Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at The New Den where Millwall play host to Hull City. A crowd of 4,516 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Millwall and Hull City are lined up in a 5-3-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Teddy Green.


0.00
The whistle blows and Hull City kick off!
4.13
Ian Potts kicks a strong pass forward to Dean Guppy. Dean Guppy knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Martin Palmer.
8.57
Tim Davies catches Ricardo Teixeira on the ankles. Tim Davies is shown the yellow card! Ricardo Teixeira stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.34
Nicky Batty makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Peters. Stephen Peters flicks a high pass forward to Amedeo Bia who brings the ball under control. Amedeo Bia sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
18.53
Wilfred Versteeg pushes up the pitch. Wilfred Versteeg threads a neat ball through to Bill May. Bill May whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Marr. Stuart Marr shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
26.50
Joe Vickers flicks the ball to his team mate, Titus Stuart. Titus Stuart flicks a high pass forward. Dean Guppy collects the pass. Dean Guppy knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Damien Duberry.
27.26
Stephen Peters threads the ball through to Dean Guppy. Dean Guppy knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Martin Palmer.
32.23
Amedeo Bia chips the ball to his team mate, Dean Guppy. Dean Guppy knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Wilfred Versteeg.
33.00
Damien Duberry flicks the ball to his team mate, Tim Davies. Tim Davies shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
38.55
Wilfred Versteeg chips the ball to his team mate, Damien Duberry. Damien Duberry sees a break and surges forward. Damien Duberry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.57
Damien Duberry passes the ball forward to Jose Javier Redondo. Jose Javier Redondo changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Jose Javier Redondo lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart Marr. Stuart Marr makes a looping header on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Millwall appear unchanged since the first half. Hull City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Millwall get the second half underway!
47.06
Simon Beckham threads a neat ball through to Tommy Peckham. Tommy Peckham flicks a high ball forward to Jose Javier Redondo who takes it down. Jose Javier Redondo whips in a cross ball towards Bill May. Bill May jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
48.11
Tommy Peckham catches Stephen Peters on the ankles. Tommy Peckham is shown the yellow card! Stephen Peters stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.09
Dean Guppy hacks Wilfred Versteeg from behind! The referee calls over Dean Guppy and shows him a yellow card! Wilfred Versteeg runs off the knock.
51.36
Steve Moncur makes a simple pass to Tommy Peckham. Tommy Peckham runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Tommy Peckham shoots from outside the area. What a cracker!! Jan Eberle had no chance!! Goal for Millwall!
54.02
Titus Stuart clumsily knocks into Steve Moncur. The referee brings Titus Stuart to one side and gives him a warning! Steve Moncur runs off the knock.
55.34
Without breaking stride, Stephen Peters plays the ball forward to Dean Guppy. Dean Guppy knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Simon Beckham.
59.16
Tim Davies makes a simple pass to Tommy Peckham. Tommy Peckham knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.23
Millwall have made a substitution with John Redknapp replacing Tommy Peckham .Hull City appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
61.24
Dean Guppy hacks Martin Palmer from behind! The referee calls over Dean Guppy and warns him to calm down! Martin Palmer stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.37
Joe Vickers catches Jose Javier Redondo on the ankles. Joe Vickers is shown the yellow card! Jose Javier Redondo stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.31
Tim Davies flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Redondo. Jose Javier Redondo knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Marr. Stuart Marr knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Millwall!
77.31
Millwall have made 2 substitutions with Gareth Kerr replacing Bill May and Patrice Blanc replacing Stuart Marr .
81.30
Damien Duberry kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Javier Redondo. Jose Javier Redondo kicks a strong pass forward to Patrice Blanc. Patrice Blanc tries a spectacular long range effort but it rises well off target!
83.53
Ian Potts decides to run forward with the ball. Ian Potts passes the ball forward to Stephen Peters. Stephen Peters kicks a strong pass forward to Amedeo Bia but the referee indicates it's offside!
85.15
Jose Javier Redondo knocks the ball to his team mate, Gareth Kerr. Gareth Kerr knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Titus Stuart.
90.00
Titus Stuart sees Stephen Peters in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stephen Peters plays a scrappy one-two with Dean Guppy and advances towards the goal... Stephen Peters muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics

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

Possession
Possession: 68.3544303797468 vs 31.6455696202532
Play Area
Home team third: 31.65%, Midfield: 46.84%, Away team third: 21.52%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jose Javier Redondo of Millwall

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
1. Ben Mcleod (GK)
6
2. Simon Beckham (DEF)
7
4. Martin Palmer (DEF)
6
8
6. Steve Moncur (DEF)
7
7. Tim Davies (MID)
5
8. Tommy Peckham (MID)
8
10. Stuart Marr (ATT)
8
11. Bill May (ATT)
6

12. Patrice Blanc (ATT)
6
13. Gareth Kerr (ATT)
6
14. John Redknapp (GK)
6

1. Jan Eberle (GK)
6
2. Nicky Batty (DEF)
6
3. Ian Potts (DEF)
6
4. Jacob Bower (DEF)
6
6. Joe Vickers (DEF)
5
7. Titus Stuart (MID)
6
6
9. John Rankin (MID)
6
10. Amedeo Bia (ATT)
6
11. Dean Guppy (ATT)
5

12. Ronnie Cutler (GK)
0
0
14. Mike Dichio (ATT)
0