Match Report


FulhamFulham     Notts CountyNotts County
Luke KerrLuke Kerr Ian Mortimer Ian Mortimer
António CanoA. Cano95
G
captain1
G
68Martin SouthgateM. Southgate
Yannis MitropoulosY. Mitropoulos81
D
2
D
66Eddie WalshE. Walsh
Yuudai NakataY. Nakata79
D
3
D
66Djibrill HeurliéD. Heurlié
Eddie FowlerE. Fowler72
D
4
D
60Andy MasonA. Mason
Steve OliverS. Oliver92
M
5
D
68Paul McCoistP. McCoist
Colin GlassC. Glass91
M
6
M
69Steve BeckhamS. Beckham
Serafim MirceaS. Mircea89
M
7captain
M
69Duncan ForbesD. Forbes
Yassine SinouhY. Sinouh81
M
8
M
68Mattia Dal CantoM. Dal Canto
Oliver BehrensO. Behrens91
A
9
A
59Gary CharltonG. Charlton
Carlos RuizC. Ruiz90
A
10
A
74Marek PolM. Pol
Elysée GnohereE. Gnohere86
A
11
A
61Stanley FoxS. Fox
 
Afonso SolanoA. Solano86
A
12
D
56Stephen NivenS. Niven
Marco SeedorfM. Seedorf86
A
13
M
68Thierry BeagrieT. Beagrie
Torsten HanssenT. Hanssen84
G
14
A
55Gijs SluiterG. Sluiter
Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Craven Cottage where Fulham play host to Notts County. A crowd of 16,467 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Fulham are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Notts County appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by John Grant.


0.00
Notts County get the match underway!
3.55
Mattia Dal Canto knocks the ball forward to Gary Charlton. Gary Charlton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marek Pol but the linesman indicates offside!
6.29
Mattia Dal Canto runs straight at the opposition's defence. Mattia Dal Canto lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Charlton. Gary Charlton rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Notts County!
14.30
Serafim Mircea plays the ball forward to Oliver Behrens. Oliver Behrens knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Djibrill Heurlié.
20.37
Djibrill Heurlié takes a long throw-in. Eddie Walsh controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steve Beckham. Steve Beckham sees Marek Pol in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marek Pol skips past Yuudai Nakata! Marek Pol makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
24.39
Eddie Fowler threads a neat ball through to Yassine Sinouh. Yassine Sinouh runs straight at the opposition's defence. Yassine Sinouh rushes past Djibrill Heurlié! Some good footwork from Yassine Sinouh provides some space. He shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
26.29
Yannis Mitropoulos breaks forward. Yannis Mitropoulos sees space and advances. Yannis Mitropoulos shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
27.26
Eddie Walsh hacks Carlos Ruiz from behind! The referee calls over Eddie Walsh and shows him a yellow card! Carlos Ruiz carries on, but is struggling a bit.
28.42
Serafim Mircea hacks Duncan Forbes from behind! Serafim Mircea is shown the red card!! Duncan Forbes stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.03
Steve Beckham chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Charlton. Gary Charlton plays a quick one-two with Stanley Fox and rushes in on goal... Gary Charlton strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but António Cano comfortably smothers it!
32.46
Steve Beckham deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marek Pol. Marek Pol advances inside the box! Marek Pol cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's there!! António Cano has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
39.43
Eddie Fowler knocks the ball to his team mate, Elysée Gnohere. Elysée Gnohere plays the ball forward to Oliver Behrens. Oliver Behrens tries a spectacular long range effort. Martin Southgate gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Fulham appear unchanged since the first half. Notts County also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Fulham kick off!
47.48
Steve Oliver plays the ball forward to Carlos Ruiz. Carlos Ruiz knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andy Mason.
49.52
Andy Mason makes a probing pass to Steve Beckham. Steve Beckham advances with the ball. Steve Beckham rushes past Yannis Mitropoulos! Steve Beckham shows great control and tries a shot on goal. António Cano gets down and covers it.
51.25
Elysée Gnohere flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Ruiz controls it well on his chest. Carlos Ruiz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Martin Southgate who gathers it comfortably.
54.01
Mattia Dal Canto passes the ball forward to Gary Charlton. Gary Charlton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marek Pol but he's offside!
59.09
Yuudai Nakata hacks Stanley Fox from behind! Yuudai Nakata is shown the yellow card! Stanley Fox stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.54
Notts County have made 3 substitutions with Stephen Niven replacing Andy Mason, Thierry Beagrie replacing Mattia Dal Canto and Gijs Sluiter replacing Gary Charlton .
61.60
Elysée Gnohere clumsily knocks into Steve Beckham. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Steve Beckham hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.28
Seeing a gap ahead, Yannis Mitropoulos plays the ball forward to Colin Glass. Colin Glass chips the ball to his team mate, Carlos Ruiz. Carlos Ruiz chips the ball to his team mate, Oliver Behrens. Some silky footwork from Oliver Behrens provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
77.26
Colin Glass flicks the ball to his team mate, Oliver Behrens. Oliver Behrens shoots from outside the area. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
89.27
Eddie Walsh controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steve Beckham. Steve Beckham darts forward. Steve Beckham flicks a high pass forward. Stanley Fox controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Stanley Fox strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball cannons off Yannis Mitropoulos, smacking the crossbar and looping into the crowd.
90.00
Thierry Beagrie takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Gijs Sluiter. Gijs Sluiter rockets a shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Fulham

Notts County
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
59.2%
40.8%
Play Area
26.8%
43.7%
29.6%

Scorers
Gary Charlton 6
Marek Pol 20, 32

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Marek Pol of Notts County

Match Ratings
1.António Cano (GK)
6
2.Yannis Mitropoulos (DEF)
6
3.Yuudai Nakata (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Eddie Fowler (DEF)
6
5.Steve Oliver (MID)
6
6.Colin Glass (MID)
6
7.Serafim Mircea (MID)red card
3
8.Yassine Sinouh (MID)
6
9.Oliver Behrens (ATT)
6
10.Carlos Ruiz (ATT)
6
11.Elysée Gnohere (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Afonso Solano (ATT)
0
13.Marco Seedorf (ATT)
0
14.Torsten Hanssen (GK)
0

1.Martin Southgate (GK)
6
2.Eddie Walsh (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Djibrill Heurlié (DEF)
6
4.Andy Mason (DEF)
6
5.Paul McCoist (DEF)
6
6.Steve Beckham (MID)
8
7.Duncan Forbes (MID)
6
8.Mattia Dal Canto (MID)
7
9.Gary Charlton (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Marek Pol (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Stanley Fox (ATT)
6
 
12.Stephen Niven (DEF)
6
13.Thierry Beagrie (MID)
6
14.Gijs Sluiter (ATT)
6