Match Report


Tottenham HotspurTottenham Hotspur     ChelseaChelsea
Stewart AndersonStewart Anderson Darryn Gent Darryn Gent
Stephen GemmillS. Gemmill71
G
1
G
80Sean EmertonS. Emerton
Pedro BrouardP. Brouard68
D
2
D
76Ronnie WatsonR. Watson
Phil JackP. Jack71
D
captain3
D
74Don CaldwellD. Caldwell
Mitchel KooistraM. Kooistra68
D
4
D
73Oleg HigginbothamO. Higginbotham
Kevin SeelerK. Seeler71
D
5
D
79Claus MyssingC. Myssing
Tim GodberT. Godber74
M
6
M
88Francis MossF. Moss
Luis SanzL. Sanz74
M
7captain
M
90Marvin GrantM. Grant
Carlos DominguezC. Dominguez75
M
8
M
89Jimmy CabrolJ. Cabrol
Leonardo OrtizL. Ortiz76
A
9
A
91Silvio PostigaS. Postiga
Eddie WestwoodE. Westwood75
A
10
A
84Christos NikolaidisC. Nikolaidis
Terry WiseT. Wise73
A
11
A
82Spencer CroftS. Croft
 
Henry GodberH. Godber65
D
12
M
71Ivan SuarezI. Suarez
Kemal DrydenK. Dryden72
M
13
A
89Kevin PlattK. Platt
Alpay AbdullahA. Abdullah76
A
14
A
79Michael MossM. Moss

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where Tottenham Hotspur play host to Chelsea. A crowd of 18,232 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jamie Hamilton.


0.00
Tottenham Hotspur start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.41
Luis Sanz flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Dominguez controls it well on his chest. Carlos Dominguez whips in a cross ball towards Eddie Westwood. Eddie Westwood heads the ball goalwards. Solid save from Sean Emerton. What a great pair of hands!
16.48
Claus Myssing knocks the ball forward to Oleg Higginbotham. Oleg Higginbotham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Spencer Croft. Spencer Croft shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
18.57
Tim Godber barges into Claus Myssing. The referee calls over Tim Godber and shows him a yellow card! Claus Myssing stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.58
Kevin Seeler makes a simple pass to Eddie Westwood. Eddie Westwood plays a one-two with Luis Sanz and advances towards the goal... Eddie Westwood takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Sean Emerton!
21.49
Mitchel Kooistra knocks the ball forward to Tim Godber. Tim Godber sees space and advances. Tim Godber whips in a cross ball towards Leonardo Ortiz. Leonardo Ortiz makes a looping header on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
24.34
Carlos Dominguez threads the ball through to Leonardo Ortiz. Leonardo Ortiz makes a great pass forward. Eddie Westwood runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
26.02
Luis Sanz hacks Marvin Grant from behind! The referee warns Luis Sanz to calm down! Marvin Grant hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.02
Christos Nikolaidis hacks Kevin Seeler from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Kevin Seeler runs off the knock.
33.03
Don Caldwell catches Eddie Westwood on the ankles. The referee brings Don Caldwell to one side and gives him a warning! Eddie Westwood runs off the knock.
34.54
Oleg Higginbotham flicks a high pass forward. Silvio Postiga collects the pass. Silvio Postiga shoots from outside the area. Superb reactions from Stephen Gemmill. What a save!
42.35
Jimmy Cabrol receives the ball from a throw-in from Marvin Grant. Jimmy Cabrol deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marvin Grant. Marvin Grant knocks in a cross ball towards Silvio Postiga. Silvio Postiga is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is tipped over by Stephen Gemmill.
43.11
It's a corner kick. Francis Moss kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Ronnie Watson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Chelsea are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
45.00
Oleg Higginbotham knocks the ball forward to Francis Moss. Francis Moss passes the ball forward to Spencer Croft. Spencer Croft plays a scrappy one-two with Silvio Postiga and stumbles forward towards the goal... Spencer Croft makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Tottenham Hotspur appear unchanged since the first half. Chelsea also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Chelsea kicking off!
49.41
Phil Jack brings the ball forward. Phil Jack sees space and advances. Phil Jack shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
51.07
Francis Moss flicks a high pass forward. Spencer Croft controls it well on his chest. Spencer Croft knocks in a cross ball towards Jimmy Cabrol. Jimmy Cabrol knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
53.14
Oleg Higginbotham deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marvin Grant. Marvin Grant surges forward with the ball. Marvin Grant kicks a strong pass forward to Christos Nikolaidis but the referee indicates it's offside!
55.14
Jimmy Cabrol flicks a high pass forward. Francis Moss collects the pass. Francis Moss passes the ball forward but Christos Nikolaidis is offside!
59.01
Carlos Dominguez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddie Westwood. Eddie Westwood lofts in a cross ball towards Leonardo Ortiz. Leonardo Ortiz makes a deft header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
60.39
Tottenham Hotspur have made a substitution with Alpay Abdullah replacing Terry Wise .
71.28
Francis Moss knocks the ball to his team mate, Silvio Postiga. Silvio Postiga shoots from distance but Stephen Gemmill is on top of it.
77.06
Marvin Grant receives the ball from a throw-in from Jimmy Cabrol. Marvin Grant flicks a high pass forward. Christos Nikolaidis collects the pass. Christos Nikolaidis plays a perfect one-two with Silvio Postiga and rushes in on goal... Christos Nikolaidis looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
78.05
Tim Godber knocks the ball forward to Luis Sanz. Luis Sanz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sean Emerton who gathers it comfortably.
81.26
Oleg Higginbotham plays the ball forward to Jimmy Cabrol. Without breaking stride, Jimmy Cabrol plays the ball forward to Silvio Postiga. Silvio Postiga edges inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Silvio Postiga provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. Stephen Gemmill gets down and covers it.
87.09
Jimmy Cabrol flicks the ball to his team mate, Spencer Croft. Spencer Croft edges inside the box! Spencer Croft shoots from just inside the box. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
89.02
Marvin Grant passes the ball forward to Christos Nikolaidis. Christos Nikolaidis knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pedro Brouard.
90.00
Francis Moss sees Christos Nikolaidis in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Christos Nikolaidis whips in a cross ball towards Marvin Grant. Marvin Grant makes a looping header on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Tottenham Hotspur

Chelsea
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
8
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.4%
56.6%
Play Area
30.1%
41%
28.9%

Scorers
Leonardo Ortiz 21
Marvin Grant 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stephen Gemmill of Tottenham Hotspur

Match Ratings
1.Stephen Gemmill (GK)
9
2.Pedro Brouard (DEF)
6
3.Phil Jack (DEF)
7
4.Mitchel Kooistra (DEF)
6
5.Kevin Seeler (DEF)
7
6.Tim Godber (MID)yellow card
7
7.Luis Sanz (MID)
6
8.Carlos Dominguez (MID)
7
9.Leonardo Ortiz (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Eddie Westwood (ATT)
7
11.Terry Wise (ATT)
6
 
12.Henry Godber (DEF)
0
13.Kemal Dryden (MID)
0
14.Alpay Abdullah (ATT)
6

1.Sean Emerton (GK)
7
2.Ronnie Watson (DEF)
6
3.Don Caldwell (DEF)
6
4.Oleg Higginbotham (DEF)
7
5.Claus Myssing (DEF)
6
6.Francis Moss (MID)
7
7.Marvin Grant (MID)goal scored
9
8.Jimmy Cabrol (MID)
7
9.Silvio Postiga (ATT)
7
10.Christos Nikolaidis (ATT)yellow card
7
11.Spencer Croft (ATT)
7
 
12.Ivan Suarez (MID)
0
13.Kevin Platt (ATT)
0
14.Michael Moss (ATT)
0