Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at The Valley where Charlton Athletic play Fulham in this league cup game. Its a sell-out today with the 10,500 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Charlton Athletic are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Fulham appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by David Pearson.


0.00
The whistle blows and Fulham get the match underway!
6.10
Graham Hulme makes a probing pass to Regis Jurion. Regis Jurion deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arthur Peters but the linesman indicates offside!
8.11
Adam Laver advances with the ball. Adam Laver shoots from 20 yards but it flies just off target!
10.41
Edward Clarke flicks the ball to his team mate, Peter Newby. Peter Newby flicks a high pass forward. Graham Hulme collects the pass. Graham Hulme knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alvaro Burgos who gathers it comfortably.
12.21
Graham Hulme passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Arthur Peters. Arthur Peters knocks in a cross ball towards Graham Hulme. Graham Hulme directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
15.07
Steve Terry knocks the ball to his team mate, Isaiah Peckham. Isaiah Peckham knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dave Vickers who gathers it comfortably.
18.44
Carlton Barrett takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of George Kahn. George Kahn knocks the ball to his team mate, Dion Mason. Dion Mason decides to run forward with the ball. Dion Mason knocks in a cross ball towards Julian May. With a superhuman jump, Julian May connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
24.35
Showing composure, George Kahn laces a through ball forward to Steve Terry. Steve Terry threads a neat ball through to Julian May. Julian May knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Josue Campos.
30.53
George Kahn knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian May. Julian May shoots from outside the area but somehow Dave Vickers manages to keep it out.
36.13
Dean Williamson makes a simple pass to Arthur Peters. Arthur Peters passes the ball forward but Syd Mike is offside!
39.45
Graham Hulme makes a simple pass to Peter Newby. Peter Newby threads the ball through to Arthur Peters but he's offside!
40.30
With imagination, Graham Hulme plays the ball forward to Arthur Peters. Arthur Peters knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
Charlton Athletic kick off!
48.57
Adam Laver sees space and advances. Adam Laver knocks in a cross ball towards Eoin Newby. Eoin Newby finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
53.23
Carlton Barrett kicks a strong pass forward to Isaiah Peckham. With great vision, Isaiah Peckham plays the ball forward to Eoin Newby. Eoin Newby lofts in a cross ball towards Adam Laver. Adam Laver flicks the ball with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
60.11
Charlton Athletic have made 2 substitutions with Adrian Gerrard replacing Johnny Hendriks and Matt Moffat replacing Peter Newby .
63.13
Steve Terry flicks a high pass forward. Eoin Newby holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eoin Newby knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dean Williamson.
69.36
Craig Lawrence brings the ball forward. Craig Lawrence chips the ball to his team mate, Eoin Newby. Eoin Newby lofts in a cross ball towards Julian May. Edward Clarke barges into Julian May. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
71.03
Graham Hulme surges forward with the ball. Graham Hulme advances inside the box! Graham Hulme comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it misses the target by a large margin!
72.06
Isaiah Peckham flicks a high pass forward. Steve Terry holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Steve Terry finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
77.35
Charlton Athletic have made a substitution with Alistair Joseph replacing Josue Campos .
84.36
George Kahn hacks Matt Moffat from behind! The referee motions to George Kahn to come over. It's a red card!! Matt Moffat runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

The game is drawn at 1-1 and so goes to penalties!

 
Arthur Peters calmly steps up. The keeper has read the penalty correctly. He gets his fingers to it, but the shot is too strong and edges inside the post. Goal!
 
Eoin Newby takes a slow run up but he scuffs the ball and it trickles wide!
 
Syd Mike takes a slow run up. The ball slams so fast into the bottom right corner that the keeper is left standing helpless. Goal!
 
Julian May takes a cautious run up. The ball slams so fast into the top left corner that the keeper is left standing helpless. Goal!
 
Matt Moffat calmly steps up. The ball flies into the bottom left corner - goal!!
 
Isaiah Peckham takes a stuttering run up. It's there!! Dave Vickers has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
 
Dave Vickers takes a stuttering run up. It's there!! Alvaro Burgos has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
 
Adam Laver steps up. Adam Laver slots the ball inside the right post with the inside of his foot. Textbook penalty!
 
Regis Jurion calmly steps up. It's there!! Alvaro Burgos has to pick the ball from the back of the net!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Full Time Score
Full Time Score: 6 vs 4
Normal Play Goals
Normal Play Goals: 1 vs 1
Penalty Shootout
Penalty Shootout: 5 vs 3
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 1 vs 3
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 1 vs 3
Offsides
Offsides: 3 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 0 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 1

Possession
Possession: 50 vs 50
Play Area
Home team third: 30.49%, Midfield: 45.12%, Away team third: 24.39%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Graham Hulme of Charlton Athletic

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
1. Dave Vickers (GK)
6
6
3. Josue Campos (DEF)
6
6
5. Edward Clarke (DEF)
6
6. Graham Hulme (MID)
9
7. Regis Jurion (MID)
6
8. Nick Greening (MID)
6
9. Syd Mike (ATT)
6
10. Arthur Peters (ATT)
6
11. Peter Newby (ATT)
6

12. Adrian Gerrard (DEF)
6
13. Alistair Joseph (DEF)
6
14. Matt Moffat (ATT)
6

6
6
4. George Kahn (DEF)
3
6
6
7. Steve Terry (MID)
6
8. Dion Mason (MID)
7
9. Adam Laver (MID)
6
10. Julian May (ATT)
8
11. Eoin Newby (ATT)
6

0
14. Mark Pearce (ATT)
0