Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Pride Park Stadium where Derby County play host to Carlisle United. A crowd of 4,772 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Derby County are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Carlisle United appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.


0.00
The whistle blows and Carlisle United kick off!
9.37
Steve Palmer chips the ball to his team mate, Martín Campos. Martín Campos threads the ball through to Alain Weber. Alain Weber sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
15.56
Isaiah Salmon knocks the ball forward to Stuart McStay. Stuart McStay tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
21.24
Jeroen Opdam makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stefan Thiele. Stefan Thiele finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
24.52
Jeroen Opdam knocks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Naysmith. Stuart Naysmith knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.03
Stuart McStay catches Paul Whelan on the ankles. The referee calls over Stuart McStay and shows him a yellow card! Paul Whelan gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
27.56
Damir Kovacs brings the ball forward. Damir Kovacs plays a perfect one-two with Stuart McStay and rushes in on goal... Damir Kovacs shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.46
Damir Kovacs knocks the ball forward to Stuart McStay. Stuart McStay whips in a cross ball towards Alain Weber. Alain Weber flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
33.19
Stuart Naysmith clumsily knocks into Wes Hall. Stuart Naysmith is given a warning by the referee! Wes Hall stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.32
Damir Kovacs deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart McStay. Stuart McStay threads the ball through to Alain Weber. Alain Weber takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Stan Nicholls!
39.24
Martín Campos makes a probing pass to Alain Weber. Alain Weber lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart McStay. Stuart McStay connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Stan Nicholls.
42.27
Damir Kovacs makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart McStay. Stuart McStay shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Stan Nicholls easily smothers it!
45.00
Jeroen Opdam controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Naysmith. Stuart Naysmith goes all the way! Stuart Naysmith rockets a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Dale Rufus manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
Derby County kick off!
47.36
Omer Collymore sees space and advances. Omer Collymore knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
49.04
Oluwashegun Okpara surges forward with the ball. Oluwashegun Okpara makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart McStay. Stuart McStay goes all the way! Stuart McStay shoots from just inside the box. What a cracker!! Stan Nicholls had no chance!! Goal for Derby County!
54.14
Damir Kovacs makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alain Weber. Alain Weber finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Stan Nicholls.
59.47
Martín Campos flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart McStay. Stuart McStay shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
61.09
Isaiah Salmon knocks the ball to his team mate, Stuart McStay. Stuart McStay finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
63.31
Damir Kovacs makes a probing pass to Alain Weber. Alain Weber plays a perfect one-two with Stuart McStay and rushes in on goal... Alain Weber shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Stan Nicholls is on top of it.
65.38
Steve Palmer hits it upfield. Alain Weber kicks a strong pass forward to Stuart McStay but the referee indicates it's offside!
67.41
Paul Bellamy chips the ball to his team mate, Stuart McStay. Stuart McStay knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.19
Derby County are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Carlisle United's defence.
75.40
Derby County are easily keeping Carlisle United at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
79.58
Alain Weber clumsily knocks into Brian Merson. Alain Weber is given a warning by the referee! Brian Merson stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.27
Martín Campos knocks the ball forward to Alain Weber. Alain Weber shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
83.07
Scott Fletcher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Naysmith. Stuart Naysmith makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stefan Thiele. Stefan Thiele makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Dale Rufus easily smothers it.
84.39
Damir Kovacs hacks Brian Nicholls from behind! The referee calls over Damir Kovacs and warns him to calm down! Brian Nicholls runs off the knock.
85.36
Omer Collymore controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Naysmith. Stuart Naysmith shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
89.22
Steve Palmer threads the ball through to Isaiah Salmon. Isaiah Salmon sees space and advances. Isaiah Salmon shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Stan Nicholls.
90.00
Lomano Beckham comes in with a late challenge on Stuart McStay. Lomano Beckham is shown the yellow card! Stuart McStay runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Stuart McStay of Derby County
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
8
2
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
69.3%
30.7%
Play Area
17.3%
48%
34.7%

Scorers