Match Report


Norwich CityNorwich City     WalsallWalsall
Matthew ReesMatthew Rees Computer Player Computer Player
Pim HespP. Hesp70
G
1
G
70Joe WestwoodJ. Westwood
Darius NevilleD. Neville66
D
2
D
70Jermaine CroftJ. Croft
Marvin BlackM. Black65
D
3
D
68Liam EadieL. Eadie
Natale CastellazziN. Castellazzi67
D
4
D
68Cosimo FerranteC. Ferrante
Jimmy KooimanJ. Kooiman65
D
5
D
64Scott FletcherS. Fletcher
Jason BoltonJ. Bolton68
M
captain6
M
78Alex McallisterA. Mcallister
Tryggvi LárussonT. Lárusson34
M
7
M
76Stuart GemmillS. Gemmill
Roberto SantosR. Santos68
A
8captain
M
73Steve GoldbergS. Goldberg
Daniel JacobsD. Jacobs65
A
9
A
74Teddy ScowcroftT. Scowcroft
Paul HeeringP. Heering66
A
10
A
73Morris LloydM. Lloyd
Richard McGroryR. McGrory66
A
11
A
69Gary DavisG. Davis
 
Magnus MoukokoM. Moukoko72
M
12
M
65Christina BancarelC. Bancarel
Ernesto OrtizE. Ortiz54
A
13
D
58Christian ArendtC. Arendt
Johnny ChaussidiereJ. Chaussidiere70
D
14
D
48Jonathan WinterburnJ. Winterburn

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Carrow Road where Norwich City play host to Walsall. A crowd of 11,856 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Norwich City are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Walsall appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stan Young.


0.00
The whistle blows and Walsall get the match underway!
3.28
Natale Castellazzi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tryggvi Lárusson. Tryggvi Lárusson knocks the ball to his team mate, Jason Bolton. Jason Bolton kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Jacobs but the referee indicates it's offside!
4.58
Seeing a gap ahead, Tryggvi Lárusson laces a through ball forward to Paul Heering. Paul Heering threads the ball through to Jason Bolton but he's offside!
6.25
Alex Mcallister clumsily knocks into Jason Bolton. Alex Mcallister is shown the yellow card! Jason Bolton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.46
Tryggvi Lárusson flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Santos collects the pass. Roberto Santos plays a sublime one-two with Richard McGrory and races in on goal... Roberto Santos muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
12.11
Tryggvi Lárusson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard McGrory. Richard McGrory flicks a high pass forward. Paul Heering controls it well on his chest. Paul Heering knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jermaine Croft.
18.37
Jason Bolton makes a probing pass to Daniel Jacobs. Daniel Jacobs lofts in a cross ball towards Tryggvi Lárusson. Tryggvi Lárusson connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
21.42
Jermaine Croft threads the ball through to Gary Davis. Gary Davis edges inside the box! Gary Davis comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Solid save from Pim Hesp. What a great pair of hands!
26.49
Stuart Gemmill knocks the ball to his team mate, Gary Davis. Gary Davis skips past Natale Castellazzi! Gary Davis strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Pim Hesp with no chance!! Goal for Walsall!
32.57
Jason Bolton flicks a high ball forward to Paul Heering who takes it down. Paul Heering runs straight at the defence! Paul Heering muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
36.27
Tryggvi Lárusson knocks the ball to his team mate, Jason Bolton. Jason Bolton flicks a high pass forward. Richard McGrory controls it well on his chest. Richard McGrory controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it rises well off target!
39.50
Steve Goldberg knocks the ball forward to Gary Davis. Gary Davis whips in a cross ball towards Steve Goldberg. Steve Goldberg powers a header at goal but it's well over the bar!
40.13
Liam Eadie changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Liam Eadie shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
44.45
Darius Neville flicks a high pass forward. Richard McGrory holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Richard McGrory controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Stuart Gemmill flicks a high pass forward. Gary Davis collects the pass. Gary Davis finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Norwich City appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation. Walsall appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Norwich City kick off the second half!
53.14
Steve Goldberg flicks a high ball forward to Morris Lloyd who takes it down. Morris Lloyd shoots from 25 yards. Wonderful reactions from Pim Hesp keeps it out!
54.52
Tryggvi Lárusson catches Stuart Gemmill on the ankles. Tryggvi Lárusson is warned by the referee! Stuart Gemmill hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.59
Darius Neville sweeps the ball long. Tryggvi Lárusson knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Heering. With a superhuman jump, Paul Heering connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it slams into the crowd!
59.35
Steve Goldberg flicks a high pass forward. Morris Lloyd collects the pass. Morris Lloyd shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
60.46
Norwich City have made 2 substitutions with Magnus Moukoko replacing Jason Bolton and Johnny Chaussidiere replacing Natale Castellazzi .
61.49
Marvin Black threads a neat ball through to Darius Neville. Darius Neville flicks a high pass forward. Magnus Moukoko collects the pass. Magnus Moukoko sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
65.20
Jermaine Croft chips the ball to his team mate, Alex Mcallister. Without breaking stride, Alex Mcallister plays the ball forward to Steve Goldberg. Steve Goldberg shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
67.14
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
73.48
Johnny Chaussidiere knocks the ball forward to Tryggvi Lárusson. Tryggvi Lárusson knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Heering. Paul Heering lofts in a cross ball towards Richard McGrory. Richard McGrory shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
77.32
Tryggvi Lárusson threads the ball through to Richard McGrory. Richard McGrory knocks in a cross ball towards Daniel Jacobs. Daniel Jacobs beats his man to it with a header but Joe Westwood is on top of it.
79.53
Tryggvi Lárusson flicks a high pass forward. Richard McGrory controls it well on his chest. Richard McGrory makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tryggvi Lárusson but he's offside!
81.18
With vision, Alex Mcallister laces a through ball forward to Teddy Scowcroft. Teddy Scowcroft threads the ball through to Alex Mcallister but he's offside!
84.20
Tryggvi Lárusson makes a probing pass to Magnus Moukoko. With great vision, Magnus Moukoko plays the ball forward to Richard McGrory. Richard McGrory shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
85.47
Marvin Black flicks a high pass forward. Tryggvi Lárusson collects the pass. Tryggvi Lárusson threads a neat ball through to Roberto Santos. Roberto Santos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
87.17
Norwich City are keeping most of the possession.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Norwich City

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

Possession
57.5%
42.5%
Play Area
27.4%
45.2%
27.4%

Scorers
Gary Davis 26

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gary Davis of Walsall

Match Ratings
1.Pim Hesp (GK)
7
2.Darius Neville (DEF)
6
3.Marvin Black (DEF)
6
4.Natale Castellazzi (DEF)
6
5.Jimmy Kooiman (DEF)
6
6.Jason Bolton (MID)
6
7.Tryggvi Lárusson (MID)
9
8.Roberto Santos (ATT)
6
9.Daniel Jacobs (ATT)
6
10.Paul Heering (ATT)
6
11.Richard McGrory (ATT)
6
 
12.Magnus Moukoko (MID)
6
13.Ernesto Ortiz (ATT)
0
14.Johnny Chaussidiere (DEF)
6

1.Joe Westwood (GK)
7
2.Jermaine Croft (DEF)
6
3.Liam Eadie (DEF)
7
4.Cosimo Ferrante (DEF)
6
5.Scott Fletcher (DEF)
6
6.Alex Mcallister (MID)yellow card
6
7.Stuart Gemmill (MID)
7
8.Steve Goldberg (MID)
6
9.Teddy Scowcroft (ATT)
6
10.Morris Lloyd (ATT)
6
11.Gary Davis (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Christina Bancarel (MID)
0
13.Christian Arendt (DEF)
0
14.Jonathan Winterburn (DEF)
0