Match Report


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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Bloomfield Road where Blackpool play host to Fulham. A crowd of 8,089 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Blackpool and Fulham are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Blackpool start the match!
2.19
Tim Chadwick controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rafael Mercado. Rafael Mercado plays a perfect one-two with Francis Wright-Phillips and rushes in on goal... Rafael Mercado tries a spectacular strike but it flies wide!
4.19
George Insley makes a probing pass to Yurtcan Kayis. Yurtcan Kayis sees space and advances. Yurtcan Kayis goes all the way! Yurtcan Kayis tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
9.54
Akahiko Shimizu threads the ball through to Warren Pearce. Warren Pearce controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Titus Benjamin. Titus Benjamin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Vitor Alves.
12.15
Tim Chadwick deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
15.06
Imashirou Fujita flicks the ball to his team mate, Chris Barrett. Chris Barrett sees a break and surges forward. Chris Barrett knocks in a cross ball towards Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
16.50
Chris Barrett makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rafael Mercado. Rafael Mercado shoots from long range but Mitchell Drent is on top of it.
21.42
Steve Lampard knocks the ball to his team mate, Titus Benjamin. Titus Benjamin lofts in a cross ball towards Joe Marsden. Joe Marsden flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
22.28
Imashirou Fujita kicks a strong pass forward to Yurtcan Kayis. Yurtcan Kayis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga shoots from distance but it is miles over!
24.52
Wes Cort flicks the ball to his team mate, Tim Chadwick. Tim Chadwick chips the ball to his team mate, Francis Wright-Phillips. Francis Wright-Phillips tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
26.00
Julian Hackworth brings the ball forward. Julian Hackworth threads the ball through to Marvin Wiltord. Marvin Wiltord knocks in a cross ball towards Titus Benjamin. Titus Benjamin powers a header at goal. Titus Benjamin scores for Fulham!!
32.22
Yurtcan Kayis passes the ball forward to Francis Wright-Phillips. Francis Wright-Phillips sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
33.30
Yurtcan Kayis knocks the ball to his team mate, Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
36.58
Steve Lampard catches Yurtcan Kayis on the ankles. Steve Lampard is warned by the referee! Yurtcan Kayis stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.21
Tim Chadwick deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.47
Chris Barrett makes a beautiful solo run. Chris Barrett knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Julian Hackworth.
44.12
Warren Pearce deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Titus Benjamin. Titus Benjamin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Julian Hackworth sees space and advances. Julian Hackworth kicks a strong pass forward to Marvin Wiltord. Marvin Wiltord knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Arthur Deane who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
The whistle blows and Fulham get the second half underway!
47.32
Xavier Martin comes in with a late challenge on Chris Barrett. Xavier Martin is warned by the referee! Chris Barrett stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.41
Steve Lampard knocks the ball forward to Titus Benjamin. Titus Benjamin lofts in a cross ball towards Marvin Wiltord. Marvin Wiltord heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Arthur Deane.
51.10
Imashirou Fujita barges into Titus Benjamin. Imashirou Fujita is warned by the referee! Titus Benjamin grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
53.51
Tim Chadwick makes a probing pass to Rafael Mercado. Rafael Mercado whips in a cross ball towards Francis Wright-Phillips. Francis Wright-Phillips connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is miles over!
54.51
Warren Pearce deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Titus Benjamin. Titus Benjamin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Vitor Alves.
63.40
Steve Lampard flicks the ball to his team mate, Titus Benjamin. Titus Benjamin shoots from long range which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
66.27
Imashirou Fujita makes a probing pass to Tim Chadwick. Tim Chadwick knocks the ball to his team mate, Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
83.13
Warren Pearce makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joe Marsden. Joe Marsden shoots from outside the area. Arthur Deane easily smothers it.
90.00
Vitor Alves takes it forward alone. Vitor Alves threads the ball through to Rafael Mercado. Rafael Mercado knocks in a cross ball towards Francis Wright-Phillips. Francis Wright-Phillips directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Titus Benjamin of Fulham
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
9
0
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.6%
47.4%
Play Area
25%
46.1%
28.9%