Match Report


Derby CountyDerby County     Sheffield UnitedSheffield United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
James PlowrightJ. Plowright67
G
1
G
69Mervin VickersM. Vickers
Mark BarmbyM. Barmby74
D
2
D
69Mick ArmstrongM. Armstrong
Harry BlakeH. Blake63
D
3
D
54Trevor StuartT. Stuart
Damien McgovernD. Mcgovern60
D
4
D
49Luke BenjaminL. Benjamin
Max AccursiM. Accursi71
M
5
M
78Craig GoldbergC. Goldberg
Damien PlowrightD. Plowright70
M
6captain
M
75Wagneau BérenguerW. Bérenguer
Shaun CarltonS. Carlton68
M
7
M
70Francis DaviesF. Davies
Richard LaverR. Laver66
M
8
M
69Shaun TaylorS. Taylor
Simon WesselmannS. Wesselmann77
A
9
A
67Albert BravoA. Bravo
Stephen CrooksS. Crooks71
A
captain10
A
65David van den BergD. van den Berg
Francis OakleyF. Oakley66
A
11
A
55Paolo SimonsenP. Simonsen
 
Steve BoatengS. Boateng59
D
12
M
58Jason FoxJ. Fox
Hannes HoenessH. Hoeness58
G
13
G
57Leon ScalesL. Scales
Dean RobinsonD. Robinson56
M
14
A
51Bill SinclairB. Sinclair

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Pride Park Stadium where Derby County play host to Sheffield United. A crowd of 9,982 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Derby County and Sheffield United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Peter De Haan.


0.00
Derby County kick off the first half!
10.31
Harry Blake barges into Albert Bravo. The referee calls over Harry Blake and warns him to calm down! Albert Bravo stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.27
Damien Plowright flicks a high pass forward to Francis Oakley who brings the ball under control. Francis Oakley makes a great pass forward. Simon Wesselmann runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
15.12
Mark Barmby takes it forward alone. Mark Barmby chips the ball to his team mate, Simon Wesselmann. Simon Wesselmann whips in a cross ball towards Francis Oakley. Francis Oakley flicks the ball with his head but it's drastically wayward!
16.38
Shaun Taylor decides to run forward with the ball. Shaun Taylor controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Albert Bravo through on goal. Albert Bravo rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Sheffield United!
22.13
Craig Goldberg passes the ball forward to Albert Bravo. Albert Bravo finds some space and shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
24.10
Francis Davies kicks a strong pass forward to Albert Bravo. Albert Bravo threads the ball through to David van den Berg but he's offside!
26.57
Luke Benjamin sees space and advances. Luke Benjamin flicks a high pass forward. David van den Berg collects the pass. David van den Berg knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.24
Mick Armstrong threads a neat ball through to Shaun Taylor. Shaun Taylor flicks a high pass forward. Albert Bravo controls it well on his chest. Albert Bravo shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
34.41
Trevor Stuart hoofs the ball up the pitch. Paolo Simonsen shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
36.40
Wagneau Bérenguer flicks a high ball forward to Albert Bravo who takes it down. Albert Bravo shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
38.41
Damien Plowright comes in with a late challenge on Wagneau Bérenguer. The referee brings Damien Plowright to one side and gives him a warning! Wagneau Bérenguer runs off the knock.
42.32
Luke Benjamin flicks a high pass forward. Shaun Taylor holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Shaun Taylor kicks a strong pass forward to Albert Bravo. Albert Bravo knocks in a cross ball towards Paolo Simonsen. Paolo Simonsen jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. James Plowright punches it away to safety.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Derby County appear unchanged since the first half. Sheffield United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Derby County players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Sheffield United get the second half underway!
47.48
Harry Blake chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Laver. Richard Laver passes the ball forward to Stephen Crooks. Stephen Crooks passes the ball forward but Francis Oakley is offside!
49.47
Craig Goldberg threads a neat ball through to Paolo Simonsen. Paolo Simonsen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.04
Luke Benjamin flicks a high pass forward. Craig Goldberg comfortably collects the pass. Craig Goldberg flicks a high ball forward to Albert Bravo who takes it down. Albert Bravo runs straight at the defence! Albert Bravo cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
60.50
Craig Goldberg comes in with a late challenge on Richard Laver. The referee brings Craig Goldberg to one side and gives him a warning! Richard Laver runs off the knock.
61.09
Shaun Carlton flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Crooks collects the pass. Stephen Crooks knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mervin Vickers who gathers it comfortably.
69.41
Mick Armstrong chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Goldberg. Craig Goldberg makes a simple pass to David van den Berg. David van den Berg plays a scrappy one-two with Albert Bravo and stumbles forward towards the goal... David van den Berg comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. James Plowright is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
73.12
Mick Armstrong sees Shaun Taylor in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Shaun Taylor darts forward. Shaun Taylor finds some space and shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
75.14
Francis Davies makes a simple pass to Paolo Simonsen. Paolo Simonsen plays a one-two with David van den Berg and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Paolo Simonsen provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
77.48
Derby County have made 2 substitutions with Steve Boateng replacing Damien Plowright and Dean Robinson replacing Damien Mcgovern .
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Derby County

Sheffield United
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
0
4
Shots off Target
1
6
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
28.2%
71.8%
Play Area
33.8%
39.4%
26.8%

Scorers
Albert Bravo 16
David van den Berg 69

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Albert Bravo of Sheffield United

Match Ratings
1.James Plowright (GK)
6
2.Mark Barmby (DEF)
6
3.Harry Blake (DEF)
6
4.Damien Mcgovern (DEF)
6
5.Max Accursi (MID)
6
6.Damien Plowright (MID)
6
7.Shaun Carlton (MID)
6
8.Richard Laver (MID)
6
9.Simon Wesselmann (ATT)
6
10.Stephen Crooks (ATT)
6
11.Francis Oakley (ATT)
6
 
12.Steve Boateng (DEF)
6
13.Hannes Hoeness (GK)
0
14.Dean Robinson (MID)
6

1.Mervin Vickers (GK)
6
2.Mick Armstrong (DEF)
6
3.Trevor Stuart (DEF)
6
4.Luke Benjamin (DEF)
7
5.Craig Goldberg (MID)
6
6.Wagneau Bérenguer (MID)
6
7.Francis Davies (MID)
6
8.Shaun Taylor (MID)
8
9.Albert Bravo (ATT)goal scored
9
10.David van den Berg (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Paolo Simonsen (ATT)
6
 
12.Jason Fox (MID)
0
13.Leon Scales (GK)
0
14.Bill Sinclair (ATT)
0