Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Pride Park Stadium where Derby County play host to Walsall. A crowd of 9,814 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Derby County and Walsall are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Derby County kick off the first half!
16.47
Scott Le Saux comes in with a late challenge on Jesper Curtolo. Scott Le Saux is given a warning by the referee! Jesper Curtolo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.55
Matt Pearce barges into Rafael Caballero. Matt Pearce is shown the yellow card! Rafael Caballero runs off the knock.
26.12
Jesper Curtolo knocks the ball to his team mate, Matt Pearce. Matt Pearce tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Oleg Thirlwell easily smothers it!
28.01
Andy Cutler kicks a strong pass forward to Jesper Curtolo. Jesper Curtolo knocks the ball forward to J-David Müller. J-David Müller knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jan Krüger.
39.08
Leonel Markic chips the ball to his team mate, J-David Müller. J-David Müller controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
44.59
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
Walsall start the second half!
48.43
Jacek Kozminski makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arek Pol. Arek Pol makes a probing pass to Dean Davis. Dean Davis tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Oleg Thirlwell manages to keep it out.
53.32
Jacek Kozminski chips the ball to his team mate, Arek Pol. Arek Pol knocks the ball forward to J-David Müller. J-David Müller controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
54.27
Arek Pol catches Pierpaolo Berti on the ankles. Arek Pol is given a warning by the referee! Pierpaolo Berti runs off the knock.
55.11
Scott Le Saux sees space and advances. Scott Le Saux passes the ball forward but Alberto Hulme is offside!
63.11
Frank Jobson hacks Alberto Hulme from behind! The referee calls over Frank Jobson and warns him to calm down! Alberto Hulme stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.08
Scott Le Saux passes the ball forward to Darren Hamilton. Darren Hamilton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Robert Croft.
66.47
Rafael Caballero hoofs the ball up the pitch. Graziano Brocchi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Frank Jobson.
67.44
Leonel Markic kicks a strong pass forward to Matt Pearce. Matt Pearce shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
69.31
Frank Jobson makes a probing pass to Arek Pol. Arek Pol kicks a strong pass forward to Dean Davis. Dean Davis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.16
Arek Pol hacks Pierpaolo Berti from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Pierpaolo Berti gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
75.27
Leonel Markic knocks the ball to his team mate, Dean Davis. Dean Davis tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
77.04
Jacek Kozminski controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arek Pol. Arek Pol makes a simple pass to J-David Müller. J-David Müller shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Oleg Thirlwell.
81.52
Robert Croft kicks a strong pass forward to Jesper Curtolo. Jesper Curtolo kicks a strong pass forward to Dean Davis. Dean Davis shoots from 25 yards but Oleg Thirlwell is on top of it.
89.19
Pierpaolo Berti deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darren Hamilton. Darren Hamilton goes all the way! Darren Hamilton shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Darren Hamilton of Walsall

Match Statistics

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

Possession
Possession: 52.5 vs 47.5
Play Area
Home team third: 27.50%, Midfield: 45.00%, Away team third: 27.50%

Scorers