Match Report
| Watford | Watford |  |  | Cambridge United | Cambridge United | ||||||||||||||||
| James Maher | James Maher | manager | Stewart Anderson | Stewart Anderson | |||||||||||||||||
| Ivan Moffat | I. Moffat |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 | | Dale Beagrie | D. Beagrie | |||||||||
| Eddie Bowyer | E. Bowyer | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 75 |  | Paolo Mela | P. Mela | |||||||||
| Miguel Morales | M. Morales |  | 65 | D |  | | 3 | | | D | 67 | | Adam Dixon | A. Dixon | |||||||
| Anthony Ward | A. Ward | | 70 | D | | 4 | | D | 72 | | Giorgio Lasalandra | G. Lasalandra | |||||||||
| Mike Riza | M. Riza | | 74 | M | | 5 | | D | 78 |  | Claus Myssing | C. Myssing | |||||||||
| Kemal Defoe | K. Defoe | | 74 | M | | 6 | | M | 82 | | Morris Bailey | M. Bailey | |||||||||
| Paul Ward | P. Ward | | 73 | M | | 7 | | M | 78 | | Eugenio Moriero | E. Moriero | |||||||||
| Tomas Tramezzani | T. Tramezzani | | 65 | M | | 8 | | A | 79 | | Norman Best | N. Best | |||||||||
| Alexander Davies | A. Davies | | 74 | A | | 9 | | A | 44 | | Omer Craddock | O. Craddock | |||||||||
| Wayne Moss | W. Moss | | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 81 | | Morris Marr | M. Marr | |||||||||
| Kieron Cutler | K. Cutler | | 68 | A | | 11 | | A | 78 | | Wes Terry | W. Terry | |||||||||
| Jamie Gascoigne | J. Gascoigne | | 56 | D | | 12 | | D | 43 | | Eddie Lineker | E. Lineker | |||||||||
| Seth Moffat | S. Moffat | | 57 | M | | 13 | | M | 76 |  | Guy Coppens | G. Coppens | |||||||||
| Jeremie Warmuz | J. Warmuz |  | 64 | A | | 14 | | A | 73 | | Dion Wallwork | D. Wallwork | |||||||||
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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 Cambridge United. A crowd of 20,351 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Watford are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Cambridge United appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by John Boisfer.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Watford are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Cambridge United appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by John Boisfer.
0.00
0-0Cambridge United start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.47
0-0Mike Riza threads a neat ball through to Paul Ward. Paul Ward advances inside the box! Claus Myssing comes in with a late challenge on Paul Ward. Penalty not given!!
4.09
0-0Eugenio Moriero threads a neat ball through to Omer Craddock. Omer Craddock knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Miguel Morales.
15.21
0-0Eugenio Moriero flicks a high pass forward to Omer Craddock who brings the ball under control. Omer Craddock makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eugenio Moriero but he's offside!
16.35
0-0Morris Bailey catches Eddie Bowyer on the ankles. Morris Bailey is shown the yellow card! Eddie Bowyer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.39
0-0Morris Bailey kicks a strong pass forward to Omer Craddock. Omer Craddock knocks in a cross ball towards Norman Best. Norman Best directs the ball goalwards with his head. Ivan Moffat manages to gather it effortlessly.
24.15
33.55
0-0Anthony Ward makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kemal Defoe. With great vision, Kemal Defoe plays the ball forward to Kieron Cutler. Kieron Cutler shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
34.22
Paul Ward flicks a high pass forward to Alexander Davies who brings the ball under control. Alexander Davies shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
40.50
Adam Dixon hits a low pass to Eugenio Moriero. With imagination, Eugenio Moriero laces a weighted ball forward to Omer Craddock. Omer Craddock sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
44.52
0-0Kemal Defoe flicks a high ball forward to Mike Riza who gracefully takes it down. Mike Riza edges inside the box! Morris Bailey clumsily knocks into Mike Riza. Mike Riza appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Watford appear unchanged since the first half. Cambridge United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Cambridge United players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
Watford kick off the second half!
48.54
0-1Giorgio Lasalandra launches a long ball forward into the other half. Omer Craddock lofts in a cross ball towards Morris Marr. Morris Marr gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
53.24
Kemal Defoe flicks a high pass forward. Wayne Moss controls it well on his chest. Wayne Moss knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dale Beagrie who gathers it comfortably.
54.24
Anthony Ward threads the ball through to Mike Riza. Mike Riza hits a low pass to Paul Ward. Paul Ward plays a quick one-two with Wayne Moss and rushes in on goal... Paul Ward cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
60.33
0-1Cambridge United have made 2 substitutions with Guy Coppens replacing Morris Bailey and Dion Wallwork replacing Norman Best .
67.38
Paolo Mela chips the ball to his team mate, Claus Myssing. Claus Myssing threads the ball through to Omer Craddock. Omer Craddock lofts in a cross ball towards Eugenio Moriero. With a superhuman jump, Eugenio Moriero connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
72.51
0-1Kemal Defoe barges into Claus Myssing. Kemal Defoe is shown the yellow card! Claus Myssing gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
73.37
Guy Coppens controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Omer Craddock. Omer Craddock tries a spectacular long range effort but Ivan Moffat reads it well. Nice save!
83.21
Miguel Morales makes a probing pass to Kemal Defoe. Kemal Defoe deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexander Davies. Alexander Davies shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
87.56
Alexander Davies makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kemal Defoe. Kemal Defoe knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.26
Kemal Defoe flicks the ball to his team mate, Tomas Tramezzani. Tomas Tramezzani knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Morris Marr 49 |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Ivan Moffat (GK)
7
2. Eddie Bowyer (DEF)
6
3. Miguel Morales (DEF)
6
4. Anthony Ward (DEF)
6
5. Mike Riza (MID)
7
6. Kemal Defoe (MID)
6
7. Paul Ward (MID)
9
8. Tomas Tramezzani (MID)
6
9. Alexander Davies (ATT)
6
10. Wayne Moss (ATT)
6
11. Kieron Cutler (ATT)
6
12. Jamie Gascoigne (DEF)
0
13. Seth Moffat (MID)
0
14. Jeremie Warmuz (ATT)
0
1. Dale Beagrie (GK)
6
2. Paolo Mela (DEF)
6
3. Adam Dixon (DEF)
6
4. Giorgio Lasalandra (DEF)
6
5. Claus Myssing (DEF)
7
6. Morris Bailey (MID)
5
7. Eugenio Moriero (MID)
7
8. Norman Best (ATT)
6
9. Omer Craddock (ATT)
8
10. Morris Marr (ATT)
9
11. Wes Terry (ATT)
6
12. Eddie Lineker (DEF)
0
13. Guy Coppens (MID)
6
14. Dion Wallwork (ATT)
6