Match Report


Swindon TownSwindon Town     West Ham UnitedWest Ham United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Carl BastinC. Bastin46
G
1
G
61Luke BishopL. Bishop
Graham KeeganG. Keegan54
D
2
D
70Moussa JonquetM. Jonquet
Greg PearsonG. Pearson50
D
captain3
D
63Shaun JessS. Jess
Ross DavisR. Davis49
D
4
D
62Torsten WielandT. Wieland
Ian RobinsonI. Robinson46
D
5
D
61Del LofthouseD. Lofthouse
Gilles BoydG. Boyd53
M
6captain
M
71Julian HernandezJ. Hernandez
Peter HitchcockP. Hitchcock51
M
7
M
71Julian WilliamsJ. Williams
Adrian PalmerA. Palmer41
M
8
M
70Zoltan DesaillyZ. Desailly
Kelvin RichardsK. Richards39
M
9
A
68Eduardo SantosE. Santos
Gianfranco BellavistaG. Bellavista60
A
10
A
68Alessandro AdamiA. Adami
John PhilipsJ. Philips53
A
11
A
61Antonio ReyA. Rey
 
Nicholas MilburnN. Milburn50
A
12
M
67Martin HendrieM. Hendrie
Jamie FletcherJ. Fletcher48
A
13
A
61Gavin LaverG. Laver
Nicholas RobsonN. Robson45
G
14
A
59Graeme DuberryG. Duberry

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at County Ground where Swindon Town play host to West Ham United. A crowd of 4,602 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Swindon Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while West Ham United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dennis Palmer.


0.00
The whistle blows and West Ham United get the match underway!
2.00
Del Lofthouse makes a probing pass to Julian Williams. Julian Williams kicks a strong pass forward to Alessandro Adami. Alessandro Adami whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Santos. Eduardo Santos beats his man to it with a header but it flies well off target!
6.45
Zoltan Desailly sees Antonio Rey in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Antonio Rey tries a spectacular long range effort. Wonderful reactions from Carl Bastin keeps it out!
12.38
With vision, Julian Hernandez plays the ball forward to Alessandro Adami. Alessandro Adami knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.38
Adrian Palmer sees Gianfranco Bellavista in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gianfranco Bellavista knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Del Lofthouse.
24.26
Greg Pearson hits a low pass to Gilles Boyd. Gilles Boyd threads a neat ball through to Gianfranco Bellavista. Gianfranco Bellavista knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.06
Adrian Palmer flicks the ball to his team mate, John Philips. John Philips lofts in a cross ball towards Gianfranco Bellavista. Gianfranco Bellavista is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies well off target!
33.21
Torsten Wieland threads a neat ball through to Julian Hernandez. Julian Hernandez makes a probing pass to Eduardo Santos. Eduardo Santos shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
38.14
Zoltan Desailly receives the ball from a throw-in from Julian Williams. Zoltan Desailly makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Antonio Rey. Antonio Rey flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Santos controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some good footwork from Eduardo Santos provides some space. He shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
Peter Hitchcock flicks a high pass forward. Gianfranco Bellavista controls it well on his chest. Gianfranco Bellavista knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Swindon Town appear unchanged since the first half. West Ham United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Swindon Town kick off!
49.37
Zoltan Desailly threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Santos. Eduardo Santos makes a pass forward but Antonio Rey makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
54.10
Kelvin Richards flicks a high pass forward. Gianfranco Bellavista collects the pass. Gianfranco Bellavista controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
61.07
Greg Pearson flicks a high pass forward. Adrian Palmer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Adrian Palmer threads a neat ball through to Gianfranco Bellavista. Gianfranco Bellavista knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Luke Bishop who gathers it comfortably.
66.27
Julian Williams runs straight at the opposition's defence. Julian Williams knocks in a cross ball towards Alessandro Adami. Alessandro Adami finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Carl Bastin had no chance!! Goal for West Ham United!
73.58
Julian Hernandez knocks the ball to his team mate, Alessandro Adami. Alessandro Adami lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Rey. With a superhuman jump, Antonio Rey connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Carl Bastin gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
75.59
Torsten Wieland flicks a high pass forward to Julian Hernandez who brings the ball under control. Julian Hernandez flicks a high pass forward. Alessandro Adami controls it well on his chest. Alessandro Adami knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Santos. Eduardo Santos beats his man to it with a header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
81.39
Moussa Jonquet chips the ball to his team mate, Zoltan Desailly. Showing composure, Zoltan Desailly plays the ball forward to Eduardo Santos. Eduardo Santos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Carl Bastin who gathers it comfortably.
85.37
Del Lofthouse darts forward. Del Lofthouse flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Santos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eduardo Santos edges inside the box! Ross Davis hacks Eduardo Santos from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
87.28
Kelvin Richards hacks Julian Hernandez from behind! Kelvin Richards is shown the yellow card! Julian Hernandez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.24
Torsten Wieland makes a simple pass to Zoltan Desailly. Zoltan Desailly knocks the ball forward to Alessandro Adami. Alessandro Adami knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Swindon Town

West Ham United
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
0
5
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.8%
54.2%
Play Area
27.8%
47.2%
25%

Scorers
Eduardo Santos 38, 76
Alessandro Adami 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eduardo Santos of West Ham United

Match Ratings
1.Carl Bastin (GK)
6
2.Graham Keegan (DEF)
6
3.Greg Pearson (DEF)
6
4.Ross Davis (DEF)
6
5.Ian Robinson (DEF)
6
6.Gilles Boyd (MID)
6
7.Peter Hitchcock (MID)
6
8.Adrian Palmer (MID)
7
9.Kelvin Richards (MID)yellow card
5
10.Gianfranco Bellavista (ATT)
6
11.John Philips (ATT)
6
 
12.Nicholas Milburn (ATT)
0
13.Jamie Fletcher (ATT)
0
14.Nicholas Robson (GK)
0

1.Luke Bishop (GK)
6
2.Moussa Jonquet (DEF)
6
3.Shaun Jess (DEF)
6
4.Torsten Wieland (DEF)
6
5.Del Lofthouse (DEF)
6
6.Julian Hernandez (MID)
6
7.Julian Williams (MID)
7
8.Zoltan Desailly (MID)
6
9.Eduardo Santos (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Alessandro Adami (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Antonio Rey (ATT)
7
 
12.Martin Hendrie (MID)
0
13.Gavin Laver (ATT)
0
14.Graeme Duberry (ATT)
0