Match Report


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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at London Road Ground where Peterborough United play host to Brentford. A crowd of 4,832 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Peterborough United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Brentford appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Nigel Ferdinand.


0.00
Brentford kick off and get the match underway!
2.12
Frank Lowe flicks a high pass forward. Dennis Burgess controls it well on his chest. Dennis Burgess controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Andy Cutler gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
10.48
Roberto Ambrosini takes a quick throw-in, which Alberto Clemence takes on the chest. Alberto Clemence makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Dublin. Martin Dublin knocks in a cross ball towards Isaiah Chadwick. Isaiah Chadwick whips the ball goalwards with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
14.13
Liam Prior knocks the ball to his team mate, Silvio Ramos. Silvio Ramos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.09
Frank Lowe makes a probing pass to Dennis Burgess. Dennis Burgess advances inside the box! Dennis Burgess strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. It curls slightly but Andy Cutler manages to gather it.
18.35
Frank Lowe flicks a high pass forward. Isaiah Chadwick holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Isaiah Chadwick whips in a cross ball towards Andy McGrory. Andy McGrory knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it's well over the bar!
21.41
Stanley Waters catches Duncan Bloomer on the ankles. The referee calls over Stanley Waters and shows him a yellow card! Duncan Bloomer runs off the knock.
22.04
Roberto Ambrosini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Dublin. Martin Dublin threads the ball through to Isaiah Chadwick. Isaiah Chadwick controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
26.38
With great vision, Duncan Bloomer plays the ball forward to Neil Plowright. Neil Plowright lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Bloomer. Duncan Bloomer knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Brentford are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
27.45
Pedro Vieira flicks a high pass forward. Stanley Waters holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stanley Waters darts forward. Stanley Waters puts a great ball through. Frank Lowe runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
28.44
Roberto Ambrosini hits a low pass to Martin Dublin. Martin Dublin threads the ball through to Isaiah Chadwick. Isaiah Chadwick shoots from long range but Andy Cutler is on top of it.
30.27
Stanley Waters flicks a high ball forward to Isaiah Chadwick who takes it down. Isaiah Chadwick shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
33.05
Fredrik Wilson hacks Miguel Nunez from behind! Fredrik Wilson is shown the yellow card! Miguel Nunez gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
36.32
Emile Howey threads a neat ball through to Neil Plowright. Neil Plowright finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
38.02
Frank Lowe threads a neat ball through to Dennis Burgess. Dennis Burgess shoots from long range. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
42.47
Liam Prior controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Plowright. Neil Plowright knocks in a cross ball towards Silvio Ramos. Silvio Ramos powers a header at goal. Marc Fletcher gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
45.00
Pedro Vieira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dennis Burgess. Dennis Burgess whips in a cross ball towards Isaiah Chadwick. Isaiah Chadwick is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Peterborough United appear unchanged since the first half. Brentford also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Peterborough United start the second half!
51.30
Frank Lowe kicks a strong pass forward to Stanley Waters. Stanley Waters controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
60.57
Joe Windass threads a neat ball through to Silvio Ramos. Silvio Ramos knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alberto Clemence.
71.08
Andy McGrory knocks the ball to his team mate, Isaiah Chadwick. Isaiah Chadwick finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
75.38
Fredrik Wilson kicks a strong pass forward to Isaiah Chadwick. Isaiah Chadwick tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
87.23
Marcel Köpke catches Stanley Waters on the ankles. The referee calls over Marcel Köpke and shows him a yellow card! Stanley Waters hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Fredrik Wilson takes it forward alone. Fredrik Wilson edges inside the box! Fredrik Wilson rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Andy Cutler!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
7
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.5%
37.5%
Play Area
19.4%
51.4%
29.2%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dennis Burgess of Peterborough United

Match Ratings
1.Andy Cutler (GK)
8
2.Joe Windass (DEF)
6
3.Artur Costa (DEF)
6
4.Teddy Tiler (DEF)
6
5.Emile Howey (DEF)
6
6.Liam Prior (MID)
6
7.Miguel Nunez (MID)
6
8.Duncan Bloomer (MID)
6
9.Marcel Köpke (MID)yellow card
5
10.Silvio Ramos (ATT)
6
11.Neil Plowright (ATT)
6
 
12.Sol Sinclair (GK)
0
13.John Grant (ATT)
0
14.Graeme Beresford (DEF)
0