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Match Report

Match Report
It's a sunny day here at The New Den where Millwall play host to Newcastle United. A crowd of 18,381 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Millwall are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Newcastle United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
The first half starts with Millwall kicking off!
8.33
Sergio Marcon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ivan Jackson. Ivan Jackson goes all the way! Ivan Jackson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
14.21
Tommy Lumsdon knocks the ball forward to Ivan Jackson. Ivan Jackson shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Hachiro Watanabe manages to gather it comfortably.
16.18
Niccolo Green controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joao Jardim. Joao Jardim knocks the ball forward to Ivan Jackson but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
18.24
Niccolo Green threads the ball through to Joao Jardim. Joao Jardim goes all the way! Joao Jardim cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
22.02
Niccolo Green knocks the ball to his team mate, Joao Jardim. Joao Jardim shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Hachiro Watanabe manages to gather it comfortably.
26.56
Alec McStay knocks the ball forward to Ivan Jackson. Ivan Jackson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.55
Iwan Van Fessem clumsily knocks into Alec McStay. The referee calls over Iwan Van Fessem and warns him to calm down! Alec McStay runs off the knock.
33.23
Fernando Nunes makes a simple pass to Richard Croft. Richard Croft chips the ball to his team mate, Malcolm Mckay. Malcolm Mckay knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Martin Boksic.
40.52
Richard Croft makes a simple pass to Norman Grondin. Norman Grondin threads the ball through to Malcolm Mckay but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
Newcastle United kick off!
59.19
Malcolm Mckay clumsily knocks into Martin Boksic. Malcolm Mckay is shown the yellow card! Martin Boksic hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.23
Duarte Barros advances with the ball. Duarte Barros deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Malcolm Mckay but the linesman indicates offside!
65.53
Stan Charlton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tommy Lumsdon. Tommy Lumsdon sees space and advances. Tommy Lumsdon finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
66.13
Alec McStay makes a simple pass to Ivan Jackson. Ivan Jackson goes all the way! Ivan Jackson shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
69.24
Iwan Van Fessem makes a probing pass to Kelvin Smith. Kelvin Smith plays a perfect one-two with Norman Grondin and rushes in on goal... Kelvin Smith rockets a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
71.21
Duarte Barros makes a simple pass to Norman Grondin. Norman Grondin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Martin Boksic.
79.34
Richard Croft knocks the ball forward to Norman Grondin. Norman Grondin plays a perfect one-two with Kelvin Smith and rushes in on goal... Norman Grondin tries a spectacular strike but Jon Vickers is on top of it.
81.35
Tommy Lumsdon barges into Duarte Barros. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Duarte Barros stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.22
Niccolo Green hacks Iwan Van Fessem from behind! Niccolo Green is shown the yellow card! Iwan Van Fessem runs off the knock.
83.22
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Alec McStay of Millwall

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 0
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 2 vs 1
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 4 vs 1
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 2
Fouls
Fouls: 2 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 2 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 58.0645161290323 vs 41.9354838709677
Play Area
Home team third: 24.19%, Midfield: 56.45%, Away team third: 19.35%