Frederic EggimannF. Eggimann

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Vicarage Road where Watford play host to Bolton Wanderers. A crowd of 20,258 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Watford are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Bolton Wanderers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Darren Philips.


0.00
Watford kick off!
3.45
Aimo De Sanctis threads a neat ball through to Teddy Bridges. Teddy Bridges threads the ball through to Martín Ruiz but he's offside!
4.27
Elvis Di Venanzio flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Suarez collects the pass. Antonio Suarez makes a probing pass to Ross Robson. Ross Robson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marco Van Gastel.
6.07
Aimo De Sanctis hits a low pass to Martín Ruiz. Martín Ruiz finds some space and shoots from distance. Mathias Liedholm gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
8.25
Adam Lightfoot comes in with a late challenge on Aimo De Sanctis. The referee calls over Adam Lightfoot and shows him a yellow card! Aimo De Sanctis gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
9.56
Marco Van Gastel hacks Rudy Macquet from behind! The referee calls over Marco Van Gastel and warns him to calm down! Rudy Macquet hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.14
Damien Eloi sees Aimo De Sanctis in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Aimo De Sanctis advances with the ball. Aimo De Sanctis shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
22.29
Adam Lightfoot threads a neat ball through to Rudy Macquet. Rudy Macquet controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Solid save from Guillermo Cabrera.
24.07
Adam Lightfoot threads a neat ball through to Gavin Carter. Gavin Carter shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Guillermo Cabrera easily smothers it!
27.22
Rodrigo Campos threads a neat ball through to Rudy Macquet. Rudy Macquet shoots from outside the area. Wonderful reactions from Guillermo Cabrera keeps it out!
28.55
Damien Eloi flicks a high pass forward. Romano Van Dinteren controls it well on his chest. Romano Van Dinteren deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Teddy Bridges. Teddy Bridges rushes past Victor Ortega! Teddy Bridges comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Wonderful reactions from Mathias Liedholm keeps it out!
32.12
Marco Van Gastel makes a beautiful solo run. Marco Van Gastel flicks a high pass forward. Teddy Bridges controls it well on his chest. Teddy Bridges tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Mathias Liedholm.
33.20
Mervin Woodcock takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Adam Lightfoot reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
38.42
Antonio Suarez sees Ross Robson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ross Robson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Guillermo Cabrera who gathers it comfortably.
39.35
Marco Van Gastel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Sablé. Without breaking stride, Jose Sablé plays the ball forward to Harvey Chadwick. Harvey Chadwick knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mathias Liedholm who gathers it comfortably.
40.08
Rodrigo Campos makes a simple pass to Gavin Carter. Gavin Carter whips in a cross ball towards Rudy Macquet. Rudy Macquet finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
42.01
With vision, Marco Van Gastel laces a through ball forward to Romano Van Dinteren. Romano Van Dinteren knocks the ball to his team mate, Martín Ruiz. Martín Ruiz shoots from 25 yards but Mathias Liedholm is on top of his game. He makes it look easy!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Watford have changed their lineup with Greg Moss replacing Rudy Macquet. Bolton Wanderers appear unchanged since the first half. The Watford players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Bolton Wanderers kick off!
47.56
Aimo De Sanctis makes a probing pass to Teddy Bridges. Teddy Bridges knocks in a cross ball towards Harvey Chadwick. Harvey Chadwick fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
51.18
Antonio Suarez makes a probing pass to Gavin Carter. Gavin Carter controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Good keeping from Guillermo Cabrera as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
52.31
Rodrigo Campos takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Antonio Suarez side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
53.06
Aimo De Sanctis makes an attacking run forward. Aimo De Sanctis lofts in a cross ball towards Teddy Bridges. Elvis Di Venanzio catches Teddy Bridges on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
54.18
Romano Van Dinteren makes a probing pass to Teddy Bridges. Teddy Bridges knocks in a cross ball towards Harvey Chadwick. Harvey Chadwick knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Mathias Liedholm has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
60.28
Watford have made a substitution with Neil McGrory replacing Fabio Boban .
63.06
Damien Eloi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Romano Van Dinteren. Romano Van Dinteren flicks a high pass forward. Martín Ruiz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Martín Ruiz plays a one-two with Teddy Bridges and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Martín Ruiz provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
66.17
Aimo De Sanctis runs straight at the opposition's defence. Aimo De Sanctis plays a scrappy one-two with Teddy Bridges and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Aimo De Sanctis provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
67.36
Adam Lightfoot clumsily knocks into Aimo De Sanctis. The referee warns Adam Lightfoot to calm down! Aimo De Sanctis is taking some rough treatment out there!
69.32
Victor Ortega threads a neat ball through to Rodrigo Campos. Rodrigo Campos flicks a high pass forward. Ross Robson easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ross Robson edges inside the box! Ross Robson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
71.53
Elvis Di Venanzio flicks a high pass forward. Adam Lightfoot collects the pass. Adam Lightfoot flicks the ball to his team mate, Greg Moss. Greg Moss knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Carter. Gavin Carter flicks the ball with his head. Guillermo Cabrera manages to gather it comfortably.
77.30
Watford have made a substitution with Vladimir Zilic replacing Elvis Di Venanzio .
78.40
Ross Robson clumsily knocks into Marco Van Gastel. The referee calls over Ross Robson and shows him a yellow card! Marco Van Gastel carries on, but is struggling a bit.
79.56
Adam Lightfoot threads a neat ball through to Ross Robson. Ross Robson knocks in a cross ball towards Greg Moss. Greg Moss gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it flies just off target!
81.38
Antonio Suarez hacks Romano Van Dinteren from behind! The referee brings Antonio Suarez to one side and gives him a warning! Romano Van Dinteren hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.23
Romano Van Dinteren comes in with a late challenge on Adam Lightfoot. Romano Van Dinteren is given a warning by the referee! Adam Lightfoot runs off the knock.
87.16
Damien Eloi sees Mervin Woodcock in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mervin Woodcock makes an attacking run forward. Mervin Woodcock shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Romano Van Dinteren threads a neat ball through to Harvey Chadwick. Harvey Chadwick plays a one-two with Martín Ruiz and advances towards the goal... Harvey Chadwick comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. What a cracker!! Mathias Liedholm had no chance!! Goal for Bolton Wanderers!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Watford

Bolton Wanderers
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
5
9
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41%
59%
Play Area
27.7%
43.4%
28.9%

Scorers
Harvey Chadwick 48, 54, 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Harvey Chadwick of Bolton Wanderers

Match Ratings
1.Mathias Liedholm (GK)
7
2.Dianboto Esceth-Nzi (DEF)
6
3.Victor Ortega (DEF)
6
4.Elvis Di Venanzio (DEF)
6
5.Fabio Boban (DEF)
6
6.Rodrigo Campos (MID)
6
7.Adam Lightfoot (MID)yellow card
6
8.Antonio Suarez (MID)
6
9.Rudy Macquet (ATT)
6
10.Gavin Carter (ATT)
6
11.Ross Robson (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Vladimir Zilic (GK)
6
13.Neil McGrory (MID)
6
14.Greg Moss (ATT)
6

1.Guillermo Cabrera (GK)
7
2.Marco Van Gastel (DEF)
6
3.Kelvin Ball (DEF)
6
4.Damien Eloi (DEF)
6
5.Jose Sablé (MID)
6
6.Romano Van Dinteren (MID)
6
7.Aimo De Sanctis (MID)
8
8.Mervin Woodcock (MID)
6
9.Teddy Bridges (ATT)
7
10.Martín Ruiz (ATT)
6
11.Harvey Chadwick (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Alberto Martin (DEF)
0
13.Benjamin Guillou (MID)
0
14.Frederic Eggimann (ATT)
0