Match Report


FulhamFulham     Rotherham UnitedRotherham United
Craig ThornburrowCraig Thornburrow Dan Thomas Dan Thomas
Alvaro BurgosA. Burgos77
G
1
G
79Daisuke SaitoD. Saito
Gregory RaymondG. Raymond77
D
2
D
77Xavier MunizX. Muniz
Nicholas JonesN. Jones77
D
3
D
81Arek LatoA. Lato
Steven SeversS. Severs76
D
4
D
81Aristide BehiA. Behi
Stan BaileyS. Bailey84
D
5
D
81Colin BairdC. Baird
Morris BaileyM. Bailey88
M
6captain
M
97Alessio OttofaroA. Ottofaro
Dion MasonD. Mason90
M
captain7
M
92Seth WhiteS. White
Rui DouglasR. Douglas80
A
8
A
84Martijn DijkstraM. Dijkstra
Alun EustaceA. Eustace79
A
9
A
83Henry FletcherH. Fletcher
Mark PearceM. Pearce88
A
10
A
86Cesar SantosC. Santos
Eoin NewbyE. Newby80
A
11
A
83Carlos Dario PonceC. Ponce
 
Alexandru CodreaA. Codrea76
D
12
A
79Alun DichioA. Dichio
Ivo KorogluI. Koroglu81
M
13
M
86Seth OwenS. Owen
Stuart JohnstoneS. Johnstone78
A
14
D
74Sylvain LoweS. Lowe

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Craven Cottage where Fulham play host to Rotherham United. A crowd of 17,311 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Fulham are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Rotherham United appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by John Boisfer.


0.00
Rotherham United kick off and get the first half underway!
2.26
Steven Severs clumsily knocks into Seth White. Steven Severs is shown the yellow card! Seth White stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.25
Steven Severs controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gregory Raymond. With imagination, Gregory Raymond laces a through ball forward to Alun Eustace. Alun Eustace lofts in a cross ball towards Eoin Newby. Eoin Newby is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Daisuke Saito!
14.40
Dion Mason threads the ball through to Alun Eustace. Alun Eustace shoots from 20 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
16.56
Gregory Raymond chips the ball to his team mate, Morris Bailey. Morris Bailey sees Mark Pearce in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mark Pearce lofts in a cross ball towards Dion Mason. Dion Mason knocks the ball goalwards with his head but Daisuke Saito reads it well. Fabulous save!
20.35
Seth White takes a quick throw-in, which Alessio Ottofaro takes on the chest. Alessio Ottofaro sees Martijn Dijkstra in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Martijn Dijkstra finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
22.36
Alessio Ottofaro flicks a high pass forward. Seth White holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Seth White makes a simple pass to Henry Fletcher. Henry Fletcher knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dion Mason.
24.44
Alessio Ottofaro hits a low pass to Seth White. Seth White finds some space and shoots from distance. Wonderful reactions from Alvaro Burgos keeps it out!
27.35
Mark Pearce catches Aristide Behi on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Aristide Behi runs off the knock.
30.51
Seth White makes a probing pass to Martijn Dijkstra. Martijn Dijkstra shoots from outside the area. Alvaro Burgos gets down and covers it.
32.13
Dion Mason knocks the ball to his team mate, Eoin Newby. Eoin Newby knocks in a cross ball towards Morris Bailey. Morris Bailey knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
33.06
Seth White hits a low pass to Martijn Dijkstra. Martijn Dijkstra advances inside the box! Martijn Dijkstra takes a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
36.25
Morris Bailey threads a neat ball through to Eoin Newby. Eoin Newby whips in a cross ball towards Alun Eustace. Alun Eustace connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies wide!
44.50
Dion Mason flicks a high pass forward. Eoin Newby controls it well on his chest. Eoin Newby knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Dion Mason flicks the ball to his team mate, Alun Eustace. Alun Eustace advances inside the box! Alun Eustace comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but it is tipped over by Daisuke Saito.
45.00
Rui Douglas takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Daisuke Saito scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Fulham appear unchanged since the first half. Rotherham United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Fulham kick off and get the second half underway!
47.02
Aristide Behi threads a neat ball through to Arek Lato. Arek Lato threads a neat ball through to Seth White. Seth White knocks in a cross ball towards Henry Fletcher. Henry Fletcher makes a deft header. Alvaro Burgos picks it out of the air!
49.54
Nicholas Jones makes a strong solo run forward. Nicholas Jones chips the ball to his team mate, Eoin Newby. Eoin Newby whips in a cross ball towards Rui Douglas. Rui Douglas heads the ball goalwards. Daisuke Saito manages to gather it.
53.31
Morris Bailey flicks a high pass forward. Mark Pearce holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mark Pearce rushes past Colin Baird! Mark Pearce cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Daisuke Saito!
55.24
Dion Mason flicks a high pass forward. Eoin Newby controls it well on his chest. Eoin Newby whips in a cross ball towards Alun Eustace. Alun Eustace is unmarked! He powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
59.45
Aristide Behi brings the ball forward. Aristide Behi knocks in a cross ball towards Carlos Dario Ponce. Carlos Dario Ponce makes a convincing header. Alvaro Burgos is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!! That brings them level!
61.45
Rotherham United have made a substitution with Seth Owen replacing Alessio Ottofaro .
67.48
Dion Mason knocks the ball to his team mate, Eoin Newby. Eoin Newby finds some space and shoots from distance. Fantastic reaction save from Daisuke Saito!
69.23
Showing composure, Stan Bailey picks a pass forward to Dion Mason. Dion Mason brings the ball forward. Dion Mason finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
71.13
Martijn Dijkstra plays the ball forward to Carlos Dario Ponce. Carlos Dario Ponce lofts in a cross ball towards Martijn Dijkstra. Martijn Dijkstra makes a convincing header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
73.20
Nicholas Jones hacks Henry Fletcher from behind! Nicholas Jones is warned by the referee! Henry Fletcher stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.18
Rotherham United have made a substitution with Alun Dichio replacing Cesar Santos .
78.20
Eoin Newby deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mark Pearce. Mark Pearce whips in a cross ball towards Eoin Newby. Eoin Newby connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it's drastically wayward!
79.49
Gregory Raymond hits a low pass to Rui Douglas. Rui Douglas runs straight at the defence! Rui Douglas shoots from just inside the box. It's there!! Daisuke Saito has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
85.32
Seth White threads a neat ball through to Seth Owen. Seth Owen knocks in a cross ball towards Martijn Dijkstra. Martijn Dijkstra fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Martijn Dijkstra!
89.05
Showing composure, Dion Mason plays the ball forward to Mark Pearce. Mark Pearce plays a one-two with Eoin Newby and rushes in on goal... Mark Pearce shoots from just inside the box. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Mark Pearce!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Fulham

Rotherham United
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
10
7
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.1%
42.9%
Play Area
24.7%
46.8%
28.6%

Scorers
Alun Eustace 55
Rui Douglas 79
Mark Pearce 89
Carlos Dario Ponce 59
Martijn Dijkstra 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Daisuke Saito of Rotherham United

Match Ratings
1.Alvaro Burgos (GK)
7
2.Gregory Raymond (DEF)
7
3.Nicholas Jones (DEF)
6
4.Steven Severs (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Stan Bailey (DEF)
6
6.Morris Bailey (MID)
6
7.Dion Mason (MID)
7
8.Rui Douglas (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Alun Eustace (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Mark Pearce (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
11.Eoin Newby (ATT)
8
 
12.Alexandru Codrea (DEF)
0
13.Ivo Koroglu (MID)
0
14.Stuart Johnstone (ATT)
0

1.Daisuke Saito (GK)
8
2.Xavier Muniz (DEF)
6
3.Arek Lato (DEF)
6
4.Aristide Behi (DEF)
7
5.Colin Baird (DEF)
6
6.Alessio Ottofaro (MID)
6
7.Seth White (MID)
7
8.Martijn Dijkstra (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Henry Fletcher (ATT)
6
10.Cesar Santos (ATT)
6
11.Carlos Dario Ponce (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Alun Dichio (ATT)
6
13.Seth Owen (MID)
6
14.Sylvain Lowe (DEF)
0