Match Report
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Vicarage Road where Watford play host to West Bromwich Albion. A crowd of 20,602 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Watford and West Bromwich Albion are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Watford and West Bromwich Albion are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with West Bromwich Albion kicking off!
3.35
0-0Watford are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate West Bromwich Albion's defence.
6.31
0-0Niccolo Lampard passes the ball forward to Ivan Bergkamp. Ivan Bergkamp chips the ball to his team mate, Carlo Brunner. Carlo Brunner controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
9.30
0-0Ángel Escobar kicks a strong pass forward to Vasco Hidalgo. Vasco Hidalgo shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Jacek Boniek manages to gather it comfortably.
10.23
Zbigniew Joswiak makes a probing pass to Erno Stegar. Erno Stegar knocks in a cross ball towards Sebastian Behrens. Sebastian Behrens is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
18.24
John Evans passes the ball forward to Sebastian Behrens. Sebastian Behrens goes all the way! Sebastian Behrens rockets a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.48
West Bromwich Albion are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Watford's defence.
27.42
Aaron Moncur threads the ball through to Ivan Bergkamp. Ivan Bergkamp passes the ball forward to Davor Petrovic. Davor Petrovic controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
28.19
Pascal Frei kicks a strong pass forward to Carlo Brunner. Carlo Brunner plays a perfect one-two with Davor Petrovic and rushes in on goal... Carlo Brunner takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
32.19
John Evans threads the ball through to Sebastian Behrens. Sebastian Behrens whips in a cross ball towards Erno Stegar. Erno Stegar connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
33.41
0-0Ángel Escobar barges into Pascal Frei. Ángel Escobar is given a warning by the referee! Pascal Frei hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.56
Lucas Moreno chips the ball to his team mate, Zbigniew Joswiak. Zbigniew Joswiak chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Behrens. Sebastian Behrens shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Jacek Boniek manages to gather it comfortably.
42.53
Ángel Escobar makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vasco Hidalgo. Vasco Hidalgo shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The second half starts with Watford kicking off!
49.20
John Evans chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Behrens. Sebastian Behrens knocks in a cross ball towards Vasco Hidalgo. Vasco Hidalgo powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
51.08
Ángel Escobar flicks the ball to his team mate, Vasco Hidalgo. Vasco Hidalgo whips in a cross ball towards Sebastian Behrens. Sebastian Behrens is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
53.25
Ivan Bergkamp knocks the ball forward to Carlo Brunner. Carlo Brunner sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Stephan Haller is on top of it.
57.30
Jose Fortes Suarez kicks a strong pass forward to Pascal Frei. Pascal Frei makes a simple pass to Carlo Brunner. Carlo Brunner plays a perfect one-two with Sebastian Gruber and rushes in on goal... Carlo Brunner takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Stephan Haller!
60.27
1-0Marek Malkowski chips the ball to his team mate, Carlo Brunner. Carlo Brunner goes all the way! Carlo Brunner shoots from just inside the box. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Carlo Brunner!
63.03
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
65.46
John Evans chips the ball to his team mate, Vasco Hidalgo. Vasco Hidalgo goes all the way! Vasco Hidalgo makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Jacek Boniek easily smothers it!
66.02
Christos Mitropoulos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Zbigniew Joswiak. Zbigniew Joswiak flicks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Behrens. Sebastian Behrens goes all the way! Sebastian Behrens takes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
72.44
John Evans sees space and advances. John Evans lofts in a cross ball towards Vasco Hidalgo. Vasco Hidalgo powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Jacek Boniek.
77.25
Marek Malkowski kicks a strong pass forward to Carlo Brunner. Carlo Brunner flicks the ball to his team mate, Davor Petrovic. Davor Petrovic makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Stephan Haller.
78.28
Zbigniew Joswiak flicks the ball to his team mate, Erno Stegar. Erno Stegar finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
79.51
Zbigniew Joswiak decides to run forward with the ball. Zbigniew Joswiak shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.01
Zbigniew Joswiak flicks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Behrens. Sebastian Behrens finds some space and shoots from distance. Jacek Boniek easily smothers it.
84.08
1-1Christos Mitropoulos makes a beautiful solo run. Christos Mitropoulos flicks the ball to his team mate, Vasco Hidalgo. Vasco Hidalgo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jacek Boniek who gathers it comfortably.
85.28
Mile Bosnich makes a probing pass to Marek Malkowski. Marek Malkowski chips the ball to his team mate, Carlo Brunner. Carlo Brunner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.38
Ivan Bergkamp passes the ball forward to Davor Petrovic. Davor Petrovic goes all the way! Davor Petrovic rockets a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Stephan Haller manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
Ivan Bergkamp makes a beautiful solo run. Ivan Bergkamp plays a perfect one-two with Davor Petrovic and rushes in on goal... Ivan Bergkamp cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Stephan Haller easily smothers it.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
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