Match Report


Norwich CityNorwich City     Oldham AthleticOldham Athletic
Computer Player Computer Player Jacek Lorenc Jacek Lorenc
Omer BrookingO. Brooking64
G
1
G
47Jakob HoenessJ. Hoeness
Ian GranttI. Grantt56
D
2
D
57Martin VegaM. Vega
Terry TolleyT. Tolley55
D
3
D
59David LoureiroD. Loureiro
Enzo CristanteE. Cristante53
D
captain4
D
53Gabriel RomanG. Roman
Toni LaigleT. Laigle61
M
5
M
52Robert LawrenceR. Lawrence
Arno HässlerA. Hässler56
M
6
M
44David OswaldD. Oswald
Mariano AppoloniM. Appoloni55
M
7
M
51Gilles JacksonG. Jackson
Julian GentoJ. Gento54
M
8
M
59Anthony WalshA. Walsh
Clive HughesC. Hughes58
A
9
A
55Ugo ScholesU. Scholes
Darren PearceD. Pearce55
A
10
A
53Kemal SwiftK. Swift
Steve CharltonS. Charlton51
A
11captain
A
59James PerryJ. Perry
 
Arthur ChristieA. Christie59
G
12
D
53James HallJ. Hall
Harvey YoungH. Young53
M
13
M
42Tim WeirT. Weir
Brendan BallB. Ball53
M
14
A
55Eduardo MolinaE. Molina

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Carrow Road where Norwich City play host to Oldham Athletic. A crowd of 13,443 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Norwich City and Oldham Athletic are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ronnie Edwards.


0.00
The first half starts with Oldham Athletic kicking off!
3.35
Gilles Jackson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, James Perry. James Perry knocks in a cross ball towards Kemal Swift. Terry Tolley barges into Kemal Swift. Kemal Swift appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
9.41
Gilles Jackson threads the ball through to Kemal Swift. Kemal Swift shoots from 20 yards. Good keeping from Omer Brooking as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
12.43
Robert Lawrence flicks a high pass forward. Ugo Scholes controls it well on his chest. Ugo Scholes lofts in a cross ball towards Kemal Swift. Kemal Swift gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
18.27
Gilles Jackson hits a low pass to David Oswald. David Oswald lofts in a cross ball towards Ugo Scholes. Ugo Scholes is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
21.15
Gabriel Roman hacks Darren Pearce from behind! Gabriel Roman is given a warning by the referee! Darren Pearce grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
22.28
Robert Lawrence hits a low pass to Anthony Walsh. Anthony Walsh makes a probing pass to Kemal Swift. Kemal Swift tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
24.58
Julian Gento flicks a high pass forward. Darren Pearce controls it well on his chest. Darren Pearce plays a scrappy one-two with Clive Hughes and advances towards the goal... David Oswald catches Darren Pearce on the ankles. Darren Pearce appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
26.15
Martin Vega comes in with a late challenge on Julian Gento. Martin Vega is given a warning by the referee! Julian Gento stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.41
Kemal Swift hacks Terry Tolley from behind! Kemal Swift is shown the yellow card! Terry Tolley runs off the knock.
30.58
Gabriel Roman flicks a high pass forward to David Oswald who brings the ball under control. David Oswald knocks the ball forward to James Perry. James Perry lofts in a cross ball towards Kemal Swift. Kemal Swift heads the ball goalwards but it flies just wide!
34.56
David Oswald hits a low pass to Robert Lawrence. Robert Lawrence knocks in a cross ball towards Ugo Scholes. Ugo Scholes is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
38.40
Gilles Jackson hits a low pass to Ugo Scholes. Ugo Scholes knocks in a cross ball towards Kemal Swift. Kemal Swift outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it's well over the bar!
40.17
Showing composure, Anthony Walsh plays the ball forward to David Oswald. David Oswald whips in a cross ball towards Ugo Scholes. Ugo Scholes jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
42.43
Oldham Athletic are playing very deep making it very hard for their opposition to get back into the game.
44.16
Martin Vega makes a beautiful pass to the feet of James Perry. James Perry knocks in a cross ball towards Kemal Swift. Kemal Swift is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's there!! Omer Brooking has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Norwich City appear unchanged since the first half. Oldham Athletic have changed their lineup with James Hall replacing Martin Vega. The Norwich City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Norwich City kick off the second half!
47.14
Toni Laigle decides to run forward with the ball. Toni Laigle threads the ball through into the box. Clive Hughes comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
48.26
David Oswald threads the ball through to James Perry. James Perry knocks in a cross ball towards Ugo Scholes. Ugo Scholes outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
55.33
Ian Grantt comes in with a late challenge on Kemal Swift. Ian Grantt is shown the yellow card! Kemal Swift runs off the knock.
59.48
Toni Laigle flicks a high pass forward to Darren Pearce who brings the ball under control. Darren Pearce deftly passes the ball to Mariano Appoloni, releasing him through on goal. Mariano Appoloni shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
61.28
Ian Grantt clumsily knocks into Kemal Swift. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's another yellow card! It's an early bath for Ian Grantt!! Kemal Swift runs off the knock.
67.17
Gabriel Roman threads a neat ball through to Gilles Jackson. Gilles Jackson flicks a high pass forward to Ugo Scholes who brings the ball under control. Ugo Scholes whips in a cross ball towards Kemal Swift. Kemal Swift jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but Omer Brooking reads it well. He makes it look easy!
72.47
Clive Hughes barges into Gilles Jackson. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gilles Jackson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.15
Terry Tolley kicks a strong pass forward to Toni Laigle. Showing composure, Toni Laigle plays the ball forward to Julian Gento. Julian Gento lofts in a cross ball towards Clive Hughes. With a superhuman jump, Clive Hughes connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
84.57
Enzo Cristante catches James Perry on the ankles. Enzo Cristante is given a warning by the referee! James Perry runs off the knock.
84.57
Free kick to Oldham Athletic just outside the area...
86.31
Gilles Jackson takes a short run up but it's too wide. Goal kick.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Norwich City

Oldham Athletic
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
2
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
4
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
42.1%
57.9%
Play Area
30.3%
50%
19.7%

Scorers
Clive Hughes 81
Ugo Scholes 35, 48
Kemal Swift 44

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ugo Scholes of Oldham Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Omer Brooking (GK)
6
2.Ian Grantt (DEF)red card
3
3.Terry Tolley (DEF)
6
4.Enzo Cristante (DEF)
5
5.Toni Laigle (MID)
6
6.Arno Hässler (MID)
6
7.Mariano Appoloni (MID)
6
8.Julian Gento (MID)
6
9.Clive Hughes (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
6
10.Darren Pearce (ATT)
6
11.Steve Charlton (ATT)
6
 
12.Arthur Christie (GK)
0
13.Harvey Young (MID)
0
14.Brendan Ball (MID)
0

1.Jakob Hoeness (GK)
6
2.Martin Vega (DEF)
6
3.David Loureiro (DEF)
6
4.Gabriel Roman (DEF)
6
5.Robert Lawrence (MID)
6
6.David Oswald (MID)
6
7.Gilles Jackson (MID)
6
8.Anthony Walsh (MID)
6
9.Ugo Scholes (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
10.Kemal Swift (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
11.James Perry (ATT)
7
 
12.James Hall (DEF)
6
13.Tim Weir (MID)
0
14.Eduardo Molina (ATT)
0