Match Report


WalsallWalsall     Huddersfield TownHuddersfield Town
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Eoin BrandE. Brand73
G
captain1captain
G
65Paolo InceP. Ince
Pier G. PiacentiniP. Piacentini68
D
2
D
68Daniel EadieD. Eadie
Kewullay Di LivioK. Di Livio67
D
3
D
62Eddie HigginbothamE. Higginbotham
Stephen HurstS. Hurst63
D
4
D
54Ugo SharpeU. Sharpe
Brendan LampardB. Lampard63
D
5
D
49Jermaine VickersJ. Vickers
Arthur HapgoodA. Hapgood72
M
6
M
63Artur NevesA. Neves
Morris SeamanM. Seaman71
M
7
M
62Gabriel HernandezG. Hernandez
Rafael MartinR. Martin70
M
8
M
61Adrian RufusA. Rufus
Oscar Jr. GissiO. Gissi71
A
9
A
66Alistair IzzetA. Izzet
Pierpaolo PaschettaP. Paschetta71
A
10
A
63Darren BurgessD. Burgess
Brendan BenjaminB. Benjamin65
A
11
A
62Jon WetherallJ. Wetherall
 
Teddy DoddT. Dodd59
A
12
G
62Arthur TilerA. Tiler
Edward MillsE. Mills59
M
13
M
61Peter DrydenP. Dryden
Stuart JohnstoneS. Johnstone58
D
14
M
58Francis VenusF. Venus

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Bescot Stadium where Walsall play host to Huddersfield Town. A crowd of 7,994 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Walsall are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Huddersfield Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by James Hall.


0.00
The first half starts with Huddersfield Town kicking off!
8.51
Ugo Sharpe knocks the ball forward to Gabriel Hernandez. Gabriel Hernandez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alistair Izzet. Alistair Izzet lofts in a cross ball towards Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
14.18
Seeing a gap ahead, Brendan Benjamin plays the ball forward to Pierpaolo Paschetta. Pierpaolo Paschetta knocks in a cross ball towards Oscar Jr. Gissi. Oscar Jr. Gissi connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
15.47
Jon Wetherall clumsily knocks into Stephen Hurst. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stephen Hurst runs off the knock.
22.49
Arthur Hapgood flicks the ball to his team mate, Pierpaolo Paschetta. Pierpaolo Paschetta knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.28
Adrian Rufus threads a neat ball through to Alistair Izzet. Alistair Izzet lofts in a cross ball towards Jon Wetherall. Jon Wetherall makes a deft header but it is miles over!
30.58
Stephen Hurst makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Morris Seaman. Morris Seaman flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Martin controls it well on his chest. Rafael Martin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.43
Darren Burgess comes in with a late challenge on Kewullay Di Livio. The referee brings Darren Burgess to one side and gives him a warning! Kewullay Di Livio stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.35
Rafael Martin makes a probing pass to Arthur Hapgood. Arthur Hapgood knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paolo Ince who gathers it comfortably.
36.06
Morris Seaman surges forward with the ball. Morris Seaman knocks the ball forward, putting Oscar Jr. Gissi through on goal. Oscar Jr. Gissi cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. Paolo Ince gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
39.24
Pier G. Piacentini flicks a high ball forward to Arthur Hapgood who takes it down. Arthur Hapgood flicks a high ball forward to Brendan Benjamin who takes it down. Brendan Benjamin plays a one-two with Pierpaolo Paschetta and advances towards the goal... Brendan Benjamin makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Paolo Ince comfortably gets down and covers it.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Walsall appear unchanged since the first half. Huddersfield Town also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Walsall kick off the second half!
47.41
Artur Neves flicks a high pass forward to Jon Wetherall who brings the ball under control. Jon Wetherall plays a scrappy one-two with Darren Burgess and advances towards the goal... Jon Wetherall takes a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
57.49
Kewullay Di Livio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Brendan Benjamin. Brendan Benjamin makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Morris Seaman. Some silky footwork from Morris Seaman provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but somehow Paolo Ince manages to keep it out.
60.50
Walsall have made a substitution with Teddy Dodd replacing Pier G. Piacentini .
63.23
Brendan Lampard kicks a strong pass forward to Arthur Hapgood. Arthur Hapgood knocks the ball to his team mate, Pierpaolo Paschetta. Pierpaolo Paschetta finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
65.57
Morris Seaman receives the ball from a throw-in from Arthur Hapgood. Morris Seaman passes the ball forward to Rafael Martin. Rafael Martin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
78.25
Adrian Rufus advances with the ball. Adrian Rufus knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eoin Brand who gathers it comfortably.
81.17
Morris Seaman comes in with a late challenge on Eddie Higginbotham. Morris Seaman is shown the yellow card! Eddie Higginbotham runs off the knock.
84.46
Stephen Hurst comes in with a late challenge on Alistair Izzet. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alistair Izzet hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.42
Artur Neves chips the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Hernandez. Gabriel Hernandez makes a probing pass to Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Jon Wetherall is offside!
90.00
Teddy Dodd hits a low pass to Morris Seaman. Morris Seaman darts forward. Morris Seaman knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Walsall

Huddersfield Town
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.3%
50.7%
Play Area
23.9%
45.1%
31%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paolo Ince of Huddersfield Town

Match Ratings
1.Eoin Brand (GK)
6
2.Pier G. Piacentini (DEF)
6
3.Kewullay Di Livio (DEF)
6
4.Stephen Hurst (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Brendan Lampard (DEF)
6
6.Arthur Hapgood (MID)
7
7.Morris Seaman (MID)yellow card
8
8.Rafael Martin (MID)
6
9.Oscar Jr. Gissi (ATT)
6
10.Pierpaolo Paschetta (ATT)
6
11.Brendan Benjamin (ATT)
7
 
12.Teddy Dodd (ATT)
6
13.Edward Mills (MID)
0
14.Stuart Johnstone (DEF)
0

1.Paolo Ince (GK)
9
2.Daniel Eadie (DEF)
6
3.Eddie Higginbotham (DEF)
6
4.Ugo Sharpe (DEF)
7
5.Jermaine Vickers (DEF)
6
6.Artur Neves (MID)
8
7.Gabriel Hernandez (MID)
7
8.Adrian Rufus (MID)
7
9.Alistair Izzet (ATT)
6
10.Darren Burgess (ATT)
6
11.Jon Wetherall (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Arthur Tiler (GK)
0
13.Peter Dryden (MID)
0
14.Francis Venus (MID)
0