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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Craven Cottage where Fulham play Dundee in this friendly game. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Fulham and Dundee are lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation.


0.00
Fulham start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.30
Viktor Bergvinsson flicks a high ball forward to Steve Thompson who takes it down. Steve Thompson controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Richard Hendry through on goal. Richard Hendry comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
9.29
Billy Hendry darts forward. Billy Hendry knocks the ball forward to Martin Platt but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
12.44
Billy Hendry makes a simple pass to Martin Platt. Martin Platt lofts in a cross ball towards Darren Lawrence. Darren Lawrence whips the ball goalwards with his head. Darius Mills steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
15.33
David Clapham makes a simple pass to Carsten Timm. Carsten Timm controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Fantastic reaction save from Shaun Lua-Lua!
22.52
Adrian Standing flicks a high pass forward. Darren Lawrence controls it well on his chest. Darren Lawrence sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
27.57
Roland Mitchell advances with the ball. Roland Mitchell knocks the ball forward to Richard Hendry. Richard Hendry knocks in a cross ball towards Ólafur Bjarnason. Ólafur Bjarnason is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
33.27
Martin Platt flicks the ball to his team mate, Darren Lawrence. Darren Lawrence tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
36.47
Martin Platt makes a simple pass to Adrian Standing. Adrian Standing knocks in a cross ball towards Darren Lawrence. Darren Lawrence whips the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
38.39
Roland Mitchell passes the ball forward to Pablo Aguilera. Pablo Aguilera deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Viktor Bergvinsson. Viktor Bergvinsson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jean-Christophe Belbey but the linesman indicates offside!
39.09
Darren Lawrence chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Hendry. Billy Hendry plays a one-two with Darren Lawrence and rushes in on goal... Billy Hendry makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
40.51
Martin Platt flicks a high pass forward. David Clapham holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Clapham finds some space and shoots from distance. Shaun Lua-Lua gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Fulham appear unchanged since the first half. Dundee also appear unchanged since the first half. The Dundee players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Dundee kicking off!
47.29
With some swift thinking, John Hopkin plays the ball forward to Martin Platt. Martin Platt threads a neat ball through to David Clapham. David Clapham makes a probing pass between the defence to Adrian Standing. Adrian Standing cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
51.53
Martin Platt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carsten Timm. Carsten Timm plays a one-two with Billy Hendry and advances towards the goal... Carsten Timm makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Craig Crooks.
54.05
Pablo Aguilera flicks a high pass forward. Jean-Christophe Belbey holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jean-Christophe Belbey whips in a cross ball towards Ólafur Bjarnason. Ólafur Bjarnason heads the ball goalwards but it's drastically wayward!
57.25
Seeing a gap ahead, Jakob Helmer picks a pass forward to Martin Platt. Martin Platt threads a neat ball through to Carsten Timm. Carsten Timm plays a scrappy one-two with Billy Hendry and stumbles forward towards the goal... Carsten Timm makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
61.31
Billy Hendry flicks a high pass forward to Carsten Timm who brings the ball under control. Carsten Timm plays a one-two with Martin Platt and advances towards the goal... Carsten Timm rockets a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
66.08
Martin Platt flicks a high pass forward. Carsten Timm controls it well on his chest. Carsten Timm tries a spectacular long range effort. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
69.56
Viktor Bergvinsson makes a simple pass to Richard Hendry. Richard Hendry shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
72.36
Craig Crooks clumsily knocks into Darren Lawrence. The referee brings Craig Crooks to one side and gives him a warning! Darren Lawrence carries on, but is struggling a bit.
81.13
Martin Platt runs up as Billy Hendry takes the throw-in, skillfully chesting the ball down to his feet. Martin Platt decides to run forward with the ball. Martin Platt shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
83.04
Seeing a gap ahead, Jean-Christophe Belbey plays the ball forward to Steve Thompson. Steve Thompson knocks in a cross ball towards Pablo Aguilera. Pablo Aguilera knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
85.31
Martin Platt flicks the ball to his team mate, David Clapham. David Clapham plays a scrappy one-two with Darren Lawrence and advances towards the goal... David Clapham comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.02
John Hopkin threads the ball through to Billy Hendry. Billy Hendry threads a neat ball through to Martin Platt. Martin Platt sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
Pablo Aguilera chips the ball to his team mate, Ólafur Bjarnason. Ólafur Bjarnason advances inside the box! Kemal Clegg barges into Ólafur Bjarnason. Ólafur Bjarnason appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 2 vs 0
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 2 vs 4
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 3 vs 11
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 0
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 37.5 vs 62.5
Play Area
Home team third: 33.75%, Midfield: 43.75%, Away team third: 22.50%

Scorers

Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Richard Hendry of Fulham

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
6
3. Craig Crooks (DEF)
6
7
5. Darius Mills (DEF)
6
7
7
10. Richard Hendry (ATT)
9

12. Giuseppe Klein (MID)
0
14. Julian Clarke (MID)
0

2. Kemal Clegg (DEF)
6
3. John Hopkin (DEF)
6
4. Jakob Helmer (DEF)
6
6
6. Billy Hendry (MID)
7
7. Martin Platt (MID)
8
6
9. Carsten Timm (ATT)
7
10. David Clapham (ATT)
7
11. Darren Lawrence (ATT)
6

12. Andy McStay (MID)
0
13. Callum Mason (MID)
0
0