Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Home Park where Plymouth Argyle play host to Tottenham Hotspur. A crowd of 17,900 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Plymouth Argyle are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Tottenham Hotspur appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Kees Van Gessel.


0.00
Plymouth Argyle start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.30
Robin Houttuin flicks a high pass forward to Ralph Serrant who brings the ball under control. Ralph Serrant plays the ball forward to Carlos Achard. Carlos Achard knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
3.48
Ottavio Mareggini barges into Nwankwo Middleton. The referee brings Ottavio Mareggini to one side and gives him a warning! Nwankwo Middleton gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
6.00
Jason Standing knocks the ball forward to Alberto Tagliaferri. Alberto Tagliaferri edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Alberto Tagliaferri provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Alberto Tagliaferri scores for Tottenham Hotspur!!
9.18
Stuart Guppy controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ottavio Mareggini. Ottavio Mareggini advances with the ball. Ottavio Mareggini plays a scrappy one-two with Rainer Vogel and stumbles forward towards the goal... Ottavio Mareggini takes a shot at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Oleh Kravtsov!
12.47
Robin Houttuin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ottavio Mareggini. Ottavio Mareggini knocks the ball forward to Carlos Achard. Carlos Achard shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
15.30
Jermaine Mason makes a beautiful solo run. With a delightful solo run, Jermaine Mason stretches the opposition's defence. Jermaine Mason lofts in a cross ball towards Jaap van Veen. Jaap van Veen finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Aniello Cesari punches it away to safety.
16.05
Jason Standing flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Tagliaferri holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alberto Tagliaferri shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
28.20
Mark Johnson takes it forward alone. Showing composure, Mark Johnson plays the ball forward to Carlos Achard. Carlos Achard rushes past Darren Matthews! Some silky footwork from Carlos Achard provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Oleh Kravtsov manages to gather it.
32.18
Under pressure, Julien Chavériat clears the ball far upfield. Jacob Parker rushes past Mark Johnson! Jacob Parker tries a spectacular strike but it flies well off target!
36.12
With imagination, Jason Standing plays the ball forward to Jacob Parker. Jacob Parker shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Plymouth Argyle appear unchanged since the first half. Tottenham Hotspur also appear unchanged since the first half. The Plymouth Argyle players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Tottenham Hotspur kick off!
47.15
Ralph Serrant threads a neat ball through to Rainer Vogel. Rainer Vogel edges inside the box! Rainer Vogel cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Oleh Kravtsov.
53.37
Ralph Serrant hits a low pass to Rainer Vogel. Rainer Vogel sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Oleh Kravtsov effortlessly gets down and covers it.
57.25
Darren Matthews flicks a high pass forward. Jason Standing holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jason Standing flicks a high ball forward to Alberto Tagliaferri who takes it down. Alberto Tagliaferri plays a scrappy one-two with Greg Formon and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Alberto Tagliaferri provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Aniello Cesari gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
65.13
Jason Standing chips the ball to his team mate, Alberto Tagliaferri. Alberto Tagliaferri knocks in a cross ball towards Jaap van Veen. Jaap van Veen rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Magnificent save by Aniello Cesari!
66.52
Darren Matthews passes the ball forward to Jason Standing. Jason Standing flicks the ball to his team mate, Jacob Parker. Jacob Parker advances inside the box! Jacob Parker tries a spectacular strike. Jacob Parker scores for Tottenham Hotspur!!
71.43
Nwankwo Middleton catches Philipp Gerlach on the ankles. Nwankwo Middleton is shown the yellow card! Philipp Gerlach stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.21
Darren Matthews controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jason Standing. Jason Standing hits a low pass to Greg Formon. Greg Formon runs straight at the defence! Greg Formon makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Greg Formon scores for Tottenham Hotspur!!
77.09
Plymouth Argyle have made 3 substitutions with Seb Duchemin replacing Carlos Achard, Manuel Nascimento replacing Pablo Moya and Terry Jeffers replacing Rio Wetherall .
78.13
Mark Johnson makes a simple pass to Ottavio Mareggini. Ottavio Mareggini sees Terry Jeffers in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Terry Jeffers kicks a strong pass forward to Seb Duchemin but the referee indicates it's offside!
81.13
Manuel Nascimento barges into Nwankwo Middleton. The referee calls over Manuel Nascimento and shows him a yellow card! Nwankwo Middleton runs off the knock.
83.02
Jason Standing passes the ball forward to Greg Formon. Greg Formon knocks the ball forward, putting Alberto Tagliaferri through on goal. Alberto Tagliaferri makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Tottenham Hotspur!
87.27
Jason Standing threads a neat ball through to Jaap van Veen. Jaap van Veen tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Ottavio Mareggini knocks the ball forward to Rainer Vogel. Rainer Vogel knocks in a cross ball towards Terry Jeffers. Terry Jeffers directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 4
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 5 vs 7
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 1 vs 4
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 2 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 50 vs 50
Play Area
Home team third: 30.56%, Midfield: 43.06%, Away team third: 26.39%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alberto Tagliaferri of Tottenham Hotspur

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
2. Mark Johnson (DEF)
6
6
4. Stuart Guppy (DEF)
6
5. Pablo Moya (MID)
6
7. Ralph Serrant (MID)
6
6
9. Rainer Vogel (ATT)
6
10. Carlos Achard (ATT)
6
11. Rio Wetherall (ATT)
6

12. Seb Duchemin (ATT)
6
14. Terry Jeffers (GK)
6

7
6
6
6
9
8. Greg Formon (ATT)
8
10. Jaap van Veen (ATT)
6
11. Jacob Parker (ATT)
8

13. Abel Valente (MID)
0
14. Brendan Deane (MID)
0