Match Report
| Tottenham Hotspur | Tottenham Hotspur |  |  | Fulham | Fulham | ||||||||||||||||
| Stewart Anderson | Stewart Anderson | Craig Thornburrow | Craig Thornburrow | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Gemmill | S. Gemmill |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 77 |  | Alvaro Burgos | A. Burgos | |||||||||
| Pedro Brouard | P. Brouard |  | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 77 | | Gregory Raymond | G. Raymond | |||||||||
| Phil Jack | P. Jack |  | 71 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 77 |  | Alexandru Codrea | A. Codrea | ||||||||
| Henry Godber | H. Godber | | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 77 |  | Nicholas Jones | N. Jones | |||||||||
| Kevin Seeler | K. Seeler |  | 71 | D | | 5 | | D | 84 | | Stan Bailey | S. Bailey | |||||||||
| Carlos Dominguez | C. Dominguez |  | 75 | M | | 6 | | M | 88 | | Morris Bailey | M. Bailey | |||||||||
| Luis Sanz | L. Sanz | | 74 | M | | 7 | | | M | 92 | | Guillermo Leon | G. Leon | ||||||||
| Tim Godber | T. Godber | | 74 | M | | 8 | | A | 80 |  | Rui Douglas | R. Douglas | |||||||||
| Alpay Abdullah | A. Abdullah |  | 76 | A | | 9 | | A | 79 | | Alun Eustace | A. Eustace | |||||||||
| Eddie Westwood | E. Westwood | | 75 | A | | 10 | | A | 89 | | Mark Pearce | M. Pearce | |||||||||
| Terry Wise | T. Wise | | 73 | A | | 11 | | A | 80 | | Eoin Newby | E. Newby | |||||||||
| Mitchel Kooistra | M. Kooistra | | 68 | D | | 12 | | D | 70 |  | Gabriel Olivares | G. Olivares | |||||||||
| Kemal Dryden | K. Dryden | | 72 | M | | 13 | | M | 82 | | Ivo Koroglu | I. Koroglu | |||||||||
| Leonardo Ortiz | L. Ortiz | | 76 | A | | 14 | | A | 78 | | Stuart Johnstone | S. Johnstone | |||||||||
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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where Tottenham Hotspur play host to Fulham. A crowd of 18,029 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Tottenham Hotspur are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Fulham appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Marc Milligan.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Tottenham Hotspur are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Fulham appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Marc Milligan.
0.00
0-0Fulham kick off and get the first half underway!
3.01
0-1Guillermo Leon threads the ball through to Morris Bailey. Morris Bailey lofts in a cross ball towards Rui Douglas. Rui Douglas jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
6.48
0-1Carlos Dominguez flicks a high pass forward. Terry Wise controls it well on his chest. Terry Wise whips in a cross ball towards Alpay Abdullah. Alpay Abdullah rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Alvaro Burgos manages to gather it.
12.46
0-1Luis Sanz flicks a high pass forward. Tim Godber controls it well on his chest. Tim Godber plays a one-two with Eddie Westwood and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Tim Godber provides some space. He shoots at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
14.16
Guillermo Leon flicks a high pass forward. Morris Bailey holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Morris Bailey shoots from outside the area but is denied by Stephen Gemmill. Excellent save.
16.55
Guillermo Leon passes the ball forward to Alun Eustace. Alun Eustace whips in a cross ball towards Guillermo Leon. Guillermo Leon beats his man to it with a header but is denied by Stephen Gemmill. Excellent save.
18.43
Carlos Dominguez sees Terry Wise in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Terry Wise knocks in a cross ball towards Alpay Abdullah. Alpay Abdullah knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Alvaro Burgos is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
22.58
Morris Bailey takes a quick throw-in. Guillermo Leon makes a probing pass to Morris Bailey. Morris Bailey whips in a cross ball towards Guillermo Leon. Guillermo Leon knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Guillermo Leon!
30.17
1-2Carlos Dominguez barges into Stan Bailey. The referee calls over Carlos Dominguez and shows him a yellow card! Stan Bailey hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.29
Kevin Seeler barges into Alun Eustace. Kevin Seeler is shown the yellow card! Alun Eustace runs off the knock.
39.02
Phil Jack sees a break and surges forward. Phil Jack flicks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Westwood. Eddie Westwood makes a simple pass, allowing Alpay Abdullah to run into the box. Alpay Abdullah shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Alpay Abdullah scores for Tottenham Hotspur!!
42.01
2-2Guillermo Leon passes the ball forward to Rui Douglas. Rui Douglas knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Phil Jack.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Tottenham Hotspur appear unchanged since the first half. Fulham also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Tottenham Hotspur kick off the second half!
47.08
Luis Sanz flicks a high ball forward to Terry Wise who takes it down. Terry Wise lofts in a cross ball towards Luis Sanz. Luis Sanz connects with a diving header. Solid save from Alvaro Burgos. What a great pair of hands!
55.48
2-2Henry Godber comes in with a late challenge on Alun Eustace. The referee calls over Henry Godber and warns him to calm down! Alun Eustace hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.53
Guillermo Leon flicks a high pass forward. Alun Eustace holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alun Eustace whips in a cross ball towards Mark Pearce. Mark Pearce is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. What a cracker!! Stephen Gemmill had no chance!! Goal for Fulham!
61.53
2-3Tottenham Hotspur have made a substitution with Leonardo Ortiz replacing Terry Wise .
66.57
Carlos Dominguez barges into Guillermo Leon. Carlos Dominguez is given a warning by the referee! Guillermo Leon hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.42
Guillermo Leon hits a low pass to Alun Eustace. Alun Eustace whips in a cross ball towards Morris Bailey. Morris Bailey finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
71.08
2-4Fulham are dictating the run of play here today.
72.34
Phil Jack chips the ball to his team mate, Luis Sanz. Luis Sanz flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Dominguez collects the pass. Carlos Dominguez knocks in a cross ball towards Alpay Abdullah. With a superhuman jump, Alpay Abdullah connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Superb reactions from Alvaro Burgos. What a save!
75.26
Guillermo Leon flicks a high pass forward. Rui Douglas controls it well on his chest. Rui Douglas controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Stephen Gemmill comfortably gets down and covers it.
78.13
Phil Jack chips the ball to his team mate, Tim Godber. Tim Godber whips in a cross ball towards Eddie Westwood. Eddie Westwood connects with a diving header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
79.13
Henry Godber barges into Morris Bailey. Henry Godber is given another warning by the referee! Morris Bailey runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
4
Shots on Target
6
7
Shots off Target
1
0
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
5
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.1%
56.9%
Play Area
27.6%
44.8%
27.6%
Scorers
| Alpay Abdullah 18, 39 | Rui Douglas 3 Guillermo Leon 23 Mark Pearce 60 Morris Bailey 67 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Guillermo Leon of Fulham |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Stephen Gemmill (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Pedro Brouard (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Phil Jack (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Henry Godber (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Kevin Seeler (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 6. | Carlos Dominguez (MID) | | 5 |
| 7. | Luis Sanz (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Tim Godber (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Alpay Abdullah (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Eddie Westwood (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Terry Wise (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Mitchel Kooistra (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Kemal Dryden (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Leonardo Ortiz (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Alvaro Burgos (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Gregory Raymond (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Alexandru Codrea (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Nicholas Jones (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Stan Bailey (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Morris Bailey (MID) | | 8 |
| 7. | Guillermo Leon (MID) | | 9 |
| 8. | Rui Douglas (ATT) | | 7 |
| 9. | Alun Eustace (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Mark Pearce (ATT) | | 7 |
| 11. | Eoin Newby (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Gabriel Olivares (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Ivo Koroglu (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Stuart Johnstone (ATT) | 0 | |