Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at The Valley where Charlton Athletic play host to Millwall. A crowd of 4,160 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Charlton Athletic and Millwall are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Millwall kick off the first half!
12.06
Nicolas Rodriguez chips the ball to his team mate, Eddie James. Eddie James makes a probing pass to Mark Jeffers. Mark Jeffers knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Arjan Van Beukering who gathers it comfortably.
15.40
Malcolm Campbell makes a probing pass to Alex James. Alex James passes the ball forward to Gavin Rae. Gavin Rae lofts in a cross ball towards Danny Chadwick. Danny Chadwick directs the ball goalwards with his head. Wayne Christie easily picks it out of the air!
20.55
Ross James passes the ball forward to Eddie James. Eddie James controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicky Copping. Nicky Copping controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
21.33
Charlton Athletic are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Millwall's defence.
26.11
Alex James flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Rae. Gavin Rae knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Wayne Christie who gathers it comfortably.
27.39
Nicky Jess kicks a strong pass forward to Gijs Schut. Gijs Schut advances with the ball. Gijs Schut knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Colin McStay.
30.33
Nigel Moss makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mark Jeffers. Mark Jeffers shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
32.02
Eddie James sees space and advances. Eddie James kicks a strong pass forward to Mark Jeffers but the referee indicates it's offside!
34.46
Gijs Schut makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Danny Chadwick. Danny Chadwick lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Rae. Gavin Rae directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
42.14
Colin McStay comes in with a late challenge on Max Moffat. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Max Moffat hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.56
Nigel Moss barges into Gijs Schut. Nigel Moss is shown the yellow card! Gijs Schut hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Nicolas Rodriguez comes in with a late challenge on Danny Chadwick. The referee calls over Nicolas Rodriguez and shows him a yellow card! Danny Chadwick hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
Charlton Athletic kick off!
48.31
Eddie James passes the ball forward to Nicky Copping. Nicky Copping whips in a cross ball towards Mark Jeffers. Mark Jeffers is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Mark Jeffers!
53.04
Nicky Copping clumsily knocks into Nicky Jess. Nicky Copping is given a warning by the referee! Nicky Jess hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.37
Eddie Unsworth brings the ball forward. Eddie Unsworth sees space and advances. Eddie Unsworth plays a perfect one-two with Max Moffat and rushes in on goal... Eddie Unsworth makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
57.03
Eddie James hacks Alex James from behind! The referee calls over Eddie James and warns him to calm down! Alex James grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
59.56
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
66.22
Stefan Krüger barges into Steffen Timm. The referee calls over Stefan Krüger and shows him a yellow card! Steffen Timm gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
67.26
Ross James threads the ball through to Eddie James. Eddie James makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mark Jeffers. Mark Jeffers plays a perfect one-two with Nicky Copping and rushes in on goal... Mark Jeffers cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
73.23
Eddie James knocks the ball to his team mate, John Britton. John Britton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Arjan Van Beukering who gathers it comfortably.
78.02
Ross James makes a beautiful solo run. Ross James kicks a strong pass forward to Mark Jeffers. Mark Jeffers goes all the way! Mark Jeffers takes a shot at goal. Arjan Van Beukering easily smothers it.
79.21
Alec Dalglish threads the ball through to Gijs Schut. Gijs Schut threads the ball through to Danny Chadwick. Danny Chadwick tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
89.04
Nicky Jess flicks the ball to his team mate, Steffen Timm. Steffen Timm sees space and advances. Steffen Timm kicks a strong pass forward to Danny Chadwick but the referee indicates it's offside!
90.00
Steffen Timm makes a simple pass to Gavin Rae. Gavin Rae finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Mark Jeffers of Millwall

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 2
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 1 vs 3
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 4 vs 2
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 0 vs 6
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 4
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 58.3333333333333 vs 41.6666666666667
Play Area
Home team third: 29.17%, Midfield: 41.67%, Away team third: 29.17%

Scorers