Match Report


MillwallMillwall     Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury Town
James HayesJames Hayes Computer Player Computer Player
Dan SørensenD. Sørensen83
G
1
G
57Stephen RichardsS. Richards
Daniel Van GobbelD. Van Gobbel69
D
2
D
63Jan WillJ. Will
Eirik SoltvedtE. Soltvedt77
D
3
D
51Adam HibbsA. Hibbs
Younès BoulmerkaY. Boulmerka69
D
4
D
48Johny GauvinJ. Gauvin
Fredrik ScholesF. Scholes83
M
5
M
76Morris CooperM. Cooper
Julian HoweyJ. Howey75
M
6
M
75Adam BattyA. Batty
Dean ThatcherD. Thatcher87
M
captain7
M
74Carl PattersonC. Patterson
Dion OwenD. Owen83
M
8captain
M
57Bill RobertsB. Roberts
Andy HarleyA. Harley83
A
9
A
75Jan-Willem OpschoorJ. Opschoor
Colin JamesC. James78
A
10
A
68Stephen CraddockS. Craddock
David AdamsD. Adams78
A
11
A
60Magnus RavelliM. Ravelli
 
Simo SimonpoikaS. Simonpoika69
D
12
A
59David ClelandD. Cleland
Antonio FerreiraA. Ferreira78
M
13
A
49Flavio FrezzaF. Frezza
Ronnie GallagherR. Gallagher77
A
14
D
47Max ShawM. Shaw

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at The New Den where Millwall play host to Shrewsbury Town. A crowd of 9,562 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Millwall and Shrewsbury Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Arthur Dixon.


0.00
Shrewsbury Town kick off and get the first half underway!
2.16
Eirik Soltvedt flicks a high pass forward. Julian Howey comfortably collects the pass. Julian Howey chips the ball to his team mate, David Adams. David Adams shoots from long range. Stephen Richards is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
6.52
Eirik Soltvedt hits a low pass to David Adams. David Adams flicks a high ball forward to Julian Howey who takes it down. Julian Howey sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
16.34
Adam Hibbs flicks a high ball forward to Stephen Craddock who takes it down. Stephen Craddock lofts in a cross ball towards Magnus Ravelli. Magnus Ravelli connects with a diving header but it's a lousy effort!
18.45
Fredrik Scholes clumsily knocks into Bill Roberts. Fredrik Scholes is shown the yellow card! Bill Roberts runs off the knock.
21.35
Johny Gauvin passes the ball forward to Bill Roberts. Bill Roberts flicks the ball to his team mate, Magnus Ravelli. Magnus Ravelli shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
22.16
Jan Will barges into Andy Harley. Jan Will is warned by the referee! Andy Harley carries on, but is struggling a bit.
24.30
Fredrik Scholes makes a simple pass to Colin James. Colin James shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
27.07
Dean Thatcher sees space and advances. Dean Thatcher plays a scrappy one-two with Dion Owen and stumbles forward towards the goal... Dean Thatcher rockets a shot on goal but Stephen Richards is on top of it.
28.43
Younès Boulmerka flicks a high ball forward to Julian Howey who takes it down. Julian Howey threads the ball through to David Adams. David Adams knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jan Will.
30.50
Adam Batty threads a neat ball through to Jan-Willem Opschoor. Jan-Willem Opschoor shoots from 20 yards. Dan Sørensen gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
36.10
Adam Hibbs flicks a high pass forward. Morris Cooper holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Morris Cooper deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephen Craddock. Stephen Craddock knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dan Sørensen who gathers it comfortably.
38.49
Eirik Soltvedt flicks a high pass forward. Andy Harley collects the pass. Andy Harley tries a spectacular long range effort but Stephen Richards is on top of it.
42.24
Eirik Soltvedt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julian Howey. With great vision, Julian Howey plays the ball forward to Andy Harley. Andy Harley sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
Dion Owen kicks a strong pass forward to Dean Thatcher. Dean Thatcher makes a defence splitting pass to Colin James. Some world-class footwork from Colin James provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Millwall appear unchanged since the first half. Shrewsbury Town also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Millwall kicking off!
49.29
Dean Thatcher flicks a high pass forward. Andy Harley collects the pass. Andy Harley threads the ball through into the box. Dean Thatcher shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
54.51
Eirik Soltvedt takes it forward alone. Eirik Soltvedt flicks a high pass forward. Julian Howey holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Julian Howey finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
55.53
With a delightful solo run, Fredrik Scholes stretches the opposition's defence. Fredrik Scholes shoots from 20 yards. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
60.49
Millwall have made a substitution with Simo Simonpoika replacing Daniel Van Gobbel .
65.25
Carl Patterson flicks a high pass forward. Magnus Ravelli easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Magnus Ravelli knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dan Sørensen who gathers it comfortably.
66.36
Younès Boulmerka chips the ball to his team mate, Eirik Soltvedt. Eirik Soltvedt knocks the ball forward to David Adams. David Adams knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Carl Patterson.
69.20
Eirik Soltvedt decides to run forward with the ball. Eirik Soltvedt sees Colin James in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Colin James knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Johny Gauvin.
71.06
Seeing a gap ahead, Julian Howey plays the ball forward to Fredrik Scholes. Fredrik Scholes knocks in a cross ball towards Colin James. Colin James shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Jan Will happens to be in the right place to block it.
72.49
Magnus Ravelli hacks Julian Howey from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Julian Howey stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.27
Simo Simonpoika flicks a high pass forward. Colin James collects the pass. Colin James lofts in a cross ball towards David Adams. David Adams outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
77.14
Millwall have made 2 substitutions with Antonio Ferreira replacing Dion Owen and Ronnie Gallagher replacing Colin James .
79.51
Julian Howey knocks the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Gallagher. Ronnie Gallagher shoots from 25 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
83.24
Younès Boulmerka flicks the ball to his team mate, Dean Thatcher. Dean Thatcher whips in a cross ball towards Andy Harley. Andy Harley gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Adam Hibbs steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
85.39
Simo Simonpoika hacks Jan-Willem Opschoor from behind! Simo Simonpoika is shown the yellow card! Jan-Willem Opschoor gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
89.51
Simo Simonpoika boots it upfield. Ronnie Gallagher tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just off target!
90.00
Magnus Ravelli catches Simo Simonpoika on the ankles. Magnus Ravelli is warned by the referee! Simo Simonpoika stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Millwall

Shrewsbury Town
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
11
1
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
68.8%
31.2%
Play Area
25%
41.2%
33.8%

Scorers
David Adams 2, 73
Fredrik Scholes 56

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Adams of Millwall

Match Ratings
1.Dan Sørensen (GK)
6
2.Daniel Van Gobbel (DEF)
6
3.Eirik Soltvedt (DEF)
8
4.Younès Boulmerka (DEF)
6
5.Fredrik Scholes (MID)goal scoredyellow card
8
6.Julian Howey (MID)
7
7.Dean Thatcher (MID)
7
8.Dion Owen (MID)
6
9.Andy Harley (ATT)
6
10.Colin James (ATT)
7
11.David Adams (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Simo Simonpoika (DEF)yellow card
5
13.Antonio Ferreira (MID)
6
14.Ronnie Gallagher (ATT)
6

1.Stephen Richards (GK)
8
2.Jan Will (DEF)
6
3.Adam Hibbs (DEF)
6
4.Johny Gauvin (DEF)
6
5.Morris Cooper (MID)
6
6.Adam Batty (MID)
6
7.Carl Patterson (MID)
6
8.Bill Roberts (MID)
6
9.Jan-Willem Opschoor (ATT)
6
10.Stephen Craddock (ATT)
6
11.Magnus Ravelli (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.David Cleland (ATT)
0
13.Flavio Frezza (ATT)
0
14.Max Shaw (DEF)
0