Match Report
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Alexandra Stadium where Crewe Alexandra play host to Fulham. A crowd of 9,389 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Crewe Alexandra are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Fulham appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Crewe Alexandra are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Fulham appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Fulham kick off and get the first half underway!
2.06
0-0Peter Wright takes it forward alone. Peter Wright shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Mitchell Drent.
4.27
0-0Robert Fletcher kicks a strong pass forward to Terry Le Saux. Terry Le Saux deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kieron Etherington but the linesman indicates offside!
6.22
0-0Steve Lampard knocks the ball to his team mate, Joe Marsden. Joe Marsden knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.19
0-0Marvin Wiltord barges into Alistair Stewart. Marvin Wiltord is given a warning by the referee! Alistair Stewart hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.03
Alistair Stewart kicks a strong pass forward to Les Milligan. Les Milligan makes a probing pass to Wes Wright-Phillips. Wes Wright-Phillips knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.59
Peter Wright deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kieron Etherington. Kieron Etherington knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mitchell Drent who gathers it comfortably.
14.36
Mamadou Lebrun hacks Xavier Martin from behind! Mamadou Lebrun is warned by the referee! Xavier Martin hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.36
0-0Fulham are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
16.49
0-0Richard Milburn makes a probing pass to Peter Wright. Peter Wright makes a probing pass to Terry Le Saux. Terry Le Saux whips in a cross ball towards Kieron Etherington. Kieron Etherington flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
18.32
Akahiko Shimizu makes a beautiful solo run. Akahiko Shimizu makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marvin Wiltord. Marvin Wiltord shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
22.37
Robert Fletcher makes a probing pass to Wes Wright-Phillips. Wes Wright-Phillips tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
24.19
Xavier Martin chips the ball to his team mate, Joe Marsden. Joe Marsden knocks in a cross ball towards Titus Benjamin. Titus Benjamin flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.18
Peter Wright deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Terry Le Saux. Terry Le Saux shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
32.05
Alan Carter controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Les Milligan. Les Milligan flicks the ball to his team mate, Terry Le Saux. Terry Le Saux goes all the way! Terry Le Saux makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
33.01
Robert Fletcher passes the ball forward to Kieron Etherington. Kieron Etherington shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
39.20
Julian Hackworth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Warren Pearce. Warren Pearce makes a probing pass to Joe Marsden. Joe Marsden knocks the ball forward to Titus Benjamin. Titus Benjamin takes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
42.26
Robert Fletcher kicks a strong pass forward to Terry Le Saux. Terry Le Saux plays a perfect one-two with Kieron Etherington and rushes in on goal... Terry Le Saux shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
44.15
Xavier Martin catches Alan Carter on the ankles. Xavier Martin is given a warning by the referee! Alan Carter runs off the knock.
44.15
Crewe Alexandra are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Fulham's defence.
45.00
Warren Pearce flicks the ball to his team mate, Marvin Wiltord. Marvin Wiltord lofts in a cross ball towards Joe Marsden. Joe Marsden heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Crewe Alexandra kick off!
48.15
1-0Les Milligan makes a beautiful solo run. Les Milligan shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
51.50
Richard Milburn chips the ball to his team mate, Peter Wright. Peter Wright makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kieron Etherington. Kieron Etherington goes all the way! Kieron Etherington tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
54.32
Alistair Stewart makes a probing pass to Les Milligan. Les Milligan passes the ball forward to Terry Le Saux. Terry Le Saux whips in a cross ball towards Wes Wright-Phillips. Wes Wright-Phillips is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
57.55
Alan Carter passes the ball forward to Robert Fletcher. Robert Fletcher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Wes Wright-Phillips. Wes Wright-Phillips goes all the way! Wes Wright-Phillips rockets a shot on goal but somehow Mitchell Drent manages to keep it out.
63.04
Akahiko Shimizu takes it forward alone. Akahiko Shimizu controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marvin Wiltord. Marvin Wiltord whips in a cross ball towards Titus Benjamin. Titus Benjamin is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Matt Stuart had no chance!! Goal for Fulham!
69.46
Robert Fletcher kicks a strong pass forward to Terry Le Saux. Terry Le Saux sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Mitchell Drent.
71.03
Mamadou Lebrun makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kieron Etherington. Kieron Etherington controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.27
Steve Lampard threads the ball through to Titus Benjamin. Titus Benjamin goes all the way! Titus Benjamin cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
73.14
Julian Hackworth kicks a strong pass forward to Steve Lampard. Steve Lampard knocks the ball to his team mate, Titus Benjamin. Titus Benjamin shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
75.09
Xavier Martin kicks a strong pass forward to Marvin Wiltord. Marvin Wiltord goes all the way! Marvin Wiltord tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Matt Stuart!
77.12
Peter Wright controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wes Wright-Phillips. Wes Wright-Phillips lofts in a cross ball towards Kieron Etherington. Kieron Etherington flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
87.57
Steve Lampard knocks the ball forward to Marvin Wiltord. Marvin Wiltord knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.24
2-1Wes Wright-Phillips hacks Julian Hackworth from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Julian Hackworth gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
8
6
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
61.4%
38.6%
Play Area
21.7%
43.4%
34.9%
Scorers