Match Report


Macclesfield TownMacclesfield Town     Charlton AthleticCharlton Athletic
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Francesco G. AdaniF. Adani43
G
1
G
58Darren ByrneD. Byrne
Ronnie LampardR. Lampard61
D
2
D
55Norman Le TissierN. Le Tissier
Nick PhilipsN. Philips53
D
3
D
50Kemal VieiraK. Vieira
Matt DoddM. Dodd37
D
4
D
46Andy FinneyA. Finney
Sylvain BrambleS. Bramble37
D
5
D
44Carlton SouthgateC. Southgate
Dale HackworthD. Hackworth60
M
captain6
M
57Duarte LoureiroD. Loureiro
Dean GreavesD. Greaves52
M
7
M
56Eugenio MartinezE. Martinez
Adam BrownA. Brown57
A
8
M
54Eddie RiggottE. Riggott
Dennis FlintlockD. Flintlock54
A
9
A
58Bill RiggottB. Riggott
Richard UpsonR. Upson43
A
10
A
51Fredrik WatsonF. Watson
Noel AdamsN. Adams41
A
11captain
A
50Andre SemedoA. Semedo
 
Wes SinclairW. Sinclair49
M
12
M
54Des AthertonD. Atherton
Trevor BellamyT. Bellamy43
M
13
M
53Paul WiltordP. Wiltord
Niccolo Wright-PhillipsN. Wright-Phillips43
G
14
G
49Carl EhioguC. Ehiogu

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Moss Rose where Macclesfield Town play host to Charlton Athletic. A crowd of 3,771 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Macclesfield Town are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Charlton Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Steven Barmby.


0.00
Charlton Athletic start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.04
Sylvain Bramble flicks a high pass forward. Dale Hackworth holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dale Hackworth advances with the ball. Dale Hackworth tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
4.40
Carlton Southgate flicks the ball to his team mate, Duarte Loureiro. With imagination, Duarte Loureiro laces a weighted ball forward to Fredrik Watson. Fredrik Watson threads the ball through to Andre Semedo but he's offside!
6.31
Duarte Loureiro chips the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Watson. Fredrik Watson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. What a cracker!! Francesco G. Adani had no chance!! Goal for Charlton Athletic!
10.03
Kemal Vieira catches Richard Upson on the ankles. Kemal Vieira is shown the yellow card! Richard Upson stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.15
Dean Greaves makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Upson. Richard Upson passes the ball forward to Noel Adams. Noel Adams rockets a shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
14.43
Eugenio Martinez sees Andre Semedo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Andre Semedo whips in a cross ball towards Fredrik Watson. Fredrik Watson connects with a diving header but it misses the target by a large margin!
18.18
Dean Greaves sees Dennis Flintlock in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dennis Flintlock runs straight at the defence! Dennis Flintlock rockets a shot on goal but Darren Byrne is on top of it.
21.17
Duarte Loureiro plays the ball forward to Fredrik Watson. Fredrik Watson tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
22.58
Eugenio Martinez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bill Riggott. Bill Riggott knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matt Dodd.
26.30
Dean Greaves flicks a high pass forward. Noel Adams collects the pass. Noel Adams knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Darren Byrne who gathers it comfortably.
30.55
Nick Philips threads a neat ball through to Dale Hackworth. Dale Hackworth brings the ball forward. Dale Hackworth shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
34.02
Dean Greaves hits a low pass to Dennis Flintlock. Dennis Flintlock sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
36.15
Bill Riggott hacks Ronnie Lampard from behind! The referee calls over Bill Riggott and shows him a yellow card! Ronnie Lampard hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.42
Nick Philips hits a low pass to Dean Greaves. Dean Greaves makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adam Brown. Adam Brown shoots from outside the area. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
40.47
Duarte Loureiro chips the ball to his team mate, Bill Riggott. Bill Riggott runs straight at the defence! Matt Dodd catches Bill Riggott on the ankles. Bill Riggott appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
42.56
Duarte Loureiro makes a simple pass to Bill Riggott. Bill Riggott knocks the ball forward to Fredrik Watson but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Macclesfield Town appear unchanged since the first half. Charlton Athletic also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Macclesfield Town get the second half underway!
47.18
Eddie Riggott kicks a strong pass forward to Fredrik Watson. Fredrik Watson plays a one-two with Bill Riggott and rushes in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Fredrik Watson provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
49.07
Duarte Loureiro flicks a high pass forward. Fredrik Watson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fredrik Watson lofts in a cross ball towards Andre Semedo. Matt Dodd hacks Andre Semedo from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
51.28
Eugenio Martinez catches Dean Greaves on the ankles. The referee brings Eugenio Martinez to one side and gives him a warning! Dean Greaves carries on, but is struggling a bit.
53.23
Ronnie Lampard threads a neat ball through to Dean Greaves. Dean Greaves passes the ball forward to Richard Upson. Richard Upson skips past Andy Finney! Richard Upson shoots from just inside the box. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
57.34
Eddie Riggott passes the ball forward to Bill Riggott. Bill Riggott shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
60.23
Dean Greaves flicks a high pass forward. Adam Brown controls it well on his chest. Adam Brown plays a quick one-two with Richard Upson and rushes in on goal... Adam Brown cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
63.54
Eddie Riggott knocks the ball to his team mate, Andre Semedo. Andre Semedo shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
65.48
Norman Le Tissier receives the ball from a throw-in from Kemal Vieira. Norman Le Tissier chips the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Martinez. Eugenio Martinez sees space and advances. Eugenio Martinez shoots from long range. Francesco G. Adani is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
69.06
Kemal Vieira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duarte Loureiro. Duarte Loureiro chips the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Watson. Fredrik Watson lofts in a cross ball towards Andre Semedo. Andre Semedo powers a header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
71.04
Eddie Riggott flicks a high pass forward to Andre Semedo who brings the ball under control. Andre Semedo advances inside the box! Andre Semedo rockets a shot on goal. Solid save from Francesco G. Adani.
72.25
Eugenio Martinez hits a low pass to Fredrik Watson. Fredrik Watson shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
77.43
Charlton Athletic have made 2 substitutions with Des Atherton replacing Bill Riggott and Paul Wiltord replacing Duarte Loureiro .
78.49
Eddie Riggott brings the ball forward. Eddie Riggott plays a one-two with Des Atherton and rushes in on goal... Eddie Riggott strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but Francesco G. Adani reads it well. He makes it look easy!
85.05
Paul Wiltord kicks a strong pass forward to Des Atherton. Des Atherton plays a quick one-two with Fredrik Watson and rushes in on goal... Des Atherton shoots from just inside the box but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Dean Greaves knocks the ball forward to Dennis Flintlock. Dennis Flintlock shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Macclesfield Town

Charlton Athletic
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
7
Shots off Target
8
5
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.2%
51.8%
Play Area
36.5%
43.5%
20%

Scorers
Fredrik Watson 6
Eugenio Martinez 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Fredrik Watson of Charlton Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Francesco G. Adani (GK)
8
2.Ronnie Lampard (DEF)
6
3.Nick Philips (DEF)
6
4.Matt Dodd (DEF)
6
5.Sylvain Bramble (DEF)
7
6.Dale Hackworth (MID)
7
7.Dean Greaves (MID)
7
8.Adam Brown (ATT)
6
9.Dennis Flintlock (ATT)
6
10.Richard Upson (ATT)
6
11.Noel Adams (ATT)
6
 
12.Wes Sinclair (MID)
0
13.Trevor Bellamy (MID)
0
14.Niccolo Wright-Phillips (GK)
0

1.Darren Byrne (GK)
6
2.Norman Le Tissier (DEF)
6
3.Kemal Vieira (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Andy Finney (DEF)
6
5.Carlton Southgate (DEF)
6
6.Duarte Loureiro (MID)
8
7.Eugenio Martinez (MID)goal scored
8
8.Eddie Riggott (MID)
8
9.Bill Riggott (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Fredrik Watson (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Andre Semedo (ATT)
7
 
12.Des Atherton (MID)
6
13.Paul Wiltord (MID)
6
14.Carl Ehiogu (GK)
0