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Match Report

Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at The Valley where Charlton Athletic play host to Huddersfield Town. Its a sell-out today with the 10,500 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Charlton Athletic and Huddersfield Town are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ben Pearce.


0.00
Huddersfield Town get the match underway!
4.01
Jeremías Guly flicks a high pass forward. Francois Benon collects the pass. Francois Benon finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
6.24
Adrian Gerrard controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Regis Jurion. Regis Jurion threads a neat ball through to Niccolo Rankin. Niccolo Rankin makes a simple pass, allowing Diogo Nunes to run into the box. Diogo Nunes comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
8.03
Lomano Dryden comes in with a late challenge on Diogo Nunes. The referee brings Lomano Dryden to one side and gives him a warning! Diogo Nunes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.59
Adrian Gerrard brings the ball forward. Adrian Gerrard sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
14.59
Jeremías Guly chips the ball to his team mate, Diogo Nunes. Diogo Nunes knocks in a cross ball towards Peter Newby. Peter Newby rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Charlton Athletic!
18.21
Francois Benon flicks a high pass forward. Niccolo Rankin easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Niccolo Rankin makes a simple pass, allowing Francois Benon to run into the box. Francois Benon rockets a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
21.06
Jeremías Guly deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Rankin. Niccolo Rankin knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Peter Newby is offside!
27.30
Jeremías Guly hacks Alistair Harley from behind! The referee warns Jeremías Guly to calm down! Alistair Harley hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.07
Niccolo Rankin barges into Marc Beck. Niccolo Rankin is warned by the referee! Marc Beck stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.10
Francis Cooke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alistair Harley. Alistair Harley edges inside the box! Alistair Harley side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Wonderful reactions from Edwin Moussa keeps it out!
32.03
Alistair Harley flicks a high pass forward. Kieron Richards holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kieron Richards advances inside the box! Kieron Richards cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
39.54
Diogo Nunes threads a neat ball through to Francois Benon. Francois Benon knocks the ball forward to Diogo Nunes but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
42.02
Alistair Harley clumsily knocks into Simon Mendez. The referee calls over Alistair Harley and shows him a yellow card! Simon Mendez grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
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. Huddersfield Town have changed their lineup with Bert Van Galen replacing Jan Schröder.

45.00
Charlton Athletic kick off and get the second half underway!
47.44
Nwankwo Gascoigne flicks the ball to his team mate, Alistair Harley. Alistair Harley threads the ball through to Kieron Richards. Kieron Richards hits a low pass to Simon Lofthouse. Simon Lofthouse looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball is deflected off Regis Jurion and goes out of play.
48.22
Corner kick to Huddersfield Town. Alistair Harley plays it out to the edge of the box. Tim Mason shoots from just inside the box but it's well over the bar!
49.27
Francois Benon takes it forward alone. Francois Benon knocks in a cross ball towards Diogo Nunes. Diogo Nunes knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
51.36
Nwankwo Gascoigne makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francis Cooke. Francis Cooke hits a low pass to Simon Lofthouse. Simon Lofthouse knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Simon Mendez.
53.33
Guilherme Rego knocks the ball to his team mate, Regis Jurion. Regis Jurion deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francois Benon. Francois Benon threads a neat ball through to Diogo Nunes. Diogo Nunes comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Jermaine Simonsen gets down and covers it.
55.10
Jeremías Guly comes in with a late challenge on Alistair Harley. The referee calls over Jeremías Guly again and warns him to calm down! Alistair Harley stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.39
Charlton Athletic have made a substitution with Joe Smithe replacing Simon Mendez .Huddersfield Town have made a substitution with Phil Griffin replacing Kieron Richards .
65.15
Lomano Dryden flicks a high pass forward. Tim Mason holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tim Mason kicks a strong pass forward to Francis Cooke. Francis Cooke passes the ball forward to Simon Lofthouse. Some silky footwork from Simon Lofthouse provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
72.29
Guilherme Rego knocks the ball to his team mate, Peter Newby. Showing composure, Peter Newby plays the ball forward to Niccolo Rankin. Niccolo Rankin skips past Alistair Harley! Niccolo Rankin shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Niccolo Rankin scores for Charlton Athletic!!
75.26
Jeremías Guly makes a simple pass to Regis Jurion. Regis Jurion deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Peter Newby but the linesman indicates offside!
77.31
Charlton Athletic have made a substitution with Dale Mann replacing Regis Jurion .
81.21
Alistair Harley knocks the ball forward to Phil Griffin. Phil Griffin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.31
Adrian Gerrard chips the ball to his team mate, Jeremías Guly. Showing composure, Jeremías Guly plays the ball forward to Peter Newby. Peter Newby makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Diogo Nunes but he's offside!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 3 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 7 vs 3
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 1 vs 2
Offsides
Offsides: 4 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 3 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 56.4516129032258 vs 43.5483870967742
Play Area
Home team third: 22.58%, Midfield: 45.16%, Away team third: 32.26%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Niccolo Rankin of Charlton Athletic

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
1. Edwin Moussa (GK)
6
6
3. Josue Campos (DEF)
6
7
5. Simon Mendez (DEF)
6
6. Regis Jurion (MID)
6
9
6
9. Diogo Nunes (ATT)
7
10. Niccolo Rankin (ATT)
9
11. Peter Newby (ATT)
8

12. Joe Smithe (DEF)
6
13. Dale Mann (MID)
6
0

3. Lomano Dryden (DEF)
6
4. Marc Beck (DEF)
6
5. Jan Schröder (DEF)
6
6
7. Tim Mason (MID)
6
8. Francis Cooke (MID)
7
6
10. Simon Lofthouse (ATT)
7
11. Albert Lopez (ATT)
6

12. Bert Van Galen (MID)
6
13. Ivar Vierklau (MID)
0
14. Phil Griffin (DEF)
6